Shakespeare, William · published 1630 · first performed or written 1597 [Apr 23] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 497 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Sir John, there's one Master Broome below would fain speak with you, and be acquainted with you; and hath sent your worship a morning's draught of sack. Broome is his name? I Sir. Call him in: such brooms are welcome to me, that that ore'flowes such liquor; ah ha', Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, have I encompassed you? Go to, via. bless you sir. And you sir; would you speak with me? I make bold, to press, with so little preparation upon you. You're welcome, what's your will? Give us leave Drawer. Sir, I am a Gentleman that have spent much, my name is Broome. Good Master Broome, I desire more acquaintance of you. Good Sir Iohn, I sue for yours; not to charge you, for I must let you understand, I think myself in better plight for a Lender, than you are; the which hath something emboldened me to this unseasoned intrusion: for they say, if money go before, all ways do lie open. Money is a good soldier (Sir) and will on. Troth, and I have a bag of money here troubles me; if you will help to bear it (Sir John) take all, or half for easing me of the carriage: Sir, I know not how I may deserve to be your Porter. I will tell you Sir, if you will give me the hearing. Speak (good Master Broome) I shall be glad to be your servant. Sir, I hear you are a scholar; (I will be brief with you) and you have been a man long known to me, though I had never so good means as desire, to make myself acquainted with you. I shall discover a thing to you, wherein I must very much lay open mine own imperfection: but (good Sir John) as you have one eye upon my follies, as you hear them unfolded, turn another into the Register of your own, that I may pass with a reproof the easier, sith you yourself know how easy it is to be such an offender. Very well Sir, proceed: There is a Gentlewoman in this town, her husband's name is Ford. Well Sir. I have long loved her, and I protest to you, bestowed much on her; followed her with a doting observance; ingrossed opportunities to meet her▪ freed every slight occasion that could but niggardly give me sight of her▪ not only brought many presents to give her, but have given largely to many, to know what she would have given briefly, I have pursued her, as love hath pursud me, which hath been on the wing of all occasions; but whatsoever I have merited, either in my mind, or in my means, meed I am sure I have received none, unless Experience be a jewel, that I have purchased at an infinite rate, and that hath taught me to say this. love like a shadow flies, when substance love pursues, Pursuing that that flies, and flying what pursues▪
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Sir Iohn, there's one Maſter Broome below would faine ſpeake with you, and be acquainted with you; and hath ſent your worſhip a mornings draught of Sacke. Broome is his name? I Sir. Call him in: ſuch Broomes are welcome to me, that that ore'flowes ſuch liquor; ah ha, Miſtreſſe Ford and Miſtreſſe Page, haue I encompaſs'd you? goe to, via. 'Bleſſe you ſir. And you ſir; would you ſpeake with me? I make bold, to preſſe, with ſo little preparation vpon you. You'r welcome, what's you ill? giue vs leaue Drawer. Sir, I am a Gentleman that haue ſpent much, my name is Broome. Good Maſter Broome, I deſire more acquaintance of you. Good Sir Iohn, I ſue for yours; not to charge you, for I muſt let you vnderſtand, I thinke my ſelfe in better plight for a Lender, then you are; the which hath ſomething emboldned mee to this vnſeaſon'd intruſion: for they ſay, if money goe before, all waies doe lye open. Money is a good Souldier (Sir) and will on. Troth, and I haue a bag of money heere troubles me; if you will helpe to beare it (Sir Iohn) take all, or halfe for eaſing me of the carriage: Sir, I know not how I may deſerue to bee your Porter. I will tell you Sir, if you will giue mee the hearing. Speake (good Maſter Broome) I ſhall be glad to be your Seruant. Sir, I heare you are a Scholler; (I will be briefe with you) and you haue beene a man long knowne to me, though I had neuer ſo good meanes as deſire, to make my ſelfe acquainted with you. I ſhall diſcouer a thing to you, wherein I muſt very much lay open mine own imperfection: but (good Sir Iohn) as you haue one eye vpon my follies, as you heare them vnfolded, turne another into the Regiſter of your owne, that I may paſſe with a reproofe the eaſier, ſith you your ſelfe know how eaſie it is to be ſuch an offender. Very well Sir, proceed: There is a Gentlewoman in this Towne, her husbands name is Ford. Well Sir. I haue long lou'd her, and I proteſt to you, beſtowed much on her; followed her with a doating obſeruance; Ingroſs'd opportunities to meete her▪ free'd euery ſlight occaſion that could but nigardly giue mee ſight of her▪ not onely brought many preſents to giue her, but haue giuen largely to many, to know what ſhe would haue giuen briefly, I haue purſu'd her, as Loue hath purſud mee, which hath beene on the wing of all occaſions; but whatſoeuer I haue merited, either in my minde, or in my meanes, meede I am ſure I haue receiued none, vnleſſe Experience be a Iewell, that I haue purchaſed at an infinite rate, and that hath taught me to ſay this. ``Loue like a ſhadow flies, when ſubſtance Loue purſues, ``Purſuing that that flies, and flying what purſues▪