The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 34 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T3 Sickness, physic and doctors · 458 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
methinks (Sempronio) it is no good counsel, that I shouldest here accompanied, and that she should go all alone, who seeks to cure my ill: it were better that thou shouldst go along with her, and hasten her on, since thou know'st, that on her diligence dependeth my welfare; on her slowness, my painfulness, on her neglect, my despair. Thou art wise, I know thee to be faithful, I hold thee a good servant. And therefore so handle the matter, that she shall no sooner see thee, but that she may judge of that pain which I feel, and of that fire which tormenteth me; whose extreme heat will not give me leave to lay open unto her the third part of my secret sickness. So did it tie my tongue, and took such hold on my senses, that they were not only busied, but in a manner wasted and consumed; which thou, as one that is free from the like passion, mayst more largely deliver, letting thy words run with a looser rein. Sir, I would fain go to fulfil your command: And I would fain stay, to ease you of your care; your fear puts spurs to my sides; and your solitariness, like a bridle, pulls me back. But I will obey and follow your council; which is, to go and labour the old woman. But how shall I go? For, if I leave you thus all alone, you will talk idly, like one that is distracted; do nothing but sigh, weep, and take on, shutting yourself up in darkness, desiring solitude, and seeking new means of thoughtful torment; wherein if you still persevere, you cannot escape either death or madness. For the avoiding whereof, get some good company about you, that may minister unto you occasion of mirth, by recounting of witty conceits, by entertaining you with Music, and singing merry songs, by relating Stories, by devising mottoes, by telling tales, by playing at cards, jesting, sporting. In a word, by inventing any other kind of sweet and delightful recreation, for to pass away the time, that you may not suffer your thoughts to run still wandering on in that cruel error, whereinto they were put by that your Lady and Mistress, upon the first trance and encounter of your Love. How like a silly fool thou talkest! Know'st thou not, that it easeth the pain, to bewail its cause? O how sweet is it to the sorrowful, to unsheathe their griefs? What ease do broken 〈◊〉 bring with them? O what a diminishing and refreshing to tearful complaints, is the unfolding of a man's woes, and bitter 〈◊〉? As many as ever writ of comfort, and consolation, do all of them jump in this.
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Me thinkes (Sempronio) it is no good counsell, that I shouldest heere accompanied, and that shee should goe all alone, who seekes to cure my ill: it were better that thou shouldst goe along with her, and hasten her on, since thou knowst, that on her dililigence dependeth my well-fare; on her slownesse, my painfulnesse, on her neglect, my despaire. Thou art wise, I know thee to bee faithfull, I hold thee a good seruant. And therefore so handle the matter, that she shall no sooner see thee, but that shee may iudge of that paine which I feele, and of that fire which tormenteth mee; whose extreme heat will not giue me leaue to lay open vnto her the third part of my secret sickenesse. So did it tye my tongue, and tooke such hold on my sences, that they were not onely busied, but in a manner wasted and consumed; which thou, as one that is free from the like passion, maist more largely deliuer, letting thy words runne with a looser reyne. Sir, I would faine goe to fulfill your command: And I would fayne stay, to ease you of your care; your feare puts spurs to my sides; and your solitarinesse, like a bridle, pulls mee backe. But I will obey and follow your councell; which is, to goe and labour the old woman. But how shall I goe? For, if I leaue you thus all alone, you will talke idlely, like one that is distracted; doe nothing but sigh, weepe, and take on, shutting your selfe vp in darknesse, desiring solitude, and seeking new meanes of thoughtfull torment; wherein if you still perseuere, you cannot escape either death or madnesse. For the auoyding whereof, get some good company about you, that may minister vnto you occasion of mirth, by recounting of witty conceits, by intertaining you with Musicke, and singing merry songs, by relating Stories, by deuising Motto's, by telling tales, by playing at cards, iesting, sporting. In a word, by inuenting any other kinde of sweet and delightfull recreation, for to passe away the time, that you may not suffer your thoughts to run still wandring on in that cruell errour, whereinto they were put by that your Lady and Mistresse, vpon the first trance and encounter of your Loue. How like a silly foole thou talkest! Know'st thou not, that it easeth the paine, to bewaile it's cause? O how sweet is it to the sorrowfull, to vnsheathe their griefes? What ease doe broken bring with them? O what a diminishing and refreshing to tearefull complaints, is the vnfolding of a mans woes, and bitter ? As many as euer writ of comfort, and consolation, doe all of them iumpe in this.