Hawkins, William · published 1627 · first performed or written 1627 [Feb 6] (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T8 Captains, gallants and cheats · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
That trumpet could speak Persian well, I can hardly hit upon them in the original. Varletto, polmone, manigoldo. You mask unknown, unseen. Descend I say to the apprehension of the base vulgar. Give us them in translation. Indoctrinate of young Nobility. Accomplisher of king's Courts, chief engineer of cap and knee. clock-keeper of nod and shrugge, and finally, engrosser of all unsailable, available addresses, garbs, faces, graces in all places. Yet gooder and gooder. O admirable! This man is for us to the heavens. It is well, somewhat toward the superlative of my worth and profession But Imp. I like not that word finally. When you rehearse me before the Lady Muses, they will think we are at the wall, that thou hast told all my virtues, and offices. I tell thee, not thou, nor the loud long tongue blab fame, can give the inventory of my perfections. Thinkest thou with the small wherry boat of thy short memory, to arrive at the Terra incognita of the virtues and endowments of mighty Captain Compliment? O eloquence. I see now that Tully and Ovid are but coarse I tell thee, and thou shalt find, that tittle tattle Tully is but brown bread, if he be laid near our Marchpane. Ergo therefore my nimble Imp. take away that padlocke finally, and in stead of the aforesaid, adde to the agge end of my Catalogue, that endlesse chaine which the vulgar Gramatians call e cra. Indeed Master I have heard you say, that you would have your title like the great Western monarch's title, with a long tail behind it. True: And therefore you know, the motto which I subscribe in banner is plus vltra. My sweet friend, Master Implement, you told me that you would speak— I marry, and so I do. For me to the mighty man. All you have yet said to him, is but in the vocative case. And that case makes no sentence, as I have learned when I was in the second form. You know I gave you. What did you give me? Nothing but a dozen of rotten silk points. You must tag them better ere I the up your request. I le steal my mother's Peacock, and bring it you. A Peacock? That's well. You may make us latter by it; but you cannot make us prouder. What talk you of a Peacock? Sir, this young gentleman presents you with a Peacock. It has a tail. he has a small request to your worship. I dare as well he hanged as steal the Peacock. My mother loves it so well, and feeds it every day, and pricks the feathers of it in her sanne. Where is this Peacock? What shall I dee? I have none. I mistook a Peacock for a Woodcock. I have never a Woodcock neither. Sir he would fain present you with a Woodcock every day. His suit is to be your scholar for an hour in a day. He would dedicate himself to fine fashions and quaint quallicoms.
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That trumpet could speake Persian well, I can hardly hit vpon them in the originall. Varletto, pone, manigoldo. You masque vnknowne, vnseene. Descend I say to the apprehension of the base vulgar. Giue vs them n translation. Indoctrinate of yong Nobility. Accomplir of Kings Courts, chiefe engineer of cap and knee. clock-keeper of , and finally, ingrosser of all saylable, auaileable adresses, garbs, faces, graces in all places. Yet gooder and gooder. O admirable! This man is for vs to the heauens. It is well, somewl at toward the superlatiue of my woh and prossion But Imp. I like not that word finally. When you rehearse me before the Lady Muses, they will thinke wee are at the wall, that thou hast told all my vertues, and offices. I tell thee, not thou, nor the loud long tongue blabbe ame, can giue the inuentary of my perfections. Think'st thou with the small wherry boate of thy short memory, to arriue at the Terra incognita of the vertues and indowments o mighty Captaine Complement? O eloquence. I see now that Tully and Ouid are but couse we. I tell thee, and thou shalt finde, that tittle tattle Tully is but browne bread, if hee be laid neere our Marchpe. Ergo therefore my nimble Imp. take away that padlocke finally, and in stead of the aforesaid, adde to the agge end of my Catalogue, that endlesse chaine which the vulgar Gramatians call e cra. Indeed Mster I haue heard you say, that you would haue your title like the great Westerne Monarches e, with a long taile behinde it. True: And therefore you know, the motto which I subscribe in banner is plus vltra. My sweet friend, Master Implement, you told mee that you would speake— I marry, and so I doe. For me to the mighty man. All you haue yet said to him, is but in the vocatiue case. And that case makes no sentence, as I haue learn'd when I was in the second orme. You know I gaue you▪ What did you giue me? Nothing but a dozen of rotten ke points. You must tagge them better ere I te vp your request. I le steale my mothers Peacocke, and bring it you. A Peacocke? That's well. You may make vs latter by it; but you cannot make vs prouder. What talke you of a Peacocke? Sir, this yong ntleman presents you with a Peacocke. It ha a tayle▪ he ha a small request to your worship. I dare as well hee hang'd as steale the Peacocke. My mother loues it so well, and feeds it euery day, and pricks the feathers of it in her sanne. Where is this Peacocke? What shall I dee? I haue none. I mistooke a Peacocke for a Woodcocke. I haue neuer a Woodcocke neither. Sir he would faine present you with a Woodcocke euery day. His suit is to be your schollar for an houre in a day. He would dedicate himselfe to fine fashions and quaint quallicoms.