Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 534 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
No, on your head, sir: for 'tis that must bear you out, I assure you: as thus, sir. You must first have an especial care so to wear your hat, that it oppress not confusedly this your predominant, or foretop; because (when you come at the presence door) you may, with once or twice stroking up your forehead thus, enter, with your predominant perfect: that is, standing up stiff. As if one were frighted? I, sir. Which indeed, a true fear of your mistress should do, rather than gum water, or whites of eggs: is't not so, sir? An ingenious observation: give me leave to crave your name, Sir. His name is, MACILENTE, sir. Good signor MACILENTE: if this gentleman, signor DELIRO, furnish you (as he says he will) with clothes, I will bring you, to morrow by this time, into the presence of the most divine, and acute lady in court: you shall see sweet silent rhetoric, and dumb eloquence speaking in her eye; but when she speaks herself, such an anatomy of wit, so sinewized and arterized, that 'tis the goodliest model of pleasure that ever was to behold. Oh! she strikes the world into admiration of her; (o, o, o) I cannot express 'em, belewe me. 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 foot of his own, to go before her in: which foot (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, and 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 perfume; 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 he 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.
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No, on your head, sir: for 'tis that must beare you out, I assure you: as thus, sir. You must first haue an especial care so to weare your hat, that it oppresse not confusedly this your predominant, or fore-top; because (when you come at the presence dore) you may, with once or twice stroking vp your fore-head thus, enter, with your predominant perfect: that is, standing vp stiffe. As if one were frighted? I, sir. Which indeed, a true feare of your mistris should doe, rather than gumme water, or whites of egges: is't not so, sir? An ingenious obseruation: giue mee leaue to craue your name, Sir. His name is, MACILENTE, sir. Good signior MACILENTE: if this gentleman, signior DELIRO, furnish you (as he saies he will) with clothes, I will bring you, to morrow by this time, into the presence of the most diuine, and acute lady in court: you shall see sweet silent rhetorique, and dumbe eloquence speaking in her eye; but when shee speakes her selfe, such an anatomie of wit, so sinewiz'd and arteriz'd, that 'tis the goodliest modell of pleasure that euer was to behold. Oh! shee strikes the world into admiration of her; (ô, ô, ô) I cannot expresse 'hem, beleuue me. O, your onely admiration, is your silence, sir. 'Fore god, CARLO, this is good; let's reade 'hem againe. If there be any lady, or gentlewoman of good carriage, that is desirous to entertaine (to her priuate vses) a yong, straight, and vpright gentleman, of the age of fiue, or sixe and twenty at the most: who can serue in the nature of a gentleman vsher, and hath little legges of purpose, and a blacke satten fute of his owne, to goe before her in: which fute (for the more sweetning) now lies in lauander: and can hide his face with her fanne, if neede require: or sit in the cold at the staire foot for her, as well as another gentleman: Let her subscribe her name and place, and diligent respect shall be giuen. This is above measure exellent! ha? No, this, this! here's a fine slaue. IF this city, or the suburbs of the same, doe affoord any yong gentleman, of the first, second, or third head, more or lesse, whose friends are but lately deceased, and whose lands are but new come to his hands, that (to bee as exactly qualified as the best of our ordinary gallants are) is affected to entertaine the most gentlemanlike vse of tabacco: as first, to giue it the most exquisite perfume; then, to know all the delicate sweet formes for the assumption of it: as also the rare corollarie, and practice of the Cuban ebolition, EVRIPVS, and whiffe; which hee shall receiue, or take in, here at London, and euaporate 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 typed by pfs the place, or ordinarie where hee vses to eate, and lie; and most sweet attendance, with tabacco, and pipes of the best sort, shall be ministred: STET QVAESO CANDIDE LECTOR.