Jonson, Ben · published 1620 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 469 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
we will not fail you, Sir precious La-Foole; but she shall, that your Ladies come to see: if I have credit, afore Sir Daw. Did you ever hear such a windsucker, as this? Or, such a Rook, as the other! that will betray his Mistress, to be seen. Come, 'tis time, we prevented it. Go. CAnnot I, yet, find out a more compendious method, then by this Trunk, to save my Servants the labour of speech, and mine ears, the discord of sounds? Let me see: all Discourses, but mine own, afflict me, they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome. Is it not possible, that thou shouldst answer me, by Signs, and, I apprehend thee, fellow? speak not, though I question you. You have taken the Ring, off from the street door, as I bade you? answer me not, by speech, but by silence; unless, it be otherwise (—) very good. And, you have fastened on a thick quilt, or flock-bed, on the outside of the door; that if they knock with their Daggers, or with Brickbats, they can make no noise? but with your leg, your answer, unless it be otherwise (—) very good. This is not, only, fit modesty in a Servant, but good state, and discretion in a Master. And you have been with Cutberd, the Barber, to have him come to me? (—) good. And, he will come presently? answer me not but with your leg, unless it be otherwise: if it be otherwise, shake your head, or shrug (—) so. Your Italian, and Spaniard, are wise in these! and it is a frugal, and comely gravity. How long will it be, ere Cutberd come? stay, if an hour, hold up your whole hand; if half an hour, two fingers; if a quarter, one; (—) good: half a quarter? 'tis well. And have you given him a Key, to come in without knocking? (—) good. And, is the Lock oiled, and the Hinges, today? (—) good. And the Quilting of the stairs nowhere worn out, and bore (—) very good. I see, by much doctrine, and impulsion, it may be effected: stand by. The Turk, in this divine discipline, is admirable, exceeding all the Potentates of the Earth; still waited on by Mutes; and all his Commands so executed; yea, even in the War (as I have heard) and in his Marches, most of his Charges, and directions, given by Signs, and with silence: and exquisite art! and I am heartily ashamed, and angry oftentimes, that the Princes of Christendom, should suffer a Barbarian, to transcend 'em in so high a point of felicity. I will practise it, hereafter. How now? oh! oh! what Villain? what Prodigy of Mankind is that? look. Oh! cut his throat, cut his throat: what Murderer, Hellhound, Devil can this be?
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Wee will not faile you, Sir precious La-Foole; but ſhe ſhall, that your Ladies come to ſee: if I haue credit, afore Sir Daw. Did you euer heare ſuch a Wind-fucker, as this? Or, ſuch a Rooke, as the other! that will betray his Miſtris, to be ſeene. Come, 'tis time, we preuented it. Goe. CAnnot I, yet, finde out a more compendious method, then by this Trunke, to ſaue my Seruants the labour of ſpeech, and mine eares, the diſcord of ſounds? Let me ſee: all Diſcourſes, but mine owne, afflict mee, they ſeeme harſh, impertinent, and irkeſome. Is it not poſſible, that thou ſhould'ſt anſwere me, by Signes, and, I apprehend thee, fellow? ſpeake not, though I queſtion you. You haue taken the Ring, off from the ſtreet doore, as I bad you? anſwere mee not, by ſpeech, but by ſilence; vnleſſe, it be otherwiſe (—) very good. And, you haue faſtened on a thick quilt, or flockbed, on the out-ſide of the doore; that if they knocke with their Daggers, or with Brick-bats, they can make no noyſe? but with your legge, your anſwere, vnleſſe it bee otherwiſe (—) very good. This is not, onely, fit modeſtie in a Seruant, but good ſtate, and diſcretion in a Maſter. And you haue beene with Cutberd, the Barber, to haue him come to mee? (—) good. And, hee will come preſently? anſwere mee not but with your legge, vnleſſe it bee otherwiſe: if it bee otherwiſe, ſhake your head, or ſhrugge (—) ſo. Your Italian, and Spaniard, are wiſe in theſe! and it is a frugall, and comely grauitie. How long will it bee, ere Cutberd come? ſtay, if an houre, hold vp your whole hand; if halfe an houre, two fingers; if a quarter, one; (—) good: halfe a quarter? 'tis well. And haue you giuen him a Key, to come in without knocking? (—) good. And, is the Lock oyld, and the Hinges, to day? (—) good. And the Quilting of the ſtayres no where worne out, and bare (—) very good. I ſee, by much doctrine, and impulſion, it may be effected: ſtand by. The Turke, in this diuine diſcipline, is admirable, exceeding all the Potentates of the Earth; ſtill waited on by Mutes; and all his Commands ſo executed; yea, euen in the Warre (as I haue heard) and in his Marches, moſt of his Charges, and directions, giuen by Signes, and with ſilence: and exquiſite art! and I am heartily aſham'd, and angry oftentimes, that the Princes of Christendome, ſhould ſuffer a Barbarian, to tranſcend 'hem in ſo high a point of felicitie. I will practize it, hereafter. How now? oh! oh! what Villaine? what Prodigie of Mankinde is that? looke. Oh! cut his throat, cut his throat: what Murderer, Hell-hound, Deuill can this be?