The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 3 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea · 375 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T50: sea, honour, general, soldiers, men, ship, fight, soldier, king, vittori.
Non puppim retinens, Euro tendente rudentes, In medijs Aecheneis aquis. Nor Aecheneis, whose strength, though Eurus rise, Can stay the course of ships. O natural contention! worthy of admiration, that a little fish should be able to do more than a great ship, with all the force and strength of the winds. Moreover, if we will discourse of birds, and of their frequent enmities, we may truly affirm, that all things are created in a kind of contention. Your greater live of rapine, as Eagles and Hawks; and your craven Kites press upon our Pullen, insulting over them even in our own houses, and offering to take them even from under the hen's wings. Of a bird called Roque, which is bred in the East Indian Sea, it is said to be of an incredible greatness, that the like hath never been heard of; and that with her beak, she will hoist up into the air, not only one man, or ten, but a whole ship laden with men and merchandise; and how that these miserable passengers, hanging thus in suspense in the air, till her wings wax weary, she lets them fall, and so they receive their deaths. But what shall we say of men, to whom all the foresaid creatures are subject? Who can express their wars, their jars, their enmities, their envies, their heats, their broils, their brawls, and their discontentments? That change and alteration of fashions in their apparel? That pulling down and building up of houses? and many other sundry effects and varieties; all of them proceeding from the feeble and weak condition of man's variable nature? And because it is an old and ancient complaint, and used heretofore time out of mind; I will not much marvel, if this present work shall prove an instrument of war to its Readers, putting strifes and differences amongst them, every one giving his verdict and opinion thereupon, according to the humour of his own will. Some perhaps may say that it is too long; some too short; others to be sweet and pleasant; and other some to be dark and obscure: So that to cut it out to the measure of so many, and such different dispositions, is only appropriate to God;
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Non puppim retinens, Euro tendente rudentes, In medijs Aecheneis aquis. Nor Aecheneis, whose strength, though Eurus rise, Can stay the course of shippes. O naturall contention! worthy of admiration, that a little fish should be able to doe more then a great ship, with all the force and strength of the winds. Moreouer, if we will discourse of birds, and of their frequent enmities, we may truly affirm, that all things are created in a kind of contention. Your greater liue of rapine, as Eagles and Hawks; and your crauen Kites presse vpon our Pullen, insulting ouer them euen in our own houses, and offring to take them euen from vnder the Hens wings. Of a bird called Roque, which is bred in the East Indian Sea, it is said to be of an incredible greatnesse, that the like hath neuer bin heard of; and that with her beake, she will hoyse vp into the ayre, not only one man, or ten, but a whole ship laden with men and merchandise; and how that these miserable passengers, hanging thus in suspence in the ayre, till her wings waxe weary, she lets them fall, and so they receiue their deaths. But what shall we say of men, to whom all the foresaid creatures are subiect? Who can expresse their wars, their iars, their enmities, their enuies, their heats, their broyles, their brawles, and their discontentments? That change and alteration of fashions in their apparell? That pulling downe and building vp of houses? and many other sundry effects and varieties; all of them proceeding from the feeble and weake condition of mans variable nature? And because it is an old and ancient complaint, and vsed heretofore time out of minde; I will not much maruell, if this present worke shall proue an instrument of war to its Readers, putting strifes and differences amongst them, euery one giuing his verdict and opinion thereupon, according to the humour of his owne will. Some perhaps may say that it is too long; some too short; others to be sweet and pleasant; and other some to be darke and obscure: So that to cut it out to the measure of so many, and such different dispositions, is onely appropriate to God;