The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 23 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 0.85 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Believe me (Parmeno) I am very glad, that we have lighted on so fit an opportunity, wherein I may manifest and make known unto thee the singular love, wherewithal I affect thee; and what great interest (though undeservedly) thou hast in me, I say undeservedly, in regard of that, which I have heard thee speak against me: whereof I make no more reckoning, but am content to let it pass. For, virtue teacheth us to suffer temptations, and not to render, evil for evil; and especially when we are tempted by young men, such as want experience, and are not acquainted with the courses of the world, who out of an ignorant and foolish kind of loyalty, undo both themselves and their Masters, as thou thyself dost, Calisto. I heard you well enough, not a word you said, that escaped mine care. Nor do you think, that with these my other outward senses, old age hath made me lose my hearing; for not only that which I see, hear, and know, but even the very inward secrets of thy heart and thoughts, I search into, and pierce to the full with these my intellectual eyes, these eyes of my understanding. I would have thee to know (Permeno) that Calisto is lovesick, sick even to the death. Nor art thou for this, to censure him to be a weak and foolish man: for unresistable love subdueth all things. Besides, I would have thee to know, if thou know'st it not already, that there are these two conclusions, that are evermore infallibly true. The first is, that every man must of force love a woman, and every woman love a man. The second is, that he who truly loves, must of necessity be much troubled & moved with the sweetness of that superexcellent delight, which was ordained by him that made all things, for the perpetuating of mankind, without which, it must needs perish: and not only in humane kind, but also in fishes, birds, beasts, & all creatures that creep and crawl upon the earth; Likewise in your souls vegetative, some plants have the same inclination & disposition, that without the interposition of any other thing, they be planted in some little distance one of another, and it is determined and agreed upon by the general-consent of your Gardeners, and husbandmen, to be Make and Female. How can you answer this, Parmeno? Now my pretty 〈◊〉 fool, you mad wag, my soul's sweet Genius, my Pearl, 〈...〉 well, my honest poor silly Lad, my pretty little Monkey-face, come hither you little whoreson; Alack, how I pity thy simplicity! thou know'st nothing of the world, nor of it's delights. Let me run mad, and die in that fit, if I suffer thee to come near me, as old as I am. Thou hast a harsh and ill favoured hoarse voice, by thy bristled beard, it is easily guessed what manner of man you are. Tell me, is all quiet beneath? No motions at all to make in Venus' Court?
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Beleeue me (Parmeno) I am very glad, that we haue lighted on so fit an opportunity, wherein I may manifest and make knowne vnto thee the singular loue, wherewithall I affect thee; and what great interest (though vndeseruedly) thou hast in me, I say vndeseruedly, in regard of that, which I haue heard thee speake against me: whereof I make no more reckoning, but am content to let it passe. For, vertue teacheth vs to suffer temptations, and not to render, euill for euill; and especially when wee are tempted by young men, such as want experience, and are not acquainted with the courses of the world, who out of an ignorant and foolish kinde of loyalty, vndoe both themselues and their Masters, as thou thy selfe dost, Calisto. I heard you well inough, not a word you said, that escaped mine care. Nor do you think, that with these my other outward senses, old age hath made me lose my hearing; for not onely that which I see, heare, and know, but euen the very inward secrets of thy heart and thoughts, I search into, and pierce to the full with these my intellectuall eyes, these eies of my vnderstanding. I would haue thee to know (Permeno) that Calisto is loue-sicke, sicke euen to the death. Nor art thou for this, to censure him to be a weak and foolish man: for vnresistable loue subdueth all things. Besides, I would haue thee to know, if thou knowst it not already, that there are these two conclusions, that are euermore infallibly true. The first is, that euery man must of force loue a woman, and euery woman loue a man. The second is, that he who truely loues, must of necessity be much troubled & mou'd with the sweetnes of that superexcellent delight, wch was ordain'd by him that made all things, for the perpetuating of mankind, without which, it must needs perish: and not only in humane kind, but also in fishes, birds, beasts, & all creatures that creepe and crawle vpon the earth; Likewise in your soules vegetatiue, some plants haue the same inclination & disposition, that without the interpositiō of any other thing, they be planted in some little distance one of another, and it is determined and agreed vpon by the generall-consent of your Gardeners, and husband-men, to be Make and Female. How can you answer this, Parmeno? Now my pretty foole, you mad wagge, my soules sweet Genius, my Peale, well, my honest poore silly Lad, my pretty little Monky-face, come hither you little whoreson; Alack, how I pitty thy simplicity! thou knowst nothing of the world, nor of it's delights. Let me run mad, and dye in that fit, if I suffer thee to come neere me, as old as I am. Thou hast a harsh and ill fauourd hoarse voyce, by thy brizzled beard, it is easily guest what manner of man you are. Tell mee, is all quiet beneath? No motions at all to make in Venus Court?