Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 53 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 · 439 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
YOu see, I have in part described the worthy parts of Geographus; and doubtless 'tis pity any cowardly young man should spend the strength of his best age in the murmurings of discontent. I can say no more, and you may— Nay, I must needs approve of such commendable parts in him; but I have ever thought your travailers like unto Meteors which wander in the Air, and their love in particular like the shooting star, which only lasts till the fire is spent, and then falls down again with a swift precipitation: but I'm sure my Astronomia is of a more Fixed desire. ay, but I'm persuaded he will be so regular, he will never go beyond the prescribed bounds of her will; come, you shall see, she will so encompass him, that he shall never get out. He must, and shall then turn away his man Phantastes, that has incited him to entertain all his uncertain courses. Will you be willing, on that condition, to yield your consent, that he shall have her? I will. Well then, I'll hasten a speedy celebration of this marriage: for I'll make him discard his Phantastes immediately; 'twas somewhat tolerable to entertain such a giddy Counsellor, whilst be was unmarried; but hereafter assure yourself he will be more stayed: and consider, Physica, that though he have been a travailer, yet he is now come home, and I hope not only to his Country, but to himself. Well, your wishes and my counsels will work upon him, I trust; and I'll be sure, he shall never stir abroad, but Astronomia still shall have an eye to him. Come then, let's in. FAirest Rhetorica, will the pride of your beauty still tyrannize? will it be still in the Imperative Mood? and shall my languishing desire be always in the unhappy Optative? let me go a little further, and come at last to the Potential. Yes, faith, you shall go further if you will, to the Infinitive: I am not in the Mood to be wooed now. Ah, dearest Rhetorica, I cannot choose. Omnia vincit Amor, & nos cedamus Amori. I wonder at this, Grammaticus: that you having brought Love under a Rule, cannot notwithstanding rule it. Hei mihi quod nully Amor est medicabilis herbis. But why should you torture yourself so with love? Torture? O but 'tis a sweet, a sweet torture. In Genitivo Id tibi dulcedo faciens dulcedinis, illud Demonstratque propago, propaginis: adijce virgo we learn this in the very School. I think they are happy that never marry. Oh, 'tis the right of nature: Funus justa petit, petit & sponsalia virgo.
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YOu ſee, I haue in part deſcrib'd the worthy parts of Geographus; and doubtleſſe 'tis pitty any cowardly youngman ſhould ſpend the ſtrength of his beſt age in the murmurings of diſcontent. I can ſay no more, and you may— Nay, I muſt needs approue of ſuch commendable parts in him; but I haue euer thought your Trauailers like vnto Meteors which wander in the Aire, and their loue in particular like the ſhooting ſtarre, which onely laſts till the fire is ſpent, and then fals downe againe with a ſwift precipitation: but I'm ſure my Aſtronomia is of a more Fixt deſire. I, but I'm perſwaded he will be ſo regular, hee will neuer goe beyond the preſcribed bounds of her will; come, you ſhall ſee, ſhee will ſo encompaſſe him, that he ſhall neuer get out. Hee muſt, and ſhall then turne away his man Phantaſtes, that has incited him to entertayne all his vncertayne courſes. Will you be willing, on that condition, to yeeld your conſent, that he ſhall haue her? I will. Well then, Ile haſten a ſpeedie celebration of this marriage: for Ile make him diſcard his Phantaſtes immediately; 'twas ſomewhat tolerable to entertayne ſuch a giddie Counſellour, whileſt be was vnmarried; but hereafter aſſure your ſelfe he will be more ſtay'd: and conſider, Phyſica, that though he haue been a Trauailer, yet hee is now come home, and I hope not only to his Countrie, but to himſelfe. Well, your wiſhes and my counſels will worke vpon him, I truſt; and Ile be ſure, he ſhall neuer ſtirre abroad, but Aſtronomia ſtill ſhall haue an eye to him. Come then, let's in. FAireſt Rhetorica, will the pride of your beautie ſtill tyrannize? will it be ſtill in the Imperatiue Mood? and ſhall my languiſhing deſire be alwaies in the vnhappy Optatiue? let me goe a little further, and come at laſt to the Potentiall. Yes, faith, you ſhall goe further if you will, to the Infinitiue: I am not in the Mood to be wooed now. Ah, deareſt Rhetorica, I cannot chooſe. Omnia vincit Amor, & nos cedamus Amori. I wonder at this, Grammaticus: that you hauing brought Loue vnder a Rule, cannot notwithſtanding rule it. Hei mihi quod nullie Amor eſt medicabilis herbis. But why ſhould you torture yourſelfe ſo with loue? Torture? O but 'tis a ſweet, a ſweet torture. —In Genitiuo Id tibi dulcedo faciens dulcedinis, illud Demonſtrat que propago, propaginis: adijce virgo -we learne this in the very Schoole. I thinke they are happy that neuer marry. Oh, 'tis the right of nature: Funus iuſta petit, petit & ſponſalia virgo.