The Roaring Girl, or Moll Cutpurse · chunk 26 of 47
Dekker, Thomas / Middleton, Thomas · published 1611 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) comedy · Prince Henry's Men · Fortune unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
As villainy can make him: your Sebastian Doares but on one drab, mine on a thousand, A noise of fiddlers, Tobacco, wine and a whore, A Mercer that will let him take up more, Dice, and a water spaniel with a Duck: oh, Bring him a-bed with these, when his purse jingles, Roaring boys follow at's tale, fencers and ningles, (Beasts Adam near gave name to) these horseleeches suck My son, he being drawn dry, they all live on smoke. Tobacco? Right, but I have in my brain A windmill going that shall grind to dust The follies of my son, and make him wise, Or a stark fool; pray lend me your advise. That shall you good sir Davy. here's the spring iha' set to catch this woodcock in: an action In a false name (unknown to him) is entered. I'th' Counter to arrest Jack Dapper. Ha, ha, he. Think you the Counter cannot break him? Break him? Yes and break's heart too if he lie there long. I'll make him sing a Counter tenor sure. No way to tame him like it, there he shall learn What money is indeed, and how to spend it. he's bridled there. ay, yet knows not how to mend it, Bedlam cures not more madmen in a year, Than one of the Counters does, men pay more dear There for there wit then anywhere; a Counter Why 'tis an university, who not sees? As scholars there, so here men take degrees, And follow the same studies (all alike.) scholars learn first Logic and Rhetoric. So does a prisoner; with fine honeyed speech At's first coming in he doth persuade, beseech, He may be lodged with one that is not itchy; To lie in a clean chamber, in sheets not lousy, But when he has no money, then does he try, By subtle Logic, and quaint sophistry, To make the keepers trust him. Say they do. Then he's a graduate. Say they trust him not, Then is he held a freshman and a sot, And never shall commence, but being still barred Be expulsed from the masters side, toth' twopenny ward, Or else i'th' hole, beg placed. When then I pray proceeds a prisoner. When money being the theme, He can dispute with his hard creditors hearts, And get out clear, he's then a Master of Arts; Sir Davy send your son to Woodstreet College, A Gentleman can nowhere get more knowledge. There Gallants study hard. True: to get money. ' lies byth' heels i'faith, thanks, thanks, I ha' sent For a couple of bears shall paw him. Who comes yonder? They look like puttocks, these should be they. I know 'em, they are officers, sir we'll leave you. My good knights. Leave me, you see I'm haunted now with spirits. Fare you well sir. This old muzzle chops should be he By the fellows description: Save you sir. Come hither you mad varlets, did not my man tell you I watched here for you.
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As villany can make him: your Sebastian Doares but on one drabb, mine on a thousand, A noyse of fiddlers, Tobacco, wine and a whoore, A Mercer that will let him take vp more, Dyce, and a water spaniell with a Ducke: oh, Bring him a bed with these, when his purse gingles, Roaring boyes follow at's tale, fencers and ningles, (Beasts Adam nere gaue name to) these horse-leeches sucke My sonne, he being drawne dry, they all liue on smoake. Tobacco? Right, but I haue in my braine A windmill going that shall grind to dust The follies of my sonne, and make him wise, Or a starke foole; pray lend me your aduise. That shall you good sir Dauy. Heere's the sprindge Iha set to catch this woodcocke in: an action In a false name (vnknowne to him) is entred. I'th Counter to arrest Iacke Dapper. Ha, ha, he. Thinke you the Counter cannot breake him? Breake him? Yes and brēake's heart too if he lie there long. I'le make him sing a Counter tenor sure. No way to tame him like it, there hee shall learne What mony is indeed, and how to spend it. Hee's bridled there. I, yet knowes not how to mend it, Bedlam cures not more madmen in a yeare, Then one of the Counters does, men pay more deere There for there wit then any where; a Counter Why 'tis an vniuersity, who not sees? As schollers there, so heere men take degrees, And follow the same studies (all alike.) Schollers learne first Logicke and Rhetoricke. So does a prisoner; with fine honied speech At's first comming in he doth perswade, beseech, He may be lodg'd with one that is not itchy; To lie in a cleane chamber, in sheets not lowsy, But when he has no money, then does he try, By subtile Logicke, and quaint sophistry, To make the keepers trust him. Say they do. Then hee's a graduate. Say they trust him not, Then is he held a freshman and a sot, And neuer shall commence, but being still bar'd Be expulst from the Maisters side, toth' twopenny ward, Or else i'th hole, beg plac't. When then I pray proceeds a prisoner. When mony being the theame, He can dispute with his hard creditors hearts, And get out cleere, hee's then a Maister of Arts; Sir Dauy send your sonne to Woodstreet Colledge, A Gentleman can no where get more knowledge. There Gallants study hard. True: to get mony. 'lies bith' heeles i'faith, thankes, thankes, I ha sent For a couple of beares shall paw him. Who comes yonder? They looke like puttocks, these should be they. I know 'em, they are officers, sir wee'l leaue you. My good knights. Leaue me, you see I'me haunted now with spirits. Fare you well sir. This old muzzle chops should be he By the fellowes discription: Saue you sir. Come hither you mad varlets, did not my man tell you I watcht here for you.