The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 80 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 · 405 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Cease (good Sir) this vain and idle humour; for my ears are tired with attention, and the Girdle almost worn out with your often handling. O wretch that I am! far better had it been for me, had the heavens made me so happy, that thou hadst been made and woven of these mine own arms, and not of silk, as now thou art, that they might have daily rejoiced in clasping and enclosing with due reverence those members, which thou without sense or feeling, not knowing what it is to enjoy so great a glory, holdest still in strict embracements. O what secrets shouldst thou then have seen of that so excellent an image? Thou shalt see more, and enjoy more, in a more ample and better manner, if thou lose it not by talking as thou dost. Peace (good mother,) give me leave a little; for this, and I, well understand one another. O my eyes call to your remembrance, how that ye were the cause of my ill; and the very door, thorough which my heart was wounded; and that he is seen to do the hurt, who doth give the cause of the harm. Call to your remembrance, I say, that ye are debtors to my welfare. Look here upon your medicine, which is come home to your own house to cure you. Sir, it is not your rejoicing in this girdle, that can make you to enjoy Melibea. How like a fool thou pratest, without either wit or reason? Thou disturber of my delight, what meanest thou by this? marry, that by talking, and babbling so much as you do, you kill both yourself, and those which hear you; and so by consequence, overthrow both thy life and understanding; either of which to want, is sufficient to leave you darkling, and say good night to the world. Cut off your discourse therefore, and listen unto Celestina, and hear what she will say unto thee. Mother, are my words troublesome unto you? or is this fellow drunk? Howbeit they be not, yet should you not talk thus as you do; but rather give an end to these your long complaints. Use a girdle like a girdle, that you may know to make a difference of your words, when you come to Melibea's presence; let not your tongue equal the apparel, with the person; making no distinction betwixt her, and her garments.
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Cease (good Sir) this vaine and idle humour; for my eares are tyred with attention, and the Girdle almost worne out with your often handling. O wretch that I am! farre better had it beene for mee, had the heauens made me so happy, that thou hadst beene made and wouen of these mine owne armes, and not of silke, as now thou art, that they might haue daily reioyced in clasping and inclosing with due reuerence those members, which thou without sense or feeling, not knowing what it is to inioy so great a glory, holdest still in strict imbracements. O what secrets shouldst thou then haue seene of that so excellent an image? Thou shalt see more, and inioy more, in a more ample and better manner, if thou lose it not by talking as thou dost. Peace (good mother,) giue mee leaue a little; for this, and I, well vnderstand one another. O my eyes call to your remembrance, how that yee were the cause of my ill; and the very doore, thorow which my heart was wounded; and that he is seene to doe the hurt, who doth giue the cause of the harme. Call to your remembrance, I say, that yee are debtours to my well-fare. Looke here vpon your medicine, which is come home to your owne house to cure you. Sir, it is not your reioycing in this girdle, that can make you to enioy Melibea. How like a foole thou pratest, without eyther wit or reason? Thou disturber of my delight, what meanest thou by this? Mary, that by talking, and babbling so much as you doe, you kill both your selfe, and those which heare you; and so by consequence, ouerthrow both thy life and vnderstanding; either of which to want, is sufficient to leaue you darkling, and say good night to the world. Cut off your discourse therefore, and listen vnto Celestina, and heare what she will say vnto thee. Mother, are my words troublesome vnto you? or is this fellow drunke? Howbeit they be not, yet should you not talke thus as you doe; but rather giue an end to these your long complaints. Vse a girdle like a girdle, that you may know to make a difference of your words, when you come to Melibea's presence; let not your tongue equall the apparell, with the person; making no distinction betwixt her, and her garments.