The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 78 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T26 Devils, hell and fiends · 446 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T26: devil, hell, devils, sure, soul, fiend, sr, wife, lord, men.
Now the Devil go with him, with what an ill will does he go? I think there is not any man living so ill served as I am; maintaining men that devise nothing but mischief, murmurers, grudgers of my good, repiners of my prosperity, and enemies to my happiness. Thou Villain, what goest thou mumbling to thyself? Thou envious wretch, what is that thou sayst? for I understand thee not. Do as I command you, you were best, and that quickly too. Get you gone with a murrain, and vex me no more, for I have grief enough already to bring me to my grave. There will as much of the piece be left (which remnant you may take for yourself) as will serve to make you a jerkin. I say nothing, Sir, but that it is too late to have the Tailor for to come tonight. And have not I told you, that I would have you not divine of things aforehand, but to do as I bid you? Let it alone then till tomorrow; and for you (mother) let me entreat you out of your love to me, to have patience until then; for that is not auferred, which is but deferred. Now I pray let me see that glorious girdle, which was held so worthy to ingirt so goodly a body, that these my eyes, together with the rest of my senses, may enjoy so great a happiness, since that together, they have all of them been a little affected with passion. My afflicted heart shall also rejoice therein, which hath not had one minute of delight, since it first knew that Lady. All my senses have been wounded by her, all of them have brought whole basketfuls of trouble to my heart. Every one of them hath vexed and tormented it all they could; the eyes, in seeing her; the ears in hearing her; and the hands in touching her. Ha; What's that? Have you touched her with your hands? you make me startle. Dreaming of her, I say in my sleep. O! in your dreams; that's another matter. In my dreams have I seen her so oft, night, by night, that I fear me, that will happen unto me, which befell Alcibiades, who dreamed that he saw himself enwrapped in his mistress's mantle, and was the next day murdered, and found none to remove him from forth the common street, no, nor any to cover him, save only she who did spread her Mantle over him. Though I, for my part, be it alive, or dead, would any way be glad to see myself clothed with any thing that is hers.
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Now the Diuell goe with him, with what an ill will does he goe? I thinke there is not any man liuing so ill seru'd as I am; maintaining men that deuise nothing but mischiefe, murmurers, grudgers of my good, repiners of my prosperity, and enemies to my happinesse. Thou Villaine, what goest thou mumbling to thy selfe? Thou enuious wretch, what is that thou sayst? for I vnderstand thee not. Doe as I command you, you were best, and that quickely too. Get you gone with a murraine, and vexe mee no more, for I haue griefe inough already to bring me to my graue. There will as much of the piece be left (which remnant you may take for your selfe) as will serue to make you a Ierkin. I say nothing, Sir, but that it is too late to haue the Taylour for to come to night. And haue not I told you, that I would haue you not diuine of things aforehand, but to doe as I bid you? Let it alone then till to morrow; and for you (mother) let me intreat you out of your loue to me, to haue patience vntill then; for that is not auferred, which is but deferred. Now I pray let me see that glorious girdle, which was held so worthy to ingirt so goodly a body, that these my eyes, together with the rest of my senses, may enioy so great a happinesse, since that together, they haue all of them beene a little affected with passion. My afflicted heart shall also reioyce therein, which hath not had one minute of delight, since it first knew that Lady. All my senses haue beene wounded by her, all of them haue brought whole basket-fulls of trouble to my heart. Euery one of them hath vexed and tormented it all they could; the eyes, in seeing her; the eares in hearing her; and the hands in touching her. Ha; What's that? Haue you toucht her with your hands? you make me startle. Dreaming of her, I say in my sleepe. O! in your dreames; that's another matter. In my dreames haue I seene her so oft, night, by night, that I feare mee, that will happen vnto mee, which befell Alcibiades, who dream'd that he saw himselfe inwrapped in his mistresses mantle, and was the next day murdred, and found none to remoue him from forth the common street, no, nor any to couer him, saue onely shee who did spread her Mantle ouer him. Though I, for my part, be it aliue, or dead, would any way bee glad to see my selfe clothed with any thing that is hers.