Marston, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation typicality 0.67 · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
I commend all to your wisdom, and yours to the wisest. Think not but I shall approve that more than folly which even now appears in a most ridiculous expectation: be in this assured." The bottom of gravity is nothing like the top, once more fare you well. And now thou Ceremonious sovereignty Ye proud severer stateful Compliments The secret arts of Rule, I put you off; Nor ever shall those manacles of form Once more lock up the appetite of blood. 'tis now an age of man, whilst we all strict Have lived in awe of carriage regular Apted unto my place, not hath my life Once tasted of exorbitant affects Wild Longings, or the Least of disranct shapes. But we must once be wild, 'tis ancient truth O fortunate, whose madness falls in youth! Well, this is text, whoever keeps his place In servile station, is all low and base. Shall I because some few may cry, Light, vain, Beat down affection from desired rule, He that doth strive to please the world's a fool To have that fellow cry. O mark him, grave, See how austerely he doth give example, Of repressed heat and steady life Whilst my forced life against the stream of blood Is tugged along, and all to keep the God Of fools and women: Nice opinion: Whose strict preserving makes oft great men fools And fools oft great men: no thou world know thus " there's nothing free but it is generous. How now my little more than nothing, what news is stirring? All the city's afire. On fire? With joy of the Prince Dulcimel's birth day, there's show upon show, sport upon sport. What sport, what sport? Marry sir to solemnize the PRINCE's birthday, there's first Crackers which run into the air, and when they are at the top, like some ambitious strange heretic, keep a cracking, & a cracking, and then break, and down they come. A pretty crab, he would yield tart juice and he were squeezed. What sport else? Other fireworks. Spirit of wine, I cannot tell how these fireworks should be good at the solemnizing the birth of men or women, I am sure they are dangerous at their begetting, what more fireworks sir? There be squibs sir, which squibs running upon lines like some of our gaudy Gallants sir, keep a smoother sir, with flishing and flashing, and in the end sir, they do sir What sir? Stink sir. Fore heaven, a most sweet youth. News, news, news, news. What, in the name of prophesy? Art thou grown wise? Doth the Duke want no money? Is there a maid found at 24? Speak, thou three legged Tripos, is thy ship of Fools a float yet? I ha' many things in my head to tell you. ay, thy head is always working, it rolls, and it rolls Dondolo, but it gathers no most Dondolo.
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I commend all to your wisedome, and yours to the wisest. Thinke not but I shall approue that more than folly which euen now appeares in a most ridiculous expectation: be in this assured. "The bottome of grauitie is nothing like the toppe, once more fare you well. And now thou Ceremonious souerainty Ye proud seuerer statefull Complements The secret artes of Rule, I put you off; Nor euer shall those manacles of forme Once more lock vp the appetite of bloud. Tis now an age of man, whilst we all strickt Haue liu'd in awe of cariage reguler Apted vnto my place, not hath my life Once tasted of exorbitant affects Wilde Longings, or the Least of disranct shapes. But we must once be wild, tis auncient truth O fortunate, whose madnes falles in youth! Well, this is text, who euer keepes his place In seruile station, is all low and base. Shall I because some few may cry, Light, vaine, Beat down affection from desired rule, He that doth striue to please the world's a foole To haue that fellowe crie. O marke him, graue, See how austeerely he doth giue example, Of repressed heate and steddy life Whilest my forc'd life against the streame of bloud Is tugg'd along, and all to keepe the God Of fooles and women: Nice opinion: Whose strict preseruing makes oft great men fooles And fooles oft great men: no thou world know thus "Ther's nothing free but it is generous. How now my little more then nothing, what newes is stirring? All the Citi's afire. On fire? With ioy of the Prince Dulcimels birth day, there's show vpon show, sport vpon sport. What sport, what sport? Marry sir to solemnize the Princes birth-day, there's first Crackers which runne into the ayre, and when they are at the top, like some ambitious strange hereticke, keepe a cracking, & a cracking, and then breake, and downe they come. A pretty crabbe, he would yeeld tart iuyce and he were squeez'd. What sport else? Other fire-workes. Spirit of wine, I cannot tell how these fire-works should be good at the solemnizing the birth of men or women, I am sure they are dangerous at their begetting, what more fire-works sir? There be squibs sir, which squibs running vpon lines like some of our gawdie Gallants sir, keepe a smother sir, with flishing and flashing, and in the end sir, they do sir What sir? Stink sir. Fore heauen, a most sweet youth. Newes, newes, newes, newes. What, in the name of prophesie? Art thou growne wise? Doth the Duke want no mony? Is there a mayd found at 24? Speake, thou three legd Tripos, is thy shippe of Fooles a flote yet? I ha many things in my head to tell you. I, thy head is alwaies working, it roles, and it roles Dondolo, but it gathers no moste Dondolo.