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 · 491 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.
What's he, gentle Monsieur BRISKE? not that gentleman? No lady, this is a kinsman to justice Silence. Pray sir, give me leave to report him: he's a gentleman (lady) of that rare and admirable faculty, as (I protest) I know not his like in Europe: he is exceedingly valiant, an excellent scholar, and so exactly travailed, that he is able in discourse, to deliver you a model of any prince's court in the world: speaks the languages with that purity of phrase, and facility of accent, that it breeds astonishment: his wit, the most exuberant, and (above wonder) pleasant, of all that ever entered the concave of this eve. 'Tis most true, lady: marry, he is no such excellent proper man. His travails have changed his complexion, madame. O, sir PUNTARVOLO, you must think, every man was not borne to have my servant BRISKE'S feature. But that which transcends all, lady; he doth so peerelessely imitate any manner of person for gesture, action, passion, or whatever— I, especially a rustic, or a clown, madame, that it is not possible for the sharpest-sighted wit (in the world) to discern any sparks of the gentleman in him, when he does. O, Monsieur BRISKE, be not so tyrannous to confine all wits within the compass of your own: not find the sparks of a gentleman in him, if he be a gentleman? No in truth (sweet lady) I believe you cannot. Do you believe so? why, I can find sparks of a gentleman in you, sir. I, he is a gentleman, madame, and a reveller. Indeed, I think I have seen your ladyship at our revels. Like enough, sir: but would I might see this wonder you talk of: may one have a sight of him, for any reasonable sum? Yes, madame, he will arrive presently. What, and shall we see him clown it? I faith (sweet lady) that you shall: see, here he comes. This is he! pray observe him, lady. Be shrew me, he clowns it properly indeed. Nay, mark his courtship. How does my sweet lady? hot, and moist? beautiful and lusty? ha? Beautiful, and it please you, sir, but not lusty. O ho, lady; it pleases you to say so in truth: and how does my sweet lady? in health? Bonaroba, quaeso, que novelles? que novels? sweet creature. O excellent: why gallants, is this he that cannot be deciphered? they were very blear-witted, i'faith, that could not discern the gentleman in him. But, do you, in earnest, lady? Do I, sir? why, if you had any true court-iudgement in the carriage of his eye, and that inward power that forms his countenance, you might perceive his counterfeiting as clear, as the noonday: Alas— Nay, if you would have tried my wit, indeed, you should never have told me he was a gentleman, but presented him for a true clown indeed; and then have seen if I could have deciphered him.
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What's hee, gentle Monsieur BRISKE? not that gentleman? No ladie, this is a kinsman to iustice Silence. Pray' sir, giue me leaue to report him: he's a gentleman (ladie) of that rare and admirable facultie, as (I protest) I know not his like in Europe: hee is exceedingly valiant, an excellent scholler, and so exactly trauail'd, that hee is able in discourse, to deliuer you a modell of any princes court in the world: speakes the languages with that puritie of phrase, and facilitie of accent, that it breeds astonishment: his wit, the most exuberant, and (aboue wonder) pleasant, of all that euer entred the concaue of this eue. 'Tis most true, ladie: mary, he is no such excellent proper man. His trauailes haue chang'd his complexion, madame. O, sir PVNTARVOLO, you must thinke, euery man was not borne to haue my seruant BRISKES feature. But that which transcends all, ladie; hee doth so peerelessely imitate any manner of person for gesture, action, passion, or whateuer— I, especially a rusticke, or a clowne, madame, that it is not possible for the sharpest-sighted wit (in the world) to discerne any sparkes of the gentleman in him, when he does. O, Monsieur BRISKE, be not so tyrannous to confine all wits within the compasse of your owne: not find the sparkes of a gentleman in him, if he be a gentleman? No in truth (sweet ladie) I beleeue you cannot. Doe you beleeue so? why, I can find sparkes of a gentleman in you, sir. I, he is a gentleman, madame, and a reueller. Indeed, I thinke I haue seene your ladiship at our reuels. Like enough, sir: but would I might see this wonder you talke of: may one haue a sight of him, for any reasonable summe? Yes, madame, he will arriue presently. What, and shall we see him clowne it? I faith (sweet ladie) that you shall: see, here he comes. This is he! pray obserue him, ladie. Be shrew me, he clownes it properly indeed. Nay, marke his courtship. How does my sweet ladie? hote, and moyst? beautifull and lustie? ha? Beautifull, and it please you, sir, but not lustie. O ho, ladie; it pleases you to say so in truth: and how does my sweet ladie? in health? Bonaroba, quaeso, que nouelles? que nouells? sweet creature. O excellent: why gallants, is this hee that cannot bee decipher'd? they were verie bleare-witted, yfaith, that could not discerne the gentleman in him. But, doe you, in earnest, ladie? Doe I, sir? why, if you had any true court-iudgement in the carriage of his eye, and that inward power that formes his countenance, you might perceiue his counterfeiting as cleere, as the noone-day: Alas— Nay, if you would haue tryed my wit, indeed, you should neuer haue told me he was a gentleman, but presented him for a true clowne indeede; and then haue seene if I could haue decipher'd him.