Markham, Gervase / Machin, Lewis · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) tragicomedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
You are very well stored sir, but I hope your master will not stay long. No he will come presently. Who have we here? another Client sure, crows flock to carcases; O 'tis the Lord Meshant. Save you Gentlemen; sir is your master at any leisure? Hear sit thee down where never serpent hisses, And being set i'll smother thee with kisses. His businesses yet are many, you must needs attend a while. We must attend, 'em, even snails keep state When with slow thrust their horns peep forth the gate. We must attend, 'tis custom's fault not mine To make men proud, on whom great favours shine, It's somewhat 'gainst my nature to attend. But when we must, we must be patiented, A man may have admittance to the king As soon as to these long robes, and as cheap. Come gentlemen shall we walk? Thus are the pavement stones before the doors Of these great tongue guilt Orators, worn smooth With clients dancing for them. It's strange to see how the world waits upon them, therein they are the only men now. O only; they of all men in request. Your physician is the lawyer for your health: And moderate unruly humours best. Others are no body compared with him: For all men neglect their health in regard of their profit. True, and that's it makes these men grow so fat, Swell with rich purchases. Yea with golden fees, And golden titles too, they can work miracles, And like creators, even of empty nothing Erect a world of goodly livings, fair demeans, And gallant manors, heaped one on another. They gain indeed excessively, & are not like us citizens Exposed to hazard of the seas and traffic. Why here's a fellow now, this Orator Even Prat, you would little think it, his father was An honest pruner of our country vines; Yet he's shot to his foot-cloth. O he is; he pruned him well and brought him up to learning. Faith reasonable learning, a smattering in the Latin tongue, A little rhetoric, with wrangling sophistry, Were his preparatives unto his art. After these preparatives (if you call them so) The physic wrought well for a few years practise, Brought him in wondrous credit, and preferments Came tumbling in: O such a sudden rise, Hath fortune for her minions, blame him not then, Though he look high on't. Nay for his pride, of weaker souls termed state, It hurts none but himself. Yet to my seeming it is very strange, That from so base beginning, men can breathe Such soaring fames. Srange; it's not strange a whit, Dunghills and marish bogs, dart store of vapours, And viscous exhalations, against heaven, Which borrowing lustre there (though basely bred) Seem yet like glorious planets fairest stars: To the weak eyes of wondering ignorance, When wise men know they are but Meteors. But here comes the Orator. What precedent I say, come and attend me to the senate house.
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You are very well storde sir, but I hope your master wil not stay long. No he will come presently. VVho haue we heere? another Client sure, crowes flock to carkasses; O tis the Lord Meshant. Saue you Gentlemen; sir is your master at any leasure? Heere sit thee downe where neuer serpent hisses, And being set ile smother thee with kisses. His businesses yet are many, you must needes attend a while. VVe must attend, vm, euen snailes keep state VVhen with slow thrust their hornes peep forth the gate. VVe must attend, tis customs fault not mine To make men proud, on whom great fauours shine, Its somewhat gainst my nature to attend. But when we must, we must be patient, A man may haue admittance to the king As soone as to these long roabes, and as cheap. Come gentlemen shall we walke? Thus are the pauement stones before the doores Of these great tongue guilt Orators, worne smoth With clients dauncing for them. It's strange to see how the world waits vpon them, therein they are the onely men now. O onely; they of all men in request. Your physitian is the lawier for your health: And moderate vnruly humours best. Others are no body compard with him: For all men neglect their health in regard of their profit. True, and thats it makes these men grow so fat, Swell with rich purchases. Yea with golden fees, And golden titles too, they can worke miracles, And like creators, euen of emptie nothing Erect a world of goodly liuings, faire demeanes, And gallant mannors, heapt one on another. They gaine indeed excessiuely, & are not like vs citizens Expos'd to hazard of the seas and trafficke. Why heres a fellow now, this Orator Euen Prat, you would little thinke it, his father was An honest proiner of our cuntry vines; Yet hee's shot to his foot-cloath. O hee is; hee proind him well and brought him vp to learning. Faith reasonable learning, a smattring in the Latine tongue, A little Rhetoricke, with wrangling sophistrie, Were his preparatiues vnto his art. After these preparatiues (if you call them so) The physicke wrought well for a few yeares practise, Brought him in wondrous credit, and preferments Came tumbling in: O such a suddaine rise, Hath fortune for her minions, blame him not then, Though he looke high on't. Nay for his pride, of weaker soules tearmd state, It hurts none but himselfe. Yet to my seeming it is very strange, That from so base beginning, men can breath Such soaring fames. Srange; it's not strange a whit, Dunghils and marrish bogs, dart store of vapours, And viscous exhalations, against heauen, Which borrowing luster there (though basly bred) Seeme yet like glorious planets fairest starres: To the weake eies of wondring ignorance, When wise men know they are but Meteors. But here comes the Orator. What President I say, come and attend me to the senate house.