The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 1 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and · 343 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
IT is the saying of that great and wise Philosopher Heraclitus; That all things are created in manner of a contention, or battle. His words are these, Omnia secundùm litem fiunt. A Sentence in my opinion, worthy perpetual memory; and, for that most certain it is, that every word of a wise man, is pregnant, and full; of this it may be said, that through too much fullness it is ready to burst, shooting forth such spreading, and well-grown boughs and leaves, that out of the smallest Sucker, or least Sprig thereof, fruit enough may be gathered by men of discretion and judgement. But because my poor understanding is not able to do anymore, then to nibble on the dry bark and rugged rind of the wise sayings of those, who for the clearness and excellency of their wits, deserved to be approved; with that little which I shall pluck from thence, I will satisfy the intent and purpose of this short Prologue. This Sentence did I find to be strengthened by that great Orator, and Poet Lauriat Francisco Petrarca, who tells us, Sine lite atque offensione nihil genuit natura parens: That Nature, who is the mother of all things, engendered nothing without strife and contention. Furthermore saying, Sic est enim, & sic propemodun universa testantur; Rapido stellae obuiant firmamento; Contraria invicem Elementa confligunt; Terrae tremunt; Maria fluctuant; Aër quati tur; Crepant flammae; Bellum immortale venti gerunt; Tempora temporibus concertant; secum, singula; Nobiscum omnia. Which is as much to say; Indeed so it is, and so all things almost in the world do witness as much. The Stars encounter one another in the whirling firmament of heaven; your contrary Elements wage war each with other; the earth, that trembles and quakes, as if it were at odds with itself; the Sea, that swells and rages, breaking it's billows one against another; the Air, that darteth arrows of lightning, and is moved this way and that way; the flames, they crack, and sparkle forth their fury; the winds are at perpetual enmity with themselves;
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IT is the saying of that great and wise Philosopher Heraclitus; That all things are created in manner of a contention, or battell. His words are these, Omnia secundùm litem fiunt. A Sentence in my opinion, worthy perpetuall memorie; and, for that most certaine it is, that euery word of a wise man, is pregnant, and full; of this it may be said, that through too much fulnesse it is readie to burst, shooting forth such spreading, and well-growne boughs and leaues, that out of the smallest Sucker, or least Sprig thereof, fruit enough may be gathered by men of discretion and iudgement. But because my poore vnderstanding is not able to doe anymore, then to nibble on the drie bark and rugged rinde of the wise sayings of those, who for the clearnesse and excellencie of their wits, deserued to be approued; with that little which I shall plucke from thence, I will satisfie the intent and purpose of this short Prologue. This Sentence did I finde to be strengthened by that great Orator, and Poet Lauriat Francisco Petrarca, who tells vs, Sine lite at que offensione nihil genuit natura parens: That Nature, who is the mother of all things, ingendred nothing without strife and contention. Furthermore saying, Sic est enim, & sic propemodun vniuersa testantur; Rapido stellae obuiant firmamento; Contraria inuicem Elementa confligunt; Terrae tremunt; Mariafluctuant; Aër quati tur; Crepant flammae; Bellum immortale venti gerunt; Tempora temporibus concertant; secum, singula; Nobiscum omnia. Which is as much to say; Indeede so it is, and so all things almost in the world doe witnesse as much. The Starres incounter one another in the a hirling firmament of heauen; your contrarie Elements wage warre each with other; the earth, that trembles and quakes, as if it were at oddes with it selfe; the Sea, that swels and rages, breaking it's billowes one against another; the Ayre, that darteth arrowes of lightning, and is moued this way and that way; the flames, they cracke, and sparkle forth their furie; the windes are at perpetuall enmitie with themselues;