Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1601 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 481 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Thank you, Madame, 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 CHLOE; can he sing excellently? I think so, Madame: 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, Madame, I cannot in truth. The gentleman is modest: I warrant you, he sings 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, gentlemen, 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 too hard: All extremes I would have bar. 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. she should be allowed her passions, So they were but used as fashions; Sometimes froward, and then frowning, Sometimes sickish, and then swooning, Every fit, with change, still crowning. Purely jealous, I would have her, Then only constant when I crave her. 'Tis a virtue should not save her. Thus, nor her delicates would cloy me, Neither her peevishness annoy me. Nay, HERMOGENES, your merit hath long since been both known, and admired of us. You shall hear me sing another: now will I begin. We shall do this gentleman's banquet too much wrong, that stays for us, ladies. 'Tis true: and well thought on, CORNELIUS GALLUS. Why 'tis but a short air, 'twill be done presently, pray stay; strike music. No, good HERMOGENES: we'll end this difference within. 'Tis the common disease of all your musicians, hat they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin, or end. Please you lead the way, gentles? Thanks, good ALBIUS.
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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 CHLOE; can he sing excellently? I thinke so, Madame: for he intreated me, to intreat you, to intreat him to sing. Heauen, and earth! would you tell that? Good sir, let's intreat you to vse your voice. Alas, Madame, I cannot in truth. The gentleman is modest: I warrant you, he sings excellently. HERMOGENES, cleere your throat: I see by him, here's a gentleman will worthily challenge you. Not I, sir, I'le challenge no man. That's your modestie, sir: but wee, out of an assurance of your excellencie, challenge him in your behalfe. I thanke you, gentlemen, I'le doe 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 discouer, &c. Sir, I'le sing that. One of your owne compositions, HERMOGENES. He offers you vantage enough. Nay truely, gentlemen, I'le challenge 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, What would please me in my louer: I would haue her faire, and wittie, Sauouring more of court, then cittie; A little proud, but full of pittie: Light, and humorous in her toying. Oft building hopes, and soone destroying, Long, but sweet in the enioying, Neither too easie, nor too hard: All extremes I would haue bard. Beleeue me, sir, you sing most excellently. If there were a praise aboue excellence, the gentleman highly deserues it. Sir, all this doth not yet make mee enuie you: for I know I sing better then you. Attend HERMOGENES, now. Shee should be allowed her passions, So they were but vs'd as fashions; Sometimes froward, and then frowning, Sometimes sickish, and then swowning, Euery it, with change, still crowning. Purely iealous, I would haue her, Then onely constant when I craue her. 'Tis a vertue should not saue her. Thus, nor her delicates would cloy me, Neither her peenishnesse annoy me. Nay, HERMOGENES, your merit hath long since beene both knowne, and admir'd of vs. You shall heare me sing another: now will I begin. We shall doe this gentlemans banquet too much wrong, that staies for vs, ladies. 'Tis true: and well thought on, CORNELIVS GALLVS. Why 'tis but a short aire, 'twill be done presently, pray' stay; strike musique. No, good HERMOGENES: wee'll end this difference within. 'Tis the common disease of all your musicians, hat they know no meane, to be intreated, either to begin, or end. Please you lead the way, gentles? Thankes, good ALBIVS.