Jonson, Ben · published 1631 · first performed or written 1614 [Oct 31] (Annals) comedy · Lady Elizabeth's Men T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.78 · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Let her cell her hood, and buy a sponge, with a pox to her, my vessel, employed Sir. I have but one, and 'tis the bottom of an old bottle. An honest Proctor, and his wife, are at it, within, if she'll stay her time, so. As soon ash tou cansht shwet Urs. Of a valiant man I tinke I am the patientsh man i'the world, or in all Smithfield. How now Whit? close vapours, stealing your leaps? covering in corners, ha'? No fait, Captain, dough tou beesht a vishe man, dy vit is a mile hence, now. I vas procuring a shmall courtesy, for a woman of fashion here. Yes, Captain, though I am justice of peace's wife, I do love Men of war, and the Sons of the sword, when they come before my husband. sayst thou so Filly? thou shalt have a leap presently, I'll horse thee myself, else. Come, will you bring her in now? and let her talk her turn? Gramercy good Urs, I tank dee. Master Overdoo shall thank her. Good Gammer Urs; Win, and I, are exceedingly beholden to you, and to Captain Iordan, and Captain Whit. Win, I'll be bold to leave you, in'is good company, Win: for half an hour, or so Win, while I go, and see how my matter goes forward, and if the Puppets be perfect: and than I'll come & fetch you, Win. Will you leave me alone with two men, Iohn? I, they are honest Gentlemen Win, Captain Iordan, and Captain Whit, they'll use you very civilly, Win, God b'w'you, Win. What's her husband gone? On his false, gallop, Urs, away. An you be right Bartholomew-birds, now show yourselves so: we are undone for want of fowl i'the Fair, here. Here will be Zekiel Edgeworth, and three or four gallants, with him at night, and I ha' neither Plover nor Qúaile for 'em: persuade this between you two, to become a Bird o'the game, while I work the velvet woman, within, (as you call her.) I conceive thee, Urs! go thy ways, dost thou hear, Whit? is't not pity, my delicate dark chestnut here, with the fine lean head, large forehead, round eyes, even mouth, sharp ears, long neck, thin crest, close withers, plain back, deep sides, short fillets, and full flanks: with a round belly, a plump buttock, large thighs, knit knees, straight legs, short patterns, smooth hooves, and short heels; should lead a dull honest woman's life, that might live the life of a Lady? Yes, by my fait, and troth, it is, Captain: de honesht woman's life is a scurvy dull life, indeed, la. How, Sir? is an honest woman's life a scurvy life? Yes fait, sweet heart, believe him, de leefe of a Bondwoman! but if dou vilt hearken to me, I vill make tee a freewoman, and a Lady: dou shalt live like a Lady, as te Captain saish.
nodes 1056–1074 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 53 of 72 in this edition
Length
488 words · 722 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.776 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Let her ſell her hood, and buy a ſpunge, with a poxe to her, my veſſell, employed Sir. I haue but one, and 'tis the bottome of an old bottle. An honeſt Proctor, and his wife, are at it, within, if ſhee'll ſtay her time, ſo. As ſoone aſh tou canſht ſhwet Vrſh. Of a valiant man I tinke I am the patientſh man i'the world, or in all Smithfield. How now Whit? cloſe vapours, ſtealing your leaps? couering in corners, ha? No fait, Captaine, dough tou beeſht a viſhe man, dy vit is a mile hence, now. I vas procuring a ſhmall courteſie, for a woman of faſhion here. Yes, Captaine, though I am Iuſtice of peace's wife, I doe loue Men of warre, and the Sonnes of the ſword, when they come before my husband. Say'ſt thou ſo Filly? thou ſhalt haue a leape preſently, I'le horſe thee my ſelfe, elſe. Come, will you bring her in now? and let her talke her turne? Gramercy good Vrſh, I tanke dee. Maſter Ouerdoo ſhall thanke her. Good Ga'mere Vrs; Win, and I, are exceedingly beholden to you, and to Captaine Iordan, and Captaine Whit. Win, I'le be bold to leaue you, i'this good company, Win: for halfe an houre, or ſo Win, while I goe, and ſee how my matter goes forward, and if the Puppets be perfect: and then I'le come & fetch you, Win. Will you leaue me alone with two men, Iohn? I, they are honeſt Gentlmen Win, Captaine Iordan, and Captaine Whit, they'll vſe you very ciuilly, Win, God b'w'you, Win. What's her husband gone? On his falſe, gallop, Vrs, away. An' you be right Bartholmew-birds, now ſhew your ſelues ſo: we are vndone for want of fowle i'the Fayre, here. Here will be Zekiell Edgworth, and three or foure gallants, with him at night, and I ha' neither Plouer nor Qúaile for 'hem: perſwade this betweene you two, to become a Bird o'the game, while I worke the veluet woman, within, (as you call her.) I conceiue thee, Vrs! goe thy waies, doeſt thou heare, Whit? is't not pitty, my delicate darke cheſtnut here, with the fine leane head, large fore-head, round eyes, euen mouth, ſharpe eares, long necke, thinne crſt, cloſe withers, plaine backe, deepe ſides, ſhort fillets, and full flankes: with a round belly, a plumpe buttocke, large thighes, knit knees, ſtreight legges, ſhort paernes, ſmooth hoofes, and ſhort heeles; ſhould lead a dull honeſt womans life, that might liue the life of a Lady? Yes, by my fait, and trot, it is, Captaine: de honeſht womans life is a ſcuruy dull life, indeed, la. How, Sir? is an honeſt womans life a ſcuruy life? Yes fait, ſhweet heart, beleeue him, de leefe of a Bond-woman! but if dou vilt harken to me, I vill make tee a free-woman, and a Lady: dou ſhalt liue like a Lady, as te Captaine ſaiſh.