Shakespeare, William · published 1598 · first performed or written c.1595 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men · before the Court unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
An other of these Su●dentes at that time, Was there with him, if I have heard a truth. Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hours talk withal. His eye begets occasion for his wit, For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-mooving jest. Which his fair tongue (conceits expositor) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales. And younger hearings are quite ravished. So sweet and voluble is his discourse. God bless my Ladies, are they all in love? That every one her own hath garnished, With such bedecking ornaments of praise. Hear comes Boyet. Now, What admittance Lord? Navarre had notice of your fair approach, And he and his compettitours in oath, Were all addressed to meet you gentle Lady Before I came: Marry thus much I have learned, He rather means to lodge you in the field, Like one that comes here to besiege his Court, Then seek a dispensation for his oath: To let you enter his unpeeled house. Hear comes Navar. Fair Princess, Welcome to the court of Navar. Fair I give you back again, and welcome I have not yet: the roof of this Court is too high to be yours, and welcome to the wide fields too base to be mine. You shallbe welcome Madam to my Court. I willbe welcome then, Conduct me thither. Hear me dear Lady, I have sworn an oath, Our Lady help my Lord, he'll be forsworn. Not for the world fair Madam, by my will. Why, will shall break it will, and nothing else. Your Ladishyp is ignorant what it is. Were my Lord so, his ignorance were wise▪ Where now his knowledge must prove ignorance. I hear your grace hath sworn out Housekeeping: 'tis deadly sin to keep that oath my Lord, And sin to break it: but pardon me, I am too sudden bold, To teach a teacher ill beseemeth me. Vouchsafe to read the purpose of my coming, And suddenly resolve me in my suit. Madam I will, if suddenly I may. You will the sooner that I were away, For you'll prove perjured if you make me stay. Did not I dance with you in Brabant once? Did not I dance with you in Brabant once? I know you did. How needles was it then to ask the question? You must not be so quick. 'tis long of you that spur me with such questions. Your wit's too hot, it speeds too fast, 'twill tyre. Not till it leave the rider in the mire. What time a day? The hour that fools should ask. Now fair befall your mask. Fair fall the face it covers. And send you many lovers. Amen, so you be none. Nay then will I be gone.
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An other of theſe Sudentes at that time, Was there with him, if I haue heard a trueth. Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer ſpent an houres talke withall. His eye begets occaſion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-moouing ieſt. Which his fayre tongue (conceites expoſiter) Deliuers in ſuch apt and gracious wordes, That aged eares play treuant at his tales. And younger hearinges are quite rauiſhed. So ſweete and voluble is his diſcourſe. God bleſſe my Ladyes, are they all in loue? That euery one her owne hath garniſhed, With ſuch bedecking ornaments of praiſe. Heere comes Boyet. Now, What admittance Lord? Nauar had notice of your faire approch, And he and his compettitours in oth, Were all addreſt to meete you gentle Lady Before I came: Marrie thus much I haue learnt, He rather meanes to lodge you in the feelde, Like one that comes heere to beſiedge his Court, Then ſeeke a diſpenſation for his oth: To let you enter his vnpeeled houſe. Heere comes Nauar. Faire Princeſſe, Welcome to the court of Nauar. Faire I giue you backe againe, and welcome I haue not yet: the roofe of this Court is too high to be yours, and welcome to the wide fieldes too baſe to be mine. You ſhalbe welcome Madame to my Court. I wilbe welcome then, Conduct me thither. Heare me deare Lady, I haue ſworne an oth, Our Lady helpe my Lord, he'le be forſworne. Not for the worlde faire Madame, by my will. Why, will ſhall breake it will, and nothing els. Your Ladiſhyp is ignoraunt what it is. Were my Lord ſo, his ignoraunce were wiſe▪ Where now his knowledge muſt proue ignorance. I heare your grace hath ſworne out Houſkeeping: Tis deadlie ſinne to keepe that oath my Lord, And ſin to breake it: but pardon me, I am too ſodain bold, To teach a teacher ill beſeemeth mee. Vouchſafe to read the purpoſe of my comming, And ſodainelie reſolue mee in my ſuite. Madame I will, if ſodainelie I may. You will the ſooner that I were awaie, For youle proue periurde if you make me ſtaie. Did not I dance with you in Brabant once? Did not I dance with you in Brabant once? I know you did. How needles was it then to aſke the queſtion? You muſt not be ſo quicke. Tis long of you that ſpur me with ſuch queſtions. Your wit's too hot, it ſpeedes too faſt, twill tire. Not till it leaue the rider in the mire. What time a day? The houre that fooles ſhould aſke. Now faire befall your maſke. Faire fall the face it couers. And ſend you manie louers. Amen, ſo you be none. Nay then will I be gon.