Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 54 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.77 · 452 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
If then women desire so much to marry, why is Amor of the Masculine gender? Because women are not so much love itself, as the cause of love in men. ay, but methinks, they should be afraid of Actaeon's fortune. Indeed— Est cornus cura sinistra: but that's not always: 'tis but a Redundans, and therefore we put it among the Heteroclites. Well, Sir, my necessary departure must cut off the End of your discourse by an Apocope. ay, but 'tis a Prothesis to my discontent: O, see the scorn of love: she flies away.— Nec vult Panthera demari— well if I were rich enough, I durst lay the loss of her, I'd gain her: but 'tis money must go first; and therefore, now I think on't, it runs so in the rule.— Divitiaeque Nuptiae item— for riches must be the Usher,— Oh! but who would fall in love? before, I had a little Understanding; then I fell mad in Love, and now I do nothing but waste myself with a fruitless Sloth; why this 'tis— Intelligo, diligo, Negligo tantum— and yet I can scarce hope, & yet I must love. Naturam expellas furcâ licet, vsque recurret. MY great gods protect me; but the last night was a-dreadfull night unto me. Why? had you any terrible dreams? Worse, worse: my spirit Glassialabolas appeared unto me, and being skilful in the knowledge of future things, most lovingly has foretold me of great danger coming towards me; and he said it would happen when I did least suspect it, and amongst my acquaintance too; he appeared in his wonted shape like a Dog with the wings of a Griffin, but he looked most horridly, most horridly: and methought when he went out, there followed him four, just like to us four for all the world. Like to us four? alas! just like to us four; and they cried exceedingly as they went: and I ventured to call him back again, but he would not come. I wonder I waked not; why did you not tell me of it before? I protest I was in a doubt whether I should tell thee at all or no, it was so terrible. Why you're of my mind just: for I had an untoward dream, and was verily resolved not to tell you, but now I will: methought I and Astronomia fell out exceedingly about Geographus, because she kissed him, and methought she forbade me her house, and that her mother Physica did forejoice at it, which angered me most of all. Indeed I do not like the effect which I see the heavens likely to produce ere long, against somebody, but I hope 'twill not be to us.
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If then women deſire ſo much to marry, why is Amor of the Maſculine gender? Becauſe women are not ſo much loue it ſelfe, as the cauſe of loue in men. I, but me thinks, they ſhould be afraid of Actaeons fortune. Indeed—Eſt cornus cura ſiniſtra: but that's not alwayes: 'tis but a Redundans, and therefore wee put it among the Heteroclites. Well, Sir, my neceſſarie departure muſt cut off the End of your diſcourſe by an Apocope. I, but 'tis a Protheſis to my diſcontent: O, ſee the ſcorne of loue: ſhee flies away.—Nec vult Panthera demari—well if I were rich enough, I durſt lay the loſſe of her, I'd gaine her: but 'tis mony muſt goe firſt; and therefore, now I thinke on't, it runnes ſo in the rule.—Diuitiae que Nuptiae item—for riches muſt be the Vſher,—Oh! but who would fall in loue? before, I had a little Vnderſtanding; then I fell mad in Loue, and now I doe nothing but waſte my ſelfe with a fruitleſſe Sloth; why this 'tis—Intelligo, diligo, Negligo tantum—and yet I can ſcarce hope, & yet I muſt loue. Naturam expellas furcâ licet, vſ que recurret. MY great gods protect mee; but the laſt night was a-dreadfull night vnto me. Why? had you any terrible dreames? Worſe, worſe: my ſpirit Glaſſialabolas appear'd vnto me, and being skilful in the knowledge of future things, moſt louingly has foretold mee of great danger comming towards me; and hee ſaid it would happen when I did leaſt ſuſpect it, and amongſt my acquaintance too; hee appeared in his wonted ſhape like a Dogge with the wings of a Griffin, but he lookt moſt horridly, moſt horridly: and mee thought when hee vvent out, there followed him foure, iuſt like to vs foure for all the world. Like to vs foure? alas! Iuſt like to vs foure; and they cryed exceedingly as they went: and I ventured to call him backe againe, but he vvould not come. I vvonder I vvakt not; why did you not tell me of it before? I proteſt I was in a doubt whether I ſhould tel thee at all or no, it was ſo terrible. Why you're of my mind iuſt: for I had an vntoward dreame, and was verily reſolu'd not to tell you, but now I will: mee thought I and Aſtronomia fell out exceedingly about Geographus, becauſe ſhee kiſt him, and mee thought ſhee-forbade forbade me her houſe, and that her mother Phyſica did ſoreioyce at it, which anger'd mee moſt of all. Indeed I doe not like the effect which I ſee the heauens likely to produce ere long, againſt ſome-body, but I hope 'twill not be to vs.