Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T46 Swords, quarrels and valour · 486 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
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?) Save you gentlemen: (nevertheless if you have a fancy to it, sir.) Pray thee away: is signor DELIRO departed? Ha'you seen a pimp outface his own wants better? I commend him, that can dissemble 'em 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? in 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, signor WHIFF, a word with you. How? signor WHIFF? What was the difference between that gallant that's gone, and you, sir. No difference: he would ha'giu'n me five pound for my rapier, and I refused it; that's all. O, was't no otherwise? we thought you had been upon some terms. No other than you saw, sir. Adieu, good Master APPLE-JOHN. How? WHIFF, and APPLE-JOHN too? Heart, what'll you say if this be the appendix, or label to both yond indentures? It may be. Resolve us of it, JANUS, thou that look'st every way: or thou Hercules, that hast travailed all countries. Nay, CARLO, spend not time in invocations now, 'tis late. signor, here's a gentleman desirous of your name, sir. Sir, my name is CAVALIER SHIFT: I am known sufficiently in this walk, sir. SHIFT? I heard your name varied e'en now, as I take it. True, sir, it pleases the world (as I am her excellent Tabbacconist) to give me the stile of signor WHIFF: as I am a poor esquire about the town here, they call me Master APPLE-JOHN. Varierie of good names does well, sir. I, and good parts, to make those good names: out of which I imagine yond bills to be yours. Sir, if I should deny the manuscripts, I were worthy to be banished the middle I'll, for ever. I take your word, sir: this gentleman has subscribed to 'em, and is most desirous to become your pupil. Marry you must use expedition. signor Insulso Sogliardo, this is the professor. In good time, sir, nay, good sir, house your head, do you profess those sleights in tobacco? I, do more than profess, sir, and (if you please to be a practitioner) I will undertake in one fortnight to bring you, that you shall take it plausibly in any ordinary, theatre, or the tiltyard, if need be, i'the most popular assembly that is.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
My rapier? no sir: my rapier is my guard, my defence, my reuenew, my honour: (if you cannot impart, be 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 bee diuorc't from thee, yet, I haue euer found thee true as steele—and (you cannot impart sir?) Saue you gentlemen: (neuerthelesse if you haue 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 'hem so well. True, and hauing no better a cloke for it, then he has neither. Gods precious, what mischieuous lucke is this! adiew gentlemen. Whither? in such haste, Monsieur FASTIDIVS? After my marchant, signior DELIRO, sir. O hinder him not, hee may hap lose his tide, a good flounder i'faith. Harke you, signior WHIFFE, a word with you. How? signior WHIFFE? What was the difference betweene that gallant that's gone, and you, sir. No difference: he would ha'giu'n mee fiue pound for my rapier, and I refus'd it; that's all. O, was't no otherwise? wee thought you had beene vpon some termes. No other then you saw, sir. Adieu, good Master APPLE-IOHN. How? WHIFFE, and APPLE-IOHN too? Heart, what'll you say if this be the appendix, or labell to both youd' indentures? It may be. Resolue vs of it, IANVS, thou that look'st euery way: or thou HECVLES, that hast trauail'd all countries. Nay, CARLO, spend not time in inuocations now, 'tis late. Signior, here's a gentleman desirous of your name, sir. Sir, my name is CAVALIER SHIFT: I am knowne sufficiently in this walke, sir. SHIFT? I heard your name varied e'en now, as I take it. True, sir, it pleases the world (as I am her excellent Tabbacconist) to giue me the stile of signior WHIFFE: as I am a poore esquire about the towne here, they call mee Master APPLE-IOHN. Varierie of good names does well, sir. I, and good parts, to make those good names: out of which I imagine yond' bils to be yours. Sir, if I should denie the manuscripts, I were worthie to be banisht the middle I'le, for euer. I take your word, sir: this gentleman has subscrib'd to 'hem, and is most desirous to become your pupill. Mary you must vse expedition. Signior Insulso Sogliardo, this is the professor. In good time, sir, nay, good sir, house your head, doe you professe those sleights in tabacco? I, doe more then professe, sir, and (if you please to bee a practitioner) I wil vndertake in one fortnight to bring you, that you shal take it plausibly in any ordinarie, theatre, or the tilt-yard, if need be, i'the most popular assembly that is.