The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 106 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 · 550 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T26: devil, hell, devils, sure, soul, fiend, sr, wife, lord, men.
O good heavens, how glad a man hast thou made me! Thou art frank, and of a free and liberal disposition, I will never fail thee: now I hold thee to be a man; now my mind gives me, that Fate hath some good in store for thee: all the hatred and malice which I bore thee for thy former speeches, is now turned into love; I now doubt not, but that the league which thou hast made with us, shall be such as it ought to be. Now I long to embrace thee; Come, let us now live like brothers; and let the devil go hang himself. All those contentious words notwithstanding, whatsoever have passed between us, let there be now no falling out, and so have peace all the year long; for, the falling out of friends, is evermore the renewing of love; let us feast and be merry, for our Master will fast for us all. What does that man in desperation do? He lies where you left him last night, stretching himself all along upon his palate, by his bedside; but the Devil a wink that he sleeps; and the Devil a whit that he wakes, but lies like a man in a trance, between them both, resting, and yet taking no rest. If I go in unto him, he falls a routing, and a snorting; If I go from him, he either sings or raves: nor can I for my life comprehend (so strange is his carriage herein) whether the man be in pain or ease; whether he take grief or pleasure in it. What a strange humour is this? But tell me (Sempronio) Did he never call for me? Did he not remember me when I was gone? He remembered not himself; Why should he then remember you? even in this also fortune hath been favourable unto me. And since all things go so well, whilst I think on it, I will send thither our meat, that they may the sooner make ready our dinner. What hast thou thought upon to send thither, that those pretty fools may hold thee a complete Courtier, well bred and bountiful? In a plentiful house a supper is soon provided: that, which I have here at home in the Larder, is sufficient to save our credit. we have good white bread, wine of Monviedro, a good gammon of Bacon, and some half dozen couple of dainty Chickens, which my Master's Tenants brought him in the other day, when they came to pay their rent; which if he chance to ask for▪ I will make him believe, that he hath eaten them himself: and those Turtledoves, which he willed me to keep against today; I will tell him, that they were a little to blame, and none of the sweetest, and that they did so stink, that I was fain to throw them away; and you shall justify it, and bear me witness. We will take order, that all that he shall eat thereof, shall do him no harm; and that our own Table (as good reason it is it should) be well-furnished; and there with the old woman, as oft as we meet, we will talk more largely concerning this his love, to his loss, and our profit.
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O good heauens, how glad a man hast thou made mee! Thou art franke, and of a free and liberall disposition, I will neuer faile thee: now I hold thee to be a man; now my minde giues me, that Fate hath some good in store for thee: all the hatred and malice which I bare thee for thy former speeches, is now turned into loue; I now doubt not, but that the league which tho hast made with vs, shall be such as it ought to be. Now I long to imbrace thee; Come, let vs now liue like brothers; and let the diuell go hang himselfe. All those contentious words notwithstanding, whatsoeuer haue passed between vs, let there be now no falling out, and so haue peace all the yeere long; for, the falling out of friends, is euermore the renewing of loue; let vs feast and be merry, for our Master will fast for vs all. What does that man in desperation doe? Hee lyes where you left him last night, stretching himselfe all along vpon his pallate, by his bed-side; but the Diuell a winke that hee sleepes; and the Diuell a whit that hee wakes, but lies like a man in a trance, betweene them both, resting, and yet taking no rest. If I goe in vnto him, hee falls a rowting, and a snorting; If I goe from him, hee either sings or raues: nor can I for my life comprehend (so strange is his carriage heerein) whether the man bee in paine or ease; whether hee take griefe or pleasure in it. What a strange humour is this? But tell me (Sempronio) Did hee neuer call for mee? Did hee not remember mee when I was gone? Hee remembred not himselfe; Why should hee then remember you? Euen in this also fortune hath beene fauourable vnto me. And since all things goe so well, whilest I thinke on it, I will send thither our meate, that they may the sooner make ready our dinner. What hast thou thought vpon to send thither, that those pretty fooles may hold thee a compleat Courtier, well bred and bountifull? In a plentifull house a supper is soone prouided: that, which I haue heere at home in the Larder, is sufficient to saue our credit. Wee haue good white bread, wine of Monuiedro, a good gammon of Bacon, and some halfe doozen couple of dainty Chickens, which my Masters Tenants brought him in the other day, when they came to pay their rent; which if hee chance to aske for▪ I will make him beleeue, that he hath eaten them himselfe: and those Turtledoues, which hee will'd mee to keepe against to day; I will tell him, that they were a little to blame, and none of the sweetest, and that they did so stinke, that I was faine to throw them away; and you shall iustifie it, and beare me witnesse. We will take order, that all that hee shall eate thereof, shall doe him no harme; and that our owne Table (as good reason it is it should) be wellfurnished; and there with the old woman, as oft as we meet, wee will talke more largely concerning this his loue, to his losse, and our profit.