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 · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
Ten to one thy dream is true, thou wilt be swinged. Nay gammer, I pray you tell me who stole my spoon out of the buttery. Thy spoon is not stolen but mislaid, thou art an ill housewife though a good maid, look for thy spoon where thou hadst like to be no maid. Body of me let me fetch the spoon, I remember the place. Soft swift, the place if it be there now, it will be there to morrow. ay but perchance the spoon will not. Wert thou once put to it? No sir boy, it was put to me. How was it must? I'll warrant for want of a mist. But what's my fortune▪ mother? Thy father doth live because he doth die, thou hast spent all thy thrist with a die, and so like a beggar thou shalt die. I would have liked well if all the gerunds had been there, di, do, and dumb, but all in die, that's too deadly. My father in deed is a dyer, but I have been a dicer, but to die a beggar, give me leave not to believe Mother Bombie, and yet it may be, I have nothing to live by but knavery, and if the world grow honest welcome beggary. But what hast thou to say Risio? Nothing till I see whether all this be true that she hath said. I Risio would fain see thee beg. Nay mother tell us this, What is all our fortunes, we are about a matter of legerdemain, how will it fadge? You shall all thrive like cozeners, that is, to be cozened by cozeners: all shall end well, and you be found cozeners. Gramercy Mother Bombie, we are all pleased, if you were for your pains. I take no money, but good words, rail not if I tell true, if I do not revenge. Farewell. Now have we nothing to do but to go about this business, Accius' apparel let Candius put on, and I will array Accius with Candius clothes. Here is Silena's attire, Linceo put it upon Livia, and give me Livia's for Silena, this done, let Candius & Livia come forth, and let Dromio and me alone for the rest. What shall become of Accius and Silena? Tush, their turn shall be next, all must be done orderly, let's to it, for now it works. This attire is very fit. But how if this make me a fool and Silena wise, you will then woo me and wed her. Thou knowest that Accius is also a fool, and his raiment fits me, so that if apparel be infectious, I am also like to be a fool, and he wist what would be the conclusion, I marvel Here comes our counsellors. Well said, I perceive turtles fly in couples. Else how should they couple? So do knaves go double; else how should they be so cunning in doubling.
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Ten to one thy dreame is true, thou wilt bee swinged. Nay gammer, I pray you tell me who stole my spoone out of the buttrie. Thy spoone is not stolne but mislaide, thou art an ill huswife though a good maid, looke for thy spoon where thou hadst like to be no maide. Bodie of me let me fetch the spoone, I remember the place. Soft swift, the place if it be there now, it will bee there to morrowe. I but perchance the spoone will not. Wert thou once put to it? No sir boy, it was put to me. How was it must? Ile warrant for want of a mist. But whats my fortune▪ mother? Thy father doth liue because he doth die, thou hast spent all thy thrist with a die, and so lyke a begger thou shalt die. I woulde haue like well if all the gerundes had beene there, di, do, and dum, but all in die, thats too deadly. My father in deed is a diar, but I haue ben a dicer, but to die a beggar, giue mee leaue not to beleeue Mother Bombie, and yet it may bee, I haue nothing to liue by but knauery, and if the world grow honest welcome beggerie. But what hast thou to say Risio? Nothing till I see whether all this bee true that she hath sayd. I Risio would faine see thee beg. Nay mother tell vs this, What is all our fortunes, we are about a matter of legerdemaine, howe will it fodge? You shall all thriue like coosners, that is, to bee coosned by coosners: all shall ende well, and you bee found coosners. Gramercie Mother Bombie, we are all pleasd, if you were for your paines. I take no monie, but good wordes, raile not if I tell true, if I doe not reuenge. Farewell. Now haue we nothing to doe but to go about this busines, Accius apparell let Candius put on, and I wyll aray Accius with Candius clothes. Heere is Silenas attire, Linceo put it vpon Liuia, and giue me Liuias for Silena, this done, ler Candius & Liuia come foorth, and let Dromio and mee alone for the rest. What shall become of Accius and Silena? Tush, theyr turne shall bee next, all must bee done orderly, lets to it, for nowe it workes. This attyre is verie fit. But how if this make me a foole and Silena wise, you will then woo mee and wedde her. Thou knowest that Accius is also a foole, and his rament fits me, so that if apparell be infectious, I am also lyke to be a foole, and hee wist what would be the conclusion, I meruaile Here comes our counsellers. Well sayd, I perceiue turtles flie in couples. Else how should they couple? So do knaues go double; else how should they be so cunning in doubling.