The Queen's Arcadia (Arcadia Reformed) · chunk 17 of 41
Daniel, Samuel · published 1606 · first performed or written 1605 [Aug 30] (Annals) pastoral · before the Court unassigned nearest T3 Sickness, physic and doctors · 474 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
This peace of theirs, is not like others peace Where craft lays traps t'enrich itself with wiles, And men make prey of men, and rise by spoils. This rather seems a quiet then a peace. For this poor corner of Arcadia here, This little angle of the world you see, Which hath shut out of door, all th'earth beside And are barred up with mountains, and with rocks; Hath had no intertrading with the rest Of men, nor yet will have, but here alone, Quite out of fortune's way, and underneath Ambition, or desire, that ways them not They live as if still in the golden age, whenas the world was in his pupillage. But for mine own part, Alcon I protest I envy them that they thus make themselves, An everlasting holiday of rest, Whilst others work, and I do think it fit Being in the world, they should be of the world, And If that other states should do this too As God forbid, what should we Lawyers do? But I hope shortly yet, we shall have here As many of us as are other where: And we shall sweat, and chafe, and talk as loud, Brawl ourselves hoarse, as well as they shall do At Patras, Sparta, Corinth or at Thebes, And be as arrogant and even as proud And then 'twill be a world, and not before. But how dost thou with thy profession frame? No man can wish a better place than this To practise in my art, for here they will Be sick for company, they are so kind. I have now twenty patients at this time, That know not what they ail, no more do I, And they have physic all accordingly. First Phillis got running at barleybreak A little cold, which I with certain drugs I ministered, was thought to remedy, Doris saw that, how Phillis physic wrought (For Phillis had told her, she never took So delicate a thing in all her life That more revived her heart, and cleared her blood,) Doris would needs be sick too, and take some. Melina seeing that, she would the like, And so she had the very same receipt, For to say troth I have no more but that, And one poor pill I use for greater cures. But this is only sweet and delicate, Fit for young women, and is like th'herb Iohn, Doth neither good nor hurt, but that's all one, For if they but conceive it doth, it doth, And it is that Physicians hold the chief In all their cures, conceit, and strong belief: Besides I am a stranger come from far Which doth add much unto opinion too. For who now but th' Arabian or the Jew In foreign lands, are held the only men, Although their knowledge be no more than mine.
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This peace of theirs, is not like others peace Where craft layes trapps t'inrich it selfe with wiles, And men make prey of men, and rise by spoyles. This rather seemes a quiet then a peace. For this poore corner of Arcadia here, This little angle of the world you see, Which hath shut out of doore, all th'earth beside And are barrd vp with mountaines, and with rocks; Hath had no intertrading with thereste Of men, nor yet will haue but here alone, Quite out of fortunes way, and vnderneath Ambition, or desire, that waies them not They liue as if still in the golden age, When as the world was in his pupillage. But for myne owne parte, Alcon I protest I enuie them that they thus make themselues, An euerlasting holyday of rest, Whilst others worke, and I doe thinke it fit Being in the world, they should be of the world, And If that other states should doe this too As God forbid, what should we Lawyers doe? But I hope shortly yet, we shall haue here As many of vs as are other where: And we shall sweate, and chafe, and tale as loud, Brawle our selues hoarse, as well as they shall doe At Patras, Sparta, Corinth or at Thebe, And be as arrogant and euen as proud And then 'twill be a world, and not before. But how dost thou with thy profession frame? No man can wish a better place then this To practise in my arte, for here they will Be sicke for companie, they are so kinde. I haue now twenty patients at this time, That know not what they aile, no more doe I, And they haue phisicke all accordingly. First Phillis got running at Barly-breake A little cold, which I with certaine druggs I ministred, was thought to remedie, Doris saw that, how Phillis phisicke wrought (For Phillis had told her, she neuer tooke So delicate a thing in all her life That more reuiu'd her heart, and clear'd her bloud,) Doris would needes be sicke too, and take some. Melina seeing that, she would the like, And so she had the very same receipt, For to say trth I haue no more but that, And one poore pill I vse for greate cures. But this is onely sweet and delicate, Fit for young women, and is like th'hearb Iohn, Doth neither good nor hurte, but that's all one, For if they but conceiue it doth, it doth, And it is that Phisitions hold the chiefe In all their cures, conceipt, and strong beleefe: Besids I am a straunger come from far Which doth adde much vnto opinion too. For who now but th' Arabian or the Iewe In forraine lands, are held the onely men, Although their knowledge be no more then mine.