The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier) · chunk 3 of 46
Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 472 words
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Why so I thought till I was Duke, I thought I should have left me no more Flatterers, than there are now plain-dealers; and yet for all this my resolution, I am most palpably flattered: the poor man may loathe covetousness & flattery; but Fortune will alter the mind when the wind turns: there may be well a little conflict, but it will drive the billows before it. Arrigo it grows late, for see fair Thetis hath undone the bars To Phoebus' team; and his unrivalled light, Hath chased the morning's modest blush away: Now must we to our love, bright Paphian Queen; Thou Cytherean goddess, that delights In stirring glances, and art still thyself, More toying than thy team of Sparrows be; Thou laughing Errecina O inspire Her heart with love, or lessen my desire. Go run, search, pry in every nook and Angle of the kitchens, larders, and pastries, know what meat's boiled, baked, roast, stewed, fried, or soused, at this dinner to be served directly, or indirectly, to every several table in the Court, be gone. I run, but not so fast, as your mouth will do upon the stroke of eleven. What an excellent thing did God bestow upon man, when he did give him a good stomach? what unbounded graces there are poured upon them, that have the continual command of the very best of these blessings? 'tis an excellent thing to be a Prince, he is served with such admirable variety of fare; such innumerable choice of delicates, his tables are full fraught with most nourishing food, & his cupboards heavy laden with rich wines; his Court is still filled with most pleasing varieties: In the Summer, his palace is full of green geese; and in Winter, it swarmeth woodcocks, O thou Goddess of plenty Fill me this day with some rare delicates, And I will every year most constantly, As this day celebrate a sumptuous feast, If thou wilt send me victuals in thine honour; And to it shall be bidden for thy sake, Even all the valiant stomachs in the Court: All short-cloaked Knights, & all cross-gartered gentlemen; All pump and pantofle, foot-cloth riders; With all the swarming generation Of long stocks, short pained hose, & huge stuffed doublets: All these shall eat, and which is more than yet Hath ere been seen, they shall be satisfied. I wonder my Ambassador returns not! Here I am Master. And welcome: Never did that sweet Virgin in her smock, Fair cheeked Andromeda, when to the rock Her ivory limbs were chained, and straight before A huge Sea monster, tumbling to the shore, To have devoured her, with more longing sight Expect the coming of some hardy Knight, That might have quelled his pride, and set her free, Than I with longing sight have looked for thee.
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Why so I thought till I was Duke, I thought I should haue left me no more Flatterers, then there are now plaine-dealers; and yet for all this my resolution, I am most palpably flattered: the poore man may loath couetousnes & flattery; but Fortune will alter the minde whē the winde turnes: there may be well a little conflict, but it will driue the byllowes before it. Arrigo it grow's late, for see faire Thetis hath vndon the bares To Phebus teame; and his vnriual'd light, Hath chas'd the mornings modest blush away: Now must we to our loue, bright Paphian Queene; Thou Cytherean goddsse, that delights In stirring glaunces, and art still thy selfe, More toying then thy teame of Sparrowes bee; Thou laughing Errecina O inspire Her heart with loue, or lessen my desire. Goe runne, search, pry in euery nooke and Angle of the kitchins, larders, and pasteries, know what meate's boyl'd, bak'd, rost, stew'd, fri'de, or sows'd, at this dinner to be seru'd directly, or indirectly, to euery seuerall table in the Court, be gone. I runne, but not so fast, as your mouth will doe vpon the stroake of eleuen. What an excellent thing did God bestow vpon man, when he did giue him a good stomacke? what vnbounded graces there are powr'd vpon them, that haue the continuall command of the very best of these blessings? Tis an excellent thing to bee a Prince, hee is seru'd with such admirable varietie of fare; such innumerable choise of delicates, his tables are full fraught with most nourishing foode, & his cupbords heauie laden with rich wines; his Court is still filled with most pleasing varieties: In the Summer, his pallace is ful of greene geese; and in Winter, it swarmeth woodcockes, O thou Goddesse of plentie Fill me this day with some rare delicates, And I will euery yeare most constantly, As this day celebrate a sumptuous feast, If thou wilt send me victuals in thine honor; And to it shall be bidden for thy sake, Euen al the valiant stomacks in the Court: All short-cloak'd Knights, & al crosse-garter'd gentlemē; All pumpe and pantofle, foot-cloth riders; With all the swarming generation Of long stocks, short pain'd hose, & huge stuff'd dublets: All these shal eate, and which is more then yet Hath ere beene seene, they shall be satisfied. I wonder my Ambassador returnes not! Here I am Maister. And welcome: Neuer did that sweete Virgin in her smocke, Faire cheek'd Andromeda, when to the rocke Her yuorie limbes were chain'de, and straight before A huge Sea monster, tumbling to the shoare, To haue deuoured her, with more longing sight Expect the comming of some hardy Knight, That might haue quel'd his pride, and set her free, Then I with longing sight haue look'd for thee.