Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1592 [c.1590-1604] (Annals) comedy · Pembroke's Men unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Why sir I trust I may have leave to speak, And speak I will. I am no child, no babe, Your betters have endured me say my mind, And If you cannot, best you stop your ears. My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, Or else my heart concealing it will break, And rather than it shall, I will be free, Even to the uttermost as I please in words. Why thou sayst true, it is paltry cap, A custard coffin, a bauble, a silken pie, I love thee well in that thou lik'st it not. Love me, or love me not, I like the cap, And it I will have, or I will have none. Thy gown, why I: come Tailor let us see't. Oh mercy God, what masking stuff is here? What's this? a sleeve? 'tis like demi cannon, What, up and down carved like an apple Tart? here's snip, and nip, and cut, and slish and slash, Like to a Censor in a barber's shop: Why what a devil's name Tailor callest thou this? I see she's like to have neither cap nor gown. You bid me make it orderly and well, According to the fashion, and the time. Marry and did: but if you be remembered, I did not bid you mar it to the time. Go hop me over every kennel home, For you shall hop without my custom sir: I'll none of it; hence, make your best of it. I never saw a better fashioned gown, More quaint, more pleasing, nor more commendable: Belike you mean to make a puppet of me. Why true, he means to make a puppet of thee. She says your Worship means to make a puppet of her. Oh monstrous arrogance: Thou liest, thou thread, thou thimble, Thou yard three quarters, half yard, quarter, nail, Thou Flea, thou Nit, thou winter cricket thou: Braved in mine own house with a skein of thread: Away thou Rag, thou quantity, thou remnant, Or I shall so bemete thee with thy yard, As thou shalt think on prating whilst thou liv'st: I tell thee I, that thou hast marred her gown. Your worship is deceived, the gown is made Just as my master had direction: Grumio gave order how it should be done. I gave him no order, I gave him the stuff. But how did you desire it should be made? Marry sir with needle and thread. But did you not request to have it cut? Thou hast faced many things. I have. Face not me: thou hast braved many men, brave not me; I will neither be faced nor braved. I say unto thee, I bid thy Master cut out the gown, but I did not bid him cut it to pieces. Ergo thou liest. Why here is the note of the fashion to testify. Read it. The note lies in's throat if he say I said so. Inprimis, a lose bodied gown.
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Why ſir I truſt I may haue leaue to ſpeake, And ſpeake I will. I am no childe, no babe, Your betters haue indur'd me ſay my minde, And If you cannot, beſt you ſtop your eares. My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, Or els my heart concealing it wil breake, And rather then it ſhall, I will be free, Euen to the vttermoſt as I pleaſe in words. Why thou ſaiſt true, it is paltrie cap, A cuſtard coffen, a bauble, a ſilken pie, I loue thee well in that thou lik'ſt it not. Loue me, or loue me not, I like the cap, And it I will haue, or I will haue none. Thy gowne, why I: come Tailor let vs ſee't. Oh mercie God, what masking ſtuffe is heere? Whats this? a ſleeue? 'tis like demi cannon, What, vp and downe caru'd like an apple Tart? Heers ſnip, and nip, and cut, and ſliſh and ſlaſh, Like to a Cenſor in a barbers ſhoppe: Why what a deuils name Tailor cal'ſt thou this? I ſee ſhees like to haue neither cap nor gowne. You bid me make it orderlie and well, According to the faſhion, and the time. Marrie and did: but if you be remembred, I did not bid you marre it to the time▪ Go hop me ouer euery kennell home, For you ſhall hop without my cuſtome ſir: Ile none of it; hence, make your beſt of it. I neuer ſaw a better faſhion'd gowne, More queint, more pleaſing, nor more commendable: Belike you meane to make a puppet of me. Why true, he meanes to make a puppet of thee. She ſaies your Worſhip meanes to make a puppet of her. Oh monſtrous arrogance: Thou lyeſt, thou thred, thou thimble, Thou yard three quarters, halfe yard, quarter, naile, Thou Flea, thou Nit, thou winter cricket thou: Brau'd in mine owne houſe with a skeine of thred: Away thou Ragge, thou quantitie, thou remnant, Or I ſhall ſo be-mete thee with thy yard, As thou ſhalt thinke on prating whil'ſt thou liu'ſt: I tell thee I, that thou haſt marr'd her gowne. Your worſhip is deceiu'd, the gowne is made Iuſt as my maſter had direction: Grumio gaue order how it ſhould be done. I gaue him no order, I gaue him the ſtuffe. But how did you deſire it ſhould be made? Marrie ſir with needle and thred. But did you not requeſt to haue it cut? Thou haſt fac'd many things. I haue. Face not mee: thou haſt brau'd manie men, braue not me; I will neither bee fac'd nor brau'd. I ſay vnto thee, I bid thy Maſter cut out the gowne, but I did not bid him cut it to peeces. Ergo thou lieſt. Why heere is the note of the faſhion to teſtify. Reade it. The note lies in's throate if he ſay I ſaid ſo. Inprimis, a looſe bodied gowne.