Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1607 [c.1606-c.1608] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 460 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
We are for Law, he dies, urge it no more On height of our displeasure: Friend, or Brother, He forfeits his own blood, that spill another. Must it be so? It must not be: My Lords, I do beseech you know me. How? Call me to your remembrances. What. I cannot think but your Age has forgot me, It could not else be, I should prove so base, To sue and be denied such common Grace. My wounds ache at you. Do you dare our anger? 'Tis in few words, but spacious in effect: We banish thee for ever. Banish me? Banish your dotage, banish usury, That makes the Senate ugly. If after two days shine, Athens contain thee, Attend our weightier judgement. And not to swell our Spirit, He shall be executed presently. Now the Gods keep you old enough, That you may live Only in bone, that none may look on you. I'm worse than mad: I have kept back their Foes While they have told their Money, and let out Their Coin upon large interest. I myself, Rich only in large hurts. All those, for this? Is this the Balsam, that the usuring Senate Powers into Captain's wounds? Banishment. It comes not ill: I hate not to be banished, It is a cause worthy my Spleen and Fury, That I may strike at Athens. I'll cheer up My discontented Troops, and lay for hearts; 'Tis Honour with most Lands to be at odds, Soldiers should brook as little wrongs as Gods. The good time of day to you, sir. I also wish it to you: I think this Honourable Lord did but try us this other day. Upon that were my thoughts tiring when we encountered. I hope it is not so low with him as he made it seem in the trial of his several Friends. It should not be, by the persuasion of his new Feasting. I should think so. He hath sent me an earnest inviting, which many my near occasions did urge me to put off: but he hath conjured me beyond them, and I must needs appear. In like manner was I in debt to my importunate business, but he would not hear my excuse. I am sorry, when he sent to borrow of me, that my Provision was out. I am sick of that grief too, as I understand how all things go. Every man hears so: what would he have borrowed of you? A thousand Pieces. A thousand Pieces? What of you? He sent to me sir— here he comes. With all my heart Gentlemen both; and how far you? Ever at the best, hearing well of your Lordship. The Swallow follows not Summer more willing, than we your Lordship.
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We are for Law, he dyes, vrge it no more On height of our diſpleaſure: Friend, or Brother, He forfeits his owne blood, that ſpilles another. Muſt it be ſo? It muſt not bee: My Lords, I do beſeech you know mee. How? Call me to your remembrances. What. I cannot thinke but your Age has forgot me, It could not elſe be, I ſhould proue ſo bace, To ſue and be deny'de ſuch common Grace. My wounds ake at you. Do you dare our anger? 'Tis in few words, but ſpacious in effect: We baniſh thee for euer. Baniſh me? Baniſh your dotage, baniſh vſurie, That makes the Senate vgly. If after two dayes ſhine, Athens containe thee, Attend our waightier Iudgement. And not to ſwell our Spirit, He ſhall be executed preſently. Now the Gods keepe you old enough, That you may liue Onely in bone, that none may looke on you. I'm worſe then mad: I haue kept backe their Foes While they haue told their Money, and let out Their Coine vpon large intereſt. I my ſelfe, Rich onely in large hurts. All thoſe, for this? Is this the Balſome, that the vſuring Senat Powres into Captaines wounds? Baniſhment. It comes not ill: I hate not to be baniſht, It is a cauſe worthy my Spleene and Furie, That I may ſtrike at Athens. Ile cheere vp My diſcontented Troopes, and lay for hearts; 'Tis Honour with moſt Lands to be at ods, Souldiers ſhould brooke as little wrongs as Gods. The good time of day to you, ſir. I alſo wiſh it to you: I thinke this Honorable Lord did but try vs this other day. Vpon that were my thoughts tyring when wee encountred. I hope it is not ſo low with him as he made it ſeeme in the triall of his ſeuerall Friends. It ſhould not be, by the perſwaſion of his new Feaſting. I ſhould thinke ſo. He hath ſent mee an earneſt inuiting, which many my neere occaſions did vrge mee to put off: but he hath coniur'd mee beyond them, and I muſt needs appeare. In like manner was I in debt to my importunat buſineſſe, but he would not heare my excuſe. I am ſorrie, when he ſent to borrow of mee, that my Prouiſion was out. I am ſicke of that greefe too, as I vnderſtand how all things go. Euery man heares ſo: what would hee haue borrowed of you? A thouſand Peeces. A thouſand Peeces? What of you? He ſent to me ſir—Heere he comes. With all my heart Gentlemen both; and how fare you? Euer at the beſt, hearing well of your Lordſhip. The Swallow followes not Summer more willing, then we your Lordſhip.