Day, John · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.83 · 520 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
In his Duchess arms, 'twere base to go disguised, No, my revenge shall wear an open brow; I will not play the coward, kill him first And send my challenge after; i'll make known My name, and cause of coming, if I thought Grief like a painter had so spoiled my visage He could not know me, on my breast i'd write howe'er I am disfigured through woe, I am the thing was made for Aspero. Speak not, I am as constant as the Centre, Some fortune good or bad doth beckon me, And I will run, bitter revenge tastes sweet, if here on earth farewell, in heaven we'll meet. Attendance sirrah, your low Comedy, Craves but few Actors, we'll break company. As many blessings as the sea hath sands Attend thee in thine honourable journey: Come pretty maids we have not wrought today, Or fish, or fast, our need must needs obey. Now sirrah what have you been about? About my living sit. What's that? feeding? No sir, looking into the under-officers about the Court. Canst get any living out of them? ay sir, my betters get good livings out of officers, and why not I? but to be plain, I have been seeking your good Lordship. But your boyship hath so sought us, that we have found you. Will you sell your findings my Lord? They are scarce worth giving. Yes, a box to keep them in, for fear you lose them again. And I were a man as I am no woman, id'e pepper your box for that jest. You jest. In earnest la I would Madam. Well sir, no more, here comes our royal Father. How now my boys? provided for your journey? Beauty conduct you: what, attired like shepherds? I thought t'have seen you mounted on your steeds, Whose fiery stomachs from their nostrils breathe The smoke of courage, and whose wanton mouths Do proudly play upon their iron bits: And you in stead of these poor weeds in robes, Richer than that which Ariadne wrought, Or Cythara's aery-moving vestment. Thus should you seem like lovers suited thus, you'd draw fair ladies' hearts into their eyes, And strike the world dead with astonishment. Father such cost doth pass your sons revenues We take example from immortal Ioue, Who like a shepherd would repair to love. And gentle love conduct you both my sons, Daughter go bring them onward in their way, Were not we called back by important business, We would not leave you thus: Hortensio Is my disguise prepared, for I unknown Will see how they behave themselves in love. 'tis done my Lord. Once more my boys adieu: He sends you forth that means to follow you. Now brothers you must amongst these wenches, Faith for a wager which shall get the fairest? I'll gauge a 100. crowns mine proofs the fairest. A match, i'll venture twice so much of mine. And i'll lay 'gainst you both, that both your loves Get them when you can where you can, or how you can, shall not be able to compare with me in beauty.
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In his Dutches armes, twere baſe to go diſguiſd, No, my reuenge ſhall weare an open brow; J will not play the coward, kill him firſt And ſend my challenge after; ile make knowne My name, and cauſe of comming, if I thought Griefe like a painter had ſo ſpoyl'd mmy viſage He could not know me, on my breaſt ide write How ere I am diſfigured through woe, J am the thing was made for Aſpero. Speake not, I am as conſtant as the Center, Some fortune good or bad doth beckon me, And I will run, bitter reuenge taſts ſweete, Jf nere on earth farewell, in heauen weele meete. Attendance ſitra, your low Commedie, Craues but few Actors, weele breake company. As many bleſſings as the ſea hath ſands Attend thee in thine honorable iourney: Come pretty maides we haue not wrought to day, Or fiſh, or faſt, our neede muſt needs obey. Now ſirra what haue you been about? About my liuing ſit. Whats that? feeding? No ſir, looking into the vnderofficers about the Court. Canſt get any liuing out of them? I ſir, my betters get good liuings out of officers, and why not I? but to be plaine, I haue bin ſeeking your good Lordſhip. But your boyſhip hath ſo ſought vs, that wee haue found you. VVill you ſell your findings my Lord? They are ſcarce worth giuing. Yes, a boxe to keepe them in, for feare you looſe them againe. And I were a man as I am no woman, id'e pepper your box for that ieaſt. You ieaſt. In earneſt law I would Madam. VVell ſir, no more, here comes our royall Father. How now my boyes? prouided for your iourney? Beauty conduct you: what, attyrd like ſhepheards? I thought t'haue ſeene you mounted on your ſteeds, Whoſe fiery ſtomackes from their noſtrills breath The ſmoke of courage, and whoſe wanton mouthes Do proudely play vpon their yron bits: And you in ſtead of theſe poore weeds in robes, Richer then that which Ariadne wroughte, Or Cytharaes aery-mouing veſtment. Thus ſhould you ſeeme like louers ſuited thus, y'oude draw faire Ladies harts into their eies, And ſtrike the world dead with aſtoniſhment. Father ſuch coſt doth paſſe your ſons reuenues We take example from immortall Ioue, Who like a ſhepheard would repaire to loue. And gentle loue conduct you both my ſonnes, Daughter go bring them onward in their way, Were not we cald back by important buſines, We would not leaue you thus: Hortenſio Is my diſguiſe prepard, for J vnknowne VVill ſee how they behaue themſelues in loue. Tis done my Lord. Once more my boyes adieu: He ſends you forth that meanes to follow you. Now brothers you muſt amongſt theſe wenches, Faith for a wager which ſhall get the faireſt? Ile gage a 100. crownes mine proues the faireſt. A match, ile venter twice ſo much of mine. And ile lay gainſt you both, that both your loues Get them when you can where you can, or how you can, ſhall not be able to compare with me in beauty.