The School of Compliment (Love Tricks) · chunk 2 of 44
Shirley, James · published 1631 · first performed or written 1625 [licensed for stage, Feb 11] (Annals) comedy · Lady Elizabeth's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea · 456 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T50: sea, honour, general, soldiers, men, ship, fight, soldier, king, vittori.
Are they Soldiers? Faith so they would be thought, though indeed they are but mongrels, not worthy of that noble attribute; they are indeed bastards, not sons of war and true Soldiers, whose divine souls I honour, yet they may be called great spirits too, for their valour is invisible, these I say will write you a battle in any part of Europe at an hour's warning, and yet never set foot out of a Tavern, describe you Towns, Fortifications, Leaders, the strength a'th' enemies, what Confederates, every days march, not a Soldier shall lose a hair, or have a bullet fly between his Arms, but he shall have a Page to wait on him in quarto, nothing destroys 'em but want of a good memory, for if they escape contradiction, they may be chronicled. Why, thou art wise enough to be an Informer. I marry, now you speak of a Trade indeed, the very Atlas of a State Politic, the Common-shore of a City, nothing falls amiss unto 'em, and if there be no filth in the Commonwealth can live by honesty, and yet be knaves by their privilege, there is not an oath but they will have money for it! Oh brave Trade. They can eat men alive and digest 'em, they have their conscience in a string, and can stifle it at their pleasure, the devil's journeymen, set up for themselves, and keep a damnation house of their own; indeed they seldom prove Aldermen, yet they are taken for Knights every day a'th' week, when they ride post, they have the art of insinuation, and speak writs familiarly, they are Agents as I have heard for the Devil in their life time, and if they die in their bed, have this privilege, to be sons of hell by adoption, and take place of Sergeants. Stay. Who's there? thy sister and Infortunio: let's observe. I must have other answer, for I must love you. Must? but I do not see any necessity that I should love you, I do confess you are a proper man. O do not mock Selina, let not excellence Which you are full of, make you proud and scornful, I am a Gentleman, though my outward part Cannot attract affection, yet some have told me, Nature hath made me what she need not shame, Yet look into my heart, there you shall see What you cannot despise, for there you are With all your graces waiting on you, there Love hath made you a Throne to sit, and rule o'er Infortunio, all my thoughts obeying And honouring you as Queen, pass by my outside: My breast I dare compare with any man. can see this breast you boast of so?
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Are they Souldiers? Faith so they would be thought, though indeed they are but mungrels, not worthy of that noble attribute; they are indeed bastards, not sonnes of warre and true Souldiers, whose diuine soules I honour, yet they may be cald great spirits too, for their valour is inuisible, these I say will write you a battell in any part of Europe at an houres warning, and yet neuer set foot out of a Tauerne, describe you Towns, Fortifications, Leaders, the strength a'th enemies, what Confederates, euery dayes march, not a Souldier shall lose a haire▪ or haue a bullet fly betweene his Armes, but hee shall haue a Page to waite on him in quarto, nothing destroyes 'em but want of a good memory, for if they escape contradiction, they may be chronicled. Why, thou art wise enough to be an Informer. I mary, now you speake of a Trade indeed, the very Atlas of a State Politicke, the Common-shore of a City, nothing falls amisse vnto 'em, and if there bee no filth in the Common-wealth can liue by honesty, and yet be knaues by their priuiledge, there is not an oath but they will haue money for it! Oh braue Trade. They can eat men aliue and digest 'em, they haue their conscience in a string, and can stifle it at their pleasure, the Deuils iourneymen, set vp for themselues, and keepe a damnation house of their owne; indeed they seldome proue Aldermen, yet they are taken for Knights euery day a'th weeke, when they ride post, they haue the art of insinuation, and speake writs familiarly, they are Agents as I haue heard for the Deuill in their life time, and if they dye in their bed, haue this priuiledge, to be sonnes of hell by adoption, and take place of Seriants. Stay. Who's there? thy sister and Infortunio: let's obserue. I must haue other answer, for I must loue you. Must? but I doe not see any necessity that I should loue you, I doe confesse you are a proper man. O doe not mocke Selina, let not excellence Which you are full of, make you proud and scornefull, I am a Gentleman, though my outward part Cannot attract affection, yet some haue told me, Nature hath made me what she need not shame, Yet looke into my heart, there you shall see What you cannot despise, for there you are With all your graces waiting on you, there Loue hath made you a Throne to sit, and rule Ore , all my thoughts obeying And honouring you as Queene, passe by my outside: My brst I dare compare with any man. can see this brst you of so?