Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1599 [1598-1599] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.81 · 457 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Sweet Masters be patiented, for your Father's remembrance, be at accord. Let me go I say. I will not till I please: you shall hear me: my father charged you in his will to give me good education: you have trained me like a peasant, obscuring and hiding from me all gentlemanlike qualities: the spirit of my father grows strong in me, and I will no longer endure it: therefore allow me such exercises as may become a gentleman, or give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament, with that I will go buy my fortunes. And what wilt thou do? beg when that is spent? Well sir, get you in. I will not long be troubled with you: you shall have some part of your will, I pray you leave me. I will no further offend you, than becomes me for my good. Get you with him, you old dog. Is old dog my reward: most true, I have lost my teeth in your service: God be with my old master, he would not have spoke such a word. Ex. Orl. Ad. Is it even so, begin you to grow upon me? I will physic your ranckenesse, and yet give no thousand crowns neither: holla Dennis. Calls your worship? Was not Charles the Duke's Wrestler here to speak with me? So please you, he is here at the door, and importunes access to you. Call him in: 'twill be a good way: and to morrow the wrestling is. Good morrow to your worship. Good monsieur Charles: what's the new news at the new Court? There's no news at the Court Sir, but the old news: that is, the old Duke is banished by his younger brother the new Duke, and three or four loving Lords have put themselves into voluntary exile with him, whose lands and revenues enrich the new Duke, therefore he gives them good leave to wander. Can you tell if Rosalind the Duke's daughter be banished with her Father? O no; for the Duke's daughter her Cousin so loves her, being ever from their Cradles bred together, that he would have followed her exile, or have died to stay behind her; she is at the Court, and no less beloved of her Uncle, than his own daughter, and never two Ladies loved as they do. Where will the old Duke live? They say he is already in the Forest of Arden, and a many merry men with him; and there they live like the old Robin Hood of England: they say many young Gentlemen flock to him every day, and fleet the time carelessly as they did in the golden world. What, you wrestle to morrow before the new Duke.
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Sweet Maſters bee patient, for your Fathers remembrance, be at accord. Let me goe I ſay. I will not till I pleaſe: you ſhall heare mee: my father charg'd you in his will to giue me good education: you haue train'd me like a pezant, obſcuring and hiding from me all gentleman-like qualities: the ſpirit of my father growes ſtrong in mee, and I will no longer endure it: therefore allow me ſuch exerciſes as may become a gentleman, or giue mee the poore allottery my father left me by teſtament, with that I will goe buy my fortunes. And what wilt thou do? beg when that is ſpent? Well ſir, get you in. I will not long be troubled with you: you ſhall haue ſome part of your will, I pray you leaue me. I will no further offend you, then becomes mee for my good. Get you with him, you olde dogge. Is old dogge my reward: moſt true, I haue loſt my teeth in your ſeruice: God be with my olde maſter, he would not haue ſpoke ſuch a word. Ex. Orl. Ad. Is it euen ſo, begin you to grow vpon me? I will phyſicke your ranckeneſſe, and yet giue no thouſand crownes neyther: holla Dennis. Calls your worſhip? Was not Charles the Dukes Wraſtler heere to ſpeake with me? So pleaſe you, he is heere at the doore, and importunes acceſſe to you. Call him in: 'twill be a good way: and to morrow the wraſtling is. Good morrow to your worſhip. Good Mounſier Charles: what's the new newes at the new Court? There's no newes at the Court Sir, but the olde newes: that is, the old Duke is baniſhed by his yonger brother the new Duke, and three or foure louing Lords haue put themſelues into voluntary exile with him, whoſe lands and reuenues enrich the new Duke, therefore he giues them good leaue to wander. Can you tell if Roſalind the Dukes daughter bee baniſhed with her Father? O no; for the Dukes daughter her Coſen ſo loues her, being euer from their Cradles bred together, that hee would haue followed her exile, or haue died to ſtay behind her; ſhe is at the Court, and no leſſe beloued of her Vncle, then his owne daughter, and neuer two Ladies loued as they doe. Where will the old Duke liue? They ſay hee is already in the Forreſt of Arden, and a many merry men with him; and there they liue like the old Robin Hood of England: they ſay many yong Gentlemen flocke to him euery day, and fleet the time careleſly as they did in the golden world. What, you wraſtle to morrow before the new Duke.