Aristippus, or The Jovial Philosopher · chunk 2 of 18
Randolph, Thomas · published 1630 · first performed or written 1626 [1625-1626] (Annals) entertainment; academic entertainment T35 Fools, wit and railing typicality 0.74 · 451 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
You need not fear this Show, you that are bad, It is no Parliament: you that nothing have Like Scholars, but a Beard and Gown, for me May pass for good grand Sophies: all my skill Shall beg but honest laughter and such smiles As might become a Cato: I shall give No cause to grieve, that once more yet I live. Go then, and you Beadles of hell avaunt, Return to your eternal plagues. Here, take these purer robes, and clad in these, Be thou all glorious and instruct thy mirth With thy sweet temper, whilst myself entreat Thy friends that long lamented thy sad fates, To sit and taste, and to accept thy Cates. Sit, see, and hear, and censure he that will, I come to have my mirth approved, not skill: Your laughter all I beg, and where you see No jest worth laughing at, faith laugh at me. SEcundum gradum compossibilitatis, & non secundum gradum incompossibilitatis. What should this Scotus mean by his possibilities & incompossibilities? my Cooper, Rider, Thomas, and Minshew are as far to seek as myself: not a word of compossibilitas or incompossibilitas is there. Well, I know what I'll do. I have heard of a great Philosopher: I'll try what he can do; They call him Aristippus, Aristippus, Aristippus: sure a philosopher's name. But they say he lies at the Dolphin, and that methinks is an ill sign: yet they say too, the best Philosophers of the town never lie from thence: they say 'tis a Tavern too; for my part I cannot tell, I know no part of the Town but the Schools and Aristotle's Well: but since I am come thus far, I will inquire: for this same compossibilitas and incompossibilitas sticks in my stomach. Anon, Anon Sir. What Philosophy is this? Anon, Anon Sir. Please you see a Room Sir? what would you have Sir? Nothing but Aristippus. You shall Sir. What is this? the Dolphin? now verily it looks like a Green Fish: what's yonder Greek too? Now surely it is the philosopher's Motto: Hippathi-happathi; aut disce, aut discede incontinenter, a very good disjunction. A pint of Aristippus to the Bar. Here Sir. Ha? what's this? Did you not ask for Aristippus Sir? The great Philosopher lately come hither. Why, this is Aristippus. Verily then Aristippus is duplex, Nominalis & Realis; or else the Philosopher lives like Diogenes in dolio: the President of Hogshead College: but I mean one Aristippus {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the great Philosopher. I know not what you mean by losopjer, but here be Scholars in the house, I'll send them to you: Anon, anon Sir, I cannot be here and there too. Anon, anon Sir.
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T35 — Fools, wit and railingcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.737 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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You need not feare this Show, you that are bad, It is no Parliament: you that nothing haue Like Schollers, but a Beard and Gowne, for me May passe for good grand Sophies: all my skill Shall beg but honest laughter and such smiles As might become a Cato: I shall giue No cause to grieue, that once more yet I liue. Goe then, and you Beadles of hell auaunt, Returne to your eternall plagues. Heere, take these purer robes, and clad in these, Be thou all glorious and instruct thy mirth With thy sweet temper, whilest my selfe intreate Thy friends that long lamented thy sad fates, To sit and taste, and to accept thy Cates. Sit, see, and heare, and censure he that will, I come to haue my mirth approu'd, not skill: Your laughter all I begge, and where you see No iest worth laughing at, faith laugh at me. SEcundum gradum compossibilitatis, & non secundum gradum incompossibilitatis. What should this Scotus meane by his possibilities & incompossibilities? my Cooper, Rider, Thomas, and Minshew are as farre to seeke as my selfe: not a word of compossibilitas or incompossibilitas is there. Well, I know what I'll doe. I haue heard of a great Philosopher: I'll try what he can doe; They call him Aristippus, Aristippus, Aristippus: sure a Philosophers name. But they say he lies at the Dolphin, and that me thinks is an ill signe: yet they say too, the best Philosophers of the towne neuer lye from thence: they say 'tis a Tauerne too; for my part I cannot tell, I know no part of the Towne but the Schooles and Aristotles Well: but since I am come thus farre, I will enquire: for this same compossibilitas and incompossibilitas sticks in my stomake. Anon, Anon Sir. What Philosophy is this? Anon, Anon Sir. Please you see a Roome Sir? what would you haue Sir? Nothing but Aristippus. You shall Sir. What is this? the Dolphin? now verily it lookes like a Greene Fish: what's yonder Greeke too? Now surely it is the Philosophers Motto: Hippathi-happathi; aut disce, aut discede incontinenter, a very good disjunction. A pinte of Aristippus to the Barre. Heere Sir. Ha? what's this? Did you not aske for Aristippus Sir? The great Philosopher lately come hither. Why, this is Aristippus. Verily then Aristippus is duplex, Nominalis & Realis; or else the Philosopher liues like Diogenes in dolio: the President of Hogges-head Colledge: but I meane one Aristippus the great Philosopher. I know not what you meane by Losopher, but heere be Scholers in the house, I'll send them to you: Anon, anon Sir, I cannot be heere and there too. Anon, anon Sir.