Jonson, Ben · published 1601 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 517 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
Marry that, that will make any man out of love with them, I think: their bad conditions and you will needs know: First, they are of a Flemish breed I am sure on't, for they raune up more butter than all the days of the week beside: next, they stink of fish miserably: Thirdly, they'll keep a man devoutly hungry all day, & at night send him supperless to bed. Indeed these are faults Cob. Nay and this were all, 'twere something, but they are the only known enemies to my generation. A fasting day no sooner comes, but my lineage goes to rack, poor Cobs they smoke for it, they melt in passion, and your maids too know this, and yet would have me turn Hannibal, and eat my own fish & blood: my princely cousin, fear nothing; I have not the heart to devour you, and I might be made as rich as Goliath: oh that I had room for my tears, I could weep salt water enough now to preserve the lives of ten thousand of my kin: but I may curse none but these filthy Almanacs; for and't were not for them, these days of persecution would ne'er be known. I'll be hanged and some Fishmonger's son do not make on'them, and puts in more fasting days than he should do, because he would utter his father's dried stockfish. S'oule peace, thou'lt be beaten like a stockfish else: here is signor Matheo. Now must I look out for a messenger to my Master. Beshrew me, but it was an absolute good jest, and exceedingly well carried. I and our ignorance maintained it as well, did it not? Yes faith, but was't possible thou shouldst not know him? Fore God not I, and I might have been joined patten with one of the nine worthies for knowing him. 'Sblood man, he had so writhen himself into the habit of one of your poor Disparuiew's here, your decayed, ruinous, worm-eaten gentlemen of the round: such as have vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let your Provost & his half dozen of halberdiers do what they can; and have translated begging out of the old hackney pace, to a fine easy amble, and made it run as smooth of the tongue, as a shove-groat shilling, into the likeness of one of these lean Pirgo's, had he moulded himself so perfectly, observing every trick of their action, as varying the accent: swearing with an Emphasis. Indeed all with so special and exquisite a grace, that (hadst thou seen him) thou wouldst have sworn he might have been the Tamburlaine, or the Agamemnon on the rout. Why Musco: who would have thought thou hadst been such a gallant? I cannot tell, but (unless a man had juggled begging all his life time, and been a weaver of phrases from his infancy, for the appareling of it) I think the world cannot produce his Rival. Where got'st thou this coat I marl'e. Faith sir, I had it of one of the devils near kinsmen, a Broker.
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Marrie that, that will make any man out of loue with them, I thinke: their bad conditions and you wil needs know: First, they are of a Flemmish breed I am sure on't, for they raūe vp more butter then all the daies of the weeke beside: next, they stinke of fish miserably: Thirdly, they'le keep a man deuoutly hungry all day, & at night send him supperlesse to bed. Indeed these are faults Cob. Nay and this were all, 'twere something, but they are the onely knowne enemies to my generation. A fasting day no sooner comes, but my lineage goes to racke, poore Cobbes they smoake for it, they melt in passion, and your maides too know this, and yet would haue me turne Hannibal, and eat my owne fish & blood: my princely couze, feare nothing; I haue not the heart to deuoure you, and I might bee made as rich as Golias: oh that I had roome for my teares, I could weep salt water enough now to preserue the liues of ten thousand of my kin: but I may curse none but these filthy Almanacks; for and't were not for them, these daies of persecution would ne're bee knowne. Ile be hang'd and some Fishmongers sonne doe not make on'them, and puts in more fasting daies then hee should doe, because he would vtter his fathers dried stockfish. S'oule peace, thou'lt be beaten like a stockfish else: here is Signior Math. Now must I looke out for a messenger to my Master. Beshrew me, but it was an absolute good iest, and exceedingly well caried. I and our ignorance maintained it as well, did it not? Yes faith, but was't possible thou should'st not know him? Fore God not I, and I might haue beene ioind patten with one of the nine worthies for knowing him. S'blood man, he had so writhe himselfe into the habit of one of your poore Dispari's here, your decaied, ruinous, worme-eaten gentlemn of the round: such as haue vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let your Prouost & his half dozen of halberders do what they can; and haue translated begging out of the olde hackney pace, to a fine easy amble, and made it runne as smooth of the toung, as a shoue-groat shilling, into the likenes of one of these leane Pirgo's, had hee moulded himselfe so perfectly, obseruing euerie tricke of their action, as varying the accent: swearing with an Emphasis. Indeed all with so speciall and exquisite a grace, that (hadst thou seene him) thou wouldst haue sworne he might haue beene the Tamberlaine, or the Agamemnon on the rout. Why Musco: who would haue thought thou hadst beene such a gallant? I cannot tell, but (vnles a man had iuggled begging all his life time, and beene a weauer of phrases from his infancie, for the apparrelling of it) I thinke the world cannot produce his Riuall. Where got'st thou this coat I marl'e. Faith sir, I had it of one of the deuils neere kinsmen, a Broker.