The School of Compliment (Love Tricks) · chunk 13 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 T13 Knights, squires and ladies · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
gentlewoman, if her knaw not her name, was Ienkin, borne in Wales, came of pig houses, & prittish bloods was have great hills and mountains aule her own, when was get 'em again, any was her cousin's, and our Countryman was never conquered, but always have the victories pravely, have her Arms and scutcheons, to know that say you, was give in her crests great deal of monsters, and Dragons, kill 'em with their hooks very valiantly, as any Sentelman in the whole world: pray you now was please you place her affections and goodwills upon her, in ways of makemoney, mark you teale plainly, lenkin was love her very honestly, else pox upon her, and her will fight in her cause, and quarrels, long as have any blood in her bellies and backs too, mark you. Sir, I am bound to you for the affection You cast on me, 'tis far above my merit. Merits say you? all merits are all banished our Countries and Nations, you know dat: pray you was her love lenkin? Love you, sir? I know not How to be so inhuman, not to love you, Your parts deserve a nobler object, I am not Worthy so much opinion of your love, But wherein I may do you service sir, You shall command Selina. Shall her, was make her means and satisfactions warrant her, or say Senkin was Sentleman of Wales, say you now Pages, was have her matrimonies & wedlocks very fast, look you, and when was get her awse her cousins, was make joys and gratulation for her good fortunes upon her welsh Harps, know you dat very well Pages? her fear her shall be Knighted one days, and have great cumulations of urships, honours, and dignities too, a great while ago. And great Castles i'th' air. Was give all our lands, and craggy Tenements in Wales away to our cousin up Iohn, and live herself here upon very good fashions, with our moneys and mighty riches, when her can get 'em. How now, whither so fast, man? thou mayst get to hell by night, and thou goest but an Alderman's pace. By cat's blood, her will go to the Devil and her list, what is that to her? Cry you mercy, your name is Master lenkin. And what have her to say to Master lenkin? lenkin is as good names as her own, pray you was good Sentle man as herself, know very well, say you now? good-bye, sir. boys, does her call her boys? hark you her? her name is lenkin, her be no boys, no shildren. I will not be used so. Her shall be used worse, and her call lenkin boys, was knock as tall a man as herself, an welsh blood be up, look you. Can she love Rufaldo? 'tis impossible. Piple pables, 'tis very possible. His body has more diseases than an Hospital, an hunger-starved Rascal.
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Sentilwoman, if her knaw not her name, was Ienkin, borne in Wales, came of pig houses, & prittish bloods was haue great hils and mountaines aule her owne, when was get 'em againe, anie was her cousins, and our Countreyman was neuer conquered, but alwayes haue the victories prauely, haue her Armes and scushrins, to know that say you, was giue in her crests great deale of monsters, and Dragons, kille 'em with their hookes very valiantly, as any Sentelman in the whole world: pray you now was please you place her affections and goodwils vpon her, in wayes of makemoney, marke you teale plainely, lenkin was loue her very honestly, else pox vpon her, and her will fight in her cause, and quarrels, long as haue any plood in her bellies and backs too, marke you. Sir, I am bound to you for the affection You cast on me, 'tis farre aboue my merit. Merits say you? awte merits are awle banished our Countries and Nations, you know dat: pray you was her loue lenkin? Loue you, sir? I know not How to be so inhumane, not to loue you, Your parts deserue a nobler obiect, I am not Worthy so much opinion of your loue, But wherein I may doe you seruice sir, You shall command Selina. Shall her, was make her meanes and satisfactions warrant her, or say Senkin was Sentleman of Wales, say you now Pages, was haue her matrimonies & wedlocks very fast, looke you, and when was get her awse her cousins, was make ioyes and gratulation for her good fortunes vpon her walsh Harpes, know you dat very well Pages? her feare her shall be Knighted one dayes, and haue great cumulations of vrships, honours, and dignities too, a great while agoe. And great Castles ith' aire. Was giue awle our lands, and craggy Tenements in Wales away to our cousin vp Iohn, and liue her selfe here vpon very good fashions, with our monies and mighty riches, when her can get 'em. How now, whither so fast, man? thou maist get to hell by night, and thou goest but an Aldermans pace. By Cats blood, her will goe to the Deuill and her list, what is that to her? Cry you mercy, your name is Master lenkin. And what haue her to say to Master lenkin? lenkin is as good names as her owne, pray you was good Sentle man as her selfe, know very well, say you now? Godboy, sir. Boyes, does her call her boyes? harke you her? her name is lenkin, her be no boyes, no shildren. I will not be vsed so. Her shall be vs'd worse, and her call lenkin boyes, was knocke as tall a man as herselfe, an welsh plood be vp, looke you. Can she loue Rufaldo? 'tis impossible. Piple pables, 'tis very possible. His body has more diseases then an Hospitall, an hunger-staru'd Rascall.