Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1606 [1605-1606] (Annals) comedy · King's Men T3 Sickness, physic and doctors typicality 0.78 · 474 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
I do assure you, sir, that is his aim. But, to our price. And that withal, sir POL. You all know (honourable gentlemen) I never valued this ampulla, or vial, at less than eight crowns, but for this time, I am content, to be deprived of it for six; six crowns is the price; and less in courtesy, I know you cannot offer me: take it, or leave it, howsoever, both it, and I, am at your service. I ask you not, as the value of the thing, for then I should demand of you a thousand crowns, so the cardinal's MONTALTO, FERNESE, the great duke of Tuscany, my gossip, with divers other princes have given me, but I despise money: only to show my affection to you, honourable gentlemen, and your illustrious state here, I have neglected the messages of these princes, mine own offices, framed my journey hither, only to present you with the fruits of my travels. Tune your voices once more to the touch of your instruments, and give the honourable assembly some delightful recreation. What monstrous, and most painful circumstance Is here, to get some three, or four gazettes! Some threepence, i'th' whole, for that 'twill come to. YOu that would last long, list to my song, Make no more coil, but buy of this oil. Would you be ever fair? and young? Stout of teeth? and strong of tongue? Tart of palate? quick of ear? Sharp of sight? of nostril clear? Moist of hand? and light of foot? (Or I will come nearer to't) Would you live free from all diseases? do the act, your mistress pleases; Yet fright all aches from your bones? Here's a medicine, for the nonce. Well, I am in a humour (at this time) to make a present of the small quantity my coffer contains: to the rich, in courtesy, and to the poor, for God's sake. Wherefore, now mark; I asked you six crowns; and six crowns, at other times, you have paid me; you shall not give me six crowns, nor five, nor four, nor three, nor two, nor one; nor half a ducat; no, nor a muccinigo: six— pence it will cost you, or six hundred pound— expect no lower price, for by the banner of my front, I will not bate a bagatine, that I will have, only, a pledge of your loves, to carry something from amongst you, to show, I am not contemned by you. Therefore, now, toss your handkerchiefs, cheerfully, cheerfully; and be advertised, that the first heroic spirit, that deigns to grace me, with a handkerchief, I will give it a little remembrance of something, beside, shall please it better, than if I had presented it with a double pistolet. Will you be that heroic spark, sir POL? O, see! the window has prevented you.
nodes 1016–1037 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 17 of 53 in this edition
Length
474 words · 666 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.781 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T3 · seed 44: T4 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I doe assure you, sir, that is his ayme. But, to our price. And that withall, sir POL. You all know (honourable gentlemen) I neuer valu'd this ampulla, or viall, at lesse then eight crownes, but for this time, I am content, to be depriu'd of it for sixe; sixe crownes is the price; and lesse in courtesie, I know you cannot offer me: take it, or leaue it, howsoeuer, both it, and I, am at your seruice. I aske you not, as the value of the thing, for then I should demand of you a thousand crownes, so the Cardinals MONTALTO, FERNESE, the great duke of Tuscany, my gossip, with diuers other princes haue giuen me, but I despise money: onely to shew my affection to you, honourable gentlemen, and your illustrous state here, I haue neglected the messages of these princes, mine owne offices, fram'd my iourney hither, onely to present you with the fruits of my trauels. Tune your voices once more to the touch of your instruments, and giue the honourable assembly some delightfull recreation. What monstrous, and most painefull circumstance Is here, to get some three, or foure gazets! Some three-pence, i'th whole, for that 'twill come to. YOu that would last long, list to my song, Make no more coyle, but buy of this oyle. Would you be euer faire? and yong? Stout of teeth? and strong of tongue? Tart of palat? quick of eare? Sharpe of sight? of nostrill cleare? Moist of hand? and light of foot? (Or I will come neerer to't) Would you liue free from all diseases? Doe the act, your mistris pleases; Yet fright all aches from your bones? Here's a med'cine, for the nones. Well, I am in a humour (at this time) to make a present of the small quantitie my coffer containes: to the rich, in courtesie, and to the poore, for Gods sake. Wherefore, now marke; I ask'd you sixe crownes; and sixe crownes, at other times, you haue paid me; you shall not giue me sixe crownes, nor fiue, nor foure, nor three, nor two, nor one; nor halfe a duckat; no, nor a muccinigo: sixe—pence it will cost you, or sixe hundred pound—expect no lower price, for by the banner of my front, I will not bate a bagatine, that I will haue, only, a pledge of your loues, to carry something from amongst you, to shew, I am not contemn'd by you. Therefore, now, tosse your handkerchiefes, chearefully, chearefully; and be aduertised, that the first heroique spirit, that deignes to grace me, with a handkerchiefe, I will giue it a little remembrance of something, beside, shall please it better, then if I had presented it with a double pistolet. Will you be that heroique sparke, sir POL? O, see! the windore has preuented you.