The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier) · chunk 41 of 46
Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Now even a word or two to you, and so farewell; you think you have deserved much of this state, by this discovery: you're a slavish people, grown subject to the common course of all men. How much unhappy were that noble spirit, could work by such baser gains? what misery would not a knowing man put on, with willingness, ere he see himself grown fat and full fed, by fall of those you rise by? I do discharge ye my attendance; our healthful state needs no such Leeches to suck out her blood. I do beseech your Lordship. Good my L. Go learn to be more honest, when I see you work your means from honest industry, I will be willing to accept your labours: Till then I will keep back my promised favours: Here comes another remnant of folly: I must dispatch him too. Now Lord Lucio, what business bring you hither? Faith Sir, I am discovering what will become of that notable piece of Treason, intended by that varlet Lazarello; I have sent him to the Duke for judgement. Sir you have performed the part of a most careful statesman, and let me say it to your face, Sir of a Father to this state: I would wish you to retire, and ensconce yourself in study: for such is your daily labour, and our fear, that the loss of an hour may breed our overthrow. Sir I will be commanded by your judgement, and though I find it a trouble scant to be waded through, by these weak years, yet for the dear care of the Commonwealth, I will bruise my brains, and confine myself to much vexation. Go, and mayest thou knock down Treason like an Ox. Amen. Have I spoke thus much in the honour of learning? learned the names of the seven liberal Sciences, before my marriage; & since, have in haste written Epistles congratulary, to the 9 Muses: & is she proved a whore & a Beggar? 'tis true, you are not now to be taught, that no man can be learned of a sudden; let not your first project discourage you, what you have lost in this, you may get again in Alchemy. Fear not husband, I hope to make as good a wife, as the best of your neighbours have, and as honest. I will go home; good sir do not publish this, as long as it runs amongst ourselves; 'tis good honest mirth: you'll come home to supper; I mean to have all her friends & mine as ill as it goes. Do wisely sir, & bid your own friends, your whole wealth will scarce feast all hers, neither is it for your cedit, to walk the streets, with a woman so noted, get you home, and provide her clothes: let her come an hour hence with an hand-basket & shift herself, she'll serve to sit at the upper end of the Table, & drink to your customers.
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Now euen a word or two to you, and so farewel; you think you haue deseru'd much of this state, by this discouerie: y' are a slauish people, growne subject to the common course of all men. How much vnhappie were that noble spirite, could worke by such baser gaines? what misery would not a knowing man put on, with willingnes, ere he see him selfe growne fat and full fed, by fall of those you rise by? I do discharge ye my attendance; our healthful state needes no such Leeches to suck out her bloud. I do beseech your Lordship. Good my L. Go learne to be more honest, whē I see you worke your meanes from honest industrie, I will be willing to accept your labors: Till then I will keepe backe my promist fauours: Heere comes an other remnant of folly: I must dispatch him too. Now Lord Lucio, what busines bring you hyther? Faith Sir, I am discouering what will become of that notable piece of Treason, entended by that varlet Lazarello; I haue sent him to the Duke for judgment. Sir you haue performed the part of a most carefull states-man, and let me say it to your face, Sir of a Father to this state: I would wish you to retyre, and insconce your selfe in studie: for such is your dayly labor, and our feare, that the losse of an houre may breed our ouerthrow. Sir I will be cōmaunded by your judgement, and though I find it a trouble scant to be waded through, by these weake yeares, yet for the deare care of the Common-wealth, I will bruse my braynes, and cōfine my selfe to much vexation. Goe, and mayest thou knocke downe Treason like an Oxe. Amen. Haue I spoke thus much in the honor of learning? learn'd the names of the seuē liberall Sciences, before my mariage; & since, haue in hast written Epistles congratulary, to the 9. Muses: & is she prou'd a whore & a Beggar? Tis true, you are not now to be taught, that no man can be learn'd of a suddaine; let not your first proiect discourage you, what you haue lost in this, you may get againe in Alcumie. Feare not husband, I hope to make as good a wife, as the best of your neighbours haue, and as honest. I will go home; good sir do not publish this, as lōg as it run's amōgst our selues; 'tis good honest mirth: you'l come hōe to supper; I meane to haue al her friends & mine as ill as it goes. Do wisely sir, & bid your own friēds, your whole wealth wil scarce feast all hers, neither is it for your cedit, to walke the streets, with a woman so noted, get you home, and prouide her cloathes: let her come an houre hēce with an hād-basket & shift her selfe, she'l serue to sit at the vpper end of the Table, & drink to your customers.