The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 177 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 · 381 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
But sithence that it is the very first office that we do, as soon as we are borne, to come crying into the world; I nothing wonder that it is so easy to begin to cry; and so hard to leave off. But this may teach one wit, by seeing the hurt it does to the eyes; by seeing that good clothes and neat dressings, make a woman seem ●●ire and handsome, though she be nothing so, nor so; making her of old, young; and of young, younger. Your coloured paintings, and your ceruses which give women such a pure white & red, what are they, but a slimy clinging thing, a kind of birdlime, wherewith men are taken and ensnared? Come then thou my glass, come hither again unto me; and thou to my Antimonium; for I have too much already wronged my eyes, & almost marred my face, with my blubbering & weeping. I will on with my white veils, my wrought Gorgets, my gay Garments, my more pleasing Attire, and such other apparel, as shall speak pleasure. I will presently provide some Lie for my hair, which now through neglect, hath lost its bright burnished hue. And this being done, I will count my Hens, I will make up my bed: for it glads a woman's heart, to see things neat and handsome about her. I will have all well swept and made clean before my door, and the street that butts upon it, sprinkled with water, as well to keep it cool, as to lay the dust; to the end, that they who pass by, may plainly thereby perceive, that I have banished all grief, and shaken hands with sorrow. But first of all, I will go and visit my Cousin, to know whether Sosia have been with her or no? And what good she hath done upon him? For I have not seen him; since I told him that Areusa would fain speak with him. I pray Ioue, I may find her all alone; for she is seldom any more without Gallants, than a good Tavern is without drunkards; the door is shut, there should be nobody within; I will knock, and see. Tha, than, than. Who's at door? I pray open it; it is Elicia.
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But sithence that it is the very first office that we doe, as soone as we are borne, to come crying into the world; I nothing wonder that it is so easie to beginne to cry; and so hard to leaue off. But this may teach one wit, by seeing the hurt it does to the eyes; by seeing that good cloathes and neat dressings, make a woman seeme ire and handsome, though shee be nothing so, nor so; making her of old, young; and of young, younger. Your colour'd paintings, and your Cerusses which giue women such a pure white & red, what are they, but a slimy clinging thing, a kind of bird-lime, wherewith men are taken and insnared? Come then thou my glasse, come hither againe vnto me; and thou to my Antimonium; for I haue too much already wronged my eyes, & almost marr'd my face, with my blubbring & weeping. I will on with my white Vailes, my wrought Gorgets, my gay Garments, my more pleasing Attire, and such other apparell, as shall speake pleasure. I will presently prouide some Lye for my hayre, which now through neglect, hath lost it's bright burnisht hiew. And this being done, I will count my Hens, I will make vp my bed: for it glads a womans heart, to see things neat and handsome about her. I will haue all well swept and made cleane before my doore, and the streete that buts vpon it, sprinkled with water, as well to keepe it coole, as to lay the dust; to the end, that they who passe by, may plainely thereby perceiue, that I haue banisht all griefe, and shaken hands with sorrow. But fist of all, I will goe and visit my Cousin, to know whether Sosia haue beene with her or no? And what good shee hath done vpon him? For I haue not seene him; since I told him that Areusa would faine speake with him. I pray Ioue, I may finde her all alone; for shee is seldome any more without Gallants, then a good Tauerne is without drunkards; the doore is shut, there should be no body within; I will knocke, and see. Tha, tha, tha. Who's at doore? I pray open it; it is Elicia.