Jonson, Ben · published 1631 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jan 19] (Annals) comedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 455 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
But men, when they are heated, and in passion, Cannot consider. Then it is not valour. I never thought an angry person valiant: Virtue is never aided by a vice. What need is there of anger, and of tumult? When reason can do the same things, or more? O yes, 'tis profitable, and of use, It makes us fierce, and fit to undertake. Why so will drink make us both bold, and rash. Or frenzy if you will, do these make valiant? They are poor helps, and virtue needs them not. No man is valianter by being angry, But he that could not valiant be without: So, that it comes not in the aid of virtue, But in the stead of it. He holds the right. And 'tis an odious kind of remedy, To owe our health to a disease. If man Should follow the dictamen of his passion, He could not scape— To discompose himself. According to Don Lewis! Or Caranza! Good Colonel Glorious, whilst we treat of valour, Dismiss yourself. You are not concerned. Go drink, And congregate the ostlers, and the Tapsters, The under-officers o' your regiment; Compose with them, and be not angry valiant! How does that differ from true valour? Thus. In the efficient, or that which makes it, For it proceeds from passion, not from judgement: Then brute beasts have it, wicked persons, there It differs in the subject: in the form, 'Tis carried rashly, and with violence: Then i'the end, where it respects not truth, Or public honesty; but mere revenge. Now confident, and undertaking valour, Sways from the true, two other ways; as being A trust in our own faculties, skill, or strength, And not the right, or conscience o'th' cause, That works it: Then i'the end, which is the victory, And not the honour. But the ignorant valour That knows not why it undertakes, but doth it T'escape the infamy merely— Is worst of all: That valour lies, i'the eyes o'the lookers on; And is called valour with a witness. Right: The things true valour is exercised about, Are poverty, restraint, captivity, Banishment, loss of children, long disease: The least is death. Here valour is beheld, Properly seen; about these it is present: Not trivial things, which but require our confidence. And, yet to those, we must object ourselves, Only for honesty: if any other Respect be mixed, we quite put out her light. And as all knowledge, when it is removed Or separate from justice, is called craft, Rather than wisdom: so a mind affecting, Or undertaking dangers, for ambition, Or any self pretext, not for the public, Deserves the name of daring, not of valour, And over-daring is as great a vice, As over-fearing.
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But men, when they are heated, and in passion, Cannot consider. Then it is not valour. I neuer thought an angry person valiant: Vertue is neuer ayded by a vice. What need is there of anger, and of tumul? When reason can do the same things, or more? O yes, 'tis profitable, and of vse, It makes vs fierce, and fit to vndertake. Why so will drink make vs both bold, and rash. Or phrensie if you will, doe these make valiant? They are poore helps, and vertue needs them not. No man is valianter by being angry, But he that could not valiant be without: So, that it comes not in the aid of vertue, But in the stead of it. He holds the right. And 'tis an odious kinde of remedy, To owe our health to a disease. If man Should follow the dictamen of his passion, He could not scape— To discompose himselfe. According to Don Lewis! Or Caranza! Good Colonel Glorious, whilst we treat of valour, Dismisse your selfe. You are not concern'd. Go drink, And congregate the Hostlers, and the Tapsters, The vnder-officers o' your regiment; Compose with them, and be not angry valiant! How do's that differ from true valour? Thus. In the efficient, or that which makes it, For it proceeds from passion, not from iudgement: Then brute beasts haue it, wicked persons, there It differs in the subiect: in the forme, 'Tis carried rashly, and with violence: Then i'the end, where it respects not truth, Or publique honesty; but mere reuenge. Now confident, and vndertaking valour, Swayes from the true, two other wayes; as being A trust in our owne faculties, skill, or strength, And not the right, or conscience o'th cause, That workes it: Then i'the end, which is the victory, And not the honour. But the ignorant valour That knowes not why it undertakes, but doth it T'escape the infamy merely— Is worst of all: That valour lies, i'the eyes o'the lookers on; And is cal'd valour with a witnesse. Right: The things true valour is exercis'd about, Are pouerty, restraint, captiuity, Banishment, losse of children, long disease: The least is death. Here valour is beheld, Properly seene; about these it is present: Not triuiall things, which but require our confidence. And, yet to those, we must obiect our selues, Only for honesty: if any other Respect be mixt, we quite put out her light. And as all knowledge, when it is remou'd Or separate from iustice, is cal'd craft, Rather then wisdome: so a minde affecting, Or vndertaking dangers, for ambition, Or any selfe pretext, not for the publique, Deserues the name of daring, not of valour, And ouer-daring is as great a vice, As ouer-fearing.