Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1610 [c.1610-1611] (Annals) romance · King's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Let me see, every Leaven-weather toddes, every tod yields pound and odd shilling: fifteen hundred shorn, what comes the wool too? If the springe hold, the Cocke's mine. I cannot do't without Compters. Let me see, what am I to buy for our Sheepe-shearing-Feast? Three pound of Sugar, five pound of Currence, Rice: What will this sister of mine do with Rice? But my father hath made her Mistress of the Feast, and she lays it on. She hath mademe four and twenty Nosegays for the shearers (three-man song-men, all, and very good ones) but they are most of them Means and Bases; but one Puritan amongst them, and he sings Psalms to horne-pipes. I must have Saffron to colour the Warden Pies, Mace: Dates, none: that's out of my note: Nutmegs, seven; a Race or two of Ginger, but that I may beg: Four pound of Prewyns, and as many of Raisins o' th' Sun. Oh, that ever I was borne. I' th' name of me. Oh help me, help me: pluck but off these rags: and then, death, death. Alack poor soul, thou hast need of more rags to lay on thee, rather than have these off. Oh sir, the loathsomeness of them offend me, more than the stripes I have received, which are mighty ones and millions. Alas poor man, a million of beating may come to a great matter. I am robbed sir, and beaten: my money, and apparel ta'en from me, and these derestable things put upon me. What, by a horseman, or a footman? A footman (sweet sir) a footman. Indeed, he should be a footman, by the garments he has left with thee: If this be a horseman's Coat, it hath seen very hot service. Lend me thy hand, I'll help thee. Come, lend me thy hand. Oh good sir, tenderly, oh. Alas poor soul. Oh good sir, softly, good sir: I fear (sir) my shoulderblade is out. How now? Canst stand? Softly, dear sir: good sir, softly: you ha' done me a charitable office. Dost lack any money? I have a little money for thee. No, good sweet sir: no, I beseech you sir: I have a Kinsman not past three quarters of a mile hence, unto whom I was going: I shall there have money, or any thing I want: Offer me no money I pray you, that kills my heart. What manner of Fellow was he that robbed you? A fellow (sir) that I have known to go about with Troll-my-dames: I knew him once a servant of the Prince: I cannot tell good sir, for which of his Virtues it was, but he was certainly Whipped out of the Court. His vices you would say: there's no virtue whipped out of the Court: they cherish it to make it stay there; and yet it will no more but abide.
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Let me ſee, euery Leauen-weather toddes, euery tod yeeldes pound and odde ſhilling: fifteene hundred ſhorne, what comes the wooll too? If the ſprindge hold, the Cocke's mine. I cannot do't without Compters. Let mee ſee, what am I to buy for our Sheepe-ſhearing-Feaſt? Three pound of Sugar, fiue pound of Currence, Rice: What will this ſiſter of mine do with Rice? But my father hath made her Miſtris of the Feaſt, and ſhe layes it on. Shee hath made-me four and twenty Noſe-gayes for the ſhearers (three-man ſong-men, all, and very good ones) but they are moſt of them Meanes and Baſes; but one Puritan amongſt them, and he ſings Pſalmes to horne-pipes. I muſt haue Saffron to colour the Warden Pies, Mace: Dates, none: that's out of my note: Nutmegges, ſeuen; a Race or two of Ginger, but that I may begge: Foure pound of Prewyns, and as many of Reyſons o' th Sun. Oh, that euer I was borne. I' th' name of me. Oh helpe me, helpe mee: plucke but off theſe ragges: and then, death, death. Alacke poore ſoule, thou haſt need of more rags to lay on thee, rather then haue theſe off. Oh ſir, the loathſomneſſe of them offend mee, more then the ſtripes I haue receiued, which are mightie ones and millions. Alas poore man, a million of beating may come to a great matter. I am rob'd ſir, and beaten: my money, and apparrell tane from me, and theſe dereſtable things put vpon me. What, by a horſe-man, or a foot-man? A footman (ſweet ſir) a footman. Indeed, he ſhould be a footman, by the garments he has left with thee: If this bee a horſemans Coate, it hath ſeene very hot ſeruice. Lend me thy hand, Ile helpe thee. Come, lend me thy hand. Oh good ſir, tenderly, oh. Alas poore ſoule. Oh good ſir, ſoftly, good ſir: I feare (ſir) my ſhoulder-blade is out. How now? Canſt ſtand? Softly, deere ſir: good ſir, ſoftly: you ha done me a charitable office. Doeſt lacke any mony? I haue a little mony for thee. No, good ſweet ſir: no, I beſeech you ſir: I haue a Kinſman not paſt three quarters of a mile hence, vnto whome I was going: I ſhall there haue money, or anie thing I want: Offer me no money I pray you, that killes my heart. What manner of Fellow was hee that robb'd you? A fellow (ſir) that I haue knowne to goe about with Troll-my-dames: I knew him once a ſeruant of the Prince: I cannot tell good ſir, for which of his Vertues it was, but hee was certainely Whipt out of the Court. His vices you would ſay: there's no vertue whipt out of the Court: they cheriſh it to make it ſtay there; and yet it will no more but abide.