Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
Will make an everlasting harmony When mischief lurks within our elbow-room. I feel the sharp disease of beggary Begin e'en with a threadbare impudence, To seize upon our nothing-valued life. All that is Courtier in me, who contemned To' acknowledge one above me (but my maker) To sue for friendship; cog for patronage, Who was enfranchised by the Kings decree, Had no revenues but a morning bribe, (Which now of late are precious things, all men Have so inclined themselves to subtlety, As they conceive a courtier's gullery) But I was well provided for, before A foul disaster of such consequence, As peevish gamester's luck oppressed my soul. All that is Courtier in me, now compelled Must vanish into smooth-tongued flattery. With oiled gums, and with a supple arm, I must salute my patron (though a fool) Insinuate how many blessed years He will enjoy, to bless my indigence: Tell him how plump, how lusty, latter time And my young mistress make him, though his face More full of wrinkles than a practised witch With pitiful hoof-shoulders do consort: So, like a fawning Spaniel must I wag At every costive windfall of a crumb; Bid farewell to my Courtiership, and live, Like an arch-fool, a Sycophant: fly hence These childish terrors to my pained soul, The chiefest Courtiers will my kinsmen be, My fellows in profession, my colleagues, Nay emulate my worth, if I excel, In the most ample trade of glozing well. O Gracchus! Gracchus! but a freeborn-life Rather alludes unto felicity, If our estate hath no dependent cause, If we possess without another's claim, Revenues (clear from tenancy at will) Regardless of observance; do despise Payment of homage to a foot-cloth-sir, And may revile the best of Tradesman's coat, If he insult (sans prejudicial fear Of a compulsive debt, or Officers, Who follow satisfaction:) for indeed Revenues I account, although possessed, Yet if infected with a name of Debt, Nothing as mine which answers to the name; Possessions be what others cannot claim. If without scruple therefore we can boast, In so complete a fashion as before I did inculcate; then Rusticity, To Gods and Monarchs may well answer free. Thus doth improvidence of harebrain mates, Buy little wisdom at excessive rates: 'Tis indeed better to be wise at last, Then gallop headlong till our hopes be passed. Though latter wisdom do import withal An insufficience in points natural. What melancholic caitiff yonder walks? Gracchus (my Lord) the gallant Eunuch. So, What malcontented humour doth oppress The image of unspotted honesty, With him so frequent? I adore and love The civil carriage that I do observe In his Employment: if a Courtier hath (Courtiers of common outside-silks) if they Have dear acquaintance with dame Honesty (Famished in exile to the frozen pole) Gracchus I dare avow may parallel The best of their acquaintance: (Gracchus) hoe? My gracious Lord? What peril imminent, Doth so oppose thy noble splendour? which (without mere base descension to colloque) I must inform thee is refulgent.
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Will make an euerlasting harmony When mischiefe lurkes within our elbow-roome. I feele the sharpe disease of beggery Beginne eeu'n with a thred-bare impudence, To seize vpon our nothing-valued life. All that is Courtier in me, who contemn'd To'acknowledge one aboue me (but my maker) To sue for friendship; cogge for patronage, Who was enfranchis'd by the Kings dcreee, Had no reuenues but a morning bribe, (Which now of late are pretious things, all men Haue so inclin'd themselues to subtilty, As they conceiue a Courtiers gullery) But I was well prouided for, before A fowle disaster of such consequence, As peeuish gamesters lucke oppress'd my soule. All that is Courtier in me, now compeld Must vanish into smooth-tongu'd flattery. With oyled gums, and with a supple arme, I must salute my patron (though a foole) Insinuate how many blessed yeares Hee will enioy, to blesse my indigence: Tell him how plumpe, how lusty, latter time And my yong mistresse make him, though his face More full of wrinckles then a practis'd witch With pittifull hoofe-shoulders do consort: So, like a fawning Spaniell must I wagge At every costiue wind-fall of a crumme; Bid fare-well to my Courtiership, and liue, Like an arch-foole, a Sycophant: flye hence These childish terrors to my pained soule, The chiefest Courtiers will my kinsmen bee, My fellowes in profession, my colleagues, Nay aemulate my worth, if I excell, In the most ample trade of glosing well. O Gracchus! Gracchus! but a free-borne-life Rather alludes vnto foelicity, If our estate hath no dependant cause, If wee possesse without anothers claime, Reuenues (cleere from tenancy at will) Regardlesse of obseruance; doe despise Payment of homage to a foot-cloth-sir, And may reuile the best of Tradesmans coate, If he insult (sans praeiudiciall feare Of a compulsiue debt, or Officers, Who follow satisfaction:) for indeed Revenues I account, although possess'd, Yet if infected with a name of Debt, Nothing as mine which answeres to the name; Possessions be what others cannot claime. If without scruple therefore we can boast, In so compleat a fashion as before I did inculcate; then Rusticity, To Gods and Monarchs may well answere free▪ Thus doth improuidence of hare-braine mates, Buy little wisedome at excessiue rates: 'Tis indeed better to bee wise at last, Then gallop head-long till our hopes bee past. Though latter wisedome doe import withall An insufficience in points naturall. What melancholique caitife yonder walkes? Gracchus (my Lord) the gallant Eunuch. So, What malecontented humor doth oppresse The image of vnspotted honesty, With him so frequenr? I adore and loue The ciuill carriage that I do obserue In his Imployment: if a Courtier hath (Courtiers of common out-side-silkes) if they Haue deere acquaintance with dame Honesty (Famish'd in exile to the frozen pole) Gracchus I dare avow may paralell The best of their acquaintance: (Gracchus) hoe? My gracious Lord? What perill imminent, Doth so oppose thy noble splendor? which (without meere base descention to col-logue) I must informe thee is reulgent.