The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 191 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.84 · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Why (my Love) would you have me sing? or how can I sing? for my desire of thee, was that which ruled my voice, and made me to air my notes. But now that thou art come, that desire disappears, it is vanished, and the Tone of my voice distempered, and out of tune. And because you, Sir, are the pattern of courtesy and good behaviour, how can you in reason require my tongue to speak, whenas you cannot rule your own hands, and keep them quiet? Why do not you forget these tricks, and learn to leave them? Lay your command upon them to be quiet, and will them to lay aside this offensive custom, and consider (my dearest) that as to see thee, whilst thou carriest thyself quietly and civilly, is the greatest happiness that either my heart or my eye can enjoy; so is it as displeasing unto me, to see thee handle me so roughly. Thy honest sporting pleaseth me, but thy dishonest hands offend me, especially when they are too far out of reason. And, though love ofttimes forget reason, yet amongst your well-educated, and noble and generous spirits, kindness keeps a decorum, and revels not but with decency; let such (Sweetheart) be our embraces, such and so modest be our dalliance (my dearest Calisto, my Love, my Lord.) And since I wholly subject myself to your pleasure; be it your pleasure, to take & make such worthy benefit of my affection, presence and service, as best beseems true Lovers, and is agreeable to both our high births and breeding. But alas silly woman, why should I direct you? No, I will not, Do, Calisto, do what you will, and say what you will, I am yours to use; please yourself, and you shall please me. madam, fervency of love loves not to be idle; pardon then, I pray you, if I have been too busy. Now never trust me again, if I harken to them any longer. here's a life indeed! O how I feel myself melt within, like snow against the Sun; and how squeamish my Mistress seems, because, forsooth, she would fain be entreated! Assuredly, had I been in her case, and have lost so much time, I should think the worse of myself the longest day of my life. Sir, shall I send Lucrecia to fetch you some sweetmeats? No, Lady; no other sweetmeats for me, save only to embrace this thy body, to fold it within mine arms, and to have the possession of thy beauty. everywhere a man may eat and drink for his money; that a man may have at any time; it is everywhere to be bought: but that which is not vendible, that which in all the world is not to be matched; and save only in this garden, not to be found again from one Pole to the other. Why wish you me not rather that I should not let slip the least moment, in enjoying so sweet a treasure?
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Why (my Loue) would you haue mee sing? or how can I sing? for my desire of thee, was that which ruled my voyce, and made mee to ayre my notes. But now that thou art come, that desire disappeares, it is vanished, and the Tone of my voyce distempred, and out of tune. And because you, Sir, are the patterne of courtesie and good behauiour, how can you in reason require my tongue to speake, when as you cannot rule your owne hands, and keepe them quiet? Why doe not you forget these tricks, and learne to leaue them? Lay your command vpon them to be quiet, and will them to lay aside this offensiue custome, and consider (my dearest) that as to see thee, whilest thou carriest thy selfe quietly and ciuilly, is the greatest happinesse that eyther my heart or my eye can inioy; so is it as displeasing vnto me, to see thee handle me so roughly. Thy honest sporting pleaseth mee, but thy dishonest hands offend mee, especially when they are too farre out of reason. And, though loue ofttimes forget reason, yet amongst your well-educated, and noble and generous spirits, kindnesse keepes a decorum, and reuels not but with decency; let such (Sweet-heart) be our imbraces, such and so modest be our dalliance (my dearest Calisto, my Loue, my Lord.) And since I wholy subiect my selfe to your pleasure; be it your pleasure, to take & make such worthy benefit of my affection, presence and seruice, as best beseemes true Louers, and is agreeable to both our high births and breeding. But alas silly woman, why should I direct you? No, I will not, Doe, Calisto, doe what you will, and say what you will, I am yours to vse; please your selfe, and you shall please mee. Madame, ferueney of loue loues not to be idle; pardon then, I pray you, if I haue beene too busie. Now neuer trust mee againe, if I harken to them any longer. Heer's a life indeede! O how I feele my selfe melt within, like snow against the Sunne; and how squeamish my Mistresse seemes, because, forsooth, shee would faine be intreated! Assuredly, had I beene in her case, and haue lost so much time, I should thinke the worse of my selfe the longest day of my life. Sir, shall I send Lucrecia to fetch you some sweet-meats? No, Lady; no other sweet-meats for mee, saue onely to imbrace this thy body, to fold it within mine armes, and to haue the possession of thy beauty. Euery where a man may eate and drinke for his money; that a man may haue at any time; it is euery where to be bought: but that which is not vendible, that which in all the world is not to be matched; and saue onely in this garden, not to be found againe from one Pole to the other. Why wish you me not rather that I should not let slippe the least moment, in inioying so sweete a treasure?