Jonson, Ben · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T46 Swords, quarrels and valour typicality 0.81 · 503 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
Sell my Rapier? God's lid: Nay Sir (for mine own part) as I am a man that has served in causes, or so, so I am not apt to injure any Gentleman in the degree of falling foul, but: sell my Rapier? I will tell you Sir, I have served with this foolish Rapier, where some of us dare not appear in haste, I name no man: but let that pass; Sell my Rapier? Death to my Lungs. This Rapier Sir, has travailed by my side Sir, the best part of France and the low Country: I have seen Vlishing, Brill, and the Hague with this Rapier sir, in my Lord of Leister's time: and (by God's will) he that should offer to disrapier me now, I would.— Look you sir, you presume to be a Gentleman of good sort, and so likewise your friends here, if you have any disposition to travel, for the sight of service or so, One, two, or all of you, I can lend you letters to divers Officers and Commanders in the Low Countries, that shall for my cause do you all the good offices that shall pertain or belong to Gentlemen of your— Please you to show the Bounty of your mind Sir, to impart some ten groats or half a Crown to our use, till our ability be of growth to return it, and we shall think ourself.— 'sblood, sell my Rapier? I pray you what said he signor, he's a proper man. Mary he tells me, If I please to show the bounty of my mind, to impart some ten groats to his use or so. Break his head, and give it him. I thought he had been playing on the Jews Trump I. My Rapier? no Sir: my Rapier is my Guard, my Defence, my Revenue, my Honour: (if you cannot impart be secret I beseech you) and I will maintain it, where there is a grain of dust or a drop of water: (hard is the choice when the valiant must eat their Arms or clem:) Sell my Rapier? no my dear, I will not be divorced from thee yet, I have ever found thee true as Steel: and (you cannot impart Sir) God save you Gentlemen: (nevertheless if you have a fancy to it sir.) prithee away: is signor Deliro departed? Ha' you seen a Pimp outface his own wants better. I commend him, that can dissemble them so well. True, and having no better a cloak for it than he has neither. God's precious, what mischievous luck is this: adieu Gentlemen. Whither Monsieur such haste, Monsieur Fastidius? After my Merchant, signor Deliro sir. O hinder him not, he may hap lose his Tide, a good Flounder i' faith. Hark you Sig. Whiffe, a word with you. How? signor Whiff? What was the difference between thouhast young Gallant that's gone, and you sir. No difference: he would ha' given me five pound for my Rapier, and I refused it; that's all.
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Length
503 words · 676 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T46 — Swords, quarrels and valourcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.807 (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)
Sell my Rapier? Gods lid: Nay Sir (for mine own part) as I am a man that has seru'd in causes, or so, so I am not apt to injure any Gentleman in the degree of falling foule, but: sell my Rapier▪ I will tell you Sir, I haue seru'd with this foolish Rapier, where some of vs dare not appeare in hast, I name no man: but let that passe; Sell my Rapier? Death to my Lungs. This Rapier Sir, has trauail'd by my side Sir, the best part of Fraunce and the low Countrey: I haue seene Vlishing, Brill, and the Haghe with this Rapier sir, in my Lord of Leysters time: and (by Gods will) he that should offer to disrapier me now, I would.— Looke you sir, you presume to bee a Gentleman of good sort, and so likewise your friends here, if you haue any disposition to trauell, for the sight of seruice or so, One, two, or all of you, I can lend you letters to diuers Officers and Commaunders in the Low Countries, that shall for my cause do you all the good offices that shall pertaine or belong to Gentlemen of your— Please you to shew the Bountie of your mind Sir, to impart some ten groates or halfe a Crowne to our vse, till our abilitle be of grow'th to returne it, and we shall thinke our selfe.— Sbloud, sell my Rapier? I pray you what said he Signior, hee's a proper man. Mary hee tells me, If I please to shew the bountie of my mind, to impart some ten groats to his vse or so. Breake his head, and giue it him. I thought he had been playing on the Iewes Trump I. My Rapier? no Sir: my Rapier is my Guard, my Defence, my Reuenew, my Honour: (if you cannot impart bee secret I beseech you) and I will maintaine it, where there is a graine of dust or a drop of water: (hard is the choise when the valiant must eat their Armes or clem:) Sell my Rapier? no my Deare, I will not be diuor't from thee yet, I haue euer found thee true as Steele: and (you cannot impart Sir) God saue you Gentlemen: (neuerthelesse if you hauie a fancie to it sir.) Pr'y thee away: is Signior Deliro departed? Ha' you seene a Pimpe out-face his owne wants better. I commend him, that can dissemble them so well. True, and hauing no better a cloake for it than he has neither. Gods precious, what mischieuous lucke is this: adiew Gentlemē. VVhither? in such hast, Monsie ur Fastidius? After my Merchant, Signior Deliro sir. O hinder him not, he may hap loose his Tide, a good Flounder i' faith. Harke you Sig. Whiffe, a word with you. How? Signior Whiffe? VVhat was the difference betweene thast young Gallant that's gone, and you sir. No difference: hee would ha' giu'n me siue pound for my Rapier, and I refus'd it; that's all.