Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1616 · first performed or written 1613 [1613-1616] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.84 · 477 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
Never he swears whilst he can hear men say there's any woman living: he swore he wood ha' me first. Didst thou entreat him wench? As well as I could Madam. But this is still your way, to love being absent, and when he's with you, laugh at him and abuse him. There is another way if you could hit on't. Thou sayst true, get me paper, pen, and ink, I'll write to him, I'd be loath he should sleep in's anger. Women are most fools, when they think theyare wisest. Pray Sir cast off these fellows, as unfitting for your bare knowledge, and far more your company: be't fit such Ragamuffins as these are should bear the name of friends? and furnish out a civil house? you're to be married now, and men that love you must expect a course far from your old career: If you will keep 'em, turn 'em toth' stable, & there make 'em grooms: and yet now I consider it, such beggars once set a horse back, you have heard will ride, how far you had best to look to. Hear you, you that must be Lady, pray content yourself and think upon your carriage soon at night, what dressing will best take your knight, what waistcoat, what cordial will do well i'th' morning for him, what triers have you? What do you mean Sir? Those that must switch him up: if he start well, fear not but cry S. George, and bear him hard: when you perceive his wind grows hot, and wanting, let him a little down, 'is fleet near doubt him, and stands sound. Sir, you hear these fellows? Merry companions, wench, merry companions: To one another let 'em be companions, but good Sir not to you: you shall be civil and slip off these base trappings. He shall not need, my most sweet Lady grocer, if he be civil, not your powdered Sugar, nor your Reasens shall persuade the Captain to live a coxcomb with him: Let him be civil and eat i'th' Arches, and see what will come on't. I et him be civil, do: undo him: ay, that's the next way. I will not take (if he be civil once) two hundred pounds a year to live with him: be civil? there's a trim persuasion. If thou be'st civil Knight, as Ioue defend it, get thee another nose, that will be pulled off by the angry boys, for thy conversion: the Children thou shalt get on this Civilian cannot inherit by the law, theyare Ethnics, and all thy sport mere Moral lechery: when they are grown having but little in 'em, they may prove Haberdashers, or gross grocers, like their dear dam there: prithee be civil Knight, in time thou mayst read to thy household and be drunk once a year: this would show finely.
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Neuer he sweares whilst he can heare men say ther's any woman liuing: he swore hee wood ha me first. Didst thou intreat him wench? As well as I could Madam. But this is still your way, to loue being absent, and when hee's with you, laugh at him and abuse him. There is another way if you could hit on't. Thou saist true, get me paper, pen, and inke, Ile write to him, Ide be loth he should sleepe in's anger. Women are most fooles, when they thinke th'are wise. Pray Sir cast off these fellowes, as vnfitting for your bare knowledge, and farre more your company: ist fit such Ragamuffins as these are should beare the name of friends? and furnish out a ciuill house? y'are to be marryed now, and men that loue you must expect a course farre from your old carrire: If you will keepe vm, turne vm toth' stable, & there make vm groomes: and yet now I consider it, such beggars once set a horse back, you haue heard will ride, how farre you had best to looke to. Heare you, you that must be Lady, pray content your selfe and vpon your carriage soone at night, what dressing will best take your knight, what wastcote, what cordiall will doe well i'th morning for him, what tryers haue you? What doe you meane Sir? Those that must switch him vp: if he start well, feare not but cry S. George, and beare him hard: when you perceiue his wind growes ho, and wanting, let him a little downe, `is eet nere doubt him, and stands sound. Sir, you heare these fellowes? Merry companions, wench, merry companious: To one another let vm be companions, but good Sir not to you: you shall be ciuill and slip off these base trappings. He shall not need, my most sweet Lady grocer, if hee be ciuill, not your powdered Suger, nor your Reasens shall perswade the Captaine to liue a Coxcome with him: Let him be ciuill and eate i'th Arches, and see what will come ont. I et him bee ciuill, doe: vndoe him: I, thats the next way. I will not take (if hee be ciuill once) two hundred pounds a yeare to liue with him: bee ciuill? theres a trimme peswasion. If thou beest ciuill Knight, as Ioue defend it, get thee another nose, that wil be puld off by the angry boyes, for thy conuersion: he Children thou shalt get on this Ciuilian cannot inherit by the law, th'are Ethnickes, and all thy sport meere Morrall lechery: when they are growne hauing but little in vm, they may pooue Haberdashers, or grosse Grosers, like their deare damme there: prethe be ciuill Knight, in time thou maist read to thy houshold and be drunke once a yeare: this would shew finely.