Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
AT a solemn feast of the Triumuiri in Rome, it was seen and observed, that the birds ceased to sing, & sat solitary on the house tops, by reason of the sight of a painted Serpent set openly to view. So fares it with us novices, that here betray our imperfections: we, afraid to look on the imaginary serpent of Envy, painted in men's affections, have ceased to tune any music of mirth to your ears this twelvemonth, thinking, that as it is the nature of the serpent to hiss: so childhood and ignorance would play the goslings, contemning, and condemning what they understood not. Their censures we weigh not, whose senses are not yet unswaddled. The little minutes will be continually striking, though no man regard them. Whelps will bark, before they can see, and strive to bite, before they have teeth. Politianus speaketh of a beast, who, while he is cut on the table, drinketh, and represents the motions & voices of a living creature. Such like foolish beasts are we, who, whilst we are cut, mocked, & flouted at, in every man's common talk, will notwithstanding proceed to shame ourselves, to make sport. No man pleaseth all, we seek to please one. Didymus wrote four thousand books, or as some say, six thousand, of the art of Grammar. Our Author hopes, it may be as lawful for him to write a thousand lines of as light a subject. Socrates (whom the Oracle pronounced the wisest man of Greece) sometimes danced. Scipio and Lelius by the seaside played at pebble-stone. Semel insanivimus omnes. Every man cannot, with Archimedes, make a heaven of brass, or dig gold out of the iron mines of the law. Such odd trifles, as Mathematicians experiments be, Artificial flies to hang in the air by themselves, dancing balls, an eggshell that shall climb up to the top of a spear, fiery breathing gores, Poetae noster professeth not to make. Placeat sibi quisque heebit. What's a fool but his babble? Deep reaching wits, here is no deep stream for you to angle in. Moralisers, you that wrest a never meant meaning, out of every thing, applying all things to the present time, keep your attention for the common Stage: for here are no quips in Characters for you to read. Vain glozers, gather what you will. Spite, spell backwards, what thou canst. As the Parthians fight, flying away: so will we prate and talk, but stand to nothing that we say.
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AT a solemne feast of the Triumuiri in Rome, it was seene and obserued, that the birds ceased to sing, & sate solitarie on the house tops, by reason of the sight of a paynted Serpēt set openly to view. So fares it with vs nouices, that here betray our imperfections: we, afraid to looke on the imaginary serpent of Enuy, paynted in mens affections, haue ceased to tune any musike of mirth to your eares this tweluemonth, thinking, that as it is the nature of the serpent to hisse: so childhood and ignorance would play the goslings, contemning, and condemning what they vnderstood not. Their censures we wey not, whose sences are not yet vnswadled. The little minutes will be continually striking, though no man regard them. Whelpes will barke, before they can see, and striue to byte, before they haue teeth. Politianus speaketh of a beast, who, while hee is cut on the table, drinketh, and represents the motions & voyces of a liuing creature. Such like foolish beasts are we, who, whilest we are cut, mocked, & flowted at, in euery mans common talke, will notwithstanding proceed to shame our selues, to make sport. No man pleaseth all, we seeke to please one. Didymus wrote foure thousand bookes, or as some say, six thousand, of the arte of Grammar. Our Authour hopes, it may be as lawfull for him to write a thousand lines of as light a subiect. Socrates (whom the Oracle pronounced the wisest man of Greece) sometimes daunced. Scipio and Lelius by the seaside played at peeble-stone. Semel insaniuimus omnes. Euery man cannot, with Archimedes, make a heauen of brasse, or dig gold out of the iron mynes of the lawe. Such odde trifles, as Mathematicians experiments be, Artificiall flyes to hang in the ayre by themselues, daunsing balles, an egge-shell that shall clyme vp to the top of a speare, fiery breathing goares, Poetae noster professeth not to make. Placeat sibi quis que heebit. What's a foole but his bable? Deepe reaching wits, heere is no deepe streame for you to angle in. Moralizers, you that wrest a neuer meant meaning, out of euery thing, applying all things to the present time, keepe your attention for the common Stage: for here are no quips in Characters for you to reade. Vayne glozers, gather what you will. Spite, spell backwards, what thou canst. As the Parthians fight, flying away: so will wee prate and talke, but stand to nothing that we say.