Lyly, John · published 1594 · first performed or written 1591 [1587-1591] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (first) T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig typicality 0.70 · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
In deed our parents take great care to make us ask blessing and say grace whenas we are little ones, and growing to years of judgement they deprive us of the greatest blessing, and the most gracious things to our minds, the liberty of our minds: they give us pap with a spoon before we can speak, and when we speak for that we love, pap with a hatchet: because their fancies being grown musty with hoary age, therefore nothing can relish in their thoughts that savours of sweet youth: they study twenty years together to make us grow as straight as a wand, and in the end by bowing us make us as crooked as a cammock. For mine own part (sweet Candius) they shall pardon me, for I will measure my love by mine own judgement, not my father's purse or peevishness. Nature hath made me his child, not his slave, I hare Memphio and his son deadly, if I wist he would place his affection by his father's appointment. Wittily but uncivilly. Be of that mind still my fair Livia, let our fathers lay their purses together, we our hearts, I will never woo where I cannot love, let Stellio enjoy his daughter. But what have you wrought here? Flowers, fowls, beasts, fishes, trees, plants, stones, and what not. Among flowers, cowslips & lilies for our names Candius and Livia. Among fowls, Turtles and Sparrows, for our truth and desires. Among beasts, the fox and the Ermine for beauty and policy, and among fishes the cockle & the Tortoise, because of Venus among trees, the vine wreathing about the elm for our embracings. Among stone's Abestor, which being hot will never be cold, for our constancies. Among plants, Time and heartsease, to note that if we take time we shall ease our hearts. There's a girl that knows her lerripoop. Listen & you shall hear my son's learning. What book is that? A fine pleasant poet, who entreateth of the art of Love, and of the remedy. Is there art in love? A short art & a certain, three rules in 3. lines. I pray thee repeat them. Principio quod amare velis reperire labora, Proximus huic labor est placidam evor are puellam, Tertius vt longo tempore ducet amor. I am no Latinist Cand. you must construe it. So I will and pace it too: thou shalt be acquainted with case, gender, and number. First one must find out a mistress, whom before all others he voweth to serve. Secondly, that he use all the means that he may to obtain her. And the last with deserts, faith and secrecy to study to keep her. What's the remedy? Death. What of all the book is the conclusion? This one verse, Non caret essertu quod volvere dvo. What's that? Where two are agreed, it is impossible but they must speed. Then cannot we miss, therefore give me thy hand Candius. Soft Livia, take me with you, it is not good in law without witness.
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In deed our parents take great care to make vs aske blessing and say grace when as we are lyttle ones, and growing to yeeres of iudgement they depriue vs of the greatest blessing, and the most gracius things to our mindes, the libertie of our minds: they giue vs pap with a spoon before we can speak, and when wee speake for that wee loue, pap with a hatchet: because their fansies beeing growen musty with hoarie age, therefore nothing can relish in their thoughtes that sauours of sweet youth: they studie twentie yeeres together to make vs grow as straight as a wande, and in the ende by bowing vs make vs as crooked as a cammocke. For mine owne part (sweet Candius) they shall pardon me, for I will measure my loue by min owne iudgement, not my fathers purse or peeuishnes. Nature hath made me his child, not his slaue, I hare Memphio and his son deadly, if I wist he would place his affection by his fathers appointment. Wittily but vnciuily. Be of that minde still my faire Liuia, let our fathers lay their purses together, we our harts, I wil neuer woo where I cannot loue, let Stellio inioy his daughter. But what haue you wrought here? Flowers, fowles, beasts, fishes, trees, plants, stones, and what not. Among flowers, cowslops & lillyes for our names Candius and Liuia. Among fowles, Turtles and Sparrowes, for our truth and desires. Among beasts, the foxe and the Ermin for beautie and policie, and among fishes the cockle & the Tortuse, because of Venus among trees, the vine wreathing about the elme for our embracings. Among stones Abestor, which being hot wil neuer be colde, for our constancies. Among plants, Time and harts-ease, to note that if we take time we shall ease our hearts. Theres a girle that knowes her lerripoope. Listen & you shall heare my sons learning. What booke is that? A fine pleasant poet, who entreateth of the arte of Loue, and of the remedie. Is there arte in loue? A short art & a certain, three rules in 3. lines. I praie thee repeat them. Principio quod amare velis reperire labora, Proximus huic labor est placidam euor are puellam, Tertius vt longo tempore ducet amor. I am no Latinist Cand. you must conster it. So I will and pace it too: thou shalt be acquainted with case, gender, and number. First one must finde out a mistres, whom before all others he voweth to serue. Secondly, that he vse al the means that he may to obtaine her. And the last with deserts, faith and secrecie to studie to keepe her. Whats the remedie? Death. What of all the booke is the conclusion? This one verse, Non caret essertu quod voluere duo. Whats that? Where two are agreed, it is impossible but they must speed. Then cannot we misse, therefore giue mee thy hand Candius. Soft Liuia, take mee with you, it is not good in lawe without witnes.