The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier) · chunk 28 of 46
Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T46 Swords, quarrels and valour · 467 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
Five women! how many of my senses should I have left me then? call in five Devils first. No, I will rather walk with thee alone, And hear thy tedious tale of injury, And give thee answers; whisper in thine ear, And make thee understand; through thy French-hood: And all this with tame patience. I see your Lordship does believe, that they are without, and I perceive you are much moved at our injury: her's a paper will tell you more. A way. It may be you had rather hear me tell it viva voce, as they say. O no, no, no, no, I have heard it before. Then you have heard of enough injury, for a poor Gentlewoman to receive. Never, never, but that it troubles my conscience, to wish any good to those women; I could afford them to be valiant, and able, that it might be no disgrace for a Soldier to beat them. I hope your Lordship will deliver my petition to his grace, and you may tell him withal— What, I will deliver any thing against myself, to be rid on thee. That yesterday, about three o'clock, in the afternoon, I met my adversary. Give me thy paper, he can abide no long tales. 'Tis very short my Lord, and I demanding of him— I'll tell him that shall serve thy turn. How? I'll tell him that shall serve thy turn, be gone: man never doth remember how great his offences are, till he do meet with one of you, that plagues him for them: why should women only above all other creatures that were created for the benefit of man, have the use of speech? or why should any deed of theirs, done by their fleshly appetites, be disgraceful to their owners? nay, why should not an act done by any beast I keep, against my consent, disparaged me as much as that of theirs? Here's some few Angels for your Lordship. Again? yet more torments? Indeed you shall have them. Keep off. A small gratuity for your kindness. Hold away. Why then I thank your Lordship, I'll gather them up again, and I'll be sworn, it is the first money, that was refused, since I came to the court. What can she devise to say more? Truly I would have willingly parted with them to your Lordship. I believe it, I believe it. But since it is thus— More yet. I will attend without, and expect an answer. Do, begone, and thou shalt expect, and have any thing, thou shalt have thy answer from him; and he were best to give thee a good one at first, for thy deaf importunity, will conquer him too, in the end. God bless your Lordship, & all that favour poor distressed country gentlewoman.
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Fiue women! how many of my sences should I haue left me then? call in fiue Diuels first. No, I will rather walke with thee alone, And heare thy tedious tale of iniurie, And giue thee answeres; whisper in thyne eare, And make thee vnderstand; through thy French-hood: And all this with tame patience. I see your Lordship does belieue, that they are without, and I perceiue you are much mou'd at our iniurie: her's a paper will tell you more. A way. It may bee you had rather here mee tell it viua voce, as they say. O no, no, no, no, I haue heard it before. Then you haue heard of enough injurie, for a poore Gentlewoman to receiue. Neuer, neuer, but that it troubles my conscience, to wish any good to those women; I could afford them to bee valiant, and able, that it might be no disgrace for a Souldier to beat them. I hope your Lordship will deliuer my petition to his grace, and yoo may tell him withall— What, I will deliuer any thing against my selfe, to be rid on thee. That yesterday, about three a clocke, in the after noone, I met my aduersarie. Giue me thy paper, he can abide no long tales. 'Tis very short my Lord, and I demaunding of him — Ile tell him that shal serue thy turne. How? Ile tell him that shall serue thy turne, be gone: man neuer doth remember how great his offences are, till hee doe meet with one of you, that plagues him for them: why should women only aboue all other creatures that were created for the benefit of mā, haue the vse of speech? or why should any deed of theirs, done by their fleshly appetites, be disgracefull to their owners? nay, why should not an act done by any beast I keepe, against my consent, disparage me as much as that of theirs? Here's some few Angels for your Lordship. Againe? yet more torments? Indeed you shall haue them. Keepe off. A small gratuit for your kindnesse. Hold away. Why then I thank your Lordship, Ile gather thē vp againe, and Ile bee sworne, it is the first money, that was refus'd, since I came to the court. What can she deuise to say more? Truely I would haue willingly parted with them to your Lordship. I beleeue it, I beleeue it. But since it is thus— More yet. I will attend without, and expect an answere. Doe, begone, and thou shalt expect, and haue any thing, thou shalt haue thy answere from him; and he were best to giue thee a good one at first, for thy deafe importunitie, will conquer him too, in the end. God blesse your Lordship, & all that fauour poore distressed country gentlewoman.