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 0.85 · 510 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
Master me no more Son if thou think'st me worthy to be thy father. Sun? Now good Lord how he shines and you mark him! he's a gentleman. I indeed Madam, a Gentleman borne. Never stand a'your Gentry M. Bridgegrome: if your legs be no better than your Arms, you'll be able to stand upon neither shortly. An't please your good worship Sir, there are two sorts of Gentlemen. What mean you Sir? Bold to put off my hat to your worship. Nay pray forbear Sir, and then forth with your two sorts of Gentlemen. If your worship will have it so? I say there are two sorts of Gentlemen. There is a Gentleman Artificial, and a gentleman Natural; Now, though your worship be a Gentleman Natural: Work upon that now. Well said old Touchstone, I am proud to hear thee enter a set speech i'faith, forth I beseech thee. Cry you mercy Sir, your worship's a Gentleman, I do not know? if you be one of my acquaintance you're very much disguised Sir. Go too old Quipper: forth with thy speech I say. What Sir, my speeches were ever in vain to your gracious worship: And therefore till I speak to you gallantry in deed, I will save my breath for my broth anon. Come my poor son and daughter; Let us hide ourselves in our poor humility and live safe: Ambition consumes itself, with the very show. Work upon that now. Let him go, let him go for God's sake: let him make his Prentice, his son for God's sake: give away his daughter for God's sake: and when they come a-begging to us for God's sake, let's laugh at their good husbandry for God's sake. Farewell sweet Knight, pray thee make haste after. What shall I say? I would not have thee go, Now, O now, I must depart; Parting though it absence move, This Ditty knight, do I see in thy looks in Capital Letters. What a grief 'tis to depart, and leave the flower that has my heart? My sweet Lady, and alack for we, why should we part so? Tell truth Knight, and shame all dissembling Lovers; does not your pain lie on that side? If it do, canst thou tell me how I may cure it? Excellent easily; divide yourself in two halves, just by the girdlestead; send one half with your Lady, and keep the tother yourself: or else do as all true Lovers do, part with your heart and leave your body behind: I have seen't done a hundred times: 'tis as easy a matter for a Lover to part without a heart from his sweet heart, and he near the worse: as for a Mouse to get from a Trap and leave her tail behind him. See here comes the Writings. Good morrow to my worshipful Lady. I present your ladyship with this writing; to which if you please to set your hand, with your Knights, a velvet Gown shall attend your journey a'my credit. What Writing is it Knight?
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Maſter me nomore Sonne if thou think'ſt me worthy to be thy father. Sunne? Now good Lord how he ſhines and you marke him! hee's a gentleman. I indeede Madam, a Gentleman borne. Neuer ſtand a'your Gentrye M. Bridgegrome: if your legges be no better then your Armes, you'le be able to ſtand vpon neither ſhortly. An't pleaſe your good worſhippe Sir, there are two ſorts of Gentlemen. What meane you Sir? Bold to put off my hat to your worſhippe. Nay pray forbeare Sir, and then foorth with your two ſorts of Gentlemen. If your worſhip will haue it ſo? I ſaye there are two ſorts of Gentlemen. There is a Gentleman Artificiall, and a gentleman Naturall; Now, though your worſhip be a Gentleman Naturall: Worke vpon that now. Well ſaid olde Touchstone, I am proude to heare thee enter a ſet ſpeech yfaith, forth I beſeech thee. Cry you mercie Sir, your worſhip's a Gentleman, I doe not know? if you bee one of my acquaintance y'are very much diſguiſde Sir. Go too old Quipper: forth with thy ſpeech I ſay. What Sir, my ſpeeches were euer in vaine to your gratious worſhip: And therefore till I ſpeake to you gallantry in deed, I will ſaue my breath for my broth anon. Come my poore ſonne and daughter; Let vs hide our ſelues in our poore humilitie and liue ſafe: Ambition conſumes it ſelfe, with the very ſhow. Worke vpon that now. Let him goe, let him goe for Gods ſake: let him make his Prentiſe, his ſonne for Gods ſake: giue away his daughter for Gods ſake: and when they come a begging to vs for Gods ſake, let's laugh at their good husbandry for Gods ſake. Fare-well ſweet Knight, pray thee make haſte after. What ſhall I ſay? I would not haue thee goe, Now, O now, I muſt depart; Parting though it abſence moue, This Dittie knight, doe I ſee in thy lookes in Capitall Letters. What a grieftis to depart, and leaue the ſlower that has my hart? My ſweete Ladie, and alacke for wee, why ſhould we part ſo? Tell truth Knight, and ſhame all diſſembling Louers; does not your paine lye on that ſide? If it doe, canſt thou tell me how I may cure it? Excellent eaſily; diuide your ſelfe in two halfes, iuſt by the girdleſtead; ſend one halfe with your Lady, and keepe the cother your ſelfe: or elſe doe as all true Louers doe, part with your heart and leaue your bodie behinde: I haue ſeen't done a hundred times: Tis as eaſie a matter for a Louer to part without a heart from his ſweete heart, and he nere the worſe: as for a Mouſe to get from a Trappe and leaue her taile behinde him. See here comes the Writings. Good morrow to my worſhipfull Ladie. I preſent your Ladiſhippe with this writing; to which if you pleaſe to ſet your hand, with your Knights, a veluet Gowne ſhall attend your iourney a'my credite. What Writing is it Knight?