Lyly, John · published 1594 · first performed or written 1591 [1587-1591] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (first) unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
And as I remember there must be two witnesses, God give you joy Candius, I was worth the bidding to dinner, though not worthy to be of the counsel. I think this hot love hath provided but cold cheer. Tush, in love is no lack, but blush not Candius, you need not be ashamed of your cunning, you have made love a book case, and spent your time well at school, learning to love by art, and hate against nature, but I perceive, the worser child the better lover. And my minion hath wrought well, where every stitch in her sampler is a pricking stitch at my heart: you take your pleasure on parents, they are peevish, fools, churls, overgrown with ignorance, because overworn with age, little shalt thou know the case of a father before thyself be a mother, when thou shalt breed thy child with continual pains, and bringing it forth with deadly pangs, nurse it with thine own paps, and nourish it up with motherly tenderness, and then find them to curse thee with their hearts, when they should ask blessing on their knees, and the collop of thine own bowels to be the torture of thine own soul, with tears trickling down thy checks, and drops of blood falling from thy heart, thou wilt in uttering of thy mind wish them rather unborn than unnatural, & to have had their cradles their graves rather than thy death their bridals. But I will not dispute what thou shouldst have done, but correct what thou hast done, I perceive sowing is an idle exercise, and that every day there come more thoughts into thine head, than stitches into thy work, I'll see whether you can spin a better mind than you have stitched, and if I coop you not up, then let me be the capon. As for you sir boy, in stead of poring on a book, you shall hold the plough, I'll make repentance reap what wantonness hath sown, but we are both well served, the sons must be masters, the father's gaffers, what we get together with a rake, they cast abroad with a fork, and we must weary our legs to purchase our children arms. Well, seeing that booking is but idleness, I'll see whether threshing be any occupation, thy mind shall stoop to my fortune, or mine shall break the laws of nature. How like a mitcher he stands, as though he had truanted from honesty, get thee in, and for the rest let me alone. In villain. And you pretty minx, that must be fed with love upon sops, I'll take an order to cram you with sorrows, get you in without look or reply. Let us follow, and deal as rigorously with yours as I will with mine, and you shall see that hot love will wax soon cold, I'll tame the proud boy, and send him as far from his love as he is from his duty.
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And as I remember there must be two witnesses, God giue you ioy Candius, I was worth the bidding to dinner, though not worthy to be of the counsell. I thinke this hot loue hath prouided but cold cheere. Tush, in loue is no lacke, but blush not Candius, you neede not bee ashamed of your cunning, you haue made loue a booke case, and spent your time well at schoole, learning to loue by arte, and hate against nature, but I perceiue, the worser child the better louer. And my minion hath wrought well, where euery stitch in her sampler is a pricking stitch at my heart: you take your pleasure on parents, they are peeuish, fooles, churles, ouergrowen with ignorance, because ouerworne with age, litle shalt thou know the case of a father before thy selfe be a mother, when thou shalt breed thy childe with continuall paines, and bringing it foorth with deadly pangs, nurse it with thine owne paps, and nourish it vp with motherly tendernes, and then finde them to curse thee with their hearts, when they shoulde aske blessing on their knees, and the collop of thine owne bowels to be the torture of thine owne soul, with teares trickling downe thy checkes, and drops of bloud falling from thy heart, thou wilt in vttering of thy minde wish them rather vnborne than vnnatural, & to haue had their cradles their graues rather than thy death their bridals. But I will not dispute what thou shouldst haue done, but correct what thou hast done, I perceiue sowing is an idle exercise, and that euerie daie there come more thoughtes into thine head, than stitches into thy worke, Ile see whether you can spin a better mind than you haue stitched, and if I coope you not vp, then let me be the capon. As for you sir boy, in stead of poaring on a booke, you shall holde the plough, Ile make repentance reape what wantonnesse hath sowen, but we are both well serued, the sonnes must bee masters, the fathers gaffers, what wee get together with a rake, they cast abroade with a forke, and wee must wearie our legges to purchase our children armes. Well, seeing that booking is but idlenesse, Ile see whether threshing be anie occupation, thy minde shall stoope to my fortune, or mine shall break the lawes of nature. How like a micher he standes, as though he had trewanted from honestie, get thee in, and for the rest let me alone. In villaine. And you pretie minx, that must be fed with loue vpon sops▪ Ile take an order to cram you with sorrowes, get you in without looke or reply. Let vs follow, and deale as rigorously with yours as I will with mine, and you shall see that hot loue wil wax soone colde, Ile tame the proud boy, and send him as far from his loue as hee is from his duetie.