Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written c.1595 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 501 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
Sir, it is the Kings most sweet pleasure and affection, to congratulate the Princess at her Pavilion, in the posteriors of this day, which the rude multitude call the afternoon. The posterior of the day, most generous sir, is liable, congruent, and measurable for the afternoon: the word is well could, chose, sweet, and 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 importunate & most serious designs, and of great import indeed 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 mustachio: 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 travel, that hath seen the world: but let that pass; the very all of all is: but sweet heart, I do implore secrecy, that the King would have me present the Princess (sweet chuck) with some delightful ostentation, or show, or pageant, or antic, or firework: 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 rendered by our assistants the King's command: and this most gallant, illustrate and learned Gentleman, before the Princess: I say none so sit 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 shall be strangling a Snake; and I will have an Apology for that purpose. An excellent device: so if any of the audience hisse, you may cry, Well done Hercules, now thou crushest 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 Antique. I beseech you follow. Via goodman Dull, thou hast spoken no word all this while. Nor understood none neither sir. Alone, we will employ thee.
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Sir, it is the Kings moſt ſweet pleaſure and affection, to congratulate the Princeſſe at her Pauilion, in the poſteriors of this day, which the rude multitude call the after-noone. The poſterior of the day, moſt generous ſir, is liable, congruent, and meaſurable for the after-noone: the word is well culd, choſe, ſweet, and apt I doe aſſure you ſir, I doe aſſure. Sir, the King is a noble Gentleman, and my familiar, I doe aſſure ye very good friend: for what is inward betweene vs, let it paſſe. I doe beſeech thee remember thy curteſie. I beſeech thee apparell thy head: and among other importunate & moſt ſerious deſignes, and of great import indeed too: but let that paſſe, for I muſt tell thee it will pleaſe his Grace (by the world) ſometime to leane vpon my poore ſhoulder, and with his royall finger thus dallie with my excrement, with my muſtachio: but ſweet heart let that paſſe. By the world I recount no fable, ſome certaine ſpeciall honours it pleaſeth his greatneſſe to impart to Armado a Souldier, a man of trauell, that hath ſeene the world: but let that paſſe; the very all of all is: but ſweet heart, I do implore ſecrecie, that the King would haue mee preſent the Princeſſe (ſweet chucke) with ſome delightfull oſtentation, or ſhow, or pageant, or anticke, or fire-worke: Now, vnderſtanding that the Curate and your ſweet ſelf are good at ſuch eruptions, and ſodaine breaking out of myrth . i were) I haue acquainted you withall, to the end to craue 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 bee rendred by our aſſiſtants the Kings command: and this moſt gallant, illuſtrate and learned Gentleman, before the Princeſſe: I ſay none ſo ſit as to preſent the Nine Worthies. Where will you finde men worthy enough to preſent them? Ioſua, your ſelfe: my ſelfe, and this gallant gentleman Iudas Machabeus; this Swaine (becauſe of his great limme or oynt) ſhall paſſe Pompey the great, the Page Hercules. Pardon ſir, error: He is not quantitie enough for that Worthies thumb, hee is not ſo big as the end of his Club. Shall I haue audience? he ſhall preſent Hercules in minoritie: his enter and exit ſhall bee 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 cruſheſt the Snake; that is the way to make an offence gracious, though few haue the grace to doe it. For the reſt of the Worthies? I will play three my ſelfe. Thrice worthy Gentleman. Shall I tell you a thing? We attend. We will haue, if this fadge not, an Antique. I beſeech you follow. Via good-man Dull, thou haſt ſpoken no word all this while. Nor vnderſtood none neither ſir. Alone, we will employ thee.