Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 29 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Nay but, Sir, you must Measure your joy; divers have died with overmuch rejoicing, and so may you; and then you'd both break your vow to the Goddess, and lose your Love beside. You say true. Besides, you must use a means you see, Fascination; which you shall use at the Banquet, which (you know) we are invited unto. Nay, let me alone for looking on her; I'll look thorough her, and thorough her; and make her as Perspective, as I am Solid. Besides, there was a little moving, you saw, at the name of Geographus: to signify he will be fair for her too. And again, there was a little moving at the word Medicine, and therefore that must be used too: but for that take you no care. Well, you learned men put so many doubts— but I care not, I shall have her in the end: come, I've enough, now let's go. Measure your joy, I say. Thou'rt mine, thou'rt mine, Astronomia, I'm in Heaven already; Geographus may go travail again, and Poeta, in stead of bay, may go wear a Willow-garland. Come, let's in. MArry, and I be thus troubled with you when you woo me, and seek to please; what should I expect and we were married once? Nay, dearest Logicus, let not the excellency of your reason be so severe, but that it may admit a gracious apprehension of a smiling love; let not the exactness of your wisdom be so regulated, but that it may express a courteous acceptance of a lovers admiration; let not— Nay, and you once fall to Set speeches, I am gone; I perceive you are not for common talk; I wonder, now I think on't, in what Predicament a woman's tongue is; let's see: yet, what if I make it a Transcendent? and yet it can't be so, for 'tis neither unum, nor verum, nor honum: i'faith, and't be in any Predicament, it shall be in Quantitate Continua, and that's opposite to Discreta; or rather, since 'tis so irregular, and therefore can hardly be admitted into any Order, I will count it that Monster in Nature, and Contradiction of Philosophy, Infinitum in acta. Why lo, now yourself has made a set speech; and thus whilst you Reprehend, you Offend: whilst you Direct, you Neglect: whilst you Reform, you Deform: whilst you— hay day! this is tick-tack: Here's another shorter trick: well, I perceive there's no other course— which is your way? Which is your way? Do you speak first. Nay, do you speak first, you are the better Man. Why, mine lies this way. Why so does mine; we'll go together. ay, But I must go this way to do a little business first. Why so must I. But I must walk here alone a little to think on't first. Why, and I must walk here alone a little first. Why, then fare you well; I can think on my business by the way.
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Nay but, Sir, you muſt Meaſure your ioy; diuers haue died with ouer-much reioycing, and ſo may you; and then you'd both breake your vow to the Goddeſſe, and loſe your Loue beſides. You ſay true. Beſides, you muſt vſe a meanes you ſee, Faſcination; which you ſhall vſe at the Banquet, which (you know) we are inuited vnto. Nay, let mee alone for looking on her; Ile looke thorow her, and thorow her; and make her as Perſpectiue, as I am Solid. Beſides, there was a little moouing, you ſaw, at the name of Geographus: to ſignifie hee will bee faire for her too. And againe, there was a little moouing at the word Medicine, and therefore that muſt bee vs'd too: but for that take you no care. Well, you learned men put ſo many doubts—but I care not, I ſhall haue her in the end: come, I'ue enough, now let's goe. Meaſure your ioy, I ſay. Thou'rt mine, thou'rt mine, Aſtronomia, I'me in Heau'n already; Geographus may goe trauaile againe, and Poeta, in ſtead of Baies, may goe weare a Willow-garland. Come, let's in. MArry, and I bee thus troubled with you when you woo me, and ſeeke to pleaſe; what ſhould I expect and wee were married once? Nay, deareſt Logicus, let not the excellencie of your reaſon bee ſo ſeuere, but that it may admit a gracious apprehenſion of a ſmiling loue; let not the exactnes of your wiſedome be ſo regulated, but that it may expreſſe a courteous acceptance of a Louers admiration; let not— Nay, and you once fall to Set ſpeeches, I am gone; I perceiue you are not for common talke; I wonder, now I thinke on't, in what Praedicament a womans tongue is; let's ſee: yet, what if I make it a Tranſcendent? and yet it can't be ſo, for 'tis neither vnum, nor verum, nor honum: 'faith, and't bee in any Praedicament, it ſhall bee in Quantitate Continua, and that's oppoſite to Diſcreta; or rather, ſince 'tis ſo irregular, and therefore can hardly bee admitted into any Order, I will count it that Monſter in Nature, and Contradiction of Philoſophie, Infinitum in acta. Why lo, now your ſelfe has made a ſet ſpeech; and thus whilſt you Reprehend, you Offend: whilſt you Direct, you Neglect: whilſt you Reforme, you Deforme: whilſt you— Hey day! this is tick-tack: Here's another ſhorter tricke: well, I perceiue there's no other courſe — which is your way? Which is your way? Doe you ſpeake firſt. Nay, doe you ſpeake firſt, you are the better Man. VVhy, mine lies this way. VVhy ſo does mine; weele goe together. I, But I muſt go this way to doe a little buſineſſe firſt. VVhy ſo muſt I. But I muſt walke here alone a little to thinke on't firſt. VVhy, and I muſt walke here alone a little firſt. Why, then fare you well; I can thinke on my buſines by the way.