Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Into their antic affability, And argue men of much impiety. Now should thy thunder (Jove) assail the the fort Of my ambitious hope, by way of sport, Blast me with lightning, brand me full of spots; Who have entrenched a garrison of plots Against my second maker, 'gainst my King. So credulous, so element, so sincere, So flexible, and gracious to me, As I without him never had my name; He hath endeared my dangerous attempt, Is both indulgent of each true surmise, And zealous of each tale that may arise, Or to detect, or to oppugn my pride, My most perfidious dealing; doth deride All true suggestion of his Councillors, Who would exasperate his amity, Whilst I enchant his ears with flattery, With mere dissimulation (Physic Art) My gilded dagger stabs him to the heart. Can my obstreperous passion echo forth A sound so dismal irreligious, Without some sudden earthquake ominous? Without a clap of thunder to benumb M trembling oynts, ad make my language dumb? Then I'll infer the masty frame of earth, Man universal; peasant, patriarch, Grocers and great men, Kings and Copper-smiths, Be governed by the Gods, no more than sheep, Or I'll depose, the Gods be all asleep: Scruple in actions doth augment the vice, Which courage hath surnamed Cowardice. Soon may a statesman savour of the Fool, Who leaves his torrent for a standing-pool; Who doth neglect his high pre-eminence For safety of a quiet conscience. All senior Sophists, and each puisne elf Account him wise, who's wisest for himself. Yet for conceited disputation's sake, A long discourse of Honesty I'll make, Of times corruption will I satirize, And with each cunning nature temporize. Thus doth a serpent, which will satisfy His common thirst, and Summer heat allay, After he is approached unto the bank Of pleasant Nilus, without much delay, Instinct doth teach him to disgorge the bag Of poison, kept in his pernicious jaw, Till he hath tasted the resulting wave; Then readily licks up the viscous gall Which he by nature did evacuate, And so remains his body temperate, His poison (though suspended) virulent. So when we crafty fellows (for attempt) By sudden motives do remember ways Which men more honest, name Legitimate, Or by converse, if we shall tempted be, To show the best of our affections, we Do like the thirsty snake, renounce our Saint, (Accounted sin) which reassume we will; So reassumption makes the Serpent still; If my designs incur discovery, I then admit, the King is merciful, And he a milksop is, (we may resolve) Can fear, if Kings be ready to absolve: Noble attempts beget experience, republics purchase mundane policy Through observation; my success will bring Plenty of knowledge: errors difficult Daily engender rational discuss, Which by events do sweep away the sink Or muddy oppilation of our sense, Original of knowledge is offence: I therefore thus embarked for enterprise, May win a double stake, learn wit, and rise.
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Topic (seed 42)
T35 — Fools, wit and railingcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.859 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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Into their antique affability, And argue men of much impiety. Now should thy thunder (Iou ) assile the the fort Of my ambitious hope, by way of sport, Blast me with lightning▪ brand me full of spots; VVho haue intrench'd a garrison of plots Against my second maker, 'gainst my King. So credulous, so element, so sincere, So flexible, and gratious to me, As I without him neuer had my name; Hee hath endeer'd my dangerous attempt, Is both indulgent of each true surmise, And zealous of each tale that may arise, Or to detect, r to oppugne my pride, My most perfidious dealing; doth deride All true suggestion of his Councellors, VVho would exasperate his amity, VVhilst Ichant his eares with flattery, VVith meere dissimulation (Physicke Art) My gilded dagger stabs him to the heart. Can my obstreperous passion eccho forth A sound so dismall ir-religious, VVithout some sudden earth-quake omenous? VVithout a clap of thunder to be-numme M trembling oynts, ad make my language dumb? Then Il'e inferre the masy frame of earth, Man vniuersall; peasant, patriarch, Grocers and great men, Kings and Copper-smiths, Be gouern'd by the Gods, no more then sheepe, Or Il'e depose, the Gods be all a-sleepe: Scruple in actions doth augment the vice, Which courage hath surnamed Cowardice. Soone may a states-man savour of the Foole, Who leaues his torrent for a standing-poole; Who doth neglect his high prae-eminence For safety of a quiet conscience. All senior Sophists, and each puisne elfe Account him wise, who's wisest for himselfe. Yet for conceited disputation sake, A long discourse of Honesty Il'e make, Of times corruption will I saterize, And with each cunning nature temporize. Thus doth a serpent, which will satisfie His common thirst, and Summer heat allay, After hee is approach'd vnto the banke Of pleasant Nilus, without much delay, Instinct doth teach him to dis-gorge the bagge Of poyson, kept in his pernitious iaw, Till hee hath tasted the resulting waue; Then readily lickes vp the viscous gall Which hee by nature did e-vacuate, And so remaines his body temperate, His poyson (though suspended) virulent. So when wee craftie ellowes (for attempt) By sudden motiues do remember wayes Which men more honest, name Legitimate, Or by conuerse, if wee shall tempted be, To shew the bet of our affections, wee Doe like the thirsty snake, renounce our Saint, (Accounted sinne) which re-assume wee will; So re-assumption makes the Serpent still; If my designes incurre discouery, I then adm, the King is mercifull, And hee a milke-pis, (wee may resolue) Can feare, if Kings bee ready to absolue: Noble attempts beget experience, Re-publiques purchase mundane pollicy Through obseruation; my successe will bring Plenty of knowledge: errors difficult Daily in-gender rationall discusse, Which by events doe sweepe away the sinke Or muddy oppilation of our sence, Originall of knowledge is offence: I therefore thus imbarqu'd for enterprise, May win a double stake, learne wit, and rise.