Chapman, George / Jonson, Ben / Marston, John · published 1605 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.87 · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
Come, come, the day grows low: 'tis supper time; use my house the wedding solemnity is at my wife's cost; thank me for nothing but my willing blessing: for (I cannot feign) my hopes are faint. And Sir, respect my daughter, she has refused for you wealthy and honest matches, known good men, well moneyed, better traded, best reputed. Body a truth, Chittizens, Chittizens. Sweet Knight, as soon as ever we are married, take me to to thy mercy out of this miserable city, presently, carry me out of the scent of Newcastle Coal, and the hearing of Boe-bell, I beseech thee down with me for God sake. Well daughter, I have read, that old wit sings: The greatest rivers flow from little springs. Though thou art full, scorn not thy means at first, He that's most drunk may soonest be a thirst. Work upon that now. No, no; yond stand my hopes. Come hither daughter. And how approve you your sister's fashion? how do you fancy her cho ye? what dost thou think? I hope as a sister, well. Nay but, nay but how dost thou like her behaviour and humour? speak freely. I am loath to speak ill: and yet I am sorry of this, I cannot speak well. Well: very good, as I would wish: A modest answer▪ Goulding, come hither: hither Golding. How dost thou like the Knight. Sir Flash? does he not look big? how lik'st thou the Elephant? he says he has a castle in the Country. Pray heaven, the Elephant carry not his Castle on his back. Fore heaven, very well: But seriously, how dost repute him? The best I can say of him is, I know him not. Ha Gulding? I commend thee, I approve thee, and will make it appear my affection is strong to thee. My wife has her humour, and I will ha', mine. Dost thou see my daughter here? she is not fair, well-favoured or so, indifferent, which modest measure of beauty, shall not make it thy only work to watch her, nor sufficient mischance, to suspect her. Thou art towardly, she is modest, thou art provident, she is careful. she's now mine: give me thy hand, she's now thine. Work upon that now. Sir, as your son, I honour you; and as your servant obey you. Sayest thou so, come hither Mildred. Do you see yond fellow? he is a Gentleman (though my Prentice) & has somewhat to take too: a Youth of good hope; well friended, well parted. Are you mine? You are his. Work (you) upon that now. Sir, I am all yours: your body gave me life, your care and love happiness of life: let your virtue still direct it, for to your wisdom I wholly dispose myself. Sayst thou so? be you two better acquainted. Lip her, Lip her knave. So shut up shop: in▪ We must make holiday.
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Come, come, the day growes low: tis ſupper time; vſe my houſe the wedding ſolemnitie is at my wifes coſt; thanke mee for nothing but my willing bleſſing: for (I cannot faine) my hopes are faint. And Sir, reſpect my daughter, ſhee has refuſ'd for you wealthy and honeſt matches, knowne good men, well monied, better traded, beſt reputed. Boddy a truth, Chittizens, Chittizens. Sweet Knight, as ſoone as euer wee are married, take mee to to thy mercie out of this miſerable Chittie, preſently, carry me out of the ſent of New-castle Coale, and the hearing of Boe-bell, I beſeech thee downe with me for God ſake. Well daughter, I haue read, that olde wit ſings: The greateſt riuers flow from little ſprings. Though thou art full, skorne not thy meanes at firſt, He that's moſt drunke may ſooneſt be a thirſt. Worke vpon that now. No, no; yon'd ſtand my hopes. Come hither daughter. And how approue you your ſiſters faſhion? how doe you phantſie her cho yee? what doſt thou thinke? I hope as a ſiſter, well. Nay but, nay but how doſt thou like her behauiour and humour? ſpeake freely. I am loath to ſpeake ill: and yet I am ſorry of this, I cannot ſpeake well. Well: very good, as I would wiſh: A modeſt anſwere▪ Goulding, come hither: hither Golding. How doſt thou like the Knight. Sir Flaſh? dos he not looke bigge? how likſt thou the Elephant? he ſayes he has a caſtle in the Countrey. Pray heauen, the Elephant carry not his Caſtle on his backe. Fore heauen, very well: But ſeriouſly, how doſt repute him? The beſt I can ſay of him is, I know him not. Ha G ulding? I commend thee, I approoue thee, and will make it appeare my affection is ſtrong to thee. My wiſe has her humour, and I will ha, mine. Doſt thou ſee my daughter here? ſhee is not faire, well-fauoured or ſo, indifferent, which modeſt meaſure of beautie, ſhall not make it thy onely worke to watch her, nor ſufficient miſbaunce, to ſuſpect her. Thou art towardly, ſhee is modeſt, thou art prouident, ſhee is carefull. Shee's nowe mine: giue me thy hand, ſhee's now thine▪ Worke vpon that now. Sir, as your ſonne, I honour you; and as your ſeruant obey you. Sayeſt thou ſo, come hither Mildred. Doe you ſee yon'd fellow? he is a Gentlemen (tho my Prentiſe) & has ſomewhat to take too: a Youth of good hope; well friended, wel parted. Are you mine▪ You are his. Worke (you) vpon that now. Sir, I am all yours: your body gaue mee life, your care and loue hapineſſe of life: let your veriue ſtill direct it, for to your wiſedome I wholy diſpoſe my ſelfe. Sayſt thou ſo? be you two better acquainted. Lip her, Lip her knaue. So ſhut vp ſhop: in▪ We muſt make holiday.