Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.67 · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Moral? no by my troth I have no moral meaning, I meant plain holy thissel, you may think perchance that I think you are in love, nay birlady I am not such a fool to think what I list nor I list not to think what I can, nor indeed I can not think, if I would think my heart out of thinking, that you are in love, or that you will be in love, or that you can be in love: yet Benedick was such another and now is he become a man, he swore he would never marry, and yet now in despite of his heart he eats his meat without grudging, and how you may be converted I know not, but me thinks you look with your eyes as other women do. What pace is this that thy tongue keeps? Not a false gallop. Madame withdraw, the prince, the Count, signor Benedick, Don Iohn, and all the gallants of the town are come to fetch you to church. Help to dress me good cousin, good Meg, good Ursula. What would you with me, honest neighbour? Mary sir I would have some confidence with you, that decernes you nearly. Brief I pray you, for you see it is a busy time with me. Mary this it is sir. Yes in truth it is sir. What is it my good friends? Goodman Verges sir speaks a little of the matter, an old man sir, and his wits are not so blunt, as God help I would desire they were, but infaith honest, as the skin between his brows. Yes I thank God, I am as honest as any man living, that is an old man, and no honester than I Comparisons are odorous, palabras, neighbour Verges. Neighbours, you are tedious. It pleases your worship to say so, but we are the poor Duke's officers, but truly for mine own part, if I were as tedious as a King I could find in my heart to bestow it all of your worship. Al thy tediousness on me, ah? Yea, and't 'ttwere a thousand pound more than 'tis, for I hear as good exclamation on your worship as of any man in the city, and though I be but a poor man, I am glad to hear it. And so am I I would feign know what you have to say. Mary sir our watch to night, excepting your worship's presence, ha' ta'en a couple of as arrant knaves as any in Messina. A good old man sir, he will be talking as they say, when the age is in, the wit is out, God help us, it is a world to see: well said i'faith neighbour Verges, well, God's a good man, and two men ride of a horse, one must ride behind, an honest soul i'faith sir, by my troth he is, as ever broke bread, but God is to be worshipped, all men are not alike, alas good neighbour. Indeed neighbour he comes too short of you. Gifts that God gives.
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Morall? no by my troth I haue no morall meaning, I meant plaine holy thissel, you may thinke perchaunce that I think you are in loue, nay birlady I am not such a foole to think what I list nor I list not to thinke what I can, nor indeed I can not think, if I would thinke my heart out of thinking, that you are in loue, or that you will be in loue, or that you can be in loue: yet Benedicke was such another and now is he become a man, he swore he would neuer marry, and yet now in dispight of his heart he eates his meate without grudging, and how you may be conuerted I know not, but me thinkes you looke with your eies as other women do. What pace is this that thy tongue keepes? Not a false gallop. Madame withdraw, the prince, the Count, signior Benedicke, Don Iohn, and all the gallants of the towne are come to fetch you to church. Help to dresse me good coze, good Meg, good Vrsula. What would you with me, honest neighbour? Mary sir I would haue some confidence with you, that decernes you nearely. Briefe I pray you, for you see it is a busie time with me. Mary this it is sir. Yes in truth it is sir. What is it my good friends? Goodman Verges sir speaks a little of the matter, an old man sir, and his wittes are not so blunt, as God helpe I would desire they were, but infaith honest, as the skin between his browes. Yes I thank God, I am as honest as any man liuing, that is an old man, and no honester then I. Comparisons are odorous, palabras, neighbour Verges. Neighbors, you are tedious. It pleases your worship to say so, but we are the poore Dukes officers, but truly for mine owne part, if I were as tedious as a King I could find in my heart to bestow it all of your worship. Al thy tediousnesse on me, ah? Yea, and't twere a thousand pound more than tis, for I heare as good exclamation on your worshippe as of any man in the citie, and though I be but a poore man, I am glad to heare it. And so am I. I would faine know what you haue to say. Mary sir our watch to night, excepting your worships presence, ha tane a couple of as arrant knaues as any in Messina. A good old man sir, he will be talking as they say, when the age is in, the wit is out, God help vs, it is a world to see: well said yfaith neighbour Verges, well, God's a good man, and two men ride of a horse, one must ride behind, an honest soule yfaith sir, by my troth he is, as euer broke bread, but God is to be worshipt, all men are not alike, alas good neighbour. Indeed neighbour he comes too short of you. Gifts that God giues.