Lingua, or The Combat of the Tongue and the Five Senses for Superiority · chunk 34 of 51
Tomkis, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 [1602-1607] (Annals) comedy; allegory unassigned nearest T56 Magic, spells and conjuring · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T56: magic, faustus, charms, charm, conjure, spirits, skill, ho, power, spells.
Auditus I am almost a Skepticke in this matter, scarce knowing which way the balance of the cause will decline, when I have heard the rest, I will dispatch judgement, mean while you may depart. Your only way to make a good pomander, is this, take an ounce of the purest garden mould, cleansed and steeped seven days in change of motherless rose water, then take the best Labdanum, Benjoine, both Storaxes, amber grease, and Civet, and musk, incorporate them together, and work them into what form you please, this if your breath be not to valiant, will make you smell as sweet as my Lady's dog. This Boy it should seem represents Odour, he is so perfect a perfumer. I do my Lord, and have at my command, The smell of flowers, and Odoriferous drugs, Of ointments sweet, and excellent perfumes, And Courtlike waters, which if once you smell, You in your heart would wish as I suppose: That all your Body were transsformed to Nose. Olfactus of all the Senses, your objects have the worst luck, they are always jarring with their contraries, for none can wear Civet, but they are suspected of a proper bad sent, where the proverb springs, he smelleth best, that doth of nothing smell. Foh, foh, what a smell is hear? is this one of your delightful objects? It is your only sent in request Sir. What fiery fellow is that, which smokes so much in the mouth? It is the great and puissant God of Tobacco. L●doch guevarroh pufuer shelvaro baggon, Oisia di quanon, Indi cortilo uraggon. Ha, ha, ha, ha, this in my opinion is the tongue of the Antipodes. No I remember it very well, it was the language the Arcadians spoke, that sived long before the Moon. What signifies it Olfactus? This is the mighty Emperor Tobacco, King of Trinidado, that in being conquered, conquered all Europe, in making them pay tribute for their smoke. Erfronge inglues conde hisingo, Develin sloscoth ma pu cocthinge. Expeller of Catarrhs, banisher of all agues, your guts only salve for the green wounds of a non plus. Alvulcam vercu, I parda poraside gratam, kafamala mara, che Bau●o respartera, quirara? Son to the God Vulcan, and Tellus, kin to the father of Mirth, called Bacchiu? Viscardonok, pillostuphe, pascano ●inaromagas, Pagidagon stollisinfe, carociba●o scribas. Genius of all Swaggerers, professed enemy to Physicians, sweet ointment for sour teeth, firm knot of good fellowship, Adamant of Company, switt wind, to spread the wings of Time, hated of none, but those that know him not, and of so great deserts, that who so is acquainted with him, can hardly forsake him. It seems these last words were very significant, I promise you a God of great denomination, he may be my Lord Taps for his large Titles. But forward Olfactus, as they have done before you, with your description?
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Auditus I am almost a Skepticke in this matter, scarce knowing which way the ballance of the cause will decline, when I haue heard the rest, I will dispatch iudgement, meane while you may depart. Your onely way to make a good pomander, is this, take an ownce of the purest garden mould, clensed and steeped seauen daies in change of motherlesse rose water, then take the best Labdanum, Benioine, both Storaxes, amber greece, and Ciuet, and mus ke, incorporate them together, and work them into what forme you please, this if your breath bee not to valiant, will make you smell as sweete as my Ladies dogge. This Boy it should seeme represents Odor, hee is so perfect a persumer. I do my Lord, and haue at my command, The smell of flowers, and Odoriferous drugs, Of oyntments sweete, and excellent perfumes, And Court-like waters, which if once you smell, You in your heart would wish as I suppose: That all your Body were transsformed to Nose. Olfactus of all the Senses, your obiects haue the worst luck, they are alwaies iarring with their contraries, for none can weare Ciuet, but they are suspected of a proper badde sent, where the prouerbe springs, hee smelleth best, that doth of nothing smell. Foh, foh, what a smell is heare? is this one of your delightfull obiects? It is your onely sent in request Sir. What fiery fellowe is that, which smoakes so much in the mouth? It is the great and puissant God of Tobacco. Ldoch guevarroh pufuer shelvaro baggon, Oisia di quanon, Indi cortilo vraggon. Ha, ha, ha, ha, this in my opinion is the tongue of the Antipodes. No I remember it very well, it was the language the Arcadians spake, that siued long before the Moone. What signifies it Olfactus? This is the mighty Emperour Tobaco, King of Trinidado, that in being conquered, conquered all Europe, in making them pay tribute for their smoake. Erfronge inglues conde hisingo, Deuelin sloscoth ma pu cocthinge. Expeller of Catarhes, banisher of all agues, your guts onely salue for the greene wounds of a non plus. Alvulcam vercu, I parda poraside gratam, kafamala mara, che Bauo respartera, quirara? Sonne to the God Vulcan, and Tellus, kinne to the father of Myrth, called Bacchiu? Viscardonok, pillostuphe, pascano inaromagas, Pagidagon stollisinfe, carocibao scribas. Genius of all Swaggerers, profest enemy to Physitions, sweete ointment for sowre teeth, firme knot of good fellowship, Adamant of Company, switt winde, to spred the wings of Time, hated of none, but those that know him not, and of so great deserts, that who so is acquainted with him, can hardly forsake him. It seemes these last words were very significant, I promise you a God of great denominatiō, he may be my Lord Tappes for his large Tiles. But forward Olfactus, as they haue done before you, with your discription?