The Beauty and Good Properties of Women (Calisto and Melebea) (Celestina) · chunk 5 of 18
Rastell, John · published 1525 · first performed or written 1527 [c.1527-1530] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
Possible it is in every condition To abbot her as much as you do love her In the winning/ beguiling is the danger That ye shall see he●…e after with eyen fire with what eyes. with clear eyen trust ●…e why with what eyen do I see now with dime eyen which show a little thing much But for ye shall not despair I assure you No labour nor diligences in me shall gruch So trusty & fryndely ye shall ●…ynd ●…he ●…urh In all thing possible that ye can 〈◊〉 The thing to accomplish to your desire God bring that to pace so glad it is to me To here the thus though I hope not in thy doing yet I shall do it trust me for a suret●… God reward the for thy gentle intending I give the this thayn of gold in rewarding Sir god reward you & lend us good spe●… I doubt not but I shall perform it in deed But without reward it is har●… to work well I am ●…ontent so thou be not negligent Nay be not you/ for it passeth a marvel The master slow/ the servant to ●…e diligent How thynky●…t it can be show me thine intent Sir I have a neighbour a mother of 〈◊〉 That can provoke the har●… rokkys to 〈◊〉 In all evil deed she is perfect wise I trow more than a M virgins Have been destroyed by her subtle devise For she never faylyth where she begynnis All only by this craft her lyffing she wynnis Maid wyffys widows and every one If she once meddyll there skapyth none How might I speak with her sempronio I shall bring her ●…ydyr unto this place But ye must in any wise let rewardis go And show her your griefs in every case elys were I not worthy to attain grace But alas sempronio thou tarriest to long Sir god be with you. Lryst make the strong The mighty and petdurable god be his guide As he guided the 〈◊〉 king in to bedleme From the est by the start and again did provide As their conduct to return to their own ream So speed my sempronio to quench the leme Of this fire which my heart doth waste & spend And that I may come to my desired end To pass the time now will I walk Up and down within mine orchard And to myself go common and talk And pray that fortune to me be nothard Longing to here whether made or marred My message shall return by my servant sempronio Thus far well my lords for a while I will go Now the blessing that our lady gave her sone That same blessing I give now to you all That I come thus homely I pray you of ●…don I am sought and sendfore as a woman universal Celestina of truth my name is to call Sempronio for me about doth inquire And it was told me I should have found him here
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Possyble it is in euery condicyon To abbot her as mych as you do loue her In the wynnyug / begilyng is the daunger That ye shall see hee after wyth eyen fre with what eyen. with clere eyen trust e ¶ why wyth what eyen do I se now wyth dyme eyen whych shew a lytyl thyng much But for ye shall not dispayre I assure you No labour nor dylygens in me shall gruch So trusty & fryndely ye shall ynd he urh In all thynge possyble that ye can The thyng to accomplysh to your desyre ¶ God bryng that to pase so glad it is to me To here the thus though I hope not in thy doyng yet I shall do yt trust me for a suret God reward the for thy gentyll intendyng I gyff the this thayn of gold in rewardyng Sir god reward you & lend vs good spe I dout not but I shall performe it in dede ¶ But wythout rewarde it is har to work well I am ontent so thou be not nelygent Nay be not you / for it passyth a meruell The master slow / the seruant to e dylygent How thynkyt it can be shew me thyne intent Sir I haue a neyghbour a moder of That can prouoke the har rokkys to ¶ In all euyll dede she is perfet wyse I trow more than a M vyrgyns Haue bene distroyed by her subtell deuyse For she ncuer faylyth where she begynnis All onely by thys craft her lyffyng she wynnis Mayde wyffys wydows and euerychone If she ones meddyll ther skapyth none ¶ How myght I speke wyth her sempronio I shall bryng her ydyr vnto this place But ye must in any wyse let rewardis go And shew her your greuys in euery case Ellys were I not worthy to attayn grace But alas sempronio thou taryest to long Syr god be with you. Lryst make the strong ¶ The myghty and petdurable god be his gyde As he gydyd the kynge in to bedleme From the est by the start and agayn dyd prouyde As theyre conduct to retorn to theyre own reame So spede my sempronio to quench the leme Of this fyre which my hart doth wast & spende And that I may com to my desyryd ende ¶ To pas the tyme now wyll I walk Up and down within myne orchard And to my self go comyn and talke And pray that fortune to me be nothard Longyng to here whether made or mard My message shall return by my seruannt sempronio Thus fare well my lordys for a whyle I wyll go ¶ Now the blessyng that our lady gaue her sone That same blessyng I gyue now to you all That I com thus homely I pray you of don I am sought and sendfore as a woman vniuersall Celestina of trewth my name is to call Sempronio for me about doth inquere And it was told me I shuld haue found hyin here