Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 1 (nony, tailors, butler, mall, jesu, massinissa…). Matches are highlighted.
Nay, Mistress, I can kiss you without the help of a joined stool: please you to walk, and let my hand support you. To the next vaulting school. Better play at small game then fit out. A young gamester may throw in and in. Fair play is a gamesters glory. I love to shake the box well, and than let them run their length. Judge
gravity; And drink a glass of Sack. Your age is Privilege In what the law of moderation, Denies our hotter blood. ogh; that complem nt stinks. It hath been no small punishment for me to hold my peace all this while. My Cousin is moral be before company and counsel's my manners. But now I hope my tongue shall have liberty; and
hers my Ladies gen tleuman to exercise it with. As well as a woman. You needs not fear your secrets. She abuseth me, I must fit her. What is't Mistress? If the Butler be not too deeply interested. What strange contrivement's this? Like a gentleman. And this is my Ladies Gentleman. Please you Sir, these Gentlemen are my friends.
Full speech
Your acquaintance will add much to my hap pinesse. Is not that a wench Cousin? My Little-word, if your salute be ended, pray re sign. Nay, Mistress, I can kiss you without the help of a joined stool: please you to walk, and let my hand support you. To the next vaulting school. Better play at small game then fit out. A young gamester may throw in and in. Fair play is a gamesters glory. I love to shake the box well, and than let them run their length. Judge not of a man by his outward dimensions: My shape is not so defective to make you doubt perfor mance: let's find out a convenient place and try. Please you to drink a pint or two of wine? there may be provocation in it. I want not so much of my full age to be called a boy. I desire rather to have fallen in with her. What care I? it's but the lose of a men hair; and excremental ornament: wit consists not in't. A man may cover his baldness with a periwig, and the fashion take's away the suspicion. I hope I came to London to learn wit and the fashion. I took her rather for a Wagtail. Is not that a house (Cousin) where the Wen ches are? I mean in the sense of— Sure Cousin the gentleman is in love; he talks very madly. He means you should lie under him. Indeed Mistress it's a cold corner, pray turn it to the South, and let my needle run in your Dial. Hath she not studied it Cousin, think you? and is transported to a humour of loving every man she sees. I have known it in the Country in and age-d cayed wai ting-woman. Will you resign your interest? I'll court her folly. Pray Gentleman could you love me a little? I'm very sportive. Let's to the Tavern Sir, and drown this passion in a cup of Canary. Sack that makes Prophets; gives a Poet birth: And then a wench; Elysium upon Earth. May not I salute the Lady Cousin? I am bold with your Ladyships lip. Madame, I am neither Infidel, Jew nor good Christian; though I am little, I dare be your L worser ships Champion in and active skirmish. Ask your husband leave! by this hand I would not ask and Alderman leave to Cuckold him. So he might take example from a City kind one, whose Wife longed to kiss a Lord: upon which he grew so proud for being exalted above the rest of his neighbours, that he would suffer none to Cuckold him ever after but Lords. Why Cousin, is it not defined to be youth's folly! Indeed, all things in Youth are folly. That I might Poetize: you know it's the only dancing Master to teach the Art of Measures; though I have known Poets scarce able to stand on their feet. It's your dancing conceit. But the Grinkums Cousin cleaves not the feet. I should desire your wife then. What's that Cousin? And would you learn it? As my observation hath taught me something in a baudy house, where they cannot change money. Why Cousin, the Wine's good. It's pity to abuse him that is so apt to abuse him self. But what do you muse on Cousin? Why to the long standing of Banbury Maypole. Yes, the Goodwives: they'll find dancing a more wholesome exercise for the body, then some of their Doctrines for the Soul. If he be abusive, Cousin challenge him. I'll be your second. Nor I a Pigmy; you mock my love. Why, he can never have wit, that is not valiant. I'll try him my self, if not to disturb you Sir. How little one I Is not that and affront Cousin? Men wear swords Sir. You'll answer it? Little one! Boy! Child! I shall be degraded next to and infant. Then here's a health to her will freely put Her sweets to use. Kiss, and be kissed again Without a fie. Whose boldness will not blush At and assault, or any wanton touch. And if a man persist to farther doing, Accounts it lose of time, a tedious wooing. To her that I call Mistress. I can come on Sir. Me thoughts Cousin, the Loggerheads was a pretty conceit. Why Cousin, have Justices power over a men will? I'll make a trial here. Please you a little To put off this severer gravity; And drink a glass of Sack. Your age is Privilege In what the law of moderation, Denies our hotter blood. ogh; that complem nt stinks. It hath been no small punishment for me to hold my peace all this while. My Cousin is moral be before company and counsel's my manners. But now I hope my tongue shall have liberty; and hers my Ladies gen tleuman to exercise it with. As well as a woman. You needs not fear your secrets. She abuseth me, I must fit her. What is't Mistress? If the Butler be not too deeply interested. What strange contrivement's this? Like a gentleman. And this is my Ladies Gentleman. Please you Sir, these Gentlemen are my friends. Yes, and ride too without falling; please you to try my activeness. Why how now impudence! do you slout a man? This is pretty foolery, Cousin. Blirt my Ladies Gentleman, who taught you to scoff at a men person? Poor Gentleman; he's complaining to the Moon, or studying the event of his love in the Stars. Me thinks I could make a counterfeit expression of his passion to the life. Ministresse light; dance quall motions On thy four orbs; but Queen changed thy paler fires In Lovers tears, that constancy M y so be drowned. I would I were in love Cousin.
Plot summary
Plot — Covent Garden
Dungworth comes to London from the country with his servants, Ralph and Dobson, intending to sell some of his lands and buy himself a knighthood. Artlove aims to woo Dorothy Worthy, and Mistress Tongueall offers her services as matchmaker —but also helps the foolish Littleword to the same ends. Hugh Jerker's objective is to cuckold Dorothy's father, Sir Generous Worthy: Lady Worthy was Jerker's mistress before she was forced to marry Sir Generous to get her away from him. Warrant and Spruce are both interested in the waiting-woman, Susan, and meet to fight a duel over her. Warrant has taken the precaution of procuring an advance pardon for killing Spruce, and Spruce anticipates that, if he kills Warrant, Susan will save his life with a gallows wedding. In the event, both are too cowardly to fight, and Susan and Dorothy, who are watching, engage Dobson and Ralph to attack them. Both talk their way out of a beating, leaving behind clothes and money. The servants consider taking up robbery as a profession. They have an altercation with Dorothy's brother, but Artlove intervenes and sees them off. Young Worthy vets his rescuer as a potential brother-in-law, and recommends him to Dorothy. She resents this interference, but eventually accepts Artlove. At the tavern, Ralph and Dobson are arrested for the robbery and brought before Sir Generous; but Warrant refuses to admit that he was robbed, and the case collapses. Ralph and Dobson conduct a mock-trial, with themselves as judge and constable, and use the opportunity to pass satirical comment on several characters.Lady Worthy arranges an assignation with Jerker, and asks Susan to be the lookout. Instead, Susan fetches the jealous Sir Generous, who arrives to see hiswife kissingJerker. Jerker suggests that he should divorce her; but she explains that the assignation was set up to cure her husband's jealousy.