Lingua, or The Combat of the Tongue and the Five Senses for Superiority · chunk 36 of 51
Tomkis, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 [1602-1607] (Annals) comedy; allegory unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 536 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Near to the lowly base of Cehalon, My house is placed, not much unlike a Cave. Yet arched above by wondrous workmanship With hewn stones wrought smother and more fine Than jet or Marble fair from Island brought. Over the door directly doth incline A fair Portcullis of compacture strong, To shut out all that may annoy the state, Or health of Microcosm; and within Is spread along board like a pliant tongue, At which I hourly sit, and trial take, Of meats and drinks needful and delectable: Twice every day do I provision make For the sumptious kitchen of the common wealth, which once well boiled, is soon distributed, To all the members, well refreshing them With good supply of strength-renewing food, Should I neglect this musing diligence The body of the Realm would ruinate: Yourself my Lord with all your policies And wondi●ous wit, could not preserve yourself, Nor you Phantastes, not you Memory; Psyche herself, were't not that I repair Her crazy house with props of nourishment, Would soon forsake us: for whose dearest sake Many a grievous pain have I sustained, By bitter pills, and sour purgations, Which if I had not valiantly abidden, She had been long ere this departed, Since the whole Microcosm I maintain, Let me as Prince, above the Senses reign. The reasons you urge Gustus breed a new doubt whether it be better to be commodious or necessary, the resolution whereof I refer to your judgement, licensing you mean while to depart. (Gustus leads his show about the stage, & goes out) Ready anon forsooth? the Devil she will, Who would be toiled with wenches in a show. What in such anger Tactus? what's the matter? My Lord I had thought as other Senses did, By sight of objects to have proved my worth; Wherefore considering that of all the things, That please me most, women are counted chief. I had thought to have represented in my show, The Queen of pleasure, Venus and her Son, Leading a Gentleman enamoured, With his sweet touching of his Mistress lips, And gentle griping of her tender hands, And divers pleasant relishes of touch, Yet all contained in the bounds of chastity. of all I long to see your objects, How comes it we have lost those pretty sports. Thus 'tis, give hours ago I set a dozen maids to attire a boy like a nize Gentlewoman: but there is such doing with their looking-glasses, pinning, unpinning, setting, unseting, formings and conforming painting blue veins, and cheeks, such st●rre with Sticks and Combs, Cascanets, Dress, Purls, Falls, Squares, Busks, Bodies, Scarves, Neck laces, Carcanets, Rebates, Borders, Tires, Fans, Palisades, Puffs, Ruffs, Cuffs, Muffs, Pussles, Fussles, Partsets, Frislets, Bandlets, Fillets, Crosslets, Pendulets, Annulets, Annulets, Bracelets, and so many lets, that ye: she is scarce dressed to the girdle: and now there's such calling for Farthingales, Kirtlets, Busk-points, shoe-ties etc. that seven peddlers shops, nay all Sturbridge Fair will scarce furnish her: a Ship is sooner rigged by far, than a Gentlewoman made ready. 'tis strange, that women being so mutable, Will never change in changing their apparel? Well let them pass; Tactus we are content, o know your dignity by relation.
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Neare to the lowly base of Cehalon, My house is plac'd, not much vnlike a Caue. Yet archt aboue by wondrous workemanship With hewen stones wroght smoother and more fine Then Ieat or Marble fayre from Island brought. Ouer the dore directly doth incline A fayre Percullis of compacture strong, To shut out all that may anoy the state, Or health of Microcosme; and within Is spred along board like a plyant tongue, At which I howerly sit, and tryall take, Of meats and drinkes needefull and delectable: Twise euery day do I prouision mke For the sumptious kitchin of the common wealth, which once well boyl'd, is soone distributed, To all the members, well refreshing them With good supplie of strength-renewing foode, Should I neglect this musing dilligence The body of the Realme would ruinate: Your selfe my Lord with all your policies And wondious wit, could not preserue your selfe, Nor you Phantastes, not you Memorie; Psyche her selfe, were't not that I repayre Her crazie house with props of nourishment, Would soone forsake vs: for whose dearest sake Many a grieuous paine haue I sustain'd, By bitter pills, and sowre purgations, Which if I had not valiantly abidden, She had beene long ere this departed, Since the whole Microcosme I maintaine, Let mee as Prince, aboue the Senses ragne. The reasons you vrge Gustus breed a new doubt whether it be better to be commodious or necessary, the resolution whereof I refer to your iudgement, licensing you meane while to depart. (Gustus leads his shew about the stage, & goes out) Ready anon forsooth? the Diuell she will, Who would be toyl'd with wenches in a shew. What in such anger Tactus? whats the matter? My Lord I had thought as other Senses did, By sight of obiects to haue prou'd my worth; Wherefore considering that of all the things, That please me most, women are counted cheefe. I had thought to haue represented in my shew, The Queene of pleasure, Venus and her Sonne, Leading a Gentleman enamored, With his sweete touching of his Mistrisse lippes, And gentle griping of her tender hands, And uers pleasant relishes of touch, Yet all contained in the bounds of chastity. , of all I long to see your obiects, How comes it we haue lost those pretty sports. Thus 'tis, iue houres agoe I set a douzen maides to attire a boy like a nize Gentlewoman: but there is such doing with their looking-glasses, pinning, vnpinning, setting, vnseting, formings and conformings painting blew vaines, and cheekes, such strre with Stickes and Combes, Cascanets, Dressings, Purles, Falles, Squares, Buskes, Bodies, Scarffes, Neck laces, Carcanets, Rebatoes, Borders, Tires, Fannes, Palizadoes, Puffes, Ruffes, Cuffes, Muffes, Pussles, Fussles, Partsets, Frislets, Bandlets, Flets, Croslets, Pendulets, Amulets, Annulets, Bracelets, and so many lets, that ye: shee is scarse drest to the girdle: and now there's such calling for Fardingales, Kirtlets, Busk-points, shootyes &c. that seauen Pedlers shops, nay all Sturbridge Faire will scarse furnish her: a Ship is sooner rigd by farre, then a Gentlewoman made ready. Tis strange, that women being so mutable, Will neuer change in changing their apparell? Well let them passe; Tactus we are content, o know your dignity by relation.