Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels T58 Gallant talk and courtship: an Epicene-c typicality 0.83 · 472 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T58: jack, john, daw, dauphine, amorous, mistress, trve, ladies, wit, madame.
Nay sir, you must kiss the ladies, you must not go away, now; they come toward you, to seek you out. I'faith, master MOROSE, would you steal a marriage thus, in the midst of so many friends, and not acquaint us? Well, I'll kiss you, notwithstanding the justice of my quarrel: you shall give me leave, mistress, to use a becoming familiarity with your husband. Your ladyship does me an honour in it, to let me know he is so worthy your favour: as, you have done both him and me grace, to visit so unprepared a pair to entertain you. Complement! complement! But I must lay the burden of that, upon my servant, here. It shall not need, mistress MOROSE, we will all bear, rather than one shall be oppressed. I know it: and you will teach her the faculty, if she be to learn it. Is this the silent woman? Nay, she has found her tongue since she was married, master TRVE-WIT says. O, master TRVE-WIT! 'save you. What kind of creature is your bride here? she speaks, me thinks! Yes madame, believe it, she is a gentlewoman of very absolute behaviour, and of a good race. And JACK DAW told us, she could not speak. So it was carried in plot, madam, to put her upon this old fellow, by sir DAUPHINE, his nephew, and one or two more of us: but she is a woman of an excellent assurance, and an extraordinary happy wit, and tongue. You shall see her make rare sport with DAW, ere night. And he brought us to laugh at her! That falls out often, madame, that he that thinks himself the master-wit, is the master-fool. I assure your ladyship, ye cannot laugh at her. No, well have her to the college: and she have wit, she shall be one of us! shall she not CENTAURE? we'll make her a collegiate. Yes faith, madame, and MAVIS, and she will set up a side. Believe it madame, and mistress MAVIS, she will sustain her part. I'll tell you that, when I have talked with her, and tried her. Use her very civilly, MAVIS. So I will, madame. Blessed minute, that they would whisper thus ever. In the mean time, madame, would but your ladyship help to vex him a little: you know his disease, talk to him about the wedding ceremonies, or call for your gloves, or— Let me alone. CENTAURE, help me. Mr. bridegroom, where are you? O, it was too miraculously good to last! We see no ensigns of a wedding, here; no character of a bride-ale: where be our scarves, and our gloves? I pray you, give 'em vs. Let's know your bride's colours, and yours, at least. Alas, madame, he has provided none. Had I known your ladyships painter, I would.
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Nay sir, you must kisse the ladies, you must not goe away, now; they come toward you, to seeke you out. I'faith, master MOROSE, would you steale a marriage thus, in the midst of so many friends, and not acquaint vs? Well, I'll kisse you, notwithstanding the iustice of my quarrell: you shall giue me leaue, mistresse, to vse a becomming familiarity with your husband. Your ladiship do's me an honour in it, to let me know hee is so worthy your fauour: as, you haue done both him and me grace, to visit so vnprepar'd a paire to entertaine you. Complement! complement! But I must lay the burden of that, vpon my seruant, here. It shall not need, mistresse MOROSE, we will all beare, rather then one shall be opprest. I know it: and you will teach her the faculty, if shee bee to learne it. Is this the silent woman? Nay, shee has found her tongue since shee was married, master TRVE-WIT sayes. O, master TRVE-WIT! 'saue you. What kinde of creature is your bride here? she speakes, me thinkes! Yes madame, beleeue it, she is a gentlewoman of very absolute behauiour, and of a good race. And IACK DAW told vs, she could not speake. So it was carried in plot, madam, to put her vpon this old fellow, by sir DAVPHINE, his nephew, and one or two more of vs: but shee is a woman of an excellent assurance, and an extraordinarie happie wit, and tongue. You shall see her make rare sport with DAW, ere night. And he brought vs to laugh at her! That falls out often, madame, that he that thinkes himselfe the master-wit, is the master-foole. I assure your lady-ship, yee cannot laugh at her. No, well haue her to the colledge: and shee haue wit, she shall bee one of vs! shall shee not CENTAVRE? wee'll make her a collegiate. Yes faith, madame, and MAVIS, and shee will set vp a side. Beleeue it madame, and mistris MAVIS, shee will sustaine her part. I'll tell you that, when I haue talk'd with her, and try'd her. Vse her very ciuilly, MAVIS. So I will, madame. Blessed minute, that they would whisper thus euer. In the meane time, madame, would but your lady-ship helpe to vexe him a little: you know his disease, talke to him about the wedding ceremonies, or call for your gloues, or— Let me alone. CENTAVRE, helpe me. Mr. bride-groome, where are you? O, it was too miraculously good to last! Wee see no ensignes of a wedding, here; no character of a brideale: where be our skarfes, and our gloues? I pray you, giue 'hem vs. Let's know your brides colours, and yours, at least. Alas, madame, he has prouided none. Had I knowne your ladiships painter, I would.