Peele, George · published 1595 · first performed or written 1590 [c.1588-1594] (Annals) romance · Queen Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T56 Magic, spells and conjuring · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T56: magic, faustus, charms, charm, conjure, spirits, skill, ho, power, spells.
Well neighbour, now you have spoke, hear me speak; send them to the Well for the water of life: there shall they find their fortunes unlooked for; Neighbour farewell. Farewell and a thousand, and now goeth poor Lampriscus to put in execution this excellent counsel. Why this goes round without a fiddling stick; but do you hear Gammer, was this the man that was a Bear in the night, and a man in the day? I this is he; and this man that came to him was a beggar, and dwelled upon a green. But soft, who comes here? O these are the harvest men; ten to one they sing a song of mowing. All ye that lovely lovers be, pray you for me, Lo here we come a sowing, a sowing, And sow sweet fruits of love: In your sweet hearts well may it prove. Gammer, what is he? O this is one that is going to the conjuror, let him alone, here what he says. Now by Mars and Mercury, Iupiter and Ianus, Sol and Saturnus, Venus and Vesta, Pallas and Proserpina, and by the honour of my house Polimackeroeplacydus, it is a wonder to see what this love will make silly fellows adventure, even in the wane of their wits, and infancy of their discretion. Alas my friend what fortune calls thee forth to seek thy fortune among brazen gates, enchanted towers, fire and Brimstone, thunder and lightning. Beauty I tell thee is peerless, and she precious whom thou affectest: do off these desires good countryman, good friend run away from thyself, and so soon as thou canst, forget her; whom none must inherit but he that can monsters tame, labours achieve, riddles absolve, loose enchantments, murder magic, and kill conjuring: and that is the great and mighty Huanebango. Hark you sir, hark you; First know I have here the flirting feather, and have given the Parish the start for the long stock: Now sir if it be no more but running through a little lightning and thunder, and riddle me riddle me what's this, I'll have the wench from the conjuror if he were ten Conjurers. I have abandoned the Court and honourable company, to do my devoir against this sore Sorcerer and mighty Magician: if this Lady be so fair as she is said to be, she is mine, she is mine, Meus, mea, meum, in contemptum omnium Grammaticorum. O falsum Latinum! the fair maid is minum, cum apurtinantibus giblets and all. If she be mine, as I assure myself the heavens will do somewhat to reward my worthiness; she shall be allied to none of the meanest gods; but be invested in the most famous stock of Huanebango Polimackeroeplacidus, my Grandfather: my father Pergopolyneo: my mother, Dyonora de Sardinia: famously descended. do you hear sir; had not you a cozen, that was called Gustecerydis? Indeed I had a cozen, that sometime followed the Court infortunately, and his name Bustegustecerydis.
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Well neighbour, nowe you haue spoke, heere me speake; send them to the Well for the water of life: there shall they finde their fortunes vnlooked for; Neighbour farewell. Farewell and a thousand, and now goeth poore Lampryscus to put in execution this excellent counsell. Why this goes rounde without a fidling stick; but doo you heare Gammer, was this the man that was a Beare in the night, and a man in the day? I this is hee; and this man that came to him was a beggar, and dwelt vppon a greene. But soft, who comes here? O these are the haruest men; ten to one they sing a song of mowing. All yee that louely louers be, pray you for me, Loe here we come a sowing, a sowing, And sowe sweete fruites of loue: In your sweete hearts well may it prooue. Gammer, what is he? O this is one that is going to the coniurer, let him alone, here what he sayes. Now by Mars and Mercury, Iupiter and Ianus, Sol and Saturnus, Venus and Vesta, Pallas and Proserpina, and by the honor of my house Polimackeroeplacydus, it is a wonder to see what this loue will make silly fellowes aduenture, euen in the wane of their wits, and infansie of their discretion. Alas my friend what fortune calles thee foorth to seeke thy fortune among brasen gates, inchanted towers, fire and Brimstone, thunder and lightning. Beautie I tell thee is peerelesse, and she precious whom thou affectest: do off these desires good countriman, good friend runne away from thy selfe, and so soone as thou canst, forget her; whom none must inherit but he that can monsters tame, laboures atchiue, riddles absolue, loose inchantments, murther magicke, and kill coniuring: and that is the great and mighty Huanebango. Harke you sir, harke you; First know I haue here the flurting feather, and haue giuen the Parish the start for the long stocke: Nowe sir if it bee no more but running through a little lightning and thunder, and riddle me riddle me whats this, Ile haue the wench from the Coniurer if he were ten Coniurers. I haue abandoned the Court and honourable company, to doo my deuoyre against this sore Sorcerer and mighty Magitian: if this Ladie be so faire as she is said to bee, she is mine, she is mine, Meus, mea, meum, in contemptum omnium Grammaticorum. O falsum Latinum! the faire maide is minum, cum apurtinantibus gibletes and all. If shee bee mine, as I assure my selfe the heauens will doo somewhat to reward my worthines; shee shall bee allied to none of the meanest gods; but bee inuested in the most famous stocke of Huanebango Polimackeroeplacidus, my Grandfather: my father Pergopolyneo: my mother, Dyonora de Sardynya: famouslie descended. Doo you heare sir; had not you a Cosen, that was called Gustecerydis? Indeede I had a Cosen, that somtime followed the Court infortunately, and his name Bustegustecerydis.