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Every Man Out of His Humor · chunk 59 of 74

Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals)
comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
unassigned nearest T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and · 470 words · other edition — not in the analysis

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.

Another suit! How now, nephew? Would you speak to me, sir? I, when he has recovered himself: poor poll. Some Rosa-solis. How now, signor? I am not well, sir. Why, this it is, to dog the fashion. Nay, come gentlemen, remember your affairs; his disease is nothing but the flux of apparel. Sirs, return to the lodging, keep the cat safe; I'll be the dog's Guardian myself. Nephew, will you go to court with us? these gentlemen and I are for the court: nay, be not so melancholy. By god's lid, I think no man in christendome has that rascally fortune that I have. Faith, your suit is well enough, signor. Nay, not for that, I protest; but I had an errand to Monsieur FASTIDIUS, and I have forgot it. Why, go along to court with us, and remember it, come. Gentlemen, you three take one boat, and SOGLIARDO and I will take another: we shall be there instantly. Content: good sir, vouchsafe us your pleasance. Farewell, CARLO; remember. I warrant you: would I had one of Kemp's shoes to throw after you. Good Fortune will close the eyes of our jest, fear not: and we shall frolic. This MACILENTE, signor, begins to be more sociable on a sudden, me thinks, than he was before: there's some portent in't, I believe. O, he's a fellow of a strange nature. Now does he (in this calm of his humour) plot, and store up a world of malicious thoughts in his brain, till he is so full with 'em, that you shall see the very torrent of his envy break forth like a land-floud: and, against the course of all their affections oppose itself so violently, that you will almost have wonder to think, how 'tis possible the current of their dispositions shall receive so quick, and strong an alteration. I marry, sir, this is that, on which my expectation has dwelled all this while: for I must tell you, signor (though I was loath to interrupt the Scene) yet I made it a question in mine own private discourse, how he should properly call it, Every man out of his Humour, when I saw all his actors so strongly pursue, and continue their humours? Why, therein his art appears most full of lustre, and approacheth nearest the life: especially, when in the flame, and height of their humours, they are laid flat, it fills the eye better, and with more contentment. How tedious a sight were it to behold a proud exalted tree lopped, and cut down by degrees, when it might be field in a moment? and to set the axe to it before it came to that pride, and fullness, were, as not to have it grow. Well, I shall long till I see this fall, you talk of.
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PlayEvery Man Out of His Humor
AuthorJonson, Ben
Publication year (edition)1616
First performance / composition (Annals)1599
First performance (BritDrama)1599 [late]
Company (BritDrama)Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 368 · TCP A04632 · DEEP 5074.02
Edition roleOther edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Positionnodes 1763–1786 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 59 of 74 in this edition
Length470 words · 640 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T27 — Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and patronage at 0.830
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Another sute! How now, nephew? Would you speake to me, sir? I, when he has recouered himselfe: poore poll. Some Rosa-solis. How now, signior? I am not well, sir. Why, this it is, to dogge the fashion. Nay, come gentlemen, remember your affaires; his disease is nothing but the fluxe of apparell. Sirs, returne to the lodging, keepe the cat safe; I'le be the dogs Guardian my selfe. Nephew, will you goe to court with vs? these gentlemen and I are for the court: nay, be not so melancholy. By gods lid, I thinke no man in christendome has that rascally fortune that I haue. Faith, your sute is well enough, signior. Nay, not for that, I protest; but I had an errand to Monsieur FASTIDIVS, and I haue forgot it. Why, goe along to court with vs, and remember it, come. Gentlemen, you three take one boat, and SOGLIARDO and I will take another: we shall be there instantly. Content: good sir, vouchsafe vs your pleasance. Farewell, CARLO; remember. I warrant you: would I had one of Kemps shooes to throw after you. Good Fortune will close the eyes of our iest, feare not: and we shall frollicke. This MACILENTE, signior, begins to bee more sociable on a suddaine, mee thinkes, then hee was before: there's some portent in't, I beleeue. O, hee's a fellow of a strange nature. Now do's hee (in this calme of his humour) plot, and store vp a world of malicious thoughts in his braine, till hee is so full with 'hem, that you shall see the very torrent of his enuie breake forth like a land-floud: and, against the course of all their affections oppose it selfe so violently, that you will almost haue wonder to thinke, how 'tis possible the current of their dispositions shall receiue so quick, and strong an alteration. I mary, sir, this is that, on which my expectation has dwelt al this while: for I must tel you, signior (though I was loth to interrupt the Scene) yet I made it a question in mine owne priuate discourse, how he should properly call it, Euery man out of his Humour, when I saw all his actors so strongly pursue, and continue their humours? Why, therein his art appeares most full of lustre, and approcheth neerest the life: especially, when in the flame, and height of their humours, they are laid flat, it fils the eye better, and with more contentment. How tedious a sight were it to behold a proud exalted tree lopt, and cut downe by degrees, when it might bee feld in a moment? and to set the axe to it before it came to that pride, and fulnesse, were, as not to haue it grow. Well, I shall long till I see this fall, you talke of.