Cynthia's Revels, or The Fountain of Self-Love · chunk 16 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 · 463 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
I'll be your prophet. By gods so, it will be most exquisite, thou art a fine inventious Rogue, sirrah. Nay, and I have poesies for rings too, and riddles that they dream not of. Tut, they'll do that, when they come to sleep on them time enough; but were thy devices never in the presence yet, HEDON? O, no, I disdain that. 'twere good we went afore then, and brought them acquainted with the room where they shall act, lest the stratagems of it put them out of countenance, when they should come forth. Is that a courtier too? Troth no; he has two essential parts of the courtier, pride, and ignorance; marry, the rest come somewhat after the ordinary gallant. 'tis impudence itself, ANAIDES; one, that speaks all that comes in his checks, and will blush no more than a sackbut. He lightly occupies the jesters room at the table, and keeps laughter GELAIA (a wench in page's attire) following him in place of a squire, whom he now and then tickles with some strange ridiculous stuff, uttered (as his land came to him) by chance. He will censure or discourse of any thing, but as absurdly as you would wish. His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the salt. He does naturally admire his wit, that wears goldlace, or tissue. Stabs any man that speaks more contemptibly of the scholar than he. He is a great proficient in all the illiberal sciences, as cheating, drinking, swaggering, whoring, and such like: never kneels but to pledge healths; nor prays but for a pipe of pudding tobacco. He will blaspheme in his shirt. The oaths which he vomits at one supper, would maintain a town of garrison in good swearing a twelvemonth. One other genuine quality he has, which crowns all these, and that is this: to a friend in want, he will not depart with the weight of a soldered groat, lest the world might censure him prodigal, or report him a gull: marry, to his cockatrice or punquetto, halfe a dozen taffeta gowns, or satin kirtles, in a pair or two of months, why they are nothing. I commend him, he is one of my clients. COme, sir. You are now within in regard of the presence, and see, the privacy of this room, how sweetly it offers itself to our retired intendments. Page, cast a vigilant, and inquiring eye about, that we be not rudely surprised, by the approach of some ruder stranger. I warrant you, sir. I'll tell your when the wolf enters, fear nothing. O, what a mass of benefit shall we possess, in being the invisible spectators of this strange show, now to be acted?
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I'le be your prophet. By gods so, it will be most exquisite, thou art a fine inuentious Rogue, sirrah. Nay, and I haue poesies for rings too, and riddles that they dreame not of. Tut, they'll doe that, when they come to sleep on them time enough; but were thy deuices neuer in the presence yet, HEDON? O, no, I disdaine that. Twere good we went afore then, and brought them acquainted with the roome where they shall act, lest the stratagems of it put them out of countenance, when they should come forth. Is that a courtier too? Troth no; he has two essentiall parts of the courtier, pride, and ignorance; mary, the rest come somewhat after the ordinarie gallant. Tis impudence it selfe, ANAIDES; one, that speakes all that comes in his checkes, and will blush no more then a sackbut. Hee lightly occupies the iesters roome at the table, and keepes laughter GELAIA (a wench in pages attire) following him in place of a squire, whom he now and then tickles with some strange ridiculous stuffe, vtter'd (as his land came to him) by chance. He will censure or discourse of any thing, but as absurdly as you would wish. His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is beneath him in clothes. Hee neuer drinkes below the salt. Hee do's naturally admire his wit, that weares gold-lace, or tissue. Stabs any man that speakes more contemptibly of the scholler then he. Hee is a great proficient in all the illiberall sciences, as cheating, drinking, swaggering, whoring, and such like: neuer kneeles but to pledge healths; nor prayes but for a pipe of pudding tabacco. He wil blaspheme in his shirt. The othes which hee vomits at one supper, would maintaine a towne of garrison in good swearing a twelue-moneth. One other genuine qualitie he has, which crownes all these, and that is this: to a friend in want, hee will not depart with the waight of a soldred groat, lest the world might censure him prodigall, or report him a gull: mary, to his cockatrice or punquetto, halfe a dozen taffata gownes, or sattin kirtles, in a paire or two of moneths, why they are nothing. I commend him, he is one of my clients. COme, sir. You are now within in regard of the presence, and see, the priuacie of this roome, how sweetly it offers it selfe to our retir'd intendments. Page, cast a vigilant, and enquiring eye about, that we be not rudely surpriz'd, by the approch of some ruder stranger. I warrant you, sir. I'le tell your when the wolfe enters, feare nothing. O, what a masse of benefit shall we possesse, in being the inuisible spectators of this strange shew, now to be acted?