Jonson, Ben · published 1602 · first performed or written 1601 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
No; this is Hermogenes; as humorous as a Poet though: he is a Musitian. A Musitian? then he can sing. That he can excellently; did you never hear him? O no: will he be entreated, think you? I know not. Friend, Mistress Chloe would feign hear Hermogenes sing: are you interested in him? No doubt, his own Humanity will command him so far, to the satisfaction of so fair a beauty; but, rather than fail, we'll all be suitors to him. Cannot sing. Pray thee Hermogenes. Cannot sing. For honour of this Gentlewoman, to whose house, I know thou mayst be ever welcome. That he shall in truth sir, if he can sing. What's that? This Gentlewoman is wooing Hermogeves for a song. A song? Come, he shall not deny her. Hermogenes? Cannot sing. No, the Ladies must do it, he stays but to have their thanks acknowledged as a debt to his cunning. That shall not want: ourself will be the first shall promise to pay him more than thanks, upon a favour so worthily vouchsafed. Thank you Madam; but ' will not sing. Tut, the only way to win him, is to abstain from entreating him. Do you love singing, Lady? O, passingly. Entreat the Ladies, to entreat me to sing then, I beseech you. I beseech your Grace entreat this Gentleman to sing. That we will Chloë; can he sing excellently? I think so Madam: for he entreated me, to entreat you, to entreat him to sing. Heaven and earth! would you tell that? Good Sir, let's entreat you to use your voice. Alas Madam, I cannot in truth. The Gentleman's is modest: I warrant you, he singes excellently. Hermogenes clear your throat: I see by him, here's a Gentleman will worthily challenge you. Not I sir, I'll challenge no man. That's your modesty sir: but we, out of an assurance of your excellency, challenge him in your behalf. I thank you Gentlemen, I'll do my best. Let that best be good, sir, you were best. O, this contention is excellent. What is't you sing Sir? If I freely may discover, etc. Sir, I'll sing that. One of your own compositions, Hermogenes. He offers you vantage enough. Nay truly Gentleman, I'll challenge no man—: I can sing but one staff of the Ditty neither. The better: Hermogenes himself will be entreated to sing the other. IF I freely may discover, What would please me in my Lover: I would have her fair, and witty, Savouring more of Court, than City; A little proud, but full of pity: Light and Humorous in her toying, Oft building hopes, and soon destroying, Long, but sweet in the enjoying, Neither too easy, nor to hard: All extremes I would have bard. Believe me Sir, you sing most excellently. If there were a praise above Excellence, the Gentleman highly deserves it. Sir, all this doth not yet make me envy you: for I know I sing better than you. Attend Hermogenes now.
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No; this is Hermogenes; as humorous as a Poet though: he is a Muſitian. A Muſitian? then he can ſing. That he can excellently; did you neuer heare him? O no: will he be intreated, thinke you? I know not. Friend, Miſtreſſe Chloe would faine heare Hermogenes ſing: are you intereſted in him? No doubt, his owne Humanitie will commaund him ſo farre, to the ſatisfaction of ſo faire a beauty; but, rather thē faile, weele all be ſuiters to him. 'Cannot ſing. Pray thee Hermogenes. 'Cannot ſing. For honour of this Gentlewoman, to whoſe houſe, I know thou maiſt be euer welcome. That he ſhall in trueth ſir, if he can ſing. VVhat's that? This Gentlewoman is woing Hermogeues for a ſong. A ſong? Come, he ſhall not deny her. Hermogenes? 'Cannot ſing. No, the Ladies muſt doe it, he ſtayes but to haue their thankes acknowledg'd as a debt to his cunning. That ſhall not want: our ſelfe will be the firſt ſhall promiſe to pay him more then thankes, vpon a fauour ſo worthily vouchſaf't. Thanke you Madame; but 'will not ſing. Tut, the onely way to winne him, is to abſtaine from intreating him. Doe you loue ſinging, Ladie? O, paſſingly. Intreat the Ladies, to intreat me to ſing then, I beſeech you. I beſeech your Grace intreat this Gentleman to ſing. That we will Chloë; can he ſing excellently? I thinke ſo Madam: for he intreated me, to intreat you, to intreat him to ſing. Heauen and earth! would you tell that? Good Sir, lets intreat you to vſe your voice. Alas Madam, I cannot in trueth. The Gentlemans is modeſt: I warrant you, he ſinges excellently. Hermogenes cleare your throate: I ſee by him, heer's a Gentleman will worthily chalenge you. Not I ſir, Ile chalenge no man. That's your modeſtie ſir: but we, out of an aſſurance of your excellency, chalenge him in your behalfe. I thanke you Gentlemen, Ile doe my beſt. Let that beſt be good, ſir, you were beſt. O, this contention is excellent. VVhat is't you ſing Sir? If I freely may diſcouer, &c. Sir, I'le ſing that. One of your owne compoſitions, Hermogenes. He offers you vantage enough. Nay truely Gentlemen, Ile chalenge no man— :I can ſing but one ſtaffe of the Dittie neither. The better: Hermogenes himſelfe will bee intreated to ſing the other. IF I freely may diſcouer, VVhat woulde pleaſe mee in my Louer: I woulde haue her faire, and wittie, Sauouring more of Court, then Citie; A little proude, but full of pitie: Light and Humorous in her toying, Oft building hopes, and ſoone destroying, Long, but ſweete in the enioying, Neither too eaſie, nor to harde: All extreames I would haue barde. Beleeue me Sir, you ſing moſt excellently. If there were a praiſe aboue Excellence, the Gentlemā highly deſerues it. Sir, all this doth not yet make me enuy you: for I know I ſing better then you. Attend Hermogenes now.