Ford, John · published 1638 · first performed or written 1638 (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 513 words
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Here's a chair, a chair politic, my fine boy, sit thee down in triumph, and rise one of the nine Worthies; thou'lt be a sweet youth anon sirrah. So, to work with a grace now, I cannot but highly be in love with the fashion of Gentry, which is never complete, till the snipsnap of dexterity, hath mowed off the excrements of slovenry. Very commodiously delivered I protest. Nay, the thing under your fingers is a whelp of the wits I can assure you. I a whelp of the wits? no, no, I cannot bark impudently, and ignorantly enough;— oh, and a man of this Art had now and then Sovereignty over fair Ladies, you would tickle their upper and their lower lips, you'd so smooch and belaver their chops. We light on some offices for Ladies too, as occasion serves. Yes, frizzle or powder their hair, plane their eyebrows, set a nap on their cheeks, keep secrets, and tell news; that's all. Wink fast with both your eyes, the ingredients to the composition of this ball, are most odorous Camphire, pure soap of Venice, oil of sweet Almonds, with the spirit of Allome; they will search and smart shrewdly, if you keep not the shop-windows of your head close. News? well remembered, that's part of your trade too (prithee do not rub so roughly) and how goes the tattle o'th' town? what novelties stirring, ha? Strange, and scarce to be credited; a gelding was lately seen to leap an old Mare; and an old man of one hundred and twelve stood in a white sheet for getting a wench of fifteen with child, here hard by, most admirable and portentous. I'll never believe it, 'tis impossible. Most certain, some Doctor Farriers are of opinion that the Mare may cast a Foal, which the Master of their Hall conclude in spite of all Jockeys and their familiars, will carry every race before him, without spur or switch. O rare, a man might venture ten or twenty to one safely then, and ne'er be in danger o' the cheat;— this water methinks is none of the sweetest; Camphire and soap of Venice say ye. With a little grecum album for mundification. Grecum album is a kind of white perfumed powder, which plain Country people, I believe, call dog-musk. dog-musk, pox o'the dog-musk, what dost mean to bleach my nose, thou giv'st such twitches to't? set me at liberty as soon as thou canst, gentle Secco Only pare off a little superfluous down from your chin, and all's done. Pish, no matter for that; dispatch, I entreat thee. Have patience man, 'tis for his credit to be neat. What's that so cold at my throat; and scrubs so hard? A kind of steel instrument yclept a Razor, a sharp tool and a keen, it has a certain virtue of cutting a throat, if a man please to give his mind to't;— hold up your muzzle Signior,— when did you talk bawdily to my wife last? tell me for your own good (Signior) I advise you.
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Here's a chaire, a chaire politique, my fine boy, sit thee downe in triumph, and rise one of the nine Worthies; thou'lt be a sweet youth anon sirrah. So, to worke with a grace now, I cannot but highly be in love with the fashion of Gentry, which is never compleat, till the snip snap of dexterity, hath mow'd off the excrements of slovenry. Very commodiously deliver'd I protest. Nay, the thing under your fingers is a whelpe of the wits I can assure you. I a whelpe of the wits? no, no, I cannot barke impudently, and ignorantly enough;—oh, and a man of this Art had now and then Soveraigntie over faire Ladies, you would tickle their upper and their lower lips, you'd so smouch and belaver their chopps. We light on some offices for Ladies too, as occasion serves. Yes, frizzle or pouder their haire, plane their eye-browes, set a napp on their cheekes, keepe secrets, and tell newes; that's all. Winke fast with both your eyes, the ingredients to the composition of this ball, are most odorous Camphire, pure sope of Venice, oyle of sweet Almonds, with the spirit of Allome; they will search and smart shrewdly, if you keep not the shop-windowes of your head close. Newes? well remember'd, that's part of your trade too (prethee doe not rub so roughly) and how goes the tattle oth' towne? what novelties stirring, ha? Strange, and scarse to be credited; a gelding was lately seene to leape an old Mare; and an old man of one hundred and twelve stood in a white sheet for getting a wench of fifteene with childe, here hard by, most admirable and portentous. Ile never beleeve it, 'tis impossible. Most certaine, some Doctor Farriers are of opinion that the Mare may cast a Foale, which the Master of their Hall conclude in spight of all lockies and their familiars, will carry every race before him, without spurre or switch. O rare, a man might venture ten or twenty to one safely then, and nere be in danger o' the cheate;—this water me thinks is none of the sweetest; Camphire and soape of Venice say ye. With a little grecum album for mundification. Grecum album is a kinde of white persum'd pouder, which plaine Countrey people, I beleeve, call dog-muske. Dog-muske, poxe o'the dog-muske, what dost meane to bleach my nose, thou giv'st such twitches to't? set me at liberty as soone as thou canst, gentle Secco Onely pare off a little superfluous downe from your chin, and all's done. Pish, no matter for that; dispatch, I entreat thee. Have patience man, 'tis for his credit to be neat. What's that so cold at my throat; and scrubs so hard? A kinde of steele instrument yeleped a Razor, a sharp toole and a keene, it has a certaine vertue of cutting a throat, if a man please to give his mind to't;—hold up your muzzle Signior,—when did you talke baudily to my wife last? tell me for your owne good (Signior) I advise you.