The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 103 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 515 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
O Sempronio, my good friend, I pray thee do not interrupt, or rather corrupt my pleasure; Do not intermix thy anger with my patience; do not involve thy discontentment with my quiet; Do not soil with such troubled water, the clear liquour of those gladsome thoughts, which I harbour in my heart; Do not sour with thy malicious taunts and hatefully reprehensions, the sweetness of my delight. Receive me cheerful, embrace me with joy, and I shall tell thee wonders of my late happy proceedings. Come, out with it, out with it. Is it any thing touching Melibea? Say, Lad, hast thou seen her? What talk'st thou to me of Melibea? It is touching another, that I wish better unto then Melibea. And such a one (if I be not deceived) as may compare with her both in handsomeness, and beauty. Melibea? Why, she is not worthy to carry her shoes after her: as though forsooth, the world and all that therein is, be it beauty, or otherwise, were only enclosed in Melibea? What means this fellow? Is he mad? I would fain laugh, but I cannot. Now I see, we are all in love: the world is at an end. Calisto loves Melibea; ay, Elicia: and thou out of mere envy, hast found out some one, with whom thou might'st lose that little wit thou hast. Is it folly (say you) to love? Then am I a fool. But if foolishness were a pain, some in every house would complain. I appeal to thyself; by thine own judgement thou art no better: For myself have heard thee give vain and foolish counsel to Calisto, and to cross Celestina in every word she spoke, to the hindrance of both our profits. O Sir, you were glad of this; it was meat alone to you. Who, you? No, not for a world, would you bear a part with us. But since I have caught you in my clutches, I will hamper you i'faith. Now, that thou art in those hands, that may hurt thee, they shall do it; assure thyself they shall. It is not, Sempronio, true courage, nor manly valour, to hurt or hinder any man, but to do good, to heal, and help him: and far greater is it to be willing so to do. I have evermore made reckoning of thee, as of mine own brother. Let not that be verified of thee, which is commonly spoken amongst us; that a slight cause should part true friends; I tell you, you do not use me well. Nay, you deal very ill with me; I know not whence this rancour should arise. Do not vex me (Sempronio;) Torment me not with these thy wounding words. And shall I tell you? It is a very strange and strong kind of patience, which sharp taunts and scoffs, which like so many needles and bodkins set to the heart, cannot pierce and prick thorough. I say nothing, but that now you have your wench, you will allow one pilchard more to the poor boy in the Stable.
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O Sempronio, my good friend, I pray thee doe not interrupt, or rather corrupt my pleasure; Doe not intermix thy anger with my patience; doe not inuolue thy discontentment with my quiet; Doe not soyle with such troubled water, the cleare liquor of those gladsome thoughts, which I harbour in my heart; Doe not sowre with thy malicious taunts and hatefully reprehensions, the sweetnesse of my delight. Receiue me cheerefull, imbrace me with ioy, and I shall tell thee wonders of my late happy proceedings. Come, out with it, out with it. Is it any thing touching Melibea? Say, Lad, hast thou seene her? What talk'st thou to me of Melibea? It is touching another, that I wish better vnto then Melibea. And such a one (if I be not deceiued) as may compare with her both in handomnes, and beauty. Melibea? Why, she is not worthy to carry her shooes after her: as though forsooth, the world and all that therein is, be it beauty, or otherwise, were onely inclosed in Melibea? What meanes this fellow? Is hee mad? I would fayne laugh, but I cannot. Now I see, wee are all in loue: the world is at an end. Calisto loues Melibea; I, Elicia: and thou out of meere enuy, hast found out some one, with whom thou might'st lose that little wit thou hast. Is it folly (say you) to loue? Then am I a foole. But if foolishnesse were a paine, some in euery house would complaine. I appeale to thy selfe; by thine owne iudgement thou art no better: For my selfe haue heard thee giue vaine and foolish counsell to Calisto, and to crosse Celestina in euery word shee spake, to the hinderance of both our profits. O Sir, you were glad of this; it was meate alone to you. Who, you? No, not for a world, would you beare a part with vs. But since I haue caught you in my clutches, I will hamper you yfaith. Now, that thou art in those hands, that may hurt thee, they shall doe it; assure thy selfe they shall. It is not, Sempronio, true courage, nor manly valour, to hurt or hinder any man, but to doe good, to heale, and helpe him: and farre greater is it to be willing so to doe. I haue euermore made reckoning of thee, as of mine owne brother. Let not that be verified of thee, which is commonly spoken amongst vs; that a slight cause should part true friends; I tell you, you doe not vse me well. Nay, you deale very ill with mee; I know not whence this rancor should arise. Doe not vexe me (Sempronio;) Torment me not with these thy wounding words. And shall I tell you? It is a very strange and strong kinde of patience, which sharpe taunts and scoffs, which like so many needles and bokins set to the heart, cannot pierce and pricke thorow. I say nothing, but that now you haue your wench, you will allow one pilchard more to the poore boy in the Stable.