Jonson, Ben · published 1601 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T46 Swords, quarrels and valour typicality 0.76 · 521 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
ay, and he thinks to carry it away with his manhood still where he comes: he brags he will give me the bastinado, as I hear. How, the bastinado? how came he by that word trow? Nay indeed he said cudgel me; I termed it so for the more grace. That may be, for I was sure it was none of his word: but when, when said he so? Faith yesterday they say, a young gallant a friend of mine told me so. By the life of Pharaoh, and't were my case now, I should send him a challenge presently: the bastinado? come hither, you shall challenge him; i'll show you a trick or two, you shall kill him at pleasure, the first stockado if you will, by this air. Indeed you have absolute knowledge in the mystery, I have heard sir. Of whom? of whom I pray? Faith I have heard it spoken of divers, that you have very rare skill sir. By heaven, no, not I, no skill in the earth: some small science, know my time, distance, or so, I have professed it more for noblemen and gentlemen's use, than mine own practice I assure you. Hostess, lend us another bedstaff here quickly: look you sir, exalt not your point above this state at any hand, and let your poyneard maintain your defence thus: give it the gentleman. So sir, come on, oh twine your body more about, that you may come to a more sweet comely gentlemanlike guard; so indifferent. Hollow your body more sir, thus: now stand fast on your left leg, note your distance, keep your due proportion of time: oh you disorder your point most vilely. How is the bearing of it now sir? Oh out of measure ill, a well experienced man would pass upon you at pleasure. How mean you pass upon me? Why thus sir? make a thrust at me; come in upon my time; control your point, and make a full career at the body: the best practised gentlemen of the time term it the passado, a most desperate thrust, believe it. Well, come sir. Why you do not manage your weapons with that facility and grace that you should do, I have no spirit to play with you, your dearth of judgement makes you seem tedious. But one very sir. Fie veney, most gross denomination, as ever I heard: oh the stockado while you live signor, note that. Come put on your cloak, and we'll go to some private place where you are acquainted, some tavern or so, & we'll send for one of these fencers, where he shall breathe you at my direction, and then i'll teach you that trick, you shall kill him with it at the first if you please: why i'll learn you by the true judgement of the eye, hand and foot, to control any man's point in the world; Should your adversary confront you with a pistol, 'twere nothing, you should (by the same rule) control the bullet, most certain by Phoebus: unless it were hailshot: what money have you about you sir?
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521 words · 669 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T46 — Swords, quarrels and valourcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.761 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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I, and he thinkes to carrie it away with his manhood still where he comes: he brags he will giue mee the bastinado, as I heare. How, the bastinado? how came he by that word trow? Nay indeed he said cudgill me; I tearmd it so for the more grace. That may bee, for I was sure it was none of his word: but when, when said he so? Faith yesterday they say, a young gallant a friend of mine told me so. By the life of Pharaoh, and't were my case nowe, I should send him a challenge presently: the bastinado? come hither, you shall challenge him; ile shew you a tricke or two, you shall kill him at pleasure, the first stockado if you will, by this ayre. Indeed you haue absolute knowledge in the mistery, I haue heard sir. Of whom? of whom I pray? Faith I haue heard it spoken of diuers, that you haue verie rare skill sir. By heauen, no, not I, no skill in the earth: some small science, know my time, distance, or so, I haue profest it more for noblemen and gentlemens vse, then mine owne practise I assure you. Hostesse, lend vs another bedstaffe here quickly: looke you sir, exalt not your point aboue this state at any hand, and let your poyneard maintaine your defence thus: giue it the gentleman. So sir, come on, oh twine your bodie more about, that you may come to a more sweet comely gentlemanlike guard; so indifferent. Hollow your bodie more sir, thus: now stand fast on your left leg, note your distance, keep your due proportion of time: oh you disorder your point most vilely. How is the bearing of it now sir? Oh out of measure ill, a well experienced man would passe vpon you at pleasure. How meane you passe vpon me? Why thus sir? make a thrust at me; come in vpon my time; controll your point, and make a full carriere at the bodie: the best practis'd gentlemen of the time terme it the passado, a most desperate thrust, beleeue it. Well, come sir. Why you do not manage your weapons with that facilitie and grace that you should doe, I haue no spirit to play with you, your dearth of iudgement makes you seeme tedious. But one vey sir. Fie veney, most grosse denomination, as euer I heard: oh the stockado while you liue Signior, note that. Come put on your cloake, and weele go to some priuate place where you are acquainted, some tauerne or so, & weele sed for one of these fencers, where he shall breath you at my direction, and then ile teach you that tricke, you shall kill him with it at the first if you please: why ile learne you by the true iudgement of the eye, hand and foot, to controll any mans point in the world; Should your aduersary confront you with a pistoll, t'were nothing, you should (by the same rule) controll the bullet, most certaine by Phoebus: vnles it were haile-shot: what mony haue you about you sir?