Shirley, James · published 1637 · first performed or written 1633 [licensed for stage, Nov 11] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
The house fills apace What are these ha? A Country gentleman, and Little-stocke. A Country gentleman? I have seen him sure Appear in other shape, is he a Christian? Why? dost thou doubt him? 'cause I have met him with a turban once, If I mistake not, but his linen was not So handsome altogether as the Turks In cuerpo with a Crabtree cudgel too, Walking and canting broken Dutch for farthings. The apparition of an Angel once Brought him to this. Dost call him country gentleman? His generation is not known i'th' Town, You see what Dice can do, now he's admired. For what I prithee? For talking nonsense, when he has lost his money You shall meet him going up and down the ordinary To borrow money upon his head. His head, Will he go upon his head, or will he pawn it? Pawn it, if any man will lend him money on't, And says 'tis good security, because He cannot be long without it, they shall have The wit for the use too, he will talk desperately, And swear he is the father of all the Bulls Since Adam, if all fail he has a project To print his jests. His Bulls you mean, Y'are right, And dedicate 'em to the Gamesters, yet he will Seem wise sometimes, deliver his opinions As on the Bench: in beer he utters sentences, And after Sack Philosophy. Let's not be troubled with him, who are these? Young Barnacle? Will you endure him. Yes, and the Vinegar-bottle his man too: but now I think on't he shall excuse me, i'll lose no time; if I win, I shall have less cause to repent, if I lose, by these hilts i'll make him the cause and beat him. Are they at play? Deep, deep Gamesters. Then luke with a hundred pieces. I'll follow, how now Frank? what in the name of folly is he reading? Save you gentlemen, save you noble gallants: May a man lose any money? I honour, sir, your shadow. This is another humour. D''ee here the news gentlemen? What news I pray? The new coranto. Good, sir, impart. Be there no more gentlemen to hear it Here? 'tis extraordinary fine news, in black and white, From Terra incognita. Terra incognita? ay, sir, the quintessence of the World: for our four parts Europe, Asia, Afric, and America, are as the four Elements, and this, as the learned Geographers say, is Like Coelum, a fift essence or quintessence of the World. Pray, Sir, what news from this quintessence, it must Needs be refined novelties. From Slavonia. That's no part of Terra incognita, we know that. But you do not know that Slavonia I mean, 'tis Inhabited by a Nation without a head. Without a head in? what part are their eyes? Peace Dwîndle: a cursed kind of people that have Neither Law, nor Religion but for their own purposes: Their Country is somewhat low, and open to the Sea.
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The house fills a pace What are these ha? A Countrie gentleman, and Little-stocke. A Countrie gentleman? I have seene him sure Appeare in other shape, is he a Christian? Why? dost thou doubt him? Cause I have met him with a Turbant once, If I mistake not, but his linnen was not So handsome altogether as the Turkes In quirpo with a Crab-tree cudgell too, Walking and canting broken Dutch for farthings. The apparition of an Angell once Brought him to this. Dost call him countrie gentleman? His generation is not knowne i'th Towne, You see what Dice can do, now hee's admir'd. For what I prethee? For talking non-sense, when he has lost his mony You shall meete him going up and downe the ordinary To borrow monie upon his head. His head, Will he goe upon his head, or will he pawne it? Pawne it, if any man will lend him mony on't, And sayes 'tis good securitie, because He cannot be long without it, they shall have The wit for the use too, he will talke desperatelie, And sweare he is the father of all the Bulls Since Adam, if all faile he has a project To print his jests. His Bulls you meane, Y'are right, And dedicate 'em to the Gamesters, yet he will Seeme wise sometimes, deliver his opinions As on the Bench: in beere he utters sentences, And after Sacke Philosophy. Let's not be troubl'd with him, who are these? Yong Barnacle? Will you indure him. Yes, and the Vineger-bottle his man too: but now I thinke on't he shall excuse me, i'le loose no time; if I winne, I shall have lesse cause to repent, if I loose, by these hilts i'le make him the cause and beate him. Are they at play? Deepe, deepe Gamesters. Then luke with a hundred peeces. I'le follow, how now Franke? what in the name of folly is hee reading? Save you gentlemen, save you noble gallants: May a man loose any monie? I honor, sir, your shadow. This is another humor. D'ee here the newes gentlemen? What newes I pray? The new Curranto. Good, sir, impart. Be there no more gentlemen to heare it Here? 'tis extraordinarie fine newes, in blacke and white, From Terra incognita. Terra incognita? I, sir, the quintessence of the World: for our foure parts Europe, Asia, Affricke, and America, are as the foure Elements, and this, as the learned Geographers say, is Like Coelum, a fift essence or quintessence of the World. Pray, Sir, what newes from this quintessence, it must Needs be refin'd novelties. From Slavonia. That's no part of Terra incognita, we know that. But you doe not know that Slavonia I meane, 'tis Inhabited by a Nation without a head. Without a head in? what part are their eyes? Peace Dwîndle: a cursed kinde of people that have Neither Law, nor Religion but for their owne purposes: Their Country is somewhat low, and open to the Sea.