Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 23 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 459 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Oh admirable! but methinks when the door is open, they should hear it below likewise in the Vault, and stand still there too. Well, Sir, by my Mother's soul (that oath I learned in Spain) 'tis a truth; and the reason it cannot be heard lower, is, because the sound does not descend below the water. Indeed, that's an excellent reason. Nay, by Ioue, Sir, I scorn to lie; I scorn to speak any thing without reason, by Ioue; by Ioue, I'll give as good a reason of those things I know, as any man under the cope of Heaven; I will, by Ioue. Why, I have seen white bears with faces would make you fall in love with them. O strange! white bears! and yet indeed I have heard that a late in America there are white bears, but they are most terrible. Nay, Sir, and these have long tails. That's somewhat worth the admiration; and yet I think all Bears at first had long tails, or else why should the Bear in the heavens have one! 'Tis true; yet (if you mark it) 'tis broken. O, that came thus; when Iupiter pulled him up to heaven by the tail, the weight of his body broke it, whereupon Iupiter caught him by the rump, and so tied his tail together again, & that is the reason of the knot in the middle of it, and so it has ever since hung slopeling downward, if you mark it. Again, Sir, in my travails in Tuscany, I beheld a most curious piece of Architecture; it was an hall built in the form of a cross, that, which way soever the wind sat, or the sun shined, a man might always go to one of the ends, and so decline the present violence of the season: and as in an arbour unto which the Sun has access, you shall see boughs at the top correspondently represented on the ground in the shadow: so whatsoever curious work was seen in the roof of this building, the same underneath was expressed in the Floor. I fancy the conceit prettily. Nay, Sir; I'll tell you a wonder, we met with a traveler that could speak some six languages at the same instant. How? at the same instant! that's impossible. Nay, Sir, the actuality of the performance puts it beyond all contradiction. With his tongue he'd vowel you out as smooth Italian, as any man breathing: with his Eye he would sparkle forth the proud Spanish: with his Nose blow out most Robustious Dutch: the Creaking of his High-heeled shoe would articulate exact Polonian: The knocking of his shinbones Feminine French: and his Belly would grumble most pure and Scholarlike Hungary. How? his Belly speak?
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Oh admirable! but mee thinks when the doore is open, they ſhould heare it below likewiſe in the Vault, and ſtand ſtill there too. Well, Sir, by my Mothers ſoule (that oath I learn't in Spaine) 'tis a truth; and the reaſon it cannot be heard lower, is, becauſe the ſound does not deſcend below the water. Indeed, that's an excellent reaſon. Nay, by Ioue, Sir, I ſcorne to lie; I ſcorne to ſpeake any thing without reaſon, by Ioue; by Ioue, Ile giue as good a reaſon of thoſe things I know, as any man vnder the cope of Heauen; I will, by Ioue. Why, I haue ſeene white beares with faces would make you fall in loue with them. O ſtrange! white beares! and yet indeed I haue heard that a late in America there are white beares, but they are moſt terrible. Nay, Sir, and theſe haue long tailes. That's ſomewhat worth the admiration; and yet I thinke all Beares at firſt had long tailes, or elſe why ſhould the Beare in the heauens haue one! 'Tis true; yet (if you marke it) 'tis broken. O, that came thus; when Iupiter pull'd him vp to heauen by the taile, the waight of his body broke it, whereupon Iupiter caught him by the rumpe, and ſo tyed his taile together againe, & that is the reaſon of the knot in the middle of it, and ſo it has euer ſince hung ſlopeling downe-ward, if you marke it. Againe, Sir, in my trauailes in Tuſcany, I beheld a moſt curious piece of Architecture; it was an hall built in the forme of a croſſe, that, which way ſoeuer the wind ſate, or the ſunne ſhin'd, a man might alwayes goe to one of the ends, and ſo decline the preſent violence of the ſeaſon: and as in an arbour vnto which the Sun has acceſſe, you ſhall ſee boughes at the top correſpondently repreſented on the ground in the ſhaddow: ſo whatſoeuer curious work was ſeene in the roofe of this building, the ſame vnderneath was expreſt in the Floore. I fancie the conceit prettily. Nay, Sir; Ile tell you a wonder, wee met with a Trauailour that could ſpeake ſome ſixe languages at the ſame inſtant. How? at the ſame inſtant! that's impoſſible. Nay, Sir, the actualitie of the performance puts it beyond all contradiction. With his tongue hee'd vowell you out as ſmooth Italian, as any man breathing: with his Eye he would ſparkle forth the proud Spaniſh: with his Noſe blow out moſt Robuſtious Dutch: the Creaking of his High-heel'd Shoo would articulate exact Polonian: The knocking of his ſhin-bones Foeminine French: and his Belly would grumble moſt pure and Scholer-like Hungary. How? his Belly ſpeake?