Greene's Tu Quoque, or The City Gallant · chunk 13 of 47
Cooke, John · published 1614 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) comedy · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
And off my mourning robes, grief to the grave, For I have gold, and therefore will be brave: In silks I'll rattle it of every colour, And when I go by water, scorn a Sculler, In black carnation velvet I will cloak me, And when men bid God save me, Cry Tu quoque: It is needful a Gentleman should speak Latin sometimes, is it not Gervase? O very graceful sir, your most accomplished Gentlemen are known by it. Why then will I make use of that little I have, Upon times and occasions, here Gervase, take this bag, And run presently to the Mercers, buy me seven ell, of horse flesh coloured taffeta, nine yards of yellow satin, and eight yards of orange tawny velvet; then run to the Tailors, the Haberdashers, the Sempsters, the Cutlers, the Perfumers, and to all trades whatsoe'er that belong to the making up of a Gentleman; and amongst the rest, let not the Barber be forgotten: and look that he be an excellent fellow, and one that can snack his fingers with dexterity. I shall fit you sir. Do so good Gervase, it is time my beard were corrected, for it is grown so saucy, as it begins to play with my nose. Your nose sir must endure it: for it is in part the fashion. Is it in fashion? why then my nose shall endure it, let it tickle his worst. Why now you're i'th' right sir, if you will be a true Gallant, you must bear things resolute, as this sir, if you be at an Ordinary, and chance to lose your money at play, you must not fret and fume, tear cards, and fling away dice, as your ignorant gamester, or country-Gentleman does, but you must put on a calm temperate action, with a kind of careless smile, in contempt of Fortune, as not being able with all her engines to batter down one piece of your estate, that your means may be thought invincible, never tell your money, nor what you have won, nor what you have lost: if a question be made: your answer must be, what I have lost, I have lost, what I have won, I have won, a close heart and free hand, makes a man admired, a testern or a shilling to a servant that brings you a glass of beer, binds his hands to his lips, you shall have more service of him, than his Master, he will be more humble to you, than a Cheater before a Magistrate. Gervase, give me thy hand, I think thou hast more wit than I that am thy Master, and for this Speech only, I do here create thee my steward: I do long methinks to be at an Ordinary, to smile at Fortune, and to be bountiful: Gervase about your business good Gervase, whilst I go and meditate upon a Gentlemanlike behaviour, I have an excellent gate already Gervase, have I not? Hercules himself sir, had never a better gate.
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And off my mourning roabes, griefe to the graue, For I haue golde, and therefore will be braue: In silkes I'le rattle it of euery colour, And when I goe by water, scorne a Sculler, In blacke carnation veluet I will cloake me, And when men bid God saue mee, Cry Tu quoque: It is needefull a Gentleman should speake Latine sometimes, is it not Geruase? O very gracefull sir, your most accomplish't Gentlemen are knowne by it. Why then will I make vse of that little I haue, Vpon times and occasions, heere Geruase, take this bag, And runne presently to the Mercers, buy me seuen ell, of horse flesh colour'd taffata, nine yards of yellow sattin, and eight yards of orenge tawney veluet; then runne to the Tailers, the Haberdashers, the Sempsters, the Cutlers, the Persumers, and to all trades whatsoe'r that belong to the mking vp of a Gentleman; and amongst the rest, let not the Barber bee forgotten: and looke that hee be an excellent fellow, and one that can snacke his fingers with dexteritie. I shall fit you sir. Doe so good Geruase, it is time my beard were corrected, for it is growne so sawsie, as it beginnes to play with my nose. Your nose sir must indure it: for it is in part the fashion. Is it in fashion? why then my nose shall indure it, let it tickle his worst. Why now y'are ith right sir, if you will be a true Gallant, you must beare things resolute, as this sir, if you be at an Ordinary, and chance to loose your money at play, you must not fret and fume, teare cardes, and fling away dice, as your ignorant gamster, or country-Gentleman does, but you must put on a calme temperate action, with a kind of carelesse smile, in contempt of Fortune, as not being able with all her engins to batter down one peece of your estate, that your means may be thought inuincible, neuer tell your money, nor what you haue wonne, nor what you haue lost: if a question be made: your answer must be, what I haue lost, I haue lost, what I haue wonne, I haue wonne, a close heart and free hand, makes a man admired, a testerne or a shilling to a seruant that brings you a glasse of beere, bindes his hands to his lippes, you shall haue more seruice of him, then his Master, hee will be more humble to you, then a Cheater before a Magistrate. Geruase, giue mee thy hand, I thinke thou hast more wit then I that am thy Master, and for this Speech onely, I doe here create thee my steward: I do long me thinkes to be at an Ordinary, to smile at Fortune, and to be bountifull: Geruase about your businesse good Geruase, whilet I goe and meditate vpon a Gentleman-like behauiour, I haue an excellent gate already Geruase, haue I not? Hercules himselfe sir, had neuer a better gate.