Shirley, James · published 1639 · first performed or written 1632 [licensed for stage, Nov 16] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.72 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
How is this, if I have wit To apprehend, this Lady does not hate me? I have professed a cynic openly, This language melts, I'll visit her again. Sir, I have a small request to you. Lady command. If you think I have power Or will to deserve from you any courtesy, Pray learn to dance. To dance? At my entreaty sir to dance, It was the first thing took me with his Lordship, You know not what may follow, fare you well. What pretends this to dance, there's something in't, I've revenged myself already upon my Lord, Yet deeper with my Lady is the sweeter, Something must be resolved. Enough enough of conscience, let's reserve Part of the mirth to another time, I shall Meet some other hot worships at the Ball; Unless their apprehension prompt 'em, Earlier to know their folly in pursuing me. Madam, the Gentlemen that were here this morning In single visits are come all together, And pray to speak with you. They've met already give 'em access. I wonder what they'll say. Be confident she shall endure it. So so, How d'ee Gentlemen, yar'e very welcome. 'tis no matter for that we do not come to be Welcome, neither will we be welcome, speak Mr. Bostocke. We come to mortify you. You will use no violence. But of our tongues, and in the names of these Abused gentlemen, and myself I spit Defiance, stand further off, and be attentive, Weep or do worse, repentance wet thy linen, And leave no vein for the Doctor. They're mad. There is no danger Madam, let us hear 'em, If they scold we two shall be hard enough for 'em, And they were twenty. Thou Basilisk. At first sight? Whose eyes shalt fire, and poison, Malicious as a Witch, and much more cunning, Thou that dost ride men. I ride men? Worse than the night Mare, let thy tongue be silent. And take our scourges patiently, thou hast In thy own self all the ingredients Of wickedness in thy sex, able to furnish Hell if it were insufficiently provided With falsehood, and she fiend of thy own making Circe that charmed men into swine, was not So much a Jew as thou art, thou hast made Us Asses, dost thou hear? He speaks for us all. But it is better we be all made such, Than any one of us be monstered worse To be an Ox thy husband. Luc. Ha ha ha. Dost thou laugh Crocodile? That was well said. Spirit of flesh and blood I'll conjure thee, And let the devil lay thee on thy back I care not. Admirable Bostocke. That spirit of flesh and blood was well enforced. You thought us animales insensible Of all your jugglings did you Proserpine? I come to that. And that we loved, loved with a pox your phisnomy, Know we but tried thee Beldame, and thou art thyself a son o'th' earth.
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How is this, if I have wit To apprehend, this Lady does not hate me? I have profest a cinicke openly, This language melts, Ile visite her againe. Sir, I have a small request to you. Lady command. If you thinke I have power Or will to deserve from you any courtesie, Pray learne to dance. To dance? At my entreatie sir to dance, It was the first thing tooke me with his Lordship, You know not what may follow, fare you well. What pretends this to dance, theres something in't, I've reveng'd my selfe already upon my Lord, Yet deeper with my Lady is the sweeter, Something must be resolv'd. Enough enough of conscience, lets reserve Part of the mirth to another time, I shall Meete some other hot worships at the Ball; Vnlesse their appehension prompt 'em, Earlier to know their folly in pursuing me. Madam, the Gentlemen that were here this morning In single visits are come all together, And pray to speake with you. They've met already give 'em accesse. I wonder what they'le say. Be confident she shall endure it. So so, How dee Gentlemen, yar'e very wellcome. Tis no matter for that we doe not come to be Welcome, neither will we be welcome, speake Mr. Bostocke. We come to mortifie you. You will use no violence. But of our tongues, and in the names of these Abused gentlemen, and my selfe I spit Defiance, stand further off, and be attentive, Weepe or doe worse, repentance wet thy linnen, And leave no veine for the Doctor. They're mad. There is no danger Madam, let us heare 'em, If they scold we two shall be hard enough for 'em, And they were twenty. Thou Basiliske. At first sight? Whose eyes shat fire, and poyson, Malicious as a Witch, and much more cunning, Thou that dost ride men. I ride men? Worse than the night Mare, let thy tongue be silent. And take our scourges patiently, thou hast In thy owne selfe all the ingredients Of wickednesse in thy sexe, able to furnish Hell if it were insufficiently provided With falshood, and shee feind of thy owne making Circe that charm'd men into swine, was not So much a Jew as thou art, thou hast made Vs Asses, dost thou heare? He speakes for us all. But it is better we be all made such, Than any one of us be monstred worse To be an Oxe thy husband. Luc. Ha ha ha. Dost thou laugh Crocadile? That was well said. Spirit of flesh and blood Ile conjure thee, And let the devill lay thee on thy backe I care not. Admirable Bostocke. That spirit of flesh and blood was well inforc'd. You thought us animales insensible Of all your juglings did you Prorsepnie? I come to that. And that we lov'd, lov'd with a poxe your phisnomie, Know we but tried thee Beldam, and thou art Thy selfe a sonne oth' earth.