Greene's Tu Quoque, or The City Gallant · chunk 2 of 47
Cooke, John · published 1614 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) comedy · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 460 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
ay, I see't. Pray sir come into the next room; I'll show you that of a lower price shall (perhaps) better please you. This fellow has an excellent tongue, sure he was brought up in the Exchange. Will you come in sir? No, 'tis no matter, for I mean to buy none. Pre thee walk in, what you bargain for, I'll discharge. Say so; fall to your work, I'll be your chapman. Why do you say I flatter? Why? you do; And so do all men when they women woo. Who looks on heaven, and not admires the work? Who views a well cut Diamond, does not praise The beauty of the Stone? if these deserve The name of Excellent, I lack a word For thee which merit'st more, More than the tongue of man can attribute. This is pretty Poetry, good fiction this: Sir, I must leave you. Leave with me first some comfort. What would you crave? That which I fear you will not let me have. You do not know my bounty; Say what 'tis. No more (fair creature) then a modest kiss. If I should give you one, would you refrain, on that condition, ne'er to beg again. I dare not grant to that. Then't seems you have, Though you get nothing, a delight to crave, One will not hurt my lip, which you may take, Not for your love, but for your absence' sake. So farewell sir. O fare thee well (fair regent of my soul) Never let ill sit near thee, unless it come To purge itself; be as thou ever seemst, An Angel of thy Sex, borne to make happy The man that shall possess thee for his Bride. will you have it for thirteen shillings and six pence? I'll fall to as low a price as I can, because I'll buy your custom. How now man! what! entranced? Good sir, ha' you done? Yes faith, I think as much as you, and 'tis just nothing: where's the wench? she's here sir, here. Uds pity! unbutton man, thou'lt stifle her else. Nay good sir, will you go? With all my heart, I stay but for you. Do you hear sir? What say? Will you take it for thirteen? Not a penny more than I bid. Why then say you might have had a good bargain; Where's this boy to make up the wares? here's some ten pieces opened, and all to no purpose. O Frank! shut up shop, shut up shop. Shut up shop, boy, why? My Master is come from the Court knighted, and bid us, for he says he will have the first year of the reign of his Knighthood kept holiday; here he comes. God give your worship joy, sir.
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I, I see't. Pray sir come into the next roome; I'le shew you that of a lower price shall (perhappes) better please you. This fellow has an excellent tongue, sure hee was brought vp in the Exchange. Will you come in sir? No, t'is no matter, for I meane to buy none. Pre thee walke in, what you bargaine for, Ile discharge. Say so; fall to your worke, Ile be your chapman. Why doe you say I flatter? Why? you doe; And so doe all men when they women wooe. Who lookes on heauen, and not admires the worke? Who viewes a well cut Diamond, does not praise The beauty of the Stone? if these deserue The name of Excellent, I lacke a word For thee which meritst more, More then the tongue of man can attribute. This is pretty Poetry, good fiction this: Sir, I must leaue you. Leaue with me first some comfort. What would you craue? That which I feare you will not let me haue. You doe not know my bounty; Say what t'is. No more (faire creature) then a modest kisse. If I should giue you one, would you refraine, on that condition, ne'r to begge againe. I dare not grant to that. Then't seemes you haue, Though you get nothing, a delight to craue, One will not hurt my lippe, which you may take, Not for your loue, but for your absence sake. So farewell sir. O fare thee well (faire regent of my soule) Neuer let ill sit neere thee, vnlesse it come To purge it selfe; be as thou euer seemst, An Angell of thy Sex, borne to make happy The man that shall possesse thee for his Bride. Wil you haue it for thirteene shillings and six pence? Ile fall to as lowe a price as I can, because Ile buy your custome. How now man! what! intranced? Good sir, ha you done? Yes faith, I thinke as much as you, and t'is iust nothing: where's the wench? Shee's heere sir, heere. Vds pitty! vnbutton man, thou'lt stifle her else. Nay good sir, will you goe? With all my heart, I stay but for you. Doe you heare sir? What say? Will you take it for thirteene? Not a penny more then I bid. Why then say you might haue had a good bargaine; Where's this boy to make vp the wares? heere's some tenne peeces opened, and all to no purpose. O Franke ▪ shut vp shop, shut vp shop. Shut vp shop, boy, why? My Master is come from the Court knighted, and bid vs, for he sayes he will haue the first yeare of the reigne of his Knighthood kept holiday; here he comes. God giue your worship ioy, sir.