Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and typicality 0.83 · 511 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
You ha'not, I hope. Yes faith; and thou shouldst hope otherwise, I should repent me: this horn got me entrance, kiss it. I had no other way to get in, but by feigning to be a post; but when I got in once, I proved none, but rather the contrary, turned him into a post, or a stone, or what is stiffer, with thundering into him the incommodities of a wife, and the miseries of marriage. If ever GORGON were seen in the shape of a woman, he hath seen her in my description. I have put him off o''at scent, for ever. Wby do you not applaud, and adore me, sirs? why stand you mute? Are you stupid? you are not worthy o'the benefit. Did not I tell you? mischief!— I would you had placed this benefit somewhere else. Why so? 'Slight, you have done the most inconsiderate, rash, weak thing, that ever man did to his friend. Friend! if the most malicious enemy I have, had studied to inflict an injury upon me, it could not be a greater. Wherein? for gods-sake! Gent: come to yourselves again. But I presaged thus much afore, to you. Would my lips had been soldered, when I spoke on't. 'Slight, what moved you to be thus impertinent? My masters, do not put on this strange face to pay my courtesy: off with this visor. Have good turns done you, and thank 'em this way? Fore heaven, you have undone me. That, which I have plotted for, and been maturing now these four months, you have blasted in a minute: now I am lost, I may speak. This gentlewoman was lodged here by me o'purpose, and, to be put upon my uncle, hath professed this obstinate silence for my sake, being my entire friend; and one, that for the requital of such a fortune, as to marry him, would have made me very ample conditions: where now, all my hopes are utterly miscarried by this unlucky accident. Thus 'tis, when a man will be ignorantly officious; do services, and not know his why: I wonder what courteous itch possessed you! you never did absurd part i' your life, nor a greater trespass to friendship, to humanity. Faith, you may forgive it, best: 'twas your cause principally. I know it, would it had not. How now CUTBERD? what news? The best, the happiest that ever was, sir. There has been a mad gentleman with your uncle, this morning (I think this be the gentleman) that has almost talked him out of his wits, with threatening him from marriage— On, I pray thee. And your uncle, sir, he thinks 'twas done by your procurement; therefore he will see the party, you wots of, presently: and if he like her, he says, and that she be so inclining to dumb, as I have told him, he swears he will marry her, to day, instantly, and not defer it a minute longer. Excellent! beyond our expectation! Beyond your expectation? by this light, I knew it would be thus.
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You ha'not, I hope. Yes faith; and thou shouldst hope otherwise, I should repent me: this horne got me entrance, kisse it. I had no other way to get in, but by faining to be a post; but when I got in once, I prou'd none, but rather the contrary, turn'd him into a post, or a stone, or what is stiffer, with thundring into him the incommodities of a wife, and the miseries of marriage. If euer GORGON were seene in the shape of a woman, hee hath seene her in my description. I hane put him off o'that sent, for euer. Wby doe you not applaud, and adore me, sirs? why stand you mute? Are you stupid? you are not worthy o'the benefit. Did not I tell you? mischiefe!— I would you had plac'd this benefit somewhere else. Why so? Slight, you haue done the most inconsiderate, rash, weake thing, that euer man did to his friend. Friend! if the most malicious enemy I haue, had studied to inflict an iniury vpon me, it could not bee a greater. Wherein? for gods-sake! Gent: come to your selues againe. But I presag'd thus much afore, to you. Would my lips had beene soldred, when I spak on't. Slight, what mou'd you to be thus impertinent? My masters, doe not put on this strange face to pay my courtesie: off with this visor. Haue good turnes done you, and thanke 'hem this way? Fore heau'n, you haue vndone me. That, which I haue plotted for, and beene maturing now these foure moneths, you haue blasted in a minute: now I am lost, I may speake. This gentlewoman was lodg'd here by me o'purpose, and, to be put vpon my vncle, hath profest this obstinate silence for my sake, being my entire friend; and one, that for the requitall of such a fortune, as to marry him, would haue made mee very ample conditions: where now, all my hopes are vtterly miscaried by this vnlucky accident. Thus 'tis, when a man will be ignorantly officious; doe seruices, and not know his why: I wonder what curteous itch possess'd you! you neuer did absurder part i' your life, nor a greater trespasse to friendship, to humanity. Faith, you may forgiue it, best: 'twas your cause principally. I know it, would it had not. How now CVTBERD? what newes? The best, the happiest that euer was, sir. There has beene a mad gentleman with your vncle, this morning (I thinke this be the gentleman) that has almost talk'd him out of his wits, with threatning him from marriage— On, I pray thee. And your vnkle, sir, hee thinkes 'twas done by your procurement; therefore he will see the party, you wot of, presently: and if he like her, he sayes, and that she be so inclining to dombe, as I haue told him, he sweares hee will marry her, to day, instantly, and not deferre it a minute longer. Excellent! beyond our expectation! Beyond your expectation? by this light, I knewe it would bee thus.