Fletcher, John · published 1640 · first performed or written 1624 [licensed for stage, Oct 19] (Annals) comedy · King's Men T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.82 · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
But she is proud sir, that I know for certain, And that comes seldom without wantonness, He that shall marry her, must have a rare hand. Would I were married, I would find that wisdom, With a light rein to rule my wife, if ever woman Of the most subtlest mould went beyond me, I would give the boys leave to hoot me out o'th' parish. Sir there be two gentlewomen attend to speak With ye. Wait on them in. Are they two handsome women? They seem so, very handsome, but they are veiled sir. Thou put'st sugar in my mouth, how it melts with me, I love a sweet young wench. Wait on them in I say. Don Iuan. How you itch Michael, how you burnish! Will not this soldiers' heat out of your bones yet, Do your eyes glow now? There be two. Say honest, what shame have you then. I would fain see that, I have been in the Indies twice, & have seen strange things, But two honest women: one I read of once. Pre thee be modest. I'll be any thing. You are welcome Ladies. Both hooded, I like 'em well though, They come not for advice in law sure heather, Maybe they would learn to raise the pick, I am for 'em. They are very modest, 'tis a fine praeludium. With me or with this gentleman, would you speak Lady? With you sir as I guess, Iuan de Castro. Her curtain opens, she is a pretty gentlewoman. I am the man, and shall be bound to fortune, I may do any service to your beauties. Captain, I hear you are marching down to Flanders, To serve the Catholick King. I am sweet Lady. I have a kinsman and a noble friend, Employed in those wars, may be sir you know him, Don Campusano Captain of Carbines, To whom I would request your Nobleness, To give this poor remembrance. I shall do it, I know the Gentleman a most worthy Captain. Something in private. Step aside: I'll serve thee. Prithee let me see thy face. Sir you must pardon me, Women of our sort that maintain fair memories, And keep suspect off from their chastities, Had need wear thicker veils. I am no blaster of a Lady's beauty, Nor bold intruder on her special favours, I know how tender reputation is, And with what guards it ought to be preserved Lady, You may to me. You must excuse me signior, I come Not here to sell myself. As I am a Gentleman, by the honour of a Soldier. I believe you. I pray you be civil, I believe you would see me, And when you have seen me, I believe you will like me. But in a strange place, to a stranger too, As if I came on purpose to betray you, Indeed I will not.
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Length
481 words · 623 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.822 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
But shee is proud sir, that I know for certaine, And that coms seldome without wantonnesse, He that shall marry her, must have a rare hand. Would I were married, I would find that wisdome, With a light reyne to rule my wife, if ever woman Of the most subtlest mould went beyond mee, I would give the boyes leave to whoote me out o'th parish. Sir there be two gentlewomen attend to speak With yee. Wait on them in. Are they two handsome women? They seem so, very handsome, but they are vail'd sir. Thou putst' sugar in my mouth, how it melts with me, I love a sweet young wench. Wait on them in I say. Don Iuan. How you itch Michaell, how you burnish! Will not this souldiers heat out of your bones yet, Doe your eyes glow now? There be two. Say honest, what shame have you then. I would faine see that, I have been in the Indies twice, & have seen strange things, But two honest women: one I read of once. Pre thee be modest. Ile be any thing. You are welcome Ladies. Both hooded, I like um well though, They come not for advice in law sure heather, Maybe they would learne to raise the picke, I am for 'um. They are very modest, tis a fine preludium. With mee or with this gentleman, would you speak Lady? With you sir as I guesse, Iuan de Castro. Her curtaine opens, she is a pretty gentlewoman. I am the man, and shall be bound to fortune, I may doe any service to your beauties. Captaine, I heare you are marching downe to Flanders, To serve the Catholick King. I am sweet Lady. I have a kinsman and a noble friend, Imploy'd in those warres, may be sir you know him, Don Campusano Captaine of Carbines, To whom I would request your Noblenesse, To give this poore remembrance. I shall doe it, I know the Gentleman a most worthy Captaine. Something in private. Step aside: Ile serve thee. Prethee let me see thy face. Sir you must pardon me, Women of our sort that maintaine faire memories, And keep suspect off from their chastities, Had neede weare thicker viles. I am no blaster of a Ladies beauty, Nor bold intruder on her speciall favours, I know how tender reputation is, And with what guards it ought to be preserv'd Lady, You may to me. You must excuse me Seignior, I come Not here to sell my selfe. As I am a Gentleman, by the honour of a souldier I beleeve you. I pray you be civill, I beleeve you would see me, And when you have seen me, I beleeve you will like me. But in a strange place, to a stranger too, As if I came on purpose to betray you, Indeed I will not.