The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 21 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.76 · 428 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Parmeno, stay, stay awhile, make no noise; stand still I pray thee, and listen a little what they say. So, hush, that we may see in what state we live; what we are like to trust to, and how the world is like to go with us. O notable woman! O worldly goods, unworthy to be possessed by so high a spirit! O faithful, and trusty Sempronio! Hast thou well observed him (my Parmeno?) Hast thou heard him? Hast thou noted his earnestness? Tell me, have I not reason to respect him? What sayst thou, man? Thou that art the closet of my secrets, the Cabinet of my Counsel, and Council of my soul? Protesting first my innocency for your former suspicion, and complying with my fidelity, since you have given me such free liberty of speech, I will truly deliver unto you what I think. Hear me therefore, and let not your affection make you deaf, nor hope of your pleasure blind you; have a little patience, and be not too hasty; for many through too much eagerness to hit the pin, have shot far beside the white. And albeit I am but young, yet have I seen somewhat in my days: beside, the observation and fight of many things, do teach a man much experience. Wherefore, assure yourself, and thereon I durst pawn my life, that they overheard what we said, as also our coming down the stairs, and have of set purpose fallen into this false and feigned expression of their great love and care, wherein you now place the end of your desire. Believe me (Celestîna) Parmeno aims unhappily. Be silent: For I swear by my halidom, that whither comes the Ass, thither also shall come the saddle. Let me alone to deal with Parmeno, and you shall see, I will so temper him e'er I have done with him, that I will make him wholly ours. And see what we gain, he shall share with us: for goods that are not common, are not goods; It is communication that makes combination in love: and therefore let us all gain, let us all divide the spoil, and let us laugh and be merry all alike. I will make the slave so tame, and so gentle, that I will bring him like a bird to pick bread from my first. And so we will be two to two, and all three join to cozen the fourth. Thou and I will join together, Parmeno shall make a third, and all of us cheat Calisto. Sempronio? Sir.
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Parmeno, stay, stay awhile, make no noyse; stand still I pray thee, and listen a little what they say. So, huh, that we may see in what state wee liue; what wee are like to trust to, and how the world is like to goe with vs. O notable woman! O worldly goods, vnworthy to be possessed by so high a spirit! O faithfull, and trusty Sempronio! Hast thou well obseru'd him (my Parmeno?) Hast thou heard him? Hast thou noted his earnestnesse? Tell me, haue I not reason to respect him? What saist thou, man? Thou that art the Clozet of my secrets, the Cabinet of my Counsell, and Councell of my soule? Protesting first my innocency for your former suspition, and cumplying with my fidelity, since you haue giuen me such free liberty of speech, I will truly deliuer vnto you what I thinke. Heare mee therefore, and let not your affection make you deafe, nor hope of your pleasure blinde you; haue a little patience, and be not too hasty; for many through too much eagernesse to hit the pine, haue shot farre beside the white. And albeit I am but young, yet haue I seene somewhat in my dayes: besides, the obseruation and fight of many things, doe teach a man much experience. Wherefore, assure your selfe, and thereon I durst pawne my life, that they ouerheard what wee said, as also our comming downe the stayres, and haue of set purpose fallen into this false and feyned expression of their great loue and care, wherein you now place the end of your desire. Beleeue mee (Celestîna) Parmeno aimes vnhappily. Be silent: For I sweare by my haly-doome, that whither comes the Asse, thither also shall come the saddle. Let mee alone to deale with Parmeno, and you shall see, I will so temper him e'r I haue done with him, that I will make him wholly ours. And see what wee gaine, hee shall share with vs: for goods that are not common, are not goods; It is communication that makes combination in loue: and therefore let vs all gaine, let vs all deuide the spoile, and let vs laugh and be merry all alike. I will make the slaue so tame, and so gentle, that I will bring him like a bird to picke bread from my first. And so we will be two to two, and all three joyne to coozen the fourth. Thou and I will ioyne together, Parmeno shall make a third, and all of vs cheate Calisto. Sempronio? Sir.