Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
And a wise lady will keep a guard always upon the place, that she may do things securely. I once followed a rude fellow into a chamber, where the poor madame, for haste, and troubled, snatched at her peruke, to cover her baldness: and put it on, the wrong way. O prodigy! And the un-conscionable knave held her in complement an hour, with that reversed face, when I still looked when she should talk from the other side. Why, thou shouldst ha' relieved her. No faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another. When saw you DAUPHINE EUGENIE? Not these three days. Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholic, I hear. Sick o' the uncle? is he? I met that stiff piece of formality, his uncle, yesterday, with a huge turban of nightcaps on his head, buckled over his cares. O, that's his custom when he walks abroad. He can endure no noise, man. So I have heard. But is the disease so ridiculous in him, as it is made? they say, he has been upon divers treaties with the Fishwives, and Orange-women; and articles propounded between them: marry, the Chimney-sweepers will not be drawn in. No, nor the Broom-men: they stand out stiffly. He cannot endure a Costard-monger, he swoons if he hear one. Me thinks, a Smith should be ominous. Or any Hammer-man. A Brasier is not suffered to dwell in the parish, nor an Armourer. He would have hanged a Pewterer's 'prentice once upon a shrove-tuesdaies riot, for being o' that trade, when the rest were quit. A Trumpet should fright him terribly, or the Oboes? Out of his senses. The Weights of the city have a pension of him, not to come near that ward. This youth practised on him, one night, like the Bellman; and never left till he had brought him down to the door, with a longsword: and there left him flourishing with the air. Why, sir! he hath chosen a street to lie in, so narrow at both ends, that it will receive no coaches, nor carts, nor any of these common noises: and therefore, we that love him, device to bring him in such as we may, now and then, for his exercise, to breathe him. He would grow resty else in his ease. His virtue would rust without action. I entreated a Bearward, one day, to come down with the dogs of some four parishes that way, and I thank him, he did; & cried his games under master MOROSE'S window: till he was sent crying away, with his head made a most bleeding spectacle to the multitude. And, another time, a Fencer, marching to his prize, had his drum most tragically run through, for taking that street in his way, at my request. A good wag. How does he for the bells?
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And a wise ladie will keepe a guard alwaies vpon the place, that shee may doe things securely. I once followed a rude fellow into a chamber, where the poore madame, for haste, and troubled, snatch'd at her perruke, to couer her baldnesse: and put it on, the wrong way. O prodigie! And the vn-conscionable knaue held her in complement an houre, with that reuerst face, when I still look'd when shee should talke from the t'other side. Why, thou should'st ha' releeu'd her. No faith, I let her alone, as wee'l let this argument, if you please, and passe to another. When saw you DAVPHINE EVGENIE? Not these ee daies. Shall we goe to him this morning? he is very melancholique, I heare. Sicke o' the vncle? is hee? I met that stiffe peece of formalitie, his vncle, yesterday, with a huge turbant of night-caps on his head, buckled ouer his cares. O, that's his custome when he walkes abroad. Hee can endure no noise, man. So I haue heard. But is the disease so ridiculous in him, as it is made? they say, hee has beene vpon diuers treaties with the Fish-wiues, and Orenge-women; and articles propounded betweene them: mary, the Chimney-sweepers will not be drawne in. No, nor the Broome-men: they stand out stiffely. He cannot endure a Costard-monger, he swounes if he heare one. Me thinkes, a Smith should be ominous. Or any Hāmer-man. A Brasier is not suffer'd to dwel in the parish, nor an Armorer. He would haue hang'd a Pewterers 'prentice once vpon a shroue-tuesdaies riot, for being o' that trade, when the rest were quit. A Trumpet should fright him terribly, or the Hau'-boyes? Out of his senses. The Waights of the citie haue a pension of him, not to come neere that ward. This youth practis'd on him, one night, like the Bell-man; and neuer left till hee had brought him downe to the doore, with a long-sword: and there left him flourishing with the aire. Why, sir! hee hath chosen a street to lie in, so narrow at both ends, that it will receiue no coaches, nor carts, nor any of these common noises: and therefore, we that loue him, deuise to bring him in such as we may, now and then, for his exercise, to breath him. Hee would grow resty else in his ease. His vertue would rust without action. I entreated a Beare-ward, one day, to come downe with the dogs of some foure parishes that way, and I thanke him, he did; & cryed his games vnder master MOROSE'S windore: till he was sent crying away, with his head made a most bleeding spectacle to the multitude. And, another time, a Fencer, marching to his prize, had his drum most tragically run through, for taking that street in his way, at my request. A good wag. How do's he for the bells?