The Gentleman Usher (Vincentio and Margaret) · chunk 20 of 42
Chapman, George · published 1606 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) or Children of Paul’s (second) unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Nay then i'faith, 'twere best you brought a Priest; And than your client; and then keep the door. God me I never knew so rude a man. Well, you shall answer; I'll fetch pen and paper. Poor Usher, how wert thou wrought to this brake? Men work on one another for we women, Nay each man on himself; and all in one Say; No man is content that lies alone. Here comes our gulled Squire. Here Mistress, write. What should I write? An answer to this letter. Why sir, I see no cause of answer in it, But if you needs will show how much you rule me, Sit down; and answer it, as you please yourself, Here is your paper, lay it fair afore you. Lady, content, I'll be your secretary. I fit him in this task; he thinks his pen The Shaft of Cupid, in an amorous letter. Is here no great worth of your answer say you? Believe it, 'tis exceedingly well writ. So much the more unfit for me to answer, And therefore let your Style and it contend. Well, you shall see I will not be far short, Although (indeed) I cannot write so well When one is by, as when I am alone. O, a good Scribe must write, though twenty talk, and he talk to them too. Well, you shall see. A proper piece of Scribeship there's no doubt; Some words, picked out of Proclamations, Or great men's Speeches; or well selling Pamphlets: See how he rubs his temples: I His Muse lies in the back-part Which thick and gross, is hard to be brought forward, What? is it loath to come? No, not a whit: Pray hold your peace a little. He sweats, with bringing on his heavy style, I'll ply him still, till he sweat all his wit out, What man, not yet? Swoons, you'll not extort it from a man, How do you like the word Endear? O fie upon't. Nay, than I see your judgement: what say you to condole? Worse and worse. O brave! I should make a sweet answer, if I should use no words but of your admittance. Well sir, write what you please. Is model a good word with you? Put them together I pray. So I will I warrant you. See, see, see, now it comes pouring down. I hope you'll take no exceptions to believe it. Out upon't, that phrase is so run out of breath in trifles, that we shall have no belief at all in earnest shortly. Believe it 'tis a pretty feather; believe it a dainty Rush; believe it an excellent Coxcomb. So, so, so, your exceptions sort very collaterally. Collaterally? there's a fine word now; wrest in that if you can by any means. I thought she would like the very worst of them all, how think you? do not I write, and hear, and talk too now?
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Nay then yfaith, t'were best you brought a Priest; And then your client; and then keepe the doore. God me I neuer knew so rude a man. Wel, you shall answer; Ile fetch pen and paper. Poore Vsher, how wert thou wrought to this brake? Men worke on one another for we women, Nay each man on himselfe; and all in one Say; No man is content that lies alone. Here comes our gulled Squire. Here Mistresse, write. What should I write? An answer to this letter. Why sir, I see no cause of answer in it, But if you needs will shew how much you rule me, Sit downe; and answer it, as you please your selfe, Here is your paper, lay it faire afore you. Lady, content, Ile be your Secretorie. I fit him in this taske; he thiukes his penne The Shaft of Cupid, in an amorous letter. Is heere no great worth of your answer say you? Beleeue it, tis exceedingly well writ. So much the more vnfit for me to answere, And therefore let your Stile and it contend. Well, you shall see I will not be farre short, Although (indeede) I cannot write so well When one is by, as when I am alone. O, a good Scribe must write, though twenty talke, and he talke to hem too. Well, you shall see. A proper peece of Scribeship theres no doub; Some words, pict out of Proclmations, Or great mens Speeches; or well slling Pamphlets: See how he rubbes his emples His Muse lies in the backe- , Which thicke and grosse, is hard to be brought forward, What? is it loath to come? No, not a whi: Pray hold your peace a little. He sweates, with bringing on his heauie stile, Ile plie him still, till he sweate all his wit out, What man, not yet? Swoons, yowle not extort it from a man, How do you like the worde Endeare? O fie vpon't. Nay, then I see your iudgement: what say you to condole? Worse and worse. O braue I should make a sweete answer, if I should vse no words but of your admittance. Well sir, write what you please. Is modell a good word with you? Put them togither I pray. So I will I warrant you. See, see, see, now it comes powring downe. I hope youle take no exceptions to beleeue it. Out vpon't, that phrase is so runne out of breath in trifles, that we shall haue no beleefe at all in earnest shortly. Beleeue it tis a prettie feather; beleeue it a daintie Rush; beleeue it an excellent Cocks-combe. So, so, so, your exceptions sort very collaterally. Collaterally? theres a fine word now; wrest in that if you can by any meanes. I thought she would like the very worst of them all, how thinke you? do not I write, and heare, and talke too now?