Jonson, Ben · published 1620 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 490 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Nay, madam, Mavis was more deceived than we, 'twas her commendation uttered 'em in the College. I commended but their wits, madam, 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, madam. Good Morose, when you come to the College, will you bring him with you? He seems a very perfect Gentleman. He is so madam, believe it. But when will you come, Morose? Three or four days hence, madam, when I have got me a Coach, and Horses. No, tomorrow, good Morose, Centaur 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, madam. ay, he shows he is judicial in his clothes. And yet not so superlatively neat as some, madam, that have their faces set in a Brake! ay, 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 unconscionably 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, madam! And a very good Lock! Good Morose, bring him to my Chamber first. Please your Honours, to meet at my House, madam? See, how they eye thee, man! they are taken I warrant thee. You have unbraced our brace of Knights, here, Master Tru-wit. Not I, madam, it was Sir Dauphine's engineer: 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: 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, Mauis was more deceiu'd then wee, '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 Dauphine is valiant, and a wit too, it ſeemes. And a brauery too. Was this his proiect? So Maſter Clerimont intimates, Madame. Good Moroſe, when you come to the Colledge, will you bring him with you? Hee 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 me a Coach, and Horſes. No, to morrow, good Moroſe, Centaure ſhall ſend you her Coach. Yes faith, doe, and bring Sir Dauphine with you. Shee has promis'd that Mauis. Hee 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 tolde 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 Dauphines careleſneſſe becomes him. I could loue a man, for ſuch a Noſe! Or ſuch a Legge! He has an exceeding good eye, Madame! And a very good Lock! Good Moroſe, bring him to my Chamber firſt. Pleaſe your Honours, to meete at my Houſe, Madame? See, how they eye thee, man! they are taken I warrant thee. You haue vnbrac'd our brace of Knights, heere, Maſter Tru-wit. Not I, Madame, it was Sir Dauphines inginer: who, if he haue disfurniſh'd your Ladiſhip of any guard, or ſeruice by it, is able to make the place good againe, in himſelf. There's no ſuſpition of that, Sir. God ſo, Mauis, Haughty 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 Dauphine. Wee would bee all glad to ſtile him of our friendſhip, and ſee him at the Colledge. Hee cannot mixe with a ſweeter ſocietie, I'll propheſie, and I hope he himſelfe will thinke ſo. I ſhould be rude to imagine otherwiſe, Ladie. Did not I tell thee, Dauphine? Why, all their actions are gouerned by crude opinion, without reaſon or cauſe; they know not why they doe any thing: but as they are inform'd, beleeue, iudge, prayſe, 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 haft 'hem.