Jonson, Ben · published 1601 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T46 Swords, quarrels and valour · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
I thank you good sir. I have made you stay somewhat long sir. Not a whit sir, I pray you what sir do you mean: you have been lately in the wars sir it seems. I Marry have I sir. Troth sir, I would be glad to bestow a pottle of wine of you if it please you to accept it. Oh Lord sir. But to hear the manner of you services, and your devices in the wars, they say they be very strange, and not like those a man reads in the Roman histories. Oh God no sir, why at any time when it please you, I shall be ready to discourse to you what I know: and more to somewhat. No better time than now sir, we'll go to the mermaid there we shall have a cup of neat wine, I pray you sir let me request you. I'll follow you sir, he is mine own I faith. Mat signor did you ever see the like cloune of him, where we were to day: signor Prosperos brother? I think the whole earth cannot show his like by jesu. We were now speaking of him, signor Bobadillo tells me he is fallen foul of you two. Oh I sir, he threatened me with the bastinado. I but I think I taught you atrick this morning for that. You shall kill him without all question: if you be so minded. Indeed it is a most excellent trick. Oh you do not give spirit enough to your motion, you are too dull, too tardy: oh it must be done like lightning, hay? Oh rare. Tut 'tis nothing and't be not done in a— signor did you never play with any of our masters here. Oh good sir. Nay for a more instance of their preposterous humour, there came three or four of them to me, at a gentleman's house, where it was my chance to be resident at that time, to entreat my presence at their schools, and withal so much importuned me, that (I protest to you as I am a gentleman) I was ashamed of their rude demeanour out of all measure: well, I told them that to come to a public school they should pardon me, it was opposite to my humour but if so they would attend me at my lodging, I protested to do them what right or favour I could, as I was a gentleman, etc. So sir, than you tried their skill. Alas soon tried: you shall hear sir, within two or three days after, they came, and by Iesu good signor believe me, I graced them exceedingly, showed them some two or three tricks of prevention, hath got them since admirable credit, they cannot deny this; and yet now they hate me, and why? because I am excellent, and for no other 〈...〉 earth.
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I thanke you good sir. I haue made you stay somewhat long sir. Not a wit sir, I pray you what sir do you meane: you haue beene lately in the warres sir it seemes. I Marry haue I sir. Troth sir, I would be glad to bestow a potle of wine of you if it please you to accept it. Oh Lord sir. But to heare the manner of you seruises, and your deuises in the warres, they say they be very strange, and not like those a man reades in the Romane histories. Oh God no sir, why at any time when it please you, I shall be ready to descourse to you what I know: and more to somewhat. No better time then now sir, weele goe to the Meer mide there we shall haue a cuppe of neate wine, I pray you sir let me request you. Ile follow you sir, he is mine owne I fayth. Mat Signir did you euer see the like cloune of him, where we vvere to day: signior Prosperos brother? I thinke the vvhle arth cannot shew his like by Iesu. We vvere now speaking of him, signior Bobadill telles me he is fallen foule of you two. Oh I sir, he threatned me with the bastinado. I but I think I taught you atrick this morning for that. You shall kill him without al question: if you be so minded▪ Indeede it is a most excellent tricke. Oh you do not giue spirit enough to your motion, you are too dull, too tardie: oh it must be done like lightning, hay? Oh rare. Tut tis nothing and't be not done in a— Signior did you neuer play with any of our maisers here. Oh good sir. Nay for a more instance of their preposterous humor, there came three or oure of them to me, at a getlemans house, where it was my chance to bee resident at that time, to intrete my presence at their schole, and withall so much importund me, that (I protest to you as I am a gentleman) I was ashamd of their rude demeanor out of all measure: vvell, I tolde them that to come to a publique schoole they should pardon me, it was opposite to my humor but if so they vvould attend me at my lodging, I protested to do them what right or fauour I could, as I vvas a gentleman▪ &c. So sir, then you tried thir skill. Alasse soone tried: you shall heare sir, ithin two or three dayes after, they came, and by Iesu go signior beleeue me, I grac't themexceedingly, shewd them some wo or three tricks of preuention, hath got them sinc admirable credit, they cannot denie this; and yet now they , and why? because I am excellent, and for no other earth.