The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 65 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti · 423 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
What sayst thou to her, mother? Nothing (madam) we have done already. Nay, you must tell me what you said to her; for I cannot abide, that anybody should speak any thing in my presence, and I not have a part therein. And therefore, without any more ado, let me know it. I entreated her to put your Ladyship in mind of the Charm, that it might be writ out ready for me; and that she should learn of me to temper herself in the time of your anger, putting her in mind of that ancient Adage; From an angry man, get thee gone but for a while; but from an enemy, for ever. But you (madam) had only a quarrel to those words of mine which you suspected, and not any enmity to my person. And say, they had been such as you conceited them; yet were they not so bad, as you would have made them to be. For it is every day's experience, to see men pained & tormented for women; and women as much for men. And this, Nature worketh; and Nature (you know) is craft's master, and works nothing that is ill: So that my demand (you see) was (as my desire was it should be) in itself commendable, as having it's growth from so good a root. Many the like reasons could I render you, were not prolixity tedious to the hearer, and hurtful to the speaker. Thou hast shown a great deal of temper, as well in saying little, when thou sawst me angry, as also in thy great and singular sufferance. Madame, I endured your chiding with fear, because I knew you were angry with reason. Besides, a fit of anger is but like a flash of lightning; which made me the more willing to give way, till your heat were overpast. This Gentleman is beholding unto you, whom I recommend to your care. Not so, madam; His deserts challenge more at my hands. And if by my entreaties, I have done him any good, I fear me, by my over long-stay, I have done him as much harm. And therefore if your Ladyship will license me, I will haste to see how he does. Hadst thou spoke for it sooner, sooner hadst thou been sped. Go thy ways, and a good luck with thee: for neither thy coming hither hath done me any good; nor thy going hence can do me any harm; Thy message being as bootless, as thy departure shall be harmless.
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What sai'st thou to her, mother? Nothing (Madame) wee haue done already. Nay, you must tell me what you said to her; for I cannot abide, that any body should speake any thing in my presence, and I not haue a part therein. And therefore, without any more adoe, let mee know it. I intreated her to put your Ladiship in minde of the Charme, that it might be writ out ready for mee; and that shee should learne of mee to temper her selfe in the time of your anger, putting her in mind of that ancient Adage; From an angry man, get thee gone but for a while; but from an enemy, for euer. But you (Madame) had onely a quarell to those words of mine which you suspected, and not any enmity to my person. And say, they had bin such as you conceited them; yet were they not so bad, as you would haue made them to be. For it is euery daies experience, to see men pain'd & tormented for women; and women as much for men. And this, Nature worketh; and Nature (you know) is crafts master, and works nothing that is ill: So that my demand (you see) was (as my desire was it should be) in it selfe commendable, as having it's growth from so good a root. Many the like reasons could I render you, were not prolixity tedious to the hearer, and hurtfull to the speaker. Thou hast showne a great deale of temper, as well in saying little, when thou saw'st mee angry, as also in thy great and singular sufferance. Madme, I indured your chiding with feare, because I knew you were angry with reason. Besides, a fit of anger is but like a flash of lightning; which made me the more willing to giue way, till your heate were ouerpast. This Gentleman is beholding vnto you, whom I recommend to your care. Not so, Madame; His deserts challenge more at my hands. And if by my intreaties, I haue done him any good, I feare me, by my ouer long-stay, I haue done him as much harme. And therefore if your Ladiship will license me, I will haste to see how he does. Had'st thou spoke for it sooner, sooner hadst thou beene sped. Goe thy wayes, and a good lucke with thee: for neither thy comming hither hath done mee any good; nor thy going hence can doe mee any harme; Thy message being as bootlesse, as thy departure shall be harmelesse.