The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier) · chunk 27 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 · 479 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Doth he hope to clear his sister, she will come no more to my house, to laugh at me: I have sent her to a habitation, where when she shall be seen, it will set a gloss upon her name; yet upon my soul I have bestowed her amongst the purest hearted creatures of her sex, and the freest from dissimulation; for their deeds are all alike, only they dare speak, what the rest think: the women of this age, if there be any degrees of comparison amongst their sex, are worse than those of former times; for I have read of women, of that truth, spirit, and constancy, that were they now living, I should endure to see them: But I fear the writers of the time, belied them, for how familiar a thing is it with the Poets of our age, to extol their whores, which they call mistresses, with heavenly praises? but I thank their furies, and their crazed brains, beyond belief: nay how many that would fain seem serious, have dedicated grave works to ladies toothless, hollow eyed, their hair shedding, purple faced, their nails apparently coming off; and the bridges of their noses broken down; and have called them the choice handy works of nature, the patterns of perfection, and the wonderment of women. Our women begin to swarm like Bees in Summer: as I came hither, there was no pair of stairs, no entry, no lobby, but was pestered with them: methinks there might be some course taken to destroy them. I do accept your money, walk here, and when the Duke comes out, you shall have fit opportunity to deliver your petition to him. I thank you heartily, I pray you who's he that walks there? A Lord, and a Soldier, one in good favour with the Duke; if you could get him to deliver your Petition— What do you say Sir? If you could get him to deliver your petition for you, or to second you, 'twere sure. I hope I shall live to requite your kindness. You have already. May it please your Lordship— No, No. To consider the estate— No. Of a poor oppressed Country Gentlewoman. No, it doth not please my Lordship. First and foremost, I have had great injury, than I have been brought up to the Town three times. A pox on him, that brought thee to the Town. I thank your good Lordship heartily; though I cannot hear well, I know it grieves you; and here we have been delayed, and sent down again, and fetched up again, and sent down again, to my great charge: And now at last they have fetched me up, and five of my daughters— Enough to damn five worlds. Handsome young women, though I say it, they are all without, if it please your Lordship, I'll call them in.
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Doth he hope to cleare his sister, shee will come no more to my house, to laugh at me: I haue sent her to a habitation, where when she shal be seene, it wil set a glosse vpon her name; yet vpon my soule I haue bestowed her amongst the purest hearted creatures of her sexe, and the freest from dissimulation; for their deedes are all alike, only they dare speake, what the rest thinke: the women of this age, if there bee any degrees of comparison amongst their sexe, are worse then those of former times; for I haue read of women, of that trueth, spirit, and constancy, that were they now liuing, I should indure to see them: But I feare the writers of the time, belied them, for how familiar a thing is it with the Poets of our age, to extoll their whores, which they call mistresses, with heauenly praises? but I thanke their furies, and their craz'd braines, beyond beleefe: nay how many that would faine seeme serious, haue dedicated graue works to ladies tooth-lesse, hollow ei'd, their haire shedding, purple fac'd, their nayles apparantly comming off; and the bridges of their noses broken downe; and haue called thē the choyse handy workes of nature, the patterns of perfection, and the wondermēt of women. Our women begin to swarme like Bees in Summer: as I came hither, there was no payre of stayers, no entry, no lobbey, but was pestred with them: mee thinkes there might bee some course taken to destroy them. I doe accept your money, walke here, and when the Duke comes out, you shall haue fit opportunitie to deliuer your petition to him. I thanke you heartily, I pray you who's he that walkes there? A Lord, and a Souldier, one in good fauor with the Duke; if you could get him to deliuer your Petition— What do you say Sir? If you could get him to deliuer your petition for you, or to second you, 'twere sure. I hope I shall liue to requite your kindnes. You haue already. May it please your Lordship— No, No. To consider the estate— No. Of a poore oppressed Country Gentlewoman. No, it doth not please my Lordship. First and foremost, I haue had great injurie, then I haue beene brought vp to the Towne three times. A poxe on him, that brought thee to the Towne. I thanke your good Lordship heartily; though I cannot heare well, I knowe it grieues you; and heere wee haue beene delai'd, and sent downe againe, and fetched vp againe, and sent downe againe, to my great charge: And now at last they haue fetched mee vppe, and fiue of my daughters— Enough to damne fiue worldes. Handsome young women, though I say it, they are all without, if it please your Lordship, Ile call them in.