The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 176 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 416 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
I do myself wrong, to mourn thus. Few do visit my house; few do pass this way. I can hear no music nor stirring betimes in the morning; I have no amorous ditties sung by my Lovers at my window; there are no frays, nor quarrels before my door; they do not cut and slash one another a-nights for my sake, as they were wont to do: and that which most of all grieves me, is, that I see neither penny nor farthing, nor any other present to come within my doors. But for this, can I blame nobody but myself; myself only is in fault; for had I followed the counsel of her, who is my true and faithful Sister, whenas I brought her the other day the news of this sad and heavy Accident, which hath brought all this penury upon me, I had not lived alone mured up between two walls; nor others loathed to have come, and seen me. The devil (I think) makes me to mourn thus for him, who, had I been dead, would scarce, perhaps, have shed one tear for me. Now I dare boldly say, that Areusa told me truth. Sister (quoth she) never conceive, nor show more sorrow for the misfortune, or death of another, than he would have done for thee. Sempronio, had I been dead, would have been ne'er a whit the less merry, he would not have wronged-his delights, nor abridged his pleasures. And why then like a fool should I grieve and vex myself, for one that is dead and gone, and hath lost his head by order of Law? And what can I tell, whether being a choleric and hastly-harebrained fellow as he was, he might have killed me too, as well as he did that old woman, whom I reckoned of as of mine own mother? I will therefore by all means follow Arcusa's counsel, who knows more of the world than I do; and go new and then to visit her, that I may learn something from her, how I may live another day. O what a sweet participation will this be? what a delightful conversation? I see it is not said in vain; That of more worth is one day of a wise man, than the whole life of a fool; I will therefore put off my mourning weeds, lay aside my sorrow, dismiss my tears, which have hitherto been so ready to offer their service to my eyes.
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I doe my selfe wrong, to mourne thus. Few doe visit my house; few doe passe this way. I can heare no musicke nor stirring betimes in the morning; I haue no amorous ditties sung by my Louers at my windowe; there are no frayes, nor quarrels before my doore; they do not cut and slash one another anights for my sake, as they were wont to doe: and that which most of all grieues me, is, that I see neither penny nor farthing, nor any other present to come within my doores. But for this, can I blame no body but my selfe; my selfe only is in fault; for had I followed the counsell of her, who is my true and faithfull Sister, when as I brought her the other day the newes of this sad and heauy Accident, which hath brought all this penury vpon mee, I had not liu'd alone mur'd vp betweene two walls; nor others loathed to haue come, and seene mee. The diuell (I thinke) makes mee to mourne thus for him, who, had I beene dead, would scarce, perhaps, haue shed one teare for mee. Now I dare boldly say, that Areusa told mee truth. Sister (quoth shee) neuer conceiue, nor shew more sorrow for the misfortune, or death of another, then he would haue done for thee. Sempronio, had I beene dead, would haue beene ne'r a whit the lesse merry, he would not haue wronged-his delights, nor abridged his pleasures. And why then like a foole should I grieue and vexe my selfe, for one that is dead and gone, and hath lost his head by order of Law? And what can I tell, whether being a cholericke and hastly-hayrebraind fellow as he was, he might haue killed mee too, as well as he did that old woman, whom I reckoned of as of mine owne mother? I will therefore by all meanes follow Arcusa's counsell, who knowes more of the world then I doe; and goe new and then to visit her, that I may learne something from her, how I may liue another day. O what a sweet participation will this be? what a delightfull conuersation? I see it is not said in vaine; That of more worth is one day of a wise man, then the whole life of a foole; I will therefore put off my mourning weedes, lay aside my sorrow, dismisse my teares, which haue hitherto bin so ready to offer their seruice to my eyes.