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 · 490 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.
I, he sir: though his suit blush, he blushes not, look you, that's the suit, sir: I would have mine, such a suit without difference, such stuff, such a wing, such a sleeve, such a skirt, belly, and all; therefore, pray you observe it. Have you a pair of tables? Why, do you see, sir? they say I am fantastical: why, true, I know it, and I pursue my humour still, in contempt of this censorious age. 'Slight, and a man should do nothing, but what a sort of stolen judgements about this town will approve in him, he were a sweet ass: I'd beg him i'faith. I ne'er knew any more find fault with a fashion, than they that knew not how to put themselves in to't. For mine own part, so I please mine own appetite, I am careless what the fusty world speaks of me. Puh. Do you mark, how it hangs at the knee there? I warrant you, sir. For god's sake, do, note all: do you see the collar, sir? Fear nothing, it shall not differ in a stitch, sir. Pray heaven, it do not, you'll make these linings serve? and help me to a chapman for the outside, will you? I'll do my best, sir: you'll put it off presently? I, go with me to my chamber, you shall have it— but make haste of it, for the love of a customer, for I'll fit 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 hangs 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●'ne 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, Andreared his eyen to heaven, for revenge. Troth, and you be good gentlemen let's make 'em friends, and take up the matter, between his rapier, and him.
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I, he sir: though his sute blush, hee blushes not, looke you, that's the sute, sir: I would haue mine, such a sute without difference, such stuffe, such a wing, such a sleeue, such a skirt, belly, and all; therefore, pray you obserue it. Haue you a paire of tables? Why, doe you see, sir? they say I am phantasticall: why, true, I know it, and I pursue my humour still, in contempt of this censorious age. S'light, and a man should doe nothing, but what a sort of stale iudgements about this towne will approue in him, he were a sweet asse: I'ld beg him yfaith. I ne're knew any more find fault with a fashion, then they that knew not how to put themselues in to't. For mine owne part, so I please mine owne appetite, I am carelesse what the fustie world speakes of me. Puh. Doe you marke, how it hangs at the knee there? I warrant you, sir. For gods sake, doe, note all: doe you see the collar, sir? Feare nothing, it shall not differ in a stitch, sir. Pray heau'n, it doe not, you'le make these linings serue? and helpe me to a chapman for the out-side, will you? I'le doe my best, sir: you'le put it off presently? I, goe with mee to my chamber, you shall haue it—but make haste of it, for the loue of a customer, for I'le fit i'my old sute, or else lie a bed, and reade the Arcadia, till you haue done. O, if euer you were strucke with a iest, gallants, now, now. I doe vsher the most strange peece of militarie profession, that euer was discouer'd in Insula Paulina. Where? where? What is he, for a creature? A pimpe, a pimpe, that I haue obseru'd yonder, the rarest superficies of a humour; hee comes euery morning to emptie his hangs in Paules here: and offers vp some fiue, or sixe Hecatomb's of faces, and sighes, and away againe. Here he comes; nay, walke, walke, be not seene to note him, and we shall haue excellent sport. S'Lid, hee vented a sigh'ne now, I thought he would haue blowne vp the church. O, you shall haue him giue a number of those false fires ere hee 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, againe, he claps his sword o'the head, as who should say, well, goe to. O violence! I wonder the blade can containe it selfe, being so prouokt. With that, the moody squire thumpt his brest, Andrear'd his eyen to heauen, or reuenge. Troth, and you be good gentlemen let's make 'hem friends, and take vp the matter, betweene his rapier, and him.