Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 47 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue unassigned nearest T46 Swords, quarrels and valour · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
Yes to your state. do you kick already? nay I'll gale you better yet. with thy borrowed bravery thou perkest, and insinuatest thyself into the best company, & underminest their thoughts with thy lavish and warranted impeaching of states proceedings. And if any perhaps second thee in thy feigned murmuring him thou pursuest, and becomest first his animater, and then his accuser. such a one was D. Pary until the snare he laid for others compassed his own neck. Sir, you do us unsufferable injury: we are busied only in our country's service, and certify all things offensive to it. That's the intent of your mission, and cause of your entertainment. But you (to seem diligent) attend many times to babbles and toys, and the better to pack away paper you send your own surmises when weightier affairs either happen not, or escape you. And so lest you seem to neglect your service, you return trifles. For any thing I see you are both pernicious members, and never to be nourished but in cases of necessity. We musicians are fortunate who hurt none, and covet to please none. We drive away melancholy, We recreate the mind, and revive the benumbed spirits, and are welcome to all sorts. Such soldiers as you are signior Furioso I make no more account of, then of so many foul thistles in a meadow at Midsummer, whose heads every child will whip off with a wand And I will have a still, plain, temperate lad shall break thy bones with his blow, when such air beaters will scarce pierce the skin. I will myself be one of the six musicians that with the help of a few unarmed silly folks shall kill 100 such soldiers in an hour: and yet we musicians will have no weapons but instruments of music. How shall this come to pass, I desire to hear for my learning? Thus. I will assemble a few fair women as honest as I would have them, and wine enough. You shall have your bellies full of all your desires. They shall dance you faint, and kiss you weary. And when you cannot feel a needle thrust through your noses they shall cut your throats with ease. And we musical mates will celebrate your Infernals with bells upon our fiddles. Now with you Sir neck. nipper, or M. Corraso (if so you be styled) I will be brief. While you do your prince and country good service, I wish you rewarded: but the first time you be treacherous you should be well guarded. What now foolish fiddler, dost thou think freely to carry away these exorbitant and opprobrious terms? I'll have thee banished all houses of my acquaintance. It is not long since you were teaching the lute to a pretty wench and witty, and were fingering her frets unfit for your dirty. Its best for you to be quiet, lest I tell the rest which I know.
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Yes to your state. doe you kicke alreadie? nay Ile gale you better yet. with thy borrowed braverie thou perkest, and insinuatest thy selfe into the best companie, & vnderminest their thoughts with thy lavish and warranted impeaching of states proceedings. And if anie perhaps second thee in thy fained murmurin him thou pursuest, and becomest first his animater, and then his accuse. such a one was D. Pary vntill the snare hee laid for others compassed his owne necke. Sir, you doe vs vnsufferable iniurie: we are busied onlie in our Countries service, and certifie all things offensiue to it. Thats the intent of your mission, and cause of your entertainement. But you (to seeme diligent) attend mae times to bables and toies, and the better to packe awae paper you send your owne surmises when waightier ffaires either happen not, or escape you. And so least you seeme to neglect your service, you returne tries. For anie thing I see you are both pernicious mē bers, and never to bee nourished but in cases of necessitie. We Musitians are fortunate who hurt none, and covet to please none. We driue away melancholie, We recreate the mind, and reviue the benummed spirits, and are welcome to all sorts. Such souldiers as you are Segnieur Furioso I make no more account of, then of so manie fowle thistles in a medowe at Midsommer, whose heads everie child will whipp off with a wand And I will haue a still, plaine, temperate lad shall breake thy bones with his blow, when such aye beaters will carce peirce the skinne. I will my selfe bee one of the six Musitians that with the helpe of a few vnarmed sillie folkes shall kill 100 such souldiers in an houre: and yet we Musitians will haue no weapons but instruments of musick. How shall this come to passe, I desire to heare for my learning? Thus. I will assemble a few falre women as honest as I would haue them, and wine enough. You shall haue your bellies full of all your desires. They shall daunce you faint, and kisse you wearie. And when you cannot feele a needle thrust through your noses they shal cut your throats with ease. And we musicall mates will celebrate your Infernalls with bells vpon our fiddles. Now with you Sir ecke. pper, or M. Corraso (if so you be stiled) I will be briefe. While you doe your prince and countrie good service, I wish you rewarded: but the first time you be trecherous you should be well guarded. What now foolish fidler, dot thou thinke freely to carie awaie these exorbitant and opprobrious tarmes? Ile haue thee banisht all howses of my acquaintance. It is not long since you were teaching the lute to a pretie wench and wittie, and were fingring her frets vnfit for your ditie. Its best for you to be quiet, least I tel the rest which I know.