Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
And (till her sovereignty decline and bow) Contempt shall be enthroned in every brow. Then thus, (as sovereign Empress of all sins) Pride turns her hour and here her Scene begins. How shall we best employ this idle time? Let's argue on some case for exercise. You see the full gorged world securely sleeps, And sweet contention (lawyer's best content) Is sent by drowsy Peace to banishment. O these be Lawyers! Concord's enemies, pride's fuel shall their fire of strife increase. signor Vourcher, know you those Citizens? They are two wealthy Merchants and our friends. It may be they have brought us welcome fees. Lawyers and Merchants met! bestir thee Pride. In faith no suit sir, quiet, quiet all. Fortune and health attend you Gentlemen. We thank you Lady; may we crave your name? Men call me Pride, and I am Plenty's heir: Immortal, though I bear a mortal show. Are not you Lawyers, from whose reverend lips Th'amazed multitude learn Oracles? Are not you Merchants, that from East to West. From th' antarticke to the artic Poles, Bringing all treasure that the earth can yield? We are, (most worthy Lady) Then use your wisdom to enrich yourselves, Make deep success high Steward of your store. Enlarge your mighty spirits, strive to exceed, In buildings, riot, garments gallantry. For take this note: The world the show affects, Plain Virtue, (vilely clad) is counted Vice, And makes high blood endure base prejudice. But we have Laws to limit our attire. Broke with the least touch of a golden wire. Yet wisdom still commands to keep a mean, True, had you no means to excel the same, But having power, labour to ascend, The fames of mighty men do never end, Is not Ambition an aspiring sin? Yes for blind bats and birds of lazy wing. Me seems t's good to keep within our bounds, Why beasts themselves, of bounds are discontent, Spend me your studies to get offices, Then stooping suitors with uncovered heads May groaning come, unboweling the bags, Of their rich burdens, in your wide mouthed desks. But men will tax us to want charity. True charity beginneth first at home, Here in your bosoms dwell your dear-loved hearts, Feed them with joy; first crown their appetites, And then cast water on the care-scorched face, Let your own longings first be satisfied, All other pity is but foolish pride. Sweet council; worthy of most high regard, All our endeavours shall be to aspire. Ours to be rich and gallant in attire. All to be brave, else all of no respect, It is the habit, doth the mind deject. Let's brave it out, since Pride hath made us know, Nothing is graced that wants a glorious show. The puffed up spirits of the greater sort. Shall make them scorn the abject and the base; Th' impatient spirit of the wretched sort, Shall think imposed duties their disgrace, Poor naked need shall be as full of pride, As he that for his wealth is deified.
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And (till her soueraignty decline and bow) Contempt shall be enthron'd in euery browe. Then thus, (as soueraigne Empresse of all sinnes) Pryde turnes her houre and heere her Sceane beginnes. How shall we best imploy this idle time? Lets argue on some case for exercise. You see the full gorg'd world securely sleepes, And sweet contention (Lawyers best content) Is sent by drowsie Peace to banishment. O these be Lawyers! Concords enemies, Prydes fuell shall their fire of strife increase. Signior Vourcher, know you those Cittizens? They are two wealthy Merchants and our friends. Yt may be they haue brought vs welcome fees. Lawyers and Merchants met! bestir thee Pride. In faith no sute sir, quiet, quiet all. Fortune and health attend you Gentlemen. We thanke you Lady; may we craue your name? Men call me Pryde, and I am Plenties heire: Immortall, though I beare a mortall showe. Are not you Lawyers, from whose reuerend lippes Th'amaxed multitude learne Oracles? Are not you Merchants, that from East to West. From th' antartieke to the Artick Poles, Bringing all treasure that the earth can yeeld? We are, (most worthy Lady) Then vse your wisedome to enrich your selues, Make deepe successe high Steward of your store. Enlarge your mighty spirits, striue to excede, In buildings, ryot, garments gallantry. For take this note: The world the show affects, Playne Vertue, (vilie cladde) is counted Vice, And makes high blood indure base praeiudice. But wee haue Lawes to limitte our attire. Broke with the least touch of a golden wyer. Yet wisedome still commands to keepe a meane, True, had you no meanes to excell the same, But hauing power, labour to ascend, The fames of mighty men do neuer end, Is not Ambition an aspiring sinne? Yes for blind batts and birds of lazy wing. Me seemes ti's good to keepe within our bounds, Why beasts themselues, of bounds are discontent, Spend me your studies to get offices, Then stooping suiters with vncouered heads May groaning come, vnbowelling the bagges, Of their rich burthens, in your wide mouth'd deskes. But men will taxe vs to want charity. True charity beginneth first at home, Heere in your bosomes dwell your deere-lou'd hearts, Feed them with ioy; first crowne their appetites, And then cast water on the care-scorch't face, Let your owne longings first be satisfied, All other pitty is but foolish pryde. Sweet councell; worthy of most high regard, All our indeauours shall be to aspire. Ours to be rich and gallant in attire. All to be braue, else all of no respect, It is the habit, doth the mind deiect. Lets braue it out, since Pride hath made vs knowe, Nothing is grac'd that wants a glorious showe. The puft vp spirits of the greater sort. Shall make them scorne the abiect and the base; Th' impatient spirit of the wretched sort, Shall thinke imposed duties their disgrace, Poore naked neede shall be as full of pryde, As he that for his wealth is Deifide.