The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 110 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 · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Though we may know so much for our own good, yet let us not publish it to our own hurt; For, to have our Master to know it, were but to make him discard her for such a one as she is, and not to care for her; and so leaving her, he must needs have ●●ther, of whose pains we shall reap no profit, as we shall be sure to do by her, who by fair means, or by foul, shall give us part of her gains. Well, and wisely hast thou spoken; but hush: the door is open, and she in the house. Call before you go in; peradventure, they are not yet fully ready; or things are not in that order as they would have it; and then will they be loath to be seen. Go in, man, never stand upon those niceties; for we are all of a house. Now, just now, they are covering the Table. O my young amorous youths, my Pearls of gold! Let the year go about as well with me, as you are both welcome unto me. What compliments has the old Bawd? Brother, I make no question, but you well enough perceive her foystings, and her flatteries. O! you must give her leave, it is her living. But I wonder what devil taught her all her knacks, and her knaveries. What? marry, I will tell you. Necessity, Poverty, and Hunger; then which there are no better. tutors in the world: No better quickeners, and revivers of the wit. Who taught your Pies, and your parrots to imitate our proper Language, and tone, with their slit tongues, save only necessity? Hola: wenches, girls: where be you, you fools? Come down; Come hither quickly▪ I say; for there are a couple of young Gallants that would ravish me. Would they would never have come hither for me. O! it is a fine time of day! is this a fit hour, when you have invited your friends, to a feast? You have made my cousin to wait here these three long hours: but this same lazy-gut (Sempronio) was the cause I warrant you, of all this stay; for he has no eyes to look upon me. sweetheart; I pray thee be quiet. My Life, my Love! you know full well, that he that serves another, is not his own man. He that is bound, must obey. So that my subjection frees me from blame. I pray thee be not angry. Come, let us sit down, and fall to our meat. ay, it is well, you are ready at all times to sit down, and eat, as soon as the cloth is laid, with a clean pair of hands, but a shameless face. Come, we will chide and brawl after dinner: Now let us fall to our victuals. Mother Celestina, will it please you to sit down first?
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Though wee may know so much for our owne good, yet let vs not publish it to our owne hurt; For, to haue our Master to know it, were but to make him discard her for such a one as she is, and not to care for her; and so leauing her, hee must needs haue ther, of whose paines wee shall reape no profit, as we shall be sure to doe by her, who by faire meanes, or by foule, shall giue vs part of her gaines. Well, and wisely hast thou spoken; but hush: the doore is open, and shee in the house. Call before you goe in; peraduenture, they are not yet fully ready; or things are not in that order as they would haue it; and then will they be loth to be seene. Goe in, man, neuer stand vpon those niceties; for we are all of a house. Now, iust now, they are couering the Table. O my young amorous youths, my Pearles of gold! Let the yeere goe about as well with me, as you are both welcome vnto mee. What complements has the old Bawd? Brother, I make no question, but you well enough perceiue her foystings, and her flatteries. O! you must giue her leaue, it is her liuing. But I wonder what diuell taught her all her knacks, and her knaueries. What? Mary, I will tell you. Necessity, Pouerty, and Hunger; then which there are no better. Tutours in the world: No better quickeners, and reuiuers of the wit. Who taught your Pyes, and your Parrats to imitate our proper Language, and tone, with their slit tongues, saue onely necessitie? Hola: wenches, girles: where be you, you fooles? Come downe; Come hither quickly▪ I say; for there are a couple of yong Gallants that would rauish mee. Would they would neuer haue come hither for me. O! it is a fine time of day! is this a fit houre, when you haue inuited your friends, to a feast? You haue made my cousin to waite heere these three long houres: but this same lazy-gut (Sempronio) was the cause I warrant you, of all this stay; for hee has no eyes to looke vpon mee. Sweet-Heart; I pray thee be quiet. My Life, my Loue! you know full well, that he that serues another, is not his own man. He that is bound, must obey. So that my subiection frees me from blame. I pray thee be not angry. Come, let vs sit downe, and fall to our meate. I, it is well, you are ready at all times to sit downe, and eate, as soone as the cloth is laid, with a cleane payre of hands, but a shamelesse face. Come, we will chide and brawle after dinner: Now let vs fall to our vitailes. Mother Celestina, will it please you to sit downe first?