Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 23 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
Your Comparison is too general. Had you excepted hunting I might have joined hands with you against all others, but now I am become your adversary. For it is confessed of all sorts, that the music in hunting, both for continuance of the sport. for a delightful exercise contenting the ear, and gentlemen-like pastime the world cannot compare with us, and so we hunters carry the Bell away. Indeed you hunter carry the Bell, but not for any good doing, no more than you do by carrying the horn to very man's house. What time and order your hounds observe with their natural harmony, I will not dispute (they and their keepers being seldom in order) but of this I am sure, that there are few kennels of hounds in England, but while some are in chase after Hare, or Fox, others are killing sheep in full cry of the poor harmless beast: whereupon is grown that proverb. The Fox kills the lambs, and the hounds the old sheep. But I cannot endure you should challenge hunting to suit better with a gentleman then hawking. Every Clown can keep a dog, and the more carrion he eateth the more egregiously he smelleth: but the hawk adorneth a king's fist, besides the admirable conquest the falconer maketh in a hawks nature, bringing the wild Haggard having all the earth & seas to scour over uncontrollable, to attend and obey her keeper so, that at his very voice she turns towards and stoops to his glove. Hounds are so prejudicial to the commonwealth, that I dare undertake to prove, that (next unto drunkards) they are the greatest spoilers of poor men's bread. I like all well enough but the last words of yours (Sperto) for methinks it is as good sport to hear the Falconer and the Hunter fall out, as for thieves to appeach one another. Good fellows take their liquour quietly without any of these faults, and help to hold up tillage by the swift utterance of the surmounting grain. The immoderate and excessive disorder in drinking, and more than swinish swallowing, that neither belly nor head can contain, but must recoil by the way it entered in, is the most pernicious inconvenience that this kingdom suffereth. Your invective against good companions (for so I must needs call them that love drink) is to be refelled rather with a cudgel, then with reason. When had you any gallant Captain, or man of resolution but would drink health after health, until themself were past health and help? Who was more valiant than Captain Shinke? Yet moore than he, who loved drink? Like matter, like patron was his valour in his drink? or was he best able to perform a noble exploit, when his legs failed his giddy head: No, he was ever like a Swine, When strength of drink closed his eyen. Boy, a pipe of tobacco What is it a Clocke?
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Your Comparison is too generall. Had you excepted hunting I might haue join'd hands with you against all others, but now I am become your adversary. For it is confeed of all sorts, that the muicke in hunting, both for coninuance of the sport. for a delightfull exercise contenting the eare, and gentle-men-like pastime the world cannot compare with vs▪ and so we hunters cary the Bell away. Indeed you hunter carie the Bell, but not for any good doing, no more then you doe by carying the horne to very mans house. What time and order your hounds obserue with their naturall harmonie, I will not dispute (they and their keepers being seldome in order) but of this I am sure, that there are few kennells of hounds in England▪ but while some are in chase after Hare, or Fox, others are killing sheep in full crie of the poore harmelesse beast: wherevpon is growne that proverbe. The Foxkills the lambs▪ and the hounds the old sheep. But I cannot indure you should challenge hunting to better with a gentlemā then hauking. Everie Clowne can keepe a dog, and he more carion he eateth the more egregiou he smelleth: but the hauke adoreth a kings , besides the admirable conquest the faulkner maketh in a hakes natue, bringing the wild Haggard hauing all the earth & seas to scowre over vncontrollable, attend and obeie her keeper so, that at his verie voice she turnes towards and stoupes to his gloue. Hounds are so prejudieiall to the common-wealth, that I dare vndertake to proue, that (next vnto drunkards) they are the greatest spoilers of poore mens bread. I like all well enough but the last words of yours (Sperto) for mee thinkes it is as good sport to heare the Falconer and the Huter fall out, as for theeues to appeache one an other▪ Good fellowes take their liquor quietly without any of these faults, and helpe to hold vp tillage by the swift vtterance of the surmounting graine. The immoderate and excessiue disorder in drinking, and more then swinish swallowing, that neither bellie nor head can containe, but must recoile by the way it entred in, is the most pernicious inconvenience that this kingdome suffereth. Your invective against good companions (for so I must needes call them that loue drinke) is o bee refelled rather with a Cudgill, then with reason. When had you any gallant Captaine, or man of resolution but would drinke health after health, vntill themselfe were past health and helpe? Who was more valiant then Captaine Shinke? Yet moore then he, who loued drinke? Like matter, like patron was his valor in his drinke? or was he best able to performe a noble exploite, when his legges failed his giddie head▪ No, he was euer like a Swine, When strength of drink clos'd his yen. Boy, a pipe of Tobaccho What is it a Clocke?