The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 163 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 · 467 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
For your natural courses did never learn to wheel away. For to all of them there is an equal course, to all of them one and the selfsame space and time. Not so much as to life and death, but there is a settled and limited end. The secret motions of the high firmament of heaven, of the Planets and the North-star, and of the increase and wane of the Moon, all of these are ruled with an equal rein, all of these are moved with an equal spur. Heaven, Earth, Sea, Fire, Wind, Heat and Cold. What will it benefit me, that this clock of iron should strike twelve, if that of heaven do not hammer with it? And therefore though I rise never so soon, it will never the sooner be day. But thou my sweet Imagination, thou, who canst only help me in this case, bring thou unto my Fantasy the unparalleled presence of that glorious Image. 'cause thou to come unto my ears that sweet Music of her words, those her unwilling hangings off without profit, that her pretty, I prithee leave off; Forbear, good Sir, if you love me; Touch me not; Do not deal so discourteously with me. Out of whose ruddy lips, methinks, I hear these words still sound, Do not seek my undoing: which she would evermore be out withal. Besides, those her amorous embracements betwixt every word; that her losing of herself from me; and clipping me again; that her flying from me and her coming to me; those her sweet sugared Kisses; and that her last salutation wherewith she took her leave of me. O with what pain did it issue from her mouth! with what resuscitation of her spirits! with how many tears, which did seem to be so many round pearls, which did fall without any noise from her clear and resplendent eyes! What thinkst thou of Calisto? How hath he slept? It is now upon four of the clock in the afternoon, and he hath neither as yet called us, nor eaten any thing. Hold your peace, for sleep requires no haste. Besides, on the one side, he is oppressed with sadness and melancholy for his servants: and on the other side transported with that gladsome delight and singular great pleasure, which he hath enjoyed with his Melibea. And thou know'st, that where two such strong and contrary passions meet, in whomsoever they shall house themselves, with what forcible violence they will work upon a weak and feeble subject. Dost thou think that he takes any great grief and care for those that are dead? If she did not grieve more, whom I see here out of the window go along the street, she would not wear a veil that colour as she does.
seed 43: T49 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
For your naturall courses did neuer learne to wheele away. For to all of them there is an equall course, to all of them one and the selfe-same space and time. Not so much as to life and death, but there is a settled and limited end. The secret motions of the high firmament of heauen, of the Planets and the North-starre, and of the increase and wane of the Moone, all of these are ruled with an equall reyne, all of these are moued with an equall spurre. Heauen, Earth, Sea, Fire, Wind, Heate and Cold. What will it benefit me, that this clocke of yron should strike twelue, if that of heauen doe not hammer with it? And therefore though I rise neuer so soone, it will neuer the sooner be day. But thou my sweete Imagination, thou, who canst onely helpe me in this case, bring thou vnto my Phantasie the vnparaleld presence of that glorious Image. Cause thou to come vnto my eares that sweete Musicke of her words, those her vnwilling hangings off without profit, that her prety, I prythee leaue off; Forbeare, good Sir, if you loue me; Touch me not; Doe not deale so discourteously with me. Out of whose ruddy lips, me thinks, I heare these words still sound, Doe not seek my vndoing: which she would euermore be out withall. Besides, those her amorous imbracements betwixt euery word; that her loosing of her selfe from me; and clypping mee againe; that her flying from mee and her comming to mee; those her sweete sugred Kisses; and that her last salutation wherewith shee tooke her leaue of mee. O with what paine did it issue from her mouth! with what resuscitation of her spirits! with how many teares, which did seeme to be so many round pearles, which did fall without any noyse from her cleare and resplendent eyes! What thinkst thou of Calisto? How hath he slept? It is now vpon foure of the clocke in the after-noone, and he hath neyther as yet called vs, nor eaten any thing. Hold your peace, for sleepe requires no haste. Besides, on the one side, he is oppressed with sadnes and melancholy for his seruants: and on the other side transported with that gladsome delight and singular great pleasure, which he hath inioyed with his Melibea. And thou know'st, that where two such strong and contrary passions meete, in whomsoeuer they shall house themselues, with what forcible violence they will worke vpon a weake and feeble subiect. Dost thou thinke that he takes any great griefe and care for those that are dead? If she did not grieue more, whom I see here out of the window goe along the street, she would not weare a vayle that colour as she does.