Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 2 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.70 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Then you are welcome into England. Thanks gentle Simplo. What news? And what company came over with you? News I have none but ordinary to tell you. With the state I shall have some business. And in my company came over an old acquaintance of yours, one signior Antonio, a man of extraordinary action and faction. If it be the man I conjecture him to be, his name is plain Anthony, an English man, borne some 70 miles from London North-west, and hath been beyond seas some seven or twelve years. That's the man. But we call him signior Antonio, by reason of his travailers in Italy and other places. As he hath changed his name and country, hath he not altered his conditions? I assure you he was very honest, and of good expectation before he went. No, upon my word. He came over a great deal better than he went, and well qualified: and there was no doubt but he would continue so still, but that covetousness, and the devil's on't. What? is he given to that? it were great pity. Well, this Sir Antonio or Anthony whether you will, hath seen many countries, and learned many strange qualities. Strange qualities! be they as good as they be strange? Nay, do you judge? I'll tell you some of them. And if you like them, we'll put them in print, and set them up to be sold at the Hospital porch, near S. Nicholas shambles, and annexed to the great thing in magna chart, or magno folio, entitled, an Admonition to householders. Well, if they deserve so, it shallbe so; and I'll bestow the cost in printing, and deal with a friend for their allowance sub privilegio. But first I'll account to thee what accidents we had in travail. But I'll hear nothing till I hear them. No? what if I should first read a Sermon preached within these seven days at Amsterdam by a man of most pure profession and invention not ordinary, passing all that lived before or behind him in the novel strain; himself of the right cut of Carolstadius: in which Sermon he proves most devoutly, that it is Idolatry to fight against the Turk. Wouldst thou not hear that first? No. What tell'st thou me of Sermons? let's have these qualities without any more digressions. Well, since you are so desirous, you shall have them by whole sale, retail them at leisure when you come home. Imprimis, when he liveth in a great town like, London, he loves to lie in a corner over the Kitchen, because the Iack shall not whirl too often, to waken or distract him in prayer. His dinners are for the most part ordinary, except four days in the week he visit his housekeeping friends. And at supper a couple of eggs, and a bit of cheese is a choice diet after a liberal dinner: besides it saves fire and washing of dishes.
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494 words · 629 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.702 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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Then you are welcome into England. Thankes gentle Simplo. What newes? And what company came ouer with you? Newes I haue none but ordinary to tell you. With the state I shall haue some businesse. And in my company came ouer an old acquaintance of yours, one Segnieur Antonio, a man of extraordinary action and faction. If it be the man I contiecture him to be▪ his name is plaine Anthony, an English man, borne some 70 miles from London Northwest, and hath beene beyond seas some euen or twelue yeeres. That's the man. But wee call him Segnieur Antonio, by reason of his trauailers in Italy and other places. As he hath chang'd his name and countrey, hath he not altered his conditions? I assure you he was very honest, and of good expectation before he went. No, vpon my word. Hee came ouer a great deale better then he went, and well qualified: and there was no doubt but he would continue so still, but that couetousnes, and the diuel's on't. What? is he giuen to that? it were great pity. Well, this Sir Antonio or Anthony whether you will▪ hath seene many countries, and learned many strange qualities. Strange qualities! bee they as good as they bee strange? Nay, doe you iudge? Ile tell you some of them. And if you like them, wee'll put them in print, and set them vp to be sold at the Hospitall porch, neere S. Nicholas shambles, and annexed to the great thing in magna chart, or magno folio, entiuled, an Admonition to householders. Well, if they deserue so, it shalbe so; and I'le bestow the cost in printing, and deale with a friend for their allowance sub priilegio. But first I'le account to thee what accidents wee had in trauaile. But I'le heare nothing till I heare them. No? what if I should first reade a Sermon preached within these seuen dayes at Amsterdam by a man of most pure profession and inuention not ordinary, passing all that liued before or behind him in the nouell straine; himselfe of the right cut of Carolstadius: in which Sermon hee prooues most deucutly, that it is Idolatry to fight against the Turke. Wouldst thou not heare that first? No. What tell'st thou me of Sermons? let's haue these qualities without any more digressions. Well, since you are so desirous, you shall haue them by whole sale, retaile them at leysure when you come home. Imprimis, when he liueth in a great towne like, London, he loues to lye in a corner ouer the Kitchen, because the Iack shall not whirle too often, to waken or distract him in prayer. His dinners are for the most part ordinary, except foure dayes in the weeke he visite his house-keeping friends. And at supper a couple of egges, and a bit of cheese is a choyce dyet after a liberall dinner: besides it saues fire and washing of dishes.