Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 [1603-1604] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.78 · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
'Sfoot whether am I led? brought in byth' hand? I hope it can be no harm to stay for a woman, though indeed they were never more dangerous, I have ventured hitherto and safe, and I must venture to stay now, this should be a fair Rome, but I see it not, the blind Parlour calls she it? Where art thou, O my Knight! Your Knight, I am the Duke's knight. I say you're my knight, for I'm sure I paid for you Paid for you hum,— 'Sfoot a light.— Now out upon the Marmoset, hast thou served me so long, and offer to bring in a Candle? Fair Room, villainous face, and worse woman, I ha' learned something by a glimpse ath Candle: How happened it you came so soon, I looked not for you these two hours: yet as the sweet chance is, you came as well as a thing could come, for my husband's newly brought a-bed. And what has Ioue sent him? He near sent him any thing since I knew him, he's a man of a bad nature to his wife, none but his Maids can thrive under him. Out upon him. ay, judge whether I have a cause to be a Courtesan or no? to do as I do, an elderly fellow as he is, if he were married to a young Virgin, he were able to break her heart, though he could break nothing else: here, here, there's just a hundred and fifty, but I stole 'em so hardly from him, 'twould e'en have grieved you to have seen it. So 'twould i'faith. Therefore prithee my sweet pleasure, do not keep company so much, how do you think I am able to maintain you? though I be a jewellers wife, jewels are like women, they rise & fall, we must be content to lose sometimes, to gain often, but you're content always to lose, and never to gain: what need you ride with a Footman before you? Oh that's the grace, The grace? 'tis sufficient grace that you'ave a Horse to ride upon, you should think thus with yourself every time you go to bed if my head were laid, what would become of that horse? he would run a bad race then as well as his Master. Nay, and you give me money to chide me:— No, if it were as much more, I would think it foul scorn to chide you, I advise you to be thrifty, to take the time now, while you have it, you shall seldom get such another fool as I am, I warrant you: why there's Mettrezza Auriola keeps her love with half the cost that I am at, her friend can go a foot like a good Husband, walk in worsted Stockings, and inquire for the Sixpenny ordinary.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
S'foot whether am I led? brought in byth hand? I hope it can bee no harme to ſtay for a woman, tho indeede they were neuer more dangerous, I haue ventured heatherto and ſafe, and I muſt venture to ſtay now, this ſhould be a faire Rome, but I ſee it not, the blinde Parlor cal's ſhee it? Where art thou, O my Knight! Your Knight, I am the Dukes knight. I ſay you'r my knight, for I'me ſure I paid for you Paid for you hum,—S'foot a light.— Now out vpon the Marmoſet, haſt thou ſeru'd me ſo long, and offer to bring in a Candle? Faire Roome, villanous face, and worſe woman, I ha learnt ſomething by a glimpſe ath Candle: How hapned it you came ſo ſoone, I lookt not for you theſe two howers: yet as the ſweete chance is, you came as well as a thing coulde come, for my huſ: band's newly brought a bed. And what ha's Ioue ſent him? Hee nere ſent him any thing ſince I knewe him, hee's a man of a bad nature to his wife, none but his Maides can thriue vnder him. Out vpon him. I, iudge whether I haue a cauſe to be a Curtezan or no? to doe as I doe, an elderly fellow as hee is, if hee were marryed to a young Virgin, hee were able to breake her heart, tho he could breake nothing elſe: here, here, there's iuſt a hundred and fiftie, but I ſtole e'm ſo hardlye from him, twold ee'ne haue grieud you to haue ſeene it. So twould yfaith. Therefore prethee my ſweete pleaſure, doe not keepe company ſo much, how doe you thinke I am able to maintaine you? though I bee a Iewellers wife, Iewells are like women, they riſe & fal, we muſt be content to looſe ſometimes, to gaine often, but you'r content alwaies to looſe, and neuer to gaine: what need you ride with a Footeman before you? Oh thats the grace, The grace? tis ſufficient grace that y'aue a Horſe to ride vpon, you ſhould thinke thus with your ſelfe euery time you goe to bed if my head were laide, what would become of that horſe? he would runne a bad race then as well as his Maiſter. Nay, and you giue me money to chide me:— No, if it were as much more, I would thinke it foule ſcorne to chide you, I aduiſe you to be thrifty, to take the time now, while you haue it, you ſhall ſildome get ſuch an other foole as I am, I warrant you: why there's Mettrezza Auriola keepes her loue with halfe the coſt that I am at, her friend can goe a foote like a good Husband, walke in woſted Stockings, and enquire for the Six-penny ordinarie.