Massinger, Philip · published 1632 · first performed or written 1631 [licensed for stage, Mar 11] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Blackfriars T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta typicality 0.77 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
Does this rule hold without exception sirrah a For Courtiers in general? No, dear madam, For one of the last edition, and for him I have composed a Dictionary, in which He is instructed, how, when, and to whom To be proud or humble; at what times of the year He may do a good deed for itself, and that is Writ in Dominical letters, all days else Are his own, and of those days the several hours Marked out, and to what use. Show us your method, I am strangely taken with it. 'twill deserve A pension, I hope. First a strong cullis In his bed to heighten appetite: Shuttle-cock To keep him in breath when he rises; Tennis Courts Are chargeable, and the riding of great horses Too boisterous for my young Courtier, let the old ones I think not of, use it; next his meditation How to court his Mistress, and that he may seem witty, Let him be furnished with confederate jests Between him and his friend, that on occasion They may ventem mutually: what his pace, and garb Must be in the presence, than the length of his sword, The fashion of the hilt, what the blade is It matters not, 'twere barbarism to use it, Unless to show his strength upon an and iron, So the sooner broke, the better. How I abuse This precious time! projector, I treat first Of you and your disciples; you roar out, All is the Kings, his will above his laws: And that fit tributes are too gentle yokes For his poor subjects; whispering in his ear, If he would have them fear, no man should dare To bring a salad from his country garden, Without the paying gubell; kill a hen, Without excise: and that if he desire To have his children, or his servants wear Their heads upon their shoulders, you affirm, In policy, 'tis fit the owner should Pay for 'em by the pole; or if the Prince want A present sum, he may command a city Impossibilities, and for non-performance Compel it to submit to any fine His Officers shall impose: is this the way To make our Emperor happy? can the groans Of his subjects yield him music? must his thresholds Be washed with widows and wronged orphans tears, Or his power grow contemptible? I begin To feel myself a rogue again. But you are The Squire of Dames, devoted to the service Of gamesome Ladies, the hidden mystery Discovered, their close bawd; thy slavish breath Fanning the fires of lust, the go-between This female, and that wanton Sir, your art Can blind a jealous husband, and disguised Like a Milliner or Shoemaker, convey A letter in a pantofle or glove Without suspicion, nay at his table In a case of picktooths; you instruct'em how To parley with their eyes, and make the temple A mart of looseness: to discover all The subtle brokages, were to teach in public, Those private practises which are, in justice, Severely to be punished.
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Does this rule hold without exception sirh a For Couiers in generall? No, deae madam, For one of the last ediion, and for him I haue cmposde a Dictionary, in which He is instructed, how, when, and to whom To be proud or humble; at what times of the yeare He may do a good deed for it selfe, and that is Writ in Dominicall leters, all dayes else Are his owne, and of those dayes the seuerll houres Markt out, and to what vse. Shew vs your method, I am strangely taken with it. Twill deserue A pension, I hope. First a strong cullise In his bed to highten appetite: Shutle-cock To keepe him in breath when he rises; Tenni Courts Are chargeable, and the riding of great horses Too boystrous for my yong Courtier, let the old ones I thinke not of, vse it; next his meditation How to court his Misree, and that he may seeme wity, Let him be urnish'd with conederate iests Between him and his fiend, that on occasion They may ventem mutually: what his pace, and garbe Must be in the presence, then the length of his sword, The fashion of the hilt, what the blade is It matters not, 'twere barbarisme to vse it, Vnlesse to shew his strength vpon an and iron, So the sooner broke, the better. How I abuse This pretious time! Proiector, I treat first Of you and your disciples; you roare out, All is the Kings, his will aboue his lawes: And that fit tributes are too gentle yokes For his poore subiects; whispering in his eare, If he would haue them feare, no man should dare To bring a sallad from his country garden, Without the paying gubell; kill a hen, Without excise: and that if he desire To haue his children, or his seruants weare Their heads vpon their shoulders, you affirme, In policy, tis fit the owner should Pay for 'em by the pole; or if the Prince want A present summe, he may command a city Impossibilities, and for non-performance Compell it to submit to any fine His Officers shall impose: is this the way To make our Emperor happy? can the groanes Of his subiects yeeld him musick? must his thresholds Be wash'd with widdowes and wrong'd orphans teares, Or his power grow contemptible? I begin To feele my selfe a rogue againe. But you are The Squire of Dames, deuoted to the seruice Of gamesome Ladies, the hidden mystery Discouer'd, their close bawde; thy slauish breath Fanning the fires of lust, the Goe-between This female, and that wanton Sir, your art Can blinde a iealous husband, and disguisde Like a Millainer or Shoomaker, conuey A letter in a pantophle or gloue Without suspition, nay at his table In a case of picketoothes; you instruct'em how To parley with their eyes, and make the temple A mart of loosenesse: to discouer all The subtile brokages, were to teach in publick, Those priuate practises which are, in iustice, Seuerely to bee punish'd.