Jonson, Ben · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T46 Swords, quarrels and valour typicality 0.79 · 477 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
I'll do my best sir: you'll put it off presently: ay, go with me to my chamber you shall have it, but make haste of it, for the love of Christ, for I'll sit i' my old suit, or else lie a-bed and read the Arcadia, till you have done. O, if ever you were struck with a jest, gallants, now, now. I do usher the most strange piece of Military Profession, that ever was discovered in Insula Paulina. Where? where? What is he for a Creature? A Pimp, a Pimp, that I have observed yonder, the rarest Superficies of a Humour; he comes every morning to empty his lungs in Paul's here, and offers up some five or six hecatombs of faces and sighs, and away again. Here he comes; nay walk, walk, be not seen to note him, and we shall have excellent sport. 'Slid he vented a sigh e'en now, I thought he would have blown up the church. O you shall have him give a number of those false fires ere he depart. See now he is expostulating with his Rapier, Look, Look. Did you ever in your days observe better passion over a hilt? Except it were in the person of a cutler's boy, or that the fellow were nothing but Vapour, I should think it impossible. See, again, he claps his sword o'the head, as who should say, Well, go to. O violence, I wonder the blade can contain itself, being so provoked. With that, the moody Squire thumped his breast, And reared his eyen to Heaven for Revenge. Troth, and you be Gentlemen, Let's make 'em friends, and take up the matter between his Rapier and he. Nay, if you intend that, you must lay down the matter, for this Rapier (it seems) is in the nature of a Hanger on, and the good Gentleman would happily be rid of him. By my faith, and 'tis to be suspected, I'll ask him. O here 's rich stuff, for Christ sake, let us go, A man would wish himself a senseless pillar, Rather than view these monstrous prodigies: Nil habet in selix Paupert as durius inse, Quam quod Ridiculos homines facit. signor. At your service. Will you sell your Rapier? 'sblood he is turned wild upon the question, he looks as he had seen a Sergeant. Sell my Rapier? now God bless me. Amen. You asked me, if I would sell my Rapier Sir? I did indeed. Now Lord have mercy upon me. Amen I say still. 'sblood Sir, what should you behold in my face Sir, that should move you (as they say Sir) to ask me Sir, if I would sell my Rapier? Nay (let me pray you Sir) be not moved: I protest I would rather have been silent than any way offensive, had I known your nature.
nodes 1198–1232 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 36 of 74 in this edition
Length
477 words · 651 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T46 — Swords, quarrels and valourcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.790 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T42 · seed 44: T42 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I'le doe my best sir: you 'le put it off presently: I, goe with me to my chamber you shall haue it, but make hast of it, for the loue of Christ, for I'le sit my old sute, or else lie a bed and read the Arcadia, till you haue done. O, if euer you were strucke with a jest, gallants, now, now▪ I doe vsher the most strange peece of Militarie Profession, that euer was discouer'd in Insula Paulina. VVhere? where? VVhat is he for a Creature? A Pimpe, a Pimpe, that I haue obseru'd yonder, the rarest Superficies of a Humor; hee comes euery morning to emptie his lungs in Paules here, and offers vp some fiue or six Hecatomb's of faces and sighes, and away againe. Here he comes; nay walk, walke, be not seene to note him, and wee shall haue excellent sport. S'lid he vented a sigh e'ne now, I thought hee would haue blowne vp the church. O you shall haue him giue a number of those false fires ere he depart. See now he is expostulating with his Rapier, Looke, Looke. Did you euer in your daies obserue better passion ouer a hilt? Except it were in the person of a Cutlers boy, or that the fellow were nothing but Vapour, I should thinke it impossible. See, again, he claps his sword o'the head, as who should say, VVell, goe to. O violence, I wonder the blade can containe it selfe, being so prouokt. With that, the moodie Squire thumpt his brest, And rear'd his eyen to Heauen for Reuenge. Troth, and you be Gentlemen, Let's make 'hem friends, and take vp the matter betweene his Rapier and he. Nay, if you intend that, you must lay downe the matter, for this Rapier (it seemes) is in the nature of a Hanger on▪ and the good Gentleman would happily be rid of him. By my faith, and 'tis to be suspected, I'le aske him. O here 's rich stuffe, for Christ sake, let vs goe, A man would wish himselfe a sencelesse pillar, Rather than view these monstrous prodigies: Nil habet in selix Paupert as durius inse, Quam quod Ridiculos omines facit. Signior. At your seruice. VVill you ell your Rapier? Sbld he is turn'd wild vpon the question, hee lookes as he had seene a Serjeant. Sell my Rapier? now God blesse me. Amen. You ask't me, if I would sell my Rapier Sir? I did indeed. Now Lord haue mercie vpon me. Amen I say still. S'lud Sir, what should you behold in my face Sir, that should moue you (as they say Sir) to aske me Sir, if I would sell my Rapier? Nay (let me pray you Sir) bee not mou'd: I protest I would rather aue been silent than any way offensiue, had I knowne your nature.