Nashe, Thomas · published 1600 · first performed or written 1592 (Annals) comedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T24: apollo, phoebus, midas, muses, ears, play, hedone, gods, siren, time.
What is eclipsed, will one day shine again: Though winter frowns, the Spring will ease my pain. Time, from the brow, doth wipe out every stain. I think the Sun is not so long in passing through the twelve signs, as the son of a fool hath been disputing here, about had I wist. Out of doubt, the Poet is bribed of some that have a mess of cream to eat, before my Lord go to bed yet, to hold him halfe the night with riff, raff, of the rumming of Elanor. If I can tell what it means, pray god, I may never get breakfast more, when I am hungry. Troth, I am of opinion, he is one of those Hieroglyphical writers, that by the figures of beasts, planets, and of stones, express the mind, as we do in A. B. C. or one that writes under hair, as I have heard of a certain Notary Histions, who following Darius in the Persian wars, and desirous to disclose some secrets of import, to his friend Aristagoras, that dwelled afar off, found out this means: He had a servant that had been long sick of a pain in his eyes, whom, under pretence of curing his malady, he shaved from one side of his head, to the other, and with a soft pencil wrote upon his scalp, (as on parchment) the discourse of his business, the fellow all the while imagining, his master had done nothing but anoint his head with a feather. After this, he kept him secretly in his tent, till his hair was somewhat grown, and then willed him to go to Aristagoras into the country, and bid him shave him, as he had done, and he should have perfect remedy. He did so: Aristagoras shaved him with his own hands, read his friend's letter; and when he had done, washed it out, that no man should perceive it else, and sent him home to buy him a nightcap. If I wist there were any such knavery, or Peter Bales Brachigraphy, under Sols bushy hair, I would have a Barber, my host of the morion's head, to be his interpreter, who would whet his razor on his Richmond cap, and give him the terrible cut, like himself, but he would come as near as a quart pot, to the construction of it. To be sententious, not superfluous, Sol should have been beholding to the Barbour, and not the beard-master. Is it pride that is shadowed under this two-legged Sun, that never came nearer heaven, than Dubber's hill? That pride is not my sin, Slovens Hall, where I was borne, be my record. As for covetousness, intemperance and exaction, I meet with nothing in a whole year, but a cup of wine, for such vices to be conversant in. Pergite porro, my good children, and multiply the sins of your absurdities, till you come to the full measure of the grand hiss, and you shall hear how we will purge rheum with censuring your imperfections.
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What is eclipst, will one day shine againe: Though winter frownes, the Spring wil ease my paine. Time, from the brow, doth wipe out euery stayne. I thinke the Sunne is not so long in passing through the twelue signes, as the sonne of a foole hath bin disputing here, about had I wist. Out of doubt, the Poet is bribde of some that haue a messe of creame to eate, before my Lord goe to bed yet, to hold him halfe the night with riffe, raffe, of the rumming of Elanor. If I can tell what it meanes, pray god, I may neuer get breakefast more, when I am hungry. Troth, I am of opinion, he is one of those Hieroglificall writers, that by the figures of beasts, planets, and of stones, expresse the mind, as we doe in A. B. C. or one that writes vnder hayre, as I haue heard of a certaine Notary Histions, who following Darius in the Persian warres, and desirous to disclose some secrets of import, to his friend Aristagoras, that dwelt afarre off, found out this meanes: He had a seruant that had bene long sicke of a payne in his eyes, whom, vnder pretence of curing his maladie, he shau'd from one side of his head, to the other, and with a soft pensill wrote vpon his scalpe, (as on parchment) the discourse of his busines, the fellow all the while imagining, his master had done nothing but noynt his head with a feather. After this, hee kept him secretly in his tent, till his hayre was somewhat growne, and then wil'd him to go to Aristagoras into the countrey, and bid him shaue him, as he had done, and he should haue perfit remedie. He did so: Aristagoras shau'd him with his owne hands, read his friends letter; and when hee had done, washt it out, that no man should perceyue it else, and sent him home to buy him a nightcap. If I wist there were any such knauery, or Peter Bales Brachigraphy, vnder Sols bushy hayre, I would haue a Barber, my hoste of the Murrions head, to be his Interpretour, who would whet his rasor on his Richmond cap, and giue him the terrible cut, like himselfe, but he would come as neere as a quart pot, to the construction of it. To be sententious, not superfluous, Sol should haue bene beholding to the Barbour, and not the beard-master. Is it pride that is shadowed vnder this two-leg'd Sunne, that neuer came neerer heauen, then Dubbers hill? That pride is not my sinne, Slouens Hall, where I was borne, be my record. As for couetousnes, intemperance and exaction, I meet with nothing in a whole yeare, but a cup of wine, for such vices to bee conuersant in. Pergite porro, my good children, and multiply the sinnes of your absurdities, till you come to the full measure of the grand hisse, and you shall heare how we will purge rewme with censuring your imperfections.