Beaumont, Francis · published 1613 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
Who can sing a merrier note, Than he that cannot change a groat? Not a Denier left, and yet my heart leaps, I do wonder yet, as old as I am, that any man will follow a Trade, or serve, that may sing and laugh, and walk the streets, my wife and both my sons are I know not where, I have nothing left, nor know I how to come by meat to supper, yet am I merry still; for I know I shall find it upon the Table at six o'clock, therefore hang Thought. I would not be a servingman to carry the cloak-bag still, Nor would I be a falconer the greedy hawks to fill. But I would be in a good house, & have a good Master too. But I would eat & drink of the best, & no work would I do. This is it that keeps life and soul together, mirth, this is the philosopher's stone that they write so much on, that keeps a man ever young. Sir, they say they know all your money is gone, and they will trust you for no more drink. Will they not? let am choose, the best is I have mirth at home, and need not send abroad for that, let them keep their drink to themselves. For Iillian of Berry she dwells on a Hill, And she hath good Beer and Ale to sell. And of good fellows she thinks no ill, And thither will we go now, now, now, now, and thither Will we go now. And when you have made a little stay, You need not ask what is to pay, But kiss your Hostess and go your way, And thither, etc. Sir, I can get no bread for supper. Hang bread and supper, let's preserve our mirth, and we shall never feel hunger, I'll warrant you, let's have a Càtch, boy follow me, come sing this Catch. Ho, ho, nobody at home, meat, nor drink, nor money ha' we none, fill the pot Eedy, never more need I. So boys enough, follow me, let's change our place and we shall laugh afresh. Let him go George, a shall not have any countenance from us, nor a good word from any i'th' Company, if I may strike stroke in't. No more a sha'not love; but Nell I will have Raph do a very notable matter now, to the eternal honour and glory of all Grocers, sirrah you there boy, can none of you hear? Sir, your pleasure. Let Raph come out on May-day in the morning and speak upon a Conduit with all his Scarves about him, and his feathers and his rings and his knacks. Why sir you do not think of our plot, what will become of that then? Why sir, I care not what become on't, I'll have him come out, or I'll fetch him out myself, I'll have something done in honour of the City, beside, he hath been long enough upon Adventures, bring him out quickly, or if I come in amongst you—
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Who can sing a merrier noate, Then he that cannot change a groat? Not a Denier left, and yet my heart leapes, I do wonder yet, as old as I am, that any man will follow a Trade, or serue, that may sing and laugh, and walke the streetes, my wife and both my sonnes are I know not where, I haue nothing left, nor know I how to come by meate to supper, yet am I merry still; for I know I shall finde it vpon the Table at sixe a clocke, therefore hang Thought. I would not be a Scruigman to carry the cloke-bag still, Nor would I be a Fawleconer the greedy Hawlkes to fill. But I would be in a good house, & haue a good Maister too. But I would eat & drink of the best, & no work would I do. This is it that keepes life and soule together, mirth, this is the Philosophers stone that they write so much on, that keepes a man euer yong. Sir, they say they know all your mony is gone, and they will trust you for no more drinke. Will they not? let am choose, the best is I haue mirth at home, and neede not send abroad for that, let them keepe their drinke to themselues. For Iillian of Berry shee dwels on a Hill, And shee hath good Beere and Ale to sell. And of good fellowes she thinks no ill, And thether will we go now, now, now, now, and thether Will wee go now. And when you haue made a little stay, You need not aske what is to pay, But kisse your Hostesse and go your way, And thither, &c. Sir, I can get no bread for supper. Hang bread and supper, let's preserue our mirth, and we shall neuer feele hunger, I'le warrant you, let's haue a Càtch, boy follow me, come sing this Catch. Ho, ho, no body at home, meate, nor drinke, nor money ha wee none, fill the pot Eedy, neuer more need I. So boies enough, follow mee, let's change our place and we shall laugh afresh. Let him goe George, a shall not haue any countenance from vs, nor a good word from any i'th' Company, if I may strike stroke in't. No more a shannot loue; but Nel I will haue Raph doe a very notable matter now, to the eternall honour and glory of all Grocers, sirrah you there boy, can none of you heare? Sir, your pleasure. Let Raph come out on May-day in the morning and speake vpon a Conduit with all his Scarfes about him, and his fethers and his rings and his knacks. Why sir you do not thinke of our plot, what will become of that then? Why sir, I care not what become on't, I'le haue him come out, or I'le fetch him out my selfe, I'le haue something done in honor of the Citty, besides, he hath bene long enough vpon Aduentures, bring him out quickely, or if I come in amongst you—