The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 87 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 303 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
His Wench, mother? ay, his Wench; and a young one too: As for old flesh, myself am old enough, and such a wench as Sempronio would be glad of with all his heart, with t'one half of that regard and affection which I show to thee. What I speak, comes from my entrails, and the very bowels of me. Mother, you shall not be deceived in me. And if I should, the matter is not great; For what I do, I do for charity, and for that I see thee here alone in a strange Land, and for the respect which I bear unto those bones of her, who recommended thee unto me. When you are more man, you will think of all this, and come to a truer knowledge of things, and than thou wilt say, that old Celestina gave me good counsel. I know that as well now, though I am but young, as if I were elder: and howbeit I spoke against you today, it was not because I thought that to be ill spoken which you said; but because I saw, when I told my Master the truth, and advised him for the best, he ill entreated me, and therefore henceforth let us shake hands, and use him accordingly; do what thou wilt unto him, I will hold my peace; for I have already too much offended, in not crediting thee in this business concerning him. In this and all other, thou shalt not only trip, but fall, as long as thou shalt not take my counsel with thee, which comes from thy true and faithful friend. Now, I bless the time wherein I served thee: counting those days happy, under which thou bredst me up of a child, since old age brings with it such store of fruit.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
His Wench, mother? I, his Wench; and a young one too: As for old flesh, my selfe am old enough, and such a wench as Sempronio would be glad of with all his heart, with t'one halfe of that regard and affection which I shew to thee. What I speake, comes from my intralls, and the verie bowels of mee. Mother, you shall not be deceiued in mee. And if I should, the matter is not great; For what I doe, I do for charitie, and for that I see thee here alone in a strange Land, and for the respect which I beare vnto those bones of her, who recommended thee vnto me. When you are more man, you will thinke of all this, and come to a truer knowledge of things, and then thou wilt say, that old Celestina gaue me good counsell. I know that as well now, though I am but young, as if I were elder: and howbeit I spake against you to day, it was not because I thought that to be ill spoken which you said; but because I saw, when I told my Master the truth, and aduised him for the best, he ill intreated mee, and therefore henceforth let vs shake hands, and vse him accordingly; doe what thou wilt vnto him, I will hold my peace; for I haue already too much offended, in not crediting thee in this businesse concerning him. In this and all other, thou shalt not onely trip, but fall, as long as thou shalt not take my counsell with thee, which comes from thy true and faithfull friend. Now, I blesse the time wherein I serued thee: counting those daies happy, vnder which thou bredst mee vp of a childe, since old age brings with it such store of fruite.