Jonson, Ben · published 1631 · first performed or written 1616 [Oct-Nov (?)] (Annals) comedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Yes, Madam. Did I ne'er tell't you? I meant to have offered it Your Ladyship, on the perfecting the patent. How is't! For serving the whole state with Toothpicks; Somewhat an intricate Business to discourse) but— I show, how much the Subject is abused, First, in that one commodity? than what diseases, And putrefactions in the gums are bred, By those are made ' of ' adulterate, and false wood? My plot, for reformation of these, follows. To have all Toothpicks, brought unto an office, There sealed; and such as counterfeit 'em, mulcted. And last, for venting 'em to have a book Printed, to teach their use, which every child Shall have throughout the kingdom, that can read, And learn to pick his teeth by. Which beginning Barely to practice, with some other rules, Of never sleeping with the mouth open, chawing Some grains of mastic, will preserve the breath Pure, and so free from taym— ha' what is't? sayst thou? Good faith, it sounds a very pretty Business! So Mr. Either-side says, Madam. The Lady is come. Is she? Good, wait upon her in. My Ambler Was never so ill absent. Either-side, How do I look to day? Am I not dressed, Sprunt? Yes, verily, Madam. Pox o' Madam, Will you not leave that? Yes, good Tail-bush. So? Sounds not that better? What vile Fucus is this, Thou hast got on? 'Tis Pearl. Pearl? Oyster-shells: As I breath, Either-side, I know't. Here comes (They say) a wonder, sirrah, has been in Spain! Will teach us all! she's sent to me, from Court. To gratulate with me! Pray thee, let's observe her, What faults she has, that we may laugh at 'em, When she is gone, That we will hearty, Tail-bush. O, me! the very Infanta of the Giants! Here is a noble Lady, Madam, come, From your great friends, at Court, to see your Ladyship: And have the honour of your acquaintance. Sir. She does us honour. Pray you, say to her Ladyship, It is the manner of Spain, to embrace only, Never to kiss. She will excuse the custom! Your use of it is law. Please you, sweet, Madam, To take a seat. Yes, Madam. I have had The favour, through a world of fair report To know your virtues, Madam; and in that Name, have desired the happiness of presenting My service to your Ladyship! Your love, Madam, I must not own it else. Both are due, Madam, To your great undertakings. Great? In troth, Madam, They are my friends, that think 'em any thing: If I can do my sex (by 'em) any service, I have my ends, Madam. And they are noble ones, That make a multitude beholden, Madam: The common wealth of Ladies, must acknowledge from you. Except some envious, Madam. Ye are right in that, Madam, Of which race, I encountered some but lately. who (it seems) have studied reasons to discredit Your business.
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Yes, Madame. Did I ne'r tell't you? I meant to haue offer'd it Your Lady-ſhip, on the perfecting the pattent. How is't! For ſeruing the whole ſtate with Tooth-picks; Somewhat an intricate Buſineſſe to diſcourſe) but— I ſhew, how much the Subiect is abus'd, Firſt, in that one commodity? then what diſeaſes, And putrefactions in the gummes are bred, By thoſe are made' of' adultrate, and falſe wood? My plot, for reformation of theſe, followes. To haue all Tooth-picks, brought vnto an office, There ſeal'd; and ſuch as counterfait 'hem, mulcted. And laſt, for venting 'hem to haue a booke Printed, to teach their vſe, which euery childe Shall haue throughout the kingdome, that can read, And learne to picke his teeth by. Which beginning Barely to practice, with ſome other rules, Of neuer ſleeping with the mouth open, chawing Some graines of maſticke, will preſerue the breath Pure, and ſo free from taym—ha' what is't? ſai'ſt thou? Good faith, it ſounds a very pretty Bus'neſſe! So Mr. Either-ſide ſaies, Madame. The Lady is come. Is ſhe? Good, waite vpon her in. My Ambler Was neuer ſo ill abſent. Either-ſide, How doe I looke to day? Am I not dreſt, Spruntly? Yes, verily, Madame. Pox o' Madame, Will you not leaue that? Yes, good Taile-buſh. So? Sounds not that better? What vile Fucus is this, Thou haſt got on? 'Tis Pearle. Pearle? Oyſter-ſhells: As I breath, Either-ſide, I know't. Here comes (They ſay) a wonder, ſirrah, has beene in Spaine! Will teach vs all! ſhee's ſent to mee, from Court. To gratulate with mee! Pr'y thee, let's obſerue her, What faults ſhe has, that wee may laugh at 'hem, When ſhe is gone, That we will heartily, Tail-buſh. O, mee! the very Infanta of the Giants! Here is a noble Lady, Madame, come, From your great friends, at Court, to ſee your Ladi-ſhip: And haue the honour of your acquaintance. Sir. She do's vs honour. Pray you, ſay to her Ladiſhip, It is the manner of Spaine, to imbrace onely, Neuer to kiſſe. She will excuſe the cuſtome! Your vſe of it is law. Pleaſe you, ſweete, Madame, To take a ſeate. Yes, Madame. I' haue had The fauour, through a world of faire report To know your vertues, Madame; and in that Name, haue deſir'd the happineſſe of preſenting My ſeruice to your Ladiſhip! Your loue, Madame, I muſt not owne it elſe. Both are due, Madame, To your great vndertakings. Great? In troth, Madame, They are my friends, that thinke 'hem any thing: If I can doe my ſexe (by 'hem) any ſeruice, I' haue my ends, Madame. And they are noble ones, That make a multitude beholden, Madame: The common wealth of Ladies, muſt acknowledge from you. Except ſome enuious, Madame. Yo' are right in that, Madame, Of which race, I encountred ſome but lately. ho ('t ſeemes) haue ſtudyed reaſons to diſcredit Your buſineſſe.