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 · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T58: jack, john, daw, dauphine, amorous, mistress, trve, ladies, wit, madame.
You'll leave it to me, then? I, sir. I'll stand to any conditions. How now, what think you, sirs? were't not a difficult thing to determine, which of these two feared most. Yes, but this fears the bravest: the other a whiniling dastard, JACK DAW! but LA-FOOLE, a brave heroic coward! and is afraid in a great look, and a stout accent. I like him rarely. Had it not been pity, these two should ha' been concealed? Shall I make a motion? Briefly. For I must strike while 'tis hot. Shall I go fetch the ladies to the catastrophe? Umh? I, by my troth. By no mortal means. Let them continue in the state of ignorance, and err still: think 'em wits, and fine fellows, as they have done. 'Twere sin to reform them. Well, I will have 'em fetched, now I think on't, for a private purpose of mine: do, CLERIMONT, fetch 'em, and discourse to hem all that's past, and bring 'em into the gallery here. This is thy extreme vanity, now: thou thinkest thou wert undone, if every jest thou makest were not published. Thou shalt see, how unjust thou art, presently. CLERIMONT, say it was DAVPHINE'S plot. Trust me not, if the whole drift be not for thy good. There's a carpet i' the next room, put it on, with this scarf over thy face, and a cushion o' thy head, and be ready when I call AMOROUS. Away— JOHN DAW. What good news, sir. Faith, I have followed, and argued with him hard for you. I told him, you were a knight, and a scholar; and that you knew fortitude did consist magis patiendo quam faciendo, magis ferendo quam feriendo. It doth so indeed, sir. And that you would suffer, I told him: so, at first he demanded, by my troth, in my conceit, too much. What was it, sir. Your upper lip, and six o'your foreteeth. 'Twas unreasonable. Nay, I told him plainly, you could not spare 'em all. So after long argument (pro & con, as you know) I brought him down to your two butter-teeth, and them he would have. O, did you so? why, he shall have 'em. But he shall not, sir, by your leave. The conclusion is this, sir, because you shall be very good friends hereafter, and this never to be remembered, or up-braided; besides, that he may not boast, he has done any such thing to you in his own person: he is to come here in disguise, give you five kicks in private, sir, take your sword from you, and lock you up in that study, during pleasure. Which will be but a little while, we'll get it released presently. Five kicks? he shall have six, sir, to be friends. Believe me, you shall not over-shoot yourself, to send him that word by me. Deliver it, sir. He shall have it with all my heart, to be friends.
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You'll leaue it to me, then? I, sir. I'll stand to any conditions. How now, what thinke you, sirs? wer't not a difficult thing to determine, which of these two fear'd most. Yes, but this feares the brauest: the other a whiniling dastard, IACK DAW! but LA-FOOLE, a braue heroique coward! and is afraid in a great looke, and a stout accent. I like him rarely. Had it not beene pitty, these two should ha' beene conceal'd? Shall I make a motion? Briefly. For I must strike while 'tis hot. Shall I goe fetch the ladies to the catastrophe? Vmh? I, by my troth. By no mortall meanes. Let them continue in the state of ignorance, and erre still: thinke 'hem wits, and fine fellowes, as they haue done. 'Twere sinne to reforme them. Well, I will haue 'hem fetch'd, now I thinke on't, for a priuate purpose of mine: doe, CLERIMONT, fetch 'hem, and discourse to hem all that's past, and bring 'hem into the gallery here. This is thy extreme vanitie, now: thou think'st thou wert vndone, if euery iest thou mak'st were not publish'd. Thou shalt see, how vniust thou art, presently. CLERIMONT, say it was DAVPHINE'S plot. Trust me not, if the whole drift be not for thy good. There's a carpet i' the next roome, put it on, with this scarfe ouer thy face, and a cushion o' thy head, and bee ready when I call AMOROVS. Away—IOHN DAW. What good newes, sir. Faith, I haue followed, and argued with him hard for you. I told him, you were a knight, and a scholler; and that you knew fortitude did consist magis patiendo quam faciendo, magis ferendo quam feriendo. It doth so indeed, sir. And that you would suffer, I told him: so, at first he demanded, by my troth, in my conceipt, too much. What was it, sir. Your vpper lip, and sixe o'your fore-teeth. 'Twas vnreasonable. Nay, I told him plainely, you could not spare 'hem all. So after long argument (pro & con, as you know) I brought him downe to your two butter-teeth, and them he would haue. O, did you so? why, he shall haue 'hem. But he shall not, sir, by your leaue. The conclusion is this, sir, because you shall be very good friends hereafter, and this neuer to bee remembred, or vp-braided; besides, that he may not boast, he has done any such thing to you in his owne person: hee is to come here in disguise, giue you fiue kicks in priuate, sir, take your sword from you, and lock you vp in that studie, during pleasure. Which will be but a little while, wee'll get it releas'd presently. Fiue kicks? he shall haue sixe, sir, to be friends. Beleeue mee, you shall not ouer-shoot your selfe, to send him that word by me. Deliuer it, sir. He shall haue it with all my heart, to be friends.