Jonson, Ben · published 1609 · first performed or written 1597 [1597-1598; interpolations later] (Annals) comedy · Pembroke's Men unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 467 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
you woeful wights give ear a while, And mark the tenor of my style, Which shall such trembling hearts unfold As seldom hath tofore been told. Such chances rare and doleful news Peace a God's name. As may attempt your wits to muse. A pox a God on you. And cause such trickling tears to pass, Except your hearts be flint or brass: To hear the news which I shall tell, That in Castilia once befell. 'sblood, where didst thou learn to corrupt a man in the midst of a verse, ha? God's lid man, service is ready to go up man, you must slip on your coat and come in, we lack waiters pitifully. A pitiful hearing, for now must I of a merry Cobbler become mourning creature. Well you'll come. Presto. Go to, a word to the wise, away, fly? vanish: Lie there the weeds that I disdain to wear. God save you Master juniper. What signor Antonio Balladino, welcome sweet Ingle, And how do you sir? Faith you see, put to my shifts here as poor retainers be oftentimes, sirrah Antony there's one of my fellows mightily enamoured of thee, and i'faith you slave, now you're come I'll bring you together, it's Peter Onion, the groom of the hall, do you know him. No not yet, I assure you. O he is one as right of thy humour as may be, a plain simple Rascal, a true dunce, marry he hath been a notable villain in his time: he is in love, sirrah, with a wench, & I have preferred thee to him, thou shalt make him some pretty Paradox or some Allegory, how does my coat sit? well. I very well. nam Gods so, fellow juniper, come away. Art thou there mad slave, I come with a powder?. Sirrah fellow Onion. I must have you peruse this Gentleman well, and do him good offices of respect and kindness, as instance shall be given. Nay good master Onion what do you mean, I pray you sir you are to respective in good faith. I would not you should think so sir, for though I have no learning, yet I honour a scholar in any ground of the earth sir, Shall I request your name sir? My name is Antonio Balladino. Balladino? you are not Pageant Poet to the City of Milan sir, are you. I supply the place sir: when a worse cannot be had sir. I cry you mercy sir, I love you the better for that sir, by Iesu you must pardon me, I knew you not, but I'd pray to be better acquainted with you sir, I have seen of your works. I am at your service good Master Onion, but concerning this maiden that you love sir? what is she,
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
YOV wofull wights giue eare a while, And marke the tenor of my ſtile, Which ſhall ſuch trembling hearts vnfold As ſeldome hath to fore bene told. Such chances rare and dolefull newes Peace a Gods name. As may attempt your wits to muſe. A pox a God on you. And cauſe ſuch trickling teares to paſſe, Except your hearts be flint or braſſe: To heare the newes which I ſhall tell, That in Caſtella once befell. Sbloud, where didſt thou learne to corrupt a man in the midſt of a verſe, ha? Gods lid man, ſeruice is ready to go vp man, you muſt ſlip on your coate and come in, we lacke waiters pittyfully. A pittifull hearing, for now muſt I of a merry Cobler become mourning creature. Well youle come. Preſto. Go to, a word to the wiſe, away, flie? vaniſh: Lye there the weedes that I diſdaine to weare. God ſaue you Maiſter Iuniper. What Signior Antonio Balladino, welcome ſweet Ingle, And how do you ſir? Faith you ſee, put to my ſhifts here as poore retainers be oftentimes, ſirrah Antony ther's one of my fellowes mightely enamored of thee, and I faith you ſlaue, now your come I'le bring you together, i'ts Peter Onion, the groome of the hal, do you know him. No not yet, I aſſure you. O he is one as right of thy humour as may be, a plaine ſimple Raſcal, a true dunce, marry he hath bene anotable vilaine in his time: he is in loue, ſirrah, with awench, & I haue preferd thee to him, thou ſhalt make him ſome prety Paradox or ſome Aligory, how does my coate ſit? well. I very well. Na Gods ſo, fellow Iuniper, come away. Art thou there mad ſlaue, I come with a powder?. Sirrah fellow Onion. I muſt haue you peruſe this Gentleman well, and doe him good offices of reſpect and kindneſſe, as inſtance ſhall be giuen. Nay good maiſter Onion what do you meane, I pray you ſir you are to reſpectue in good faith. I would not you ſhould thinke ſo ſir, for though I haue no learning, yet I honour a ſcholer in any ground of the earth ſir, Shall I requeſt your name ſir? My name is Antonio Balladino. Balladino? you are not Pageant Poet to the City of Millaine ſir▪ are you. I ſupply the place ſir: when aworſe cannot be had ſir. I crie you mercy ſir, I loue you the better for that ſir, by Ieſu you muſt pardon me, I knew you not, but Il'd pray to be better acquainted with you ſir, I haue ſeene of your works. I am at your ſeruice good Maiſter Onion, but concerning this maiden that you loue ſir? what is ſhe,