Jonson, Ben · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.84 · 518 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
No crown: speak i' the singular number, and we'll believe you. Nay, thou art so capriciously conceited now: Sirrah (Damnation) I have heard this knight Puntarvolo, reported to be a gentleman of exceeding good humour: thou know'st him; prithee, how is his disposition? I ne'er was so favoured of my stars as to see him yet. Boy, do you look to the Hobby? ay sir, the groom has set him up. 'Tis well: I rid out of my way of intent to visit him, and take knowledge of his: Nay good Wickedness, his humour, his humour. Why he loves dogs, and hawks, and his wife well: he has a good riding face, and he can sit a great horse; he will taint a staff well at tilt: when he is mounted, he looks like the sign of the George, that's all I know; save that in stead of a Dragon he will brandish against a tree, and break his sword as confidently upon the knotty bark, as the other did upon the scales of the beast. O, but this is nothing to that's delivered of him: they say he has dialogues, and discourses between his horse, himself, and his dog; and that he will court his own Lady, as she were a stranger never encountered before, ay, that he will, and make fresh love to her every morning: this Gentleman has been a Spectator of it, signor Insulso. I am resolute to keep a Page: say you sir? You have seen signor Puntarvolo accost his Lady? O, I sir. And how is the manner of it prithee good signor? Faith sir in very good sort; he has his humours for it sir: as first, (suppose he were now to come from riding, or hunting, or so) he has his trumpet to sound, and then the waiting Gentlewoman, she looks out; and then he speaks, and then she speaks: very pretty i'faith Gentlemen. Why, but do you remember no particulars, signor? O, yes sir: first, the Gentlewoman she looks out at the window. After the trumpet has summoned a parley? not before? No sir, not before: and then says he; ha, ha, ha, ha, etc. What says he? be not rapt so. Says he; ha, ha, ha, ha, etc. Nay speak, speak. Ha, ha, ha, Says he: God save you, ha, ha, etc. Was this the ridiculous motive to all this passion? Nay that, that comes after is: ha, ha, ha, ha, etc. Doubtless he apprehends more than he utters, this fellow: or else. Lift, lift, they are come from hunting: stand by, close under this Terrace, & you shall see it done better than I can show it. So it had need, 'twill scarce poise the observation else. Faith I remember all, but the manner of it is quite out of my head. O withdraw, withdraw, it cannot be but a most pleasing object. forester, give wind to thy Horn. Enough; by this the sound hath touched the ears of the enclosed: Depart, leave the dog, and take with thee what thou hast deserved; the Horn, and thanks.
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No crowne: speake i' the singular number, and wee'le beleeue you. Nay, thou art so capriciously conceited now: Sirra (Damnation) I haue heard this knight Puntarvolo, reported to be a gentleman of exceeding good humour: thou know'st him; pr'ythee, how is his disposition? I ne're was so fauour'd of my starres as to see him yet. Boy, doe you looke to the Hobbie? I sir, the groome has set him vp. 'Tis well: I rid out of my way of intent to visit him, and take knowledge of his: Nay good Wickednesse, his humor, his humor. VVhy he loues dogges, and haukes, and his wife well: he has a good riding face, and he can sit a great horse; hee will taint a staffe well at tilt: when hee is mounted, he lookes like the signe of the George, that's all I know; saue that in stead of a Dragon he will brandish against a tree, and breake his sword as confidently vpon the knottie barke, as the other did vpon the skales of the beast. O, but this is nothing to that's deliuerd of him: they say he has dialogues, and discourses betweene his horse, himselfe, and his dogge; and that he will court his owne Ladie, as shee were a strangr neuer encounter'd before, I, that he will, and make fresh loue to her euerie morning: this Gentleman has been a Spectator of it, Signior Insulso. I am resolute to keepe a Page▪ say you sir? You haue seene Signior Puntarvolo accost his Ladie? O, I sir. And how is the maner of it pr'ythee good Signior? Faith r in verie good sort; he has his humors for it sir▪ as first, (suppse he were now to come from riding, or hunting, or so) he has his trumpet to sound, and then the waiting Gentlewoman, shee lookes out; and then he speaks, and then shee speakes: very prettie I faith Gentlemen. VVhy, but doe you remember no particulars, Signior? O, yes sir: first, the Gentlewoman shee lookes out at the window. After the trumpet has summon'd a parle? not before? No sir, not before: and then saies hee; ha, ha, ha, ha, &c. VVhat saies he? be not rapt so. Sayes he; ha, ha, ha, ha, &c. Nay speake, speake. Ha, ha, ha, Sayes he: God saue you, ha, ha, &c. VVas this the ridiculous motiue to all this passion? Nay that, that comes after is: ha, ha, ha, ha, &c. Doubtlesse hee apprehends more than hee vtters, this fellow: or else. Lift, lift, they are come from hunting: stand by, close vnder this Tarras, & you shall see it done better than I can shew it. So it had need, 'twill scarse poize the obseruation else. Faith I remember all, but the manner of it is quite out of my head. O withdraw, withdraw, it cannot be but a most pleasing object. Forrester, giue wind to thy Horne. Inough; by this the sound hath toucht the ears of the enclosed: Depart, leaue the dogge, and take with thee what thou hast deseru'd; the Horne, and thankes.