Shakespeare, William · published 1598 · first performed or written 1597 [c.1596-1597] (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
Al, I know not what you call all, but if I fought not with fifty of them I am a bunch of radish: if there were not two or three and fifty upon poor old Iacke, then am I no two legged Creature. Pray God you have not murdered some of them. Nay, that's past praying for, I have peppered two of them. Two I am sure I have paid, two rogues in buckram suits: I tell thee what Hall, if I tell thee a lie, spit in my face; call me horse, thou knowest my old ward: here I lay, and thus I bore my point, four rogues in buckram let drive at me. What four? thou saidst but two even now. Four Hal, I told thee four. I, I, he said four. These four came all a front, and mainly thrust at me, I made me no more ado, but took all their seven points in my target, thus. Seven, why there were but four even now. In Buckram. I four in Buckram suits. Seven by these hilts, or I am a villain else. Prithee let him alone we shall have more anon. Dost thou hear me Hal? I, and mark thee to jack. Do so for it is worth the listening to, these nine in Buckram that I told thee of. So, two more already. Their points being broken. Down fell their hose. Began to give me ground: but I followed me close, came in, foot, and hand, and with a thought, seven of the eleven I paid. O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two. But as the devil would have it, three misbegotten knaves in Kendal green came at my back, and let drive at me, for it was so dark Hal, that thou couldst not see thy hand. These lies are like their father that begets them, gross as a mountain, open, palpable. Why thou clay brained guts, thou knotty-pated fool, thou whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch. What art thou mad? art thou mad? is not the truth the truth? Why, how couldst thou know these men in Kendal green when it was so dark thou couldst not see thy hand, come tell us your reason. What sayest thou to this? Come your reason, Iacke your reason. What, upon compulsion: Zounds, and I were at the strappado, or all the racks in the world, I would not tell you on compulsion. Give you a reason on compulsion? if reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion, I. I'll be no longer guilty of this sin. This sanguine coward this bed presser, this horse-backe-breaker, this huge hill of flesh. 'Zblood you starveling, you elsskin you dried neatssong, you bulspizzle, you stockfish: O for breath to utter what is like thee, you tailors yard, you sheath, you bowcase, you vile standing tuck. Well, breathe a while, and then to it again, and when thou hast tired thyself in base comparisons hear me speak but this. Mark Jack.
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Al, I know not what you cal al, but if I fought not with fiftie of them I am a bunch of radish: if there were not two or three and fiftie vpon poore olde Iacke, then am I no two legd Creature. Pray God you haue not murdred some of them. Nay, thats past praying for, I haue pepperd two of them. Two I am sure I haue paied, two rogues in buckrom sutes: I tel thee what Hall, if I tell thee a lie, spit in my face; call me horse, thou knowest my olde warde: here I lay, and thus I bore my poynt, foure rogues in Bckrom let driue at me. What foure? thou saidst but two euen now. Foure Hal, I told thee foure. I, I, he said foure. These foure came all a front, and mainely thrust at me, I made me no more adoe, but tooke all their seuen points in my target, thus. Seuen, why there were but foure euen now. In Buckrom. I foure in Buckrom suites. Seuen by these hilts, or I am a villaine else. Preethe let him alone we shall haue more anon. Doest thou heare me Hal? I, and marke thee to iacke. Do so for it is worth the listning to, these nine in Buckrom that I told thee of. So, two more alreadie. Their points being broken. Downe fell their hose. Began to giue me ground: but I followed me close, came in, foot, and hand, and with a thought, seuen of the eleuen I paid. O monstrous! eleuen Buckom men growne out of two. But as the diuell would haue it, three misbegotten knaues in Kendall greene came at my backe, and let driue at mee, for it was so darke Hal, that thou couldest not see thy hand. These lies are like their father that begets them, grosse as a mountaine, open, palpable. Why thou clay braind guts, thou knotty-pated foole, thou horeson obscene greasie tallow-catch. What art thou mad? art thou mad? is not the truth the truth? Why, how couldst thou know these men in Kendal greene when it was so darke thou couldst not see thy hand, come tell vs your reason. What sayest thou to this? Come your reason, Iacke your reason. What, vppon compulsion: Zoundes, and I were at the strappado, or all the rackes in the worlde, I would not tell you on compulsion. Giue you a reason on compulsion? if reasons were as plentifull as blackberries, I would giue no man a reason vppon compulsion, I. Ile be no longer guiltie of this sinne. This sanguine coward this bed preser, this horse-backe-breaker, this huge hill of flesh. Zbloud you starueling, you elsskin you dried neatsong, you bulspizzle, you stockfish: O for breath to vtter what is like thee, you tailers yard▪ you sheath, you bowcase, you vile standing tuck. Wel, breath a while, and then to it againe, and when thou hast tired thy selfe in base comparisons heare mee speake but this. Marke acke.