Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
Oh so my heart is filled with doubt, Which way I may work, my worship to win: Shall I leave of Courtiers, so jolly a rout, And eke of Ladies a company so trim. And shall I home to my cottage rude, There to live like a country clown: Truly I know not which way to conclude, To get myself worship and renown. To win worship I would be right glad, Therefore (willing to win worship) is my name: In the country there is none such to be had, And the Court doth ask, great cost for the same. So that what I shall do, I know not yet, I consider it is toward a good time: Wherein triumphing is used, as is most fit, And where Courtiers must show themselves, brave and fine. But this I conclude, as forced I am, The Court for to leave, and homeward to pack: For where is the money? here is the man. If man he may be, that money doth lack. Sir are you so foolish, the Court for to leave? When the time is, that worship you should win: For in times of triumphing, we always perceive, The Courtiers worship, doth first begin. Therefore do you from such foolishness stay, And Fortune may chance, give you as you wish. But the wheels of Fortune, as Socrates doth say, Are like the snares, wherewith men take fish. And in another place, Plautus doth show, A saying in Latin, and that is this: Festo die si quid prodigeris, Profesto egere liceat nisi pepereris. If on the Holiday, wasting thou do use, On the work day thou mayest beg, unless well thou get: So in triumphing, like effect ensues, That next after, waste, indigence is set. Then Perianders words you account lest, Who unto honour, an encourager is: Honour (sayeth he) Immortalis est, Now sir I pray you, how like you this? Those words to be true, I must needs confess, For honour in deed, is an immortal fame: And now is the time the same to possess, But I have not wherewith to achieve the same. For money is he that the man must deck, And though I have attire both costly and gay, Yet unless it be new, I shall have but a geck, Therefore much better for me be away. Tush man for money be thou not sad, You Courtiers I know have jewels good store, And money for jewels will always be had, Therefore for that matter care thou no more. Yea but how it is had, I partly do know, And what excessive interest is paid, Therefore you may say the more is my woe, Would God that I had it never assayed, Well, whatever it cost, it must needs be had, Therefore withstand not thy fortunate chance, For I will count thee fool, worse than mad, If thou wilt not spend money, thyself to advance, Now is the time of hap good or ill: Venture it therefore while it is hot, For the Tide will not tarry for any man's will, Never shalt thou speed, if now thou speed not.
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¶Oh so my hart is filled with doubt, Which way I may worke, my worship to win: Shall I leaue of Courtyers, so iolly a rout, And eke of Ladies a company so trim. And shall I home to my cottage rude, There to liue like a countrey clowne: Truely I know not which way to conclude, To get my selfe worship and renowne. To win worship I would be right glad, Therefore (willing to win worship) is my name: In the countrey there is none such to be had, And the Court doth aske, great cost for the same. So that what I shall doe, I know not yet, I consider it is toward a good time: Wherein tryumphing is vsed, as is moste fit, And where Courtyers must shew themselues, braue and sine. But this I conclude, as forced I am, The Court for to leaue, and homeward to packe: For where is the money? here is the man. If man he may be, that money doth lacke. ¶Syr are you so foolish, the Court for to leaue? When the time is, that worship you should win: For in times of tryumphing, we alwayes perceaue▪ The Courtyers worship, doth fyrst begin. Therefore do you from such foolishnesse stay, And Fortune may chaunce, giue you as you wish. ¶But the whéeles of Fortune, as Socrates doth say, Are like the snares, wherewith men take fish. And in an other place, Plautus doth shew, A saying in Laten, and that is this: Festo die si quid prodigeris, Profesto egere liceat nisi pepereris. If on the Holiday, wasting thou doe vse, On the worke day thou mayest beg, vnlesse well thou get: So in tryumphing, like effect insues, That next after, waste, indigence is set. ¶Then Perianders wordes you accoumpt least, Who vnto honour, an incorager is: Honor (sayeth he) Immortalis est, Now syr I pray you, how like you this? ¶Those wordes to be true, I must néedes confesse, For honour in déede, is an immortall fame: And now is the time the same to possesse, But I haue not wherewith to atchiue the same. For money is he that the man must decke, And though I haue attire both cosly and gay, Yet vnlesse it be new, I shall haue but a gek, Therefore much better for me be away. ¶Tush man for money be thou not sad, You Courtyers I know haue Iewels good store, And in ey for Iewels will alwayes be had, Therefore for that matter care thou no more. ¶Yea but how it is had, I partely doe know, And what excessiue interrest is payde, Therefore you may say the more i my woe, Would God that I had it neuer assaye, ¶Well, what euer it cost, it must néedes be had, Therefore withstand not thy fortunate chaunce, For I will count thée foole, worse then mad, If thou wilt not spend money, thy selfe to aduaunce, Now is the time of hap good or ill: Uenture it therefore while it is hote, For the Tyde will not tarry for any mans will, Neuer shalte thou spéede, if now thou spéede not.