Jonson, Ben · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.76 · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Tut, and I take an humour of a thing once, I am like your tailors needle, I go through: but, for my name signor, how think you? will it not serve for a gentleman's name, when the signor is put to it? Ha? Let me hear: how is't? signor Insulso Sogliardo: methinks it sounds well. O excellent: tut and all fitted to your name, you might very well stand for a gentleman: I know many Sogliardo's gentlemen. Why and for my wealth I might be a justice of peace. ay, and a Constable for your wit. All this is my lordship you see here, and those farms you came by. Good steps to gentility too, mary: but Sogliardo, if you affect to be a gentleman indeed, you must observe all the rare qualities, humours, and compliments of a gentleman. I know it signor, and if you please to instruct, I am not too good to learn, I'll assure you. Enough sir: I'll make admirable use i'the projection of my medicine upon this lump of copper here. I'll bethink me for you sir. signor, I will both pay you and pray you, and thank you and think on you. Is not this purely good? 'sblood, why should such a prick-eared Hind as this be rich? Ha? a fool? such a transparent gull That may be seen through? wherefore should he have land, Houses, and lordships? O, I could eat my entrails, And sink my soul into the earth with sorrow. First (to be an accomplished gentleman, that is, a gentleman of the time) you must give o'er housekeeping in the country, and live altogether in the city amongst gallants; where, at your first appearance, 'twere good you turned four or five hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel; you may do it without going to a conjuror: and be sure you mix yourself still, with such as flourish in the spring of the fashion, and are least popular; study their carriage and behaviour in all: learn to play at Primero and Passage, and (ever when you lose) ha' two or three peculiar oaths to swear by, that no man else swears: but above all, protest in your play, and affirm, Upon your credit; As you are a true gentleman (at every cast:) you may do it with a safe conscience, I warrant you. O admirable rare! he cannot choose but be a gentleman, that has these excellent gifts: more, more, I beseech you. You must endeavour to feed cleanly at your Ordinary, sit melancholy, and pick your teeth when you cannot speak: and when you come to Plays, be Humorous, look with a good starched face, and ruffle your brow like a new boot, laugh at nothing but your own jests, or else as the Noblemen laugh; that's a special grace you must observe. I warrant you, sir. ay, and sit o'the stage, and flout; provided, you have a good suit.
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Tut, and I take an humour of a thing once, I am like your taylors needle, I go through: but, for my name Signior, how think you? will it not serue for a gentlemans name, when the Signior is put to it? Ha? Let me heare: how is't? Signior Insulso Sogliardo: me thinkes it sounds well. O excellent: tut and all fitted to your name, you might very well stand for a gentleman: I know many Sogliardos gentlemen. VVhy and for my wealth I might be a Iustice of peace. I, and a Constable for your wit. All this is my lordship you see here, and those farmes you came by. Good steps to gentilitie too, mary: but Sogliardo, if you affect to be a gentleman indeed, you must observe all the rare qualities, humors, and complements of a gentleman. I know it signior, and if you please to instruct, I am not too good to learne, Ile assure you. Inough sir: Ile make admirable vse i'the proiection of my medicine vpon this lumpe of copper here. Ile bethinke me for you sir. Signior, I will both pay you and pray you, and thanke you and thinke on you. Is not this purely good? Sbloud, why should such a prick-eard Hind as this Bee rich? Ha? a foole? such a transparent gull That may be seene through? wherefore should hee haue land, Houses, and lordships? O, I could eat my entrailes, And sinke my soule into the earth with sorrow. First (to be an accomplisht gentleman, that is, a gentleman of the time) you must giue o're housekeeping in the coū trey, and liue altogether in the citie amongst gallants; where, at your first apparance, 'twere good you turnd foure or fiue hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunkes of apparell; you may doe it without going to a Coniurer: and be sure you mixe your selfe still, with such as flourish in the spring of the fashion, and are least popular; studie their carriage and behauior in all: learne to play at Primero and Passage, and (euer when you loose) ha' two or three peculiar othes to sweare by, that no man else sweares: but aboue all, protest in your play, and affirme, Vpon your credite; As you are a true gentleman (at euery cast:) you may do it with a safe conscience, I warrant you. O admirable rare! hee cannot chuse but bee a gentleman, that ha's these excellent gifts: more, more, I beseech you. You must endevour to feed cleanly at your Ordinarie, sit melancholy, and pick your teeth when you cannot speake: and when you come to Plaies, bee Humorous, looke with a good starch't face, and ruffle your brow like a new boot, laugh at nothing but your own jests, or else as the Noblemen laugh; that's a speciall grace you must obserue. I warrant you, sir. I, and sit o'the stage, and flout; prouided, you haue a good suit.