Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1619 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T46 Swords, quarrels and valour · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
BEssus, the KING has made a fair hand on't, has ended the wars at a blow, would my sword had a close basket hilt to hold wine, and the blade would make knives, for we shall have nothing but eating and drinking. We that are commanders shall do well enough. Faith Bes. such commanders as thou may, I had as live set thee Perdue for a pudding i'h dark, as Alexander the great. I love these jests exceedingly. I think thou lov'st them better than quarreling Bessus, He say so much i'thy behalf, and yet thou art valiant enough upon a retreat, I think thou wouldst kill any man that stopped thee, and thou couldst. But was not this a brave combat Mardonius? Why, didst thou see't? You stood with me. I did so, but methought thou wink'st every blow they struck. Well, I believe there are better Soldiers than I, that never saw two Princes fight in lists. By my troth I think so too Bessus, many a thousand, but certainly all that are worse than thou have seen as much. 'twas bravely done of our King. Yes, if he had not ended the wars, I am glad thou darest talk of such dangerous businesses. To take a Prince prisoner in the heart of his own Country in single combat. See how thy blood cruddles at this, I think thou wouldst be contented to be beaten in this passion. Shall I tell you truly. I. I could willingly venture for it. umh, no venture neither good Bessus. Let me not live, if I do not think it is a braver piece of service, then that I'm so famed for. Why art thou famed for any valour? I famed, ay, I warrant you. I am very heartily glad on't. I have been with thee ever since thou cam'st ath' wars, and this is the first word that ever I heard on't, prithee who fames thee? The Christian world. 'tis heathenishly done of them, in my conscience thou deserv'st it not. Yes, I ha' done good service. I do not know how thou mayst wait of a man in's Chamber, or thy agility in shifting a trencher, but otherwise no service good Bessus. You saw me do the service yourself. Not so hasty sweet Bessus, where was it, is the place vanished. At Bessus desperate redemption. Bessus desperate redemption, where's that. There where I redeemed the day, the place bears my name. Prithee who christened it. The Soldier: If I were not a very merely disposed man, what would become of thee: one that had but a grain of collar in the whole composition of his body would send thee of an errand to the worms, for putting thy name upon that field: did not I beat thee there i'h head, a'th' troops with a truncheon, because thou wouldst needs run away with thy company, when we should charge the enemy.
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BEſſus, the KING has made a fayre hand on't, has ended the warres at a blow, would my ſword had a cloſe baſket hilt to hold wine, and the blade would make kniues, for we ſhall haue nothing but eating and drinking. We that are commanders ſhall doe well enough. Faith Beſ. ſuch cōmanders as thou may, I had as liue ſet thee Perdue for a pudding yth darke, as Alexander the great. I loue theſe ieſts exceedingly. I thinke thou lou'ſt them better then quarrelling Beſſs, He ſay ſo much ythy behalfe, and yet thou art valiant enough vpon a retreate, I thinke thou wouldſt kill any man that ſtopt thee, and thou couldſt. But was not this a braue combate Mardonius? Why, didſt thou ſee't? You ſtood with me. I did ſo, but me thought thou wikſt euery blowe they ſtrake. Well, I beleeue there are better Souldiers then I, that neer saw two Princes fight in liſts. By my troth I thinke ſo too Beſſus, many a thouſand, but crtenly all that are worſe then thou aue eene as much. T was brauel done of our King. Yes, if he had not ended the warres, I am glad thou darſt talke of ſuch dangerous buſineſſes. To take a Prince priſoner in the heart of his owne Countrey in ſingle combate. See how thy bloud cruddles at this, I thinke thou wouldſt be contented to be beaten in this paſſion. Shall I tell you trulie. I. I could willingly venter for it. Vm, no venter neither good Beſſus. Let me not lie, if I doe not thinke it is a brauer peece of ſeruice, then that me ſo fam'd for. VVhy art thou famd for any valour? I fam'd, I, I warrant you. I am verie heartily glad on't. I haue beene with thee euer ſince thou cam'ſt ath' warres, and this is the firſt word that euer I heard on't, prethee who fames thee? The Chriſtian world. Tis heatheniſhly done of them, in my conſcience thou deferu'ſt it not. Yes, I ha done good ſeruice. I doe not know how thou maiſt waite of a man in's Chamber, or thy agilitie in ſhifting a trencher, but otherwiſe no ſeruice good Beſſus. You ſaw me doe the ſeruice your ſelfe. Not ſo haſtie ſweet Beſſus, where was it, is the place vaniſht. At Beſſus deſperate redemption. Beſſus deſperate redemption, wher's that. There where I redeemd the day, the place beares my name. Prethee who chriſtned it. The Souldier: If I were not a very meerely diſpoſ'd man, what would become of thee: one that had but a graine of coller in the whole compoſition of his body would ſend thee of an arrand to the wormes, for putting thy name vpon that field: did not I beat thee there yth head, a'th troupes with a trunchion, becauſe thou wouldſt needs run away with thy company, when we ſhould charge the enemie.