Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
EXpect not here a stately Tragedy, Nor Comedy set out, with graceful shows, Of divers kinds, to please men's greedy eyes: Yet what we have, we give, accept it then With patience, kindness, and with thankfulness. The author's no Mechanic, writes not for gain; Nor with this dish, thinks to fill all your tastes, Only, for the learned, and judicious sort; Yet would please all, and no man here offend. Here is no gall, nor any bitter stuff To quip men's vices in particular, Such snarling tricks, are free from him and his: Then wrest not sense, to what was never meant; If aught be wanting, it is want of skill, Not want of willing minds to give content To high and low, to all of each degree; Then give me leave, kind friends, to beg this boon, That you'll be silent, if we do amiss; And if ought please you, though we dare not crave An open plaudit, in our ears to ring: Yet do us right, commend it afterwards; And though some few of us, do take this pains, Yet one man's head did only ache for this: He makes me speak for him, and he for us; And altogether join in this request, That you will hear and see, and say the best. YOunker, I come, your Father sends me forth, To sell his corn, and bring him money in, Each day he walks, and pries, and looks about With watchful eyes, and ever in mistrust, lest that my Dame, or I his trusty man, Should nimme from him, or put up more than right; I by my Dame am watched, and she by him, And twixt them both in equal balance hangs Poor Hans their man, their wakeful Argos eyes, Do seldom wink, yet must I have a trick To make large measure, fill the bushel full, And jog it soft unseen, while they look on, And still cry out for more, the measures scant; And then the overplus. What Hans, Come here. My Master calls, and I must needs be gone. As God doth bless the earth with great increase, And in great measure sends us ten for one: So must those blessings carefully be kept, And not with reckless heed, let run at large, For so huge heaps of wealth consume to nought, And like fair buildings unrepaired, decay. Yet must not beastly miching niggardize, Cause us forget ourselves, and those that want, But give relief from our abundant store: We have enough, our charge it is not great, One daughter she's bestowed richly, and Her portion paid, no penny more in debt, Two sons beside, and they provided for; The youngest at School, the other trails a Pike, And for preferment looks each day, each hour: What friendship fails, his father's purse supplies; He doth not want, nor shall, nor have too much To please the fancies of unbridled youth: Mine husband bids him use his means, no doit That he will send him, but alas poor I, Must lick my cream-pots, shake my winnow sheet
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EXpect not here a ſtately Tragedie, Nor Comedie ſet out, with gracefull ſhewes, Of diuers kinds, to pleaſe mens greedy eyes: Yet what we haue, we giue, accept it then With patience, kindneſſe, and with thankefulneſſe. The Authour's no Mechanique, writes not for gaine; Nor with this diſh, thinkes to fill all your taſtes, Onely, for the learned, and iuditious ſort; Yet would pleaſe all, and no man here offende. Here is no gall, nor any bitter ſtuffe To quippe mens vices in particular, Such ſnarling trickes, are free from him and his: Then wreſt not ſenſe, to what was neuer meant; If ought be wanting, it is want of skill, Not want of willing minds to giue content To high and lowe, to all of each degree; Then giue me leaue, kind friends, to begge this boone, That youle be ſilent, if we doe amiſſe; And if ought pleaſe you, though we dare not craue An open plaudit, in our eares to ring: Yet doe vs right, commend it afterwards; And though ſome few of vs, doe take this paines, Yet one mans head did onely ake for this: He makes me ſpeake for him, and he for vs; And altogether ioyne in this requeſt, That you will heare and ſee, and ſay the beſt. YOunker, I come, your Father ſends me foorth, To ſell his corne, and bring him money in, Each day he walkes, and pryes, and lookes about With watchfull eyes, and euer in miſtruſt, Leaſt that my Dame,or I his truſty man, Should nimme from him, or put vp more then right; I by my Dame am watcht, and ſhee by him, And twixt them both in equall ballance hangs Poore Hans their man, their wakefull Argos eyes, Doe ſeldome winke, yet muſt I haue a tricke To make large meaſure, fill the buſhell full, And iogge it ſoft vnſeene, while they looke on, And ſtill cry out for more, the meaſures ſcant; And then the ouerplus. What Hans, Come heere. My Maſter calles, and I muſt needes be gone. As God doth bleſſe the earth with great encreaſe, And in great meaſure ſends vs ten for one: So muſt thoſe bleſſings carefully be kept, And not with wretchleſſe heed, let runne at large, For ſo huge heapes of wealth conſume to nought, And like fayre buildings vnrepayrde, decay. Yet muſt not beaſtly miching niggardize, Cauſe vs forget our ſelues, and thoſe that want, But giue releefe from our aboundant ſtore: We haue enough, our charge it is not great, One daughter ſhee's beſtowed richly, and Her portion payde, no penny more in debt, Two ſonnes beſides, and they prouided for; The yongſt at Schoole, the other trayles a Pyke, And for preferment lookes each day, each houre: What friendſhip fayles, his fathers purſe ſupplyes; He doth not want, nor ſhall, nor haue too much To pleaſe the fancies of vnbrideled youth: Mine husband bids him vſe his meanes, no doyt That he will ſend him, but alas poore I, Muſt licke my cream-pots, ſhake my winnow ſheet