Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T50: sea, honour, general, soldiers, men, ship, fight, soldier, king, vittori.
I saw those wars, and saw that naval fight In eighty eight twixt Spain and English fleet. With Norreis went I unto Portugal, And was with Essex at the sack of Cales, From thence to Ireland where I was a while, But Newport battle that made up my mouth, The last great service that I ere was at, Where being sore hurt, was weak, and sick long time, Ere I was well, and had my former health Before that time, if aught were to be done. Each summer was I wandering still abroad, And what I got, increased my livelihood, Each year a little, till I had enough, I thank my God, he tossed me to and fro, And sent me home at last to live in peace; Per mare, per terras, per tot discrimenarerum Tendimus in Latium: this Aeneas said. In Latin land when Trojan wars were passed, To live in peace we are arrived at last. Blessed be that hand which brought this blessed peace; And blessed be those that pray it never cease. O happy you, that so did spend your time, In dangers great abroad, by sea and land, While lazy Lurdaines lay and slept at home, You raised your fortunes, got a brave estate, And after all, now lead a Country life, Amongst your neighbours with a virtuous wife. Why that's a comfort, far beyond compare. This happy life cannot be paragoned, My own conceit hath rapt me from myself, methinks I am such one, my state is such, And how I sit by mine own fire side With my sweet wife, the life of my dear life, And tell my children, what I erst have seen To encourage them, to tread their Father's steps; To make them bold to banish servile fear. 'tis heaven on earth; the minds and hearts content, A kingdoms riches: can a man have more? Then God's sweet peace: the love of Commonwealth; His minds desires and bodies perfect health. Here comes my wife, and Pasquill with my man, Think Dinners ready, we will leave discourse. Please you come in, your meat is taking up, And you may talk as well by th'fire side. We come sweet wife, come give me thy fair hand; we'll walk in couples one turn round about. 'tis Temple fashion, there observed yet. By th'ancient Seniors, dancing in a ring, Their stately measures, hand in hand by two And two; upon their solemn revel nights, And then we'll in, and drink full Nectar cups, And taste such meat, as God hath given us, Yet midst of mirth remember them that want, To comfort them, with some part of our store In harmless mirth; thus have we done our parts; If you be pleased, how joyful are our hearts. Revenge, revenge for Pasquil's ugly whore, I'll make him drunk, was never creature more. You would but cannot, thank you good Sir Hans, If I be drunk, yourself shall lead the dance.
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I ſaw thoſe warres, and ſaw that nauall fight In eighty eight twixt Spaine and Engliſh fleet. With Norreis went I vnto Portugall, And was with Eſſex at the ſacke of Cales, From thence to Ireland where I was a while, But Newport battell that made vp my mouth, The laſt great ſeruice that I ere was at, Where being ſore hurt, was weake, and ſicke long time, Ere I was well, and had my former health Before that time, if ought were to be done. Each ſummer was I wandring ſtill abroad, And what I got, encreaſt my liuelihood, Each yeare a little, till I had enough, I thanke my God, he toſt me to and fro, And ſent me home at laſt to liue in peace; Per mare, per terras, per tot diſcrimenarerum Tendimus in Latium: this Aeneas ſayd. In Latine land when Troian wars were paſt, To liue in peace we are arriude at laſt. Bleſt be that hand which brought this bleſſed peace; And bleſt be thoſe that pray it neuer ceaſe. O happy you, that ſo did ſpend your time, In dangers great abroad, by ſea and land, While lazie Lurdaines lay and ſlept at home, You rayzde your fortunes, got a braue eſtate, And after all, now leade a Country life, Amongſt your neighbours with a vertuous wife. Why thats a comfort, farre beyond compare▪ This happy life cannot be paragonde, My owne conceit hath rapt me from my ſelfe, Me thinks I am ſuch one, my ſtate is ſuch, And how I ſit by mine owne fire ſide With my ſweet wife, the life of my deare life, And tell my children, what I erſt haue ſeene To encourage them, to tread their Fathers ſteps; To make them bold to baniſh ſeruile feare. Tis heauen on earth; the minds and hearts content, A Kingdomes riches: can a man haue more? Then Gods ſweet peace: the loue of Common-wealth; His mindes deſires and bodies perfect health. Here comes my wife, and Paſquill with my man, Thinke Dinners ready, we will leaue diſcourſe. Pleaſe you come in, your meat is taking vp, And you may talke as well by th'fire ſide. We come ſweet wife, come giue me thy fayre hand; Weele walke in couples one turne round about. Tis Temple faſhion, there obſerued yet. By th'ancient Seniors, dancing in a ring, Their ſtately meaſures, hand in hand by two And two; vpon their ſolemne reuell nights, And then weele in, and drinke full Nectar cups, And taſte ſuch meate, as God hath giuen vs, Yet midſt of mirth remember them that want, To comfort them, with ſome part of our ſtore In harmeleſſe mirth; thus haue we done our parts; If you be pleaſ'd, how ioyfull are our hearts. Reuenge, reuenge for Paſquils vgly whore, Ile make him drunke, was neuer creature more. You would but cannot, thanke you good Sir Hans, If I be drunke, your ſelfe ſhall leade the dance.