Anonymous · published 1565 · first performed or written 1554 [1553-c.1555] (Annals) moral T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness typicality 0.83 · 538 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
Thou speakest with a slanderous tonge All of evil will, and yet it is wronge wealth in this realm hath been louge Of me cometh great honour. Because that I wealth ●ath great port. All the world, hither doth resort Therefore I w●l●h, am this realms comfort, And here I will endure. So I would ye should, and I shall do the same Health I am called, and that is my name If I would not abide hear I were to blame For here I am well cherished Yet say yourself, nhw indifferently And if every man do not love me Health as well as wealth, yes verily Thereof I dare be reported Why should they love thee that wo●lde I know As well as me, I pray you show I am the superior of hi● and low No man may compare with me. To show why I will not be afraid For I can bide by that I ●aue said If wealthy men be very well apaid Or much they set you by. But of wealth, if they have never so much Goods, tryasure and gold, and be called rich Yet if they lack health, there pain is such That they were better die. A man to were gold, and be in payne What joy hath he? none, but would be fain To give all his treasure for health plain Or else he were very mad: For if a man be never so pour Yet if he have health, that is a treasure, Then for his living, he may labour And in his heart be glad, I never marked thus much, nor understood That Health was such a treasure, and to man so good Wherefore I am sorry, and I will change my mood Now I pray you forgive me. I will forgive or else I were to blame And I pray you to forgive me the same I love you heartily, and will praise your name if it please you to keep my company. Why tarry sirs whether are ye going I see well ye looked not for my coming Lo, out of sight out of remembryng Absence's is cause of straungnes, What look ye on werwhy are ye so strange From your fellow liberty, doth your minds change I● your company I was wont to range What needs all this business, By liberty now I do not set Seeing that health and I am met As feloweh together no man shall let Me for to love him best. Let me hear what ye do say Then ye are about to cast me away How haps this? marry than I may Go pike straws and take me rest. I pray you tell me whom I have offended if I have made a fault it shalde amended with so short warning let me not be voided I crow yet ye do but jest. Why do ye make this cavelation we intend to make no alteration wealth and I have had communication He is my friend of old. What was the matter, I pray you tell Me thinks I ought to be of counsel Or else I promise you ye do not well With you I should behold.
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Thou speakest with a slaunderous tong All of euyll wyll, and yet it is wroe welth in this realme hath bin louge Of me commeth great honour. Because that I welth ath great port All the worlde, hyher doth resorte Therfore I wlh, am this realmes comfort, And here I wyll indure. So I wold ye shou, and I shall do the same Helth I am called, and that is my name If I would not abyde heare I were to blame For here I am well cherihed Yet say your selfe, nhw indifferenly And if euery man doo not loue me Helth as well as welth, yes verely Therof I dare be reported Why should they loue thee that wolde I knowe As wel as me, I pray you showe I am the superiour of hi and lowe No man may compare with me. To shew why I wyll not be afraied For I can bide by that I aue sayde Yf welthy men be very well apayd Or muche they set you by. But of welth, if they haue neuer so much Goodes, tryasure and golde, and be called rych Yet yf they lacke helth, there payne is suche That they were better dye. A man to were golde, and be in paye What ioy hath he? none, but would be fayne To giue all his treasure for helth playne Or els he were very mad: For if a man be neuer so poure Yet if he haue helth, that is a treasure, Then for his liuing, he may laboure And in his harte be glad, I neuer marked thus muche, nor vnderstood That Helth was such a treasure, and to man so good Wherfore I am sory, ad I wil chaunge my moode Now I pray you forgiue me. I will forgiue or els I were to blame And I pray you to forgiue me the same I loue you hartly, and wyll prayse your name yf it please you to keepe my company. Why tary syrs whether are ye going I see well ye looked not for my commig Loe, out of syght out of remembryg Absece is cause of straugnes, What looke ye on werwhy are ye so straunge From your fellow liberty, doth your minds chaūge I your company I was wont to range What nedes all this busines, By liberty now I doo not set Seyng that helth and I am met As feloweh together no man shall let Me for to loue hym best. Let me heare what ye do say Then ye are about to cast me away How happes this? mary then I may Goe pyke strawes and take me rest. I pray you tell me whom I haue ofended yf I haue made a faute it shalde amended with so shorte warning let me not be voyded I crow yet ye do but iest. Why do ye make this cauelacion we entende to make no alteracyon welth and I haue had communication He is my freende of olde. What was the matter, I pray you tell Me thinkes I ought to be of counsel Or els I promyse you ye doo not well With you I should beholde.