The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 49 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T45 Widows, wooing and remarriage · 442 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T45: widow, widows, hoord, master, gentlemen, wife, randalls, wit, mistress, married.
What old witch is this, that comes thus trailing her tail on the ground? Look how she sweeps the streets with her gown? Fie, what a dust she makes? By your leave, sweet Beauty. Mother Celestina, you be welcome. What wind, I trow, drives you this way? I do not remember, that I have seen you in these parts this many a day. What accident hath brought you hither? My love (daughter, my love) and the desire I have to see all my good friends; and to bring you commendations from your Cousin Elicia: as also to see my old and young Mistress, whom I have not seen since I went from this end of the Town. Is this your only errand from home? Is it possible, you should come so far for this? I promise you, you make me much to marvel; For I am sure you were not wont to stir your stumps, but you knew wherefore; nor to go a foot forth of doors, unless it were for your profit. What greater profit (you fool) would you have, than a man to comply with his desires? Besides, such old women as we never want business: especially myself, who having the breeding of so many men's daughters as I have, I go to see if I can sell a little yarn. Did not I tell you so before? I wot well what I said; you never put in a penny, but you take out a pound: Be your pains never so little, you will be sure you will be well paid for it. But to 〈◊〉 that pass, my old mistress hath begun a web; she hath need to buy it, and thou hast need to sell it. Come in, and stay here awhile, you and I will not fall out. Lucrecia, who is that you talk withal? With that old woman forsooth, with the scotch on her nose, who sometimes dwelled hard by here in tanner's Row, close upon the Riverside. Now I am further to seek than I was before; if thou wilt give me to understand an unknown thing, by a thing that is less known, is to take up water in a Sieve. madam! Why, this old woman is better known than the herb Rew. Do not you remember her that stood on the Pillory for a Witch? That sold young wenches by the great and by whole sale? and that hath marred many thousands of marriages, by sundering man and wife, and setting them at odds? What Trade is she of? What is her Profession? it may be, by that I shall know her better.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
What old witch is this, that comes thus trayling her taile on the ground? Looke how shee sweepes the streetes with her gowne? Fie, what a dust shee makes? By your leaue, sweet Beauty. Mother Celestina, you be welcome. What wind, I trow, driues you this way? I doe not remember, that I haue seene you in these parts this many a day. What accident hath brought you hither? My loue (daughter, my loue) and the desire I haue to see all my good friends; and to bring you commendations from your Cousin Elicia: as also to see my old and young Mistresse, whom I haue not seene since I went from this end of the Towne. Is this your onely errand from home? Is it possible, you should come so farre for this? I promise you, you make me much to maruell; For I am sure you were not wont to stirre your stumps, but you knew wherefore; nor to goe a foote forth of doores, vnlesse it were for your profit. What greater profit (you foole) would you haue, then a man to cumply with his desires? Besides, such old women as we neuer want businesse: especially my selfe, who hauing the breeding of so many mens daughters as I haue, I goe to see if I can sell a little yarne. Did not I tell you so before? I wote well what I said; you neuer put in a penny, but you take out a pound: Be your paines neuer so little, you will be sure you will be well paid for it. But to that passe, my old mistresse hath begunne a web; shee hath need to buy it, and thou hast neede to sell it. Come in, and stay heere awhile, you and I will not fall out. Lucrecia, who is that you talke withall? With that old woman forsooth, with the scotch on her nose, who sometimes dwelt hard by here in Tanners Row, close vpon the Riuer-side. Now I am further to seeke then I was before; if thou wilt giue mee to vnderstand an vnknowne thing, by a thing that is lesse knowne, is to take vp water in a Sieue. Madame! Why, this old woman is better knowne then the hearbe Rew. Doe not you remember her that stood on the Pillory for a Witch? That sold young wenches by the great and by whle sale? and that hath mard many thousands of marriages, by sundring man and wife, and setting them at oddes? What Trade is she of? What is her Profession? it may be, by that I shall know her better.