Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1597 [Apr 23] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.83 · 519 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
O woman: if it were not for one trifling respect, I could come to such honour. Hang the trifle (woman) take the honour: what is it? dispense with trifles: what is it? If I would but go to hell, for an eternal moment, or so: I could be knighted. What thou liest? Sir Alice Ford? these Knights will hack, and so thou shouldst not alter the article of thy Gentry. We burn daylight: here, read, read: perceive how I might be knighted, I shall think the worse of fat men, as long as I have an eye to make difference of men's liking: and yet he would not swear: praise women's modesty: and gave such orderly and wel-behaved reproof to all uncomeliness, that I would have sworn his disposition would have gone to the truth of his words: but they do no more adhere and keep place together, than the hundred Psalms to the tune of Green-sleeues: What tempest (I troa) threw this Whale, (with so many Tuns of oil in his belly) a'shoare at Windsor? How shall I be revenged on him? I think the best way were, to entertain him with hope, till the wicked fire of lust have melted him in his own grease: Did you ever hear the like? Letter for letter; but that the name of Page and Ford differs: to thy great comfort in this mystery of ill opinions, here's the twyn-brother of thy Letter: but let thine inherit first, for I protest mine never shall: I warrant he hath a thousand of these Letters, writ with blancke-space for different names (sure more): and these are of the second edition: he will print them out of doubt: for he cares not what he puts into the press, when he would put us two: I had rather be a Giantess, and lie under Mount Pelion: Well; I will find you twenty lascivious Turtles ere one chaste man. Why this is the very same: the very hand: the very words: what doth he think of us? Nay I know not: it makes me almost ready to wrangle with mine own honesty: I'll entertain myself like one that I am not acquainted withal: for sure unless he know some strain in me, that I know not myself, he would never have boarded me in this fury. Boarding, call you it? I'll be sure to keep him above deck. So will I: if he come under my hatches, I'll never to Sea again: Let's be revenged on him: let's appoint him a meeting: give him a show of comfort in his Suit, and lead him on with a fine baited delay, till he hath pawned his horses to mine Host of the Garter. Nay, I will consent to act any villainy against him, that may not sully the chariness of our honesty: oh that my husband saw this Letter: it would give eternal food to his jealousy. Why look where he comes; and my good man too: he's as far from jealousy, as I am from giving him cause, and that (I hope) is an unmeasurable distance.
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O woman: if it were not for one trifling reſpect, I could come to ſuch honour. Hang the trifle (woman) take the honour: what is it? diſpence with trifles: what is it? If I would but goe to hell, for an eternall moment, or ſo: I could be knighted. What thou lieſt? Sir Alice Ford? theſe Knights will hacke, and ſo thou ſhouldſt not alter the article of thy Gentry. Wee burne day-light: heere, read, read: perceiue how I might bee knighted, I ſhall thinke the worſe of fat men, as long as I haue an eye to make difference of mens liking: and yet hee would not ſweare: praiſe womens modeſty: and gaue ſuch orderly and wel-behaued reproofe to al vncomelineſſe, that I would haue ſworne his diſpoſition would haue gone to the truth of his words: but they doe no more adhere and keep place together, then the hundred Pſalms to the tune of Green-ſleeues: What tempeſt (I troa) threw this Whale, (with ſo many Tuns of oyle in his belly) a'ſhoare at Windſor? How ſhall I bee reuenged on him? I thinke the beſt way were, to entertaine him with hope, till the wicked fire of luſt haue melted him in his owne greace: Did you euer heare the like? Letter for letter; but that the name of Page and Ford differs: to thy great comfort in this myſtery of ill opinions, heere's the twyn-brother of thy Letter: but let thine inherit firſt, for I proteſt mine neuer ſhall: I warrant he hath a thouſand of theſe Letters, writ with blancke-ſpace for different names (ſure more): and theſe are of the ſecond edition: hee will print them out of doubt: for he cares not what hee puts into the preſſe, when he would put vs two: I had rather be a Gianteſſe, and lye vnder Mount Pelion: Well; I will find you twentie laſciuious Turtles ere one chaſte man. Why this is the very ſame: the very hand: the very words: what doth he thinke of vs? Nay I know not: it makes me almoſt readie to wrangle with mine owne honeſty: Ile entertaine my ſelfe like one that I am not acquainted withall: for ſure vnleſſe hee know ſome ſtraine in mee, that I know not my ſelfe, hee would neuer haue boorded me in this furie. Boording, call you it? Ile bee ſure to keepe him aboue decke. So will I: if hee come vnder my hatches, Ile neuer to Sea againe: Let's bee reueng'd on him: let's appoint him a meeting: giue him a ſhow of comfort in his Suit, and lead him on with a fine baited delay, till hee hath pawn'd his horſes to mine Hoſt of the Garter. Nay, I wil conſent to act any villany againſt him, that may not ſully the charineſſe of our honeſty: oh that my husband ſaw this Letter: it would giue eternall food to his iealouſie. Why look where he comes; and my good man too: hee's as farre from iealouſie, as I am from giuing him cauſe, and that (I hope) is an vnmeaſurable diſtance.