Lingua, or The Combat of the Tongue and the Five Senses for Superiority · chunk 24 of 51
Tomkis, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 [1602-1607] (Annals) comedy; allegory unassigned nearest T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi · 520 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
By the same token the River Alpheus, at that time pursuing his beloved. 〈◊〉, dischanneled himself of his former course to be partaker of their admirable consort, and the music being ended, thrust himself headlong into earth, the next way to follow his amorous Chase; if you go to A●cadi● you shall see his coming up again. Forward Lingua with your reason. How oft hath her Excellency employed me as Ambassador in her most urgent affairs to foreign Kings and Emperors I may say to the Gods themselves. How many bloodless Battles have my persuasions attained, when the senses forces have been 〈◊〉. How many Rebels have I reclaimed when her sacred authority, was little regarded (her Laws without exprobration be it spoken) had been altogether unpublished, her will unperformed, her illustrious deeds unrenoumed had not the silver sound of my trumpet filled the whole circuit of the Universe with her deserved fame. Her Cities would dissolve, traffic would decay friendships be broken, were not my speech the knot▪ Mercury, and Mystique, to bind, defend, and glue them together. What should I say more; I can never speak enough of the unspeakable praise of speech, wherein I can find no other imperfection at all, but that the most exquisite power & excellency of speech cannot sufficiently express the exquisite power, and excellency of speaking. Lingua your service and dignity we confess to be great, nertheles these reasons prove you not to have the nature of a sense. By your L. ships favour I can soon prove that a sense is a faculty, by which our Queen sitting in her privy Chamber hath intelligence of exterior occurrents. That I am of this nature, I prove thus. The object which I challenge is— Stay, stay my Lo. defer I beseech, defer the judgement. Who's this that boldly interrupts us this, hum. My name is Appetitus, Common servant to the Pentarchy of the senses, who understanding that your Honour was handling this Action of Lin●uae● sent me hither thus hastily, most humbly requesting the Bench to consider these A ticles they allege against her before you proceed to judgement. Hum, here's good stuff, Master Register read them Appetitus you may depart and bid your Mistress make convenient speed At your Lordship's pleasure. I Remember that I forgot my spectacles, I left them in the 349. page of Hills Chronicles, where he tells a great wonder of a multitude of Mice which had almost destroyed the Country, but that there resorted a great mighty slight of Owls, that destroyed them, ●n●mn●stes●eade read these: Articles distinctly. AN Inprimis we accuse Lingua of high treason, and 〈◊〉, against the most honourable Com●on-●e lth of letters, fo● vn●ler pretence of profiting the people with translations, she hath most vilely prostituted the hard mysteries of unknown Languages to the profane ears of the vulgar. This is as much as to make a new hell in the upper world, for in Hell they say Alexander is no better then a Cobbler, and now by these translations every Cobbler is as familiar with Alexander as he that wrote his life.
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By the same token the Riuer Alpheus, at that time pursuing his beloued. , dischanel'd himselfe of his former course to bee partaker of their admirable consort, and the musicke beeing ended, thrust himselfe had-long into earth, the next way to followe his amarous Chase; if you goe to Acadi you shall see his comming vp againe. Forward Ligua with your reason. How oft hath her Excellencie imployed mee as Imbassador in her most vrgent affire to forreigne Kings and Emperours I may say to the Godds themselues. How many bloudlesse Battailes haue my perswasions attained, when the senses forces haue beene . Howe many Rebells haue I reclaymed when her scred authority, was little regarded (her Lawes without exprobation be it spoken) had beene altogither vnpublihed, her will vnperformed, her illustrios deedes vnrenoumed had not the siluer sound of my trumpet illed the whole circuit of the Vniuerse with her deserued fame. Her Citties would dissolue, traique would decay friendshippes be broken, were not my speech the knot▪ Mercury, and Mtique, to binde, defende, and glewe them togither. What should I say more; I can neuer speake inough of the vnspeakeable praise of speech, wherein I can find no other impefection at all, but that the most exquisite power & excellency of speech cannot sufficiently expresse the exquisite power, and excellency of speaking. Lingua your seruice and dignitie we confesse to be great, nertheles these reasons prooue you not to haue the nature of a sense. By your L. ships fauor I can soone prooue that a sense is a facultie, by which our Queene sitting in her priuy Chamber hath intelligence of exterior occurrents. That I am of this nature, I proue thus. The obiect which I challenge is— Stay, stay my Lo. defer I beseech, defer the Iudgement. Who's this that boldly interrupts vs this, hum. My name is Appetitus, Common seruant to the Pentarchy of the senses, who vnderstanding that your Honour was handling this Action of Linuae sent mee hether thus hastely, most humbly requesting the Bench to consder these A ticles they alleage against her before you procede to iudgement. Hum, here's good stuffe, Maister Register reade thē Appetitus you may depart and bid your Mistrisse make conuenient speede At your Lordships pleasure. I Remember that I forgot my spectacles, I left them in the 349. page of Hlls Chronicles, where hee tells a great wonder of a multitude of Mise which had almost destroyed the Country, but that there resorted a great mightie slight of Owles, that distroyed them, nmnstes eade these: ticles distinctly. AN Inprimis wee accuse Lingu of high teason, and , against the most honorable Comon-e lth of lettes, fo vnler pretece of proiting the people with translations, shee hath most vilye prostituted the had misteries of vnknowne Languages to the prophane eares of the vulga. This is as much as to make a new hell in the vpper world, for in Hell they say Alexander is no better thn a Cobler, and nowe by these translations euery Cobler is as familiar with Alexander as he that wrote his life.