Dekker, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 [c.1606-1607] (Annals) history; allegory · Prince Henry's Men unassigned nearest T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
Besides I am not gorgeous in attire, But simple, plain and homely; in mine eyes, Doves sit, not Sparrows: on my modest cheeks, No witching smiles do dwell: upon my tongue No unchaste language lies: my Skins not spotted With foul disease, as is that common harlot, That base-born truth, that lives in Babylon. Why? is she spotted? All over, with strange uglines, all over, Then she has got the pox, and lying at my host Gryncums', since I left her company: how soever it be thou and I will live honest together in one house, because my court mistress will have it so: I have been a travailer a great while, plain dealing hath leapt from country to country, till he had scarce a pair of soles to carry him. Why? in what Countries have you been? In more than I had mind to stay in; I have been amongst the Turks too, the Turks made as much of poor plain dealing, as those whom we call Christians. What man is that great Turk? I never saw him: Nor ever shalt: why the great Turk is a very little fellow; I have seen a scurvy little bad paltry Christian, has been taken for the greatest Turk there. Where had you been, when now you met with me. Looking up and down for thyself: and yet I lie too, now I remember, I was in the city: our mistress would needs have me go thither, to see fashions: I could make an excellent Tailor for Ladies and gentlemen, and fools, for I have seen more fashions there, than a picture drawer makes skuruy faces, the first two years of his trade: it's the maddest circle to conjure in, that ever razed spirit. Tell me good kinsman, what in the city saw you? What did I see? why I'll tell the cousin; I saw no more conscience in most of your rich men, then in Tavern faggots: nor no more soberness in poor men, then in Tavern spiggots: I see that citizens fine wives undo their husbands (by their pride) within a year after they are married; and within half a year after they be widows, knights undo them: they'll give a 100. pound to be dubbed ladies, and to ride in a coach, when they have scarce another hundred pound left to keep the horses. But cousin Truth, I met in one street a number of men in gowns, with papers in their hands, what are all those? Oh! they are the sons of justice; they are those. That beat the kingdom level, keep it smooth And without rubs: they are the poor man's captain, The rich man's soldier, and called Lawyers. Lawyers? dost know any of them? A few. I wondered what they were, I asked one of them if they were going to football, yes said he, do you not see those country fellows, we are against them; and who do you think shall win, said I, o said he, the gowns, the gowns. Follow me Truth; Plain dealing follow me.
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Besides I am not gorgious in attire, But simple, plaine and homely; in mine eyes, Doues sit, not Sparrowes: on my modest cheekes, No witching smiles doe dwell: vpon my tongue No vnchast language lies: my Skins not spotted VVith foule disease, as is that common harlot, That baseborne trueth, that liues in Babylon. VVhy? is shee spotted? All ouer, with strange vglines, all ouer, Then she has got the pox, and lying at my host Gryncums, since I left her company: how soeuer it be thou and I will liue honest togither in one house, because my court mistris will haue it so: I haue beene a Trauailer a great while, plaine dealing hath lept from country to country, till he had scarce a paire of soales to carrie him. VVhy? in what Countries haue you beene? In more then I had mind to stay in; I haue beene amongst the Turkes too, the Turkes made as much of poore plaine dealing, as those whom we call Christians. VVhat man is that great Turke? I neuer saw him: Nor euer shalt: why the great Turke is a very little fellow; I haue seene a scuruy little bad paltry Christian, has beene taken for the greatest Turke there. VVhere had you bin, when now you met with me. Looking vp and downe for thy selfe: and yet I lie too, now I remember, I was in the citie: our mistresse would needes haue me goe thither, to see fashions: I could make an excellent Taylor for Ladies and gentlemen, and fooles, for I haue seene more fashions there, then a picture drawer makes skuruy faces, the first two yeares of his trade: its the maddest circle to coniure in, that euer raiz'd spirit. Tell me good kinsman, what in the citie saw you? What did I see? why Ile tell the cozen; I sawe no more conscience in most of your rich men, then in Tauerne faggots: nor no more sobernes in poore men, then in Tauerne spiggots: I see that citizens fine wiues vndo their husbands (by their pride) within a yeare after they are married; and within halfe a yeare after they be widdowes, knights vndo them: they'le giue a 100. pound to be dubd ladies, and to ride in a coach, when they haue scarce another hundred pound left to keep the horses. But cozē Truth, I met in one street a number of men in gowns, with papers in their hands, what are all those? Oh! they are the sonnes of Iustice; they are those. That beat the kingdom leuell, keep it smooth And without rubs: they are the poore mans captaine, The rich mans souldier, and cal'd Lawiers. Lawiers? doest know any of them? A few. I wondred what they were, I asked one of them if they were going to foot-ball, yes said he, doe you not see those countrey fellowes, we are against them; and who do you thinke shall winne, said I, oh said he, the gownes, the gownes. Follow me Truth; Plaine dealing follow me.