Marston, John · published 1602 · first performed or written 1602 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.85 · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
What was thy thought, good servant? Marry forsooth, how many strike of pease would feed a hog far against Christide. Paugh; servant rub out my rheum, it soils the presence. By my wealthiest thought, you grace my shoe with an unmeasured honour: I will preserve the sole of it, as a most sacred relic, for this service. I'll spit in thy mouth, and thou wilt, to grace thee. O that the stomach of this queasy age Digests, or brooks such raw unseasoned gobs, And vomits not them forth! O slavish sots. Servant quoth you? faugh: if a dog should crave And beg her service, he should have it straight: she'd give him favours too; to lick her feet, Or fetch her fan, or some such drudgery: A good dog's office, which these amourists Triumph of: 'tis rare, well give her more Ass, More sot, as long as dropping of her nose Is sworn rich pearl by such low slaves as those. Flavia, attend me to attire me. In sad good earnest, sir, you have touched the very bare of naked truth; my silk stocking hath a good gloss, and I thank my planets, my leg is not altogether unpropitiously shaped. There's a word: unpropitiously? I think I shall speak unpropitiously as well as any courtier in Italy. So help me your sweet bounty, you have the most graceful presence, applasive elecuty, amazing volubility, polished adornation, delicious affability. Whop: fut how he tickles yond trout under the gills! you shall see him take him by and by, with groping flattery. That ever ravished the ear of wonder. By your sweet self, than whom I know not a more exquisite, illustrate, accomplished, pure, respected, adored, observed, precious, real, magnanimous, bounteous: if you have an idle rich cast jerkin, or so, it shall not be cast away, if; hah? here's a forehead, an eye, a head, a hair, that would make a: or if you have any spare pair of silver spurs, i'll do you as much right in all kind offices Of a kind Parasite As any of my mean fortunes shall be able to As I am true Christian now, thou hast won the spurs For flattery. O how I hate that same Egyptian louse; A rotten maggot, that lives by stinking filth Of tainted spirits: vengeance to such dogs, That sprout by gnawing senseless carrion. Gallants, saw you my mistress, the Lady Rossaline? My mistress, the Lady Rossaline, left the presence even now. My mistress, the Lady Rossaline, withdrew her gracious aspect even now. My mistress, the Lady Rossaline, withdrew her gracious aspect even now. Well said echo. My mistress, and his mistress, and your mistress, & the dog's mistress: precious dear heaven, that Alberto lives, to have such rivals. Slid, I have been searching every private room, Corner, and secret angle of the court: And yet, and yet, and yet she lives concealed. Good sweet Feliche, tell me how to find My bright fac't mistress out.
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VVhat was thy thought, good seruant? Marrie forsooth, hovv manie strike of pease would feed a hog far against Christide. Paugh; seruant rub out my rheum, it soiles the presence. By my wealthiest thought, you grace my shoo with an vnmeasured honour: I will preserue the soale of it, as a most sacred relique, for this seruice. Ile spit in thy mouth, and thou wilt, to grace thee. O that the stomack of this queasie age Digestes, or brookes such raw vnseasoned gobs, And vomits not them forth! O slauish sots. Seruant quoth you? faugh: if a dogge should craue And beg her seruice, he should haue it straight: Sheed giue him fauours too; to lick her feete, Or fetch her fanne, or some such drudgery: A good dogs office, which these amorists Tryumph of: tis rare, well giue her more Asse, More sot, as long as dropping of her nose Is sworne rich pearle by such low slaues as those. Flauia, attend me to attire me. In sad good earnest, sir, you haue toucht the very bare of naked truth; my silk stocking hath a good glosse, and I thanke my planets, my legge is not altogether vnpropitiously shap't. There's a word: vnpropitiously? I thinke I shall speake vnpropitiously as well as any courtier in Italy. So helpe me your sweete bounty, you haue the most gracefull presence, applasiue elecuty, amazing volubility, polisht adornation, delicious affabilitie. Whop: fut how he tickles yon trout vnder the gilles! you shall see him take him by and by, with groping flattery. That euer rauisht the eare of wonder. By your sweete selfe, then whome I knowe not a more exquisite, illustrate, accomplished, pure, respected, ador'd, obserued, pretious, reall, magnanimous, boū tious: if you haue an idle rich cast ierkin, or so, it shall not be cast away, if; hah? heres a foreheade, an eye, a heade, a haire, that would make a: or if you haue any spare paire of siluer spurs, ile doe you as much right in all kinde offices Of a kinde Parasite As any of my meane fortunes shall be able to As I am true Christian now, thou hast wonne the spurres For flattery. O how I hate that same Egyptian louse; A rotten maggot, that liues by stinking filth Of tainted spirits: vengeance to such dogs, That sprout by gnawing senselesse carion. Gallants, saw you my mistresse, the Ladie Rossaline? My mistresse, the Ladie Rossaline, left the presence euen now. My mistresse, the Ladie Rossaline, withdrewe her gratious aspect euen now. My mistresse, the Ladie Rossaline, withdrewe her gratious aspect euen now. Well said eccho. My mistresse, and his mistresse, and your mistresse, & the dogs mistresse: pretious dear heauen, that Alberto liues, to haue such riuals. Slid, I haue bin searching euery priuate rome, Corner, and secret angle of the court: And yet, and yet, and yet she liues conceal'd. Good sweete Feliche, tell me how to finde My bright fac't mistresse out.