Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1601 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.79 · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
M. But then there is no consonancy in the sequel that suffers under probation: A. should follow, but O. does. And O shall end, I hope. I, or I'll cudgel him, and make him cry O. And then I. comes behind. I, and you had any eye behind you, you might see more detraction at your heels, than Fortunes before you. M, O, A, I. This simulation is not as the former: and yet to crush this a little, it would bow to me, for every one of these Letters are in my name. Soft, here follows prose: If this fall into thy hand, revolve. In my stars I am above thee, but be not afraid of greatness: Some are become great, some atcheeves greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em. Thy fates open their hands, let thy blood and spirit embrace them, and to enure thyself to what thou art like to be: cast thy humble slough, and appear fresh. Be opposite with a kinsman, surly with servants: Let thy tongue tang arguments of state; put thyself into the trick of singularity. She thus advises thee, that sighs for thee. Remember who commended thy yellow stockings, and wished to see thee ever cross gartered: I say remember, go too, thou art made if thou desir'st to be so: If not, let me see thee a steward still, the fellow of servants, and not worthy to touch Fortune's singers Farewell, She that would alter services with thee, that fortunate unhappy daylight and champain discovers not more: This is open, I will be proud, I will read pollticke Authors, I will baffle Sir Toby, I will wash off gross acquaintance, I will be point device, the very man. I do not now fool myself, to let imagination jade me; for every reason excites to this, that my Lady loves me. She did commend my yellow stockings of late, she did praise my leg being cross-gartered, and in this she manifests herself to my love, & with a kind of injunction drives me to these habits of her liking. I thank my stars, I am happy: I will be strange, stout, in yellow stockings, and cross Gartered, even with the swiftness of putting on. Ioue, and my stars be praised. here is yet a postscript. Thou canst not choose but know who I am. If thou entertainst my love, let it appear in thy smiling, thy smiles become thee well. Therefore in my presence still smile, deero my sweet, I prithee. Ioue I thank thee, I will smile, I will do every thing that thou wilt have me. I will not give my part of this sport for a pension of thousands to be paid from the Sophy. I could marry this wench for this device. So could I too. And ask no other dowry with her, but such another jest. Nor I neither. here comes my noble gull catcher. Wilt thou set thy foot o' my neck.
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M. But then there is no conſonancy in the ſequell that ſuffers vnder probation: A. ſhould follow, but O. does. And O ſhall end, I hope. I, or Ile cudgell him, and make him cry O. And then I. comes behind. I, and you had any eye behinde you, you might ſee more detraction at your heeles, then Fortunes before you. M, O, A, I. This ſimulation is not as the former: and yet to cruſh this a little, it would bow to mee, for euery one of theſe Letters are in my name. Soft, here followes proſe: If this fall into thy hand, reuolue. In my ſtars I am aboue thee, but be not affraid of greatneſſe: Some are become great, ſome atcheeues greatneſſe, and ſome haue greatneſſe thruſt vppon em. Thy fates open theyr hands, let thy blood and ſpirit embrace them, and to invre thy ſelfe to what thou art like to be: caſt thy humble ſlough, and appeare freſh. Be oppoſite with a kinſman, ſurly with ſeruants: Let thy tongue tang arguments of ſtate; put thy ſelfe into the tricke of ſingularitie. Shee thus aduiſes thee, that ſighes for thee. Remember who commended thy yellow ſtockings, and wiſh'd to ſee thee euer croſſe garter'd: I ſay remember, goe too, thou art made if thou deſir'ſt to be ſo: If not, let me ſee thee a ſteward ſtill, the fellow of ſeruants, and not woorthie to touch Fortunes ſingers Farewell, Shee that would alter ſeruices with thee, tht fortunate vnhappy daylight and champian diſcouers not more: This is open, I will bee proud, I will reade pollticke Authours, I will baffle Sir Toby, I will waſh off groſſe acquaintance, I will be point deuiſe, the very man. I do not now foole my ſelfe, to let imagination iade mee; for euery reaſon excites to this, that my Lady loues me. She did commend my yellow ſtockings of late, ſhee did praiſe my legge being croſſe-garter'd, and in this ſhe manifeſts her ſelfe to my loue, & with a kinde of iniunction driues mee to theſe habites of her liking. I thanke my ſtarres, I am happy: I will bee ſtrange, ſtout, in yellow ſtockings, and croſſe Garter'd, euen with the ſwiftneſſe of putting on. Ioue, and my ſtarres be praiſed. Heere is yet a poſtſcript. Thou canſt not chooſe but know who I am. If thou entertainſt my loue, let it appeare in thy ſmiling, thy ſmiles become thee well. Therefore in my preſence ſtill ſmile, deero my ſweete, I prethee. Ioue I thanke thee, I will ſmile, I wil do euery thing that thou wilt haue me. I will not giue my part of this ſport for a penſion of thouſands to be paid from the Sophy. I could marry this wench for this deuice. So could I too. And aske no other dowry with her, but ſuch another ieſt. Nor I neither. Heere comes my noble gull catcher. Wilt thou ſet thy foote o' my necke.