Jonson, Ben · published 1620 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 501 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
By this light, no more I will not. Nor to anybody else, Sir. Nay, I will not say so, Gentlemen. It had been an excellent happy condition for the company, if you could have drawn him to it. I'll be very melancholic, i'faith. As a Dog, if I were as you, Sir Iohn. Or a Snail, or a Hog-louse: I would roll myself up for this day, introth, they should not unwind me. By this Picktooth, so I will. 'Tis well done: he begins already to be angry with his teeth. Will you go, Gentlemen? Nay, you must walk alone, if you be right melancholic, Sir Iohn. Yes Sir, we'll dog you, we'll follow you afar off. Was there ever such a two yards of Knighthood, measured out by Time, to be sold to laughter? A mere talking Mole! no Mushroom was ever so fresh. A fellow so utterly nothing, as he knows not what he would be. Let's follow him: but first, let's go to Dauphine, he's hovering about the House, to hear what news. Content. WElcome Cutberd; draw near with your fair charge: and, in her ear, softly entreat her to unmask (—) So. Is the door shut? (—) enough. Now, Cutberd, with the same discipline I use to my Family, I will question you. As I conceive, Cutberd, this Gentlewoman is she, you have provided, and brought, in hope she will fit me in the place and person of a Wise? Answer me not, but with your leg, unless it be otherwise: (—) very well done, Cutberd. I conceive, beside, Cutberd, you have been pre-acquainted with her birth, education, and qualities, or else you would not prefer her to my acceptance, in the weighty consequence of Marriage. (—) this I conceive, Cutberd. Answer me not but with your leg, unless it be otherwise. (—) Very well done Cutberd. Give aside now a little, and leave me to examine her condition, and aptitude to my affection. she is exceeding fair, and of a special good favour; a sweet composition, or harmony of limbs: her temper of beauty has the true height of my blood. The Knave hath exceedingly well fitted me without: I will now try her within. Come near, fair Gentlewoman: let not my behaviour seem rude, though unto you, being rare, it may happily appear strange. (—) Nay, Lady, you may speak, though Cutberd, and my man, might not: for, of all sounds, only, the sweet voice of a fair Lady has the just length of mine ear. I beseech you, say Lady, out of the first fire of meeting eyes, (they say) love is stricken; do you feel any such motion, suddenly shot into you, from any part you see in me? ha, Lady? (—) Alas, Lady, these answers by silent curtsies, from you, are too courtless, and simple. I have ever had my breeding in Court: and she that shall be my Wife, must be accomplished with Courtly, and audacious ornaments. Can you speak, Lady?
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By this light, no more I will not. Nor to any body elſe, Sir. Nay, I will not ſay ſo, Gentlemen. It had beene an excellent happy condition for the company, if you could haue drawne him to it. I'll be very melancholique, i'faith. As a Dogge, if I were as you, Sir Iohn. Or a Snaile, or a Hog-louſe: I would roule my ſelfe vp for this day, introth, they ſhould not vnwind mee. By this Pick-tooth, ſo I will. 'Tis well done: hee beginnes already to bee angry with his teeth. Will you goe, Gentlemen? Nay, you muſt walke alone, if you bee right melancholique, Sir Iohn. Yes Sir, wee'll dogge you, wee'll follow you a farre off. Was there euer ſuch a two yards of Knight-hood, meaſur'd out by Time, to be ſold to laughter? A meere talking Mole! no Muſhrome was euer ſo freſh. A fellow ſo vtterly nothing, as he knowes not what he would be. Let's follow him: but firſt, let's goe to Dauphine, hee's houering about the Houſe, to heare what newes. Content. WElcome Cutberd; draw neer with your faire charge: and, in her eare, ſoftly intreat her to vnmaſque (—) So. Is the doore ſhut? (—) inough. Now, Cutberd, with the ſame diſcipline I vſe to my Family, I will queſtion you. As I conceiue, Cutberd, this Gentlewoman is ſhee, you haue prouided, and brought, in hope ſhee will fit mee in the place and perſon of a Wiſe? Anſwere mee not, but with your legge, vnleſſe it bee otherwiſe: (—) very well done, Cutberd. I conceiue, beſides, Cutberd, you haue beene preacquainted with her birth, education, and qualities, or elſe you would not preferre her to my acceptance, in the waighty conſequence of Marriage. (—) this I conceiue, Cutberd. Anſwer me not but with your legge, vnleſſe it be otherwiſe. (—) Very well done Cutberd. Giue aſide now a little, and leaue me to examine her condition, and aptitude to my affection. Shee is exceeding faire, and of a ſpeciall good fauour; a ſweete compoſition, or harmony of limmes: her temper of beauty has the true height of my bloud. The Knaue hath exceedingly well fitted me without: I will now try her within. Come neere, faire Gentlewoman: let not my behauiour ſeeme rude, though vnto you, being rare, it may happily appeare ſtrange. (—) Nay, Lady, you may ſpeake, though Cutberd, and my man, might not: for, of all ſounds, onely, the ſweet voyce of a faire Lady has the juſt length of mine eare. I beſeech you, ſay Lady, out of the firſt fire of meeting eyes, (they ſay) loue is ſtricken; doe you feele any ſuch motion, ſodenly ſhot into you, from any part you ſee in me? ha, Lady? (—) Alaſſe, Lady, theſe anſwers by ſilent curt'ſies, from you, are too courtleſſe, and ſimple. I haue euer had my breeding in Court: and ſhee tat ſhall be my Wife, muſt be accompliſhed with Courtly, and audacious ornaments. Can you ſpeake, Lady?