The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 77 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 423 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
How? What's that? No, by no means; For heaven's sake, do not offer it, you shall have Torches, you shall have Pages, any of my servants, make choice of whom you will to accompany you home. O yes, in any case! I pray take care of her; because she is young and handsome, and may chance to be ravished by the way. Sempronio, thou shalt go with her, because she is afraid of the Crickets, which chirp in the dark, as she goes home to her house. Son Parmeno, what's that thou saidst? I said, Sir, it were meet, that I and Sempronio should accompany her home; For it is very dark. It is well said, Parmeno: you shall by and by, proceed, I pray, in your discourse; and tell me what farther passed between you. What answer made she for the Charm? marry, that with all her heart I should have it. With all her heart? O Ioue! How gracious and how great a gift! Nay, this is not all; I craved more than this. What, my honest old woman? Her Girdle, which continually she wore about her, affirming that it was very good for the allaying of your pain; because of some Supereminent Influence from the Sibilla Cumanae. But what said she? Give me Albricias; reward me for my good news, and I will tell you all. Take my whole house, and all that is in it, on condition you tell me; or else besides what thou wilt. Give but this poor old woman a Mantle, and I will give that into thy hand, which she wears about her. What dost thou talk of a Mantle? Tut, a Kirtle, a Petticoat, any thing, all that I have. It is a Mantle that I need; that alone shall content me; Enlarge not therefore your liberality; Let not any suspectful doubt interpose itself in my demand; My request is reasonable, and you know, it is a common saying; To offer much to him, that asketh but a little, is a kind of denial. Run, Parmeno, call hither my Tailor, and let him presently cut her out a Mantle and a Kirtle of that fine pure cloth, which he took to cottoning. So, so; all for the old woman; because like the Bee, she comes home laden with lies, as he does with honey; as for me, I may go work out my heart, and go hang myself when I have done; whilst she with a pocks must have every day change of raiment.
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How? What's that? No, by no meanes; For heauens sake, doe not offer it, you shall haue Torches, you shall haue Pages, any of my seruants, make choyce of whom you will to accompany you home. O yes, in any case! I pray take care of her; because she is young and handsome, and may chance to bee rauisht by the way. Sempronio, thou shalt goe with her, because shee is afraide of the Crickets, which chripe in the darke, as shee goes home to her house. Sonne Parmeno, what's that thou said'st? I said, Sir, it were meete, that I and Sempronio should accompany her home; For it is very darke. It is well said, Parmeno: you shall by and by, proceed, I pray, in your discourse; and tell mee what farther past betweene you. What answer made she for the Charme? Mary, that with all her heart I should haue it. With all her heart? O Ioue! How gracious and how great a gift! Nay, this is not all; I craued more then this. What, my honest old woman? Her Girdle, which continually she wore about her, affirming that it was very good for the allaying of your paine; because of some Supereminent Influence from the Sibilla Cumanae. But what said shee? Giue mee Albricias; reward me for my good newes, and I will tell you all. Take my whole house, and all that is in it, on condition you tell me; or else besides what thou wilt. Giue but this poore old woman a Mantle, and I will giue that into thy hand, which she weares about her. What dost thou talke of a Mantle? Tut, a Kirtle, a Petticoate, any thing, all that I haue. It is a Mantle that I need; that alone shall content me; Inlarge not therefore your liberality; Let not any suspectfull doubt interpose it selfe in my demand; My request is reasonable, and you know, it is a common saying; To offer much to him, that asketh but a little, is a kinde of deniall. Runne, Parmeno, call hither my Taylour, and let him presently cut her out a Mantle and a Kirtle of that fine pure cloth, which hee tooke to cottening. So, so; all for the old woman; because like the Bee, she comes home laden with lyes, as hee does with hony; as for mee, I may goe worke out my heart, and goe hang my selfe when I haue done; whilest shee with a pockes must haue euery day change of rayment.