The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier) · chunk 25 of 46
Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 472 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
And perhaps torn stockings, she hath left her old wont else. Sir my Lord Gonde. hath sent you a rare fish head. It comes right, all things suit right with me, since I began to love scholars, you shall have it home with you, against she come: carry it to this Gentleman's house. The fair white house at the farther Corner at S. Marks street, make haste, I must leave you too Sir. I have two hours to study; buy a new accidence, & ply your book, and you shall want nothing, that all the scholars in the Town can do for you. Heaven prosper both our studies, what a dull slave was I, before I fell in love with this learning? not worthy to tread upon the earth, and what fresh hopes it hath put into me? I do hope within this twelvemonth, to be able by Art, to serve the Court with silks, and not undo myself; to trust knights, and yet get in my money again; to keep my wife brave, and yet she keep nobody else, so. Your Lordship is most honourably welcome, in regard of your Nobility, but most especially in regard of your scholarship: did your Lordship come openly? Sir this cloak keeps me private, besides no man will suspect me to be in the company of this Gentleman, with whom, I will desire you to be acquainted, he may prove a good customer to you. For plain silks and velvets. Are you scholastical? Something addicted to the Muses. I hope they will not dispute. You have no skill in the black Art? Sir yonder's a Gentleman, inquires hastily for Count Valour. For me? what is he? One of your followers my Lord I think. Let him come in. Shall I talk with you in private Sir? Count Come to the Court, your business calls you thither, I will go, farewell Sir, i'll see your silks some other time: Farewell Lazarillo. Will not your Lordship take a piece of Beef with me? Sir I have greater business than eating; I will leave this gentleman with you. No, no, no, no: now do I feel that strained struggling within me, that I think I could prophesy. The Gentleman is meditating. Hunger, valour, Love, ambition, are alike pleasing, and let our Philosophers say what they will, are one kind of heat, only hunger is the safest, ambition is apt to fall; Love and valour are not free from dangers, only hunger, begotten of some old limber Courtier, in paned hose, and nursed by an attorneys wife, now so thriven, that he need not fear to be of the great Turks guard: is so free from all quarrels, and dangers, so full of hopes, joys, and ticklings, that my life is not so dear to me, as his acquaintance.
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And perhaps torne stockings, she hath left her old wount else. Sir my Lord Gonde. hath sent you a rare fish head. It comes right, all things sute right with me, since I began to loue schollers, you shall haue it home with you, against she come: carrie it to this Gentlemans house. The faire white house at the farther Corner at S. Marks street, make hast, I must leaue you too Sir. I haue two howers to studdie; buy a new Axidens, & plye your booke, and you shall want nothing, that all the schollers in the Towne can doe for you. Heauen prosper both our studdies, what a dull slaue was I, before I fell in loue with this learning? not worthy to tread vpon the earth, and what fresh hopes it ath put into me? I doe hope within this twelue moneth, to be able by Arte, to serue the Court with silkes, and not vndoe my selfe; to trust knights, and yet get in my money againe; to keepe my wife braue, and yet she keepe no bodie else, so. Your Lordship is most honorably welcome, in regard of your Nobilitie, but most especially in regard of your schollership: did your Lordship come openly? Sir this cloake keepes mee priuate, besides no man will suspect me to bee in the companie of this Gentleman, with whome, I will desire you to bee acquainted, he may proue a good customer to you. For plaine silkes and veluets. Are you scholasticall? Something adicted to the Muses. I hope they will not dispute. You haue no skil in the black Arte? Sir yonders a Gentleman, enquires hastily for Count Valore. For me? what is he? One of your followers my Lord I thinke. Let him come in. Shall I talke with you in priuat Sir? CountCome to the Court, your busines cals you thither, I will goe, farewel Sir, ile see your silkes some other time: Farewell Lazarillo. Will not your Lordshippe take a peece of Beefe with mee? Sir I haue greater businesse then eating; I will leaue this gentlemā with you. No, no, no, no: now doe I feele that straind strugling within me, that I thinke I could prophesie. The Gentleman is meditating. Hunger, valour, Loue, ambition, are alike pleasing, and let our Philosophers say what they will, are one kind of heat, onely hunger is the safest, ambition is apt to fall; Loue and valour are not free from dangers, onely hunger, begotten of some olde limber Courtier, in pan'd hose, and nurs'd by an Attornies wife, now so thryuen, that he need not feare to be of the great Turkes guarde: is so free from al quarrells, and dangers, so ful of hopes, ioyes, and ticklings, that my life is not so deere to mee, as his acquaintance.