Jonson, Ben · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.81 · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
O, your only Admiration, is your silence, sir. 'Fore God Carlo, this is good; let's read 'em again: If there be any Lady, or Gentlewoman of good carriage, that is desirous to entertain (to her private uses) a young, straight, and upright Gentleman, of the age of five, or six and twenty at the most: who can serve in the nature of a Gentleman Usher, and hath little legs of purpose, and a black Satin Suit of his own to go before her in: which Suit (for the more sweetening) now lies in lavender: and can hide his face with her Fan, if need require: or sit in the cold at the stair foot for her as well as another Gentleman: Let her subscribe her Name and Place, and diligent respect shall be given. This is above measure excellent: ha? No this, this: here's a fine slave. If this City, or the Suburbs of the same, do afford any young Gentleman, of the first, second, or third head, more or less, whose friends are but lately deceased, & whose lands are but new come to his hands, that (to be as exactly qualified as the best of our ordinary Gallants are) is affected to entertain the most Gentlemanlike use of Tobacco: as first, to give it the most exquisite Presume: then, to know all the delicate sweet Forms for the Assumption of it: as also the rare Corollary and practice of the Cuban Ebolition, EURIPUS, and Whiff; which we shall receive or take in here at London, and evaporate at Uxbridge, or farther, if it please him. If there be any such Generous spirit, that is truly enamoured of these good faculties: May it please him, but (by a note of his hand) to specify the place, or ordinary where he uses to eat and Lie, and most sweet attendance with Tobacco, and Pipes of the best sort shall be ministered: STET QVAESO CANDIDE LECTOR. why this is without Parallel, this! Well, I'll mark this fellow for Sogliardo's use presently. Or rather, Sogliardo for his use. Faith either of 'em will serve, they are both good Properties: I'll design the other a place too, that we may see him. No better place than the Mitre, that we may be Spectators with you Carlo. Soft, behold, who enters here: signor Sogliardo! God save you. Save you good sir Punt arvolo; your dog's in health sir I see: how now Carlo? We have ta'en simple pains to choose you out followers here. Come hither signor. Monsieur Orange, yond Gallants observes us; prithee let's talk Fustian a little and gull 'em: make 'em believe we are great Scholars. O Lord sir. Nay, prithee let's, by Iesu; you have an excellent habit in discourse. It pleases you to say so sir. By this Church you ha' la: nay come, begin: Aristotle in his Daemonologia approves Scaliger for the best Navigator in his time: and in his Hypercritiques, he reports him to be Heautontimoroumenos: you understand the Greek sir?
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O, your onely Admiration, is your silence, sir. 'Fore God Carlo, this is good; let's read 'hem againe: If there be any Ladie, or Gentlewoman of good carriage, that is desirous to entertain (to her priuat ses) a young, straight, and vpright Gentleman, of the age of fiue, or sixe and twentie at the most: who can serue in the nature of a Gentleman Vsher, and hath little legges of purpose, and a blacke Satten Sute of his owne to goe before her in: which Sute (for the more sweetning) now lyes in Lauander: and can hide his face with her Fanne, if need require: or sit in the cold at the stayre foot for her as well as an other Gentleman: Let her subscribe her Name and Place, and diligent respect shall bee giuen. This is aboue measure excellent: ha? No this, this: here's a fine slaue. If this Cittie, or the Sub-urbs of the same, doe affourd any yong Gentleman, of the first, second, or third head, more or lesse, whose friends are but lately deceased, & whose lands are but new come to his hands, that (to bee as exactly qualified as the best of our Ordinaric Gallants are) is affected to entertaine the most Gentlemanlike vse of Tabacco: as first, to giue it the most exquisite Persume: then, to know all the delicate sweet Formes for the Assumption of it: as also the rare Corollarie and practise of the ban Ebolition, EVRIPVS, and Whiffe; which ee shall receiue or take in here at London, and evaporate at Vxbridge, or farder, if it please him. If there be any such Generous spirit, that is truly enamour'd of these good faculties: May it please him, but (by a note of his hand) to specifie the place, or Ordinari where he vses to at and Lie, and most sweete attendance with Tabacco, and Pipes of the best sort shall be ministred: STET QVAESO CANDIDE LECTOR▪ why this is without Paralell, this! VVell, I'le marke this fellow for Sogliardo's vse presently. Or rather, Sogliardo for his vse. Faith either of 'hem will serue, they are both good Properties: I'le designe the other a place too, that we may see him. No better place than the Mitre, that we may be Spectators with you Carlo. Soft, behold, who enters here: Signior Sogliardo! God saue you. Saue you good sir Punt arvolo; your Dogge's in health sir I see: how now Carlo? VVe haue ta'ne simple paines to choose you out followers here. Come hither Signior. Monsieur Orenge, yond' Gallants obserues vs; pr'y thee let's talke Fustian a little and gull 'hem: make 'hem beleeue we are great Schollers. O Lord sir. Nay, pr'y thee let's, by Iesu; you haue an excellent habit in discourse. It pleases you to say so sir. By this Church you ha' la: nay come, begin: Aristotle in his Daemonologia approoues Scaliger for the best Nauigator in his time: and in his Hypercritiques, ee reports him to be Hautontimorumenos: you vnderstand the Greeke sir?