| 1 | 0–65 | 480 | unassigned | | NAy, my dear ASPER, Stay your mind: Away. Who is so patient of this impious world, That he can check his spiri… |
| 2 | 66–131 | 471 | T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe | 0.73 | Only vouchsafe me your attentions, And I will give you music worth your ears. O, how I hate the monstrousness … |
| 3 | 132–193 | 475 | T35 Fools, wit and railing | 0.80 | Ha, ha: You might as well have told me, yond is heaven, This earth, these men; and all had moved alike. Do not… |
| 4 | 194–243 | 458 | T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe | 0.84 | Nay, ASPER. Peace, MITIS, I do know your thought. You'll say, your guests here will except at this: Pish, you … |
| 5 | 244–262 | 469 | T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe | 0.77 | No, I assure you, signor. If those laws you speak of, had been delivered us, ab initio, and in their present v… |
| 6 | 263–271 | 465 | unassigned | | Did you! I appeal to all these gentlemen, whether you did or no? Come, it pleases you to cast a strange look o… |
| 7 | 272–318 | 484 | T35 Fools, wit and railing | 0.79 | Faith, if the time will suffer his description, I'll give it you. He is one, the Author calls him CARLO BUFFON… |
| 8 | 319–341 | 504 | unassigned | | Tut, and I take an humour of a thing once, I am like your tailors needle, I go through: but, for my name, sign… |
| 9 | 342–354 | 507 | unassigned | | You must talk much of your kindred, and allies. Lies! no signor, I shall not need to do so, I have kindred i't… |
| 10 | 355–389 | 530 | unassigned | | Marry this, always beware you commerce not with bankrupts, or poor needy Ludgathians▪ they are impudent creatu… |
| 11 | 390–423 | 498 | unassigned | | Me thinks, jester, you should not relilsh this well. Ha? does he know me? Though yours be the worst use a man … |
| 12 | 424–437 | 486 | unassigned | | Excellent, excellent, excellent! as I would wish, as I would wish. See how the strumpet Fortune tickles him, A… |
| 13 | 438–499 | 514 | unassigned | | Ha, ha, ha? I' not this good? Is't not pleasing this? Ha, ha, ha! God pardon me! ha, ha! Is't possible that su… |
| 14 | 500–530 | 477 | unassigned | | I will, Sir. I'll instantly set all my hines to thrashing Of a whole reek of corn, which I will hide Under the… |
| 15 | 531–560 | 490 | T13 Knights, squires and ladies | 0.83 | Stay, sir: I envy not this BUFFOON, but I hate him: why might he not as well have hated SORDIDO, as him? No, s… |
| 16 | 561–582 | 501 | unassigned | | He did dance in it, with as good humour, and as good regard, as any man of his degree what soever, being no ge… |
| 17 | 583–609 | 479 | T13 Knights, squires and ladies | 0.83 | No, sir, but 'tis guest he will arrive presently, by his forerunners. His bounds! by MINERVA an excellent figu… |
| 18 | 610–648 | 490 | T13 Knights, squires and ladies | 0.79 | List, list, they are come from hunting: stand by, close under this terrace, and you shall see it done, better … |
| 19 | 649–690 | 482 | T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and | 0.72 | As far as Paris, to fetch over a fashion, and come back again. Is he religious? Religious? I know not what you… |
| 20 | 691–709 | 492 | T13 Knights, squires and ladies | 0.83 | Most debonair, and luculent lady, I decline me low, as the basis of your altitude. He makes congees to his wif… |
| 21 | 710–736 | 496 | unassigned | | Faith, spending my metal, in this reeling world (here and there) as the sway of my affection carries me, and p… |
| 22 | 737–753 | 486 | T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and | 0.85 | What says my nephew? Faith uncle, I'd ha' desired you to have made a motion for me to my father in a thing, th… |
| 23 | 754–773 | 495 | unassigned | | Come, regard not a jester: it is in the power of my purse, to make him speak well, or ill, of me. Sir, I affir… |
| 24 | 774–811 | 497 | unassigned | | I, sir, she is my niece, my brother's daughter here, and my nephews sister. Do you know her, sir? O, God sir, … |
| 25 | 812–874 | 494 | unassigned | | I warrant you, sir. I'll steal by her softly. Nay, gentle friend, be merry, raise your looks Out of your bosom… |
| 26 | 875–935 | 494 | unassigned | | Believe me, MACILENTE, this is gospel. O, that a man were his own man so much, To rule himself thus. I will st… |
| 27 | 936–985 | 463 | T11 Siblings, kin and confidants | 0.85 | What shall I do? O, I shall never please her, Out on thee, dotard! what star ruled his birth? That brought him… |
| 28 | 986–1022 | 469 | unassigned | | O, you are a gallant in print now, brother. Faith, how like you the fashion? it's the last edition, I assure y… |
| 29 | 1023–1050 | 489 | unassigned | | Why, I'll tell you now (in good faith) and by this chair, which (by the grace of god) I intent presently to si… |
| 30 | 1051–1072 | 498 | unassigned | | As you please, sir; but I go not thither directly. 'Tis no matter, I have no other designment in hand, and the… |
| 31 | 1073–1091 | 505 | T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta | 0.76 | Why (by that proportion) the court might as well take offence at him we call the courtier, and with much more … |
| 32 | 1092–1115 | 495 | T58 Gallant talk and courtship: an Epicene-c | 0.74 | Farewell, sweet APPLE JOHN: I wonder, there are no more store of gallants here! What be these two, signor? Mar… |
| 33 | 1116–1126 | 534 | unassigned | | No, on your head, sir: for 'tis that must bear you out, I assure you: as thus, sir. You must first have an esp… |
| 34 | 1127–1151 | 468 | T35 Fools, wit and railing | 0.70 | Why this is without parallel, this! Well, I'll mark this fellow for SOGLIARDO'S use presently. Or rather, SOGL… |
| 35 | 1152–1181 | 470 | T13 Knights, squires and ladies | 0.67 | A very faire coat, well charged, and full of armory. Nay, it has as much variety of colours in it, as you have… |
| 36 | 1182–1204 | 490 | unassigned | | I, he sir: though his suit blush, he blushes not, look you, that's the suit, sir: I would have mine, such a su… |
| 37 | 1205–1228 | 482 | T46 Swords, quarrels and valour | 0.78 | Nay, if you intent that, you must lay down the matter, for this rapier (it seems) is in the nature a hanger on… |
| 38 | 1229–1257 | 486 | unassigned | | My rapier? no sir: my rapier is my guard, my defence, my revenue, my honour: (if you cannot impart, be secret,… |
| 39 | 1258–1280 | 491 | unassigned | | But you cannot bring him to the whiff so soon? Yes, as soon, sir, he shall receive the first, second, and thir… |
| 40 | 1281–1289 | 505 | unassigned | | You say well, but I would feign hear one of these autumne-judgements define once, Quid sit Comoedia? if he can… |
| 41 | 1290–1311 | 464 | unassigned | | How's this? Yours, if his own? is he not my son, except he be his own son? Belike this is some new kind of sub… |
| 42 | 1312–1345 | 481 | unassigned | | What curses breath these men! how have my deeds Made my looks differ from another man's, That they should thus… |
| 43 | 1346–1384 | 504 | unassigned | | That will appear anon, never preoccupy your imagination withal. Let your mind keep company with the Scene stil… |
| 44 | 1385–1422 | 499 | unassigned | | What? will he give her music? A second good morrow to my fair mistress. Fair servant, I'll thank you a day hen… |
| 45 | 1423–1440 | 487 | unassigned | | Meaning my head, lady? Not altogether so, sir; but (as it were fatal to their follies that think to grace them… |
| 46 | 1441–1468 | 522 | unassigned | | Oh, sweet FASTIDIUS BRISKE! O fine courtier! thou art he makest me sigh, and say, how blessed is that woman th… |
| 47 | 1469–1485 | 519 | unassigned | | Is he no more graced amongst 'em, then? say you? Faith, like a pawn, at Chess: fills up a room, that's all. O … |
| 48 | 1486–1510 | 503 | unassigned | | If you love me, forbear; all the arguments i' the world shall never wrest my heart to believe it. How like you… |
| 49 | 1511–1537 | 502 | unassigned | | As fast as is possible, sir. O, CARLO! welcome: saw you Monsieur BRISKE? Not I: did he appoint you, to meet he… |
| 50 | 1538–1556 | 502 | unassigned | | In good time, sir. There's a fellow now, looks like one of the Patricians of Sparta, marry his wit's after ten… |
| 51 | 1557–1594 | 502 | unassigned | | Good sir? Now horn upon horn pursue thee, thou blind egregious dotard. O, you shall hear him speak like ennie.… |
| 52 | 1595–1632 | 488 | T13 Knights, squires and ladies | 0.71 | Indeed, sir? Upon my gentility, sir: CARLO, a word with you; Do you see that same fellow, there? What? CAVALIE… |
| 53 | 1633–1652 | 487 | unassigned | | O, sir, the countenance of Resolution should, as he is, be altogether grim, and unpleasant. GOod hours make mu… |
| 54 | 1653–1661 | 490 | unassigned | | Nay, he has left all now (I assure you) and is able to live like a gentleman, by his quality. By this dog, he … |
| 55 | 1662–1693 | 482 | unassigned | | I wonder he speaks not of his wrought shirt! Here (in the opinion of mutual damage) we paused: but (ere I proc… |
| 56 | 1694–1717 | 475 | unassigned | | You lack points, to bring your apparel together, sir. I'll have points anon: how now? is't right? Faith, sir, … |
| 57 | 1718–1729 | 491 | unassigned | | Do you observe the plunges, that this poor gallant is put to (signor) to purchase the fashion? I, and to be st… |
| 58 | 1730–1762 | 480 | unassigned | | Then can he report no less, out of his judgement, I assure him. Troth, I like her well enough, but she's too s… |
| 59 | 1763–1786 | 470 | unassigned | | Another suit! How now, nephew? Would you speak to me, sir? I, when he has recovered himself: poor poll. Some R… |
| 60 | 1787–1808 | 469 | unassigned | | To help your longing, signor, let your imagination be swifter them a pair of oars: and by this, suppose PUNTAR… |
| 61 | 1809–1835 | 504 | unassigned | | O, fie on't: no: you shall begin with, How does my sweet lady? or, Why are you so melancholy, Madame? though s… |
| 62 | 1836–1861 | 491 | unassigned | | What's he, gentle Monsieur BRISKE? not that gentleman? No lady, this is a kinsman to justice Silence. Pray sir… |
| 63 | 1862–1894 | 474 | unassigned | | Fore god, her ladyship says true (knight:) but does he not affect the clown most naturally, mistress? O, she c… |
| 64 | 1895–1931 | 480 | unassigned | | The poor lady is most miserably out of her humour, i'faith. There was never so witty a jest broken, at the til… |
| 65 | 1932–1959 | 501 | unassigned | | O, how I do feed upon this now, and fat myself! here were a couple unexpectedly dishumoured: well, by this tim… |
| 66 | 1960–1999 | 488 | T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour | 0.76 | This is worth the observation, signor. Now, sir; here's to you; and I present you with so much of my love. I t… |
| 67 | 2000–2019 | 490 | unassigned | | They will assuredly come: may, CARLO (as thou lov'st me) run over 'em all freely to night, and especially the … |
| 68 | 2020–2040 | 493 | T13 Knights, squires and ladies | 0.80 | Take comfort, good knight, if your cat ha' recovered her catarrh, fear nothing; your dogs mischance may be hel… |
| 69 | 2041–2080 | 492 | T13 Knights, squires and ladies | 0.81 | As you love wit, stay the enraged knight, gentlemen. By my knighthood, he that stirs in his rescue, die. Drawe… |
| 70 | 2081–2099 | 484 | unassigned | | all's clear, sir, but the reckoning; and that you must clear, and pay before you go, I assure you. I pay? 'Sli… |
| 71 | 2100–2119 | 490 | unassigned | | Now, by heaven, MACILENTE, I acknowledge myself exceedingly indebted to you, by this kind tender of your love;… |
| 72 | 2120–2151 | 483 | unassigned | | COme, brother, be not discouraged for this, man, what? No truly, I am not discouraged, but I protest to you, b… |
| 73 | 2152–2164 | 495 | unassigned | | O sweet master BRISKE, yes: and therefore be presently discharged, for if he come with his actions upon you (l… |
| 74 | 2165–2187 | 489 | T13 Knights, squires and ladies | 0.85 | O, yes, sir: I can tell you a thing will distract you much better, believe it. signor DELIRO has entered three… |