Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 498 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
As you please, sir; but I go not thither directly. 'Tis no matter, I have no other designment in hand, and therefore as good go along. I were as good have a quartan fever follow me now, for I shall ne'er be rid of him: (being me a cloak there, one) Still, upon his grace at court, am I sure to be visited; I was a beast to give him any hope. Well, would I were in, that I am out with him, once, and— Come, signor MACILENTE, I must confer with you, as we go. Nay, dear wife, I beseech thee, forsake these moods: look not like winter thus. Here, take my keys, open my counting houses, spread all my wealth before thee, choose any object that delights thee: If thou willt eat the spirit of gold, and drink dissolved pearl in wine, 'tis for thee. So, sir. Nay, my sweet wife. Good lord! how you are perfumed! in your terms, and all! pray you leave vs. Come, gentlemen. Adieu, sweet lady. I, I! Let thy words ever sound in mine ears, and thy graces disperse contentment through all my senses! O, how happy is that lady above other ladies, that enjoys so absolute a gentleman to her servant! A countess give him her hand to kiss? ah, foolish countess! he's a man worthy (if a woman may speak of a man's worth) to kiss the lips of an empress. What's master FASTIDIUS gone, sister? I, brother (he has a face like a Cherubin!) God's me, what luck's this? I have fetched my tailor and all: which way went he, sister? can you tell? Not I, in good faith (and he has a body like an angel!) How long is't since he went? Why, but e'en now: did you not meet him? (and a tongue able to ravish any woman i' the earth!) O, for god's sake (I'll please you for your pains:) but e'en now, say you? Come, good, sir: 'Slid, I had forgot it too: Sister, if any body ask for mine uncle SOGLIARDO, they shall ha' him at the Herald's office, yonder by Paul's. Well, I will not altogether despair: I have heard of a citizens wife, has been beloved of a courtier; and why not I? heigh, ho: well, I will into my private chamber, lock the door to me, and think over all his good parts, one after another. Well, I doubt, this last Scene will endure some grievous torture. How? you fear 'twill be racked, by some hard construction? Do not you? No, in good faith: unless mine eyes could light me beyond sense. I see no reason, why this should be more liable to the rack, than the rest: you'll say, perhaps, the city will not take it well, that the merchant is made here to dote so perfectly upon his wife; and she again, to be so Fastidiously affected, as she is? You have uttered my thought, sir, indeed.
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As you please, sir; but I goe not thither directly. 'Tis no matter, I haue no other designement in hand, and therefore as good goe along. I were as good haue a quartane feauer follow me now, for I shall ne're bee rid of him: (being mee a cloke there, one) Still, vpon his grace at court, am I sure to bee visited; I was a beast to giue him any hope. Well, would I were in, that I am out with him, once, and— Come, signior MACILENTE, I must conferre with you, as wee goe. Nay, deare wife, I beseech thee, forsake these moods: looke not like winter thus. Here, take my keyes, open my counting houses, spread all my wealth before thee, choose any obiect that delights thee: If thou wilt eate the spirit of gold, and drinke dissolu'd pearle in wine, 'tis for thee. So, sir. Nay, my sweet wife. Good lord! how you are perfum'd! in your termes, and al! pray you leaue vs. Come, gentlemen. Adiew, sweet lady. I, I! Let thy words euer sound in mine eares, and thy graces disperse contentment through all my senses! O, how happy is that lady aboue other ladies, that enioyes so absolute a gentleman to her seruant! A countesse giue him her hand to kisse? ah, foolish countesse! hee's a man worthy (if a woman may speake of a mans worth) to kisse the lips of an empresse. What's master FASTIDIVS gone, sister? I, brother (he has a face like a Cherubin!) Gods me, what lucke's this? I haue fetcht my taylor and all: which way went he, sister? can you tell? Not I, in good faith (and he has a body like an angell!) How long is't since he went? Why, but e'en now: did you not meet him? (and a tongue able to rauish any woman i' the earth!) O, for gods sake (I'le please you for your paines:) but e'en now, say you? Come, good, sir: S'lid, I had forgot it too: Sister, if any body aske for mine vncle SOGLIARDO, they shall ha' him at the Heralds office, yonder by Paules. Well, I will not altogether despaire: I haue heard of a citizens wife, has beene belou'd of a courtier; and why not I? heigh, ho: well, I will into my priuate chamber, locke the dore to mee, and thinke ouer all his good parts, one after another. Well, I doubt, this last Scene will endure some grieuous torture. How? you feare 'twill be rackt, by some hard construction? Doe not you? No, in good faith: vnlesse mine eyes could light mee beyond sense. I see no reason, why this should be more liable to the racke, then the rest: you'le say, perhaps, the city will not take it well, that the marchant is made here to dote so perfectly vpon his wife; and shee againe, to bee so Fastidiously affected, as shee is? You haue vtter'd my thought, sir, indeed.