Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 36 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe typicality 0.66 · 496 words
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Come kiss, my Pigeon, come kiss, my pretty Corinna, Nibble a little, my Love; nibble again, and again. Hay day! he's at's Hexameter and Pentameter Verses in our tongue: i'faith I think in some such humour this kind of Verses was first made amongst us. My purse is richer than th' Mines rich India brings forth. You shall not need to make a short Verse to that Sir: we'll be very short with you. Take off your whole one, or take a sowse o' the chops. Beshrew his drunken fingers; Magus you ha' not charmed him well. Altè dormi, pax, prax, max; aliè dormi, Galbos, Galbat: Galdes, Galdat: pax, prax, max, alte dormi. See what's in his pocket. A murrain on't, here's nothing but a Purse with a paper in't. Let's see it, why, what's here? Verses! Translated by me upon occasion of Ethicus his inviting me to Supper. The fruitful Earth does drink the rain; Trees drinks the fruitful Earth again. The Sea does drink the liquid Air; By the suns beams the Sea-waves are Drunk up; which is no sooner done, But straight the Moon drinks up the Sun. Why then, companions, do you think I may not with like freedom drink? This had been lost, if I had not given the Rogue his Anacreon again. Is this the rich Purse? Come, i'faith we'll e'en serve for a Voider, and carry him away, whiles he is drunk, rid the room of him. Room for a Poet, Room for a Poet, Room for a Poet. ANd have you been in Italie too? In the most parts of the World, Sir. You have disposed your observations by heads! have you not? They are yet Sir but a miscellany, but I am now in reducing of them. And what may the sum of them be? Sir, they are principally drawn from the People, and Country: discoursing upon the policy, and natural disposition of the first; as on the situation, and fertility of the second. Hum. the method is sufficiently approvable: but I like that very well that you place Policy first; and would wish you to prosecute that fully, with the most subtle examinations of your purest judgement: 'twill be worth your travail: and 'tis a main fault of your common Geographers, that nowadays do rather garnish the margin of a Map, then materially describe it; and only draw a company of lines through it; as if they had rid over the Country to take notice only of the highways; which yet a carrier's Horse knows better than they; neglecting in the mean time more solid observations; whilst their fancies (I will not say judgements) are weakly satisfied with these fruitless superficialities; not unlike your sedentary Students, who for the attaining of a little glory with some few less judicious of their own Sect, stirred up with a contemplative ambition, earnestly prosecute those studies, which themselves shall never reduce unto practice, in the actions of their life.
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Come kiſſe, my Pigeon, come kiſſe, my pretty Corinna, Nibble a little, my Loue; nibble againe, and againe. Hay day! he's at's Hexameter and Pentameter Verſes in our tongue: 'ſaith I thinke in ſome ſuch humour this kind of Verſes was firſt made amongſt vs. My purſe is richer thē th' Mines rich India brings forth. You ſhall not neede to make a ſhort Verſe to that Sir: weele be very ſhort with you. Take off your whole one, or take a ſowſe o' the chops. Beſhrow his drunken fingers; Magus you ha' not charm'd him well. Altè dormi, pax, prax, max; aliè dormi, Galbos, Galbat: Galdes, Galdat: pax, prax, max, alte dormi. See what's in his pocket. A murren on't, here's nothing but a Purſe with a paper in't. Let's ſee it, why, whats here? Verſes! Tranſlated by mee vpon occaſion of Ethicus his inuiting mee to Supper. The fruitfull Earth does drinke the raine; Trees drinkes the fruitfull Earth againe. The Sea does drinke the liquid Ayre; By the Sunnes beames the Sea-waues are Drunke vp; which is no ſooner done, But ſtraight the Moone drinkes vp the Sunne. Why then, companions, doe you thinke I may not with like freedome drinke? This had beene loſt, if I had not giu'n the Rogue his Anacreon againe. Is this the rich Purſe? Come, 'ifaith wee'll e'en ſerue for a Voyder, and carrie him away, whiles hee is drunk, rid the roome of him. Roome for a Poet, Roome for a Poet, Roome for a Poet. ANd haue you beene in Italie too? In the moſt parts of the World, Sir. You haue diſpos'd your obſeruations by heads! haue you not? They are yet Sir but a miſcellany, but I am now in reducing of them. And what may the ſumme of them be? Sir, they are principally drawne from the People, and Country: diſcourſing vpon the policie, and naturall diſpoſition of the firſt; as on the ſituation, and fertilitie of the ſecond. Hum, the method is ſufficiently approoueable: but I like that very well that you place Policy firſt; and would wiſh you to proſecute that fully, with the moſt ſubtle examinations of your pureſt iudgement: 'twill be worth your trauaile: and 'tis a maine fault of your common Geographers, that now-a-dayes doe rather garniſh the margine of a Map, then materially deſcribe it; and onely draw a companie of lines through it; as if they had rid ouer the Countrie to take notice onely of the high-wayes; which yet a Carriers Horſe knowes better then they; neglecting in the meane time more ſolid obſeruations; whileſt their fancies (I will not ſay iudgements) are weakly ſatisfied with theſe fruitleſſe ſuperficialities; not vnlike your ſedentary Students, who for the attaining of a little glorie with ſome few leſſe iudicious of their owne Sect, ſtirred vp with a contemplatiue ambition, earneſtly proſecute thoſe ſtudies, which themſelues ſhall neuer reduce vnto practice, in the actions of their life.