Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 3 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 470 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
But if I were his man, if he kept no better cheer at his chamber, I would make the cheese fry until the butter were spent. But your cunning would fail you, for he hath a trick beyond your reach for preserving his cheese. But to the next. Secondly, he so cavils and wrangles with any man that he deals withal, that they never agree or love after, and yet every Saturday he makes even with all the world. Thou tell'st me a wonder. How shall I believe this? It is so: choose whether thou wilt believe me, or no. Let me see how these can be reconciled. Canst thou not reconcile them? I see thou art a very barren fellow; thou hast not a spoonful of wit. I am sorry that ever I undertook to teach thee these incomparable tricks of Don Antonio, laboured for so toughly in climbing the Alps, and so dangerously brought down. Thou look'st too near-hand, as if a man would spy for a Woodcock in the next queath of bushes; whereas thou oughtst to elevate thy aspect to thy uttermost kenning, as those do that lie on their backs to keep sight of hawks which aspire beyond the first region. Search me the furthest corner of thy capacity, and there see if perhaps do lie as in an abstruse angles, some secret pattern of these projects. Every Buzzard will pry if a mole or a mouse shall happen in an hours watching to creep from a bush right under her stand: give me the Eagle soaring conceits, to spy what springs before the furthest ranger a mile off. I know not how to dive into this bottomless secret. It is sure some riddle. I pray thee suspend me no longer: for if I should beat my brains with an Iron pestle, not a sprinkle of them will light upon the outside of this enigmatical proposition. Nay, good now tell me, how he that palters with everybody, should be even at weeks end. Well, I will not stick with thee for this once, but look not for it often; for I'll not use you to it. Find them out by your own study for me hereafter. You are of age one would think. Thus it is: hearken well what I say at first. for I'll not repeat it again for losing of time. He is even with all the world every Saturday. Those were my words, and I'll make them good; mark diligently. Nay, pray thee dispatch, or else I cannot mark as I was wont to do. The mark will be out of my mouth if you come not quickly out with it. Well, every Saturday night he makes even with all the world, because he willbe the better disposed against Sunday. Hem Ha.
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But if I were his man, if he kept no better cheere at his chamber▪ I would make the cheesefrye vntill the butter were spent. But your cunning would fayle you, for hee hath a tricke beyond your reach for preseruing his cheese. But to the next. Secondly, hee so cauils and wrangles with any man that he deales withall, that they neer agree or loue after, and yet euery Saterday he makes eauen with all the world. Thou tell'st mee a wonder. How shall I beleeue this? It is so: chuse whether thou wilt beleeue me, or no. Let me see how these can be reconciled. Canst thou not reconcile them? I see thou art a very barren fellow; thou hast not a spoonfull of wit. I am sorry that euer I vndertooke to teach thee these incomparable tricks of Don Antonto, laboured for so toughly in climing the Alpes, and so dangerously brought downe▪ Thou look'st too neerehand, as if a man would spye for a Woodcocke in the next queath of bushes; wheras thou oughtst to eleuate thy aspect to thy vttermost kenning, as those doe that lye on their backes to keepe sight of haukes which aspire beyond the first region. Search me the furthest corner of thy capacity, and there see if perhaps doe lye as in an abstruse angles, some secret patterne of these proiects. Euery Bzzard will prye if a mowle or a mouse shall happen in an houres watching to creepe from a bushe right vnder her stand: giue mee the Eagle soaring conceits, to spye what springs before the furthest ranger a mile off. I know not how to diue into this bottomles secret▪ It is sure some riddle. I pre thee suspend me no longer: for if I should beate my braines with an Iron pestle, not a sprinkle of them will light vpon the outside of this enigmaticall proposition. Nay, good now tell me, how he that palters with euery body, should be eauen at weekes end. Well, I will not sticke with thee for this once, but looke not for it often; for I'le not vse you to it. Finde them out by your owne study for me heereafter. You are of age one would thinke. Thus it is: hearken well what I say at first. for Ile not repeate it againe for losing of time. He i aen with all the world euery Saterday. Those were my words, and I'le make them good; marke diligently. Nay, pre thee dispatch, or els I cannot marke as I was wont to doe. The marke will bee out of my mouth if you come not quickly out with it. Well, euery Saterday night he makes eauen with all the world, because hee wilbe the better disposed against sonday. Hem Ha.