The Merchant of Venice (The Jew of Venice) · chunk 12 of 43
Shakespeare, William · published 1619 · first performed or written 1596 [1596-1598] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 471 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
You may do so, but let it be so hasted that supper be ready at the farthest by five of the clock: see these Letters delivered, put the liveries to making, and desire Gratiano to come anon to my lodging. To him Father. God bless your Worship. Gramercy, wouldst thou aught with me? Here's my son sir, a poor boy. Not a poor boy sir, but the rich Jews' man that would sir, as my father shall specify. He hath a great infection sir, as one would say to serve. Indeed the short and the long is, I serve the Jew, and have a desire as my Father shall specify. His Master and he (saving your worship's reverence) are scarce catercosins. To be brief, the very truth is, that the Jew having done me wrong, doth cause me as my Father, being I hope, an old man, shall frutifie unto you. I have here a dish of doves that I would bestow upon your worship: and my suit is— In very brief, the suit is impertinent to myself, as your worship shall know by this honest old man, and though I say it, though old man, yet poor man my father. One speak for both, what would you? Serve you sir. That is the very defect of the matter sir. I know thee well, thou hast obtained thy suit, Shylocke thy master spoke with me this day, And hath preferred thee, if it be preferment To leave a rich Jews' service, to become The follower of so poor a Gentleman. The old proverb is very well parted between my master Shylock and you sir, You have the grace of God sir, and he hath enough. Thou speak'st it well. Go Father with thy son, Take leave of thy old master, and inquire My Lodging out. Give him a livery More guarded than his fellows, see it done. Father in, I cannot get a service, no, I ha' near a tongue in my head. Well, if any man in Italy have a fairer table which doth offer to swear upon a book, I shall have good fortune. Go too, here's a simple line of life, here's a small trifle of wives: Alas, fifteen wives is nothing, eleven widows and nine maids, is a simple coming in for one man, and then to escape drowning thrice, and to be in peril of my life with the edge of a featherbed, here are simple 'scapes: well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench for this gear. Father, come, i'll take my leave of the Jew in the twinkling of an eye. I pray thee good Leonardo think on this, These things being bought, and orderly bestowed, Return in haste, for I do feast to night, My best esteemed acquaintance, hie thee, go.
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
You may doe ſo, but let it be ſo haſted that ſupper be ready at the fartheſt by fiue of the clocke: ſee theſe Letters deliuered, put the Lyueries to making, and deſire Gratiano to come anon to my lodging. To him Father. God bleſſe your Worſhip. Gramercy, wouldſt thou ought with me? Here's my ſonne ſir, a poore boy. Not a poore boy ſir, but the rich Iewes man that wold ſir, as my father ſhall ſpecifie. He hath a great infection ſir, as one would ſay to ſerue. Indeed the ſhort and the long is, I ſerue the Iew, and haue a deſire as my Father ſhall ſpecifie. His Maſter and he (ſauing your worſhips reuerence) are ſcarſe catercoſins. To be briefe, the very truth is, that the Iew hauing don me wrong, doth cauſe me as my Father, being I hope, an olde man, ſhall frutifie vnto you. I haue heere a diſh of Doues that I would beſtow vpon your worſhip: and my ſute is— In very briefe, the ſute is impertinent to my ſelfe, as your worſhip ſhal know by this honeſt old man, and though I ſay it, though old man, yet poore man my father. One ſpeake for both, what would you? Serue you ſir. That is the verie defect of the matter ſir. I know thee well, thou haſt obtain'd thy ſute, Shylocke thy maſter ſpoke with me this day, And hath preferr'd thee, if it be preferment To leaue a rich Iewes ſeruice, to become The follower of ſo poore a Gentleman. The old Prouerbe is very well parted between my maſter Shylock and you ſir, You haue the grace of God ſir, and hee hath enough. Thou ſpeakſt it well. Go Father with thy ſonne, Take leaue of thy old maſter, and enquire My Lodging out. Giue him a Liuery More garded then his fellowes, ſee it done. Father in, I cannot get a ſeruice, no, I ha nere a tongue in my head. Well, if any man in Italy haue a fairer table which doth offer to ſweare vppon a booke, I ſhall haue good fortune. Go too, heere's a ſimple line of life, here's a ſmal trifle of wiues: Alas, fifteene wiues is nothing, eleuen VViddowes and nine maids, is a ſimple comming in for one man, and then to eſcape drowning thrice, and to be in perill of my life with the edge of a feather-bed, heere are ſimple ſcapes: well, if Fortune bee a woman, ſhee's a good wench for this geere. Father, come, ile take my leaue of the Iew in the twinkling of an eye. I pray thee good Leonardo thinke on this, Theſe things being bought, and orderly beſtow'd, Returne in haſt, for I do feaſt to night, My beſt eſteem'd acquaintance, hie thee, go.