Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T58 Gallant talk and courtship: an Epicene-c · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T58: jack, john, daw, dauphine, amorous, mistress, trve, ladies, wit, madame.
I was about it, here. It angered me to the soul, to hear 'em begin to talk so malapert. Pray thee perform it, and thou winnest me an idolater to thee, everlasting. Will you go in, and hear me do it? No, I'll stay here. Drive 'em out of your company, 'tis all I ask: which cannot be any way better done, then by extolling DAUPHINE, whom they have so slighted. I warrant you: you shall expect one of 'em presently. What a cast of kestrels are these, to hawk after ladies, thus? I, and strike at such an eagle as DAUPHINE. He will be mad, when we tell him. Here he comes. O Sir, you are welcome. Where's thine uncle? Run out o' doors in's nightcaps, to talk with a Casuist about his divorce. It works admirably. Thou wouldst ha' said so, and thou hadst been here! The ladies have laughed at thee, most comically, since thou went'st, DAUPHINE. And asked, if thou wert thine uncles keeper? And the brace of Baboons answered, yes; and said, thou wert a pitiful poor fellow, and didst live upon posts: and hadst nothing but three suits of apparel, and some few benevolences that lords give thee to fool to 'em, and swagger. Let me not live, I'll beat 'em. I'll bind 'em both to grand Madams bed-postes, and have 'em baited with monkeys. Thou shalt not need, they shall be beaten to thy hand, DAUPHINE. I have an execution to serve upon 'em, I warrant thee shall serve: trust my plot. I, you have many plots! So you had one, to make all the wenches in love with me. Why, if I do not yet afore night, as near as 'tis; and that they do not every one invite thee, and be ready to scratch for thee: take the mortgage of my wit. 'Fore god, I'll be his witness; thou shalt have it, DAUPHINE: thou shalt be his fool for ever, if thou dost not. Agreed. Perhaps 'twill be the better estate. Do you observe this gallery? or rather lobby, indeed? Here are a couple of studies, at each end one: here will I act such a tragicomedy between the Guelphs, and the Ghibellines, DAW and LA-FOOLE— which of 'em comes out first, will I seize on: (you two shall be the chorus behind the arras, and whip out between the acts, and speak.) If I do not make 'em keep the peace, for this remnant of the day, if not of the year, I have failed once— I hear DAW coming: Hide, and do not laugh, for god's sake. Which is the way into the garden, trow▪ O, JACK DAW! I am glad I have met with you. In good faith, I must have this matter go no further between you. I must ha' it taken up. What matter, sir? Between whom?
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I was about it, here. It angred mee to the soule, to heare 'hem beginne to talke so malepert. Pray thee performe it, and thou win'st mee an idolater to thee, euerlasting. Will you goe in, and heare me doe it? No, I'll stay here. Driue 'hem out of your companie, 'tis all I aske: which cannot bee any way better done, then by extolling DAVPHINE, whom they haue so slighted. I warrant you: you shall expect one of 'hem presently. What a cast of kastrils are these, to hawke after ladies, thus? I, and strike at such an eagle as DAVPHINE. He will be mad, when we tell him. Here he comes. O Sir, you are welcome. Where's thine vncle? Run out o' dores in's night-caps, to talke with a Casuist about his diuorce. It workes admirably. Thou would'st ha' said so, and thou had'st beene here! The ladies haue laught at thee, most comically, since thou wentst, DAVPHINE. And askt, if thou wert thine vncles keeper? And the brace of Babouns answer'd, yes; and said, thou wert a pittifull poore fellow, and did'st liue vpon posts: and had'st nothing but three sutes of apparell, and some few beneuolences that lords ga' thee to foole to 'hem, and swagger. Let me not liue, I'll beate 'hem. I'll binde 'hem both to grand Madames bed-postes, and haue 'hem bayted with monkeyes. Thou shalt not need, they shall be beaten to thy hand, DAVPHINE. I haue an execution to serue vpon 'hem, I warrant thee shall serue: trust my plot. I, you haue many plots! So you had one, to make all the wenches in loue with me. Why, if I doe not yet afore night, as neere as 'tis; and that they doe not euery one inuite thee, and be ready to scratch for thee: take the morgage of my wit. 'Fore god, I'll be his witnesse; thou shalt haue it, DAVPHINE: thou shalt be his foole for euer, if thou doest not. Agreed. Perhaps 'twill bee the better estate. Doe you obserue this gallerie? or rather lobby, indeed? Here are a couple of studies, at each end one: here will I act such a tragi-comoedy betweene the Guelphes, and the Ghibellines, DAW and LA-FOOLE—which of 'hem comes out first, will I seize on: (you two shall be the chorus behind the arras, and whip out betweene the acts, and speake.) If I doe not make 'hem keepe the peace, for this remnant of the day, if not of the yeere, I haue faild once—I heare DAW comming: Hide, and doe not laugh, for gods sake. Which is the way into the garden, trow▪ O, IACK DAW! I am glad I haue met with you. In good faith, I must haue this matter goe no furder betweene you. I must ha' it taken vp. What matter, sir? Betweene whom?