Lyly, John · published 1584 · first performed or written c.1583 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court unassigned nearest T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta · 503 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
Why do you think in court any use to dissemble? Do you know in court any that mean to live? You have no reason for it, but an old report. Report hath not always a blister on her tongue. ay, but this is the court of Sapho nature's miracle, which resembleth the tree Salurus, whose root is fastened upon knotted steel, & in whose top bud leaves of pure gold. Yet hath Salurus blasts, and water boughs, worms and Caterpillars. The virtue of the tree is not the cause: but the Easterly wind, which is thought commonly to bring cankers and rottenness. Nor the excellency of Sapho the occasion: but the iniquity of flatterers, who always whisper in princes' ears suspicion and sourness. Why, than you conclude with me, that Sapho for virtue hath no copartner. Yea, & with the judgement of the world, that she is without comparison. We will thither straight. I would I might return straight. Why, there you may live still. But not still. how like you the Ladies, are they not passing fair? Mine eye drinketh neither the colour of wine nor women. Yet am I sure that in judgement you are not so severe, but that you can be content to allow of beauty by day or by night. When I behold beauty before the sun, his beams dim beauty: when by candle, beauty obscures torch light: so as no time I can judge, because at any time I cannot discern being in the sun a brightness to shadow beauty, and in beauty a glistering to extinguish light. scholarlike said, you flatter that, which you seem to mislike, and to disgrace that, which you most wonder at. But let us away. I follow. And you sir boy go to Syracusa about by land, where you shall meet my stuff, pay for the carriage, and convey it to my lodging. I think all your stuff are bundles of paper: but now must you learn to turn your library to a war drop, & see whether your rapier hang better by your side, than the pen did in your ear. Molus, what odds between thy commons in Athens, and the diet in court? A page's life, & a scholars? This difference: there of a little I had somewhat, here of a great deal nothing, there did I wear pantofles on my legs, here do I bear them in my hands. Thou mayst be skilled in thy Logic, but not in thy Lerypoope: belike no meat can down with you, unless you have a knife to cut it: but come among us, and you shall see us once in a morning have a mouse at a bay. A mouse? unproperly spoken. Aptly understood, a mouse of beef. I think indeed a piece of beef as big as a mouse, serves a great company of such cats. But what else? For other sports, a square die in a page's pocket, is as decent as a square cap on a graduate's head.
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Why do you thinke in court any vse to dissemble? Doe you knowe in court any that meane to liue? You haue no reasō for it, but an old reporte. Reporte hath not alwaies a blister on her tongue. I, but this is the court of Sapho natures miracle, which resembleth the tree Salurus, whose roote is fastened vpon knotted steele, & in whose top bud leaues of pure gold. Yet hath Salurus blasts, and water boughes, wormes and Caterpillers. The vertue of the tree is not the cause: but the Easterly wind, which is thought commonly to bring cankers and rottenesse. Nor the excellencie of Sapho the occasion: but the iniquitie of flatterers, who alwaies whisper in Princes eares suspition and sowrenesse. Why, then you conclude with me, that Sapho for vertue hath no copartner. Yea, & with the iudgement of the world, that she is without comparison. We wil thither streight. I would I might returne streight. Why, there you may liue stil. But not still. Howe like you the Ladies, are they not passing faire? Mine eie drinketh neither the colour of wine nor women. Yet am I sure that in iudgemente you are not so seuere, but that you can be content to allowe of bewtie by day or by night. When I behold bewty before the sunne, his beams dimme bewtie: when by candle, bewty obscures toarch light: so as no time I can iudge, because at anie time I cannot discerne being in the sunne a brightnesse to shadow bewtie, and in bewtie a glistering to extinguish light. Schollerlike said, you flatter that, whiche you seeme to mislike, and to disgrace that, which you moste wonder at. But let vs away. I follow. And you sir boy goe to Syracusa about by land, where you shall meete my stuffe, pay for the cariage, and conuey it to my lodging. I think all your stuffe are bundles of paper: but now must you learne to turne your library to a war drope, & see whether your rapier hang better by your side, then the penne did in your eare. Molus, what oddes betweene thy commons in Athens, and the diet in court? A pages life, & a scollers? This difference: there of a litle I had somewhat, here of a great deale nothing, there did I weare Pantopheles on my legs, here doe I beare them in my handes. Thou maist be skilled in thy Logick, but not in thy Lerypoope: belike no meate can downe with you, vnlesse you haue a knife to cutte it: but come among vs, and you shall see vs once in a morning haue a mouse at a bay. A mouse? vnproperly spoken. Aptly vnderstoode, a mouse of beafe. I thinke indeed a peece of beafe as bigge as a mouse, serues a great companie of such cattes. But what els? For other sportes, a square die in a pages pocket, is as decent as a square cap on a Graduates head.