Jonson, Ben · published 1620 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels T3 Sickness, physic and doctors typicality 0.68 · 489 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
You jest. No Drunkards, either with Wine or Vanity, ever confessed such Stories of themselves. I would not give a fly's leg, in balance against all the women's reputations here, if they could be but thought to speak truth: and, for the Bride, they have made their affidavit against her directly— What, they have lain with her? Yes, and tell times, and circumstances, with the cause why, and the place where. I had almost brought 'em to affirm that they had done it, today. Not both of 'em. Yes faith: with a sooth or two more I had effected it. They would ha' set it down under their hands. Why, they will be our sport, I see, still! whether we will, or no. O, Are you here? Come Dauphine, Go call your Uncle presently. I have fitted my Divine, and my Canonist, died their Beards and all: the Knaves do not know themselves they are so exalted, and altered. Preferment changes any man. Thou shalt keep one door, and I another, and then Clerimont in the midst, that he may have no means of escape from their cavilling, when they grow hot once again. And then the women (as I have given the Bride her instructions) to break in upon him, i' the l'envoy. O, 'twill be full and twanging! Away, fetch him. Come, Master Doctor, and Master Parson, look to your parts now, and discharge 'em bravely: you are well set forth, perform it as well. If you chance to be out, do not confess it with standing still, or humming, or gaping one at another: but go on, and talk aloud, and eagerly, use vehement action, and only remember your terms, and you are safe. Let the matter go where it will: you have many will do so. But at first, be very solemn, and grave like your garments, though you lose yourselves after, and skip out like a brace of jugglers on a Table. Here he comes! set your faces, and look superciliously, while I present you. Are these the two learned men? Yes, Sir, please you salute 'em? Salute 'em? I had rather do any thing, then wear out time so unfruitfully, Sir. I wonder, how these common forms, as God save you, and you are welcome, are come to be a habit in our lives! or, I am glad to see you! when I cannot see, what the profit can be of these words, so long as it is no whit better with him, whose affairs are sad, and grievous, that he hears this salutation. 'Tis true, Sir, we'll go to the matter then. Gentlemen, Master Doctor, and Master Parson, I have acquainted you sufficiently with the business, for which you are come hither. And you are not now to inform yourselves in the state of the question, I know. This is the Gentleman, who expects your resolution, and therefore, when you please, begin.
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Position
nodes 1108–1119 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 45 of 52 in this edition
Length
489 words · 654 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.680 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
You ieſt. No Drunkards, either with Wine or Vanitie, euer confeſſ'd ſuch Stories of themſelues. I would not giue a Flyes legge, in ballauce againſt all the womens reputations here, if they could be but thought to ſpeake truth: and, for the Bride, they haue made their affidauit againſt her directly— What, they haue lyen with her? Yes, and tell times, and circumſtances, with the cauſe why, and the place where. I had almoſt brought 'hem to affirme that they had done it, to day. Not both of 'hem. Yes faith: with a ſooth or two more I had effected it. They would ha' ſet it downe vnder their hands. Why, they will bee our ſport, I ſee, ſtill! whether we will, or no. O, Are you here? Come Dauphine, Goe call your Vncle preſently. I haue fitted my Diuine, and my Canoniſt, dyed their Beards and all: the Knaues doe not know themſelues they are ſo exalted, and alter'd. Preferment changes any man. Thou ſhalt keepe one doore, and I another, and then Clerimont in the midſt, that hee may haue no meanes of eſcape from their cauilling, when they grow hot once againe. And then the women (as I haue giuen the Bride her inſtructions) to breake in vpon him, i' the l'enuoy. O, 'twill bee full and twanging! Away, fetch him. Come, Maſter Doctor, and Maſter Parſon, looke to your parts now, and diſcharge 'hem brauely: you are well ſet forth, performe it as well. If you chance to be out, doe not confeſſe it with ſtanding ſtill, or humming, or gaping one at another: but go on, and talke alowd, and eagerly, vſe vehement action, and onely remember your termes, and you are ſafe. Let the matter goe where it will: you haue many will doe ſo. But at firſt, be very ſolemne, and graue like your garments, though you loſe your ſelues after, and skip out like a brace of Iugglers on a Table. Here he comes! ſet your faces, and looke ſuperciliouſly, while I preſent you. Are theſe the two learned men? Yes, Sir, pleaſe you ſalute 'hem? Salute 'hem? I had rather doe any thing, then weare out time ſo vnfruitfully, Sir. I wonder, how theſe common formes, as God ſaue you, and you are well-come, are come to be a habit in our liues! or, I am glad to ſee you! when I cannot ſee, what the profit can be of theſe words, ſo long as it is no whit better with him, whoſe affaires are ſad, and grieuous, that he heares this ſalutation. 'Tis true, Sir, wee'll goe to the matter then. Gentlemen, Maſter Doctor, and Maſter Parſon, I haue acquainted you ſufficiently with the buſineſſe, for which you are come hither. And you are not now to enforme your ſelues in the ſtate of the queſtion, I know. This is the Gentleman, who expects your reſolution, and therefore, when you pleaſe, begin.