Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1607 [c.1606-c.1608] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Where liest a night's Timon? Under that's above me. Where feedest thou adays Apemantus? Where my stomach finds meat, or rather where I eat it. Would poison were obedient, & knew my mind Where wouldst thou send it? To sauce thy dishes. The middle of Humanity thou never knewest, but the extremity of both ends. When thou wast in thy Gilt, and thy Perfume, they mocked thee for too much Curiosity: in thy Rags thou knowst none, but art despised for the contrary. There's a meddler for thee, eat it. On what I hate, I feed not. Dost hate a Medler? I, though it look like thee. And th' hadst hated Meddlers sooner, thou shouldst have loved thyself better now. What man didd'st thou ever know unthrift, that was beloved after his means? Who without those means thou talk'st of, didst thou ever know beloved? Myself. I understand thee: thou hadst some means to keep a Dog. What things in the world canst thou nearest compare to thy Flatterers? Women nearest, but men: men are the things themselves. What wouldst thou do with the world Apemantus, if it lay in thy power? Give it the Beasts, to be rid of the men. Wouldst thou have thyself fall in the confusion of men, and remain a Beast with the Beasts. I Timon. A beastly Ambition, which the Gods grant thee t' attain to. If thou wert the Lion, the Fox would beguile thee, if thou wert the Lamb, the Fox would eat thee: if thou wert the Fox, the Lion would suspect thee, when peradventure thou wert accused by the Ass: If thou wert the Ass, thy dulness would torment thee; and still thou livedst but as a Breakfast to the Wolf. If thou wert the Wolf, thy greediness would afflict thee, & oft thou shouldst hazard thy life for thy dinner. Wert thou the Unicorn, pride and wrath would confound thee, and make thine own self the conquest of thy fury. Wert thou a Bear, thou wouldst be killed by the Horse: wert thou a Horse, thou wouldst be seized by the Leopard: wert thou a Leopard, thou wert Germane to the Lion, and the spots of thy Kindred, were jurors on thy life. All thy safety were remotion, and thy defence absence. What Beast couldst thou be, that were not subject to a Beast: and what a Beast art thou already, that seest not thy loss in transformation. If thou couldst please me With speaking to me, thou mightst Have hit upon it here. The Commonwealth of Athens, is become A Forest of Beasts. How has the Ass broke the wall, that thou art out of the City. Yonder comes a Poet and a Painter: The plague of Company light upon thee: I will fear to catch it, and give way. When I know not what else to do, I'll see thee again.
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Where lyeſt a nights Timon? Vnder that's aboue me. Where feed'ſt thou a-dayes Apemantus? Where my ſtomacke findes meate, or rather where I eate it. Would poyſon were obedient, & knew my mind Where would'ſt thou ſend it? To ſawce thy diſhes. The middle of Humanity thou neuer kneweſt, but the extremitie of both ends. When thou waſt in thy Gilt, and thy Perfume, they mockt thee for too much Curioſitie: in thy Ragges thou know'ſt none, but art deſpis'd for the contrary. There's a medler for thee, eate it. On what I hate, I feed not. Do'ſt hate a Medler? I, though it looke like thee. And th' hadſt hated Medlers ſooner, yu ſhould'ſt haue loued thy ſelfe better now. What man didd'ſt thou euer know vnthrift, that was beloued after his meanes? Who without thoſe meanes thou talk'ſt of, didſt thou euer know belou'd? My ſelfe. I vnderſtand thee: thou had'ſt ſome meanes to keepe a Dogge. What things in the world canſt thou neereſt compare to thy Flatterers? Women neereſt, but men: men are the things themſelues. What would'ſt thou do with the world Apemantus, if it lay in thy power? Giue it the Beaſts, to be rid of the men. Would'ſt thou haue thy ſelfe fall in the confuſion of men, and remaine a Beaſt with the Beaſts. I Timon. A beaſtly Ambition, which the Goddes graunt thee t' attaine to. If thou wert the Lyon, the Fox would beguile thee▪ if thou wert the Lambe, the Foxe would eate thee: if thou wert the Fox, the Lion would ſuſpect thee, when peraduenture thou wert accus'd by the Aſſe: If thou wert the Aſſe, thy dulneſſe would torment thee; and ſtill thou liu'dſt but as a Breakefaſt to the Wolfe. If thou wert the Wolfe, thy greedineſſe would afflict thee, & oft thou ſhould'ſt hazard thy life for thy dinner. Wert thou the Vnicorne, pride and wrath would confound thee, and make thine owne ſelfe the conqueſt of thy fury. Wert thou a Beare, thou would'ſt be kill'd by the Horſe: wert thou a Horſe, thou would'ſt be ſeaz'd by the Leopard: wert thou a Leopard, thou wert Germane to the Lion, and the ſpottes of thy Kindred, were Iurors on thy life. All thy ſafety were remotion, and thy defence abſence. What Beaſt could'ſt thou bee, that were not ſubiect to a Beaſt: and what a Beaſt art thou already, that ſeeſt not thy loſſe in transformation. If thou could'ſt pleaſe me With ſpeaking to me, thou might'ſt Haue hit vpon it heere. The Commonwealth of Athens, is become A Forreſt of Beaſts. How ha's the Aſſe broke the wall, that thou art out of the Citie. Yonder comes a Poet and a Painter: The plague of Company light vpon thee: I will feare to catch it, and giue way. When I know not what elſe to do, Ile ſee thee againe.