Wine, Beer, and Ale Together by the Ears (Wine, Beer, Ale, and Tobacco Contending for Superiority) · chunk 4 of 12
Anonymous · published 1630 · first performed or written 1625 [1624-1626(?)] (Annals) dialogue unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 487 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
How, diseases? you have been held always to be wholesome Wine, sir. Sirrah, if I take you in hand, I shall make you small Beer. Take heed I do not make Vinegar of you first. Do, do, make him piss it, in my opinion sir, it were not for your honour to run away: yet Beer being a common quarreler, I fear may prove too hard for you. Too hard for me? away Boy, I'll be as hard as he for his heart: alas, he's but weak Beer, if I give him but a tap, it shall stay him from running out thus. So, so, they are high enough fall too, and welcome. Who's this? Ale? Oh for the three-men-Song: this Ale is a stout fellow, it shall go hard, but Sugar which makes all sweet sometimes, shall set him in his part of Discord. Come, come, Beer, you forget how low you were other day: provoke me not too much, lest I bestow a firkin on you. Strike and thou dar'st Wine, I shall make thee answer as quick as the objection, and give you a dash. umh: what's this? it seems there's great difference between Wine and Beer. Sugar, what's the matter? Oh goodman Ale, I am glad you're come, here's nothing but contention: I have gone betwixt 'em twice or thrice, but I fear, one or both will be spilled. What do they contend about? For that, which for aught I can apprehend, belongs as much to you, as to either of them. Hah? to me? what's that? Ale, by judicious men hath been held no despicable drink, for my own part, 'tis nothing to me: you are all one to Sugar, whosoever be King, Sugar can be a subject, but yet, 'twere fit, Ale had his measure. Are they so proud? They mind not you, as if you were too unworthy a Competitor; See, 'tis come to a challenge. Pray take no knowledge that I discovered any thing of their Ambition; Sugar shall ever be found true to Ale, else would I might never be more drunk in your company. No matter for protestation. So, so, now I have warmed Ale pretty well, I'll leave 'em: if Wine Beer and Ale agree together, would Sugar might never be drunk but with Water, nor never help to preserve any thing but old women, & elder brothers. Remember the place, and weapon. Stay, stay, come together again, why how now, what fight, and kill one another? Alas poor Beer, I account him dead already. No sir, you may find Beer quick enough, to pierce your Hogshead. I shall remember. But i'th' mean time you both forget yourselves: d'ee hear? Ale is a friend to you both, let me know your difference. He has disgraced me. Thou hast disgraced thyself in thy comparisons. Wine must be acknowledged the Nectar of all drinks, the prince of Liquours.
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How, diseases? you haue beene held alwayes to bee wholsome Wine, sir. Sirra, if I take you in hand, I shall make you smal Beere. Take heed I doe not make Vineger of you first. Doe, doe, make him pisse it, in my opinion sir, it were not for your honor to run away: yet Beere being a common quarreler, I feare may prooue too hard for you. Too hard for me? away Boy, Ile be as hard as he for his hart: alas, hee's but weake Beere, if I giue him but a tap, it shall stay him from runing out thus. So, so, they are high enough fall too, and welcome. Who's this? Ale? Oh for the three-men-Song: this Ale is a stout fellow, it shall go hard, but Sugar which makes all sweet sometimes, shall set him in his part of Discord. Come, come, Beere, you forget how low you were tother day: prouoke mee not too much, lest I bestow a firkin on you. Strike and thou dar'st Wine, I shall make thee answere as quicke as the obiection, and giue you a dash. Vmh: what's this? it seemes theres great difference betweene Wine and Beere. Sugar, what's the matter? Oh goodman Ale, I am glad you'r come, heare's nothing but contention: I haue gone betwixt 'em twice or thrice, but I feare, one or both will be spilt. What doe they contend about? For that, which for ought I can apprehend, belongs as much to you, as to either of them. Hah? to mee? what's that? Ale, by iudicious men hath been held no despicable drinke, for my owne part, tis nothing to me: you are all one to Sugar, whosoeuer be King, Sugar can be a subiect, but yet, twere fit, Ale had his measure. Are they so proud? They mind not you, as if you were too vnworthy a Competitor; See, tis come to a challenge. Pray take no knowledge that I discouered any thing of their Ambition; Sugar shall euer bee found true to Ale, else would I might neuer be more drunke in your company. No matter for protestation. So, so, now I haue warmed Ale pretty well, Ile leaue 'em: if Wine Beere and Ale agree together, would Sugar might neuer bee drunke but with Water, nor neuer helpe to preserue any thing but old women, & elder brothers. Remember the place, and weapon. Stay, stay, come together agen, why how now, what fight, and kill one another? Alas poore Beere, I account him dead already. No sir, you may find Beere quick enough, to pierce your Hogshead. I shall remember. But ith meane time you both forget your selues: dee heare? Ale is a friend to you both, let me know your difference. Hee has disgrac'd mee. Thou hast disgrac'd thy selfe in thy comparisons. Wine must be acknowledged the Nectar of all drinks, the prince of Liquors.