Gough, J. · published 1640 · first performed or written 1640 [1624-1640] (Annals) romance unassigned nearest T57 Ships, merchants and pirates · 461 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
HOw's this, The strange discovery, may some say, 'tis likely we shall see some glorious Play Of Christopher Columbus, and his brother, Whose navigable pains did first discover That unknown world, thinking the far fetched scene, To be Peru, and th' Indies, but to wean Your expectations from this golden dream, Our Author bade me tell you, that the scope Of his intended travel's Aethiope, There he begins, there ends, but as he passes To and again, toucheth at many places, As Egypt's fertile soil and learned Greece, Yet as heroic Jason sought the fleece In divers coasts, but in the stately I'll Of Colchos gate it by Medea's guile, So he in Aethiopia sitteth down The period of his plot, which but a frown Of yours will ruinate, your gracious eyes, Raise to the height of Jason's enterprise. The History is candid, crowned with praise, So let the play be too, our Poet prays. WHat course shall aged Carcles now take After his weary travels? shall I here Resolve to lay my bones, and Egypt make The final period of my pilgrimage? No, I must bid Catadupíce adieu So famous for these sluices of fair Nile, And since the surfeit which I took of sorrow For my dear daughters sad untimely death, Is well digested in this breast of mine, And change of air hath wrought a change of mind; I am resolved to stately Greece to wend And breathe my last breath where I breathed my first, 'Tis so determined;— Honest Nebulo, My man draw near, I'm in a humour now To change some words with thee;— so oftentimes— We see wise men for recreations sake, Consult with Fools, and honest men with Knaves.— What course doth thy fond brain advise me to? To no other but to a home course Sir, I must tell you plainly, I like not these extravagant ones you take of travelling the world thus; I'm sure I have paid dear for those idle humours of yours, witness my body, brought to a mere Anatomy by travel and fasting; methinks, a wise man, as you are, should not have such wandering thoughts in his mind: well Master, resolve to leave this place, and return to Delphos our native habitation, or I shall soon resolve to leave you, and go there without you. O the smoke of mine own poor chimney at home, and the beloved smoke of my wife, would both smell to my nose now so comfortable, as a perfume made of Arabia spices; adieu, I can stay no longer from pretty Nebulona without the lash of her just displeasure; I come my chicken, I come, be ready to receive me, I know thou languishest all this while for want of my company.
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HOw's this, The ſtrange diſcovery, may ſome ſay, Tis likely we ſhall ſee ſome glorious Play Of Chriſtopher Columbus, and his brother, Whoſe navigable paines did firſt diſcover That unknowne world, thinking the far fetch'd ſceane, To be Peru, and th' Indies, but to wane Your expectations from this goldn dreame, Our Author bad me tell you, that the ſcope Of his intendd travell's Aethiope, There he begins, there ends, but as he paſſes To and againe, toucheth at many places, As Egypts fertile ſoile and learned Greece, Yt as hroicke Jaſon ſought the fleece In divers coaſts, but in the ſtately Ile Of Colchos gate it by Medeas guile, So he in Aethiopia ſtteth downe The period of his plot, which but a frowne Of yours will ruinate, your gracious eyes, Raiſe to the height of Jaſons enterpriſe. The Hiſtory is candid, crown'd with praiſe, So let the play be too, our Poet prayes. WHat courſe ſhall aged Carcles now take After his weary travells? ſhall I here Reſolve to lay my bones, and Egypt make The finall period of my pilgrimage? No, I muſt bid Catadupíce adieu So famous for theſe ſluces of faire Nile, And ſince the ſurfeit which I tooke of ſorrow For my deare daughters ſad untimely death, Is well digeſted in this breaſt of mine, And change of aire hath wrought a change of mind; I am reſolv'd to ſtately Greece to wend And breath my laſt breath where I breath'd my firſt, 'Tis ſo determin'd;— Honeſt Nebulo, My man draw neare, I'm in a humour now To change ſome words with thee;—ſo oftentimes— We ſee wiſe men for recreations ſake, Conſult with Fooles, and honeſt men with Knaves.— What courſe doth thy fond braine adviſe me to? To no other but to a home courſe Sir, I muſt tell you plainly, I like not theſe extravagant ones you take of travelling the world thus; I'm ſure I have paid deare for thoſe idle humours of yours, witneſſe my body, brought to a meere Anatomie by travell and faſting; me thinkes, a wiſe man, as you are, ſhould not have ſuch wandring thoughts in his mind: well Maſter, reſolve to leave this place, and returne to Delphos our native habitation, or I ſhall ſoone reſolve to leave you, and goe there without you. O the ſmoake of mine owne poore chimney at home, and the beloved ſmoke of my wife, would both ſmell to my noſe now ſo comfortable, as a perfume made of Arabia ſpices; adiew, I can ſtay no longer from pretty Nebulona without the laſh of her juſt diſpleaſure; I come my chickin, I come, be ready to receive me, I know thou languiſheſt all this while for want of my company.