Cynthia's Revels, or The Fountain of Self-Love · chunk 33 of 66
Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1600 [1600-1601] (Annals) satire · Children of the Chapel (second) T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.88 · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
You need not fear, sir, I did of purpose humble myself against your coming, to decline the pride of my ambition. Fair Honour, Ambition dares not stoop; but if it be your sweet pleasure, I shall lose that title, I will (as I am HEDON) apply myself to your bounties. That were the next way to distil myself of honour. O, no, rather be still ambitious, I pray you. I will be any thing that you please, whilst it pleaseth you to be yourself, lady. Sweet PHANTASTE, dear MORIA, most beautiful ARGURION— Farewell, HEDON. ANAIDES, stay, whither go you? 'Slight, what should I do here? and you engross 'em all for your own use, 'tis time for me to seek out. ay, engross 'em? Away, mischief, this is one of your extravagantiests now, because I began to salute 'em by their names— Faith, you might have spared us Madame Prudence, the Guardian there, though you had more covetously aimed at the rest. S'heart, take 'em all, man: what speak you to me of aiming, or covetous? ay, say you so? nay, then, have at 'em: ladies, here's one hath distinguished you by your names already. It shall only become me, to ask, How you do? God's so, was this the design you travailed with? Who answers the brazen head? it spoke to somebody. Lady Wisdom, do you interpret for these puppets? In truth, and sadness (Honours) you are in great offence for this, go too: the gentleman (I'll undertake with him) is a man of fair living, and able to maintain a lady in her two caroches a day, besides pages, monkeys, and parachitos, with such attendants as she shall think meet for her turn, and therefore there is more respect requirable, howsoe'er you seem to connive. Hark you, sir, let me discourse a syllable with you. I am to say to you, these ladies are not of that close, and open behaviour, as happily you may suspend; their carriage is well known, to be such as it should be, both gentle and extraordinary. O, here comes the other pair. THat was your father's love, the Nymph ARGURION. I would have you direct all your courtship thither, if you could but endear yourself to her affection, you were eternally engallanted. In truth, sir? pray PHOEBUS I prove favoursome in her fair eyes. All divine mixture, and increase of beauty to this bright bevy of ladies; and to the male-courtiers, complement, and courtesy. In the behalf of the males, I gratify you, AMORPHUS. And I, of the females. Succinctly returned. I do vale to both your thanks, and kiss them: but primarily to yours, most ingenious, acute, and polite lady. God's my life, how he does all to bequalify her! ingenious, acute, and polite? as if there were not others in place as ingenious, acute, and polite, as she. Yes, but you must know, lady, he cannot speak out of a dictionary method. Sit down, sweet AMORPHUS: When will this water come, think you? It cannot now be long, fair lady. Now observe, MERCURY.
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You need not feare, sir, I did of purpose humble my selfe against your comming, to decline the pride of my ambition. Faire Honor, Ambition dares not stoope; but if it be your sweet pleasure, I shall lose that title, I will (as I am HEDON) apply my selfe to your bounties. That were the next way to distitle my selfe of honor. O, no, rather be still ambitious, I pray you. I will be any thing that you please, whilst it pleaseth you to bee your selfe, ladie. Sweet PHANTASTE, deare MORIA, most beautifull ARGVRION— Farewell, HEDON. ANAIDES, stay, whither goe you? S'light, what should I doe here? and you engrosse 'hem all for your owne vse, 'tis time for me to seeke out. I, engrosse 'hem? Away, mischiefe, this is one of your extrauagantiests now, because I began to alute 'hem by their names— Faith, you might haue sprde vs Madame Prudence, the Guardian there, though you had more couetously aym'd at the rest. S'heart, take 'hem all, man: what speake you to me of ayming, or couetous? I, say you so? nay, then, haue at 'hem: ladies, here's one hath distinguish'd you by your names alreadie. It shall onely become me, to aske, How you doe? Gods so, was this the designe you trauaill'd with? Who answeres the brazen head? it spoke to some bodie. Lady Wisedome, doe you interpret for these puppets? In truth, and sadnesse (Honors) you are in great offence for this, goe too: the gentleman (I'le vnder-take with him) is a man of faire liuing, and able to maintaine a ladie in her two carroches a day, besides pages, munkeys, and parachitos, with such attendants as shee shall thinke meet for her turne, and therefore there is more respect requirable, howsoere you seeme to conniue. Harke you, sir, let mee discourse a sillable with you. I am to say to you, these ladies are not of that close, and open behauiour, as happily you may suspend; their carriage is well knowne, to be such as it should be, both gentle and extraordinarie. O, here comes the other paire. THat was your fathers loue, the Nymph ARGVRION. I would haue you direct all your courtship thither, if you could but endeare your selfe to her affection, you were eternally en-gallanted. In truth, sir? pray PHOEBVS I proue fauour-some in her faire eyes. All diuine mixture, and increase of beautie to this bright beuy of ladies; and to the male-courtiers, complement, and courtesie. In the behalfe of the males, I gratifie you, AMORPHVS. And I, of the females. Succinctly return'd. I doe vale to both your thankes, and kisse them: but primarily to yours, most ingenious, acute, and polite ladie. Gods my life, how hee doe's all to bee qualifie her! ingenious, acute, and polite? as if there were not others in place as ingenious, acute, and polite, as shee. Yes, but you must know, ladie, hee cannot speake out of a dictionarie method. Sit downe, sweet AMORPHVS: When will this water come, thinke you? It cannot now belong, faire ladie. Now obserue, MERCVRY.