Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
I may use dalliance and pastime a while, But the courage of youth will soon be in exile. I remember yet since I was a little fool, That I learned verses when I went to school, Which be these: Forma bona fragilis est, quantum acce●●t ad anno●▪ ●●t minor, & spacio carpitur illa suo, Nec semper viola, nec semper lilia florent, Et riget amissa spina relicta rosa. The pleasure of youth is a thing right frail, And is yearly less, so that at length it doth fail, The sweet violets and lilies flourish not always: The rose soon drieth, and lasteth not a day. I see in other women by very experience, That the time of youth hath no long permanence. In good faith when ye are come to be an old maude, Than it will be best for you to play the bawd. In our country there be such old mother bees, Which are glad to cloak bawdry for their fees. This is the order, such as were harlots in their youth May use to be bawds evermore for a truth. When the courage of them is altogether past, In age they use to get their living with such a cast. Tush, your friends have left you honest possessions, Which you may employ after such discretions, That a worshipful state you may maintain, Besides that, with the other feat you may gain. Oppress your tenants, take fines, and raise rents, Hold up your houses and lands with their contents. buy by great measure, and sell by small measure, This is a way to amplify your treasure: Sell your ware for double more than it is worth, Though it be stark nought, yet put it forth. A thousand casts to enrich you I can tell, If you be content to use always my counsel. Yes by the faith of my body, else I were not wise, For my profit is your counsel and devise. How say you mistress Mary, tell us your mind, To embrace us & love us can you in your heart find? Truly heart rote I love you all four with all my heart, Trusting that none of us from other shall departed. In token whereof, I embrace you in mine arms, Trusting that you will defend me from all harms. Will we? yea we will see so for your prosperity, That you shall live in joy and felicity. I will see that you shall have good in abundance, To maintain you in all pleasure and dalliance. And new kinds of pastime I will invent, With the which I trust ye shall be content. Mistress Mary can you not play on the virginals? Yes sweet heart that I can, and also on the regals, There is no instrument but that handle I can, I think as well as any gentlewoman. If that you can play upon the recorder, I have as fair a one as any is in this border, Truly you have not seen a more goodly pipe, It is so big that your hand can it not gripe.
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I may vse daliance and pastyme a while, But the courage of youth will soone be in exile. I remember yet since I was a little foole, That I learned verses when I went to schoole, Which be these: Forma bona fragilis est, quantum accet ad anno ▪ t minor, & spacio carpitur illa suo, Nec semper viola, nec semper lilia florent, Et riget amissa spina relicta rosa. The pleasure of youth is a thyng right frayle, And is yearely lesse, so that at length it doth faile, The swete violets and lylies flourishe not alway: The rose soone drieth, and lasteth not a day. I see in other women by very experience, That the tyme of youth hath no long permanence. In good faith when ye ar come to be an old maude, Then it will be best for you to play the baude. In our countrey there be suche olde mother bees, Which are glad to cloke baudry for their fees. This is the order, such as wer harlots in their youth May vse to be baudes euermore for a truth. When the courage of them is altogither past, In age they vse to get their liuyng with such a cast. Tushe, your frends haue left you honest possessiōs, Which you may imploy after suche discretions, That a worshipfull state you may maintayne, Besides that, with the other feate you may gayne. Oppresse your tenantes, take fines, and raise rentes, Hold vp your houses and lands with their contents. Bye by great measure, and sell by small measure, This is a way to amplifie your treasure: Sell your ware for double more than it is worth, Though it be starke nought, yet put it forth. A thousand castes to enriche you I can tell, If you be content to vse alway my counsell. Yes by the faith of my body, els I were not wise, For my profite is your counsell and deuise. How say you mistresse Mary, tell vs your mynde, To embrace vs & loue vs can you in your heart fynd? Truly hart rote I loue you all .iiii. with al my hart, Trusting that none of vs from other shall depart. In token wherof, I embrace you in myne armes, Trusting that you will defend me from all harmes. Will we? yea we will see so for your prosperitie, That you shall lyue in ioy and felicitie. I will see that you shall haue good in abundance, To maintaine you in all pleasure and daliance. And new kyndes of pastyme I will inuent, With the which I trust ye shal be content. Mistresse Mary can you not play on ye virginals? Yes swete heart that I can, and also on the regals, There is no instrument but that handle I can, I thynke as well as any gentlewoman. If that you can play vpon the recorder, I haue as fayre a one as any is in this border, Truely you haue not sene a more goodlie pipe, It is so bigge that your hand can it not gripe.