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 · 491 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.
But you cannot bring him to the whiff so soon? Yes, as soon, sir, he shall receive the first, second, and third whiff, if it please him, and (upon the receipt) take his horse, drink his three cups of Canary, and expose one at Hounslow, a second at Stanes, and a third at Bogshot. Baw-waw! You will not serve me, sir, will your I'll give you more than countenance. Pardon me, sir, I do scorn to serve any man. Who? he serve? 'sblood he keeps high men, and low men, he; he has a fair living at Fullam. But in the nature of a fellow, I'll be your follower, if you please. Sir, you shall stay, and dine with me, and if we can agree, we'll not part in haste: I am very bountiful to men of quality. Where shall we go, signor? Your Mitre is your best house. I can make this dog take as many whiffs as I list, and he shall retain, or efume them at my pleasure. By your patience, follow me, fellows. Sir, PUNTARVOLO! Pardon me, my dog shall not eat in his company for a million. Nay, be not you amazed, signor WHIFF, what ere that stiffnecked gentleman says. No, for you do not know the humour of the Dog, as we do: where shall we dine, CARLO? I would feign go to one of these ordinaries, now I am a gentleman. So you may, were you never at any yet? No faith, but they say, there resorts your most choice gallants. True, and the fashion is, when any stranger comes in amongst 'em, they all stand up and stare at him, as he were some unknown beast, brought out of Africa, but that'll be helped with a good adventurous face, you must be impudent enough, sit down, and use no respect; when any thing's propounded above your capacity, smile at it, make two or three faces, and 'tis excellent, they'll think you have travailed: though you argue a whole day in silence thus, and discourse in nothing but laughter, 'twill pass. Only (now and then) give fire, discharge a good full oath, and offer a great wager, 'twill be admirable. I warrant you, I am resolute: come, good signor, there's a poor french crown, for your ordinary. It comes well, for I had not so much as the least portcullis of come before. I travel with another objection, signor, which I fear will be enforced against the author, ere I can be delivered of it. What's that, sir? That the argument of his Comedy might have been of some other nature, as of a duke to be in love with a countess, and that countess to be in love with the duke's son, and the son to love the ladies waiting maid: some such cross wooing, with a clown to their servingman, better than to be thus near, and familiarly allied to the time.
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But you cannot bring him to the whiffe so soone? Yes, as soone, sir, hee shall receiue the first, second, and third whiffe, if it please him, and (vpon the receit) take his horse, drinke his three cups of Canarie, and expose one at Hounslow, a second at Stanes, and a third at Bogshot. Baw-waw! You will not sere mee, sir, will you I'le giue you more then countenance. Pardon me, sir, I doe scorne to serue any man. Who? he serue? Sbloud he keepes high men, and low men, he; he has a faire liuing at Fullam. But in the nature of a fellow, I'le bee your follower, if you please. Sir, you shall stay, and dine with mee, and if wee can agree, weele not part in haste: I am verie bountifull to men of qualitie. Where shall we goe, signior? Your Miter is your best house. I can make this dogge take as many whiffes as I list, and hee shall retaine, or efume them at my pleasure. By your patience, follow me, fellowes. Sir, PVNTARVOLO! Pardon mee, my dogge shall not eate in his companie for a million. Nay, bee not you amaz'd, signior WHIFFE, what e're that stiffeneckt gentleman say's. No, for you doe not know the humour of the Dogge, as wee doe: where shall we dine, CARLO? I would faine goe to one of these ordinaries, now I am a gentleman. So you may, were you neuer at any yet? No faith, but they say, there resorts your most choise gallants. True, and the fashion is, when any stranger comes in among'st 'hem, they all stand vp and stare at him, as he were some vnknowne beast, brought out of Affrick, but that'll bee help't with a good aduenturous face, you must be impudent ynough, sit downe, and vse no respect; when any thing's propounded aboue your capacitie, smile at it, make two or three faces, and 'tis excellent, they 'le thinke you haue trauail'd: though you argue a whole day in silence thus, and discourse in nothing but laughter, 'twill passe. Onely (now and then) giue fire, discharge a good full oth, and offer a great wager, 'twill be admirable. I warrant you, I am resolute: come, good signior, there's a poore french crowne, for your ordinarie. It comes well, for I had not so much as the least portcullice of come before. I trauell with another obiection, signior, which I feare will bee enforc'd against the author, ere I can be deliuer'd of it. What's that, sir? That the argument of his Comoedie might haue beene of some other nature, as of a duke to be in loue with a countesse, and that countesse to bee in loue with the dukes sonne, and the sonne to loue the ladies waiting maid: some such crosse wooing, with a clowne to their seruingman, better then to be thus neere, and familiarly allied to the time.