Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta · 504 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
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: me thinks 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. I, 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, marry: 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, He 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-card hine as this, Berich? Ha? a fool? such a transparent gull That may be scene 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 startched 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. I, and sit o'the stage, and stout: provided, you have a good suit. O, I'll have a suit only for that, sir.
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Tut, and I take an humour of a thing once, I am like your taylors needle, I goe through: but, for my name, Signior, how thinke you? will it not serue for a gentlemans name, when the Signior is put to it? Ha? Let me heare: how is't? Signior Inulso 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. Why, 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 gentility too, mary: but SOGLIARDO, if you affect to be a gentleman indeede, you must obserue all the rare qualities, humours, and complements of a gentleman. I know it, signior, and if you please to instruct, I am not too good to learne, He 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-card hine as this, Berich? Ha? a foole? such a transparent gull That may be scene through? wherefore should he haue land, Houses, and lordships? O, I could eate 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 house-keeping in the countrey, and liue altogether in the city amongst gallants; where, at your first apparance, 'twere good you turn'd foure or fiue hundred acres of your best land into two or three trunks of apparel (you may doe it without going to a coniurer) and be sure, you mixe your selfe stil, with such as flourish in the spring of the fashion, and are least popular; studie their carriage, and behauiour in all: learne to play at Primero and Passage, and (euer when you lose) 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 credit; As you are a true gentleman (at euery cast) you may doe it with a safe conscience, I warrant you. O admirable rare! he cannot choose but be a gentleman, that ha's these excellent gifts: more, more, I beseech you. You must endeuour to feede cleanly at your Ordinarie, sit melancholy, and picke your teeth when you cannot speake: and when you come to Playes, be humorous, looke with a good startch't face, and ruffle your brow like a new boot; laugh at nothing but your owne iests, or else as the Noblemen laugh. That's a speciall grace you must obserue. I warrant you, sir. I, and it o'the stage, and stout: prouided, you haue a good suit. O, I'le haue a suit only for that, sir.