Middleton, Thomas · published 1625 · first performed or written 1624 [licensed for stage, Jun 12] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
And thou lewd Pawn, the shame of Womanhood. I'm lost of all hands. I cannot feel The weight of my affection: now he's taken, It hath not the burden of a Grasshopper. Thou whore of order, cockatrice in Voto. Yonder's the Whit bishop's pawn, I'll play at's heart now Oh bloody villain, wouldst thou heap a murder, On thy first foul offences? O merciless bloodhound 'Tis time that thou wert taken. Death prevented. For thy sake, and that partner in thy shame, I'll never know man further than by Name. You have enriched my knowledge royal (sir) And my content together. Steed of riot, We set you only welcome, surfeit is A thing that's seldom heard of in these parts. I hear of the more virtue when I miss on't. We do not use to bury in our bellies, Two hundred thousand ducats, and then boast on't: Or exercise the old Roman painful idleness, With care of fetching fishes far from home, The golden headed Coracine out of Egypt: The Salpa from Ebusis, or the Pelamis, Which some call summer whiting from Calcedon: Salmons from Aquitaine, Helops from Rhodes: Cockles from Chios, franked and salted up, With Far and Sapa flower, and cockled wine, We cram no birds nor Epicurian like, Enclose some creeks o'th' sea, as Sergius Crata did, He, that invented the first stews for Oysters, And other sea fish? who besides the pleasure of his Own throat, got large revenues by the invention, Whose fat example the nobility followed; Nor do we imitate that Arch gourmandizer, With twenty two courses at a Dinner; And betwixt every course, he and guess Washed, and used women, then sat down and strengthened: Lust swimming in their dishes, which no sooner Was tasted, but was ready to be vented. Most impious Epicures. We commend rather Of two extremes the parsimony of Pertinax, Who had half lettuces set up to serve again, Or his successor Iulian, that would make Three meals of a lean Hare, and after sup With a green fig, and wipe his beard (as we can) The old bewailers of excess in those days Complained there were more coin bid for a Cook then for a war-horse; but now Cooks are Purchased after the rate of Triumphant, and some Dishes after the rate of Cooks, which must needs Make some of th'white house gourmandizers, especially Your wealthy plump plebeians, like the Hogs Which Scaliger cities, that could not move for fat, So insensible of either prick or goad, That mouse made goles to needle in their buttocks And they ne'er felt 'em: There was once a ruler Cyrene's Governor choked with his own paunch, Which death, fat Sanctius King of Castille, fearing Through his infinite mass of belly, rather chose To be killed suddenly, by a pernicious herb Taken to make him lean, which old Cordeba King of Morocco counselled his fear too, Than he would hazard to be stung to death, As that huge Cormorant that was choked before him.
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And thou lewd Pawne, the ſhame of Womanhood. I'me loſt of all hands. I connot feele The weight of my affection: now hee's taken, It hath not the burthen of a Graſſehopper. Thou whore of order, cockatrice in Voto. Yonder's the Whit Biſhops pawne, Ile play at's heart now Oh bloody vilain, would'ſt thou heape a murder, On thy firſt foule offences? O merciles bloodhound 'Tis time that thou wert taken▪ Death preuented. For thy ſake▪ and that partner in thy ſhame, Ile neuer know man further then by Name. You haue enricht my knowledge royall (ſir) And my content together. Steed of royot, We ſet you onely welcome, ſurfeit is A thing that's ſildom heard of in theſe parts. I heare of the more vertue when I miſſe on't. We do not vſe to bury in our bellies, Two hundred thouſand duckets, and then boaſt on't: Or exerciſe the old Romaine painefull idleneſſe, With care of fetching fiſhes farre from home, The golden headed Coracine out of Egypt: The Salpa from Ebuſis, or the Pelamis, Which ſome call ſummer whiting from Calcedon: Salmons from Aquitayne, Helops from Rhodes: Cockles from Chyos, franckt and ſalted vp, With Far and Sapa flower, and cockted wine, We cram no birds nor Epicurian like, Encloſe ſome creekes oth ſea, as Sergius Crata did, Hee, that inuented the firſt ſtewes for Oyſters, And other ſea fiſh? who beſides the pleaſure of his Owne throate, got large reuenewes by the inuention, Whoſe fat example the nobility followed; Nor do we immitate that Arch Gormandizer, With twenty two courſes at a Dinner; And betwixt euery courſe, hee and gueſſe Waſht, and vſ'd women, then ſat down and ſtrengthn'd: Luſt ſwimming in their diſhes, which no ſooner Was taſted, but was ready to be vented. Moſt impious Epicures. We commend rather Of two extreames the parſimonie of Pertinax, Who had halfe Lettices ſet vp to ſerue againe, Or his ſucceſſor Iulian, that would make Three meales of a leane Hare, and after ſup With a greene fig, and wipe his beard (as we can) The old bewaylers of exceſſe in thoſe dayes Complain'd there were more coyne bid for a Cooke then for a Warre-horſe; but now Cookes are Purchaſed after the rate of Tryumphant, and ſome Diſhes after the rate of Cookes, which muſt needes Make ſome of th'white houſe gormundizers, eſpecially Your wealthy plumpe Plebeans, like the Hogges Which Scaliger cites, that could not mooue for fat, So inſenſible of either pricke or goade, That Mice made goles to needle in their buttockes And they nere felt em: There was once a ruler Cyrenes Gouernour choakt with his owne paunch, Which death, fat Sanctius King of Caſtile, fearing Through his infinite maſſe of belly, rather choſe To be kild ſuddenly, by a pernicious herbe Taken to make him leane, which old Cordeba King of Morocco counſelled his feare too, Then hee would hazard to be ſtung to death, As that huge Cormorant that was choakt before him.