Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1601 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T21: cupid, venus, love, ceres, diana, fair, nymphs, goddess, bow, damon.
Now Ioue in his next commodity of hair, send thee a beard. By my troth I'll tell thee, I am almost sick for one, though I would not have it grow on my chin. Is thy Lady within? Would not a pair of these have bred sir? Yes being kept together, and put to use. I would play Lord Pandarus of Phrygia sir, to bring a Cressida to this Troilus. I understand you sir, 'tis well begged. The matter I hope is not great sir; begging, but a beggar: Cressida was a beggar. My Lady is within sir. I will construe to them whence you come, who you are, and what you would are out of my welkin, I might say Element, but the word is overworn. This fellow is wise enough to play the fool, And to do that well, craves a kind of wit: He must observe their mood on whom he jests, The quality of persons, and the time: And like the Haggard, check at every Feather That comes before his eye. This is a practice, As full of labour as a Wiseman's Art: For folly that he wisely shows, is fit; But wisemen's folly fall'n, quite taint their wit. Save you Gentleman. And you sir. Dieu vou guard Monsieur. Et vouz ousie vostre seruiture. I hope sir, you are, and I am yours. Will you encounter the house, my Niece is desirous you should enter, if your trade be to her. I am bound to your Niece sir, I mean she is the list of my voyage. Taste your legs sir, put them to motion. My legs do better understand me sir, than I understand what you mean by bidding me taste my legs. I mean to go sir, to enter. I will answer you with gate and entrance, but we are prevented. Most excellent accomplished Lady, the heaven's rain Odours on you. That youth's a rare Courtier, rain odours, well. My matter hath no voice Lady, but to your own most pregnant and vouchsafed ear. Odours, pregnant, and vouchsafed: I'll get 'em all three already. Let the Garden door be shut, and leave me to my hearing. Give me your hand sir. My duty Madam, and most humble seruices What is your name? Cesario is your servant's name, fair Princess. My servant sir? 'Twas never merry world, Since lowly feigning was called compliment: ye are servant to the Count Orsino youth. And he is yours, and his must needs be yours: your servant's servant, is your servant Madam. For him, I think not on him: for his thoughts, Would they were blanks, rather than filled with me. Madam, I come to whet your gentle thoughts On his behalf. O by your leave I pray you. I bade you never speak again of him; But would you undertake another suit I had rather hear you, to solicit that, Then Music from the spheres.
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Now Ioue in his next commodity of hayre, ſend thee a beard. By my troth Ile tell thee, I am almoſt ſicke for one, though I would not haue it grow on my chinne. Is thy Lady within? Would not a paire of theſe haue bred ſir? Yes being kept together, and put to vſe. I would play Lord Pandarus of Phrygia ſir, to bring a Creſſida to this Troylus. I vnderſtand you ſir, tis well begg'd. The matter I hope is not great ſir; begging, but a begger: Creſſida was a begger. My Lady is within ſir. I will conſter to them whence you come, who you are, and what you would are out of my welkin, I might ſay Element, but the word is ouer-worne. This fellow is wiſe enough to play the foole, And to do that well, craues a kinde of wit: He muſt obſerue their mood on whom he ieſts, The quality of perſons, and the time: And like the Haggard, checke at euery Feather That comes before his eye. This is a practice, As full of labour as a Wiſe-mans Art: For folly that he wiſely ſhewes, is fit; But wiſemens folly falne, quite taint their wit. Saue you Gentleman. And you ſir. Dieu vou guard Monſieur. Et vouz ouſie voſtre ſeruiture. I hope ſir, you are, and I am yours. Will you incounter the houſe, my Neece is deſirous you ſhould enter, if your trade be to her. I am bound to your Neece ſir, I meane ſhe is the liſt of my voyage. Taſte your legges ſir, put them to motion. My legges do better vnderſtand me ſir, then I vnderſtand what you meane by bidding me taſte my legs. I meane to go ſir, to enter. I will anſwer you with gate and entrance, but we are preuented. Moſt excellent accompliſh'd Lady, the heauens raine Odours on you. That youth's a rare Courtier, raine odours, wel. My matter hath no voice Lady, but to your owne moſt pregnant and vouchſafed eare. Odours, pregnant, and vouchſafed: Ile get 'em all three already. Let the Garden doore be ſhut, and leaue mee to my hearing. Giue me your hand ſir. My dutie Madam, and moſt humble ſeruice What is your name? Ceſario is your ſeruants name, faire Princeſſe. My ſeruant ſir? 'Twas neuer merry world, Since lowly feigning was call'd complement: y' are ſeruant to the Count Orſino youth. And he is yours, and his muſt needs be yours: your ſeruants ſeruant, is your ſeruant Madam. For him, I thinke not on him: for his thoughts, Would they were blankes, rather then fill'd with me. Madam, I come to whet your gentle thoughts On his behalfe. O by your leaue I pray you. I bad you neuer ſpeake againe of him; But would you vndertake another ſuite I had rather heare you, to ſolicit that, Then Muſicke from the ſpheares.