Jonson, Ben · published 1601 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and typicality 0.76 · 457 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
Cousin Stephano: good morrow, good cousin, how fare you? The better for your ask, I will assure you. I have been all about to seek you; since I came I saw mine uncle; & i'faith how have you done this great while? Good Lord, by my troth I am glad you are well cousin. And I am as glad of your coming, I protest to you, for I am sent for by a private gentleman, my most special dear friend, to come to him to Florence this morning, and you shall go with me cousin, if it please you, not else, I will enjoin you no further than stands with your own consent, and the condition of a friend. Why cousin you shall command me and't were twice so far as Florence to do you good; what do you think I will not go with you? I protest. Nay, nay, you shall not protest. By God, but I will sir, by your leave i'll protest more to my friend then i'll speak of at this time. You speak very well sir. Nay not so neither, but I speak to serve my turn. Your turn? why cousin, a gentleman of so fair sort as you are, of so true carriage, so special good parts; of so dear and choice estimation; one whose lowest condition bears the stamp of a great spirit; nay more, a man so graced, guilded, or rather (to use a more fit Metaphor) tinfoyld by nature, (not that you have a leaden constitution, cousin, although perhaps a little inclining to that temper, & so the more apt to melt with pity, when you fall into the fire of rage) but for your lustre only, which reflects as bright to the world as an old Alewives pewter again a good time; and will you now (with nice modesty) hide such real ornaments as these, and shadow their glory as a Milliner's wife doth her wrought stomacher, with a smoky lawn or a black cypress? Come, come, for shame do not wrong the quality of your desert in so poor a kind: but let the Idea of what you are, be portrayed in your aspect, that men may read in your looks; Here within this place is to be seen, the most admirable rare & accomplished work of nature; Cousin what think you of this? Marry I do think of it, and I will be more melancholy, and gentlemanlike than I have been, I do ensure you. Why this is well: now if I can but hold up this humour in him, as it is begun, Catso for Florence, match him & she can; Come cousin. I'll follow you. Le. iu. Follow me? you must go before.
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Cousin Stephano: good morrow, good cousin, how fare you? The better for your asking, I will assure you. I haue beene all about to seeke you; since I came I saw mine vncle; & ifaith how haue you done this great while? Good Lord, by my troth I am glad you are well cousin. And I am as glad of your comming, I protest to you, for I am sent for by a priuate gentleman, my most speciall deare friend, to come to him to Florence this morning, and you shall go with me cousin, if it please you, not els, I will enioyne you no further then stands with your owne consent, and the condition of a friend. Why cousin you shall command me and't were twise so farre as Florence to do you good; what doe you thinke I will not go with you? I protest. Nay, nay, you shall not protest. By God, but I will sir, by your leaue ile protest more to my friend then ile speake of at this time. You speake very well sir. Nay not so neither, but I speake to serue my turne. Your turne? why cousin, a gentleman of so faire sort as you are, of so true cariage, so speciall good parts; of so deare and choice estimation; one whose lowest condition beares the stampe of a great spirit; nay more, a man so grac'd, guilded, or rather (to vse a more fit Metaphr) tinfoyld by nature, (not that you haue a leaden constitution, couze, although perhaps a little inclining to that temper, & so the more apt to melt with pittie, when you fall into the fire of rage) but for your lustre onely, which reflects as bright to the world as an old Ale-wiues pewter againe a good time; and will you now (with nice modestie) hide such reall ornaments as these, and shadow their glorie as a Millaners wife doth her wrought stomacher, with a smoakie lawne or a blacke cipresse? Come, come, for shame doe not wrong the qualitie of your desert in so poore a kind: but let the Idea of what you are, be portraied in your aspect, that men may reade in your lookes; Here within this place is to be seene, the most admirable rare & accomplisht worke of nature; Cousin what think you of this? Marry I do thinke of it, and I will be more melancholie, and gentlemanlike then I haue beene, I doe ensure you. Why this is well: now if I can but hold vp this humor in him, as it is begun, Caso for Florence, match him & she can; Come cousin. Ile follow you. Le. iu. Follow me? you must go before.