Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 503 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Nay, madame, MAVIS was more deceived than we, 'twas her commendation uttered 'em in the college. I commended but their wits, madame, and their braveries. I never looked toward their valours. Sir DAUPHINE is valiant, and a wit too, it seems? And a bravery too. Was this his project? So master CLERIMONT intimates, madame. Good MOROSE, when you come to the college, will you bring him with you? He seems a very perfect gentleman. He is so, madame, believe it. But when will you come, MOROSE? Three or four days hence, madame, when I have got me a coach, and horses. No, to morrow, good MOROSE, CENTAURE shall send you her coach. Yes faith, do, and bring sir DAUPHINE with you. She has promised that, MAVIS. He is a very worthy gentleman, in his exteriors, madame. I, he shows he is judicial in his clothes. And yet not so superlatively neat as some, madame, that have their faces set in a brake! I, and have every hair in form! That wear purer linen than ourselves, and profess more neatness, than the french hermaphrodite! I ladies, they, what they tell one of us, have told a thousand, and are the only thieves of our fame: that think to take us with that perfume, or with that lace, and laugh at us un-conscionably when they have done. But, sir DAUPHINE'S carelessness becomes him. I could love a man, for such a nose! Or such a leg! He has an exceeding good eye, madame! And a very good lock! Good MOROSE, bring him to my chamber first. Please your honours, to meet at my house, madame? See, how they eye thee, man! they are taken, I warrant thee. You have unbraced our brace of knights, here, master TRVE-WIT. Not I, madame, it was sir DAUPHINE'S engine: who, if he have disfurnished your ladyship of any guard, or service by it, is able to make the place good again, in himself. There's no suspicion of that, sir. God so, MAVIS, HAUGHTY is kissing. Let us go too, and take part. But I am glad of the fortune (beside the discovery of two such empty caskets) to gain the knowledge of so rich a mine of virtue, as sir DAUPHINE. We would be all glad to style him of our friendship, and see him at the college. He cannot mix with a sweeter society, I'll prophesy, and I hope he himself will think so. I should be rude to imagine otherwise, lady. Did not I tell thee, DAUPHINE? Why, all their actions are governed by crude opinion, without reason or cause; they know not why they do any thing, without reason or cause; they know not why they do any thing: but as they are informed, believe, judge, praise, condemn, love, hate, and in emulation one of another, do all these things alike. Only, they have a natural inclination sways 'em generally to the worst, when they are left to themselves. But, pursue it, now thou hast 'em.
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Nay, madame, MAVIS was more deceiu'd then we, 'twas her commendation vtter'd 'hem in the colledge. I commended but their wits, madame, and their braueries. I neuer look'd toward their valours. Sir DAVPHINE is valiant, and a wit too, it seemes? And a brauerie too. Was this his proiect? So master CLERIMONT intimates, madame. Good MOROSE, when you come to the colledge, will you bring him with you? He seemes a very perfect gentleman. He is so, madame, beleeue it. But when will you come, MOROSE? Three or foure dayes hence, madame, when I haue got mee a coach, and horses. No, to morrow, good MOROSE, CENTAVRE shall send you her coach. Yes faith, doe, and bring sir DAVPHINE with you. Shee has promis'd that, MAVIS. He is a very worthy gentleman, in his exteriors, madame. I, he showes he is iudiciall in his clothes. And yet not so superlatiuely neat as some, madame, that haue their faces set in a brake! I, and haue euery haire in forme! That weare purer linnen then our selues, and professe more neatnesse, then the french hermaphrodite! I ladies, they, what they tell one of vs, haue told a thousand, and are the only theeues of our fame: that thinke to take vs with that perfume, or with that lace, and laugh at vs vn-conscionably when they haue done. But, sir DAVPHINES carelesnesse becomes him. I could loue a man, for such a nose! Or such a leg! He has an exceeding good eye, madame! And a very good lock! Good MOROSE, bring him to my chamber first. Please your honors, to meet at my house, madame? See, how they eye thee, man! they are taken, I warrant thee. You haue vnbrac'd our brace of knights, here, master TRVE-WIT. Not I, madame, it was sir DAVPHINES ingine: who, if he haue disfurnish'd your ladiship of any guard, or seruice by it, is able to make the place good againe, in himselfe. There's no suspition of that, sir. God so, MAVIS, HAVGHTY is kissing. Let vs goe too, and take part. But I am glad of the fortune (beside the discouerie of two such emptie caskets) to gaine the knowledge of so rich a mine of vertue, as sir DAVPHINE. We would be al glad to stile him of our friendship, and see him at the colledge. He cannot mixe with a sweeter societie, I'll prophesie, and I hope he himselfe will thinke so. I should be rude to imagine otherwise, lady. Did not I tell thee, DAVPHINE? Why, all their actions are gouerned by crude opinion, without reason or cause; they know not why they doe any thing, without reason or cause; they know not why they doe any thing: but as they are inform'd, beleeue, iudge, praise, condemne, loue, hate, and in aemulation one of another, doe all these things alike. Onely, they haue a naturall inclination swayes 'hem generally to the worst, when they are left to themselues. But, pursue it, now thou hast 'hem.