The Queen's Arcadia (Arcadia Reformed) · chunk 41 of 41
Daniel, Samuel · published 1606 · first performed or written 1605 [Aug 30] (Annals) pastoral · before the Court unassigned nearest T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
Yea and I doubt not whilst there shallbe found Fantastic puling wenches in the world, But I shall flourish, and live jollily, For such as I by women must begin To gain a name, and reputation win. Which when we have attained to, you know then How easily the women draw on men. Nor do I doubt but I shall likewise live; And thrive, wherever I shall plant myself; For I have all those helps my skill requires, A wrangling nature, a contesting grace, A Clamorous voice, and an audacious face. And I can cite the law t'oppugn the law, And make the gloss to overthrow the text I can allege, and vouch authority, T'embroil th' intent, and sense of equity: Besides by having been a Notary, And used to frame litigious instruments And leave advantages for subtlety, And strife to work on, I can so devise That there shallbe no writing made so sure But it shall yield occasion to contest At any time when men shall think it best, Nor be thou checked with this Pistophoenax, That at thy first appearing thou art thus Discovered here, thou shall along with us, And take thy fortune too, as well as we. Tush Limus this can not discourage me, For we that traffic with credulity, And with opinion, still shall cherished be. But here your error was to enter first And be before me, for you should have let Me made the way, that I might have dislinked That chain of Zeal that holds in amity, And called up doubt in their established rites, Which would have made you such an easy way, As that you might have brought in what you would, Upon their shaken and discattered minds, For our profession any thing refutes, And all's unsettled whereas faith disputes. Now what a muttering keep you there, away Be gone I say, and best too, whilst you may. And since we have redeemed ourselves so well Out of the hands of mischief, let us all Exile with them their ill example too, Which never more remains, as it begun, But is a wicked sire t'a far worse son, And stays not till it makes us slaves unto (That universal Tyrant of the earth Custom) who takes from us our privilege To be ourselves, reads that great charter too Of nature, and would likewise cancel man: And so enchains our judgements, and discourse Unto the present usances; that we Must all our senses there unto refer, Be as we find ourselves, not as we are, As if we had no other touch of truth And reason then the nations of the times And place wherein we live, and being ourselves Corrupted, and abastardized thus Think all looks ill, that doth not look like us. And therefore let us recollect ourselves Dispersed into these strange confused ill, And be again Arcadians as we were In manners and in habit as we were. And so solemnize this our happy day, Of restoration, with other feasts of joy.
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Yea and I doubt not whilst there shalbe found Fantasticke puling wenches in the world, But I shall florish, and liue iollily, For such as I by women must begin To gaine a name, and reputation winne. Which when we haue attaind to, you know then How easily the women draw on men. Nor do I doubt but I shall likewise liue; And thriue, where euer I shall plant my selfe; For I haue all those helps my skill requires, A wrangling nature, a contesting grace, A Clamorous voyce, and an audacious face. And I can cite the law t'oppugne the law, And make the glosse to ouerthrow the text I can alledge, and vouch authoritie, T'imbroyle th' intent, and sense of equitie: Besides by hauing bene a Notarie, And vs'd to frame litigious instruments And leaue aduantages for subtilty, And strife to worke on, I can so deuise That there shalbe no writing made so sure But it shall yeeld occasion to contest At any time when men shall thinke it best, Nor be thou checkt with this Pistophoenax, That at thy first appearing thou art thus Discou'red here, thou shall along with vs, And take thy fortune too, as well as we. Tush Limus this can not discourage me, For we that trafficke with credulitie, And with opinion, still shall cherisht bee. But here your errour was to enter first And be before me, for you should haue let Me made the way, that I might haue dislinkt That chayne of Zeale that holds in amitie, And calld vp doubt in their establisht rites, Which would haue made you such an easy way, As that you might haue brought in what you would, Vpon their shaken and discattered mindes, For our profession any thing refutes, And all's vnsetled whereas faith disputes. Now what a muttring keepe you there, away Be gone I say, and best too, whilst you may. And since we haue redeem'd our selues so well Out of the hands of mischiefe, let vs all Exile with them their ill example too, Which neuer more remaynes, as it begun, But is a wicked sire t'a far worse sonne, And stayes not till it makes vs slaues vnto (That vniuersall Tyran of the earth Custome) who takes from vs our priuiledge To be our selues, reades that great charter too Of nature, and would likewise cancell man: And so inchaynes our iudgments, and discourse Vnto the present vsances; that we Must all our senses there vnto refer, Be as we finde our selues, not as we are, As if we had no other touch of truth And reason then the nations of the times And place wherein we liue, and being our selues Corrupted, and abastardized thus Thinke all lookes ill, that doth not looke like vs. And therefore let vs recollect our selues Dispersd into these strange confused ill, And be againe Arcadians as we were In manners and in habit as we were. And so solempnize this our happie day, Of restauration, with other feasts of ioy.