Time Vindicated to Himself and to His Honors · chunk 3 of 6
Jonson, Ben · published 1623 · first performed or written 1623 [Jan 19] (Annals) masque · before the Court T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe typicality 0.70 · 528 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T9: play, stage, poet, prologue, author, wit, plays, muse, scene, players.
A quondam justice, that of late Hath been discarded out ' o the pack o'the peace, For some lewd levity he holds in capite, But constantly loves him. In days of yore, He used to give the charge out of his poems, He carries him about him, in his pocket, As Philip's Son did Homer, in a casket, And cries, O happy Man, to the wrong party, Meaning the Poet, where he meant the subject: What are this pair? The ragged rascals? Yes. Mere rogues, you ' world thinke'em rogues, but they are friends, One is his Printer in disguise, and keeps His press in a hollow tree, where to conceal him, He works by glow-worm light, the moon's too open. The other zealous Rag is the Compositor, Who in an angle, where the ants inhabit, (The Emblem's of his Labours) will sit curled Whole days, and nights, and work his eyes out for him. Strange arguments of love! There is a School master Is turning all his works too, into Latin, To pure Satyric Latin; makes his Boys To learn him; calls him the times Juvenal; Hangs all his School with his sharp sentences; And o'er the Execution place hath painted Time whipped, for terror to the Infantry. This Man ofwarre i'the rear, He is both Trumpet And Champion to his Muse. For the whole City. Has him by rote, recites him at the tables, Where he doth govern, swears him into name, Upon his word, and sword, for the sole youth Dares make profession of Poetic truth, Now militant amongst us. To th'incredulous, That dagger is an article he uses, To rivet his respect into their pates, And make them faithful, Fame, you'll find you ' have wronged him. What a confederacy of Folly is here. Now Fame, how like you this? This falls upon you For your neglect. He scorns you, and defies you, H'as got a Fame on's own, as well as a Faction. And this will deify him, to despite you. I envy not the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. 'Twill prove but deifying of a pompion. Well, what is that the Time will now exhibit? What gambols? what devices? what new sports? You promised us, we should have any thing. That Time would give us all we could imagine. You might imagine so, I never promised it. Pox, then 'tis nothing. I had now a fancy We might have talked o' the King. Or State. Or all the World. Censured the Counsel, e're they censure us. We do it in Paul's. Yes, and in all the taverns. A comely licence. They that censure those They ought to reverence, meet they that old curse, To beg their bread, and feel eternal winter. there's difference 'twixt liberty, and licence. Why if it be not that, let it be this then (For since you grant us freedom, we will hold it,) Let's have the giddy world turned the heels upward, And sing a rare black Sanctus, on his head, Of all things out of order. No, the Man I' the moon dance a Coranto, his bush At's back, a fire; and his dog piping Lachrimae.
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A quondam Iuſtice, that of late Hath bin diſcarded out 'o the pack o'the peace, For ſome lewd leuitie he holds in capite, But conſtantly loues him. In dayes of yore, He vs'd to giue the charge out of his poems, He carries him about him, in his pocket, As Philip's Sonne did Homer, in a casket, And cries, O happy Man, to the wrong party, Meaning the Poet, where he meant the ſubiect: What are this paire? The ragged raſcalls? Yes. Meere rogues, you' world thinke'em rogues, but they are friends, One is his Printer in diſguiſe, and keepes His preſſe in a hollow tree, where to conceale him, He works by glow-worme light, the Moone's too open. The other zealous Ragg is the Compoſitor, Who in an angle, where the ants inhabite, (The Emblem's of his Labours) will ſit curl'd Whole dayes, and nights, and worke his eyes out for him. Strange arguments of loue! There is a Schoole maſter Is turning all his workes too, into Latine, To pure Satyricke Latine; makes his Boyes To learne him; calls him the times Iuuenal; Hangs all his Schoole with his ſharpe ſentences; And o're the Execution place hath painted Time whipt, for terror to the Infantery. This Man ofwarre i'the rere, He is both Trumpet And Champion to his Muſe. For the whole City. Ha's him by roat, recites him at the tables, Where he doth gouern, ſweares him into name, Vpon his word, and ſword, for the ſole youth Dares make profeſsion of Poetick truth, Now militant amongſt vs. To th'incredulous, That dagger is an article he vſes, To riuet his reſpect into their pates, And make thē faithful, Fame, you'l find you' haue wrōgd him. What a confederacy of Folly is here. Now Fame, how like you this? This fals vpon you For your neglect. He ſcornes you, and defies you, H'as got a Fame on's owne, as well as a Faction. And this will deifie him, to deſpite you. I enuy not the . 'Twill prooue but deifying of a pompion. Well, what is that the Time will now exhibite? What gambols? what deuiſes? what new ſports? You promis'd vs, we ſhould haue any thing. That Time would giue vs all we could imagine. You might imagine ſo, I neuer promis'd it. Pox, then 'tis nothing. I had now a fancy We might haue talk'd o' the King. Or State. Or all the World. Cenſur'd the Counſell, e're they cenſure vs. We do it in Paules. Yes, and in all the tauernes. A comely licence. They that cenſure thoſe They ought to reuerence, meete they that old curſe, To beg their bread, and feele eternall winter. Ther's difference 'twixt liberty, and licence. Why if it be not that, let it be this then (For ſince you graunt vs freedome, we will hold it,) Let's haue the giddy world turn'd the heeles vpward, And ſing a rare black Sanctus, on his head, Of all things out of order. No, the Man I' the moone dance a Corranto, his buſh At's back, a fire; and his dog piping Lachrimae.