Cynthia's Revels, or The Fountain of Self-Love · chunk 12 of 66
Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1600 [1600-1601] (Annals) satire · Children of the Chapel (second) unassigned nearest T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta · 550 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
O, you should digress from yourself else: for (believe it) your travail is your only thing that rectifies, or (as the Italian says) vi rendi pronto all' attioni, makes you fit for action. I think it be great charge though, sir. Charge? why 'tis nothing for a gentleman that goes private, as yourself, or so; my intelligence shall quit my charge at all times. Good faith, this hat hath possessed mine eye exceedingly; 'tis so pretty, and fantastic: what? be't a beaver? ay, sir, I'll assure you 'tis a beaver, it cost me eight crowns but this morning. After your French account? Yes, sir. And so near his head? beshrew me, dangerous. A very pretty fashion (believe me) and a most novel kind of trim: your band is conceited too! Sir, it is all at your service. O, pardon me. I beseech you, sir, if you please to wear it, you shall do me a most infinite grace. 'slight, will he be praised out of his clothes? By heaven, sir, I do not offer it you after the Italian manner; I would you should conceive so of me. Sir, I shall fear to appear rude in denying your courtesies, especially, being invited by so proper a distinction: may I pray your name, sir? My name is ASOTUS, sir. I take your love (gentle ASOTUS) but let me win you to receive this, in exchange— 'heart, they'll change doublets anon. And (from this time) esteem yourself, in the first rank, of those few, whom I profess to love. What make you in company of this scholar, here? I will bring you known to gallants, as ANAIDES of the ordinary, HEDON the courtier, and others, whose society shall render you graced, and respected: this is a trivial fellow, too mean, too cheap, too course for you to converse with. 'Slid, this is not worth a crown, and mine cost me eight but this morning. I looked when he would repent him, he has begun to be sad a good while. Sir, shall I say to you for that hat? be not so sad, be not so sad: it is are lique I could not so easily have departed with, but as the hieroglyphic of my affection; you shall alter it to what form you please, it will take any block; I have received it varied (on record) to the three thousandth time, and not so sew: It hath these virtues beside; your head shall not ache under it; nor your brain leave you, without licence; It will preserve your complexion to eternity; for no beam of the sun (should your wear it under Zona torrida) hath power to approach it by two else. It is proof against thunder, and enchantment: and was given me by a great man (in Russia) as an especial-prized present; and constantly affirmed to be the hat, that accompanied the politic Ulysses, in his tedious, and ten years travels. By JOVE, I will not depart withal, whosoever would give me a million. Save you, sweet bloods: does any of you want a creature, or a dependent? Beshrew me, a fine blunt slave! A page of good timber? it will now be my grace to entertain him first, though I cashier him again in private: how art thou called?
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O, you should digresse from your selfe else: for (beleeue it) your trauaile is your only thing that rectifies, or (as the Italian saies) vi rendi pronto all' attioni, makes you fit for action. I thinke it be great charge though, sir. Charge? why tis nothing for a gentleman that goes priuate, as your selfe, or so; my intelligence shall quit my charge at all times. Good faith, this hat hath possest mine eye exceedingly; tis so prettie, and fantastike: what? ist a beauer? I, sir, Ile assure you tis a beauer, it cost mee eight crownes but this morning. After your French account? Yes, sir. And so neere his head? beshrow me, dangerous. A verie prettie fashion (beleeue me) and a most nouel kind of trimme: your band is conceited too! Sir, it is all at your seruice. O, pardon me. I beseech you, sir, if you please to weare it, you shall doe mee a most infinite grace. Slight, will he be praisde out of his clothes? By heauen, sir, I doe not offer it you after the Italian manner; I would you should conceiue so of me. Sir, I shall feare to appeare rude in denying your courtesies, especially, being inuited by so proper a distinction: may I pray your name, sir? My name is ASOTVS, sir. I take your loue (gentle ASOTVS) but let me winne you to receiue this, in exchange— 'Hart, they'll change doublets anon. And (from this time) esteeme your selfe, in the first ranke, of those few, whom I professe to loue. What make you in companie of this scholler, here? I will bring you knowne to gallants, as ANAIDES of the ordinarie, HEDON the courtier, and others, whose societie shall render you grac'd, and respected: this is a triuiall fellow, too meane, too cheape, too course for you to conuerse with. Slid, this is not worth a crowne, and mine cost mee eight but this morning. I lookt when he would repent him, he ha's begunne to bee sad a good while. Sir, shall I say to you for that hat? be not so sad, be not so sad: it is are lique I could not so easily haue departed with, but as the hieroglyphicke of my affection; you shall alter it to what forme you please, it will take any blocke; I haue receiu'd it varied (on record) to the three thousandth time, and not so sew: It hath these vertues beside; your head shall not ake vnder it; nor your braine leaue you, without licence; It will preserue your complexion to eternitie; for no beame of the sunne (should your weare it vnder Zona torrida) hath power to approch it by two ells. It is proofe against thunder, and inchantment: and was giuen mee by a great man (in Russia) as an especiall-priz'd present; and constantly affirm'd to bee the hat, that accompanied the politike VLYSSES, in his tedious, and ten yeeres trauels. By IOVE, I will not depart withall, whosoeuer would giue me a million. SAue you, sweet blouds: do's any of you want a creature, or a dependant? Beshrow me, a fine blunt slaue! A page of good timber? it will now bee my grace to entertaine him first, though I casheere him againe in priuate: how art thou cal'd?