Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1601 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 474 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
In sincerity, did you ever hear a man talk so idly? You would seem to be master? You would have your spoke in my cart? you would advise me to entertain ladies, and gentlemen? because you can marshal your pack-needles, horsecombs, hobby-horses, and wall-candlesticks in your warehouse better than I; therefore you can tell how to entertain ladies, and gentlefolks better than I? O my sweet wife, upbraid me not with that:" Gain savours sweetly from any thing; He that respects to get, must relish all commodities alike; and admit no difference betwixt oade, and frankincense; or the most precious balsamum, and a tar-barrel. marry fough: You sell snuffers too, if you be remembered, but I pray you let me buy them out of your hand; for I tell you true, I take it highly in snuff, to learn how to entertain gentlefolks, of you, at these years, i'faith. Alas man; there was not a gentleman came to your house i' your other wives time, I hope? nor a lady? nor music? nor masques? Nor you, nor your house were so much as spoken of, before I disbast myself, from my hood and my farthingale, to these bumrolls, and your whale-bone-bodies. Look here, my sweet wife; I am mum, my dear mummia, my balsamum, my spermaceti, and my very city of— she has the most best, true, feminine wit in ROME! I have heard so, sir; and do most vehemently desire to participate the knowledge of her fair features. Ah, peace; you shall hear more anon: be not seen yet, I pray you; not yet: Observe. 'Sbody, give husbands the head a little more, and they'll be nothing but head shortly; what's he there? I know not forsooth. Who would you speak with, sir? I would speak with my cousin CYTHERIS. He is one forsooth would speak with his cousin CYTHERIS. Is she your cousin, sir? Yes in truth, forsooth, for fault of a better. she is a gentlewoman? Or else she should not be my cousin, I assure you. Are you a gentleman borne? That I am, lady; you shall see mine arms, if 't please you. No, your legs do sufficiently show you are a gentleman borne, sir: for a man borne upon little legs, is always a gentleman borne. Yet, I pray you, vouchsafe the sight of my arms, Mistress; for I bear them about me, to have 'em seen: my name is CRISPINUS, or Crispinas indeed; which is well expressed in my arms, (a Face crying in chief; and beneath it a bloody Toe, between three Thorns pungent.) Then you are welcome, sir; now you are a gentleman borne, I can find in my heart to welcome you: for I am a gentlewoman borne too; and will bear my head high enough, though 'twere my fortune to marry a tradesman.
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In sinceritie, did you euer heare a man talke so idlely? You would seeme to be master? You would haue your spoke in my cart? you would aduise me to entertaine ladies, and gentlemen? because you can marshall your pack-needles, horse-combes, hobby-horses, and wall-candlestickes in your ware-house better then I; therefore you can tell how to entertaine ladies, and gentle-folkes better then I? O my sweet wife, vpbraid me not with that: "Gaine sauours sweetly from any thing; He that respects to get, must relish all commodities alike; and admit no difference betwixt oade, and frankincense; or the most precious balsamum, and a tar-barrell. Mary fough: You sell snuffers too, if you be remembred, but I pray you let mee buy them out of your hand; for I tell you true, I take it highly in snuffe, to learne how to entertaine gentlefolkes, of you, at these yeeres, I faith. Alas man; there was not a gentleman came to your house i' your tother wiues time, I hope? nor a ladie? nor musique? nor masques? Nor you, nor your house were so much as spoken of, before I disbast my selfe, from my hood and my fartingall, to these bumrowles, and your whale-bone-bodies. Looke here, my sweet wife; I am mum, my deare mummia, my balsamum, my spermacete, and my verie citie of—shee has the most best, true, feminine wit in ROME! I haue heard so, sir; and doe most vehemently desire to participate the knowledge of her faire features. Ah, peace; you shall heare more anon: bee not seene yet, I pray you; not yet: Obserue. 'Sbodie, giue husbands the head a little more, and they'll bee nothing but head shortly; whats he there? I know not forsooth. Who would you speake with, sir? I would speake with my cousin CYTHERIS. Hee is one forsooth would speake with his cousin CYTHERIS. Is she your cousin, sir? Yes in truth, forsooth, for fault of a better. Shee is a gentlewoman? Or else she should not be my cousin, I assure you. Are you a gentleman borne? That I am, ladie; you shall see mine armes, if 't please you. No, your legges doe sufficiently shew you are a gentleman borne, sir: for a man borne vpon little legges, is alwayes a gentleman borne. Yet, I pray you, vouchsafe the sight of my armes, Mistresse; for I beare them about me, to haue 'hem seene: my name is CRISPINVS, or CRI-SPINAS indeed; which is well exprest in my armes, (a Face crying in chiefe; and beneath it a blouddie Toe, betweene three Thornes pungent.) Then you are welcome, sir; now you are a gentleman borne, I can find in my heart to welcome you: for I am a gentlewoman borne too; and will beare my head high inough, though 'twere my fortune to marrie a trades-man.