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 0.85 · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T58: jack, john, daw, dauphine, amorous, mistress, trve, ladies, wit, madame.
Come, you disguise it— Sir AMOROUS and you. If you love me JACK, you shall make use of your philosophy now, for this once, and deliver me your sword. This is not the wedding the CENTAURS were at, though there be a she-one here. The bride has entreated me I will see no blood shed at her bridal, you saw her whisper me erewhile. As I hope to finish TACITUS, I intent no murder. Do you not wait for sir AMOROUS? Not I, by my knighthood. And your scholarship too? And my scholarship too. Go to, than I return you your sword, and ask you mercy; but put it not up, for you will be assaulted. I understood that you had apprehended it, and walked here to brave him: and that you had held your life contemptible, in regard of your honour. No, no, no such thing I assure you. He and I parted now, as good friends as could be. Trust not you to that visor. I saw him since dinner with another face: I have known many men in my time vexed with losses, with deaths, and with abuses, but so offended a wight as sir AMOROUS, did I never see, or read of. For taking away his guests, sir, to day, that's the cause: and he declares it behind your back, with such threatenings and contempts— He said to DAUPHINE, you were the arrant'st ass— I, he may say his pleasure. And swears, you are so protested a coward, that he knows you will never do him any manly or single right, and therefore he will take his course. I'll give him any satisfaction, sir— but fighting. I, sir, but who knows what satisfaction he'll take? blood he thirsts for, and blood he will have: and whereabouts on you he will have it, who knows, but himself? I pray you, master TRVE-WIT, be you a mediator. Well, sir, conceal yourself then in this study, till I return. Nay, you must be content to be locked in: for, for mine own reputation I would not have you seen to receive a public disgrace, while I have the matter in managing. God's so, here he comes: keep your breath close, that he do not hear you sigh. In good faith, sir AMOROUS, he is not this way, I pray you be merciful, do not murder him; he is a christian as good as you: you are armed as if you sought a revenge on all his race. Good DAUPHINE, get him away from this place. I never knew a man's choler so high, but he would speak to his friends, he would hear reason. JACK DAW, JACK DAW! asleep? Is he gone, master TRVE-WIT? I, did you hear him? O god, yes. What a quick ear fear has? But is he so armed, as you say? Armed? did you ever see a fellow, set out to take possession?
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Come, you disguise it—Sir AMOROVS and you. If you loue me IACK, you shall make vse of your philosophy now, for this once, and deliuer me your sword. This is not the wedding the CENTAVRES were at, though there be a shee-one here. The bride has entreated me I will see no bloud shed at her bridall, you saw her whisper me ere-while. As I hope to finish TACITVS, I intend no murder. Doe you not wait for sir AMOROVS? Not I, by my knight-hood. And your schollership too? And my schollership too. Goe to, then I returne you your sword, and aske you mercy; but put it not vp, for you will be assaulted. I vnderstood that you had apprehended it, and walkt here to braue him: and that you had held your life contemptible, in regard of your honor. No, no, no such thing I assure you. He and I parted now, as good friends as could be. Trust not you to that visor. I saw him since dinner with another face: I haue knowne many men in my time vex'd with losses, with deaths, and with abuses, but so offended a wight as sir AMOROVS, did I neuer see, or read of. For taking away his guests, sir, to day, that's the cause: and hee declares it behind your backe, with such threatnings and contempts— He said to DAVPHINE, you were the errandst asse— I, he may say his pleasure. And sweares, you are so protested a coward, that hee knowes you will neuer doe him any manly or single right, and therefore hee will take his course. I'll giue him any satisfaction, sir—but fighting. I, sir, but who knowes what satisfaction hee'll take? bloud he thirsts for, and bloud he will haue: and where-abouts on you he will haue it, who knowes, but himselfe? I pray you, master TRVE-WIT, be you a mediator. Well, sir, conceale your selfe then in this studie, till I returne. Nay, you must bee content to bee lock'd in: for, for mine owne reputation I would not haue you seene to receiue a publique disgrace, while I haue the matter in managing. Gods so, here hee comes: keepe your breath close, that hee doe not heare you sigh. In good faith, sir AMOROVS, hee is not this way, I pray you bee mercifull, doe not murder him; hee is a christian as good as you: you are arm'd as if you sought a reuenge on all his race. Good DAVPHINE, get him away from this place. I neuer knew a mans choller so high, but hee would speake to his friends, hee would heare reason. IACK DAW, IACK DAW! a-sleepe? Is he gone, master TRVE-WIT? I, did you heare him? O god, yes. What a quick eare feare has? But is he so arm'd, as you say? Arm'd? did you euer see a fellow, set out to take possession?