Jonson, Ben · published 1601 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens typicality 0.77 · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
What would I have you do? mary Learn to be wise, and practise how to thrive, That I would have you do, and not to spend Your crowns on every one that humours you: I would not have you to intrude yourself In every gentleman's society, Till their affections or your own desert, Do worthily invite you to the place. For he that's so respectless in his course, Oft sells his reputation vile and cheap. Let not your carriage, and behaviour taste Of affectation, lest while you pretend To make a blaze of gentry to the world A little puff of scorn extinguish it, And you be left like an unsavoury snuff, Whose property is only to offend. cozen, lay by such superficial forms, And entertain a perfect real substance, Stand not so much on your gentility, But moderate your expenses (now at first) As you may keep the same proportion still. Bear a low sail: soft who's this comes here. Gentlemen, God save you. Welcome good friend, we do not stand much upon our gentility; yet I can assure you mine uncle is a man of a thousand pound land a year; he hath but one son in the world; I am his next heir, as simple as I stand here, if my cozen die: I have a fair living of mine own too beside. In good time sir. In good time sir? you do not flout, do you? Not I sir. And you should, here be them can perceive it, and that quickly too: Go too, and they can give it again sound, and need be. Why sir let this satisfy you. Good faith I had no such intent. By God, and I thought you had sir, I would talk with you. So you may sir, and at your pleasure. And so I would sir, and you were out of mine uncles ground, I can tell you. Why how now cozen, will this near be left? Whoreson base fellow, by God's lid, and't were not for shame, I would. What would you do? you peremptory Ass, And you'll not be quiet, get you hence. You see, the gentleman contains himself In modest limits, giving no reply To your unseasoned rude comparatives; Yet you'll demean yourself, without respect Either of duty, or humanity. Go get you in: fore God I am ashamed Thou hast a kinsman's interest in me. I pray you, sir, is this Pazzi house? Yes mary is it, sir. I should inquire for a gentleman here, one signor Lorenzo di Pazzi; do you know any such, sir, I pray you? Yes, sir: or else I should forget myself▪ I cry you mercy, sir, I was requested by a gentleman of Florence (having some occasion to ride this way) to deliver you this letter. To me, sir? What do you mean? I pray you remember your curtsy. To his dear and most elected friend, signor Lorenzo di Pazzi. What might the gentleman's name be, sir, that sent it? Nay, pray you be covered.
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What would I haue you do? mary Learne to be wise, and practise how to thriue, That I would haue you do, and not to spend Your crownes on euerie one that humors you: I would not haue you to intrude your selfe In euerie gentlemans societie, Till their affections or your owne desert, Do worthily inuite you to the place. For he thats so respectlesse in his course, Oft sels his reputation vile and cheape. Let not your cariage, and behauiour taste Of affectation, lest while you pretend To make a blaze of gentrie to the world A little puffe of scorne extinguish it, And you be left like an vnsauorie snuffe, Whose propertie is onely to offend. Cosen, lay by such superficiall formes, And entertaine a perfect reall substance, Stand not so much on your gentility, But moderate your expences (now at first) As you may keepe the same proportion still. Beare a low saile: soft who's this comes here. Gentlemen, God saue you. Welcome good friend, we doe not stand much vpon our gentilitie; yet I can assure you mine vncle is a man of a thousand pounde land a yeare; hee hath but one sonne in the world; I am his next heire, as simple as I stand here, if my cosen die: I haue a faire liuing of mine owne too beside. In good time sir. In good time sir? you do not flout, do you? Not I sir. And you should, here be them can perceiue it, and that quickly too: Go too, and they can giue it againe soundly, and need be. Why sir let this satisfie you. Good faith I had no such intent. By God, and I thought you had sir, I would talke with you. So you may sir, and at your pleasure. And so I would sir, and you were out of mine vncle ground, I can tell you. Why how now cosen, will this nere be left? Horson base fellow, by Gods lid, and't were not for shame, I would. What would you do? you peremptorie Asse, And yowle not be quiet, get you hence. You see, the gentleman contaynes himselfe In modest limits, giuing no reply To your vnseason'd rude comparatiues; Yet yowle demeane your selfe, without respect Eyther of duty, or humanity. Goe get you in: fore God I am asham'd Thou hast a kinsmans interest in me. I pray you, sir, is this Pazzi house? Yes mary is it, sir. I should enquire for a gentleman here, one Signior Lorenzo di Pazzi; doe you know any such, sir, I pray you? Yes, sir: or else I should forget my selfe▪ I crye you mercy, sir, I was requested by a gentleman of Florence (hauing some occasion to ride this way) to deliuer you this letter. To me, sir? What doe you mean? I pray you remember your curt'sy. To his deare and most elected friend, Signior Lorenzo di Pazzi. What might the gentlemans name be, sir, that sent it? Nay, pray you be couer'd.