Day, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 510 words
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At the very push of invention, and went off clear untouched, And could you draw no blood of their wits: Not a drop. Nor demetrius neither, nor Manasses? Neither, to our own disgrace be it spoken, the carriage of their stratagem deserves applause, and I held it a credit to rest captive to such valiant conquerors? Why so be, I like a man that will confess his error. It merits commiseration madam and my liege, not to detract from our worth: your ear, we two are the parties you wot on. Ware you the men? No he was the man, mary I was the woman in the moon, that made you walk all this last night like the man in the mist, I could say somewhat to you to Madam as for demetrius & his man let them stand like fools as they are. Can it be possible. No, no, we are gulls, Innocent sots, but lante tanta, the girls are ours we have won 'em away to dargison. Come we have won the conquest, and that's sufficient. You are a manasses 'tis not sufficient: aha not Hercules for iole, Ioue, for Danae, Apollo for Daphne, pan for Sirne, nay the whole pack of their piperly godheads could a discharged a stratagem with more spirit of all merit, an ambling nag and a down a down we have borne her away to dargison. 'twas the most rarest, divinest, Metaphisicalst, piece of invention, that, what say you my liege. I give your deserts their full merit you have gotten equality All the wenches gave you: Alas what spirits under the moon could have detained her but know that her cherry red lip, a down, a down. Trust me but you have deserved high commendation. Your merit stood of the upper stair of admiration. Why thou hast a pretty relish of wit, now that canst see the broad eye of my desert at a little hole of demonstration. your desert save me free, you have done a most (to use your own phrase) Metaphysical piece of service, but you had some help in't questionless, I do not think but the ladies had some hand in't: A finger, I confess a finger by the hope of perseverance, a very little finger. I thought as much by the making of the jest. I cannot detract from the lady's worth, for I know 'em for excellent work women, work women fit to make tailors men. I by my faith do I, nay your best tailors are arrant butchers to 'em, you shall have a lady make an end of a suit, a court suit, especially when all the tailors in a country know not how to set a stitch in't. Some ordinary suit perhaps. your best court suits that are, are finished by ladies, I have known a suit myself lain a making and maring 3, 4, and five year together and then a lady hath dispatched it in a month with a wet finger, such a finger might the ladies have in your plot.
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At the very puſh of inuention, and went off cleere vntoucht, And could you draw no blood of their wits: Not a drop. Nor demetrius neither, nor Manaſſes? Neither, to our owne diſgrace be it ſpoken, the carriage of their ſtratagem deſerues applauſe, and I held it a credit to reſt captiue to ſuch valiant conquerors? Why ſo be, I like a man that wil confeſſe his error. It merrits comiſſeration madam and my liege, not to detract from our worth: your eare, we two are the parties you wot on. Ware you the men? No he was the man, mary I was the woman in the moone, that made you walk al this laſt night like the man in the miſt, I could ſay ſomewhat to you to Madam as for demetrius & his man let them ſtand like fooles as they are. Can it be poſſible. No, no, we are guls, Innocent ſots, but lante tanta, the girles are ours we haue won em away to dargiſon. Come we haue won the conqueſt, and thats ſufficient. You are a manaſſes tis not ſufficient: aha not Hercules for iole, Ioue, for Danue, Apollo for daphene, pan for Sine, nay the whole pack of their piperly godheads could a diſchargd a ſtratagem with more ſpirit of al merit, an ambling nag and a down a down we haue borne her away to dargiſon. Twas the moſt rareſt, diuineſt, Metaphiſicalſt, piece of inuention, that, what ſay you my leige. I giue your deſarts their full merrit you haue gotten equality All the wenches gaue you: Alas what ſpirits vnder the moone could haue detainder but know that her cherry red lip, a downe, a downe. Truſt me but you haue deſerued high commendation. Your merrit ſtood of the vpper ſtaire of admiration. Why thou haſt a pretty reliſh of wit, now that canſt ſee the broad ey of my deſart at a little hole of demonſtration. your deſart ſaue me free, you haue done a moſt (to vſe your own phraſe) Metaphyſicall piece of ſeruice, but you had ſome helpe int queſtionles, I do not thinke but the ladies had ſome hand int: A finger, I confeſſe a finger by the hope of perſeuerance, a very litle finger. I thought aſmuch by the making of the ieſt. I cannot detract from the ladies worth, for I knowem for excellent work women, work women fit to make tailors men. I by my faith do I, nay your beſt tailors are arrant botchers to em, you ſhal haue a lady make an end of a ſute, a court ſute, eſpecially when all the tailors in a countrey know not how to ſet a ſtich int. Some ordinary ſute perhaps. your beſt court ſuits that are, are finiſht by ladies, I haue known a ſuit my ſelfe lien a making and maring 3, 4, and fiue yeare together and then a lady hath deſpacht it in a month with a wet finger, ſuch a finger might the ladies haue in your plot.