Fletcher, John · published 1640 · first performed or written 1624 [licensed for stage, Oct 19] (Annals) comedy · King's Men T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.77 · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
He knows his distance Madam, I warrant ye, he is busy in the cellar Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him. 'tis well Altea. It should be so, my ward I must preserve him, Who sent for him, how dare he come uncalled for, His bonnet on too. Sure he sees you not. How scornfully he looks. Are all the chambers Decked and adorned thus for my Lady's pleasure, New hangings every hour for entertainment, And new plate bought, new jewels to give lustre. They are, and yet there must be more and richer, It is her will. Hum. is it so, 'tis excellent, It is her will too, to have feasts and banquets, Revels and masques She ever loved 'em dearly, And we shall have the bravest house kept now sir, I must not call ye master she has warned me. Nor must not put my hat off to ye. 'tis no fashion, What though I be her husband, I am your fellow, I may cut first. That's as you shall deserve sir. And when I lie with her. May be i'll light ye. On the same point you may do me that service. madam, the Duke Medina with some captains Will come to dinner, and have sent are wine, And their best services. They shall be welcome, See all be ready in the noblest fashion, The house perfumed, now I shall take my pleasure, And not my neighbour justice maunder at me, Go, get your best clothes on, but till I call ye, Be sure you be not seen, dine with the gentlewomen, And behave yourself cleanly sir, 'tis for my credit. madam, the Lady Iulia. That's a bawd, A three piled bawd, bawd major to the army. Has brought her coach to wait upon your Ladyship, And to be informed if you will take the air this morning. The neat air of her nunnery. Tell her no, i'th' afternoon I'll call on her. I will madam. Why are not you gone to prepare yourself, May be you shall be sewer to the first course, A portly presence, Alten he looks lean, 'tis a wash knave, he will not keep his flesh well. A willing, madam, one that needs no spurring. Faith madam, in my little understanding, You had better entertain your honest neighbours Your friends about ye, that may speak well of ye, And give a worthy mention of your bounty. How now what's this? 'tis only to persuade ye, Courtiers are but tickle things to deal withal, A kind of marchpane men that will not last madam, An egg and pepper goes farther than their potions, And in a well built body a poor parsnip Will play his prize, above their strong potabiles. The fellows mad. H that shall counsell Ladies, That have both liquorish and ambitious eyes, I either ad, or dunke, let him speake Gospell. He breaks out modestly.
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He knowes his distance Madam, I warrant ye, he is busie in the celler Amongst his fellow servants, or asleep, Till your command awake him. Tis well Altea. It should be so, my ward I must preserve him, Who sent for him, how dare he come uncall'd for, His bonnet on too. Sure he sees you not. How scornefully he lookes. Are all the chambers Deckt and adorn'd thus for my Ladies pleasure, New hangings every houre for entertainment And new plate bought, new jewels to give lustre. They are, and yet there must be more and richer, It is her will. Hum, is it so, tis excellent, It is her will too, to have feasts and banquets, Revells and masques She ever lov'd um dearely, And we shall have the bravest housekept nw sir, I must not call ye master she has warn'd mee Nor must not put my hat off to ye. Tis no fashion, What though I be hir husband, I am your fellow, I may cut first. That's as you shall deseve sir. And when I lye with her. May be ile light yee. On the same point you may doe mee that service. Madame, the Duke Medina with some captaines Will come to dinner, and have en are wine, And their best services. They shall be welcome, See all be ready in the noblest fashion, The house perfum'd, now I shall take my pleasure, And not my neighbour Iustice maunde at mee, Goe, get your best cloths on, but till I call yee, Be sure you be not seene, dine with the genlewomen, And behave your selfe cleanly sir, tis for my credit. Madame, the Lady Iulia. That's a bawde, A three pild bawde, bawde major to the army. Ha brought her coach to wait upon your Ladiship, And to be inform'd if you will take the air this morning. The neat aire of hir nunnery. Tell her no, i'th afternoone Ile call on hir. I will Madame. Why are not you gone to prepare your selfe, May be you shall be sewer to the first course, A portly presence, Alten he looks leane, Tis a wash knave, he will not keep his flesh well. A willing, madame one that needs no spurring. Faith madame, in my litle understanding, You had better entertaine your honest neighbours Your friends about yee, that may speak well of yee, And give a worthy mntion of yor bounty. How now what's this? Tis only to perswade yee, Courtiers are but tickle things to deale withall, A kind of march-pane men that will not last Madame, An egge and pepper goes farther then their potions, And in a well built body a poore parsnip Will play his prize, above their strong potabiles. The fellowes mad. H that shall counsell Ladies, That have both licorish and ambitious eyes, I either ad, or dunke, let him speake Gospell. He breaks out modestly.