Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness · 477 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
I will, Sir. I'll instantly set all my hines to thrashing Of a whole reek of corn, which I will hide Under the ground; and with the straw thereof I'll stuff the outsides of my other mows: That done, I'll have 'em empty all my garners, And i' the friendly earth bury my store, That, when the searchers come, they may suppose All's spent, and that my fortunes were belied. And, to lend more opinion to my want, And stop that many-mouthed vulgar dog, (Which else would still be baying at my door) Each market day, I will be seen to buy Part of the purest wheat, as for my household: Where when it comes, it shall increase my heaps, 'twill yield me triple gain, at this dear time, promised in this dear book: I have cast all. Till than I will not sell an ear. I'll hang first. O, I shall make my prizes as I list, My house and I can feed on pease, and barley, What though a world of wretches starve the while? He that will thrive, must think no courses vile. Now, signor, how approve you this? have the Humorists expressed themselves truly or no? Yes (if it be well prosecuted) 'tis hitherto happy enough: but me thinks, MACILENTE went hence too soon, he might have been made to stay, and speak somewhat in reproof of SORDIDO'S wretchedness, now at the last. O, no, that had been extremely improper, besides, he had continued the Scene too long with him, as't was, being in no more action. You may enforce the length, as a necessary reason; but for propriety, the Scene would very well have borne it, in my judgement. O, worst of both: why, you mistake his Humour utterly then. How? do I mistake it? is't not envy? Yes, but you must understand, signor, he envies him not as he is a villain, a wolf i' the commonwealth, but as he is rich, and fortunate; for the true condition of envy, is, Dolour altenae foelicitatis, to have our eyes continually sixth upon another man's prosperity, that is, his chief happiness, and to grieve at that. Whereas, if we make his monstrous, and abhorred actions our object, the grief (we take then) comes nearer the nature of hate, than envy, as being bred out of a kind of contempt and loathing, in ourselves. So you'll infer it had been hate, not envy in him, to reprehend the humour of SORDIDO? Right, for what a man truly envies in another, he could always love, and cherish in himself: but no man truly reprehends in another, what he loves in himself; therefore reprehension is out of his hate. And this distinction hath he himself made in a speech there (if you marked it) where he says, I envy not this BUFFOON, but I hate him.
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I will, Sir. I'le instantly set all my hines to thrashing Of a whole reeke of corne, which I will hide Vnder the ground; and with the straw thereof I'le stuffe the out-sides of my other mowes: That done, I'le haue 'hem emptie all my garners, And i' the friendly earth bury my store, That, when the searchers come, they may suppose All's spent, and that my fortunes were belied. And, to lend more opinion to my want, And stop that many-mouthed vulgar dog, (Which else would still be baying at my dore) Each market day, I will be seene to buy Part of the purest wheat, as for my houshold: Where when it comes, it shall encrease my heapes, Twill yeeld me treble gaine, at this deare time, Promisd in this deare booke: I haue cast all. Till then I will not sell an eare. I'le hang first. O, I shall make my prizes as I list, My house and I can feed on pease, and barley, What though a world of wretches starue the while? "He that will thriue, must thinke no courses vile. Now, Signior, how approue you this? haue the Humorists exprest themselues truly or no? Yes (if it be well prosecuted) 'tis hitherto happy ynough: but me thinks, MACILENTE went hence too soone, hee might haue beene made to stay, and speake somewhat in reproofe of SORDIDO'S wretchednesse, now at the last. O, no, that had beene extremely improper, besides, he had continued the Scene too long with him, as't was, being in no more action. You may enforce the length, as a necessary reason; but for propriety, the Scene would very well haue borne it, in my iudgement. O, worst of both: why, you mistake his Humour vtterly then. How? doe I mistake it? is't not enuie? Yes, but you must vnderstand, Signior, he enuies him not as he is a villaine, a wolfe i' the common-wealth, but as he is rich, and fortunate; for the true condition of enuie, is, Dolor altenae foelicitatis, to haue our eyes continually sixt vpon another mans prosperitie, that is, his chiefe happinesse, and to grieue at that. Whereas, if we make his monstrous, and abhord actions our obiect, the griefe (we take then) comes neerer the nature of hate, then enuie, as being bred out of a kinde of contempt and lothing, in our selues. So you'le infer it had beene hate, not enuie in him, to reprehend the humour of SORDIDO? Right, for what a man truly enuies in another, he could alwaies loue, and cherish in himselfe: but no man truly reprehends in another, what he loues in himselfe; therefore reprehension is out of his hate. And this distinction hath he himselfe made in a speech there (if you markt it) where he saies, I enuie not this BVFFON, but I hate him.