Marston, John / Webster, John · published 1604 · first performed or written 1604 [1602-1604] (Annals) tragicomedy · Children of the Chapel (second) unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 504 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Who doubts of providence, That sees this change, a hearty faith to all: He needs must rise, can no lower fall: For still impetuous vicissitude Towzeth the world, then let no maze intrude Upon your spirits: wonder not I rise; For who can sink, that close can temporize? The time grows ripe for action, I'll detect My privat'st plot; left ignorance fear suspect: Let's close to counsel, leave the rest to fate, Mature discretion is the life of state. Fool, how dost thou like my calf in a long stocking? An excellent calf my Lord. This calf hath been a reveler this twenty year, when monsieur Gundi lay here Ambassador, I could have carried a Lady up and down at arms end in a platter; and I can tell you there were those at that time, who to try the strength of a man's back, and his arm, would be coisterd: I have measured calves with most of the palace, and they come nothing near me; beside, I think there be not many armours in the Arsinall will fit me, especially for the headpiece. I'll tell thee. What my Lord? I can eat stewed broth as it comes seething off the fire; or a custard, as it comes reeking out of the oven; and I think there are not many Lords can do it: a good pomander a little decayed in the scent, but six grains of musk ground with rose-water, and tempered with a little civit, shall fetch her again presently. O I, as a bawd with aqua vitae. And what dost thou rail upon the Ladies as thou wert wont? I were better roast a live cat, and might do it with more safety. I am as secret to thieves as their painting: there's Maquarelle oldest bawd, and a perpetual beggar. Did you never hear of her tick to be known in the City? Never. Why she gets all the Picter-makers to draw her picture, when they have done, she most courtly finds fault with them one after another, and never fetcheth them: they in revenge of this, execute her in Pictures as they do in Germany, and hang her in their shops: by this means is she better known to the stinkards, then if she had been five times carted. Fore God and excellent policy. Are there any Revels to night my Lord. Yes. Good my Lord give me leave to break a fellows pate that hath abused me. Whose pate. Young Ferrard my Lord. Take heed he's very valiant, I have known him fight eight quarrels in five days, believe it. O is he so great a quarrelle? why then he's an arrant coward. How prove you that? Why thus, He that quarrels seeks to fight; and he that 〈◊〉 to fight, seeks to die; and he that seeks to die, seeks never to fight more; and he that will quarrel and seeks means never to answer a man more, I think he's a coward. Thou canst prove any thing.
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Who doubts of prouidence, That sees this change, a heartie faith to all: He needes must rise, can no lower fall: For still impetuous vicissitude Towzeth the world, then let no maze intrude Vpon your spirits: wonder not I rise; For who can sincke, that close can temporize? The time growes ripe for action, Ile detect My priuatst plot; left ignorance feare suspect: Lets close to counsell, leaue the rest to fate, Mature discretion is the life of state. Foole, how doost thou like my calfe in a long stocking? An xcellent calfe my Lord. This calfe hath beene a reueller this twenty yeere, when monsieur Gundi lay heere Ambassadour, I could have carried a Lady vp and downe at armes end in a platter; and I can tell you there were those at that time, who to trie the strngth of a mans backe, and his arme, would be coisterd: I have measured calues with most of the pallace, and they come nothing neere me; besides, I thinke there be not many armours in the Arsinall will fitte me, especially for the head-pece. Ile tell thee. What my Lord? I can eate stewd broath as it comes seething off the fire; or a custard, as it comes reeking out of the oven; and I thinke there are not many Lordes can doe it: a good pomander alittle decayed in the scent, but six graines of muske grownd with rosewater, and temperd with alittle ciuit, shall fetch her againe presently. O I, as a bawde with aqua vitae. And what doost thou raile vppon the Ladies as thou wert wont? I were better roast a liue at, and might doe it with more safety. I am as secret to thieues as their painting: theres Maquarelle oldest bawde, and a perpetuall beggar. Did you never heare of her ticke to be knowne in the Cittie? Neuer. Why she gets all the Picter-makers to draw her picture, when they haue done, she most courtly findes fault with them one after another, and neuer fetcheth them: they in reuenge of this, execute her in Pictures as they doe in Germanie, and hang her in their shops: by this meanes is she better knowne to the stinkards, then if shee had beene fiue times carted. Fore God and excellent policie. Are there any Reuels to night my Lord. Yes. Good my Lord giue me leaue to breake a fellows pate that hath abused me. Whose pate. Young Ferrard my Lord. Take heed hee's very valiant, I haue knowne him fight eight quarrels in fiue dayes, beleeue it. O is he so great a quarrelle? why then hees an arrant coward. How prooue you that? Why thus, He that quarrels seekes to fight; and he that to fight, seekes to dye; and he that seek to dye, seekes neuer to fight more; and he that will quarrell and seekes meanes neuer to answer a man more, I thinke hees a oward. Thou canst prooue any thing.