Jonson, Ben · published 1601 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 460 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
Whoreson Scanderbag rogue, oh that I had a horse; by God's lid i'd fetch him back again, with heave and ho. Why you may have my masters bay gelding, and you will. But I have no boots, that's the spite on it. Then it's no boot to follow him. Let him go and hang sir. I by my troth; Musco, I pray thee help to truss me a little; nothing angers me, but I have waited such a while for him all unlaced and untrust yonder, and now to see he is gone the other way. Nay I pray you stand still sir. I will, I will: oh how it vexes me. Tut, never vex yourself with the thought of such a base fellow as he. Nay to see, he stood upon points with me too. Like enough so; that was, because he saw you had so few at your hose. What? Hast thou done? God a mercy, good Musco. I marl, sir, you wear such ill-favoured course stockings, having so good a leg as you have. Foyes, the stockings be good enough for this time of the year; but I'll have a pair of silk, ere it be long: I think, my leg would show well in a silk hose. I afore God would it rarely well. In sadness I think it would: I have a reasonable good leg. You have an excellent good leg, sir: I pray you pardon me, I have a little haste in, sir. A thousand thanks, good Musco. What, I hope he laughs not at me; and he do— Here is a style indeed, for a man's senses to leap over, ere they come at it: why, it is able to break the shins of any old man's patience in the world. My father read this with patience? Then will I be made an Eunuch, and learn to sing Ballads. I do not deny, but my father may have as much patience as any other man; for he uses to take physic, and oft taking physic, makes a man a very patient creature. But, signor Prospero, had your swaggering Epistle here, arrived in my father's hands, at such an hour of his patience, (I mean, when he had ta'en physic) it is to be doubted, whether I should have read sweet villaynt here. But, what? My wise cousin; Nay then, I'll furnish our feast with one Gull more toward a mess; he writes to me of two, and here's one, that's three, I'faith. Oh for a fourth: now, Fortune, or never Fortune. Oh, now I see who he laughed at: he laughed at some body in that letter. By this good light, and he had laughed at me, I would have told mine uncle.
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Horson Scanderbag rogue, oh that I had a horse; by Gods lidde i'de fetch him backe againe, with heaue and ho. Why you may haue my masters bay gelding, and you will. But I haue no boots, thats the spite on it. Then its no boot to follow him. Let him go and hang sir. I by my troth; Musco, I pray thee help to trusse me a litle; nothing angers mee, but I haue waited such a while for him all vnlac'd and vntrust yonder, and now to see hee is gone the other way. Nay I pray you stand still sir. I will, I will: oh how it vexes me. Tut, neuer vexe your selfe with the thought of such a bae fellow as he. Nay to see, he stood vpon poynts with me too. Like inough so; that was, because he saw you had so fewe at your hose. What? Hast thou done? God a mercy, good Musco. I marle, sir, you weare such ill-fauourd course stockings, hauing so good a legge as you haue. Fo, the stockings be good inough for this time of the yeere; but Ile haue a payre of silke, e're it be long: I thinke, my legge would shewe well in a silke hose. I afore God would it rarely well. In sadnesse I thinke it would: I haue a reasonable good legge. You haue an excellent good legge, sir: I pray you pardon me, I haue a little haste in, sir. A thousand thankes, good Musco. What, I hope he laughs not at me; and he doe— Here is a style indeed, for a mans sences to leape ouer, e're they come at it: why, it is able to breake the shinnes of any old mans patience in the world. My father reade this with patience? Then will I be made an Eunuch, and learne to sing Ballads. I doe not deny, but my father may haue as much patience as any other man; for hee vses to take phisicke, and oft taking phisicke, makes a man a very patient creature. But, Signior Prospero, had your swaggering Epistle here, arriued in my fathers hands, at such an houre of his patience, (I meane, when hee had tane phisicke) it is to bee doubted, whether I should haue read sweete villaynt here. But, what? My wise cousin; Nay then, Ile furnish our feast with one Gull more toward a messe; hee writes to mee of two, and here's one, that's three, Ifayth. Oh for a fourth: now, Fortune, or neuer Fortune. Oh, now I see who he laught at: hee laught at some body in that letter. By this good light, and he had laught at me, I would haue told mine vncle.