Marston, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 460 words
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O Philocalia that difficulty only inflames me, when the enterprise is easy, the victory is inglorious, no let my wise aged, learned, intelligent Father, that can interpret eyes understand the language of birds, interpret the grumbling of dogs & the conference of cats, that can read even silence, let him forbid all interviews, all speeches, all tokens, all messages, all (as he thinks) humane means, I will speak to the Prince, court the Prince, that he shall understand me, nay I will so stalk on the blind side of my all knowing father's wit, that do what his wisdom can, he shall be my only mediator, my only messenger, my only honourable spokesman, he shall carry my favours, he shall amplify my affection nay he shall direct the Prince the means the very way to my bed, he and only he, when he only can do this, and only would not do this, he only shall do this. Only you shall then deserve such a husband, O love how violent are thy passages! Pish Philocalia, 'tis against the nature of love, not to be violent. And against the condition of violence to be constant. Constancy? constancy and patience are virtues in no living creatures but sentinels and Anglers: here's our father. What did he think to walk invisibly before our eyes, and he had Gyges' ring I would find him. Fore Ioue you rated him with Emphasis. Did we not shake the Prince with energy? With Ciceronian Elocution? And most pathetic piercing Oratory? If he have any wit in him, he will make sweet use of it. Nay he shall make sweet use of it ere I have done, Lord what overweening fools these young men be, that think us old men sots. Arrant Asses. Doting idiots, when we God wot, ha, ha, 'las silly souls. Poor weak creatures to men af approved reach. Full years. Of wise experience. And approved wit. Nay as for your wit— Count Granuffo, as I live this Faunus is a rare understander of men, is a not Faunus? this Granuffo is a right wise good Lord, a man of excellent discourse, and never speaks his signs to me, & men of profound reach instruct abundantly, he begs suits with signs, gives thanks with signs puts off his hat leysurely, maintains his beard learnedly, keeps his lust privately, makes a nodding leg courtly, and lives happily. Silence is an excellent modest grace, but especially before so instructing a wisdom, as that of your excellencies, as for his advancement, you gave it most royally, because he deserves it least duly, since to give to virtuous desert, is rather a due requital, than a Princely magnificence, when to undeservingness, it is merely all bounty and free grace.
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O Philocalia that difficultie onely inflames me, when the enterprise is easy, the victory is inglorious, no let my wise aged, learned, intelligent Father, that can interpret eies vnderstand the language of birds, interpret the grumbling of dogs & the cōference of cats, that can read euen silence, let him forbid all enterviewes, all speeches, all tokens, all messages, all (as he thinkes) humaine meanes, I will speake to the Prince, court the Prince, that he shall vnderstand mee, nay I will so stalke on the blind side of my all knowing fathers wit, that do what his wisedome can, he shall be my onely mediatour, my onely messenger, my onely honourable spokesman, hee shall carrie my fauours, he shall amplifie my affection nay hee shall direct the Prince the meanes the very way to my bed, hee and onely he, when hee onely can doe this, and onely would not doe this, hee onely shall doe this. Onely you shal then deserue such a husband, O loue how violent are thy passages! Pish Philocalia, tis against the nature of loue, not to bee violent. And against the condition of violence to be constant. Constancy? constancy and patience are vertues in no liuing creatures but Centinels and Anglers: heres our father. What did he thinke to walke inuisibly before our eyes, and he had Giges ring I would find him. Fore Ioue you rated him with Emphasis. Did wee not shake the Prince with enargie? With Ciceronian Elocution? And most pathetique piercing Oratorie? If hee haue any witte in him, hee will make sweet vse of it. Nay he shal make sweete vse of it ere I haue done, Lord what ouerweening fooles these young men be, that thinke vs olde men sottes. Arrant Asses. Doting idiots, when wee God wot, ha, ha, las sillie soules. Poore weake creatures to men af approued reach. Full yeares. Of wise experience. And approued wit. Nay as for your wit— Count Granuffo, as I liue this Faunus is a rare vnderstander of men, is a not Faunus? this Granuffo is a right wise good Lord, a man of excellent discourse, and neuer speakes his signes to me, & men of profound reach instruct aboundātly, hee begges suites with signes, giues thankes with signes puts off his hat ley surely, maintaines his beard learnedly, keeps his lust priuately, makes a nodding legge courtly, and liues happily. Silence is an excellent modest grace, but especially before so instructing a wisedome, as that of your excellencies, as for his aduancement, you gaue it most royally, because hee deserues it least duely, since to giue to vertuous desert, is rather a due requitall, then a Princely magnificence, when to vndeseruingnesse, it is meerely all bountie and free grace.