Chapman, George · published 1613 · first performed or written 1610 [c.1610-1611] (Annals) tragedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Whitefriars unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
In his most gentle, and unwearied mind, Rightly to virtue framed; in very nature; In his most firm inexorable spirit, To be removed from any thing he chooseth For worthiness; or bear the lest persuasion To what is base, or fitteth not his object; In his contempt of riches and of greatness; In estimation of th'Idolatrous vulgar; His scorn of all things servile and ignoble, Though they could gain him never such advancement; His liberal kind of speaking what is truth, In spite of temporising; the great rising, and learning of his soul, so much the more Against ill fortune, as she set herself Sharp against him, or would present most hard, To shun the malice of her deadliest charge; His detestation of his special friends, When he perceived their tyrannous will to do, Or their abjection basely to sustain Any injustice that they could revenge; The flexibility of his most anger, Even in the main career and fury of it, When any object of desertful pity Offers itself to him; his sweet disposure As much abhorring to behold, as do Any unnatural and bloody action; His just contempt of jesters, Parasites, Servile observers, and polluted tongues: In short, this seneschal man is found in him, He may with heavens immortal powers compare, To whom the day and fortune equal are, Come fair or foul, whatever chance can fall, Fixed in himself, he still is one to all. Shows he to others thus? To all that know him. And apprehend I this man for a traitor? These are your Machevilian Villains, Your bastard Teucer's, that their mischiefs done, Run to your shield for shelter: caucuses, That cut their too large murderous thieveries, To their dens length still: woe be to that state Where treachery guards, and ruin makes men great. Go, take my Letters for him, and release him. Thanks to your Highness, ever live your Highness. Better a man were buried quick, then live A property for state, and spoil, to thrive. we joy you take a chance so ill, so well. whoever saw me differ in acceptance Of either fortune? What, love bad, like good? How should one learn that? To love nothing outward, Or not within our own powers to command; And so being sure of every thing we love, Who cares to lose the rest: if any man Would neither live nor die in his free choice, But as he sees necessity will have it, (Which if he would resist, he strives in vain) What can come near him, that he doth not well, And if in worst events, his will be done; How can the best be better? all is one. methinks 'tis pretty. Put no difference If you have this, or not this; but as children Playing at quoits, ever regard their game, And care not for their quoits; so let a man The things themselves that touch him not esteem, But his free power in well disposing them.
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In his most gentle, and vnwearied minde, Rightly to vertue fram'd; in very nature; In his most firme inexorable spirit, To be remou'd from any thing hee chuseth For worthinesse; or beare the lest perswasion To what is base, or fitteth not his obiect; In his contempt of riches and of greatnesse; In stimation of th'Idolatrous vulgar; His scorne of all things seruile and ignoble, Though they could gaine him neuer such aduancement; His liberall kinde of speaking what is truth, In spight of temporising; the great rising, and learning of his soule, so much the more Against ill fortune, as shee set her selfe Sharpe against him, or would present most hard, To shunne the malice of her deadliest charge; His detestation of his speciall friends, When he perceiu'd their tyrannous will to doe, Or their abiection basely to sustaine Any iniustice that they could reuenge; The flexibilitie of his most anger, Euen in the maine careere and fury of it, When any obiect of desertfull pittie Offers it selfe to him; his sweet disposure As much abhorring to behold, as doe Any vnnaturall and bloudy action; His iust ontempt of esters, Parasites, Seruile obseruers, and polluted tongues: In sho, this Senecall man is found in him, Hee may with heauens immortall powers compare, the day and fortune equall are, Come faire or foule, what euer chance can fall, Fix himselfe, hee still is one to all. Showes he to others thus? To all that know him. And apprehend I this man for a traitor? These are your Macheuilian Villaines, Your bastard Teucers, that their mischiefes done, Runne to your shield for shelter: Caucusses, That cut their too large murtherous theueries, To their dens length still: woe be to that state Where treacherie guards, and ruine makes men grea. Goe, take my Letters for him, and release him. Thankes to your Highnesse, euer liue your Highnesse. Better a man were buried quicke, then liue A propertie for state, and spoile, to thriue. Wee ioy you take a chance so ill, so well. Who euer saw me differ in acceptance Of eyther fortune? What, loue bad, like good? How should one learne that? To loue nothing outward, Or not within our owne powers to command; And so being sure of euery thing we loue, Who cares to lose the rest: if any man Would neyther liue nor dye in his free choise, But as hee sees necessitie will haue it, (Which if hee would resist, hee striues in vaine) What can come neere him, that hee doth not well, And if in worst euents, his will be done; How can the best be better? all is one. Me thinkes tis prettie. Put no difference If you haue this, or not this; but as children Playing at cotes, euer regard their game, And care not for their coites; so let a man The things themselues that touch him not esteeme, But his free power in well disposing them.