Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T46 Swords, quarrels and valour · 490 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.
Nay, he has left all now (I assure you) and is able to live like a gentleman, by his quality. By this dog, he has the most rare gift in tobacco, that ever you knew. S'heart, he keeps more ado with this monster, than ever BANKS did with his horse, or the fellow with the elephant. He will hang out his picture shortly, in a cloth, you shall see. O, he does manage a quarrel, the best that ever you saw, for terms, and circumstances. Good faith, signor, (now you speak of a quarrel) I'll acquaint you with a difference, that happened between a gallant, and myself sir PUNTARVOLO, you know him if I should name him, signor LUCULENTO. LUCULENTO! what inauspicious chance interposed itself to your two loves? Faith, sir, the same that sundered AGAMEMNON, and great THETIS son; but let the cause escape, sir: He sent me a challenge (mict with some few braves) which I restored, and in fine we met. Now indeed, sir, (I must tell you) he did offer at first very desperately, but without judgement: for look you, sir. I cast myself into this figure: now he, comes violently on, and withal advancing his rapier to strike, I thought to have took his arm (for he had left his whole body to my election, and I was sure he could not recover his guard) Sir, I missed my purpose in his arm, rashed his doublet sleeve, ran him close by the left cheek, and through his hair. He again, lights me here (I had on, a gold cable hatband, then new come up, which I wore about a murrey French hat I had) cuts my hatband (and yet it was massy, goldsmiths' work) cuts my brims, which by good fortune (being thick embroidered with gold-twist, and spangles) disappointed the force of the blow: Nevertheless, it grazed on my shoulder, takes me away six purls of an Italian cutwork band I wore (cost me three pound in the exchange, but three days before.) This was a strange encounter! Nay, you shall hear, sir: with this we both fell out, and breathed. Now (upon the second sign of his assault) I betook me to the former manner of my defence; he (on the other side) abandoned his body to the same danger, as before, and follows me still with blows: But I (being loath to take the deadly advantage that lay before me of his left side) made a kind of stramazon, ran him up to the hilts, through the doublet, through the shirt, and yet missed the skin. He (making a reverse blow) falls upon my embossed girdle (I had thrown off the hangers a little before) strikes off a skirt of a thick— laced satin doublet I had (lined with some four taffetas) cuts off two panes, embroidered with pearl, rends through the drawings out of tissue, enters the linings, and skips the flesh.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Nay, he has left all now (I assure you) and is able to liue like a gentleman, by his quality. By this dogge, hee has the most rare gift in tabacco, that euer you knew. S'heart, hee keepes more adoe with this monster, then euer BANKES did with his horse, or the fellow with the elephant. He will hang out his picture shortly, in a cloth, you shall see. O, hee do's manage a quarrell, the best that euer you saw, for termes, and circumstances. Good faith, signior, (now you speake of a quarrell) I'le acquaint you with a difference, that happened betweene a gallant, and my selfe sir PVNTARVOLO, you know him if I should name him, signior LVCVLENTO. LVCVLENTO! what in-auspicious chance interpos'd it selfe to your two loues? Faith, sir, the same that sundred AGAMEMNON, and great THETIS sonne; but let the cause escape, sir: Hee sent mee a challenge (mict with some few braues) which I restor'd, and in fine we met. Now indeed, sir, (I must tell you) he did offer at first very desperately, but without iudgement: for looke you, sir. I cast my selfe into this figure: now he, comes violently on, and withall aduancing his rapier to strike, I thought to haue tooke his arme (for he had left his whole body to my election, and I was sure he could not recouer his guard) Sir, I mist my purpose in his arme, rasht his doublet sleeue, ran him close by the left cheek, and through his haire. He againe, lights me here (I had on, a gold cable hatband, then new come vp, which I wore about a murrey French hat I had) cuts my hatband (and yet it was massie, gold-smithes worke) cuts my brimmes, which by good fortune (being thicke embrodered with gold-twist, and spangles) disappointed the force of the blow: Neuerthelesse, it graz'd on my shoulder, takes me away sixe purles of an Italian cut-worke band I wore (cost me three pound in the exchange, but three daies before.) This was a strange encounter! Nay, you shall heare, sir: with this wee both fell out, and breath'd. Now (vpon the second signe of his assault) I betooke me to the former manner of my defence; he (on the other side) abandon'd his body to the same danger, as before, and followes me still with blowes: But I (being loth to take the deadly aduantage that lay before mee of his left side) made a kind of stramazoun, ranne him vp to the hilts, through the doublet, through the shirt, and yet mist the skin. Hee (making a reuerse blow) falls vpon my emboss'd girdle (I had throwne off the hangers a little before) strikes off a skirt of a thick—lac't sattin doublet I had (lin'd with some foure taffataes) cuts off two panes, embrodered with pearle, rends through the drawings out of tissew, enters the linings, and skips the flesh.