Ford, John · published 1638 · first performed or written 1638 (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
do, do, be wilful, desperate, 'tis manly, Build on your reputation, such a Fortune May furnish out your Tables, trim your liveries, every your heirs, with purchase of a Patrimony Which shall hold out beyond the waste of riot, Stick Honours on your Heraldry, with titles As swelling and as numerous, as may likely Grow to a pretty volume, here's eternity, All this can reputation, marry can it, Indeed what not? Such language from a Gentleman So noble in his quality as you are Deserves in my weak judgement rather pity Then a contempt. Couldst thou consider Livio The fashion of the times, their study, practice, Nay, their ambitions, thou wouldst soon distinguish Betwixt the abject lowness of a poverty, And the applauded triumph of abundance, Though compassed by the meanest service, wherein Shall you betray your guilt to common censure, Waving the private charge of your opinion By rising up to greatness, or at least To plenty which now buys it. Troylo-Savelli, Plays merrily on my wants, Troylo-Savelli. Speaks to the friend he loves, to his own Livio, Look prithee through the great Duke's Court in Florence, Number his favourites, and then examine By what steps some chief Officers in state Have reached the heigh they stand in. By their merits. Right, by their merits, well he merited Th'Intendments o'er the Galleys at Leghorn, Made grand collector of the customs there, Who led the Prince unto his wife's chastebed, And stood himself by, in his night gown, fearing The jest might be discovered: waste not handsome? The Lady knows not yet on't. Most impossible. He merited well to wear a robe of Chamlet, Who trained his Brother's daughter (scarce a girl) Into the Arms of Mont-Angentorato, Whiles the young Lord of Telaxton her husband. Was packeted to France, to study courtship, Under forsooth a colour of employment, Employment, yea of honour, Y'are well read In mysteries of state, Here in Sienna. Bold Iulio de Varana Lord of Camerine. Held it no blemish to his blood and greatness, From a plain Merchant with a thousand Ducats To buy his wife, nay justify the purchase, Procured it by a dispensation From Rome, allowed and warranted: 'twas thought By his Physicians, that she was a creature, Agreed best with the cure of the disease, His present new infirmity then laboured in. Yet these are things in prospect of the world, Advanced employed, and eminent. at best 'Tis but a goodly pandarism. Shrewd business. Thou child in thrift, thou fool of honesty, is't a disparagement for gentlemen, For friends of lower rank to do the offices Of necessary kindness without see, For one another, courtesies of course, Mirths of society, when petty mushrooms, Transplanted from their dunghills spread on mountains. And pass for Cedars by their servile flatteries On great men's vices?— Pander— thouart deceived, The word includes preferment, 'tis a title Of dignity, I could add somewhat more else, Add any thing of reason.
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DOe, doe, be wilfull, desperate, 'tis manly, Build on your reputation, such a Fortune May furnish out your Tables, trim your liveries, Enrich your heirs, with purchase of a Patrimony Which shall hold out beyond the waste of riot, Sticke Honours on your Heraldry, with titles As swelling and as numerous, as may likely Grow to a pretty volume, here's eternity, All this can reputation, marry can it, Indeed what not? Such language from a Gentleman So noble in his quality as you are Deserves in my weake Iudgement rather pittie Then a contempt. Could'st thou consider Livio The fashion of the times, their study, practice, Nay, their ambitions, thou would'st soone distinguish Betwixt the abject lownesse of a poverty, And the applauded triumph of abundance, Though compast by the meanest seruice, wherein Shall you betray your guilt to common censure, Waiving the private charge of your opinion By rising up to greatnesse, or at least To plenty which now buyes it. Troylo-Savelli, Playes merrily on my wants, Troylo-Savelli. Speakes to the friend he loves, to his owne Livio, Looke prethee through the great Dukes Court in Florence, Number his favorites, and then examine By what steps some chiefe Officers in state Have reach't the heigh they stand in. By their merrits. Right, by their merrits, well he merited Th'Intendments o're the Gallies at Ligorne, Made grand collector of the customes there, Who led the Prince unto his Wives chastebed, And stood himselfe by, in his night gowne, fearing The iest might be discovered: waste not handsome? The Lady knowes not yet on't. Most impossible. He merited well to weare a roabe of Chamlet, Who train'd his Brothers daughter (scarce a girle) Into the Armes of Mont-Angentorato, Whiles the young Lord of Telaxton her husband. Was packetted to France, to study courtship, Underforsooth a colour of employment, Employment, yea of honour, Y'are well read In misteries of state, Here in Sienna. Bold Iulio de Varana Lord of Camerine. Held it no blemish to his blood and greatnesse, From a plaine Merchant with a thousand Ducats To buy his wife, nay justifie the purchase, Procur'd it by a dispensation From Rome, allowed and warranted: twas thought By his Physitians, that she was a creature, Agreed best with the cure of the disease, His present new infirmity then labour'd in. Yet these are things in prospect of the world, Advanc'd imploi'd, and eminent. at best 'Tis but a goodly pandarisme. Shrewd businesse. Thou child in thrist, thou foole of honesty, I'st a disparagement for gentlemen, For friends of lower ranck to doe the offices Of necessary kindnesse without see, For one another, courtesies of course, Mirthes of society, when petty mushroomes, Transplanted from their dunghils spread on mountaines. And passe for Cedars by their servile flatteries On great mens vices?—P ander—th'art deceived, The word includes preferment, tis a title Of dignity, I could adde somewhat more else, Adde any thing of reason.