Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1593 [c.1593-1594] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men (?) T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.83 · 437 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Beshrew me sir, but if he make this good He is as worthy for an Empress' love, As meet to be an Emperor's Councillor: Well, Sir: this Gentleman is come to me With Commendation from great Potentates, And here he means to spend his time a while, I think 'tis no un-welcome news to you. Should I have wished a thing, it had been he. Welcome him then according to his worth: Silvia, I speak to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently. This is the Gentleman I told your Ladyship Had come along with me, but that his Mistress Did hold his eyes, locked in her Crystal looks. Belike that now she hath enfranchised them Upon some other pawn for fealty. Nay sure, I think she holds them prisoners still. Nay then he should be blind, and being blind How could he see his way to seek out you? Why Lady, Love hath twenty pair of eyes. They say that Love hath not an eye at all. To see such Lovers, Thurio, as yourself, Upon a homely object, Love can wink. Have done, have done: here comes the gentleman. Welcome, dear Protheus: Mistress, I beseech you Confirm his welcome, with some special favour. His worth is warrant for his welcome hither, If this be he you oft have wished to hear from. Mistress, it is: sweet Lady, entertain him To be my fellow-servant to your Ladyship. Too low a Mistress for so high a servant. Not so, sweet Lady, but too mean a servant To have a look of such a worthy a Mistress. Leave off discourse of disability: Sweet Lady, entertain him for your Servant. My duty will I boast of, nothing else. And duty never yet did want his meed. Servant, you are welcome to a worthless Mistress. I'll die on him that says so but yourself. That you are welcome? That you are worthless. Madam, my Lord your father would speak with you. I wait upon his pleasure: Come Sir Thurio, Go with me: once more, new Servant welcome; I'll leave you to confer of home affairs, When you have done, we look too hear from you. we'll both attend upon your Ladyship. Now tell me: how do all from whence you came? Your friends are well, & have them much commended. And how do yours? I left them all in health. How does your Lady? & how thrives your love? My tales of Love were wont to weary you, I know you joy not in a Love-discourse.
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Beſhrew me ſir, but if he make this good He is as worthy for an Empreſſe loue, As meet to be an Emperors Councellor: Well, Sir: this Gentleman is come to me With Commendation from great Potentates, And heere he meanes to ſpend his time a while, I thinke 'tis no vn-welcome newes to you. Should I haue wiſh'd a thing, it had beene he. Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I ſpeake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Ʋalentine, I need not cite him to it, I will ſend him hither to you preſently. This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiſhip Had come along with me, but that his Miſtreſſe Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Chriſtall lookes. Be-like that now ſhe hath enfranchis'd them Vpon ſome other pawne for fealty. Nay ſure, I thinke ſhe holds them priſoners ſtil. Nay then he ſhould be blind, and being blind How could he ſee his way to ſeeke out you? Why Lady, Loue hath twenty paire of eyes. They ſay that Loue hath not an eye at all. To ſee ſuch Louers, Thurio, as your ſelfe, Vpon a homely obiect, Loue can winke. Haue done, haue done: here comes ye gentleman. Welcome, deer Protheus: Miſtris, I beſeech you Confirme his welcome, with ſome ſpeciall fauor. His worth is warrant for his welcome hether, If this be he you oft haue wiſh'd to heare from. Miſtris, it is: ſweet Lady, entertaine him To be my fellow-ſeruant to your Ladiſhip. Too low a Miſtres for ſo high a ſeruant. Not ſo, ſweet Lady, but too meane a ſeruant To haue a looke of ſuch a worthy a Miſtreſſe. Leaue off diſcourſe of diſabilitie: Sweet Lady, entertaine him for your Seruant. My dutie will I boaſt of, nothing elſe. And dutie neuer yet did want his meed. Seruant, you are welcome to a worthleſſe Miſtreſſe. Ile die on him that ſaies ſo but your ſelfe. That you are welcome? That you are worthleſſe. Madam, my Lord your father wold ſpeak with you. I wait vpon his pleaſure: Come Sir Thurio, Goe with me: once more, new Seruant welcome; Ile leaue you to confer of home affaires, When you haue done, we looke too heare from you. Wee'll both attend vpon your Ladiſhip. Now tell me: how do al from whence you came? Your frends are wel, & haue thē much cōmended. And how doe yours? I left them all in health. How does your Lady? & how thriues your loue? My tales of Loue were wont to weary you, I know you ioy not in a Loue-diſcourſe.