Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1593 [c.1593-1594] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men (?) unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Peace villain. Tell us this: have you any thing to take to? Nothing but my fortune. Know then, that some of us are Gentlemen, Such as the fury of ungoverned youth Thrust from the company of awful men. Myself was from Verona banished, For practising to steal away a Lady, And heir and Niece, allied unto the Duke. And I from Mantua, for a Gentleman, Who, in my mood, I stabbed unto the heart. And I, for such like petty crimes as these. But to the purpose: for we cite our faults, That they may hold excused our lawless lives; And partly seeing you are beautified With goodly shape; and by your own report, A Linguist, and a man of such perfection, As we do in our quality much want. Indeed because you are a banished man, Therefore, above the rest, we parley to you: Are you content to be our General? To make a virtue of necessity, And live as we do in this wilderness? What sayst thou? wilt thou be of our consort? Say I, and be the captain of us all: We'll do thee homage, and be ruled by thee, Love thee, as our Commander, and our King. But if thou scorn our courtesy, thou diest. Thou shalt not live, to brag what we have offered. I take your offer, and will live with you, Provided that you do no outrages On silly women, or poor passengers. No, we detest such vile base practices. Come, go with us, we'll bring thee to our Crewes, And show thee all the Treasure we have got; Which, with ourselves, all rest at thy dispose. Already have I been false to Valentine, And now I must be as unjust to Thurio, Under the colour of commending him, I have access my own love to prefer. But Silvia is too fair, too true, too holy, To be corrupted with my worthless gifts; When I protest true loyalty to her, She twits me with my falsehood to my friend; When to her beauty I commend my vows, She bids me think how I have been forsworn In breaking faith with Iulia, whom I loved; And notwithstanding all her sudden quips, The least whereof would quell a lover's hope: Yet (Spaniel-like) the more she spurns my love, The more it grows, and fawneth on her still; But here comes Thurio; now must we to her window, And give some evening Music to her ear. How now, sir Protheus, are you crept before us? I gentle Thurio, for you know that love Will creep in service, where it cannot go. I, but I hope, Sir, that you love not here. Sir, but I do: or else I would be hence. Who, Silvia? I, Silvia, for your sake. I thank you for your own: Now Gentlemen Let's tune: and too it lustily a while. Now, my young guest; me thinks your ' allyeholly; I pray you why is it? Marry (mine Host) because I cannot be merry.
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Peace villaine. Tell vs this: haue you any thing to take to? Nothing but my fortune. Know then, that ſome of vs are Gentlemen, Such as the fury of vngouern'd youth Thruſt from the company of awfull men. My ſelfe was from Verona baniſhed, For practiſing to ſteale away a Lady, And heire and Neece, alide vnto the Duke. And I from Mantua, for a Gentleman, Who, in my moode, I ſtab'd vnto the heart. And I, for ſuch like petty crimes as theſe. But to the purpoſe: for we cite our faults, That they may hold excus'd our lawleſſe liues; And partly ſeeing you are beautifide With goodly ſhape; and by your owne report, A Linguiſt, and a man of ſuch perfection, As we doe in our quality much want. Indeede becauſe you are a baniſh'd man, Therefore, aboue the reſt, we parley to you: Are you content to be our Generall? To make a vertue of neceſſity, And liue as we doe in this wilderneſſe? What ſaiſt thou? wilt thou be of our conſort? Say I, and be the captaine of vs all: We'll doe thee homage, and be rul'd by thee, Loue thee, as our Commander, and our King. But if thou ſcorne our curteſie, thou dyeſt. Thou ſhalt not liue, to brag what we haue offer'd. I take your offer, and will liue with you, Prouided that you do no outrages On ſilly women, or poore paſſengers. No, we deteſt ſuch vile baſe practiſes. Come, goe with vs, we'll bring thee to our Crewes, And ſhow thee all the Treaſure we haue got; Which, with our ſelues, all reſt at thy diſpoſe. Already haue I bin falſe to Valentine, And now I muſt be as vniuſt to Thurio, Vnder the colour of commending him, I haue acceſſe my owne loue to prefer. But Siluia is too faire, too true, too holy, To be corrupted with my worthleſſe guifts; When I proteſt true loyalty to her, She twits me with my falſehood to my friend; When to her beauty I commend my vowes, She bids me thinke how I haue bin forſworne In breaking faith with Iulia, whom I lou'd; And notwithſtanding all her ſodaine quips, The leaſt whereof would quell a louers hope: Yet (Spaniel-like) the more ſhe ſpurnes my loue, The more it growes, and fawneth on her ſtill; But here comes Thurio; now muſt we to her window, And giue ſome euening Muſique to her eare. How now, ſir Protheus, are you crept before vs? I gentle Thurio, for you know that loue Will creepe in ſeruice, where it cannot goe. I, but I hope, Sir, that you loue not here. Sir, but I doe: or elſe I would be hence. Who, Siluia? I, Siluia, for your ſake. I thanke you for your owne: Now Gentlemen Let's tune: and too it luſtily a while. Now, my yong gueſt; me thinks your' allyeholly; I pray you why is it? Marry (mine Hoſt) becauſe I cannot be merry.