The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier) · chunk 13 of 46
Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.79 · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
It shall, so shall I best perceive their Love, if there be any, Farewell. Let me entreat your grace to stay a little, To know a Gentleman, to whom yourself Is much beholding, he hath made the sport For your whole Court these 8. years, on my knowledge. His name? Lazarello. I heard of him this morning, which is he? Lazarello, pluck up thy Spirits, thy fortunes are now raising, the Duke calls for thee, and thou shalt be acquainted with him. He's going away, and I must of necessity stay here, upon business. 'tis all one, thou shalt know him first. Stay a little, if he should offer to take me away with him, and by that means I should lose that I seek for; but if he should, I will not go with him. Lazarello the Duke stays, wilt thou lose this opportunity? How must I speak to him? 'twas well thought of: you must not talk to him, as you do to an ordinary man, honest plain sense; but you must wind about him: for example, if he should ask you what o'clock it is, you must not say; if it please your grace, 'tis nine, but thus; thrice three o'clock, so please my Sovereign, or thus; look how many muses there doth dwell, Upon the sweet banks of the learned Well; And just so many strokes the clock hath struck, And so forth, and you must now & then enter into a description. I hope I shall do it. Come: May it please your grace to take note of a gentleman, well seen, deeply read, & thoroughly grounded in the hidden knowledge of all salads and potherbs whatsoever. I shall desire to know him more inwardly. I kiss the Oxhide of your grace's foot. Very well: will your grace question him a little? How old are you? Full eight and twenty several Almanacs Hath been compiled, all for several years, Since first I drew this breath, four prenticeships Have I most truly served in this world: And eight and twenty times hath Phoebus car Run out his yearly course since. I understand you Sir. How like an ignorant Poet he talks. You are eight and twenty year old? what time of the day do you hold it to be? About the time that mortals whet their knives On thresholds, on their shoe soles, and on stairs: Now bread is grating, and the testy cook Hath much to do now, now the Tables all. 'Tis almost dinner time? Your grace doth apprehend me very rightly. Your grace shall find him in your further conference Grave, wise, courtly, & scholar like, understandingly read In the necessities of the life of man. He knows that man is mortal by his birth; He knows that men must die, and therefore live; He knows that man must live, and therefore eat, And if it shall please your grace, to accompany yourself with him, I doubt not, but that he will at the least, make good my commendations.
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It shall, so shal I best perceiue thei Loue, if there be any, Farewel. Let me intreat your grace to stay a little, To know a Gentleman, to whome your selfe Is much beholding, he hath made the sport For your whole Court these 8. yeares, on my knowledge. His name? Lazarello. I heard of him this morning, which is he? Lazarello, pluck vp thy Spirits, thy fortnes are now raising, the Duke cals for thee, and thou shalt be acquainted with him. He's going away, and I must of necessitie stay here, vpon busines. Tis all one, thou shalt know him first. Stay a little, if hee should offer to take mee away with him, and by that meanes I should loose that I seeke for; but if he should, I wil not goe with him. Lazarello the Duke stayes, wilt thou loose this opportunitie? How must I speake to him? Twas wel thought of: you must not talke to him, as you do to an ordinary man, honest plaine sence; but you must winde about him: for example, if hee should aske you what a clocke it is, you must not say; if it please your grace, tis nine, but thus; thrice three a clocke, so please my Soueraigne, or thus; looke how many muses there doth dwell, Vpon the sweet banckes of the learned Well; And just so many stroakes the clocke hath strooke, And so forth, and you must now & then enter into a description. I hope I shall doe it. Come: May it please your grace to take note of a gentleman, well seene, deepely read, & throughly groū ded in the hidden knowledge of all sallets and pothearbs whatsoeuer. I shall desire to know him more inwardly. I kisse the Oxe-hide of your Graces foot. Very well: will your grace question him a little? How old are you? Full eight and twenty seuerall Almanackes Hath been compyled, all for seuerall yeares, Since first I drew this breath, foure prentiships Haue I most truly serued in this world: And eight and twenty times hath Phoebus carre Runne out his yearely course since. I vnderstand you Sir. How like an ignorant Poet he talkes. You are eight and twenty yeare old? what time of the day doe you hold it to be? About the time that mortals whet their kniues On thresholds, on their shoe soles, and on stayres: Now bread is grating, and the testy cooke Hath much to doe now, now the Tables all. 'Tis almost dinner time? Your grace doth apprehend me very rightly. Your grace shal find him in your further cōferēce Graue, wise, courtly, & scholler like, vnderstādingly read In the necessities of the life of man. He knowes that man is mortall by his birth; He knowes that men must dye, and therefore liue; He knowes that man must liue, and therefore eate, And if it shall please your grace, to accompany your selfe with him, I doubt not, but that hee will at the least, make good my commendations.