Randolph, Thomas · published 1638 · first performed or written 1630 [licensed for stage, Nov 25] (Annals) moral · King's Revels Company T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions typicality 0.80 · 527 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
Give me the moderate cup of lawful pleasures, And I am Temperance. Take me wealths just steward, And call me Liberality; with one hand I'll gather riches home, and with the other Rightly distribute 'em, and there observe The persons, quantity, quality, time and place: And if in great expenses I be set Chief Arbitress, I can in glorious works, As raising Temples, Statues, Altars, shrines Vestures, and ornaments to Religion, be Neither too thrifty nor too prodigal. And to my country the like mean observe, In building Ships, and Bulwarks, Castles, walls Conducts, theatres, and what else may serve her For use or ornament: And at home be royal In Buildings, Gardens, costly furniture, In entertainments free and hospitable, With a respect to my estate, and means, And then I may be named Magnificence; As Magnanimity, when I wisely aim At greatest honours, if I may deserve'm, Not for ambition, but for my Country's good, And in that virtue all the rest do dwell. In lesser dignities I want a name; And when I am not over patient, To put up such gross wrongs as call me coward, But can be angry, yet in that observe What cause hath moved my anger, and with whom, Look that it be not sudden, nor too thirsty Of a revenge, nor violent, nor greater Than the offence, know my time when, where I must be angry, and how long remain so; Then than you may surname me Mans●…ude. When in my carriage and discourse I keep The mean that neither flatters nor offends, I am that virtue the well nurtured Court Gives name, and should do being— Courtesy. 'twixt fly dissembling and proud arrogance I am the virtue time calls daughter, Truth. Give me my sword and balance rightly swayed, And justice is the Title I deserve. When on this stage I come with innocent wit, And jests that have more of the sait then gall, That move the laughter and delight of all, Without the grief of one, free, chaste conceits, Not scurrile, base, obscene, ill●…berall Or contumelious slanders, I am then The virtue they have termed, Urbanity: To whom if your least countenance may appear. She vows to make her constant dwelling here. My daughters now are come— You have seen all my daughters, Gentlemen, Choose you wives hence; you that are Bachelors Can find no better; And the married too May wed 'em, yet not wrong their former wives. Two may have the same wife, and the same man May wed two Virtues, yet no Bigamy: He that weds most is chastest; These are all The daughters of my womb; I have five more, The happy Issue of my Intellect, And thence surnamed the intellectual Virtues. They now attend not on their Mother's train, We hope they Act in each spectator's brain! I have a Niece beside, a beauteous one My daughters dear companion— lovely Friendship A royal Nymph; her we present not to, It is a virtue we expect from you. O Sister what a glorious train they be! They seem to me the Family of Love, But is there such a Glass; good Roscius?
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Give me the moderate cup of lawfull pleasures, And I am Temperance. Take me wealths just steward, And call me Liberality; with one hand I'le gather riches home, and with the other Rightly distribute 'em, and there observe The persons, quantity, quality, time and place: And if in great expences I be set Chiefe Arbitresse, I can in glorious workes, As raising Temples, Statues, Altars, shrines Vestures, and ornaments to Religion, be Neither too thrifty nor too prodigall. And to my country the like meane observe, In building Ships, and Bulwarkes, Castles, walls Conducts, Theaters, and what else may serve her For use or ornament: And at home be royall In Buildings, Gardens, costly furniture, In entertainments free and hospitable, With a respect to my estate, and meanes, And then I may be nam'd Magnificence; As Magnanimity, when I wisely aime At greatest honours, if I may deserve'm, Not for ambition, but for my Countryes good, And in that vertue all the rest doe dwell. In lesser dignities I want a name; And when I am not over patient, To put up such grosse wrongs as call me coward, But can be angry, yet in that observe What cause hath mov'd my anger, and with whom, Looke that it be not suddaine, nor too thirsty Of a revenge, nor violent, nor greater Then the offence, know my time when, where I must be angry, and how long remaine so; Then then you may surname me Mansude. When in my carriage and discourse I keepe The meane that neither flatters nor offends, I am that vertue the well nurtur'd Court Gives name, and should doe being—Courtesy. Twixt fly dissembling and proud arrogance I am the vertue time calls daughter, Truth. Give me my sword and ballance rightly swayd, And Iustice is the Title I deserve. When on this stage I come with innocent wit, And jests that have more of the sait then gall, That move the laughter and delight of all, Without the griefe of one, free, chast conceits, Not scurrile, base, obscene, illberall Or contumelious slanders, I am then The vertue they have term'd, Vrbanity: To whom if your least countenance may appeare. She vowes to make her constant dwelling here. My daughters now are come— You have seene all my daughters, Gentlemen, Chuse you wives hence; you that are Batchelors Can finde no better; And the married too May wed 'em, yet not wrong their former wives. Two may have the same wife, and the same man May wed two Vertues, yet no Bigamie: He that weds most is chastest; These are all The daughters of my wombe; I have five more, The happy Issue of my Intellect, And thence syrnam'd the intellectuall Vertues. They now attend not on their Mothers train, We hope they Act in each spectators braine! I have a Necce besides, a beauteous one My daughters deare companion—louely Friendship A royall Nymph; her we present not to, It is a vertue we expect from you. O Sister what a glorious traine they be! They seeme to mee the Family of Love, But is there such a Glasse; good Roscius?