Anonymous / Fletcher, John / Massinger, Philip · published 1621 · first performed or written 1617 [1613-1621] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
You teach a deaf man language. The cause found out, the malady may cease, Have you heard of one Forts? A learned Astronomer, great Magician, Who lives hard-by retired. Repair to him, with the just hour and place Of your nativity; fools are amazed at fate, Griefs but concealed are never desperate. You have timely wakened me, nor shall I sleep Without the satisfaction of his art. Wisdom prepares you to't, Lecure, met happily. The ground answers your purpose, the conveyance Being secure and easy, falling just Behind the state set for Theodoret. 'Tis well, your trust invites you to a second charge, You know Leforte's cell. Who constellated your fair birth. Enough, I see thou know'st him, where's Bawdber? I left him careful of the project cast, To raise Protaldy's credit. A sore that must be plastered, in whose wound Others shall find their graves, think themselves sound, Your care, and quickest apprehension. This man of war will advance. His hours upon the stroke. Wind him back as you favour my ears, I love no noise in my head, my brains have hitherto been employed in silent businesses. The gentleman is within your reach Sir. Give ground whilst I drill my wits to the encounter, Devitry. I take it. All that's left of him. Is there another parcel of you, if it be at pawn I will gladly redeem it to make you wholly mine. You seek too hard a pennyworth. You to ill to keep such distance, your parts have been long known To me, howsoever you please to forget acquaintance. I must confess I have been subject to lewd company. Thanks for your good remembrance, You have been a soldier Devitry, and borne arms. A couple of unprofitable ones, that have only served to get me a stomach to my dinner. Much good may it do you Sir. You should have heard me say I had dined first, I have built on an unwholesome ground, raised up a house before I knew a Tenant, matched to meet weariness, fought to find want and hunger. It is time you put up your sword, and run a way for meat sir, nay if I had not withdrawn ere now, I might have kept thee; fast with you: but since the way to thrive is never late, what is the nearest course to profit think you? It may be your worship will say bawdry. True sense, bawdry. Why is their five kinds of 'em, I never knew but one. I'll show you a new way of prostitution, fall back, further yet, further, there is fifty crowns, do but as much to Protaldy the queen's favourite, they are doubled. But thus much. Give him but an affront as he comes to the presence, and in his drawing make way like a true bawd to his valour, the son's thy own; if you take a scratch in the arm or so, every drop of blood weighs down a ducat.
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You teach a deafe man language. The cause found out, the malady may cease, Haue you heard of one Forts? A learnde Astronomer, great Magician, Who liues hard-by retirde. Repaire to him, with the iust houre and place Of your natiuity; fooles are amaz'd at fate, Griefes but concealde are neuer desperate. You haue timely wakende me, nor shall I sleepe Without the satisfaction of his art. Wisedome prepares you to't, Lecure, met happily. The ground answeres your purpose, the conueiance Being secure and easie, falling iust Behind the state set for Theodoret. 'Tis well, your trust inuites you to a second charge, You know Lefortes cell. Who constellated your faire birth. Enough, I see thou knowst him, where's Bawdber? I left him carefull of the proiect cast, To raise Protaldies credit. A sore that must be plasterde, in whose wound Others shall find their graues, thinke themselues sound, Your care, and quickest apprehension. This man of war will aduance. His houres vpon the stroake. Wind him backe as you fauor my eares, I loue no noyse in my head, my braines haue hitherto Bin imployde in silent businesses. The gentleman is within your reach Sir. Giue ground whilst I drill my wits to the encounter, Deuitry. I take it. All that's left of him. Is there another parcell of you, if it be at pawne I will gladly redeeme it to make you wholy mine. You seeke too hard a penywoth. You to ill to keepe such distance, your parts haue bin long knowne To me, howsoeuer you please to forget acquaintance. I must confesse I haue bin subiect to lewd company. Thankes for your good remembrance, You haue bin a souldier Deuitry, and borne armes. A couple of vnprofitable ones, that haue only seru'd to get me a stomacke to my dinner. Much good may it do you Sir. You should haue heard me say I had din'd first, I haue built on an vnwholesome ground, rais'd vp a house before I knew a Tenant, matcht to meete wearines, fought to find want and hunger. It is time you put vp your sword, and run a way for meate sir, nay if I had not withdrawne ere now, I might haue kept the; fast with you: but since the way to thriue is neuer late, what is the neerest course to profit thinke you? It may be your worship will say bawdry. True sence, bawdry. Why is their fiue kinds of em, I neuer knew but one. Ile shew you a new way of prostitution, fall backe, further yet, further, there is fifty crownes, do but as much to Protaldye the Queenes fauoret, they are doubled. But thus much. Giue him but an affront as he comes to the presence, and in his drawing make way like a true bawde to his valour, the son's thy owne; if you take a scratch in the arme or so, euery drop of blood weighes downe a ducket.