Marston, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) (?) unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
O say no more, I know thy miseries, what betwixt thy Lady, her Gentlewoman and thy Masters late gaming thou mayst look pale. I know thy miseries and I condole thy calamities, thou art borne well, bred ill, but diest worst of all, thy blood most commonly gentle, thy youth ordinarily idle, and thy age to often miserable. When thy first suit is fresh, thy cheeks clear of Court soils, and thy Lord fallen out with his Lady, so long may be he'll chuck thee under the chin, call thee good pretty ape and give thee a scrap from his own trencher, but after he never beholds thee, but when thou squir'st him with a torch to a wantons sheets, or lights his Tobacco pipe. Never useth thee but as his pander never, regardeth thee but as an idle burr that stickst upon the nap of his fortune, and so naked thou camest into the world and naked thou must return; whom serve you. A fool. Thou art my happiest subject, the service of a fool is the only blessedst slavery that ever put on a chain and a blue coat, they know not what nor for what they give, but so they give 'tis good, so it be good they give: fortunes are ordained for fools, as fools are for fortune, to play with all not to use, hath he taken an oath of allegiance is he of our brotherhood yet? Not yet right venerable Honorificac cac cac cacuminos Bidet: but as little an infant as I am I will, and with the grace of wit I will deserve it. You must perform a valorous Virtuous, and religious exploit first in desert of your order. What is't? Cozen thy master, he is a fool, and was created for men of wit such as thyself to make use of. Such as myself. Nay faith for wit I think for my age or so, but on, sir. That thou mayst the easier purge him of superfluous blood I will describe thy masters constitution, he loves and is beloved of himself and one more; his dog. There is a company of unbraced untruss, rutters in the town, that crinkle in the hams swearing their flesh is their only living, and when they have any crowns, cry god a mercy Moll, and shrugging let the cuckolds pay for't: intimating that their maintenance flows from the wantonness of Merchants wives, when in troth the plain troth is, the plain and the stand, or the plain stand and deliver, delivers them all their living. These comrades have persuaded thy Master that there's no way to redeem his peach colour satin suit from pawn but by the love of a citizen's wife, he believes it, they flout him he feeds them, and now 'tis our honest and religious meditation that he feed us. Holofernes Puppi. Pippo and shall please you. Pippo 'tis our will and pleasure thou suit thyself like a merchants wife, leave the managing of the sequence unto our prudence.
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O say no more, I know thy miseryes, what betwixt thy Lady, her Gentlewoman and thy Masters late gaming thou maist looke pale. I know thy miseries and I condole thy calamities, thou art borne well, bred ill, but diest worst of al, thy bloud most commonly gentle, thy youth ordinaryly idle, and thy age to often miserable. When thy first sute is fresh, thy cheekes cleere of Court soiles, and thy Lord falne out with his Lady, so longe may be heele chuck thee vnder the chin, call thee good pretty ape and giue thee a scrap from his owne trencher, but after he neuer beholds thee, but when thou squierst him with a torch to a wantons sheetes, or lightes his Tobacco pipe. Neuer vseth thee but as his pander neuer, regardeth thee but as an idle bur that stickst vpon the nap of his fortune, and so naked thou camst into the world and naked thou must returne; whom serue you. A foole. Thou art my happiest subiect, the seruice of a foole is the onely blessedst slauery that euer put on a chaine and a blew cote, they know not what nor for what they giue, but so they giue tis good, so it be good they giue: fortunes are ordain'd for fooles, as fooles are for fortune, to play with all not to vse, hath hee taken an oth of alleagiance is hee of our brotherhood yet? Not yet right venerable Honorificac cac cac cacuminos Bidet: but as little an infant as I am I will, and with the grace of wit I will deserue it. You must performe a valorous Vertuous, and religious exploit first in desert of your order. What ist? Couzen thy master, hee is a foole, and was created for men of wit such as thy selfe to make vse of. Such as my selfe. Nay faith for wit I think for my age or so, but on, sir. That thou maist the easier purge him of superfluous bloud I will discribe thy Maisters constitution, he loues and is beloued of himselfe and one more; his dog. There is a company of vnbrac'd vntrussd, rutters in the towne, that crinkle in the hammes swearing their flesh is their onely lyuing, and when they haue any crownes, cry god a marcy Mol, and shrugging let the Cockholds pay fort: intimating that their maintenance flowes from the wantonnesse of Merchants wiues, when introth the plaine troth is, the plaine and the stand, or the plaine stand and deliuer, deliuers them all their lyuing. These comrades haue perswaded thy Maister that ther's no way to redeeme his peach collour satten sute from pawne but by the loue of a Cytizens wife, hee beleeues it, they slout him he feedes them, and now tis our honest and religious meditation that hee feede vs. Holyfernes Puppi. Pippo and shall please you. Pippo tis our will and pleasure thou sute thy selfe like a Marchants wife, leaue the managing of the sequence vnto our prudence.