Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T18 Rebels, barons and the king's wars at ho · 519 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T18: king, lord, wallace, earl, edward, england, scotland, rebels, bruce, english.
Nay sure, he's not in Hell: he's in Arthur's Bosom, if ever man went to Arthur's Bosom: a made a finer end, and went away and it had been any Christome Child: a parted even just between Twelve and One, even at the turning o' th' Tide: for after I saw him fumble with the Sheets, and play with Flowers, and smile upon his finger's end, I knew there was but one way: for his Nose was as sharp as a Pen, and a Table of green fields. How now Sir Iohn (quoth I?) what man? be a good cheer: so a cried out, God, God, God, three or four times: now I, to comfort him, bid him a should not think of God; I hoped there was no need to trouble himself with any such thoughts yet: so a bad me lay more Clothes on his feet: I put my hand into the Bed, and felt them, and they were as cold as any stone: then I felt to his knees, and so vp-peered, and upward, and all was as cold as any stone. They say he cried out of Sack. I, that a did. And of Women. Nay, that a did not. Yes that a did, and said they were Deules incarnate. A could never abide Carnation, 'twas a Colour he never liked. A said once, the Deule would have him about Women. A did in some sort (indeed) handle Women: but then he was rumatique, and talked of the Whore of Babylon. Do you not remember a saw a Flea stick upon Bardolphs Nose, and a said it was a black Soul burning in Hell. Well, the fuel is gone that maintained that fire: that's all the Riches I got in his service. Shall we shogg? the King will be gone from Southampton. Come, let's away. My Love, give me thy Lips: Look to my Chattels, and my Movables: Let Senses rule: The world is, Pitch and pay: trust none: for Oaths are Straws, men's Faiths are Wafercakes, and holdfast is the only Dog: My Duck, therefore Caveto bee thy Counsellor. Go, clear thy Crystals. Yoke-fellowes in Arms, let us to France, like Horseleeches my Boys, to suck, to suck, the very blood to suck. And that's but unwholesome food, they say. Touch her soft mouth, and march. Farewell Hostess. I cannot kiss, that is the humour of it: but adieu. Let Housewifry appear: keep close, I thee command. Farewell: adieu. Thus comes the English with full power upon us, And more than carefully it us concerns, To answer Royally in our defences. Therefore the Dukes of Berry and of Britain, Of Brabant and of Orleans, shall make forth, And you Prince Dolphin, with all swift dispatch To line and new repair our Towns of War With men of courage, and with means defendant: For England his approaches makes as fierce, As Waters to the sucking of a Gulf. It fits us then to be as provident, As fear may teach us, out of late examples Left by the fatal and neglected English, Upon our fields.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Nay ſure, hee's not in Hell: hee's in Arthurs Boſome, if euer man went to Arthurs Boſome: a made a finer end, and went away and it had beene any Chriſtome Child: a parted eu'n iuſt betweene Twelue and One, eu'n at the turning o' th' Tyde: for after I ſaw him ſumble with the Sheets, and play with Flowers, and ſmile vpon his fingers end, I knew there was but one way: for his Noſe was as ſharpe as a Pen, and a Table of greene fields. How now Sir Iohn (quoth I?) what man? be a good cheare: ſo a cryed out, God, God, God, three or foure times: now I, to comfort him, bid him a ſhould not thinke of God; I hop'd there was no neede to trouble himſelfe with any ſuch thoughts yet: ſo a bad me lay more Clothes on his feet: I put my hand into the Bed, and felt them, and they were as cold as any ſtone: then I felt to his knees, and ſo vp-peer'd, and vpward, and all was as cold as any ſtone. They ſay he cryed out of Sack. I, that a did. And of Women. Nay, that a did not. Yes that a did, and ſaid they were Deules incarnate. A could neuer abide Carnation, 'twas a Colour he neuer lik'd. A ſaid once, the Deule would haue him about Women. A did in ſome ſort (indeed) handle Women: but then hee was rumatique, and talk'd of the Whore of Babylon. Doe you not remember a ſaw a Flea ſticke vpon Bardolphs Noſe, and a ſaid it was a blacke Soule burning in Hell. Well, the fuell is gone that maintain'd that fire: that's all the Riches I got in his ſeruice. Shall wee ſhogg? the King will be gone from Southampton. Come, let's away. My Loue, giue me thy Lippes: Looke to my Chattels, and my Moueables: Let Sences rule: The world is, Pitch and pay: truſt none: for Oathes are Strawes, mens Faiths are Wafer-Cakes, and hold-faſt is the onely Dogge: My Ducke, therefore Caueto bee thy Counſailor. Goe, cleare thy Chryſtalls. Yoke-fellowes in Armes, let vs to France, like Horſe-leeches my Boyes, to ſucke, to ſucke, the very blood to ſucke. And that's but vnwholeſome food, they ſay. Touch her ſoft mouth, and march. Farwell Hoſteſſe. I cannot kiſſe, that is the humor of it: but adieu. Let Huſwiferie appeare: keepe cloſe, I thee command. Farwell: adieu. Thus comes the Engliſh with full power vpon vs, And more then carefully it vs concernes, To anſwer Royally in our defences. Therefore the Dukes of Berry and of Britaine, Of Brabant and of Orleance, ſhall make forth, And you Prince Dolphin, with all ſwift diſpatch To lyne and new repayre our Townes of Warre With men of courage, and with meanes defendant: For England his approaches makes as fierce, As Waters to the ſucking of a Gulfe. It fits vs then to be as prouident, As feare may teach vs, out of late examples Left by the fatall and neglected Engliſh, Vpon our fields.