Lingua, or The Combat of the Tongue and the Five Senses for Superiority · chunk 23 of 51
Tomkis, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 [1602-1607] (Annals) comedy; allegory unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 485 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Be as brief as the necessity of our short time requires. My Lord, though the Imbesill tas of my feeble sex, might! draw me back, from this Tribunal, with the habenis to wit Timorss and the Catenis Pudoris, notwithstanding being so fairly led on with the gracious 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of your iustissimae. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Especially so asprement spurred ' con gli sproni di necessita mia pungente, I will without the help of Orators, commit the totam salutem of my action to the Volutabilitati 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, which (aucc vostre bonn● playscur) I will finish with more than Laconic What's this? here's a Gallimaufry of speech indeed. I remember about the year 1602. many used this skew kind of language. Which in my opinion is not much unlike the man Pla●●ny the Son of Lagus, King of Egypt, brought for a spectacle half white half black. I am persuaded these same language makers have the very quality of cold in their wit, that freezeth all Heterogeneal languages together, congealing English Tin, Grecian Gold, Roman Latin all in a l●mpe. Or rather in my imagination like your Fantastical Gull's Apparel, wearing a Spanish Felt, a French Doublet, a Granado Stocking, a Dutch Slop, an Italian Cloak, with a Welsh frise jerkin. Well, leave your toying, we cannot pluck the least feather from the soft wing of time. Therefore Lingua go on but in a more formal manner, you know an ingenious Oration must neither swell abou● the Banks with insolent words, nor creep too shallow in the ford, with vulgar terms, but run equally, smooth, & cheerful, through the clean current of a pure style. My Lord, this one thing is sufficient to confirm my worth to be equal or better than the seizes, whose best operations are nothing till I polish them with perfection; for their knowledge is only of things present, quickly subluned with the deft file of time; whereas the tongue is able to recount things past, and often pronounce things to come by this means re-edifying such Excellencies, as Time and Age do easily depopulate. But what profitable service, do you undertake for our dread Queen Psyche? O how I am ravished to think how infinitely she hath grace● me with her most acceptable service. But above all (which you Master Register may well remember) when her highness taking my mouch for her instrument, with the Bow of my tongue struck so heavenly a touch upon my teeth, that she charmed the very Tigers a sleep, the lystning Bears and Lions, to couch at her feete, while the Hills leapt, and the woods danced, to the sweet harmony of her most Angelical accents. I remember it very well, Orpheus played upon the Harp, while she sang about some four years after the Contention betwixt Apollo and P●●, and a little before the excoriation of Marsyas.
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Be as briefe as the necessity of our short time requires. My Lord, though the Imbill tas of my feble sexe, might! dawe mee backe, rom tis Tbunall, with the habenis to wit Timorss and the Catenis Pudori, notwithstanding beeing so fairely led on with the gratious of your iustissimae. Especially so aspremente spurd' con gli sproni di necessa mia pungente, I will without the helpe of Orators, commit the totm saltem of my action to the Volutabilitati , which (aucc vosr bonn playscur) I will finish with more then Laconic breitate. Whats this? here's a Gallemaufry of speech indeed. I remember about the yeare 1602. many vsed this skew kind of language. Which in my opinion is not much vnlike the man Plany the Sonne of Lagus, King of Aegypt, brought for a spectacle hale white halfe blacke. I am perswaded these same language makers haue the very quality o colde in their wi, that freezeth all Heterognll languages together, congealing English Tynne, Graecian Gold, Romaine Latine all in a lmpe. Or rather in my imagination like your Fantasticall Gulls Apparell, wearing a Spanish Felt, a French Doblet, a Granado Stocking, a Dutch Slop, an Italian Cloake, with a Welch frise Ierkin. Well, leaue your toying, we cannot pluck the least fether from the soft wing of time. Therfore Lingua go on but in a more formall manner, you know an ingenios Oratiō must neyther swell abou the Bankes with insolent words, nor crepe too shallow in the ford, with vulger termes, but run equally, smooth, & cheerefull, through the cleane current of a pure stile. My Lord, this one thing is sufficient to confirme my worth to be equll o better then the seases, whose best operations are nothing till I polish them with perfection; for their knowledge is only of things present, quickly subluned with the deft file of time; whereas the tongue is able to recount thinges past, and often pronounce things to come by this meanes re-edifying such Excellencies, as Time and Age doe easily depopulate. But what profitable seruice, do you vndertake for our dead Qene Psych? O how I am rauisht to thinke how infinitely she hath grace mee with her most acceptable seruice. But aboue all (which you Maister Register may well remember) when her highnesse taking my much for her instrument, with the Bowe of my tongue stooke so heauenly a touch vpon my teeth, that shee chamed he very Tigers a sleepe, the lystning Beares and Lions, to couch at her fee, while the Hills leaped, and the woodes dnced, to the sweete harmony of her most Angelicall accents. I remember it very well, Orpheus plaied vpon the Harpe, while she sange about some foure yeaes after the Co tention betwixt Apollo and P, and a little before the excoriation of Msyas.