Wager, William · published 1570 · first performed or written 1560 [c.1559-c.1570] (Annals) moral T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness typicality 0.76 · 509 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
O yet good Sir, this grieveth him to the heart. Yea God wots, it is none other, it is none other: I love you as well as mine own born brother. Think you that it grieveth me not to hear each boy and Girl: To say that the worldly man is become a Churl? He had need to live very sircumspectly: That would take upon him to please all men directly Behold Enough. Nay hear you, this grieveth me worst so God me save: They say you keep company with every beggarly knave Where I keep company they have naught to do: As near as I can into none but honest company I go. See you, I pray you Enough. Nay but hear you, is Enough his name? Yea in deed, it is even the very self same. Saint Dunstone, a man would not judge it by his cote: Now truly I would not take him to be worth a groat, Hark you, hark you, in faith know you not me? Not truly that I wots of, I did you never see. That is marvel in deed the truth for to tell: I dare say your father knew us both very well. Did you never hear him speak of one Policy? Yes that I have sure an hundred times verily. I am he verily and this your friend Ready wit: With whom to be acquainted for you it is fit. Truth in deed as Seneca saith wittily: The wise man and not the rich is voided of misery. Policy and ready wit: now the truth is so, There is no man living that can spare you two. I trust God worketh for me happily in deed: To sand me all such things whereof I have need. For without a ready wit, who can answer make? Without a policy all commodities will slake. A ready wit will soon gather and conceive: What he shall forsake and what he shall receive. Tevely now I remember a saying of Tully the divine: Where he doth both wisdom and learning define. Learning maketh young men sober (saith he) And it causeth old men of good comfort to be. Policy is the riches and possession of the poor: Yea, it garnisheth the rich with goodly adore. So that there is no frate calling or degree: That may conveniently without you be. Give me your hands for you are welcome heartily. I am exceeding joyful of your good company. Enough, I beseech you bid my friends welcome hither: For from henceforth we must dwell all together. Be not rash in taking of a friend Aristotle doth say: Nor when thou hast taken him, cast him not away. Admit not thy friend either high or low: Except his behaviour to others thou dost know. For look how before he hath served his other friend: Even so will he serve thee also in the end. Your parables truly I do not well understand: Except you mean I should have no freendis but you by me to stand
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Oh yet good Sir, this gréeueth him to the hart. Yea God wot, it is none other, it is none other: I looue you as wel as mine owne borne brother. Think you yt it gréeueth me not to hear eche boy and Girle: To ſay that the worldly man is become a Churle? He had néed to liue very ſircumſpectly: That would take vpon him to pleaſe all men directly Beholde Inough. Nay hear you, this gréeueth me worſt ſo God me ſaue: They ſay you keep company wt euery beggerly knaue Wher I kéep company they haue nought to doo: As neer as I can into none but honeſt company I go. See you, I pray you Inough. Nay but hear you, is Inough his name? Yea in déed, it is euen the very ſelf ſame. Saint Dunſtone, a man would not iudge it by his cote: Now truely I would not take him to be worth a grote, Hark you, hark you, in faith knowe you not me? No truely that I wot of, I did you neuer ſée. That is maruail in déed the trueth for to tel: I dare ſay your father knew vs bothe very wel. Did you neuer hear him ſpeak of one Policy? Yes that I haue ſure an hundred times verily. I am he verily and this your fréend Redy wit: With whome to be acquainted for you it is fit. Trueth in déed as Seneca ſaith wittily: The wiſe man and not the rich is void of miſery. Policy and redy wit: now the trueth is ſo, There is no man liuing that can ſpare you two. I truſt God worketh for me happily in deed: To ſend me all ſuch things wherof I haue néed. For without a redy wit, who can anſwere make? Without a policy all commodityes wil ſlake. A redy wit wil ſoon gather and conceiue: What he ſhall forſake and what he ſhall receiue. Teuely now I remember a ſaying of Tully the deuine: Where he dooth bothe wiſdome and learning define. Learning maketh yung men ſober (ſaith he) And it cauſeth olde men of good comfort to be. Policy is the riches and poſſeſſion of the poore: Yea, it garniſheth the rich with goodly adore. So that there is no frate calling or degree: That may conueniently without you be. Giue me your hands for you are welcome hartely. I am excéeding ioyful of your good company. Inough, I beſéech you bid my fréends welcome hether: For from henſfoorth we muſt dwel all togither. Be not raſh in taking of a fréend Ariſtotle dooth ſay: Nor when thou haſte taken him, caſt him not away. Admit not thy fréend either high or lowe: Except his behauiour to others thou dooſt knowe. For look how before he hath ſerued his other fréend: Euen ſo wil he ſerue thée alſo in the end. Your parables truely I doo not wel vnderſtand: Except you mene I ſhuld haue no freendꝭ but you by me to ſtād