Shakespeare, William · published 1598 · first performed or written c.1595 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men · before the Court unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 472 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
The posterior of the day, most generous sir, is liable, congruent, and measurable for the after noon: the word is well could, chose, sweet, & apt I do assure you sir, I do assure. Sir, the King is a noble Gentleman, and my familiar, I do assure ye very good friend: for what is inward between us, let it pass. I do beseech thee remember thy courtesy. I beseech thee apparel thy head: and among other importunt and most serious designs, and of great import in deed too: but let that pass, for I must tell thee it will please his Grace (by the world) sometime to lean upon my poor shoulder, and with his royal finger thus dally with my excrement, with my mustachie: but sweet heart let that pass. By the world I recount no fable, some certain special honours it pleaseth his greatness to impart to Armado a Soldier, a man of travail, that hath seen the world: but let that pass; the very all of all is: but sweet heart, I do implore secrety, that the King would have me present the Princess (sweet chuck) with some delightful ostentation, or show, or pageant, or antic, or fierworke: Now understanding that the Curate and your sweet self, are good at such eruptions, and sudden breaking out of mirth (as it were) I have acquainted you withal, to the end▪ to crave your assistance. Sir, you shall present before her the Nine Worthies. Sir Holofernes, as concerning some entertainment of time, some show in the posterior of this day, to be rended by our assistants the kings command, and this most gallant illustrate and learned Gentleman, before the Princess: I say none so fit as to present the nine Worthies. Where will you find men worthy enough to present them? Iosua, yourself, myself, and this gallant Gentleman Iudas Machabeus; this Swain (because of his great limb or joint) shall pass Pompey the great, the Page Hercules. Pardon sir, error: He is not quantity enough for that worthies thumb, he is not so big as the end of his Club. Shall I have audience? He shall present Hercules in minority: his enter and exit shallbe strangling a Snake; and I will have an Apology for that purpose. An excellent device: so if any of the audience hiss, you may cry, Well done Hercules, now thou crusshest the Snake; that is the way to make an offence gracious, though few have the grace to do it. For the rest of the Worthies? I will play three myself. Thrice worthy Gentleman. Shall I tell you a thing? We attend. We will have, if this fadge not, an antic. I beseech you follow. Ʋia good-man Dull, thou hast spoken no worde all this while. Nor understood none neither sir. Alone, we will employ thee.
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The poſterior of the day, moſt generous ſir, is liable, congruent, and meaſurable for the after noone: the worde is well culd, choſe, ſweete, & apt I do aſſure you ſir, I do aſſure. Sir, the King is a noble Gentleman, and my familier, I do aſſure ye very good friende: for what is inwarde betweene vs, let it paſſe. I do beſeech thee remember thy curteſie. I beſeech thee apparrell thy head: and among other importunt and moſt ſerious deſignes, and of great import in deede too: but let that paſſe, for I muſt tell thee it will pleaſe his Grace (by the worlde) ſometime to leane vpon my poore ſhoulder, and with his royall finger thus dallie with my excrement, with my muſtachie: but ſweete hart let that paſſe. By the world I recount no fable, ſome certaine ſpecial honours it pleaſeth his greatnes to impart to Armado a Souldier, a man of trauayle, that hath ſeene the worlde: but let that paſſe; the very all of all is: but ſweet hart, I do implore ſecretie, that the King would haue me preſent the Princeſſe (ſweete chuck) with ſome delightfull oſtentation, or ſhow, or pageant, or antique, or fierworke: Now vnderſtanding that the Curate and your ſweete ſelfe, are good at ſuch eruptions, and ſodaine breaking out of myrth (as it were) I haue acquainted you withall, to the ende▪ to craue your asſiſtance. Sir, you ſhall preſent before her the Nine Worthies. Sir Holofernes, as concerning ſome entertainement of time, ſome ſhow in the poſterior of this day, to be rended by our asſiſtants the Kinges commaund, and this moſt gallant illuſtrate and learned Gentleman, before the Princeſſe: I ſay none ſo fit as to preſent the nine Worthies. Where will you finde men worthie enough to preſent them? Ioſua, your ſelfe, my ſelfe, and this gallant Gentleman Iudas Machabeus; this Swaine (becauſe of his great lim or ioynt) ſhall paſſe Pompey the great, the Page Hercules. Pardon ſir, error: He is not quantitie enough for that worthies thumbe, he is not ſo big as the end of his Club. Shall I haue audience? He ſhall preſent Hercules in minoritie: his enter and exit ſhalbe ſtrangling a Snake; and I will haue an Apologie for that purpoſe. An excellent deuice: ſo if any of the audience hiſſe, you may cry, Well done Hercules, now thou crusſheſt the Snake; that is the way to make an offence gracious, though few haue the grace to do it. For the reſt of the Worthies? I will play three my ſelfe. Thrice worthie Gentleman. Shall I tell you a thing? We attende. We will haue, if this fadge not, an Antique. I beſeech you follow. Ʋia good-man Dull, thou haſt ſpoken no worde all this while. Nor vnderſtoode none neither ſir. Alone, we will employ thee.