Cynthia's Revels, or The Fountain of Self-Love · chunk 48 of 66
Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1600 [1600-1601] (Annals) satire · Children of the Chapel (second) T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta typicality 0.81 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
Sir, you have played the painter yourself, and limbed them to the life. I desire to deserve before 'em. This is authentic. we must resolve to entertain the Monsieur, howsoever we neglect him. Come, let's all go together, and salute him. Content, and not look o' the other. Well devised: and a most punishing disgrace. On. Monsieur. We must not so much betray ourselves to discourtship, as to suffer you to be longer unsaluted: Please you to use the state, ordained for the opponent; in which nature, without envy we receive you. And embrace you. And commend us to you, sir. Believe it, he is a man of excellent silence. He keeps all his wit for action. This hath discountenanced our scholaris, most richly. Out of all emphasis. The Monsieur sees, we regard him not. Hold on: make it known how bitter a thing it is, not to be looked on in court. 'sblood, will he call him to him yet? does not Monsieur perceive our disgrace? Heart! he is a fool, I see. we have done ourselves wrong to grace him. 'Slight, what an ass was I, to embrace him? illustrious, and fearful judges— Turn away, turn away. It is the suit of the strange opponent (to whom you ought not to turn your tails, and whose noses I must follow) that he may have the justice, before he encounter his respected adversary, to see some light stroke of his play, commenced with some other. Answer not him, but the stranger, we will not believe him. I will demand him myself. O dreadful disgrace, if a man were so foolish to feel it! Is it your suit, Monsieur, to see some prelude of my scholar? Now, sure the Monsieur wants language. And take upon him to be one of the accomplished? 'Slight, that's a goodiest: would we could take him with that nullity. Non sapette voi parlar' Italiano? 'Sfoot, the carp has no tongue. signor, in courtship, you are to bid your abettors forbear, and satisfy the Monsieurs request. Well, I will strike him more silent, with admiration, and terrify his daring hither. He shall behold my own play, with my scholar. Lady, with the touch of your white hand, let me reinstate you. Provost, begin to me, at the bare Accost. Now, for the honour of my discipline. signor AMORPHUS, reflect, reflect: what means he by that mouthed wave? He is in some distaste of your fellow disciple. signor, your scholar might have played well still, if he could have kept his fear longer: I have enough of him, now. He is a mere piece of glass, I see through him, by this time. You come not to give us the scorn, Monsieur? Nor to be frighted with a face. signor! I have seen the lions. You must pardon me. I shall be loath to hazard a reputation with one, that has not a reputation to lose. How! Meaning your pupil, sir. This is that black devil there. You do offer a strange affront, Monsieur.
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Sir, you haue plaid the painter your selfe, and limb'd them to the life. I desire to deserue before 'hem. This is anthentique. Wee must resolue to entertaine the Monsieur, howsoeuer we neglect him. Come, let's all goe together, and salute him. Content, and not looke o' the other. Well deuis'd: and a most punishing disgrace. On. Monsieur. We must not so much betray our selues to discourtship, as to suffer you to be longer vnsaluted: Please you to vse the state, ordain'd for the opponent; in which nature, without enuy we receiue you. And embrace you. And commend vs to you, sir. Beleeue it, he is a man of excellent silence. He keepes all his wit for action. This hath discountenanc'd our scholaris, most richly. Out of all emphasis. The Monsieur sees, we regard him not. Hold on: make it knowne how bitter a thing it is, not to bee look't on in court. S'lud, will he call him to him yet? doe's not Monsieur perceiue our disgrace? Hart! he is a foole, I see. Wee haue done our selues wrong to grace him. S'light, what an asse was I, to embrace him? Illustrous, and fearefull iudges— Turne away, turne away. It is the sute of the strange opponent (to whom you ought not to turne your tailes, and whose noses I must follow) that he may haue the iustice, before hee encounter his respected aduersarie, to see some light stroke of his play, commenc'd with some other. Answere not him, but the stranger, we will not beleeue him. I will demand him my selfe. O dreadfull disgrace, if a man were so foolish to feele it! Is it your sute, Monsieur, to see some praelude of my scholer? Now, sure the Monsieur wants language. And take vpon him to be one of the accomplisht? S'light, that's a goodiest: would we could take him with that nullitie. Non sapette voi parlar' Itagliano? S'foot, the carpe ha's no tongue. Signior, in courtship, you are to bid your abettors forbeare, and satisfie the Monsieurs request. Well, I will strike him more silent, with admiration, and terrifie his daring hither. Hee shall behold my owne play, with my scholer. Ladie, with the touch of your white hand, let me re-enstate you. Proost, begin to me, at the bare Accost. Now, for the honor of my discipline. Signior AMORPHVS, reflect, reflect: what meanes hee by that mouthed waue? He is in some distaste of your fellow disciple. Signior, your scholer might haue plaid well still, if hee could haue kept his feare longer: I haue enough of him, now. He is a mere peece of glasse, I see through him, by this time. You come not to giue vs the scorne, Monsieur? Nor to be frighted with a face. Signior! I haue seene the lyons. You must pardon me. I shall bee loth to hazzard a reputation with one, that ha's not a reputation to lose. How! Meaning your pupil, sir. This is that blacke deuill there. You doe offer a strange affront, Monsieur.