Middleton, Thomas / Rowley, William · published 1620 · first performed or written 1620 (Annals) masque · Prince Charles's Men (first) unassigned nearest T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and · 511 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
Oracle Yellow: These are the youngest Daughters of deceit, With which the precious time of life's beguiled, Fooled, and abused; I'll show you straight their Father, His shapes, his labours, that has vexed the world From age to age, and tossed it from his first and simple state, To the foul Centre where it now abides; Look back but into Times, here shall be shown, How many strange Removes the world has known. Music. Who's this, great Iupiter? Simplicity: he that had first possession; one that stumbled upon the world, and never minded it. Hah, hah! I'll go see how the World looks since I stepped aside from't, there's such heaving and shoving about it, such toiling and moiling; now I stumbled upon't when I least thought on't. 'Uds me, 'tis altered of one side since I left it: hah, there's a Milkmaid got with child since, methinks; what, and a Shepherd forsworn himself? here's a foul corner: by this light, Subtlety has laid an egg too, and will go nigh to hatch a Lawyer; this was well foreseen: I'll mar the fashion on't; so, the egg's broke, and 'tas a yolk as black as buckram: What's here a this side? Oh, a dainty world; here's one a sealing with his tooth, and poor man he has but one in all, I was afraid he would have left it upon the paper, he was so honestly earnest; here are the Reapers singing: I'll lay mine ear to 'em: Yonder's Simplicity whom I hate deadly, H'as held the world too long; he's but a fool, A toy will cozen him: if I once fasten on't, I'll make it such a Nursery for Hell, Planting black Souls in't, it shall ne'er be fit For honesty to set her simples in. Whop! here's the coz'ningst Rascal in a Kingdom, The Master villain, h'as the thunder's property, For if he come but near the Harvest folks, His breath's so strong, that he sours all their bottles, If he should but blow upon the world now, the stain would never get out again: I warrant, if he were ripped, one might find a swarm of Usurers in his liver, a cluster of Scriveners in his kidneys, and his very puddings stuffed with Bailiffs. I must speak fair to the Fool. He makes more near me. Lass, who has put that load? that carriage On poor Simplicity? had they no mercy? Pretty, kind, loving worm; come, let me help it. Keep off, and leave your cogging; foh, how abominably he smells of controversies, Schisms and Factions! methinks, I smell forty Religions together in him, and ne'er a good one;— his eyes look like false lights, cozening trap-windows. The world, sweet heart, is full of cares and troubles, No match for thee, thou art a tender thing, A harmless quiet thing, a gentle fool, Fit for the fellowship of Ewes and Rams: Go, take thine ease and pipe; give me the burden, The clog, the torment, the heartbreak, the world; here's for thee, Lamb, a dainty Oaten Pipe.
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Oracle Yellow: These are the youngest Daughters of deceit, With which the precious time of life's beguil'd, Fool'd, and abus'd; Ile shew you straight their Father, His shapes, his labours, that has vext the world From age to age, and tost it from his first and simple state, To the foule Center where it now abides; Looke back but into Times, heere shall be showne, How many strange Remooues the world has knowne. Musicke. Who's this, great Iupiter? Simplicity: hee that had first possession; one that stumbled vpon the world, and neuer minded it. Hah, hah! Ile goe see how the World lookes since I stept aside from't, there's such heauing and shouing about it, such toyling and moyling; now I stumbled vpon't when I least thought on't. 'Vds me, 'tis alterd of one side since I left it: hah, there's a Milke-maid got with childe since, me thinks; what, and a Shepheard forsworne himselfe? heere's a foule corner: by this light, Subtilty has laid an egge too, and will go nye to hatch a Lawyer; this was well foreseen: Ile marre the fashion on't; so, the egg's broke, and 'tas a yolke▪ as black as buckrom: Whats heere a this side? Oh, a dainty world; heere's one a sealing with his tooth, and poore man hee has but one in all, I was affraid hee would haue left it vpon the paper, hee was so honestly earnest; heere are the Reapers singing: Ile lay mine eare to 'em: Yonder's Simplicity whom I hate deadly, H'as held the world too long; hee's but a foole, A toy will coozen him: if I once fasten on't, Ile make it such a Nurcery for Hell, Planting black Soules in't, it shall ne'r be fit For honesty to set her simples in. Whop! Heere's the coozningst Rascall in a Kingdome, The Master villaine, h'as the thunders property, For if he come but neere the Haruest folkes, His breath's so strong, that he sowres all their bottles, If hee should but blow vpon the world now, the staine would neuer get out agen: I warrant, if hee were ript, one might finde a swarme of Vsurers in his liuer, a cluster of Scriueners in his kidneys, and his very puddings stuft with Bayliffes. I must speake faire to the Foole. He makes more neere me. Lasse, who has put that load? that carriage On poore Simlcity? had they no mercy? Pretty, kind, louing worme; come, let me helpe it. Keepe off, and leaue your cogging; foh, how abominably he smells of controuersies, Schismes and Factions! me thinkes, I smell forty Religions together in him, and ne'r a good one;—his eyes looke like false lights, coozening trap-windowes. The world, sweet heart, is full of cares and troubles, No match for thee, thou art a tender thing, A harmelesse quiet thing, a gentle foole, Fit for the fellowship of Ewes and Rammes: Goe, take thine ease and pipe; giue me the burthen, The clog, the torment, the heart-breake, the world; Heere's for thee, Lambe, a dainty Oaten Pipe.