The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 155 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T57 Ships, merchants and pirates · 517 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
O wretched and unfortunate day! O sorrow, able to break even a heart of Adamant! How go my goods from hand to hand, and my name from tongue to tongue? All will be published and come to light, whatsoever I have spoken, either to her, or them; whatsoever they knew of my doings; & whatsoever was done in this business. I dare not go forth of doors; I am ashamed to look any man in the face. O miserable young men! that ye should suffer death by so sudden a disaster. O my joys, how do you go declining, and waning from me! But it is an ancient Proverb; That the higher a man climbs, the greater is his fall. Last night I gained much; today I have lost much. Your Sea-calms are rare, & seldom. I might have been listed in the roll of the happy, if my fortune would but have allayed these tempestuous winds of my perdition. O Fortune▪ how much, and thorough how many parts hast thou beaten me! But howsoever thou dost shake my house, and how opposite soever thou art unto my person, yet are adversities to be endured with an equal courage: and by them, the heart is proved, whether it be of Oak, or Elder, strong, or weak; there is no, better Say, or Touchstone in the world, to know what fineness, or what Characts of Virtue or of Fortitude remain in man. And therefore come what will come, fall back, fall edge, I will not desist to accomplish her desire, for whose sake all this hath happened. For it is better for me to pursue the benefit of that glory, which I expect, than the loss of those that are dead. They were proud, and stout, and would have been slain at some other time, if not now. The old woman was wicked and false, as it seems, in her dealings, not complying with that contract which she had made with them: so that they fell out about the true man's cloak; taking it from the true owner, to share it amongst themselves. But this was a just judgement of God upon her, that she should receive this payment, for the many adulteries, which by her intercession and means have been committed. Sosia and Tristianico shall provide themselves; they shall accompany me, in this my desired walk; they shall carry the Scaling-ladders, for the walls are very high. Tomorrow I will abroad, and see if I can revenge their deaths; if not, I will purge my innocency with a feigned absence; or else feign myself mad, that I may the better enjoy this so tasteful a delight of my sweet Love; as did that great Captain Ulysses, to shun the Trojan war, that he might lie dulcing at home with his wife Penelope. methinks, the Gentleman, whom we look for, stays very long. Tell me (Lucrecia) what think'st thou? will he come, or no? I conceive (madam) he hath some just cause of stay, and it is not in his power to come so soon as you expect.
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O wretched and vnfortunate day! O sorrow, able to breake euen a heart of Adamant! How goe my goods from hand to hand, and my name from tongue to tongue? All will be published and come to light, whatsoeuer I haue spokē, either to her, or them; whatsoeuer they knew of my doings; & whatsoeuer was done in this businesse. I dare not go forth of doores; I am ashamed to looke any man in the face. O miserable young men! that yee should suffer death by so sudden a disaster. O my ioyes, how doe you goe declining, and waining from me! But it is an ancient Prouerbe; That the higher a man climbes, the greater is his fall. Last night I gained much; today I haue lost much. Your Sea-calmes are rare, & seldome. I might haue beene listed in the roll of the happy, if my fortune would but haue allayd these tempestuous winds of my perdition. O Fortune▪ how much, and thorow how many parts hast thou beaten mee! But howsoeuer thou dost shake my house, and how opposite soeuer thou art vnto my person, yet are aduersities to be endured with an equall courage: and by them, the heart is prooued, whether it be of Oke, or Elder, strong, or weake; there is no, better Say, or Touchstone in the world, to know what finenesse, or what Characts of Vertue or of Fortitude remain in man. And therefore come what will come, fall backe, fall edge, I will not desist to accomplish her desire, for whose sake all this hath hapned. For it is better for mee to pursue the benefit of that glory, which I expect, then the losse of those that are dead. They were proud, and stout, and would haue beene slaine at some other time, if not now. The old woman was wicked and false, as it seemes, in her dealings, not complying with that contract which shee had made with them: so that they fell out about the true mans cloake; taking it from the true owner, to share it amongst themselues. But this was a iust iudgement of God vpon her, that she should receiue this payment, for the many adulteries, which by her intercession and meanes haue beene committed. Sosia and Tristianico shall prouide themselues; they shall accompany me, in this my desired walke; they shall carry the Scaling-ladders, for the walls are very high. To morrow I will abroad, and see if I can reuenge their deaths; if not, I will purge my innocency with a fained absence; or else faine my selfe mad, that I may the better inioy this so tastefull a delight of my sweet Loue; as did that great Captaine Vlysses, to shunne the Troiane warre, that hee might lie dulcing at home with his wife Penelope. Me thinks, the Gentleman, whome we looke for, stayes very long. Tel me (Lucrecia) what think'st thou? will he come, or no? I conceiue (Madame) he hath some iust cause of stay, and it is not in his power to come so soone as you expect.