Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written c.1595 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 483 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as 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-moving jest. Which his fair tongue (conceits expositor) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play trevant at his tales, And younger hear 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. here comes Boyet. Now, what admittance Lord? Navarre had notice of your fair approach, And he and his competitors 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 unpeopled house. here 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 shall be welcome Madam to my Court. I will be 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 Ladyship 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 Houseekeeping: '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 needless 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.
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Another of theſe Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth. 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-mouing ieſt. Which his faire tongue (conceits expoſitor) Deliuers in ſuch apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauiſhed. So ſweet and voluble is his diſcourſe. God bleſſe my Ladies, 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 approach, And he and his competitors in oath, 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 field, Like one that comes heere to beſiege his Court, Then ſeeke a diſpenſation for his oath: To let you enter his vnpeopled houſe. Heere comes Nauar. Faire Princeſſe, welcom 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 bee yours, and welcome to the wide fields, too baſe to be mine. You ſhall be welcome Madam to my Court. I wil be welcome then, Conduct me thither. Heare me deare Lady, I haue ſworne an oath. Our Lady helpe my Lord, he'll be forſworne. Not for the world faire Madam, by my will. Why, will ſhall breake it will, and nothing els. Your Ladiſhip is ignorant what it is. Were my Lord ſo, his ignorance were wiſe, Where now his knowledge muſt proue ignorance. I heare your grace hath ſworne out Houſeekeeping: 'Tis deadly ſinne to keepe that oath my Lord, And ſinne to breake it: But pardon me, I am too ſodaine bold, To teach a Teacher ill beſeemeth me. Vouchſafe to read the purpoſe of my comming, And ſodainly reſolue me in my ſuite. Madam, I will, if ſodainly I may. You will the ſooner that I were away, For you'll proue periur'd 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 needleſſe was it then to ask the queſtion? You muſt not be ſo quicke. 'Tis long of you yt ſpur me with ſuch queſtions. Your wit's too hot, it ſpeeds too faſt, 'twill tire. Not till it leaue the Rider in the mire. What time a day? The howre that fooles ſhould aske. Now faire befall your maske. Faire fall the face it couers. And ſend you many louers. Amen, ſo you be none. Nay then will I be gone.