The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier) · chunk 36 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 0.88 · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Stay, good my Lord, I do believe all this, as great men as I have had known whores to their sisters, & have laughed at it, I would fain hear how she talks, since she grew thus light: will your grace make him show himself to her, as if he were now come to satisfy her longing? whilst we unseen of her, overhear her wantonness, let's make our best of it now we shall have good mirth. Do it Gondarino. I must; fortune assist me but this once. Here we shall stand unseen, and near enough. madam, Oriana. whose's that? O! my Lord? Shall I come up? O you are merry, shall I come down? It is better there. What is the confession of the lie you made to the Duke, which I scarce believe yet you had impudence enough to do? did not gain you so much faith with me, as that I was willing to be at your Lo. bestowing, till you had recovered my credit, and confessed yourself a liar, as you pretended to do? I confess I began to fear you, and desired to be out of your house, but your own followers forced me hither. 'Tis well suspected, dissemble still, for there are some may hear us. More tricks yet, my Lord? what house this is I know not, I only know myself, it were a great conquest if you could fasten a scandal upon me: i'faith my Lord, give me leave to write to my brother? Come down. Come down. If it please your grace there's a back door. Come meet us there then? It seems you are acquainted with the house. I have been in it. She saw you, and dissembled. Sir, we shall know that better. Bring me unto her, if I prove her not To be a strumpet, let me be contemned Of all her sex. Now whilst the young Duke follows his delights, We that do mean to practise in the State, Must pick our times, and set our faces in, And nod our heads, as it may prove most fit For the main good of the dear Commonwealth: whose's within there? My Lord? Secretary, fetch the gown I use to read petitions in, and the standish I answer French Letters with, and call in the gentleman that attends: Little know they that do not deal in State, How many things there are to be observed, Which seem but little; yet by one of us (Whose brains do wind about the Commonwealth) Neglected, cracks our credits utterly. Sir, but that I do presume upon your secrecy, I would not have appeared to you thus ignorantly attired without a toothpick in a ribbon, or a ring in my bandstrings. Your Lordship sent for me? I did: Sir your long practice in the state under a great man hath led you to much experience.
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Stay, good my Lord, I do beleeue all this, as great men as I haue had knowne whores to their sisters, & haue laught at it, I would faine heare how she talkes, since shee grew thus light: will your grace make him shew himselfe to her, as if hee were now come to satisfie her longing? whilest we vnseene of her, ouer-heare her wantonnes, let's make our best of it now we shall haue good mirth. Doe it Gondarino. I must; fortune assist me but this once. Here we shall stand vnseene, and neere ynough. Madame, Oriana. Whose that? O! my Lord? Shall I come vp? O you are merry, shall I come downe? It is better there. What is the confession of the lye you made to the Duke, which I scarce beleeue yet you had impudence ynough to do? did not gaine you so much faith with me, as that I was willing to be at your Lo. bestowing, till you had recouered my credit, and confest your selfe a lyar, as you pretended to do? I confesse I began to feare you, and desir'd to be out of your house, but your owne followers forc'd me hither. 'Tis well suspected, dissemble still, for there are some may heare vs. More trickes yet, my Lord? what house this is I know not, I only know my selfe, it were a great conquest if you could fasten a scandale vpon me: 'fayth my Lord, giue me leaue to write to my brother? Come downe. Come downe. If it please your grace there's a backe dore. Come meet vs there then? It seemes you are acquainted with the house. I haue bin in it. She saw you, and dissembled. Sir, we shall know that better. Bring me vnto her, if I proue her not To be a strumpet, let me be contemn'd Of all her sex. Now whilst the young Duke followes his delights, We that do meane to practise in the State, Must picke our times, and set our faces in, And nod our heads, as it may proue most fit For the maine good of the deare Commonwealth: Whose within there? My Lord? Secretary, fetch the gowne I vse to read petitions in, and the standish I answer French Letters with, and call in the gentleman that attends: Little know they that do not deale in State, How many things there are to be obseru'd, Which seeme but little; yet by one of vs (Whose braines do wind about the Commonwealth) Neglected, cracks our credits vtterly. Sir, but that I do presume vpon your secrecie, I would not haue appear'd to you thus ignorantly attir'de without a tooth-picke in a ribban, or a ring in my bandstrings. Your Lordship sent for me? I did: Sir your long practise in the state vnder a great man hath led you to much experience.