Barry, Lording · published 1608 · first performed or written 1603 [c.1603-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta · 478 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
The tedious night is past, and the jocund morn looks more lively and fresh, than an old gentlewoman's glazed face in a new periwig; By this time my humorous lover is at Gravesend, and I go with more joy to fetch his trunk, than ever the valiant Trojans did to draw in the Grecian jade, his goods shall into the walls of my Troy, and be offered to a face more lively, then ever was that thrice ravished Helen, yet with such Caution, that no danger shall happen to me. Master Lipsalve, welcome within ken, we two are so nearly linked, that if thou be'st absent but one two hours, thy acquaintance grows almost mouldy in my memory. And then fly blown in mine how dost thou do. Fellow page, I think our acquaintance runs low to, but if it run not o' the lees, let's set it a tilt, and give 'em some dregs to their mouldy fly blown compliments. No rather let's pierce the roundlets of our running heads and give 'em a neat cup of wagship, to put down their Courtship. Courtship, Cartship: for the tongues of Complementers run on wheels: but mark 'em they ha' not done yet. And i'faith how is't: methinks thou hast been a long vagrant. The Rogation hath been long indeed: therefore we may salute as ceremoniously as Lawyers when they meet after a long vacation, who to renew the discontinud state Tale, they stretch it out with such length, that whilst they greet before, their Clients kiss them behind. If his nose were put i'the remainder of that state Tale, he would say 'twere an unsavoury one. I wonder why many men gird so at the Law. I'll tell thee, because they themselves have neither Law nor conscience. But what news now? how stands the state of things at Brussels. Faith weak and limber, weak and limber: nothing but pride and double dealing, virtue is Vice's lackey; beggars suck like horse leeches at the heart of bounty, and loves theme so tired and spurgald, that he can be no longer ridden with honesty. Well fare the City yet: there virtue rides a cockhorse cherished and kept warm in good sables, and Fox fur, and with the breath of his nostrils, drives pride and covetousness before him, like's own shadow: beggars have whipping cheer, bounty obliges men to't, gives money for Scrips and Scrolls, & liberality sealed with strong Arms and Heraldry, to out live mortality: love there will see the last man borne, never give over while there's an Arrow i'th' Quiver. Now we talk of love, I do know not far hence so good a subject for that humour, that if she would wear but the standing colour, and her things in fashion, our Ladies in the Court were but brown sugar-candy, as gross as grocery to her.
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The tedious night is paſt, and the iocond morne lookes more liuely and freſh, then an oulde gentlewomans glazd face in a new perriwigge; By this time my humorous louer is at Graueſend, and J goe with more ioye to fetche his truncke, than euer the valiaunt Troianes did to drawe in the Grecian Iade, his goods ſhall into the walls of my Troy, and be offer'd to a face more liuely, then euer was that thrice rauiſht Helen, yet with ſuch Caution, that no daunger ſhall happen to me. Maſter Lipſalue, welcome within ken, we two are ſo nearly linkt, that if thou beeſt abſent but one two houres, thy acquaintance growes almoſt mouldy in my memory. And then fly blowne in mine how doſt thou doe. Fellow page, I thinke our acquaintance runs low to, but if it run not o' the lees, lets ſet it a tylt, and giue 'hem ſome dregs to their mouldy flye blowne complements. No rather lets pierce the Rundlets of our running heads and giue 'hem a neate cuppe of wagſhippe, to put downe their Courtſhip. Courtſhip, Cartſhip: for the tongues of Complementers runne on wheeles: but marke 'hem they ha' not done yet. And yfaith how yſt: me thinkes thou haſt been a long vagrant. The Rogation hath been long indeed: therefore we may ſalute as ceremoniouſly as Lawyers when they meete after a long vacation, who to renew the diſcontinud ſtate Tale, they ſtrech it out with ſuch length, that whilſt they greete before, their Clyents kiſſe them behind. If his noſe were put i'the remainder of that ſtate Tale, he would ſay twere an vnſauory one. J wonder why many men gird ſo at the Law. Ile tell thee, becauſe they themſelues haue neither Law nor conſcience. But what newes now? how ſtands the ſtate of things at Bruſſels. Faith weake and limber, weake and lymber: nothing but pride and double dealing, vertue is vices lacky; beggars ſuck like horſſe leaches at the hart of bounty, and loues theame ſo tyerd and ſpurgald, that he can be no longer ridden with honeſty. VVell fare the City yet: there vertue rides a cockhorſſe cheriſht and kept warme in good ſables, and Fox furre, and with the breath of his noſtrills, driues pride and couetouſnes before him, like's owne ſhaddow: beggers haue whipping cheare, bounty obliges men too't, giues mony for Scrips and Scrolls, & liberality ſeald with ſtrong Armes and Herauldry, to out liue mortality: loue there wil ſee the laſt man borne, neuer giue ouer while ther's an Arrow i'th Quiuer. Now we talke of loue, I do know not far hence ſo good a ſubiect for that humor, that if ſhe would weare but the ſtanding collor, and her things in faſhion, our Ladies in the Court were but browne ſugarcandy, as groſſe as grocery to her.