Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.69 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Why then your visor should be thatched. Speak low if you speak love. Well, I would you did like me. So would not I for your own sake, for I have many ill qualities. Which is one? I say my prayers aloud. I love you the better, the hearers may cry Amen. God match me with a good dancer. Amen. And God keep him out of my sight when the dance is done: answer Clarke. No more words, the Clerk is answered. I know you well enough, you are signor Anthonio. At a word I am not. I know you by the wagling of your head. To tell you true, I counterfeit him. You could never do him so ill well, unless you were the very man: here's his dry hand up and down, you are he, you are he. At a word I am not. Come, come, do you think I do not know you by your excellent wit? can virtue hide itself? go to, mum, you are he, graces will appear, and there's an end. Will you not tell me who told you so? No, you shall pardon me. Nor will you not tell me who you are? Not now. That I was disdainful, and that I had my good wit out of the hundred merry tales: well, this was signor Benedick that said so. What's he? I am sure you know him well enough. Not I, believe me. Did he never make you laugh? I pray you what is he? Why he is the prince's jester, a very dull fool only his gift is, in devising impossible slanders, none but Libertines delight in him, and the commendation is not in his wit, but in his villainy, for he both pleases men and angers them, and then they laugh at him, and beat him: I am sure he is in the Fleet, I would he had boarded me. When I know the Gentleman, i'll tell him what you say. Do, do, he'll but break a comparison or two on me, which peradventure, (not marked, or not laughed at) strikes him into melancholy and then there's a partridge wing saved, for the fool will eat no supper that night: we must follow the leaders. In every good thing. Nay, if they lead to any ill, I will leave them at the next turning. Sure my brother is amorous on Hero, and hath withdrawn her father to break with him about it: the Ladies follow her, and but one visor remains. And that is Claudio, I know him by his bearing. Are not you signor Benedick? You know me well, I am he. signor, you are very near my brother in his love, he is enamoured on Hero, I pray you dissuade him from her, she is no equal for his birth, you may do the part of an honest man in it. How know you he loves her? I heard him swear his affection. So did I too, and he swore he would marry her to night.
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Why then your visor should be thatcht. Speake low if you speake loue. Well, I would you did like me. So would not I for your owne sake, for I haue many ill qualities. Which is one? I say my praiers alowd. I loue you the better, the hearers may cry Amen. God match me with a good dauncer. Amen. And God keepe him out of my sight when the daunce is done: answer Clarke. No more words, the Clarke is answered. I know you well enough, you are signior Anthonio. At a word I am not. I knowe you by the wagling of your head. To tell you true, I counterfeit him. You coulde neuer doe him so ill well, vnlesse you were the very man: heeres his drie hand vp and downe, you are he, you are he. At a word I am not. Come, come, do you thinke I do not know you by your excellent wit? can vertue hide it selfe? go to, mumme, you are he, graces will appeere, and theres an end. Will you not tell me who tolde you so? No, you shall pardon me. Nor will you not tell me who you are? Not now. That I was disdainefull, and that I had my good wit out of the hundred mery tales: wel, this was signior Benedick that said so. Whats he? I am sure you know him well enough. Not I, beleeue me. Did he neuer make you laugh? I pray you what is he? Why he is the princes ieaster, a very dul fool only his gift is, in deuising impossible slaunders, none but Libertines delight in him, and the commendation is not in his wit, but in his villanie, for he both pleases men and angers them, and then they laugh at him, and beate him: I am sure he is in the Fleete, I would he had boorded me. When I know the Gentleman, ile tell him what you say. Do, do, heele but break a comparison or two on me, which peraduēture, (not markt, or not laught at) strikes him into melancholy and then theres a partrige wing saued, for the foole will eate no supper that night: wee must follow the leaders. In euery good thing. Nay, if they leade to any ill, I will leaue them at the next turning. Sure my brother is amorous on Hero, and hath withdrawne her father to breake with him about it: the Ladies folow her, and but one visor remaines. And that is Claudio, I knowe him by his bearing. Are not you signior Benedicke? You know me well, I am he. Signior, you are very neere my brother in his loue, he is enamourd on Hero, I pray you disswade him from her, she is no equall for his birth, you may doe the parte of an honest man in it. How know you he loues her? I heard him sweare his affection. So did I too, and he swore hee would marry her to night.