Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Till the most gallant Ladies of the Court Esteem devotion there abused sport. Then i'faith till Players, Poets, (Ape and Ass) Spend all they get from Iune to Michaelmas. So then for ever shall we live like friends, Thou must forgive though Messala offends. What can exceed these miracles of age, Whose actions might again revive the stage? A Common council must protect the State, Till mad Menander have atoned his fate: Till Cinthia her punishment release And give Manander leave to rule in peace. Whither, o whither, and to what extremes Do the most waking Gods drive guilty men? Who lives to know, obtains a blessed age, But he a curse, who knowledge doth abuse; Subtle temptation must not make men err With judgement, though approval may confer Kingdoms of wealth, which is impossible (So gotten) to continue, if well paid. O since I knew the folly to advise And nourish up the rude infirmities Of each voluptuous Epicure in state Striving to take dependence from the smile Of an imperious favourite, weak shame Never till now oppressed me; and I swear Did not the sword of justice now strike home I would encounter shame with fortitude, But a discarded woe (the common plague Of servile age e'en dead with misery) Hath after long forbearance seized on me: Pheudippe's death was fatal to my life Because neglected by his living wife. Have I then caught thy unappeased soul? Tell me, come tell me, wicked wretch declare, Why hast thou broken holy friendships vow? Speak (damned vermin) each true accent tell For we'll unrip thy bosom spite of hell; Speak thou contemptuous varlet, do not strive And shake thy limbs with unexpressed fear, For (trembling slave) my hand shall catch thy hair, Hold thee perforce, with chains of adamant, Till thy audacious shadow quaking seeth, If hands be weary I can hold by teeth. But o judicious— Villain I abhor The hateful sound of thy bewitching voice, Keep in thy clamorous echo (conjuror) And cease with Magic to enchant our sense Or I will singe thy beard off with my breath: O you damned fawning Rascal, canst thou shake And tremble after all thy infamy? Thou thankless, rotten-hearted-slave, thou snake Did I deserve suppression? tell me (Fox) You temporizing Courtier, that's enough, He needs not call thee knave, nor Sycophant, And irreligious Iew, that calls thee so, For thou didst study these; thinking to prove A learned Politician, that's a devil, A most abortive monster, strangely made With long huge horns a crafty fox's head A lions posture and extended ears With eighty souls and hearts, like little eggs; But with a camel's back, and tigers legs; Wanting a breastbone, like the savage Bear, So climb he doth and curry up the rocks, Mounting the tops of straight Pyramids But when he tumbles, like a smitten Tower, Declining softly to an ominous dearth, First will his head salute the shaking earth. The black remembrance of thy fatal end Makes my assertion true, thee a false-friend:
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Till the most gallant Ladies of the Court Esteeme deuotion there abused sport. Then 'faith till Players, Poets, (Ape and Asse) Spend all they get from Iune to Michaelmas. So then for euer shall wee liue like friends, Thou must forgiue though Messala offends. What can exceed these miracles of age, Whose actions might againe reuiue the stage? A Common councell must protect the State, Till mad Menander haue atton'd his fate: Till Cinthia her punishment release And giue Manander leaue to rule in peace. Whither, ô whither, and to what extreames Doe the most waking Gods driue guilty men? Who liues to know, obtaines a blessed age, But hee a curse, who knowledge doth abuse; Subtle temptation must not make men erre With iudgement, though approvall may conferre Kingdomes of wealth, which is impossible (So gotten) to continue, if well paid. O since I knew the folly to aduise And nourish vp the rude infirmities Of each voluptuous Epicure in state Striuing to take dependance from the smile Of an imperious fauorite, weake shame Neuer now oppress'd mee; and I sweare Did not sword of iustice now strike home I woud counter shme with fortitude, But a discarded woe (the common plague Of seruile age eeu'n dead with misery) Hath after long for-bearance seiz'd on mee: Pheudippes death was fatall to my life Because neglected by his liuing wife. Haue I then caught thy vn-appeased soule? Tell mee, come tell mee, wicked wretch declare, Why hast thou broken holy friend-ships vow? Speake (damned vermin) each true accent tell For wee'le vn-rip thy bosome spight of hell; Speake thou contemptuous varlet, doe not striue And shake thy limbs with vn-expressed feare, For (trembling slaue) my hand shall catch thy haire, Hold thee perforce, with chaines of adamant, Till thy audacious shadow quaking seeth, If hands be weary I can hold by teeth. But ô Iudicious— Villaine I abhorre The hatefull sound of thy be-witching voyce, Keepe in thy clamorous eccho (coniurer) And cease with Magicke to enchant our sence Or I will sidge thy beard off with my breath: O you damn'd fawning Rascall, canst thou shake And tremble after all thy infamy? Thou thanklesse, rotten-hearted-slaue, thou snake Did I deserue suppression? tell mee (Foxe) You temporising Courtier, that's enough, Hee needs not call thee knaue, nor Sycophant, And it-religious Iew, that cals thee so, For thou didst study these; thinking to proue A learned Polititian, that's a diuell, A most abortiue monster, strangely made With long huge hornes a crafty Foxes head A Lyons posture and extended eares With eighty soules and hearts, like little egs; But with a Camels backe, and Tygers legs; Wanting a breast-bone, like the sauage Beare, So climbe hee doth and curry vp the rockes, Mounting the tops of straight Pyramides But when hee tumbles, like a smitten Tower, Declining softly to an omenous dearth, First will his head salute the shaking earth. The blacke remembrance of thy fatall end Makes my assertion true, thee a false-friend: