Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 484 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Is't possible? Very easily possible: he wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat, it ever changes with the next block. I see (Lady) the Gentleman is not in your books. No, and he were, I would burn my study. But I pray you, who is his companion? Is there no young squarer now, that will make a voyage with him to the devil? He is most in the company of the right noble Claudio. O Lord, he will hang upon him like a disease: he is sooner caught then the pestilence, and the taker runs presently mad. God help the noble Claudio, if he have caught the Benedict, it will cost him a thousand pound ere he be cured. I will hold friends with you Lady. Do good friend. You'll ne'er run mad Niece. No, not till a hot Ianuary. Don Pedro is approached. Good Signior Leonato, you are come to meet your trouble: the fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it. Never came trouble to my house in the likeness of your Grace: for trouble being gone, comfort should remain: but when you depart from me, sorrow abides, and happiness takes his leave. You embrace your charge too willingly: I think this is your daughter. Her mother hath many times told me so. Were you in doubt that you asked her? Signior Benedick, no, for than were you a child. You have it full Benedick, we may guess by this, what you are, being a man, truly the Lady fathers herself: be happy Lady, for you are like an honourable father. If Signior Leonato be her father, she would not have his head on her shoulders for all Messina, as like him as she is. I wonder that you will still be talking, signior Benedick, no body marks you. What my dear Lady Disdain! are you yet living? Is it possible Disdain should die, while she hath such meet food to feed it, as Signior Benedick? Courtesy itself must convert to Disdain, if you come in her presence. Then is courtesy a turncoat, but it is certain I am loved of all Ladies, only you excepted: and I would I could find in my heart that I had not a hard heart, for truly I love none. A dear happiness to women, they would else have been troubled with a pernicious suitor, I thank God and my cold blood, I am of your humour for that, I had rather hear my Dog bark at a Crow, than a man swear he loves me. God keep your Ladyship still in that mind, so some Gentleman or other shall scape a predestinate scratched face. Scratching could not make it worse, and 'twere such a face as yours were. Well, you are a rare Parrot teacher. A bird of my tongue, is better than a beast of your.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I'st poſſible? Very eaſily poſſible: he weares his faith but as the faſhion of his hat, it euer changes with ye next block. I ſee (Lady) the Gentleman is not in your bookes. No, and he were, I would burne my ſtudy. But I pray you, who is his companion? Is there no young ſquarer now, that will make a voyage with him to the diuell? He is moſt in the company of the right noble Claudio. O Lord, he will hang vpon him like a diſeaſe: he is ſooner caught then the peſtilence, and the taker runs preſently mad. God helpe the noble Claudio, if hee haue caught the Benedict, it will coſt him a thouſand pound ere he be cur'd. I will hold friends with you Lady. Do good friend. You'l ne're run mad Neece. No, not till a hot Ianuary. Don Pedro is approach'd. Good Signior Leonato, you are come to meet your trouble: the faſhion of the world is to auoid coſt, and you encounter it. Neuer came trouble to my houſe in the likenes of your Grace: for trouble being gone, comfort ſhould remaine: but when you depart from me, ſorrow abides, and happineſſe takes his leaue. You embrace your charge too willingly: I thinke this is your daughter. Her mother hath many times told me ſo. Were you in doubt that you askt her? Signior Benedicke, no, for then were you a childe. You haue it full Benedicke, we may gheſſe by this, what you are, being a man, truely the Lady fathers her ſelfe: be happie Lady, for you are like an honorable father. If Signior Leonato be her father, ſhe would not haue his head on her ſhoulders for al Meſſina, as like him as ſhe is. I wonder that you will ſtill be talking, ſignior Benedicke▪ no body markes you. What my deere Ladie Diſdaine! are you yet liuing? Is it poſſible Diſdaine ſhould die, while ſhee hath ſuch meete foode to feede it, as Signior Benedicke? Curteſie it ſelfe muſt conuert to Diſdaine, if you come in her preſence. Then is curteſie a turne-coate, but it is certaine I am loued of all Ladies, onely you excepted: and I would I could finde in my heart that I had not a hard heart, for truely I loue none. A deere happineſſe to women, they would elſe haue beene troubled with a pernitious Suer, I thanke God and my cold blood, I am of your humour for that, I had rather heare my Dog barke at a Crow, than a man ſweare he loues me. God keepe your Ladiſhip ſtill in that minde, ſo ſome Gentleman or other ſhall ſcape a predeſtinate ſcratcht face. Scratching could not make it worſe, and 'twere ſuch a face as yours were. Well, you are a rare Parrat teacher. A bird of my tongue, is better than a beaſt of your.