Lingua, or The Combat of the Tongue and the Five Senses for Superiority · chunk 25 of 51
Tomkis, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 [1602-1607] (Annals) comedy; allegory unassigned nearest T56 Magic, spells and conjuring · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T56: magic, faustus, charms, charm, conjure, spirits, skill, ho, power, spells.
ANAM. Item that she hath wrongfully imprisoned a Lady called ●●cr●tas. Item that she's a witch and excerciseth her tongue in exorcisms. Item that she's a common hot and lets every one lie with her. art. Item that she rails on men in Authority depraving their Honours, with bitter jests and taunts and that she's a backbiter setting strife betwixt Bosom friends. Item that she lends wives weapons to fight against their husbands. Item that she maintains a train of prating petty foggers, prouling Summoners, smooth tongued bawds, artless Empirics, hungry Parasites, Newes-carriers, janglers, and such like idle Companions, that delude the Commanalty. Item that she made Rhetoric wanton, Logic to babble, Astronomy to lie. Item that she is an incontinent Tell-tale. Item (which is the last and worst) that she's a Woman in every respect and for these causes not to be admitted to the dignity of a Sense. That these Articles be true we pawn our honours, and subscribe our names. Lingua these be shrewd allegations, and as I think un-answerable, I will defer the judgement of your cause till I have finished the contention of the Senses. Your Lordships must be obeyed, but as for them most ungrateful, and perfidious wretches. Good words become you better, you may depart if you will, till we send for you, Anamnestes run, remember Visus, 'tis time he were ready. I go. he stays here expecting your Lordship's pleasure. Lo here the object that delights the sight, The goodliest objects that man's heart can wish, For all things that the Orb first movable, Wraps in the circuit of his large-stretched arms, Are subject to the power of 〈◊〉 eyes, That you may know what profit light doth bring, Note Lumcu● words that speaks next following. Light the fair Grandchild to the glorious Sun, Opening the casements of the Rosy morn, Makes the abashed heavens soon to shun, The ugly darkness it embrac'd before, And at his first appearance puts to flight, The utmost relics of the Hellborn night, This heavenly shield soon as it is displayed, Dismays the vices that abhor the light, To wanderers by Sea and Land gives aid, Conquers display, recomforteth astright, Rouseth dull Idleness, and starts soft sleep. And all the world to daily labour keeps, This a true looking glass impartial, Where Beauties self, herself doth beautify, With native hue, not artificial, Discovering falsehood, opening verity, The days bright eye colours distinction, Just judge of measure and proportion. The only means by which each mortal eye, Sends messengers to the wide firmament, That to the longing soul brings presently High contemplation and deep wonderment. By which aspitement she her wings displays, And herself thither whence she came upraisd. What blue thing's that, that's dappled so with Stars. He represents the heaven. In my conceit it were pretty, if he thundered when he speaks. Then none could understand him.
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ANAM. Item that she hath wrongully imprisoned a Ladie called crtas. Item that she's a wich and exceciseth her tongue in exorcismes. Item that she's a common whote and lets euery one lie with her. art. Item that shee railes on men in Authority deprauing their Honours, with bitter Iests and tauntes and that she's a Backbyter setting strife betwixt Bosome friends. Item that shee lends wiues weapons to fight against their husbands. Item that shee maintaines a traine of prating petty foggers, prouling Sumners, smooth tongu'd bawdes, artlesse Empericks, hungry Parasites, Newes-carriers, Ianglers, and such like idle Companions, that delude the Commanalty. Item that she made Rhetorique wanton, Logicke to bable, Astronomy to lie. Item that she is an incontinent Tel-tale. Item (which is the last and worst) that shee's a Woman in euery respect and for these causes not to bee admitted to the dignitie of a Sense. That these Articles bee true wee pawne our honors, and subcribe our names. Lingua these bee shrewde allegations, and as I thinke vn-answerable, I will deferre the iudgement of your cause till I haue finished the contention of the Senses. Your Lordships must be obeyed, but as for them most vngratefull, and perfidious wretches. Good words become you better, you may depart if you will, till we send for you, Anamstes runne, remember Visus, tis time he were ready. I go. he stayes here expecting your Lordships pleasure. Loe here the obiect that delights the sight, The goodliest obiects that mas heat can wish, For al things that the Orbe first moueable, Wrappes in the circuite of his large-stretcht armes, Are subiect to the power of eyes, That you may know what profit light doth bring, Note Lumcu words that speakes next following. Ligh the faire Grand-child to the glorious Sunne, Opening the casements of the Rosie morne, Makes the abashed heauens soone to shun, The vgly darknesse it embac'd beforne, And at his first appearance puts to flght, The vtmost reliques of the Hell-borne night, This heau'nly sheild soone as it is displaide, Dsmayes the vices tha abhorre the light, To wanderers by Sea and Land giues aide, Conquers display, ecomforteth astright, Rowseth dull Idlenesse, and starts soft sleepe. And all the world to daily labour keepes, This a true looking glasse impartiall, Where Beauties selfe, her selfe doth beautifie, With natiue hue, not artificiall, Discouering falsehood, opening veritie, The dayes bright eye colours distinction, Iust iudge of measure and proportion. The onely meanes by which each mortall eye, Sends messengers to the wide firmament, That to the longing soule brings presently High contemplation and deep wonderment. By which aspitement she her wings displaies, And her selfe thither whence she came vpraisd. What blew thing's that, that's dappled so with Starres. He represents the heau'n. In my conceit it were pritty, if hee thundred when hee speakes. Then none could vnderstand him.