The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier) · chunk 14 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 0.83 · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Attend us Lazarello, we do want Men of such Action, as we have received you Reported from your honourable friend. Good my Lord stand betwixt me and my overthrow, you know I am tied here, and may not depart, my gracious Lord, so weighty are the business of mine own, which at this time do call upon me, that I will rather choose to die, than to neglect them. Nay you shall well perceive, besides the virtues that I have already informed you off, he hath a stomach, which will stoop to no Prince alive. Sir at your best leisure, I shall thirst to see you. And I shall hunger for it. Till then farewell all. Long life attend your Grace. I do not taste this sport, Arrigo, Lucio. We do attend. His grace is gone, and hath left his Helen with me, I am no Pander for him, neither can I be won with the hope of gain, or the itching desire of tasting my lords lechery to him, to keep her at (my house) or bring her in disguise, to his bed Chamber. The twines of Adders, and of Scorpions About my naked breast, will seem to me More tickling than those clasps, which men adore; The lustful, dull, ill spirited embraces Of women; the much praised Amazones, Knowing their own infirmities so well, Made of themselves a people, and what men They take amongst them, they condemn to die, Perceiving that their folly made them fit To live no longer, that would willingly Come in the worthless presence of a woman. I will attend, and see what my young Lord will do with his sister. My Lord; the fish head is gone again. Whither. I know whither my Lord. Keep it from Lazarello: Sister shall I confer with you in private, to know the cause of the Duke's coming hither, I know he makes you acquainted with his business of State. He satisfy you brother, for I see you are jealous of me. Now there shall be some course taken for her conveyance. Lazarello, thou art happy, thy carriage hath begot love, and that love hath brought forth fruits, thou art here in the company of a man honourable, that will help thee to taste of the bounties of the Sea, & when thou hast so done, thou shalt retire thyself unto the Court, & there taste of the delicates of the earth, and be great in the eyes of thy Sovereign: now no more shalt thou need to scramble for thy meat, nor remove thy stomach with the Court; but thy credit shall command thy hearts desire, and all novelties shall be sent as presents unto thee. Good Sister, when you see your own time, will you return home. Yes brother, and not before. I will grow popular in this State, & overthrow the fortunes of a number, that live by extortion. Lazarello, bestir thyself nimbly and suddenly, and hear me with patience. to hear.
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Attend vs Lazarello, we doe want Men of such Action, as we haue receiued you Reported from your honorable friend. Good my Lord stand betwixt mee and my ouerthrow, you know I am ti'd here, and may not depart, my gracious Lord, so waightie are the busines of mine owne, which at this time doe call vpon mee, that I will rather chuse to die, then to neglect them. Nay you shal wel perceiue, besides the vertues that I haue alreadie inform'd you off, he hath a stomack, which will stoope to no Prince aliue. Sir at your best leisure, I shall thist to se you. And I shall hunger for it. Till then farewell all. Long life attend your Grace. I doe not tast this sport, Arrigo, Lucio. We doe attend. His grace is gone, and hath left his Hellen with me, I am no Pander for him, neither can I bee wonne with the hope of gaine, or the itching desire of tasting my Lordes lecherie to him, to keepe her at (my house) or bring her in disguise, to his bed Chamber. The twynes of Adders, and of Scorpions About my naked brest, will seeme to mee More tickling then those claspes, which men adore; The lustfull, dull, ill spirited embraces Of women; the much praysed Amazones, Knowing their owne infirmities so well, Made of themselues a people, and what men They take amongst them, they condemne to die, Perceiuing that their follie made them fit To liue no longer, that would willingly Come in the worthlesse presence of a woman. I will attend, and see what my young Lord will doe with his sister. My Lord; the fish head is gone againe. Whither. I know whither my Lord. Keepe it from Lazarello: Sister shall I conferre with you in priuate, to know the cause of the Dukes comming hither, I know he makes you acquainted with his busines of State. He satisfie you brother, for I see you are iealous of mee. Now there shall bee some course taken for her conueice. Lazarello, thou art happie, thy carriage hath begot loue, and that loue hath brought forth fruites, thou art here in the company of a man honourable, that will helpe thee to tast of the bounties of the Sea, & when thou hast so done, thou shalt retire thy selfe vnto the Court, & there tast of the delicates of the earth, and be great in the eyes of thy Soueraigne: now no more shalt thou need to scramble for thy meate, nor remoue thy stomack with the Court; but thy credit shall commaund thy hearts desire, and all nouilties shall be sent as presents vnto thee. Good Sister, when you see your own time, will you returne home. Yes brother, and not before. I will grow populer in this State, & ouerthrow the fortunes of a number, that liue by extortion. Lazarello, bestirre thy selfe nimbly and sodainly, and here me with patience. to heare.