Anonymous · published 1609 · first performed or written 1607 [1599-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns typicality 0.71 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
He holds ye hard Graccus. here's stronger proof, drunkenness engenders with two of the moral virtues, and six of the liberal sciences. Let him prove that and I'll yield. A mad spirit i'faith. A drunkard is valiant and liberal, he'll outface Mars, brave Hercules, and fears not the Devil, then for the most part he's liberal, for he'll give all the clothes off his back, though he weep like a Widow all the day following: nay, for the sciences, he's a good physician he vomits himself rarely, and will give any man else a vomit that looks on him (if he have not a very good stomach) perfect in Geomitrie, for he hangs in the air by his own conceit, and feels no ground: and he's all musical, the world turns round with him, every face in the painted cloth shows like a Fairy dancing about him, and every spar in the house a minstrel. Good: forward. Then he's a good Lawyer, for he's never without a fiery facies, & the least Capias will take his habeas Corpus: beside, another point of a Lawyere, he'll rail and rave against his dearest friends, and make the world think they are enemies, when the next day they'll laugh, be fat and drunk together: and a rare Astronomer, for he has stars twinkling in his eyes, in the darkest night, when a wise man discerns none in the firmament, and will take great pains in the practice: for lay him on his back in the open fields overnight, and you shall be sure to find him there in the morning: have I said well, or shall I give you a stronger proof? an honest man will be as good as his word: signor Graccus is an honest man, Ergo I must have a new suit. The moderator concludes so, Graccus is overthrown so far as the damage of a suit, so away with him, come, our fire will out, strip us, mine Host and you we expect your companies, we must crave absence a while, better to furnish our purposes: the time of the day to ye. Farewell my good bullies, mine Host has said & the mouse is dun. Come Gossip, by my troth I cannot keep my hood in frame. Let me help ye woman. Sir, we shall be troublesome to ye. Oh urge not that I pray ye. I pray ye what show will be here to night? I have seen the Baboons already, the City of new Niniveh, and Iulius Caesar acted by the Mammets. Oh gentlewoman, those are shows for those places they are used in, marry here you must expect some rare device as Diana bathing herself, being discovered or occulated, by Actaeon, he was tranfigured to a hart, & wearied to death with his own dogs. That's pretty in good truth, & must Diana be naked? Oh of necessity, if it be that show. And Actaeon too? that's pretty i'faith.
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Hee holdes ye hard Graccus. Heeres ſtronger proofe, drunkenneſſe ingenders with two of the morrall vertues, and ſixe of the lyberall ſciences. Let him prooue that and Ile yeeld. A mad ſpirit yfaith. A drunkard is valiant and lyberall, heele out-face Mars, braue Hercules, and feares not the Deuill, then for the moſt part hee's liberal, for heele giue all the cloathes off his backe, though hee weepe like a Widowe all the day following: nay, for the ſciences, hee's a good phiſitian hee vomits himſelfe rarelie, and will giue any man elſe a vomit that lookes on him (if hee haue not a verie good ſtomacke) perfect in Geomitrie, for he hanges in the aire by his owne conceite, and feeles no ground: and hee's all muſicall, the world turnes round with him, euerie face in the painted cloath ſhewes like a Fairie dauncing about him, and euerie ſpar in the houſe a minſtrell. Good: forward. Then hee's a good Lawyer, for hees neuer without a fierie facies, & the leaſte Capias will take his habeas Corpus: beſides, another point of a Lawyere, heele raile and raue againſt his deareſt friends, and make the world think they are enemies, when the next day theile laugh, bee fat and drunk together: and a rare Aſtronomer, for he has ſtarres twinckling in his eyes, in the darkeſt night, when a wiſe man diſcernes none in the firmanent, and will take great paines in the practiſe: for lay him on his backe in the open fields ouernight, and you ſhall be ſure to finde him there in the morning: haue I ſed well, or ſhall I giue you a ſtronger proofe? an honeſt man will be as good as his word: Signior Graccus is an honeſt man, Ergo I muſt haue a new ſuite. The moderator concludes ſo, Graccus is ouerthrown ſo far as the damage of a ſuite, ſo away with him, come, our fire will out, ſtrip vs, mine Hoſt and you wee expect your companies, we muſt craue abſence a while, better to furniſhe our purpoſes: the time of the day to ye. Farwel my good bullies, mine Hoſt has ſed & the mouſe is dun. Come Goſſip, by my troth I cannot keepe my hood in frame. Let me helpe ye woman. Sir, we ſhall be troubleſome to ye. Oh vrge not that I pray ye. I pray yee what ſhowe will be heere to night? I haue ſeen the Babones already, the Cittie of new Niniuie, and Iulius Caeſar acted by the Mammets. Oh gentlewoman, thoſe are ſhowes for thoſe places they are vſed in, marry here you muſt expect ſome rare deuice as Diana bathing her ſelfe, being diſcouered or occulated, by Acteon, he was trāfigured to a hart, & werried to death with his own dogs. Thats prettie in good truth, & muſt Diana be naked? Oh of neceſſitie, if it be that ſhow. And Acteon too? thats prettie ifaith.