Edwards, Richard · published 1571 · first performed or written 1564 [1564-1568] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court unassigned nearest T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta · 521 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
Come on thy ways, thou shalt be eased, and that anon. It is a true saying that often hath been spoken, The pitcher goeth so long to the water, that he cometh home broken My own proof this hath taught me, for truly sith I, In the City have used to walk very slily, Not with one can I meet, that will in talk join with me, And to creep into men's bosoms some talk for to snatch, By which into one trip or other, I might trimly them catch And so accuse them: Now not with one can I meet, That will join in talk with me, I am shunned like a Devil in the street. My credit is crack where I am known, but yet I hear say, Certain straingers are arrived, they were a good prey, If happily I might meet with them, I fear not I, But in talk I should trip them, and that very finely, Which thing, I assure you, I do for mine own gain, Or else I would not plod thus up and down, I fell you plain: Well, I will for a while to the Court to see What Aristippus doth, I would be loath in favour he should overrun me, He is a subtle child, he flattereth so finely, that I fear me, He will lick all the fat from my lips, and so outwery me: Therefore I will not be long absent, but at hand, That all his fine drifts I may understand. I wonder what my Master Aristippus means now a days, That he leaveth Philosophy, and seeks to please King Dionysius, with such merry toys, In Dionysius Court now he only joys, As trim a Courtier as the best, Ready to answer, quick in taunts, pleasant to jest, A lusty companion to devise with fine Dames, Whose humour to feed, his wily wit he frames. Be cock as you say, your Master is a Minion, A foul coil he keeps in this Court. Aristippus alone Now rules the coast with his pleasant devices, That I fear he will put out of conceit my Master Carisophus. Fear not that Iacke, for like brother and brother They are knit in true Friendship the one with the other, They are fellows you know, and honest men both, Therefore the one to hinder the other, they will be loath. Yea, but I have heard say, there is falsehood in fellowship, n the Court somtimes, one geues another finely the slippe: Which when it is spied, it is laughed out with a scoff, And with sporting and playing, quietly shaken of: n which kinde of toying, thy master hath such a grace, That he will never blush, he hath a wooden face: But Will, my master hath Béees in his head, f he finde me heare pratinge, I am but dead: e is styll rotting in the Citie, there is sumwhat in the winde: His looks bewrays his inward troubled mind: Therefore I will be packing, to the Court by and by If he be once angry, Iacke shall cry woe the pie.
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¶Come on thy wayes, thou shalt be eased, and that anon. It is a true saying that oft hath bin spoken, The pitcher goeth so longe to the water, that he commeth home broke My owne proofe this hath taught me, for truly sith I, In the Citie haue vsed to walke very slyly, Not with one can I méete, that will in talke ioyne with mée, And to créepe into mens bosomes some talke for to snatche, By which into one trip or other, I might trimly them catche And so accuse them: Now not with one can I méete, That wyll ioyne in talke wt mée, I am shund lyke a Deuill in ye stréet ▪ My credite is crackte where I am knowne, but yet I heare say, Certayne straingers are arriued, they were a good pray, If happely I might méete with them, I feare not I, But in talke I should trippe them, and that very finely, Which thinge, I assure you, I doo for myne owne gayne, Or els I woulde not plodde thus vp and downe, I fell you playne: Well, I wyll for a wyle to the Court to sée What Aristippus doth, I would be loth in fauer he shuld ouerrun mée, He is a subtile chyld, he flattreth so finely, that I feare mée, He wyll licke all the fatte from my lippes, and so outwery mée: Therefore I wyll not be longe absent, but at hand, That al his fine driftes I may vnderstande. I wonder what my Master Aristippus meanes now a daies, That he leaueth Philosophie, and séekes to please Kyng Dionisius, with such mery toyes, In Dionisius Court now he only ioyes, As trim a Courtier as the best, Ready to aunswer, quicke in tauntes, pleasaunt to ieste, lusty companion to deuise with fine Dames, Whose humour to féede, his wylie witte he frames. ¶ Be cocke as you say, your Maister is a Minion, foule coyle he kéepes in this Courte Aristippus alone ow rules the coaste with his pleasant deuises, That I feare he wyll put out of conceit my Maister Carisophus. ¶Feare not that Iacke, for like brother and brother They are knit in true Friendship the one with the other, They are fellowes you knowe, and honest men both, Therfore the one to hinder the other, they wyll be lothe. ¶Yea, but I haue heard say, there is falshod in felowshippe, n the Court somtimes, one geues another finely the slippe: Which when it is spied, it is laught out with a scoffe, nd with sporting and playing, quietly shaken of: n which kinde of toying, thy master hath such a grace, That he wyll neuer blush, he hath a wodden face: But Wyll, my maister hath Béees in his head, f he finde me heare pratinge, I am but dead: e is styll rotting in the Citie, there is sumwhat in the winde: His lookes bewrayes his inwarde troubled mynde: Therfore I wyll be packing, to the Court by and by If he be once angry, Iacke shall cry wo the pye.