Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
By this light, no more I will not. Nor to any body else, sir. Nay, I will not say so, gentlemen. It had been an excellent happy condition for the company, if you could have drawn him to it. I'll be very melancholic, i'faith. As a dog, if I were as you, sir JOHN. Or a snail, or a hog-louse: I would roll myself up for this day, introth, they should not unwind me. By this picktooth, so I will. 'Tis well done: he begins already to be angry with his teeth. Will you go, gentlemen? Nay, you must walk alone, if you be right melancholic, sir JOHN. Yes sir, we'll dog you, we'll follow you a far off. Was there ever such a two yards of knighthood, measured out by Time, to be sold to laughter? A mere talking mole! hang him: no mushroom was ever so fresh. A fellow so utterly nothing, as he knows not what he would be. Let's follow him: but first, let's go to DAUPHINE, he's hovering about the house, to hear what news. Content. WElcome CUTBERD; draw near with you fair charge: and, in her ear, softly entreat her to unmasque (—) So. Is the door shut? (—) enough. Now, CUTBERD, with the same discipline I use to my family, I will question you. As I conceive, CUTBERD, this gentlewoman is she, you have provided, and brought, in hope she will sit me in the place and person of a wife? Answer me not, but with your leg, unless it be otherwise: (—) very well done CUTBERD. I conceive, besides, CUTBERD, you have been pre-acquainted with her birth, education, and qualities, or else you would not prefer her to my acceptance, in the weighty consequence of marriage. (—) this I conceive, CUTBERD. Answer me not but with your leg, unless it be otherwise. (—) Very well done CUTBERD. Give aside now a little, and leave me to examine her condition, and aptitude to my affection. She is exceeding fair, and of a special good favour; a sweet composition, or harmony of limbs: her temper of beauty has the true height of my blood. The knave hath exceedingly well fitted me without: I will now try her within. Come near, fair gentlewoman: let not my behaviour seem rude, though unto you, being rare, it may happily appear strange. (— (Nay, lady, you may speak, though CUTBERD, and my man, might not: for, of all sounds, only, the sweet voice of a fair lady has the just length of mine ears. I beseech you, say lady, out of the first fire of meeting eyes, (they say) love is stricken: do you feel any such motion, suddenly shot into you, from any part you see in me? ha, lady? (—) Alas, lady, these answers by silent curtsies, from you, are too courtless, and simple. I have ever had my breeding in court: and she that shall be my wife, must be accomplished with courtly, and audacious ornaments. Can you speak lady?
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By this light, no more I will not. Nor to any body else, sir. Nay, I will not say so, gentlemen. It had beene an excellent happy condition for the company, if you could haue drawne him to it. I'll be very melancholique, i'faith. As a dog, if I were as you, sir IOHN. Or a snaile, or a hog-louse: I would roule my selfe vp for this day, introth, they should not vnwinde me. By this pick-tooth, so I will. 'Tis well done: he beginnes already to be angry with his teeth. Will you goe, gentlemen? Nay, you must walke alone, if you bee right melancholique, sir IOHN. Yes sir, wee'll dog you, wee'll follow you a farre off. Was there euer such a two yards of knighthood, measur'd out by Time, to be sold to laughter? A meere talking mole! hang him: no mushrome was euer so fresh. A fellow so vtterly nothing, as he knowes not what he would be. Let's follow him: but first, let's goe to DAVPHINE, hee's houering about the house, to heare what newes. Content. WElcome CVTBERD; draw neere with you faire chardge: and, in her eare, softly intreat her to vnmasque (—) So. Is the dore shut? (—) inough. Now, CVTBERD, with the same discipline I vse to my family, I will question you. As I conceiue, CVTBERD, this gentlewoman is shee, you haue prouided, and brought, in hope shee will sit me in the place and person of a wife? Answer me not, but with your leg, vnlesse it be otherwise: (—) very well done CVTBERD. I conceiue, besides, CVTBERD, you haue beene pre-acquainted with her birth, education, and quallities, or else you would not preferre her to my acceptance, in the waighty consequence of marriage. (—) this I conceiue, CVTBERD. Answer me not but with your leg, vnlesse it bee otherwise. (—) Very well done CVTBERD. Giue aside now a little, and leaue me to examine her condition, and aptitude to my affection. Shee is exceeding faire, and of a speciall good fauour; a sweet composition, or harmony of limmes: her temper of beauty has the true height of my blood. The knaue hath exceedingly wel fitted me without: I will now trie her within. Come neere, faire gentlewoman: let not my behauiour seeme rude, though vnto you, being rare, it may happely appeare strange. (—(Nay, lady, you may speake, though CVTBERD, and my man, might not: for, of all sounds, onely, the sweet voice of a faire lady has the iust length of mine eares. I beseech you, say lady, out of the first fire of meeting eyes, (they say) loue is stricken: doe you feele any such motion, sodenly shot into you, from any part you see in me? ha, lady? (—) Alasse, lady, these answers by silent curt'sies, from you, are too courtlesse, and simple. I haue euer had my breeding in court: and shee that shall bee my wife, must bee accomplished with courtly, and audacious ornaments. Can you speake lady?