Marston, John · published 1604 · first performed or written 1604 [1602-1604] (Annals) tragicomedy · Children of the Chapel (second) unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 516 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Most happy, dear Celso, poisoned with an empty box? I'll give thee all anon: my Lady comes to court, there is whirl of fate comes tumbling on, the castle's captain stands for me, the people pray for me, and the great leader of the just stands for me: then courage Celso. For no disastrous chance can ever move him, That leaveth nothing but a God above him. Make room there, room for the ladies: why gentlemen, will not ye suffer the ladies to be entered in the great chamber? why gallants? and you sir, to drop your Torch where the beauties must sit too. And there's a great fellow plays the knave, why dost not strike him? Let him play the knave a God's name, thinkst thou I have no more wit than to strike a great fellow, the music, more lights, reveling, scaffolds: do you hear? let there be oaths enough ready at the door, swear out the devil himself. Let's leave the Ladies, and go see if the Lords be ready for them. And by my troth Beauties, why do you not put you into the fashion, this is a stale cut, you must come in fashion: look ye, you must be all felt, felt and feather, a felt upon your head: look ye, these tiring things are justly out of request now: and do ye hear? you must wear falling bands, you must come into the falling fashion: there is such a deal a pinning these ruffs, when the fine clean fall is worth all: and again, if you should chance to take a nap in the afternoon, your falling band requires no poting stick to recover his form: beheve me, no fashion to the falling band I say. And is not signior S. Andrew Iaques gallant fellow now? By my maidenhead la, honour and he agrees as well together, as a satin suit and woollen stockings. But, is not martial Make-room my servant in reversion, a proper gentleman? Yes in reversion as he had his office, as in truth he hath all things in reversion: he has his Mistress in reversion, his clothes in reversion, his wit in reversion, & indeed, is a suitor to me for my dog in reversion: but in good verity la, he is as proper a gentleman in reversion as: and indeed, as fine a man as may be, having a red beard and a pair of warped legs, But i'faith I am most monstrously in love with count Quidlibet in Quodlibet, is he not a pretty dapper windle gallant? He is even one of the most busy fingered lords, he will put the beauties to the squeak most hideously. Room, make a lane there, the Duke is entering: stand handsomely for beauty's sake, take up the Ladies there. So, cornets, cornets. Madam, with gentle ear receive my suit, A kingdoms safety should o'er poise slight rites, Marriage is merely Nature's policy: Then since unless our royal beds be joined, Danger and civil tumult frights the state, Be wise as you are faire, giue way to fa.
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Most happy, deere , poi with an empty box▪ Ile giue thee all anone: my Lady comes to court, there is rle of fate comes tumbling on▪ the Castles captaine stands for me, the people pray for me, and the great leader of the iust stands for me: then courage Celso. For n disastrous chance can euer me him, That leaueth nothing but a God aboue him. Make roome there, roome for the ladies: why gentlemen, wil not ye suffer the ladies to be entrd in the great chamber? why gallants? and you sir, to droppe your Torch where the beauties must sit too. And theres a great fellow playes the knaue, why dost not strike him? Let him play the knaue a Gods name, thinkst thou I haue no more wit then to strike a great fellow, the musike, more lights, reueling, scaffolds: do you heare? let there be othes enow ready at the doore, sweare out the diuel himself. Lets leaue the Ladies, and goe see if the Lords be ready for them. And by my troth Beauties, why do you not put you into the fashion, this is a stale cu ▪ you must come in fashion: looke ye, you must be all felt, fealt and feather, a fealt vpon your head: looke ye, these ing things are iustly out of request now: and doe yee heare? you must weare falling bands, you must come into the falling fashion: there is such a deale a pinning these ruffes, when the sine cleane fall is woorth all: and agen▪ if you should chance to take a nap in the afternoone, your falling ba requires no poting sticke to recouer his forme: beheue , no fashion to the falling band I say. And is not S. Andrew Iaqu gallant fellow now? By my maiden-head la, honour and hee agrees aswell together, as a satten sute and wollen stockings. But, is not Marshall Make-roome my seruant in reversion, a proper gentleman? Yes in as he had his office, as in truth he hath all things in reversion: hee haz his Mistris in reversion, his cloathes in reversion, his wit in reversion, & indeed, is a suter to me for my dogge in reversion: but in good veritie la, hee is as proper a gentleman in reversion as: and indeede, as fine a man as may be, hauing a red beard and a paire of warpt legges, But I faith I am most monstrously in loue with count Quidlibet in Quodlibet, is he not a pretty dapper windle gallant? He is even one of the most busy ingerd lords, he will put the beauties to the squeake most hiddeously. Roome, make a lane there, the Duke is entring: stand handsomely for beauties sake, take vp the Ladies there. So, cornets, cornets. Madam, with gentle eare receiue my suite, A kingdomes safety should o're paze slight rites, Marriage is meerely Natures policy: Then since vnlesse our royall beds be ioynd, Danger and ciuill tumul frights the stae, Be wise as you are faire, giue way to fa.