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ln 0003SummersSummer’s lastlast willwill andand
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ln 0005WrittenWritten byby ThomasThomas Nash.Nash.
ln 0006ImprintedImprinted atat LondonLondon byby SimonSimon StaffordStafford,
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wln 0002lastlast willwill andand TestamentTestament.
wln 0003EnterEnter WillWill SummersSummerSummer’s inin hishis foolesfool’s coatecoat butbut halfehalf onon,
wln 0004commingcoming outout.
wln 0005NOctemNOctemNoctem peccatispeccatis, &et fraudibusfraudibus obiiceobiice nubemnubem.
wln 0006ThereThere isis nono suchsuch finefine timetime toto playplay thethe knaueknave
wln 0007inin, asas thethe nightnight. II amam aa GooseGoose oror aa GhostGhost atat
wln 0008leastleast; forfor whatwhat withwith turmoyleturmoil ofof gettinggetting mymy
wln 0009foolesfool’s apparellapparel, andand carecare ofof beingbeing perfitperfect, II amam
wln 0010suresure II hauehave notnot yetyet suptsupped to nighttonight. WillWill Sum-SummersSum∣mersSummer’s
wln 0011mers
wln 0011GhostGhost II shouldshould bebe, comecome toto presentpresent youyou withwith SummersSummer’s
wln 0012lastlast willwill, andand TestamentTestament. BeBe itit soso, ifif mymy cousincousin NedNed willwill lendlend
wln 0013meme hishis ChayneChain andand hishis FiddleFiddle. OtherOther statelystately pac’tpaced ProloguesPrologues
wln 0014vseuse toto attireattire themseluesthemselves withinwithin: II thatthat hauehave aa toytoy inin mymy headhead,
wln 0015moremore thenthan ordinaryordinary, andand vseuse toto goego withoutwithout moneymoney, withoutwithout
wln 0016gartersgarters, withoutwithout girdlegirdle, withoutwithout aa hat-bandhatband, withoutwithout poyntspoints toto
wln 0017mymy hosehose, withoutwithout aa knifeknife toto mymy dinnerdinner, andand makemake soso muchmuch vseuse
wln 0018ofof thisthis wordword withoutwithout, inin eueryevery thingthing, willwill herehere dressedress meme with-withoutwith∣outwithout
wln 0019out.
wln 0019DickDick HuntleyHuntley cryescries, BeginBegin, beginbegin: andand allall thethe wholewhole
wln 0020househouse, ForFor shameshame comecome awayaway; whenwhen II hadhad mymy thingsthings butbut nownow
wln 0021broughtbrought meme outout ofof thethe LawndryLaundrylaundry. GodGod forgiueforgive meme, II diddid notnot
wln 0022seesee mymy LordLord beforebefore. IleI’ll setset aa goodgood faceface onon itit, asas thoughthough whatwhat
wln 0023II hadhad talkttalked idlyidly allall thisthis whilewhile, werewere mymy partpart. SoSo itit isis, boniboni viriviri,
wln 0024thatthat oneone foolefool presentspresents anotheranother; andand II aa foolefool byby naturenature, andand
wln 0025byby arteart, dodo speakespeak toto youyou inin thethe personperson ofof thethe IdiotIdiot ourour Play-PlaymakerPlay∣makerPlaymaker
wln 0026maker.
wln 0026HeHe likelike aa FoppeFop &and anan AsseAss, mustmust bebe makingmaking himselfehimself aa
wln 0027publikepublic laughinglaughing stockstock, &and hauehave nono thankethank forfor hishis laborlaborlabour; wherewhere
wln 0028otherother MagisterijMagisteriiMagisterij, whosewhose inuentioninvention isis farrefar moremore exquisiteexquisite, areare
wln 0029contentcontent toto sitsit stillstill, andand doedo nothingnothing. IleI’ll sheweshow youyou whatwhat aa
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wln 0030scuruyscurvy ProloguePrologue hehe hadhad mademade meme inin anan oldold vayneveinvain ofof similitudessimilitudes:
wln 0031ifif youyou beebe goodgood fellowesfellows, giuegive itit thethe hearinghearing, thatthat youyou maymay
wln 0032iudgejudge ofof himhim thereafterthereafter.
wln 0033TheThe ProloguePrologue.
wln 0034ATAT aa solemnesolemn feastfeast ofof thethe TriumuiriTriumviriTriumuiri inin RomeRome, itit waswas seeneseen
wln 0035andand obseruedobserved, thatthat thethe birdsbirds ceasedceased toto singsing, &and satesat solita-solitariesolita∣riesolitary
wln 0036rie
wln 0036onon thethe househouse topstops, byby reasonreason ofof thethe sightsight ofof aa payntedpainted SerpēntSerpētSerpent
wln 0037setset openlyopenly toto viewview. SoSo faresfares itit withwith vsus nouicesnovices, thatthat herehere betraybetray
wln 0038ourour imperfectionsimperfections: wewe, afraidafraid toto lookelook onon thethe imaginaryimaginary serpentserpent
wln 0039ofof EnuyEnvy, payntedpainted inin mensmen’s affectionsaffections, hauehave ceasedceased toto tunetune anyany
wln 0040musikemusic ofof mirthmirth toto youryour earesears thisthis tweluemonthtwelvemonth, thinkingthinking, thatthat
wln 0041asas itit isis thethe naturenature ofof thethe serpentserpent toto hissehiss: soso childhoodchildhood andand ig-ignoranceig∣noranceignorance
wln 0042norance
wln 0042wouldwould playplay thethe goslingsgoslings, contemningcontemning, andand condem-condemningcondem∣ningcondemning
wln 0043ning
wln 0043whatwhat theythey vnderstoodunderstood notnot. TheirTheir censurescensures wewe weyweigh notnot,
wln 0044whosewhose sencessenses areare notnot yetyet vnswadledunswaddled. TheThe littlelittle minutesminutes willwill bebe
wln 0045continuallycontinually strikingstriking, thoughthough nono manman regardregard themthem. WhelpesWhelps
wln 0046willwill barkebark, beforebefore theythey cancan seesee, andand striuestrive toto bytebite, beforebefore theythey
wln 0047hauehave teethteeth. PolitianusPolitianus speakethspeaketh ofof aa beastbeast, whowho, whilewhile heehe isis
wln 0048cutcut onon thethe tabletable, drinkethdrinketh, andand representsrepresents thethe motionsmotions &and voy-voycesvoy∣cesvoicesvoyces
wln 0049ces
wln 0049ofof aa liuingliving creaturecreature. SuchSuch likelike foolishfoolish beastsbeasts areare wewe, whowho,
wln 0050whilestwhilst wewe areare cutcut, mockedmocked, &and flowtedflouted atat, inin eueryevery mansman’s com-commoncom∣moncommon
wln 0051mon
wln 0051talketalk, willwill notwithstandingnotwithstanding proceedproceed toto shameshame our seluesourselves,
wln 0052toto makemake sportsport. NoNo manman pleasethpleaseth allall, wewe seekeseek toto pleaseplease oneone.
wln 0053DidymusDidymus wrotewrote fourefour thousandthousand bookesbooks, oror asas somesome saysay, sixsix thou-thousandthou∣sandthousand
wln 0054sand,
wln 0054ofof thethe arteart ofof GrammarGrammar. OurOur AuthourAuthor hopeshopes, itit maymay
wln 0055bebe asas lawfulllawful forfor himhim toto writewrite aa thousandthousand lineslines ofof asas lightlight aa sub-subiectsub∣iectsubject
wln 0056iect.
wln 0056SocratesSocrates (whomwhom thethe OracleOracle pronouncedpronounced thethe wisestwisest manman
wln 0057ofof GreeceGreece) sometimessometimes daunceddanced. ScipioScipio andand LeliusLaeliusLelius byby thethe sea-sea∣sideseaside
wln 0058side
wln 0058playedplayed atat peeble-stonepebble-stone. SemelSemel insaniuimusinsanivimus omnesomnes. EueryEvery
wln 0059manman cannotcannot, withwith ArchimedesArchimedes, makemake aa heauenheaven ofof brassebrass, oror digdig
wln 0060goldgold outout ofof thethe ironiron mynesmines ofof thethe lawelaw. SuchSuch oddeodd triflestrifles, asas
wln 0061MathematiciansMathematicians’Mathematicians experimentsexperiments bebe, ArtificiallArtificial flyesflies toto hanghang inin thethe
wln 0062ayreair byby themseluesthemselves, daunsingdancing ballesballs, anan egge-shelleggshell thatthat shallshall
wln 0063clymeclimb vpup toto thethe toptop ofof aa spearespear, fieryfiery breathingbreathing goaresgoaresgores, PoetæPoetaePoetae
wln 0064nosternoster professethprofesseth notnot toto makemake. PlaceatPlaceat sibisibi quisq;quisquequisque licebitheebitheebitlicebit. What’sWhat’s
wln 0065aa foolefool butbut hishis bablebabble? DeepeDeep reachingreaching witswits, heerehere isis nono deepedeep
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wln 0066streamestream forfor youyou toto angleangle inin. MoralizersMoralizersMoralisers, youyou thatthat wrestwrest aa ne-neuerne∣uernever
wln 0067uer
wln 0067meantmeant meaningmeaning, outout ofof eueryevery thingthing, applyingapplying allall thingsthings toto
wln 0068thethe presentpresent timetime, keepekeep youryour attentionattention forfor thethe commoncommon StageStage:
wln 0069forfor herehere areare nono quipsquips inin CharactersCharacters forfor youyou toto readeread. VayneVain
wln 0070glozersglozers, gathergather whatwhat youyou willwill. SpiteSpite, spellspell backwardsbackwards, whatwhat
wln 0071thouthou canstcanst. AsAs thethe ParthiansParthians fightfight, flyingflying awayaway: soso willwill weewe
wln 0072prateprate andand talketalk, butbut standstand toto nothingnothing thatthat wewe saysay.
wln 0073HowHow saysay youyou, mymy mastersmasters, doedo youyou notnot laughlaugh atat himhim forfor aa
wln 0074CoxcombeCoxcomb? WhyWhy, hehe hathhath mademade aa ProloguePrologue longerlonger thenthan hishis
wln 0075PlayPlay: naynay, ’tis’tis nono PlayPlay neytherneither, butbut aa sheweshow. IleI’ll bebe swornesworn,
wln 0076thethe IiggefiggesiggeJigfig ofof RowlandsRoland’s God-sonneGodson, isis aa GyantGiant inin comparisoncomparison
wln 0077ofof itit. WhatWhat cancan bebe mademade ofof SummersSummer’s lastlast willwill &and TestamentTestament?
wln 0078SuchSuch anotheranother thingthing, asas GyllianCyllianGillianCyllian ofof BraynfordsBrainford’s willwill, wherewhere sheeshe
wln 0079bequeathedbequeathed aa scorescore ofof fartsfarts amongstamongst herher friendsfriends. ForsoothForsooth, be-becausebe∣causebecause
wln 0080cause
wln 0080thethe plagueplague raignesreigns inin mostmost placesplaces inin thisthis latterlatter endend ofof sum-summersum∣mersummer
wln 0081mer,
wln 0081SummerSummer mustmust comecome inin sickesick: hehe mustmust callcall hishis officersofficers toto
wln 0082accountaccount, yeeldyield hishis thronethrone toto AutumneAutumn, makemake WinterWinter hishis Exe-ExecutourExe∣cutourExecutorExecutour
wln 0083cutour,
wln 0083withwith tittletittle tattletattle TomTom boyboy: GodGod giuegive youyou goodgood nightnight inin
wln 0084WatlingWatling streetstreet. II carecare notnot whatwhat II saysay nownow: forfor II playplay nono moremore
wln 0085thenthan youyou hearehear; &and somesome ofof thatthat youyou heardheard totooto (byby youryour leaueleave) waswas
wln 0086extemporeextempore. HeHe werewere asas goodgood hauehave letlet meme hadhad thethe bestbest partpart:
wln 0087forfor IleI’ll bebe reueng’drevenged onon himhim toto thethe vttermostuttermost, inin thisthis personperson ofof
wln 0088WillWill SummerSummer, whichwhich II hauehave putput onon toto playplay thethe ProloguePrologue, andand
wln 0089meanemean notnot toto putput offoff, tilltill thethe playplay bebe donedone. IleI’ll sitsit asas aa ChorusChorus,
wln 0090andand flowteflout thethe ActorsActors andand himhim atat thethe endend ofof eueryevery SceaneScene: II
wln 0091knowknow theythey willwill notnot interruptinterrupt meme, forfor fearefear ofof marringmarring ofof allall:
wln 0092butbut lookelook toto youryour cuescues, mymy mastersmasters; forfor II intendintend toto playplay thethe
wln 0093knaueknave inin cuecue, andand putput youyou besidesbesides allall youryour partsparts, ifif youyou taketake
wln 0094notnot thethe betterbetter heedeheed. ActorsActors, youyou RoguesRogues, comecome awayaway, cleareclear
wln 0095youryour throatsthroats, bloweblow youryour nosesnoses, andand wypewipe youryour mouthesmouths e’reere
wln 0096youyou enterenter, thatthat youyou maymay taketake nono occasionoccasion toto spitspit oror toto coughcough,
wln 0097whenwhen youyou areare non plusnonnonplusnonplusplus. AndAnd thisthis II barrebar ouerover andand besidesbesides,
wln 0098ThatThat nonenone ofof youyou stroakestroke youryour beardesbeards, toto makemake actionaction, playplay
wln 0099withwith youryour cod-piececodpiece poyntspoints, oror stādstand fumblingfumbling onon youryour buttonsbuttombuttonsbutton,
wln 0100whenwhen youyou knowknow notnot howhow toto bestowbestow youryour fingersfingers. SerueServe GodGod,
wln 0101andand actact cleanlycleanly; aa fitfit ofof mirthmirth, andand anan oldold songsong firstfirst, ifif youyou willwill.
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wln 0102EnterEnter SummerSummer, leaningleaning onon AutumnesAutumn’sAutumns andand WintersWinter’s shouldersshoulders,
wln 0103andand attendedattended onon withwith aa traynetrain ofof SatyrsSatyrs, andand wood-wood∣Nymphswood-Nymphswood∣Nymphs
wln 0104Nymphs,
wln 0104singingsinging.
wln 0105FayreFair SummerSummer droopsdroops, droopedroop menmen andand beastsbeasts thereforetherefore:
wln 0106SoSo fayrefair aa summersummer lookelook forfor neuernever moremore.
wln 0107AllAll goodgood thingsthings vanishvanish, lesseless thenthan inin aa dayday,
wln 0108PeacePeace, plentyplenty, pleasurepleasure sodainelysuddenly decaydecay.
wln 0109GoeGo notnot yetyet awayaway brightbright soulesoul ofof thethe sadsadyearesad yeareyear.
wln 0110TheThe earthearth isis hellhell, whenwhen thouthou leau’stlean’stleav’stleanest toto appeareappear.
wln 0111WhatWhat, shallshall thosethose flowresflowers thatthat decktdecked thythy garlandgarland ersterst,
wln 0112VponUpon thythy grauegrave bebe wastfullywastefully disperstdispersed?
wln 0113OO treestrees, consumeconsume youryour sapsap inin sorrowessorrow’s soursesource.
wln 0114StreamesStreams, turneturn toto tearestears youryour tributarytributary coursecourse.
wln 0115GoeGo notnot yetyet hencehence, brightbright soulesoul ofof thethe sadsadyearesad yeareyear.
wln 0116TheThe earthearth isis hellhell, whenwhen thouthou leau’stleav’st toto appeareappear.
wln 0117TheThe SatyrsSatyrs andand wood-Nymphswood-Nymphs goego outout singingsinging, andand leaueleave
wln 0118SummerSummer andand WinterWinter andand AutumneAutumn onon thethe stagestage.
wln 0119Will.Will. SummerSummer.AA couplecouple ofof prattypretty boyesboys, ifif theythey wouldwould washwash
wln 0120theirtheir facesfaces, andand werewere wellwell breechtbreeched anan hourehour oror twotwo. TheThe restrest
wln 0121ofof thethe greenegreen menmen hauehave reasonablereasonable voycesvoices, goodgood toto singsing cat-catchescat∣chescatches
wln 0122ches,
wln 0122oror thethe greatgreat IowbenJowbenjowben byby thethe firesfire’s sideside, inin aa winterswinter’s eueningevening.
wln 0123ButBut letlet vsus hearehear whatwhat SummerSummer cancan saysay forfor himselfehimself, whywhy heehe
wln 0124shouldshould notnot bebe histhissed atat.
wln 0125SummerSummer.WhatWhat pleasurepleasure alwayalways lastslasts??: nono ioyjoy enduresendures:
wln 0126SummerSummer II waswas, II amam notnot asas II waswas:
wln 0127HaruestHarvest andand ageage hauehave whit’nedwhitened mymy greenegreen headhead:
wln 0128OnOn AutumneAutumn nownow andand WinterWinter mustmust II leanelean.
wln 0129NeedsNeeds mustmust hehe fallfall, whomwhom nonenone butbut foesfoes vpholduphold.
wln 0130ThusThus mustmust thethe happiesthappiest manman hauehave hishis blackeblack dayday.
wln 0131OmnibusOmnibus vnauna manetmanesmanetmanes noxnox, &et calcandacalcanda semelsemel viavia lethilaethilaethilethi.
wln 0132ThisThis monthmonth hauehave II laynelain languishinglanguishing a beda-bed,
wln 0133LookingLooking echeeach hourehour toto yeeldyield mymy lifelife, andand thronethrone;
wln 0134AndAnd dydedied II hadhad in deedindeedin deed vntounto thethe earthearth,
wln 0135ButBut thatthat ElizaEliza EnglandsEngland’s beauteousbeauteous QueeneQueen,
wln 0136OnOn whomwhom allall seasonsseasons prosperouslyprosperously attendattend,
wln 0137ForbadForbade thethe executionexecution ofof mymy fatefate,
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wln 0138VntillUntil herher ioyfulljoyful progresseprogress waswas expir’dexpired.
wln 0139ForFor herher dothdoth SummerSummer liuelive, andand lingerlinger herehere,
wln 0140AndAnd wishethwisheth longlong toto liuelive toto herher contentcontent:
wln 0141ButBut wisheswishes areare notnot hadhad whenwhen theythey wishwish wellwell.
wln 0142II mustmust departdepart, mymy death-daydeath-day isis setset downedown:
wln 0143ToTo thesethese twotwo mustmust II leaueleave mymy wheatenwheaten crownecrown.
wln 0144SoSo vntounto vnthriftsunthrifts richrich menmen leaueleave theirtheir landslands,
wln 0145WhoWho inin anan hourehour consumeconsume longlong labourslabor’slabours gaynesgains.
wln 0146TrueTrue isis itit thatthat diuinestdivinest SidneySidney sungsung,
wln 0147OOOh, hehe isis mardmarred, thatthat isis forfor othersothers mademade.
wln 0148ComeCome neerenear, mymy friendsfriends, forfor II amam neerenear mymy endend.
wln 0149InIn presencepresence ofof thisthis HonourableHonorableHonourable traynetrain,
wln 0150WhoWho louelove meme (forfor II patronizepatronize theirtheir sportssports)
wln 0151MeaneMean II toto makemake mymy finallfinal TestamentTestament:
wln 0152ButBut firstfirst IleI’ll callcall mymy officersofficers toto countcount,
wln 0153AndAnd ofof thethe wealthwealth II gauegave themthem toto disposedispose,
wln 0154KnowKnow whatwhat isis leftleft. II maymay knowknow whatwhat toto giuegive
wln 0155VertumnusVertumnus thenthen, thatthat turnstturnst thethe yereyear aboutabout.
wln 0156SummonSummon themthem oneone byby oneone toto answereanswer meme,
wln 0157FirstFirst VerVer, thethe springspring, vntounto whosewhose custodycustody
wln 0158II hauehave committedcommitted moremore thenthan toto thethe restrest:
wln 0159TheThe choysechoice ofof allall mymy fragrantfragrant meadesmeads andand flowresflowers,
wln 0160AndAnd whatwhat delightsdelights soe’resoe’er naturenature affordsaffords.
wln 0161Vertum.VertumnusVertum.II willwill, mymy LordLord. VerVer, lustylusty VerVer, byby thethe namename ofof
wln 0162lustylusty VerVer, comecome intointo thethe courtcourt, loselose aa markemark inin issuesissues.
wln 0163EnterEnter VerVer withwith hishis traynetrain, ouerlaydoverlaid withwith suitessuits ofof greenegreen mossemoss,
wln 0164representingrepresenting shortshort grassegrass, singingsinging.
wln 0165TheThe SongSong.
wln 0166SpringSpring, thethe sweetesweet springspring, isis thethe yeresyear’syears pleasantpleasant KingKing,
wln 0167ThenThenThan bloomesblooms echeeach thingthing, thenthenthan maydesmaids dauncedance inin aa ringring,
wln 0168ColdCold doethdoth notnot stingsting, thethe prettypretty birdsbirds doedo singsing,
wln 0169CuckowCuckoo, iuggejug, iuggejug, pupu wewe, toto wittawitta woowoo.
wln 0170TheThe PalmePalm andand MayMay makemake countreycountry houseshouses gaygay.
wln 0171LambsLambs friskefrisk andand playplay, thethe ShepherdsShepherd’sshepherd’s pypepipe allall dayday,
wln 0172AndAnd wewe hearehear ayeaye, birdsbirds tunetune thisthis merrymerry laylay,
wln 0173CuckowCuckoo, iuggejug, iuggejug, pupu wewe, toto wittawitta woowoo.
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wln 0174TheThe fieldsfields breathebreathe sweetesweet, thethe dayziesdaisies kissekiss ourour feetefeet,
wln 0175YoungYoung louerslovers meetemeet, oldold wiueswives a sunninga-sunninga sunning sitsit:
wln 0176InIn eueryevery streetestreet, thesethese tunestunes ourour earesears doedo greetegreet,
wln 0177CuckowCuckoo, iuggejug, iuggejug, pupu wewe, toto wittawitta woowoo.
wln 0178SpringSpring thethe sweetesweet springspring.
wln 0179WillWill SummerSummer.ByBy mymy trothtroth, theythey hauehave voycesvoices asas cleareclear asas
wln 0180ChristallCrystal: thisthis isis aa prattypretty thingthing, ifif itit bebe forfor nothingnothing butbut toto goego
wln 0181a begginga-begging withwith.
wln 0182SummersSummer:BeleeueBelieve meme, VerVer, butbut thouthou artart pleasantpleasant bentbent,
wln 0183ThisThis humorhumorhumour shouldshould importimport aa harmlesseharmless mindemind:
wln 0184KnowstKnow’stknow’st thouthou thethe reasonreason whywhy II sentsent forfor theethee?
wln 0185Ver.Ver.NoNo faithfaith, nornor carecare notnot, whetherwhether II dodo oror nono.
wln 0186IfIf youyou willwill dauncedance aa GalliardGalliard, soso itit isis: ifif notnot, FalangtadoFalangtado, Fa-FalangtadoFa∣langtadoFalangtado
wln 0187langtado,
wln 0187toto wearewear thethe blackeblack andand yellowyellow: FalangtadoFalangtado, Falāg-Falāg∣tadoFalangtado
wln 0188tado,
wln 0188mymy matesmates areare gonegone, IleI’ll followefollow.
wln 0189SummerSummer.NayNay, staystay aa whilewhile, wewe mustmust conferconfer andand talketalk.
wln 0190VerVer, callcall toto mindmind II amam thythy soueraignesovereign LordLord,
wln 0191AndAnd whatwhat thouthou hasthast, ofof meme thouthou hasthast, andand holdsthold’st.
wln 0192VntoUnto nono otherother endend II sentsent forfor theethee.
wln 0193ButBut toto demaunddemand aa reckoningreckoning atat thythy handshands,
wln 0194HowHow wellwell oror illill thouthou hasthast imploydemployed mymy wealthwealth.
wln 0195Ver.Ver.IfIf thatthat bebe allall, wewe willwill notnot disagreedisagree.
wln 0196AA cleaneclean trenchertrencher andand aa napkinnapkin youyou shallshall hauehave presentlypresently.
wln 0197WillWill SummerSummer.TheThe truthtruth isis, thisthis fellowfellow hathhath binbeen aa tapstertapster inin
wln 0198hishis daiesdays.
wln 0199VerVer goesgoes inin, andand fetchethfetcheth outout thethe Hobby horseHobby-horseHobby horse &and thethe morrismorris
wln 0200dauncedance, whowho dauncedance aboutabout.
wln 0201SummerSummer.HowHow nownow? isis thisthis thethe reckoningreckoning wewe shallshall hauehave?
wln 0202WinterWinter.MyMy LordLord, hehe dothdoth abuseabuse youyou: brookebrook itit notnot.
wln 0203AutumneAutumn.SummaSumma totalistotalis II fearefear willwill proueprove himhim butbut aa foolefool.
wln 0204Ver.Ver.AboutAbout, aboutabout, liuelylively, putput youryour horsehorse toto itit, reynerein himhim
wln 0205harderharder, ierkejerk himhim withwith youryour wandwand, sitsit fastfast, sitsit fastfast, manman; foolefoclefoolfocle,
wln 0206holdhold vpup youryour ladleladle therethere.
wln 0207WillWill SummerSummer.OO brauebrave hallhall! OO, wellwell saydsaid, butcherbutcher. NowNow forfor
wln 0208thethe creditcredit ofof WostershireWorcestershireWostershire. TheThe finestfinest setset ofof Morris-dauncersMorris dancersMorris-dancers
wln 0209thatthat isis betweenebetween thisthis andand StrethamStreathamStretham: marymarry, me thinksmethinks therethere isis
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wln 0210oneone ofof themthem daūcethdaūcethdanceth likelike aa ClothyersClothier’sclothier’s horsehorse, withwith aa wool-packwoolpack
wln 0211onon hishis backeback. YouYou friendfriend withwith thethe Hobby-horseHobby-horse, goego notnot
wln 0212tootoo fastfast, forfor fearefear ofof wearingwearing outout mymy LordsLord’sLords tyle-stonestilestonestile-stones withwith
wln 0213youryour hob-nayleshobnails.
wln 0214Ver.Ver.SoSo, soso, soso, trottrot thethe ringring twisetwice ouerover, andand awayaway. MayMay itit
wln 0215pleaseplease mymy LordLord, thisthis isis thethe grandgrand capitallcapital summesum, butbut therethere areare
wln 0216certaynecertain parcelsparcels behindbehind, asas youyou shallshall seesee.
wln 0217SummerSummer.NayNay, naynay, nono moremore; forfor thisthis isis allall tootoo muchmuch.
wln 0218Ver.Ver.ContentContent your selfeyourself, we’lewe’ll hauehave varietyvariety.
wln 0219HereHere enterenter 3.three3. ClownesClowns, &and 3.three3. maidsmaids, singingsinging thisthis songsong, daunsingdancing.
wln 0220TripTrip andand goego, heaueheave andand hoeho,
wln 0221VpUp andand downedown toto andand frofro,
wln 0222FromFrom thethe townetown, toto thethe grouegrove,
wln 0223TwoTwo, andand twotwo, letlet vsus rouerove
wln 0224A MayingA-Mayinga-Maying, a playinga-playinga playing:
wln 0225LoueLove hathhath nono gainsayinggainsaying:
wln 0226SoSo merrilymerrily triptrip andand goego.
wln 0227WillWill SummerSummer.BeshrewBeshrew mymy heartheart, ofof aa numbernumber ofof illill legslegs, II
wln 0228neuernever sawesaw worseworse daunsersdancers: howhow blestblessed areare youyou, thatthat thethe wen-wencheswen∣cheswenches
wln 0229ches
wln 0229ofof thethe parishparish doedo notnot seesee youyou!
wln 0230SummerSummer.PresumptuousPresumptuous VerVer, vnciuill nurturdeuncivil-nurtureduncivil nurtured boyboy,
wln 0231Think’stThink’stThinkest II willwill bebe deridedderided thusthus ofof theethee?
wln 0232IsIs thisthis th’accountth’ accountth’account andand reckoningreckoning thatthat thouthou mak’stmak’st?
wln 0233Ver.Ver.TrothTroth, mymy LordLord, toto telltell youyou playneplain, II cancan giuegive youyou
wln 0234nono otherother accountaccount: namnam quæquaequae habuihabui, perdidipordidipordidiperdidi; whatwhat II hadhad, II hauehave
wln 0235spentspent onon goodgood fellowesfellows, inin thesethese sportssports youyou hauehave seeneseen, whichwhich
wln 0236areare properproper toto thethe SpringSpring, andand othersothers ofof likelike sortsort, (asas giuinggiving
wln 0237wencheswenches greenegreen gownesgowns, makingmaking garlandsgarlands forfor FencersFencers, andand
wln 0238trickingtricking vpup childrenchildren gaygay) hauehave II bestowdebestowed allall mymy flowryflowery trea-treasuretrea∣suretreasure
wln 0239sure,
wln 0239andand flowreflower ofof mymy youthyouth.
wln 0240WillWill SummerSummer.AA smallsmall mattermatter. II knoweknow oneone spentspent inin lesseless
wln 0241thenthan aa yereyear, eyghteight andand fiftyfifty poundspounds inin mustardmustard, andand an otheranother
wln 0242thatthat ranneran inin detdebt, inin thethe spacespace ofof fourefour oror fiuesiuefive yeereyear, aboueabove
wln 0243foureteenefourteen thousandthousand poundpound inin lutelute stringsstrings andand graygraygrey paperpaper.
wln 0244SummerSummer.OO monstrousmonstrous vnthriftunthrift, who e’rewhoe’er heardheard thethe likelike?
wln 0245TheThe seassea’sseas vastvast throatethroat inin soso shortshort tracttract ofof timetime,
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wln 0246DeuourethDevoureth nornor consumethconsumeth halfehalf soso muchmuch.
wln 0247HowHow wellwell mightstmightst thouthou hauehave liu’dlived withinwithin thythy boundsbounds?
wln 0248Ver.Ver.WhatWhat talketalk youyou toto meme, ofof liuingliving withinwithin mymy boundsbounds? II
wln 0249telltell youyou, nonenone butbut AssesAsses liuelive withinwithin theirtheir boundsbounds: thethe sillysilly
wln 0250beastsbeasts, ifif theythey bebe putput inin aa pasturepasture, thatthat isis eateneaten barebare toto thethe veryvery
wln 0251earthearth, &and wherewhere therethere isis nothingnothing toto bebe hadhad butbut thistlesthistles, willwill ra-ratherra∣therrather
wln 0252ther
wln 0252fallfall soberlysoberly toto thosethose thistlesthistles, andand bebe hungerstaru’dhunger-starved, thenthan
wln 0253theythey willwill offeroffer toto breakebreak theirtheir boundsbounds; whereaswhereas thethe lustylusty cour-coursercour∣sercourser
wln 0254ser,
wln 0254ifif hehe bebe inin aa barraynebarren plotplot, andand spyespy betterbetter grassegrass inin somesome
wln 0255pasturepasture neerenear adioyningadjoining, breakesbreaks ouerover hedgehedge andand ditchditch, andand
wln 0256toto goego, e’reere hehe willwill bebe pentpent inin, andand notnot hauehave hishis bellybelly fullfull. Per-PeraduenturePer∣aduenturePeradventure
wln 0257aduenture,
wln 0257thethe horseshorses latelylately swornesworn toto bebe stolnestolen, carriedcarried thatthat
wln 0258youthfullyouthful mindmind, whowho, ifif theythey hadhad benebeen AssesAsses, wouldwould hauehave benebeen
wln 0259yetyet extantextant.
wln 0260WillWill SummersSummerSummer.ThusThus wewe maymay seesee, thethe longerlonger wewe liuelive, thethe
wln 0261moremore weewe shallshall learnelearn: II ne’rene’ernever thoughtthought honestiehonesty anan asseass, tilltill
wln 0262thisthis dayday.
wln 0263Ver.Ver.ThisThis worldworld isis transitorytransitory, itit waswas mademade ofof nothingnothing, andand
wln 0264itit mustmust toto nothingnothing: whereforewherefore, ifif weewe willwill doedo thethe willwill ofof ourour
wln 0265highhigh CreatourCreator, (whosewhose willwill itit isis, thatthat itit passepass toto nothingnothing) weewe
wln 0266mustmust helpehelp toto consumeconsume itit toto nothingnothing. GoldGold isis moremore vilevile thenthan
wln 0267menmen: MenMen dyedie inin thousandsthousands, andand tenten thousandsthousands, yeayea, manymany
wln 0268timestimes inin hundrethhundred thousandsthousands inin oneone battailebattle. IfIf thenthen, thethe bestbest
wln 0269husbandhusband beebe soso liberallliberal ofof hishis bestbest handyworkehandiwork, toto whatwhat endeend
wln 0270shouldshould wewe makemake muchmuch ofof aa glitteringglittering excrementexcrement, oror doubtdoubt toto
wln 0271spendspend atat aa banketbanquet asas manymany poundspounds, asas hehe spendsspends menmen atat aa bat-battailebat∣tailebattle
wln 0272taile?
wln 0272Me thinkesMethinksmethinks II honourhonorhonour GetaGeta thethe RomaneRoman EmperourEmperor, forfor
wln 0273aa brauebrave mindedminded fellowfellow: forfor hehe commaundedcommanded aa banketbanquet toto beebe
wln 0274mademade himhim ofof allall meatsmeats vnderunder thethe SunneSun; whichwhich werewere seruedserved inin
wln 0275afterafter thethe orderorder ofof thethe AlphabetAlphabet; andand thethe ClarkeClerkclerk ofof thethe kitchinkitchen
wln 0276followingfollowing thethe lastlast dishdish (whichwhich waswas twotwo milemile offoff fromfrom thethe for-formostfor∣mostforemost
wln 0277most)
wln 0277broughtbrought himhim anan IndexIndex ofof theirtheir seuerallseveral namesnames: NeytherNeither
wln 0278diddid hehe pinglepingle whenwhen itit waswas setset onon thethe boordboard, butbut forfor thethe spacespace ofof
wln 0279threethree dayesdays andand threethree nightsnights, neuernever roserose fromfrom thethe TableTable.
wln 0280WillWill SummersSummerSummer.OO intolerableintolerable lyinglying villaynevillain, thatthat waswas neuernever
wln 0281begottenbegotten withoutwithout thethe consentconsent ofof aa whetstonewhetstone.
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wln 0282SummerSummer.VngratiousUngracious manman, howhow fondlyfondly hehe arguethargueth!
wln 0283Ver.Ver.TellTell meme, II praypray, whereforewherefore waswas goldgold laydlaid vnderunder ourour
wln 0284feetefeet inin thethe veynesveins ofof thethe earthearth, butbut thatthat weewe shouldshould contemnecontemn
wln 0285itit, andand treadetread vponupon itit, andand soso consequentlyconsequently treadetread thriftthrift vnderunder
wln 0286ourour feetefeet? ItIt waswas notnot knowneknown, tilltill thethe IronIron ageage, donecdonec facinusfacinus
wln 0287inuasitinvasitinuasit mortalesmortales, asas thethe PoetPoet sayessays; andand thethe ScythiansScythians alwayesalways
wln 0288detesteddetested itit. II willwill proueprove itit, thatthat anan vnthriftunthrift, ofof anyany, comescomes nee-neerestnee∣restnearest
wln 0289rest
wln 0289aa happyhappy manman, inin soso muchmuch asas hehe comescomes neerestnearest toto beggerybeggary.
wln 0290CiceroCicero saithsaith, summumsummum bonumbonum consistesconsists inin omniumomnium rerumrerum vaca-vacationevaca∣tionevacationevacation
wln 0291tione,
wln 0291thatthat itit isis thethe chiefestchiefest felicitiefelicity thatthat maymay bebe, toto restrest fromfrom allall
wln 0292labourslaborslabours. NowNow, whowho doethdoth soso muchmuch vacarevacare àà rebusrebus, whowho restsrests
wln 0293soso muchmuch? whowho hathhath soso littlelittle toto doedo, asas thethe beggerbeggar? WhoWho cancan
wln 0294singsing soso merrymerry aa notenote, asas hehe thatthat cannotcannot changechange aa groategroat? CuiCui
wln 0295nilnil estest, nilnil deestdeest: heehe thatthat hathhath nothingnothing, wantswants nothingnothing. OnOn
wln 0296thethe otherother sideside, itit isis saidsaid ofof thethe CarleCarl, OmniaOmnia habeohabeo, necnec quicquamquicquam
wln 0297habeohabeo: II hauehave allall thingsthings, yetyet wantwant eueryevery thingthing. MultiMulti mihimihi vi-vitiovi∣tiovitio
wln 0298tio
wln 0298vertuntvertunt, quiaquia egeoegeo, saithsaith MarcusMarcus CatoCato inin AulusAulus GelliusGellius, atat egoego
wln 0299illisillis, quiaquia nequeuntnequeunt egereegere: ManyMany vpbraydeupbraid meme, saythsaithsay hehe, be-becausebe∣causebecause
wln 0300cause
wln 0300II amam poorepoor: butbut II vpbraydupbraid themthem, becausebecause theythey cannotcannot
wln 0301liuelive ifif theythey werewere poorepoor. ItIt isis aa commoncommon prouerbeproverb, Dinesq;DinesqueDinesque
wln 0302miserq;miserquemiserque, aa richrich manman, andand aa miserablemiserable: namnam naturanatura paucispaucis cōtentacōtentacontenta,
wln 0303nonenone soso contentedcontented asas thethe poorepoor manman. AdmitAdmit thatthat thethe chiefestchiefest
wln 0304happineshappiness werewere notnot restrest oror easeease, butbut knowledgeknowledge, asas HerillusHerillus, Al-AlcidamasAl∣cidamasAlcidamas
wln 0305cidamas,
wln 0305&and manymany ofof SocratesSocrates’ followersfollowers affirmeaffirm; whywhy, paupertaspaupertas
wln 0306omnesomnes perdocetperdocotperdocetperdocot artesarts, pouertypoverty instructsinstructs aa manman inin allall artsarts, itit makesmakes
wln 0307aa manman hardyhardy andand venturousventurous; andand thereforetherefore itit isis calledcalled ofof thethe
wln 0308PoetsPoets, PaupertasPaupertas audaxaudax, valiantvaliant pouertypoverty. ItIt isis notnot soso muchmuch
wln 0309subiectsubject toto inordinateinordinate desiresdesires, asas wealthwealth oror prosperityprosperity. NonNon
wln 0310habethabet vndeunde suumsuum paupertaspaupertas pascatpascat amoremamorem: pouertypoverty hathhath notnot
wln 0311wherewithallwherewithal toto feedefeed lustlust. AllAll thethe PoetsPoets werewere beggersbeggars: allall
wln 0312AlcumistsAlchemists, andand allall PhilosophersPhilosophers areare beggersbeggars: OmniaOmnia meamea me-mecumme∣cummecum
wln 0313cum
wln 0313portoporto, quothquoth BiasBias, whenwhen hehe hadhad nothingnothing, butbut breadbread andand
wln 0314cheesecheese inin aa letherneleathern baggebag, andand twotwo oror threethree bookesbooks inin hishis bo-bosomebo∣somebosom
wln 0315some.
wln 0315SaintSaint FrauncisFrancis, aa holyholy SaintSaint, &and neuernever hadhad anyany moneymoney. ItIt
wln 0316isis madnesmadness toto dotedote vponupon muckemuck. ThatThat youngyoung manman ofof AthensAthens,
wln 0317(AelianusAelianus makesmakes mentionmention ofof) maymay bebe anan exampleexample toto vsus, whowho
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wln 0318doteddoted soso extremelyextremely onon thethe imageimage ofof FortuneFortune, thatthat whenwhen heehe
wln 0319mightmight notnot inioyenjoy itit, hehe dyeddied forfor sorrowsorrow. TheThe earthearth yeldsyields allall herher
wln 0320fruitesfruits togethertogether, andand whywhy shouldshould notnot wewe spendspend themthem togethertogether?
wln 0321II thankethank heauensheavens onon mymy kneesknees, thatthat hauehave mademade meeme anan vn-vnthriftvn∣thriftunthrift
wln 0322thriftunthrift.
wln 0323SummerSummer.OO vanitievanity it selfeitself; OOOh witwit illill spentspent!
wln 0324SoSo studiestudy thousandsthousands notnot toto mendmend theirtheir liueslives,
wln 0325ButBut toto maintaynemaintain thethe sinnesin theythey mostmost affectaffect,
wln 0326ToTo bebe helshell’s aduocatesadvocates againstagainst theirtheir owneown soulessouls.
wln 0327VerVer, sincesince thouthou giu’stgiv’st suchsuch praysepraise toto beggerybeggary,
wln 0328AndAnd hasthast defendeddefended itit soso valiantlyvaliantly,
wln 0329ThisThis bebe thythy penancepenance; ThouThou shaltshalt ne’rene’ernever appeareappear,
wln 0330OrOr comecome abroadabroad, butbut LentLent shallshall waytewait onon theethee:
wln 0331HisHis scarsityscarcity maymay counteruaylecountervail thythy wastewaste.
wln 0332RyotRiot maymay flourishflourish, butbut findesfinds wantwant atat lastlast.
wln 0333TakeTake himhim awayaway, thatthat knowethknoweth nono goodgood wayway,
wln 0334AndAnd leadelead himhim thethe nextnext wayway toto woewoe andand wantwant.ExitExit Ver.Ver.
wln 0335ThusThus inin thethe pathspaths ofof knowledgeknowledge manymany straystray,
wln 0336AndAnd fromfrom thethe meanesmeans ofof lifelife fetchfetch theirtheir decaydecay.
wln 0337WillWill SummerSummer.HeighHeigh hoho. HereHere isis aa coylecoil in deedeindeedin deed toto bringbring
wln 0338beggersbeggars toto stockesstocks. II promisepromise youyou truelytruly, II waswas almostalmost asleepasleep;
wln 0339II thoughtthought II hadhad benebeen atat aa SermonSermon. WellWell, forfor thisthis oneone nightsnight’snights
wln 0340exhortationexhortation, II vowvow (byby GodsGod’s gracegrace) neuernever toto bebe goodgood husbandhusband
wln 0341whilewhile II liuelive. ButBut whatwhat isis thisthis toto thethe purposepurpose? HurHur comecome toto PowlPowl
wln 0342(asas thethe WelshmanWelshman sayessays) andand hurhurher paypay anan halfepennyhalfpenny forfor hurburhurburr seatseat,
wln 0343andand hurhurher hearehear thethe PreacherPreacher talgetalge, andand aa talgetalge veryvery wellwell byby gisgis, butbut
wln 0344yetyet aa cannotcannot makemake hurhurher laughlaugh: goego aa TheaterTheater, andand hearehear aa QueenesQueen’squeen’s
wln 0345FiceFice, andand hehe makemake hurhurher laughlaugh, andand laughlaugh hurhurher belly-fullbellyful. SoSo wewe comecome
wln 0346hitherhither toto laughlaugh andand bebe merrymerry, andand wewe hearehear aa filthyfilthy beggerlybeggarly
wln 0347OrationOration, inin thethe praysepraise ofof beggerybeggary. ItIt isis aa beggerlybeggarly PoetPoet thatthat
wln 0348writwrit itit: andand thatthat makesmakes himhim soso muchmuch commendcommend itit, becausebecause heehe
wln 0349knowesknows notnot howhow toto mendmend himselfehimself. WellWell, ratherrather thenthan hehe shallshall
wln 0350hauehave nono imploymentemployment butbut lickelick dishesdishes, II willwill setset himhim aa workework
wln 0351my selfemyself, toto writewrite inin praysepraise ofof thethe arteart ofof stoupingstooping, andand howehow
wln 0352therethere waswas neuernever anyany famousfamous ThresherThresher, PorterPorter, BrewerBrewer, Pio-PionerPio∣nerPioneer
wln 0353ner,
wln 0353oror CarpenterCarpenter, thatthat hadhad streightstraight backeback. RepayreRepair toto mymy
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wln 0354chamberchamber, poorepoor fellowfellow, whenwhen thethe playplay isis donedone, andand thouthou shaltshalt
wln 0355seesee whatwhat II willwill saysay toto theethee.
wln 0356SummerSummer.VertumnusVertumnus, callcall SolstitiumSolstitium.
wln 0357Vertum.VertumnusVertum.SolstitiumSolstitium, comecome intointo thethe courtcourt withoutwithout: peacepeace
wln 0358therethere belowbelow; makemake roomeroom forfor mastermaster SolstitiumSolstitium.
wln 0359EnterEnter SolstitiumSolstitium likelike anan agedaged HermitHermit, carryingcarrying aa payrepair ofof
wln 0360ballancesbalances, withwith anan houre-glassehourglass inin eythereither ofof themthem; oneone houre-glassehourglass
wln 0361whitewhite, thethe otherother blackeblack: hehe isis broughtbrought inin byby aa numbernumber ofof shepherdsshepherds,
wln 0362playingplaying vponupon RecordersRecorders.
wln 0363SolstitiumSolstitium.AllAll haylehail toto SummerSummer mymy dreaddread soueraignesovereign LordLord.
wln 0364SummerSummer.WelcomeWelcome, SolstitiumSolstitium, thouthou artart oneone ofof themthem,
wln 0365ToTo whosewhose goodgood husbandryhusbandry wewe hauehave referr’dreferred
wln 0366PartPart ofof thosethose smallsmall reuenuesrevenues thatthat wewe hauehave.
wln 0367WhatWhat hasthast thouthou gayndgained vsus? whatwhat hasthast thouthou broughtbrought inin?
wln 0368SolstitiumSolstitium.AlasAlas, mymy LordLord, whatwhat gauegave youyou meme toto keepekeep,
wln 0369ButBut aa fewefew dayesdays’ eyeseyes inin mymy primeprime ofof youthyouth?
wln 0370AndAnd thosethose II hauehave conuertedconverted toto whitewhite hayreshairs:
wln 0371II neuernever lou’dloved ambitiouslyambitiously toto clymeclimb,
wln 0372OrOr thrustthrust mymy handhand tootoo farrefar intointo thethe firefire.
wln 0373ToTo bebe inin heauenheaven, suresure, isis aa blessedblessed thingthing:
wln 0374ButBut Atlas-likeAtlas-like, toto proppeprop heauenheaven onon onesone’sones backeback,
wln 0375CannotCannot butbut bebe moremore labourlaborlabour thenthan delightdelight.
wln 0376SuchSuch isis thethe statestate ofof menmen inin honourhonorhonour plac’dplaced;
wln 0377TheyThey areare goldgold vesselsvessels mademade forfor seruileservile vsesuses,
wln 0378HighHigh treestrees thatthat keepekeep thethe weatherweather fromfrom lowlow houseshouses,
wln 0379ButBut cannotcannot sheildshield thethe tempesttempest fromfrom themseluesthemselves.
wln 0380II louelove toto dwelldwell betwixtbetwixt thethe hilleshills andand dalesdales;
wln 0381NeytherNeither toto bebe soso greatgreat toto bebe enuideenvied,
wln 0382NorNor yetyet soso poorepoor thethe worldworld shouldshould pitiepity meme.
wln 0383InterInter vtrumq[ue]vtrumqueutrumque tenetene, mediomedio tutissimustutissimus ibisibis.
wln 0384SummerSummer.WhatWhat doestdost thouthou withwith thosethose ballancesbalances thouthou bearstbear’st?
wln 0385SolstitiumSolstitium.InIn themthem II weighweigh thethe dayday andand nightnight alikealike.
wln 0386ThisThis whitewhite glasseglass isis thethe houre-glassehourglass ofof thethe dayday:
wln 0387ThisThis blackeblack oneone thethe iustjust measuremeasure ofof thethe nightnight;
wln 0388OneOne moremore thenthan otherother holdethholdeth notnot aa graynegrain:
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wln 0389BothBoth serueserve timestimes iustjust proportionproportion toto mayntaynemaintain.
wln 0390SummerSummer.II likelike thythy moderationmoderation wondrouswondrous wellwell:
wln 0391AndAnd thisthis thythy ballancebalance, wayghingweighing thethe whitewhite glasseglass
wln 0392AndAnd blackeblack, withwith equallequal poyzepoise andand stedfaststeadfast handhand,
wln 0393AA patternepattern isis toto PrincesPrinces andand greatgreat menmen,
wln 0394HowHow toto weighweigh allall estatesestates indifferentlyindifferently:
wln 0395TheThe SpiritualtySpiritualty andand TemporaltyTemporalty alikealike,
wln 0396NeytherNeither toto bebe tootoo prodigallprodigal ofof smylessmiles,
wln 0397NorNor tootoo seueresevere inin frowningfrowning withoutwithout causecause.
wln 0398IfIf youyou bebe wisewise, youyou MonarchsMonarchs ofof thethe earthearth,
wln 0399HaueHave twotwo suchsuch glassesglasses stillstill beforebefore youryour eyeseyes;
wln 0400ThinkeThink asas youyou hauehave aa whitewhite glasseglass runningrunning onon,
wln 0401GoodGood dayesdays, friendsfriendsfriend’s fauourfavorfavour, andand allall thingsthings atat beckbeck,
wln 0402SoSo thisthis whitewhite glasseglass runnerun outout (asas outout itit willwill)
wln 0403TheThe blackeblack comescomes nextnext, youryour downfalldownfall isis atat handhand,
wln 0404TakeTake thisthis ofof meme, forfor somewhatsomewhat II hauehave trydetried;
wln 0405AA mightymighty ebbeebb followesfollows aa mightymighty tydetide.
wln 0406ButBut saysay, SolstitiumSolstitium, hadsthadst thouthou noughtnaught besidesbesides?
wln 0407NoughtNaughtnaught butbut dayesdays’ eyeseyes, andand fairefair lookslooks, gauegave II theethee?
wln 0408SolstitiumSolstitium.NothingNothing mymy LordLord, nornor oughtaught moremore diddid II askeask.
wln 0409SummerSummer.ButBut hadsthadst thouthou alwayesalways keptkept theethee inin mymy sightsight,
wln 0410ThyThy goodgood desertsdeserts, thoughthough silentsilent, wouldwould hauehave asktasked.
wln 0411Solst.SolstitiumSolst.DesertsDeserts, mymy LordLord, ofof ancientancient seruitoursservitors,
wln 0412AreAre likelike oldold soressores, whichwhich maymay notnot bebe riptripped vpup:
wln 0413SuchSuch vseuse thesethese timestimes hauehave gotgot, thatthat nonenone mustmust begbeg,
wln 0414ButBut thosethose thatthat hauehave youngyoung limmeslimbs toto lauishlavish fastfast.
wln 0415SummerSummer.II grieuegrieve, nono moremore regardregard waswas hadhad ofof theethee:
wln 0416AA littlelittle soonersooner hadsthadst thouthou spokespoke toto meme,
wln 0417ThouThou hadsthadst benebeen heardheard, butbut nownow thethe timetime isis pastpast:
wln 0418DeathDeath waytethwaiteth atat thethe doredoor forfor theethee andand meme;
wln 0419LetLet vsus goego measuremeasure outout ourour bedsbeds inin clayclay:
wln 0420NoughtNaughtnaught butbut goodgood deedesdeeds hencehence shallshall wewe bearebear awayaway.
wln 0421BeBe, asas thouthou wertwert, bestbest stewardsteward ofof mymy howreshours,
wln 0422AndAnd soso returnereturn vntounto thythy countreycountry bowresbowers.
wln 0423HereHere SolstitiumSolstitium goesgoes outout withwith hishis musikemusic,
wln 0424asas hehe comescomes inin.
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wln 0425WillWill SummerSummer.FyeFie, fyefie ofof honestyhonesty, fyefie: SolstitiumSolstitium isis anan asseass,
wln 0426perdyperdie, thisthis playplay isis aa gally-maufreygallimaufry: fetchfetch meeme somesome drinkedrink,
wln 0427some bodysomebody. WhatWhat cheerecheer, whatwhat cheerecheer, mymy heartshearts? areare notnot
wln 0428youyou thirstythirsty withwith listeninglifteninglistening toto thisthis drydry sportsport? WhatWhat hauehave wewe toto
wln 0429doedo withwith scalesscales, andand hower-glasseshourglasses, exceptexcept wewe werewere BakersBakers, oror
wln 0430Clock-keepersClock-keepers? II cannotcannot telltell howhow otherother menmen areare addictedaddicted, butbut
wln 0431itit isis againstagainst mymy professionprofession toto vseuse anyany scalesscales, butbut suchsuch asas wewe playplay
wln 0432atat withwith aa boulebowl, oror keepekeep anyany howershours, butbut dinnerdinner oror suppersupper.
wln 0433ItIt isis aa pedanticallpedantical thingthing, toto respectrespect timestimes andand seasonsseasons: ifif aa manman
wln 0434bebe drinkingdrinking withwith goodgood fellowesfellows latelate, hehe mustmust comecome homehome, forfor
wln 0435fearefear thethe gatesgates bebe shutshut; whenwhen II amam inin mymy warmewarm bedbed, II mustmust
wln 0436riserise toto prayersprayers, becausebecause thethe bellbell ringsrings. II likelike nono suchsuch foolishfoolish
wln 0437customescustoms. ActorsActors, bringbring nownow aa blackblack IackJackjack, andand aa rundletrundletroundlet ofof
wln 0438ofof RenishRhenish winewine, disputingdisputing ofof thethe antiquityantiquity ofof redred nosesnoses; letlet thethe
wln 0439prodigallprodigal childechild comecome outout inin hishis dubletdoublet andand hosehose allall greasygreasy, hishis
wln 0440shirtshirt hanginghanging forthforth, andand ne’rene’ernever aa pennypenny inin hishis pursepurse, andand talketalk
wln 0441whatwhat aa finefine thingthing itit isis toto walkewalk summerlysummerly, oror sitsit whistlingwhistling vnderunder
wln 0442aa hedgehedge andand keepekeep hoggeshogs. GoGo forwardforward inin gracegrace andand vertuevirtue toto
wln 0443proceedproceed; butbut letlet vsus hauehave nono moremore ofof thesethese grauegrave mattersmatters.
wln 0444SummerSummer.VertumnusVertumnus, willwill SolSol comecome beforebefore vsus.
wln 0445VertumnusVertumnus.SolSol, SolSol, vtut, rere, meme, fafa, solsol, comecome toto churchchurch whilewhile
wln 0446thethe bellbell tolltoll.
wln 0447EnterEnter SolSol, verievery richlyrichly attir’deattired, withwith aa noysenoise ofof MusiciansMusicians
wln 0448beforebefore himhim.
wln 0449SummerSummer.IAyI marriemarry, herehere comescomes maiestiemajesty inin pompepomp,
wln 0450ResplendentResplendent SolSol, chiefechief planetplanet ofof thethe heauensheavens,
wln 0451HeHe isis ourour seruantservant, lookeslooks hehe ne’rene’ernever soso bigbig.
wln 0452Sol.Sol.MyMy liegeliege, whatwhat crau’stcrav’stcravest thouthou atat thythy vassalsvassal’svassals handshands?
wln 0453SummerSummer.HypocrisieHypocrisy, howhow itit cancan changechange hishis shapeshape!
wln 0454HowHow basebase isis pridepride fromfrom hishis owneown dunghilldunghill putput?
wln 0455HowHow II hauehave rais’draised theethee, SolSol, II listlist notnot telltell,
wln 0456OutOut ofof thethe OceanOcean ofof aduersitieadversity,
wln 0457ToTo sitsit inin heightheight ofof honorshonor’shonours gloriousglorious heauenheaven,
wln 0458ToTo bebe thethe eye-soreeyesore ofof aspiringaspiring eyeseyes,
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wln 0459ToTo giuegive thethe dayday herher lifelife, fromfrom thythy brightbright lookeslooks,
wln 0460AndAnd letlet noughtnaught thriuethrive vponupon thethe faceface ofof earthearth,
wln 0461FromFrom whichwhich thouthou shaltshalt withdrawwithdraw thythy powerfulpowerful smilessmiles.
wln 0462WhatWhat hasthast thouthou donedone deseruingdeserving suchsuch hiehigh gracegrace?
wln 0463WhatWhat industrieindustry, oror meritoriousmeritorious toyletoil,
wln 0464CanstCanst thouthou produceproduce, toto proueprove mymy giftgift wellwell plac’deplaced?
wln 0465SomeSome seruiceservice, oror somesome profitprofit II expectexpect:
wln 0466NoneNone isis promotedpromoted butbut forfor somesome respectrespect.
wln 0467Sol.Sol.MyMy LordLord, whatwhat needsneeds thesethese termesterms betwixtbetwixt vsus twotwo?
wln 0468VpbraidingUpbraiding, illill beseemesbeseems youryour bounteousbounteous mindmind:
wln 0469II dodo youyou honourhonorhonour forfor aduancingadvancing meme.
wln 0470WhyWhy, t’is’tis aa creditcredit forfor youryour excellenceexcellence,
wln 0471ToTo hauehave soso greatgreat aa subiectsubject asas II amam:
wln 0472ThisThis isis youryour glorieglory andand magnificencemagnificence,
wln 0473ThatThat withoutwithout stoupingstooping ofof youryour mightinessemightiness,
wln 0474OrOr takingtaking anyany whitwhit fromfrom youryour highhigh statestate,
wln 0475YouYou cancan makemake oneone asas mightiemighty asas your selfeyourself.
wln 0476AutumneAutumn.OO arrogancearrogance exceedingexceeding allall beliefebelief!
wln 0477SummerSummer mymy LordLord, thisthis sawciesaucy vpstartupstart IackeJack,
wln 0478ThatThat nownow dothdoth rulerule thethe chariotchariot ofof thethe SunneSun,
wln 0479AndAnd makesmakes allall starresstars deriuederive theirtheir lightlight fromfrom himhim,
wln 0480IsIs aa mostmost basebase insinuatinginsinuating slaueslave,
wln 0481TheThe sonneson ofof parsimonyparsimony, andand disdainedisdain,
wln 0482OneOne thatthat willwill shineshine, onon friendsfriends andand foesfoes alikealike,
wln 0483ThatThat vnderunder brightestbrightest smilessmiles, hidethhideth blackeblack showersshowers:
wln 0484WhoseWhose enuiousenvious breathbreath dothdoth drydry vpup springssprings andand lakeslakes,
wln 0485AndAnd burnesburns thethe grassegrass, thatthat beastesbeasts cancan getget nono foodefood.
wln 0486WinterWinter.NoNo dunghilldunghill hathhath soso vildevild anan excrementexcrement,
wln 0487ButBut withwith hishis beamesbeams heehe willwill forthwithforth withforthwithforth with exhaleexhale:
wln 0488TheThe fennesfens andand quag-myresquagmires tithetithe toto himhim theirtheir filthfilth:
wln 0489FoorthForth purestpurest minesmines hehe suckessucks aa gainefullgainful drossedross:
wln 0490GreeneGreen Iuy-bushesIvy-bushesjuy-bushes atat thethe VintnersVintner’svintner’s dooresdoors
wln 0491HeHe witherswithers, andand deuourethdevoureth allall theirtheir sapsap.
wln 0492AutumneAutumn.LasciuiousLascivious andand intemperateintemperate hehe isis.
wln 0493TheThe wrongwrong ofof DaphneDaphne isis aa well knownwell knownewell-knownwell known taletale:
wln 0494EcheEach eueningevening hehe descendsdescends toto ThetisThetis’Thetis laplap,
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wln 0495TheThe whilewhile menmen thinkethink hehe bathesbathesbaths himhim inin thethe seasea.
wln 0496OO, butbut whenwhen hehe returnethreturneth whencewhence hehe camecame,
wln 0497DowneDown toto thethe WestWest, thenthen dawnesdawns hishis deitydeity,
wln 0498ThenThen doubleddoubled isis thethe swellingswelling ofof hishis lookeslooks;
wln 0499HeHe ouerloadesouer loadesoverloadsover loads hishis carrecar withwith OrientOrient gemmesgems,
wln 0500AndAnd reynesreins hishis fieryfiery horseshorses withwith richrich pearlepearl:
wln 0501HeHe termesterms himselfehimself thethe godgod ofof PoetryPoetry,
wln 0502AndAnd settethsetteth wantonwanton songssongs vntounto thethe LuteLute.
wln 0503WinterWinter.LetLet himhim notnot talketalk; forfor hehe hathhath wordswords atat willwill,
wln 0504AndAnd witwit toto makemake thethe baddestbaddest mattermatter goodgood.
wln 0505SummerSummer.BadBad wordswords, badbad witwit: oho, wherewhere dwelsdwells faithfaith (oror truthtruth
wln 0506IllIll vsuryusury mymy fauoursfavorsfavours reapereap fromfrom theethee,
wln 0507VsurpingUsurping SolSol, thethe hatehate ofof heauenheaven andand earthearth.
wln 0508Sol.Sol.IfIf EnuyEnvy vnconfutedunconfuted maymay accuseaccuse,
wln 0509ThenThenThan InnocenceInnocence mustmust vncondemneduncondemned dyedie.
wln 0510TheThe namename ofof MartyrdomeMartyrdom offenceoffenseoffence hathhath gayndgained,
wln 0511WhenWhen furyfury stoptstopped aa frowardfroward IudgesJudge’sjudges earesears.
wln 0512MuchMuch IleI’ll notnot saysay (muchmuch speechspeech muchmuch follyfolly shewesshows)
wln 0513WhatWhat II hauehave donedone, youyou gauegave meme leaueleave toto doedo.
wln 0514TheThe excrementsexcrements youyou bredbred, whereonwhereon II feedefeed,
wln 0515ToTo ridrid thethe earthearth ofof theirtheir contagiouscontagious fumesfumes;
wln 0516WithWith suchsuch grossegross carriagecarriage diddid II loadeload mymy beamesbeams,
wln 0517II burntburned nono grassegrass, II drieddried nono springssprings andand lakeslakes:
wln 0518II sucktsucked nono minesmines, II witheredwithered nono greenegreen boughesboughs.
wln 0519ButBut whenwhen toto ripenripen haruestharvest II waswas forc’stforced,
wln 0520ToTo makemake mymy rayesrays moremore feruentfervent thenthan II wontwont,
wln 0521ForFor DaphnesDaphne’s wrongswrongs andand scapesscapes inin ThetisThetis’Thetis laplap,
wln 0522AllAll GodsGods areare subiectsubject toto thethe likelike mishapmishap.
wln 0523StarresStars dailydaily fallfall (t’is’tis vseuse isis allall inin allall)
wln 0524AndAnd menmen accountaccount thethe fallfall butbut naturesnature’s coursecourse:
wln 0525VauntingVaunting mymy iewelsjewels, hastinghasting toto thethe WestWest,
wln 0526OrOr risingrising earlyearly fromfrom thethe gray ei’degray-eyedgrey eyed mornemorn.
wln 0527WhatWhat dodo II vauntvaunt butbut youryour largelarge bountihoodbountihood
wln 0528AndAnd shewshow howhow liberallliberal aa LordLord II serueserve.
wln 0529MusiqueMusic andand poetriepoetry, mymy twotwo lastlast crimescrimes,
wln 0530AreAre thosethose twotwo exercisesexercises ofof delightdelight,
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wln 0531WherewithWherewithlongWherewith longlong labourslaborslabours II doedo wearyweary outout.
wln 0532TheThe dyingdying SwanneSwan isis notnot forbidforbid toto singsing.
wln 0533TheThe waueswaves ofof HeberHeber playdplayed onon OrpheusOrpheus’Orpheus stringsstrings,
wln 0534WhenWhen hehe (sweetesweet musiquesmusic’s TropheTrophytrophy) waswas destroyddestroyed.
wln 0535AndAnd asas forfor PoetryPoetry, woodswoods’wood’s eloquenceeloquence,
wln 0536(DeadDead PhaetonsPhaeton’s threethree sisterssisters’ funerallfuneral tearestears
wln 0537ThatThat byby thethe godsgods werewere toto ElectrumElectrum turndturned)
wln 0538NotNot flintflint, oror rockesrocks ofof IcyIcy cynderscinders fram’dframed,
wln 0539DenyDeny thethe soursesource ofof siluer-fallingsilver-falling streamesstreams.
wln 0540EnuyEnvy enuiethenvieth notnot outcryesoutcry’soutcries vnrestunrest:
wln 0541InIn vainevain II pleadeplead, wellwell, isis toto meme aa faultfault,
wln 0542AndAnd thesethese mymy wordswords seemeseem thethe slyghtflyghtslightflight webbeweb ofof arteart,
wln 0543AndAnd notnot toto hauehave thethe tastetaste ofof soundersounder truthtruth.
wln 0544LetLet nonenone butbut foolesfools, bebe car’dcared forfor ofof thethe wisewise;
wln 0545KnowledgeKnowledge’Knowledge owneown childrenchildren, knowledgeknowledge mostmost despisedespise.
wln 0546Sūmer.Sūmer.SummerSūmer.ThouThou know’stknow’stknowest tootoo muchmuch, toto knowknow toto keepekeep thethe (meanemean
wln 0547HeHe thatthat seessees allall thingsthings, oftoft seessees notnot himselfehimself.
wln 0548TheThe ThamesThames isis witnessewitness ofof thythy tyrannytyranny,
wln 0549WhoseWhose waueswaves thouthou hasthast exhaustexhaust forfor winterwinter showresshowers.
wln 0550TheThe nakednaked channellchannel playnesplains herher ofof thythy spitespite,
wln 0551ThatThat laid’stlaid’stlaidst herher intrailesentrails vntounto openopen sightsight.
wln 0552VnprofitablyUnprofitably borneborn toto manman andand beastbeast,
wln 0553WhichWhich likelike toto NilusNilus yetyet dothdoth hidehide hishis headhead,
wln 0554SomeSome fewfew yearesyears sincesince thouthou let’stlett’stlet’st o’reflowo’erflow thesethese walkswalks,
wln 0555AndAnd inin thethe horse-racehorse-race headlongheadlong ranran atat racerace,
wln 0556WhileWhile inin aa cloudecloud, thouthou hid’sthid’sthidest thythy burningburning faceface:
wln 0557WhereWhere waswas thythy carecare toto ridrid contagiouscontagious filthfilth,
wln 0558WhenWhen somesome menmen wetshodwetshod, (withwith hishis waterswaters) drouptdrooped?
wln 0559OthersOthers thatthat ateate thethe EelesEels hishis heateheat castcast vpup,
wln 0560SicknedSickened andand dydedied byby themthem impoysonedempoisoned.
wln 0561Sleep’stSleep’st thouthou, oror keep’stkeep’st thouthou thenthen AdmetusAdmetus’ sheepesheep,
wln 0562ThouThou driu’stdriv’stdrivest notnot backback thesethese flowingsflowings toto thethe deepedeep?
wln 0563Sol.Sol.TheThe windswinds, notnot II, hauehave floodsfloods &and tydestides inin chasechase:
wln 0564DianaDiana, whomwhom ourour fablesfables callcall thethe moonemoon,
wln 0565OnlyOnly commaundethcommandeth o’reo’er thethe ragingraging maynemay nemain,
wln 0566SheeShe leadsleads hishis wallowingwallowing ofspringoffspring vpup andand downedown,
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wln 0567SheeShe wayningwaning, allall streamesstreams ebbeebb inin thethe yeareyear:
wln 0568SheeShe waswas eclipsteclipsed, whenwhen thatthat thethe ThamesThames waswas barebare.
wln 0569SummerSummer.AA barebare coniectureconjecture, buildedbuilded onon perhapsperhaps;
wln 0570InIn layinglaying thusthus thethe blameblame vponupon thethe moonemoon,
wln 0571ThouThou imitat’stimitat’stimitatest subtillsubtle PithagorasPythagoras,
wln 0572WhoWho, whatwhat hehe wouldwould thethe peoplepeople shouldshould beleeuebelieve,
wln 0573TheThe samesame hehe wrotewrote withwith bloodblood vponupon aa glasseglass,
wln 0574AndAnd turndturned itit oppositeopposite gainst’gainst thethe newnew moonemoon;
wln 0575WhoseWhose beamesbeams reflectingreflecting onon itit withwith fullfull forceforce,
wln 0576ShewdShowed allall thosethose lyneslines, toto themthem thatthat stoodstood behindebehind,
wln 0577MostMost playnlyplainly writwrit inin circlecircle ofof thethe moonemoon,
wln 0578AndAnd thenthen hehe saidsaid, NotNot II, butbut thethe newnew moonemoon
wln 0579FaireFair CynthiaCynthia perswadespersuades youyou thisthis andand thatthat;
wln 0580WithWith likelike collusioncollusion shaltshalt thouthou notnot blindblind meeme:
wln 0581ButBut forfor abusingabusing bothboth thethe moonemoon andand meeme,
wln 0582LongLong shaltshalt thouthou bebe eclipsedeclipsed byby thethe moonemoon,
wln 0583AndAnd longlong inin darknessedarkness liuelive, andand seesee nono lightlight.
wln 0584AwayA wayAwayA way withwith himhim, hishis doomedoom hathhath nono reuersereverse.
wln 0585Sol.Sol.WhatWhat isis eclipsteclipsed, willwill oneone dayday shineshine againeagain:
wln 0586ThoughThough winterwinter frownesfrowns, thethe SpringSpring wilwill easeease mymy painepain.
wln 0587TimeTime, fromfrom thethe browbrow, dothdoth wipewipe outout eueryevery staynestain.
wln 0588ExitExit SolSol.
wln 0589WillWill SummerSummer.II thinkethink thethe SunneSun isis notnot soso longlong inin passingpassing
wln 0590throughthrough thethe tweluetwelve signessigns, asas thethe sonneson ofof aa foolefool hathhath binbeen dis-disputingdis∣putingdisputing
wln 0591puting
wln 0591herehere, aboutabout hadhad II wistwist. OutOut ofof doubtdoubt, thethe PoetPoet isis bribdebribed
wln 0592ofof somesome thatthat hauehave aa messemess ofof creamecream toto eateeat, beforebefore mymy LordLord
wln 0593goego toto bedbed yetyet, toto holdhold himhim halfehalf thethe nightnight withwith rifferiff, rafferaff, ofof
wln 0594thethe rummingrumming ofof ElanorElinorElanor. IfIf II cancan telltell whatwhat itit meanesmeans, praypray godgod,
wln 0595II maymay neuernever getget breakefastbreakfast moremore, whenwhen II amam hungryhungry. TrothTroth,
wln 0596II amam ofof opinionopinion, hehe isis oneone ofof thosethose HieroglificallHieroglyphical writerswriters, thatthat byby
wln 0597thethe figuresfigures ofof beastsbeasts, planetsplanets, andand ofof stonesstones, expresseexpress thethe mindmind,
wln 0598asas wewe doedo inin A.A. B.B. C.C. oror oneone thatthat writeswrites vnderunder hayrehair, asas II
wln 0599hauehave heardheard ofof aa certainecertain NotaryNotary HistiousHistionsHistiaeusHistions, whowho followingfollowing Da-DariusDa∣riusDarius
wln 0600rius
wln 0600inin thethe PersianPersian warreswars, andand desirousdesirous toto disclosedisclose somesome se-secretsse∣cretssecrets
wln 0601crets
wln 0601ofof importimport, toto hishis friendfriend AristagorasAristagoras, thatthat dweltdweltdwelled afarreafar
wln 0602offoff, foundfound outout thisthis meanesmeans: HeHe hadhad aa seruantservant thatthat hadhad benebeen
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wln 0603longlong sickesick ofof aa paynepain inin hishis eyeseyes, whomwhom, vnderunder pretencepretence ofof cu-curingcu∣ringcuring
wln 0604ring
wln 0604hishis maladiemalady, hehe shau’dshaved fromfrom oneone sideside ofof hishis headhead, toto thethe
wln 0605otherother, andand withwith aa softsoft pensillpencil wrotewrote vponupon hishis scalpescalp, (asas onon
wln 0606parchmentparchment) thethe discoursediscourse ofof hishis businesbusiness, thethe fellowfellow allall thethe whilewhile
wln 0607imaginingimagining, hishis mastermaster hadhad donedone nothingnothing butbut noyntnointanoint hishis headhead
wln 0608withwith aa featherfeather. AfterAfter thisthis, heehe keptkept himhim secretlysecretly inin hishis tenttent,
wln 0609tilltill hishis hayrehair waswas somewhatsomewhat grownegrown, andand thenthen wil’dwilled himhim toto gogo
wln 0610toto AristagorasAristagoras intointo thethe countreycountry, andand bidbid himhim shaueshave himhim, asas
wln 0611hehe hadhad donedone, andand hehe shouldshould hauehave perfitperfect remedieremedy. HeHe diddid soso:
wln 0612AristagorasAristagoras shau’dshaved himhim withwith hishis owneown handshands, readread hishis friendsfriend’s
wln 0613letterletter; andand whenwhen heehe hadhad donedone, washtwashed itit outout, thatthat nono manman
wln 0614shouldshould perceyueperceive itit elseelse, andand sentsent himhim homehome toto buybuy himhim aa night-night-capnightcap
wln 0615cap.
wln 0615IfIf II wistwist therethere werewere anyany suchsuch knaueryknavery, oror PeterPeter BalesBales’Bales
wln 0616BrachigraphyBrachygraphyBrachigraphy, vnderunder SolsSol’sSols bushybushy hayrehair, II wouldwould hauehave aa BarberBarber,
wln 0617mymy hostehost ofof thethe MurrionsMurrion’smorion’s headhead, toto bebe hishis InterpretourInterpreterinterpreter, whowho
wln 0618wouldwould whetwhet hishis rasorrazor onon hishis RichmondRichmond capcap, andand giuegive himhim thethe
wln 0619terribleterrible cutcut, likelike himselfehimself, butbut hehe wouldwould comecome asas neerenear asas aa
wln 0620quartquart potpot, toto thethe constructionconstruction ofof itit. ToTo bebe sententioussententious, notnot
wln 0621superfluoussuperfluous, SolSol shouldshould hauehave benebeen beholdingbeholding toto thethe BarbourBarberBarbour,
wln 0622andand notnot thethe beard-masterbeard-master. IsIs itit pridepride thatthat isis shadowedshadowed vn-vndervn∣derunderImberbisImberbis
ApolloApollo, aa
beardlesbeardless
PoetPoet.
wln 0623der
wln 0623thisthis two-leg’dtwo-legged SunneSun, thatthat neuernever camecame neerernearer heauenheaven,
wln 0624thenthan DubbersDubbersDubber’s hillhill? ThatThat pridepride isis notnot mymy sinnesin, SlouensSloven’sSlovens HallHall,
wln 0625wherewhere II waswas borneborn, bebe mymy recordrecord. AsAs forfor couetousnescovetousness, intem-intemperanceintem∣peranceintemperance
wln 0626perance
wln 0626andand exactionexaction, II meetmeet withwith nothingnothing inin aa wholewhole yeareyear,
wln 0627butbut aa cupcup ofof winewine, forfor suchsuch vicesvices toto beebe conuersantconversant inin. PergitePergite
wln 0628porroporro, mymy goodgood childrenchildren, andand multiplymultiply thethe sinnessins ofof youryour ab-absurditiesab∣surditiesabsurdities
wln 0629surdities,
wln 0629tilltill youyou comecome toto thethe fullfull measuremeasure ofof thethe grandgrand hissehiss,
wln 0630andand youyou shallshall hearehear howhow wewe willwill purgepurge rewmerheum withwith censuringcensuring
wln 0631youryour imperfectionsimperfections.
wln 0632SummerSummer.VertumnusVertumnus, callcall OrionOrion.
wln 0633Vertum.VertumnusVertum.OrionOrion, VrionUrion, ArionArion; mymy LordLord thouthou mustmust lookelook vp-vponvp∣onupon
wln 0634on:
wln 0634OrionOrion, gentlemangentleman dogge-keeperdog-keeper, huntsmanhuntsman, comecome intointo thethe
wln 0635courtcourt: lookelook youyou bringbring allall houndsboundshoundsbounds, andand nono bandoggesbandogs. PeacePeace
wln 0636therethere, thatthat wewe maymay hearehear theirtheir horneshorns blowblow.
wln 0637EnterEnter OrionOrion likelike aa hunterhunter, withwith aa hornehorn aboutabout hishis neckeneck, allall hishis
wln 0638menmen afterafter thethe samesame sortsort hallowinghallowing, andand blowingblowing theirtheir horneshorns.
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wln 0639OrionOrion.SirraSirrah, wastwast thouthou thatthat cal’dcalled vsus fromfrom ourour gamegame?
wln 0640HowHow durstdurst thouthou (beingbeing butbut aa pettiepetty GodGod)
wln 0641DisturbeDisturb meme inin thethe entranceentrance ofof mymy sportssports?
wln 0642SummerSummer.’Twas’Twas II, OrionOrion, caus’dcaused theethee toto bebe caldecalled.
wln 0643OrionOrion.’Tis’Tis II, dreaddread LordLord, thatthat humblyhumbly willwill obeyobey.
wln 0644SummerSummer.HowHow haps’thaps’t thouthou leftstleft’stleftest thethe heauensheavens, toto hunthunt belowbelow?
wln 0645AsAs II rememberremember, thouthou wertwert HireusHireus’ sonneson,
wln 0646WhomWhom ofof aa huntsmanhuntsman IoueJovejove chosechose forfor aa starrestar,
wln 0647AndAnd thouthou artart caldecalled thethe Dog-starreDog stardogstar, artart thouthou notnot?
wln 0648AutumneAutumn.PleasethPleaseth youryour honorhonorhonour, heauensheaven’s circumfe-circumferencecircumferencecircumference(rence
wln 0649IsIs notnot ynoughenough forfor himhim toto hunthunt andand rangerange,
wln 0650ButBut withwith thosethose venome-breathedvenom-breathed currescurs hehe leadsleads,
wln 0651HeHe comescomes toto chasechase healthhealth fromfrom ourour earthlyearthly boundsbounds:
wln 0652EachEach oneone ofof thosethose foule-mouthedfoul-mouthed mangymangy dogsdogs
wln 0653GouernesGoverns aa dayday, (nono dogdog butbut hathhath hishis dayday)
wln 0654AndAnd allall thethe daiesdays byby themthem soso gouernedgoverned,
wln 0655TheThe Dog-daiesDog days’dog-days hightheight, infectiousinfectious fosterersfosterers
wln 0656OfOf meteorsmeteors fromfrom carrioncarrion thatthat arisearise,
wln 0657AndAnd putrifiedputrified bodiesbodies ofof deaddead menmen,
wln 0658AreAre theythey ingendredengendered toto thatthat ouglyugly shapeshape,
wln 0659BeingBeing noughtnaught elselse butbut preseru’dpreserved corruptioncorruption.
wln 0660T’is’Tis’tis thesethese thatthat inin thethe entranceentrance ofof theirtheir raignereign
wln 0661TheThe plagueplague andand dangerousdangerous aguesagues hauehave broughtbrought inin.
wln 0662TheyThey arrearrare andand barkebark atat nightnight againstagainst thethe MooneMoon,
wln 0663ForFor fetchingfetching inin freshfresh tidestides toto cleansecleanse thethe streetesstreets.
wln 0664TheyThey vomitvomit flamesflames, andand blastblast thethe ripenedripened fruitesfruits:
wln 0665TheyThey areare deathesdeath’s messengersmessengers vntounto allall thosethose,
wln 0666ThatThat sickensicken whilewhile theirtheir malicemalice bearethbeareth swaysway.
wln 0667OrionOrion.AA tedioustedious discoursediscourse, builtbuilt onon nono groundground,
wln 0668AA silliesilly fanciefancy AutumneAutumn hasthast thouthou toldtold,
wln 0669WhichWhich nono PhilosophiePhilosophy dothdoth warrantizewarrantizewarrantise,
wln 0670NoNo oldold receiuedreceived poetriepoetry confirmesconfirms.
wln 0671II willwill notnot gracegrace theethee byby confutingconfuting theethee:
wln 0672YetYet inin aa iestjest (sincesince thouthou railestrailest soso gainst’gainst dogsdogs)
wln 0673IleI’ll speakespeak aa wordword oror twotwo inin theirtheir defencedefensedefence:
wln 0674ThatThat creature’screature’s bestbest thatthat comescomes mostmost neerenear toto menmen.
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wln 0675ThatThat dogsdogs ofof allall comecome neerestnearest, thusthus II proueprove:
wln 0676FirstFirst theythey excellexcel vsus inin allall outwardoutward sencesense,
wln 0677WhichWhich nono oneone ofof experienceexperience willwill denydeny,
wln 0678TheyThey hearehear, theythey smellsmell, theythey seesee betterbetter thenthan wewe,
wln 0679ToTo comecome toto speechspeech theythey hauehave itit questionlessequestionless,
wln 0680AlthoughAlthough wewe vnderstandunderstand themthem notnot soso wellwell:
wln 0681TheyThey barkebark asas goodgood oldold SaxonSaxon asas maymay bebe,
wln 0682AndAnd thatthat inin moremore varietievariety thenthan wewe:
wln 0683ForFor theythey hauehave oneone voicevoice whenwhen theythey areare inin chasechase,
wln 0684AnotherAnother, whenwhen theythey wranglewrangle forfor theirtheir meatemeat,
wln 0685AnotherAnother, whenwhen wewe beatebeat themthem outout ofof doresdoors.
wln 0686ThatThat theythey hauehave reasonreason, thisthis II willwill alleadgeallege,
wln 0687TheyThey choosechoose thosethose thingsthings thatthat areare mostmost fitfit forfor themthem,
wln 0688AndAnd shunneshun thethe contrariecontrary allall thatthat theythey maymay,
wln 0689TheyThey knowknow whatwhat isis forfor theirtheir owneown dietdiet bestbest,
wln 0690AndAnd seekeseek aboutabout for’tfor ’tfor’t veryvery carefullycarefully.
wln 0691AtAt sightsight ofof anyany whipwhip theythey runnerun awayaway,
wln 0692AsAs runsruns aa thiefethief fromfrom noisenoise ofof huehue andand criecry:
wln 0693NorNor liuelive theythey onon thethe sweatsweat ofof othersothers’others browesbrows,
wln 0694ButBut hauehave theirtheir tradestrades toto getget theirtheir liuingliving withwith,
wln 0695HuntingHunting andand conie-catchingconey-catching, twotwo finefine artesarts:
wln 0696YeaYea, therethere bebe ofof themthem asas therethere bebe ofof menmen,
wln 0697OfOf euerieevery occupationoccupation moremore oror lesseless:
wln 0698SomeSome carierscarriers, andand theythey fetchfetch, somesome watermenwatermen,
wln 0699AndAnd theythey willwill diuedive andand swimmeswim whenwhen youyou bidbid themthem:
wln 0700SomeSome butchersbutchers, andand theythey worrieworry sheepsheep byby nightnight:
wln 0701SomeSome cookescooks, andand theythey dodo nothingnothing butbut turneturn spitsspits.
wln 0702ChrisippusChrysippus holdsholds, dogsdogs areare LogiciansLogicians,
wln 0703InIn thatthat byby studiestudy andand byby canuasingcanvasing,
wln 0704TheyThey cancan distinguishdistinguish twixttwixt threethree seuerallseveral thingsthings,
wln 0705AsAs whenwhen hehe commethcometh wherewhere threethree broadbroad waiesways meetmeet,
wln 0706AndAnd ofof thosethose threethree hathhath staidstayed atat twotwo ofof themthem,
wln 0707ByBy whichwhich hehe gessethguesseth thatthat thethe gamegame wentwent notnot,
wln 0708WithoutWithout moremore pausepause hehe runnethrunneth onon thethe thirdthird,
wln 0709WhichWhich, asas ChrisippusChrysippus saithsaith, insinuatesinfinuatesinsinuates,
wln 0710AsAs ifif hehe reason’dreasoned thusthus withinwithin himselfehimself:
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wln 0711EytherEither hehe wentwent thisthis, thatthat, oror yonderyonder wayway,
wln 0712ButBut neytherneither thatthat, nornor yonderyonder, thereforetherefore thisthis:
wln 0713ButBut whetherwhether theythey LogiciansLogicians bebe oror nono,
wln 0714CinicksCynicsCinicks theythey areare, forfor theythey willwill snarlesnarl andand bitebite,
wln 0715RightRight courtierscourtiers toto flatterflatter andand toto fawnefawn,
wln 0716ValiantValiant toto setset vponupon thethe enemiesenemies,
wln 0717MostMost faithfullfaithful andand mostmost constantconstant toto theirtheir friendsfriends;
wln 0718NayNay theythey areare wisewise, asas HomerHomer witnessethwitnesseth,
wln 0719WhoWho talkingtalking ofof VlissesUlysses commingcoming homehome,
wln 0720SaithSaith allall hishis housholdhousehold, butbut ArgusArgus hishis DoggeDog,
wln 0721HadHad quitequite forgotforgot himhim: IAyay, andand hishis deepedeep insightinsight,
wln 0722NorNor PallasPallas’Pallas ArtArt inin alteringaltering ofof hishis shapeshape,
wln 0723NorNor hishis basebase weedsweeds, nornor absenceabsence twentytwenty yearesyears,
wln 0724CouldCould gogo beyondbeyond, oror anyany wayway deludedelude.
wln 0725ThatThat DoggesDogsdog’s PhisiciansPhysicians areare, thusthus II inferreinfer,
wln 0726TheyThey areare ne’rene’ernever sickesick, butbut theythey knowknow theirtheir diseasedisease,
wln 0727AndAnd findefind outout meanesmeans toto easeease themthem ofof theirtheir griefegrief,
wln 0728SpeciallSpecial goodgood SurgionsSurgeons toto curecure dangerousdangerous woundswounds:
wln 0729ForFor struckenstrucken withwith aa stakestake intointo thethe fleshflesh,
wln 0730ThisThis policiepolicy theythey vseuse toto getget itit outout:
wln 0731TheyThey trailetrail oneone ofof theirtheir feetfeet vponupon thethe groundground,
wln 0732AndAnd gnawgnaw thethe fleshflesh aboutabout wherewhere thethe woundwound isis,
wln 0733TillTill itit bebe cleaneclean drawnedrawn outout: andand thenthen, becausebecause
wln 0734VlcersUlcers andand soressores keptkept fowlefoul, areare hardlyhardly cur’decured,
wln 0735TheyThey lickelick andand purifiepurify itit withwith theirtheir tonguetongue,
wln 0736AndAnd wellwell obserueobserve HipocratesHippocrates’Hipocrates oldold rulerule,
wln 0737TheThe onelyonly medicinemedicine forfor thethe footefoot, isis restrest:
wln 0738ForFor ifif theythey hauehave thethe leastleast hurthurt inin theirtheir feetfeet,
wln 0739TheyThey bearebear themthem vpup, andand lookelook theythey bebe notnot stirdstirred:
wln 0740WhenWhen humourshumorshumours riserise, theythey eateeat aa soueraignesovereign herbeherb,
wln 0741WherebyWhereby whatwhat cloyescloys theirtheir stomacksstomachs, theythey castcast vpup,
wln 0742AndAnd asas somesome writerswriters ofof experienceexperience telltell,
wln 0743TheyThey werewere thethe firstfirst inuentedinvented vomittingvomiting.
wln 0744Sham’stSham’st thouthou notnot, AutumneAutumn, vnaduisedlyunadvisedly
wln 0745ToTo slanderslander suchsuch rarerare creaturescreatures asas theythey bebe?
wln 0746SummerSummer.WeWe cal’dcalled theethee notnot, OrionOrion, toto thisthis endend,
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wln 0747ToTo telltell aa storiestory ofof dogsdogs’dogs qualitiesqualities.
wln 0748WithWith allall thythy huntinghunting howhow areare wewe inrichtinricheenrichedenrich?
wln 0749WhatWhat tributetribute payestpayest thouthou vsus forfor thythy highhigh placeplace?
wln 0750OrionOrion.WhatWhat tributetribute shouldshould II paypay youyou outout ofof noughtnaught?
wln 0751HuntersHuntersHunter’s doedo hunthunt forfor pleasurepleasure, notnot forfor gainegain.
wln 0752WhileWhile Dog-dayesDog daysdog-days lastlast, thethe haruestharvest safelysafely thriuesthrives:
wln 0753TheThe sunnesun burnesburns hothot, toto finishfinish vpup fruitsfruits’fruits grouthgrowth:
wln 0754ThereThere isis nono bloud-lettingblood-letting toto makemake menmen weakeweak:
wln 0755PhysiciansPhysicians withwith theirtheir CataposiaCataposia,
wln 0756r.r. tittletittle ElinctoriaElinctoria
wln 0757MasticatorumMasticatorum andand CataplasmataCataplasmata:
wln 0758TheirTheir GargarismesGargarisms, ClistersClystersclysters, andand pitchtpitched clothesclothes,
wln 0759TheirTheir perfumesperfumes, sirrupssyrups, andand theirtheir triaclestreaclestriacles,
wln 0760RefraineRefrain toto poysonpoison thethe sickesick patientspatients,
wln 0761AndAnd daredare notnot ministerminister tilltill II bebe outout.
wln 0762ThenThen nonenone willwill bathebathe, andand soso areare fewerfewer drownddrowned:
wln 0763AllAll lustlust isis perilsomeperilsome, thereforetherefore lesseless vs’deused.
wln 0764InIn briefebrief, thethe yeareyear withoutwithout meme cannotcannot standstand:
wln 0765SummerSummer, II amam thythy staffestaff, andand thythy rightright handhand.
wln 0766SummerSummer.AA brokenbroken staffestaff, aa lamelame rightright handhand II hadhad,
wln 0767IfIf thouthou wertwert allall thethe staystay thatthat heldheld meme vpup.
wln 0768NihilNihil violentumviolentum perpetuumperpetuum.
wln 0769NoNo violenceviolence thatthat liuethliveth toto oldeold ageage.
wln 0770Ill-gouern’dIll-governed starrestar, thatthat neuernever boad’stbod’st goodgood luckeluck,
wln 0771II banishbanish theethee aa twelue-monthtwelvemonth andand aa dayday,
wln 0772ForthForth ofof mymy presencepresence, comecome notnot inin mymy sightsight,
wln 0773NorNor sheweshow thythy headhead, soso muchmuch asas inin thethe nightnight.
wln 0774OrionOrion.II amam contentcontent, thoughthough huntinghunting bebe notnot outout,
wln 0775WeWe willwill goego hunthunt inin hellhell forfor betterbetter haphap.
wln 0776OneOne partingparting bloweblow, mymy heartshearts, vntounto ourour friendsfriends,
wln 0777ToTo bidbid thethe fieldsfields andand huntsmenhuntsmen allall farewellfarewell:
wln 0778TosseToss vpup youryour buglebugle horneshorns vntounto thethe starresstars.
wln 0779ToyleToil findethfindeth easeease, peacepeace followesfollows afterafter warreswars.
wln 0780ExitExit.
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wln 0781HereHere theythey goego outout, blowingblowing theirtheir horneshorns,
wln 0782andand hallowinghallowing, asas theythey camecame inin.
wln 0783WillWill SummerSummer.FaithFaith, thisthis SceaneScene ofof OrionOrion, isis rightright prandiumprandium
wln 0784caninumcaninum, aa dogsdog’s dinnerdinner, whichwhich asas itit isis withoutwithout winewine, soso here’shere’s
wln 0785aa coylecoil aboutabout doggesdogs, withoutwithout witwit. IfIf II hadhad thoughtthought thethe shipship
wln 0786ofof foolesfools wouldwould hauehave staydestay destayed toto taketake inin freshfresh waterwater atat thethe IleIsleI’ll ofof
wln 0787doggesdogs, II wouldwould hauehave furnishtfurnished itit withwith aa wholewhole kennellkennel ofof col-collectionscol∣lectionscollections
wln 0788lections
wln 0788toto thethe purposepurpose. II hauehave hadhad aa doggedog my selfemyself, thatthat
wln 0789wouldwould dreamedream, andand talketalk inin hishis sleepesleep, turneturn roundround likelike NedNed
wln 0790foolefool, andand sleepesleep allall nightnight inin aa porridgeporridge potpot. MarkeMark butbut thethe
wln 0791skirmishskirmish betweenebetween sixpencesixpence andand thethe foxefox, andand itit isis miracu-miraculousmiracu∣lousmiraculous
wln 0792lous,
wln 0792howhow theythey ouercomeovercome oneone anotheranother inin honorablehonorablehonourable curtesycourtesy.
wln 0793TheThe foxefox, thoughthough hehe weareswears aa chaynechain, runnesruns asas thoughthough heehe
wln 0794werewere freefree, mockingmocking vsus (asas itit isis aa craftycrafty beastbeast) becausebecause wewe ha-hauingha∣uinghaving
wln 0795uing
wln 0795aa LordLord andand mastermaster toto attendattend onon, runnerun aboutabout atat ourour plea-pleasuresplea∣surespleasures
wln 0796sures,
wln 0796likelike masterlesmasterless menmen. YoungYoung sixpencesixpence, thethe bestbest pagepage hishis
wln 0797mastermaster hathhath, playesplays aa littlelittle, andand retiresretires. II warrantwarrant, hehe willwill notnot
wln 0798bebe farrefar outout ofof thethe wayway, whenwhen hishis mastermaster goesgoes toto dinnerdinner.
wln 0799LearneLearn ofof himhim, youyou deminitiuediminutive vrchinsurchins, howehow toto behauebehave youryour seluesyourselves
wln 0800selues
wln 0800inin youryour vocationvocation, taketake notnot vpup youryour standingsstandings inin aa nut-nut-treenut treenut-tree
wln 0801tree,
wln 0801whenwhen youyou shouldshould bebe waitingwaiting onon mymy LordsLord’s trenchertrencher.
wln 0802ShooteShoot butbut aa bitbit atat buttesbutts, playplay butbut aa spanspan atat poyntespoints. WhatWhat euerWhateverwhatever
wln 0803euer
wln 0803youyou doedo, mementomemento morimori: rememberremember toto riserise betimesbetimes inin
wln 0804thethe morningmorning.
wln 0805SummerSummer.VertumnusVertumnus, callcall HaruestHarvest.
wln 0806VertumnusVertumnus.HaruestHarvest, byby westwest, andand byby northnorth, byby southsouth andand
wln 0807southeastsoutheast, sheweshow thy selfethyself likelike aa beastbeast. GoodmanGoodman HaruestHarvest
wln 0808yeomanyeoman, comecome inin, andand saysay whatwhat youyou cancan: roomeroom forfor thethe sithescythe
wln 0809andand thethe sicclessickles therethere.
wln 0810EnterEnter HaruestHarvest withwith aa sythescythesith onon hishis neckneck, &and allall hishis
wln 0811reapersreapers withwith sicclessickles, andand aa greatgreat blackblack bowlebowl withwith aa
wln 0812possetposset inin itit, borneborneborn beforebefore himhim: theythey comecome inin singingsinging.
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wln 0813TheThe SongSong.
wln 0814MerryMerry, merrymerry, merrymerry, chearycheery, chearycheery, chearycheery,
wln 0815TrowleTrolltroll thethe blackblack bowlebowl toto meme,
wln 0816HeyHeyHeigh derryderry, derryderry, withwith aa poupepouppoop andand aa lerrylerry,
wln 0817IleI’ll trowletroll itit againeagain toto theethee:
wln 0818HookyHooky, hookyhooky, wewe hauehave shorneshorn,
wln 0819andand wewe hauehave boundbound,
wln 0820AndAnd wewe hauehave broughtbrought HaruestHarvest
wln 0821homehome toto townetown.
wln 0822SummerSummer.HaruestHarvest, thethe BaylyBailieBaily ofof mymy husbandryhusbandry,
wln 0823WhatWhat plentyplenty hasthast thouthou heaptheaped intointo ourour BarnesBarns?
wln 0824II hopehope thouthou hasthast spedsped wellwell thouthou artart soso blitheblithe.
wln 0825HaruestHarvest.SpedSped wellwell, oror illill sirsir, II drinkedrink toto youyou onon thethe samesame:
wln 0826IsIs youryour throatethroat cleareclear toto helpehelp vsus toto singsing, hookyhooky, hookyhooky?
wln 0827HeereHere theythey allall singsing afterafter himhim,
wln 0828HookyHooky, hookyhooky, wewe hauehave shorneshorn,
wln 0829andand wewe hauehave boundbound,
wln 0830AndAnd wewe hauehave broughtbrought haruestharvest
wln 0831homehome toto townetown.
wln 0832AutumneAutumn.ThouThou CoridonCorydonCoridon, whywhy answer’stanswer’st notnot directdirect?
wln 0833HaruestHarvest.AnswereAnswer? whywhy friendfriend, II amam nono tapstertapster, toto saysay, A-AnonA∣nonAnon
wln 0834non,
wln 0834anonanon, sirsir: butbut leaueleave youyou toto molestmolest meme, goodmangoodman tawnytawny
wln 0835leauesleaves, forfor fearefear (asas thethe prouerbeproverb sayessays, leaueleave isis lightlight) soso II mowmow
wln 0836offoff allall youryour leauesleaves withwith mymy sithescythe.
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wln 0837WinterWinter.MockeMock notnot, &and mowemow notnot tootoo longlong youyou werewere bestbest,
wln 0838ForFor fearefear wewe whetwhet notnot youryour sythesith vponupon youryour patepate.
wln 0839SummerSummer.SinceSince thouthou artart soso peruerseperverse inin answeringanswering,
wln 0840HaruestHarvest, hearehear whatwhat complaintscomplaints areare broughtbrought toto meme.
wln 0841ThouThou artart accusedaccused byby thethe publikepublic voycevoice,
wln 0842ForFor anan ingrosserengrosser ofof thethe commoncommon storestore,
wln 0843AA CarleCarl, thatthat hasthast nono conscienceconscience, nornor remorseremorse,
wln 0844ButBut doostdost impouerishimpoverish thethe fruitfullfruitful earthearth,
wln 0845ToTo makemake thythy garnersgarners riserise vpup toto thethe heauensheavens.
wln 0846ToTo whomwhom giuestgivest thouthou? whowho feedethfeedeth atat thythy boordboard?
wln 0847NoNo almesalms, butbut vnreasonableunreasonable gainegain,
wln 0848DisgestsDigestsdigests whatwhat thythy hugehuge yroniron teethteeth deuouredevour:
wln 0849SmallSmall beerebeer, coursecoarsecourse breadbread, thethe hyndshinds andand beggersbeggars crycry,
wln 0850WhilestWhilst thouthou withholdestwith holdestwithholdestwith holdest bothboth thethe maultmalt andand flowreflourflower,
wln 0851AndAnd giu’stgiv’st vsus brannebran, andand waterwater, (fitfit forfor dogsdogs.)
wln 0852HaruestHarvest.HookyHooky, hookyhooky, ifif youyou werewere notnot mymy LordLord, II wouldwould
wln 0853saysay youyou lyelie. FirstFirst andand formostforemost youyou saysay II amam aa GrocerGrocer. AA
wln 0854GrocerGrocer isis aa citizencitizen: II amam nono citizencitizen, thereforetherefore nono GrocerGrocer. AA
wln 0855hoorderhoarder vpup ofof grainegrain: that’sthat’s falsefalse; forfor notnot soso muchmuch butbut mymy el-elbowsel∣bowselbows
wln 0856bows
wln 0856eateeat wheatewheat eueryevery timetime II leanelean onon themthem. AA CarleCarl: thatthat isis
wln 0857asas muchmuch toto saysay, asas aa conny-catcherconey-catcher ofof goodgood fellowshipfellowship. ForFor thatthat
wln 0858oneone wordword, youyou shallshall pledgepledge meme aa carousecarouse: eateeat aa spoonfullspoonful ofof
wln 0859thethe curdcurd toto allayallay youryour chollercholer. MyMy matesmates andand fellowesfellows, singsing nono
wln 0860moremore, MerryMerry, merrymerry: butbut weepweep outout aa lamētablelamētablelamentable hookyhooky, hookyhooky,
wln 0861andand letlet youryour SicklesSickles crycry, SickeSick, sickesick, andand veryvery sickesick, &and sickesick,
wln 0862andand forfor thethe timetime; forfor HaruestHarvest youryour mastermaster isis abusdeabused withoutwithout
wln 0863reasonreason oror rimerhyme. II hauehave nono conscienceconscience II; IleI’ll comecome neerernearer toto
wln 0864youyou, andand yetyet II amam nono scabbescab, nornor nono louselouse. CanCan youyou makemake
wln 0865proofeproof where euerwherever II soldsold awayaway mymy conscienceconscience, oror pawndpawned itit?
wln 0866doedo youyou knowknow whowho wouldwould buybuy itit, oror lendlend anyany moneymoney vponupon itit?
wln 0867II thinkethink II hauehave giuengiven youyou thethe posepose; blowblow youryour nosenose, mastermaster
wln 0868constableconstable. ButBut toto saysay thatthat II impouerishimpoverish thethe earthearth, thatthat II robberob
wln 0869thethe manman inin thethe moonemoon, thatthat II taketake aa pursepurse onon thethe toptop ofof PaulesPaul’s
wln 0870steeplesteeple; byby thisthis strawstraw andand thridthirdthreadthird II sweareswear, youyou areare nono gentle-gentlemangentle∣mangentleman
wln 0871man,
wln 0871nono properproper manman, nono honesthonest manman, toto makemake meeme singsing, OOOh
wln 0872manman inin desperationdesperation.
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wln 0873SummerSummer.II mustmust giuegive creditcredit vntounto whatwhat II hearehear;
wln 0874ForFor otherother thenthan II hearehear, attractattract II noughtnaught.
wln 0875HaruestHarvest.IAyay, IAyay, noughtnaught seekeseek, noughtnaught hauehave: anan illill husbandhusband isis
wln 0876thethe firstfirst steppestep toto aa knaueknave. YouYou obiectobject II feedefeed nonenone atat mymy
wln 0877boordboard. II amam suresure, ifif youyou werewere aa hoggehog, youyou wouldwould neuernever saysay
wln 0878soso: forfor, surreuerencesurreverence ofof theirtheir worshipsworships, theythey feedfeed atat mymy stablestable,
wln 0879tabletable, eueryevery dayday. II keepekeep goodgood hospitalityhospitality forfor henneshens &and geesegeese;
wln 0880GleanersGleaners areare oppressedoppressed withwith heauyheavy burdensburdens ofof mymy bountybounty.
wln 0881TheyThey rakerake meme, andand eateeat meme toto thethe veryvery bonesbones, tilltill therethere bebe no-nothingno∣thingnothing
wln 0882thing
wln 0882leftleft butbut grauellgravel andand stonesstones, andand yetyet II giuegive nono almesalms, butbut
wln 0883deuouredevour allall. TheyThey saysay whenwhen aa manman cannotcannot hearehear wellwell, youyou
wln 0884hearehear withwith youryour haruestharvest earesears: butbut ifif youyou heardheard withwith youryour
wln 0885haruestharvest earesears, thatthat isis, withwith thethe earesears ofof cornecorn, whichwhich mymy almes-almescartalmes∣cartalmscart
wln 0886cart
wln 0886scattersscatters, theythey wouldwould telltell youyou, thatthat II amam thethe veryvery poorepoor mansman’s
wln 0887boxebox ofof pitiepity, thatthat therethere areare moremore holesholes ofof liberalityliberality openopen inin
wln 0888haruestsharvest’s heartheart, thenthanthen inin aa siuesieve, oror aa dust-boxedustbox. SupposeSuppose youyou
wln 0889werewere aa craftsmancraftsman, oror anan ArtificerArtificer, andand shouldshould comecome toto buybuy
wln 0890cornecorn ofof meeme, youyou shouldshould hauehave bushelsbushels ofof meeme, notnot likelike thethe
wln 0891BakersBaker’sbaker’s loafeloaf, thatthat shouldshould wayghweigh butbut sixesix ouncesounces, butbut vsuryusury forfor
wln 0892youryour monymoney, thousandsthousands forfor oneone: whatwhat wouldwould youyou hauehave moremore?
wln 0893EateEat meeme outout ofof mymy apparellapparel, ifif youyou willwill, ifif youyou suspectsuspect meeme
wln 0894forfor aa misermiser.
wln 0895SummerSummer.II creditcredit theethee, andand thinkethink thouthou wertwert belidebelied.
wln 0896ButBut telltell meeme, hadsthadst thouthou aa goodgood cropcrop thisthis yeareyear?
wln 0897HaruestHarvest.HayHay, GodsGod’s plentyplenty, whichwhich waswas soso sweetesweet andand soso
wln 0898goodgood, thatthat whenwhen II iertedjerted mymy whipwhip, andand saidsaid toto mymy horseshorses butbut
wln 0899HayHay, theythey wouldwould goego asas theythey werewere madmad.
wln 0900SummerSummer.ButBut hayhay alonealone thouthou saistsaystsayest notnot; butbut hay-reehay-ree.
wln 0901HaruestHarvest.II singsing hay-reehay-ree, thatthat isis, hayhay andand ryerye: meaningmeaning, thatthat
wln 0902theythey shallshall hauehave hayhay andand ryerye theirtheir belly-fullsbellyfuls, ifif theythey willwill drawdraw
wln 0903hardhard; SoSo weewe saysay, wawa, hayhay, whenwhen theythey goego outout ofof thethe wayway:
wln 0904meaningmeaning, thatthat theythey shallshall wantwant hayhay, ifif theythey willwill notnot doedo asas theythey
wln 0905shouldshould doedo.
wln 0906SummerSummer.HowHow thriuethrive thythy oatesoats, thythy barleybarley, andand thythy wheatewheat?
wln 0907HaruestHarvest.MyMy oatesoats grewgrew likelike aa cupcup ofof beerebeer thatthat makesmakes thethe
wln 0908brewerbrewer richrich: mymy ryerye likelike aa CaualierCavalier, thatthat weareswears aa hugehuge featherfeather
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wln 0909inin hishis capcap, butbut hathhath nono couragecourage inin hishis heartheart; hadhad aa longlong stalkestalk,
wln 0910aa goodlygoodly huskehusk, butbut nothingnothing soso greatgreat aa kernellkernel asas itit waswas wontwont:
wln 0911mymy barleybarley, eueneven asas manymany aa nouicenovice isis crossebittencrossbitten, asas soonesoon asas
wln 0912euerever heehe peepespeeps outout ofof thethe shellshell, soso waswas itit frost-bittenfrost-bitten inin thethe
wln 0913bladeblade, yetyet picktpicked vpup hishis crummescrumbs agayneagain afterwardafterwards, andand badebade,
wln 0914FillFill potpot, hostessehostess, inin spitespite ofof aa dearedear yeereyear. AsAs forfor mymy
wln 0915PeasePeasPease andand mymy FetchesFetches, theythey areare famousfamous, andand notnot toto bebe
wln 0916spokenspoken ofof.
wln 0917AutumneAutumn.IAyay, IAyay, suchsuch countrey button’dcountry-buttonedcountry buttoned capscaps asas youyou,
wln 0918DoeDo wantwant nono fetchesfetches toto vndoeundo greatgreat townestowns.
wln 0919HaruestHarvest.WillWill youyou makemake goodgood youryour wordswords, thatthat weewe wantwant
wln 0920nono fetchesfetches?
wln 0921WinterWinter.IAyay, thatthat hehe shallshall.
wln 0922HaruestHarvest.ThenThen fetchfetch vsus aa cloake-baggecloak-bag, toto carrycarry awayaway
wln 0923your selfeyourself inin.
wln 0924SummerSummer.Plough-swaynesPlowswainsPlough-swains areare bluntblunt, andand willwill taunttaunt
wln 0925 bitterlybitterly.
wln 0926HaruestHarvest, whenwhen allall isis donedone, thouthou artart thethe manman,
wln 0927ThouThou doestdost meme thethe bestbest seruiceservice ofof themthem allall:
wln 0928RestRest fromfrom thythy labourslaborslabours tilltill thethe yeereyear renuesrenews,
wln 0929AndAnd letlet thethe husbandmenhusbandmen singsing ofof thythy praysepraise.
wln 0930HaruestHarvest.RestRest fromfrom mymy labourslaborslabours, andand letlet thethe husbandmenhusbandmen
wln 0931singsing ofof mymy praysepraise? NayNay, wewe doedo notnot meanemean toto restrest soso; byby youryour
wln 0932leaueleave, we’lewe’ll hauehave aa largesselargesse amongstamongst youyou, e’reere wewe partpart.
wln 0933AllAll.AA largesselargesse, aa largesselargesse, aa largesselargesse.
wln 0934WillWill SummerSummer.IsIs therethere nono manman thatthat willwill giuegive themthem aa hissehiss forfor
wln 0935aa largesselargesse?
wln 0936HaruestHarvest.NoNo, thatthat therethere isis notnot, goodmangoodman LundgisLungisLundgis: II seesee,
wln 0937charitiecharity waxethwaxeth coldcold, andand II thinkethink thisthis househouse bebe herher habitatiōhabitatiōhabitation,
wln 0938forfor itit isis notnot veryvery hothot; wewe werewere asas goodgood eueneven putput vpup ourour pipespipes,
wln 0939andand singsing MerryMerry, merrymerry, forfor wewe shallshall getget nono moneymoney.
wln 0940HereHere theythey goego outout allall singingsinging,
wln 0941MerryMerry, merrymerry, merrymerry, chearycheery, chearycheery, chearycheery,
wln 0942TrowleTrolltroll thethe blackeblack bowlebowl toto meme:
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wln 0943HeyHeyHeigh derryderry, derryderry, withwith aa poupepouppoop andand aa lerrielerrylerrie,
wln 0944IleI’ll trowletroll itit againeagain toto theethee:
wln 0945Hookiehookie, bookieHookyhookie-bookie,, hookiehooky, wewe hauehave shorneshorn andand wewe hauehave boundbound,
wln 0946AndAnd wewe hauehave broughtbrought haruestharvest homehome toto townetown.
wln 0947WillWill SummerSummer.WellWell, gogo thythy waiesways, thouthou bundlebundle ofof strawstraw;
wln 0948IleI’ll giuegive theethee thisthis giftgift, thouthou shaltshalt bebe aa ClowneClown whilewhile thouthou liu’stliv’st.
wln 0949AsAs lustielusty asas theythey areare, theythey runrun onon thethe scorescore withwith GeorgesGeorge’s wifewife
wln 0950forfor theirtheir possetposset, andand GodGod knowesknows whowho shalshall paypay goodmangoodman Yeo-YeomansYeo∣mansYeomansYeoman’s
wln 0951mans,
wln 0951forfor hishis wheat sheafewheat-sheafwheat sheaf: theythey maymay singsing wellwell enoughenough, TrowleTrolltroll
wln 0952thethe blackeblack bowlebowl toto meeme, trowletroll thethe blackeblack bowlebowl toto meeme:
wln 0953forfor, aa hundrethhundred toto oneone, butbut theythey willwill beebe allall drunkedrunk, e’reere
wln 0954theythey goego toto beddebed: yetyet, ofof aa slaueringslavering foolefool, thatthat hathhath
wln 0955nono conceyteconceit inin anyany thingthing, butbut inin carryingcarrying aa wandwand inin hishis
wln 0956handhand, withwith commendationcommendation whenwhen hehe runnethrunneth byby thethe high wayhighwayhigh way
wln 0957sideside, thisthis striplingstripling HaruestHarvest hathhath donedone reasonablereasonable wellwell. OO thatthat
wln 0958some bodiesomebody hadhad hadhad thethe witwit toto setset hishis thatchtthatched suitesuit onon firefire, andand
wln 0959soso lightedlighted himhim outout: IfIf II hadhad hadhad butbut aa IetJetjet ringring onon mymy fingerfinger, II
wln 0960mightmight hauehave donedone withwith himhim whatwhat II listlist; II hadhad spoildspoiledspoilt himhim, II hadhad
wln 0961tooketooktaken hishis apparrellapparel prisonerprisoner; forfor itit beingbeing mademade ofof strawstraw, &and thethe
wln 0962naturenature ofof letlet, toto drawdraw strawstraw vntounto itit, II wouldwould hauehave naildenailed himhim
wln 0963toto thethe pommellpommel ofof mymy chairechair, tilltill thethe playplay werewere donedone, andand thenthen
wln 0964hauehave carriedcarried himhim toto mymy chamberchamber doredoor, andand laidelaid himhim atat thethe
wln 0965thresholdthreshold asas aa wispewisp, oror aa piecepiece ofof matmat, toto wipewipe mymy shooesshoes onon,
wln 0966euerieevery timetime II comecome vpup durtiedirty.
wln 0967SummerSummer.VertumnusVertumnus, callcall BacchusBacchus.
wln 0968Vertum.VertumnusVertum.BacchusBacchus, BacchaBaccha, BacchumBacchum, godgod BacchusBacchus, godgod fat-fatbackefat∣backefat-back
wln 0969backe,
wln 0969BaronBaron ofof dubbledouble beerebeer, andand bottlebottle aleale, comecome inin &and shewshow
wln 0970thythy nosenose thatthat isis nothingnothing palepale: backeback, backeback therethere, godgod barrell-barrellbelliebarrell∣belliebarrel-bellybarrelbelly
wln 0971bellie
wln 0971maymay enterenter.
wln 0972EnterEnter BacchusBacchus ridingriding vponupon anan AsseAss trapttrapped inin IuieIvyivy, himselfehimself drestdressed
wln 0973inin VineVine leauesleaves, andand aa garlandgarland ofof grapesgrapes onon hishis headhead: hishis com-companionscom∣panionscompanions
wln 0974panions
wln 0974hauinghaving allall IacksJacksjacks inin theirtheir handshands, andand IuieIvyivy garlandsgarlands
wln 0975onon theirtheir headsheads, theythey comecome inin singingsinging.
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wln 0976TheThe SongSong.
wln 0977MounsieurMonsieurmonsieur MingoMingo, forfor quæffingquaeffingquaffing dothdoth surpassesurpass,
wln 0978InIn CuppeCup, inin CanneCan, oror glasseglass.
wln 0979GodGod BacchusBacchus doedo meeme rightright,
wln 0980AndAnd dubbedub meeme knightknight DomingoDomingo.
wln 0981BacchusBacchus.WhereforeWherefore didstdidst thouthou callcall meeme, VertumnusVertumnus? hasthast
wln 0982anyany drinkedrink toto giuegive meeme? OneOne ofof youyou holdhold mymy AsseAssass whilewhile II
wln 0983lightlight: walkewalk himhim vpup andand downedown thethe hallhall, tilltill II talketalk aa wordword oror
wln 0984twotwo.
wln 0985SummerSummer.WhatWhat, BacchusBacchus: stillstill animusanimus inin patinispatinis, nono mindmind
wln 0986butbut onon thethe potpot?
wln 0987BacchusBacchus.WhyWhy, SummerSummer, SummerSummer, howhow would’stwouldst doedo, butbut
wln 0988forfor raynerain? WhatWhat isis aa fairefair househouse withoutwithout waterwater commingcoming toto
wln 0989itit? LetLet meeme seesee howhow aa smithsmith cancan workework, ifif heehe hauehave notnot hishis
wln 0990troughtrough standingstanding byby himhim. WhatWhat setssets anan edgeedge onon aa knifeknife? thethe
wln 0991grindstonegrindstone alonealone? nono, thethe moystmoist elementelement powr’dpoured upōvpōupon itit, whichwhich
wln 0992grindsgrinds outout allall gapsgaps, setssets aa poyntpoint vponupon itit, &and scowresscours itit asas brightbright
wln 0993asas thethe firmamentfirmament. SoSo, II telltell theethee, giuegive aa soldiersoldier winewine beforebefore hehe
wln 0994goesgoes toto battailebattle, itit grindsgrinds outout allall gapsgaps, itit makesmakes himhim forgetforget allall
wln 0995scarresscars andand woundswounds, andand fightfight inin thethe thickestthickest ofof hishis enemiesenemies, asas
wln 0996thoughthough heehe werewere butbut atat foylesfoils, amongstamongst hishis fellowsfellows. GiueGive aa
wln 0997schollerscholar winewine, goinggoing toto hishis bookebook, oror beingbeing aboutabout toto inuentinvent, itit
wln 0998setssets aa newnew poyntpoint onon hishis witwit, itit glazethglazeth itit, itit scowresscours itit, itit giuesgives
wln 0999himhim acumenacumen. PlatoPlato saithsaith, vinumvinum esseesse fomitemfomitem quēdamquēdamquemdamquendam, etet incitabi-incitabilemincitabi∣lemincitabilemincit
wln 1000lemabilemabilem
wln 1000ingenijingeniiingenij virtutisquevirtutisque. AristotleAristotle saithsaith, NullaNulla estest magnamagna scientiascientia
wln 1001absqueabsque mixturamixtura dementiædementiaedementiae. ThereThere isis nono excellentexcellent knowledgeknowledge
wln 1002withoutwithout mixturemixture ofof madnessemadness. AndAnd whatwhat makesmakes aa manman moremore
wln 1003maddemad inin thethe headhead thenthanthen winewine? QuiQui benebene vultvult poyeinpoyein, debetdebet anteaxtáanteaxtá
wln 1004pinyenpinyen, hehe thatthat willwill doedo wellwell, mustmust drinkedrink wellwell. PromeProme, promeprome,
wln 1005potumpotum promeprome: HoHo butlerbutler, aa freshfresh potpot. NuncNunc estest bibēdumbibēdumbibendum, nuncnunc pedepede
wln 1006liberolibero terraterra pulsandapulsanda: aa poxpox onon himhim thatthat leauesleaves hishis drinkedrink be-behindebe∣hindebehind
wln 1007hinde
wln 1007himhim; heyheyheigh RendouowRendezvousRendovow.
wln 1008SummerSummer.ItIt isis wineswine’s customecustom, toto bebe fullfull ofof wordswords.
wln 1009II praypray theethee, BacchusBacchus, giuegive vsus vicissitudinemvicissitudinem loquendiloquendi.
wln 1010BacchusBacchus.AA fiddlestickefiddlestick, ne’rene’ernever telltell meme II amam fullfull ofof wordswords.
wln 1011fœcundiFoecundiFoecundi calicescalices, quemquem nonnon fecerefecere desertumdisertumdesertum: autaut epiepi, autaut abiabi, eythereither
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wln 1012taketake youryour drinkedrink, oror youyou areare anan infidellinfidel.
wln 1013SummerSummer.II wouldwould aboutabout thythy vintagevintage questionquestion theethee:
wln 1014HowHow thriuethrive thythy vinesvines? hadsthadst thouthou goodgood storestore ofof grapesgrapes?
wln 1015Bac.BacchusBac.VinumVinum quasiquasivenenumquasivenenumquasi venenumquasivenenumquasivenenumvenenum, winewine isis poysonpoison toto aa sickesick bodybody;
wln 1016aa sicksick bodybody isis nono soundsound bodybody; ErgoErgo, winewine isis aa purepure thingthing, &and isis poy-poysonpoy∣sonpoison
wln 1017son toto allall corruptioncorruption. Try-lillTrilillTry-lill, thethe hūtershūtershunter’s hoopehoop toto youyou: ilei’llI’ll standstand
wln 1018toto itit, AlexanderAlexander waswas aa brauebrave manman, andand yetyet anan arrantarrant drunkarddrunkard.
wln 1019WinterWinter.FyeFie, drunkendrunken sotsot, forget’stforget’stforgettest thouthou wherewhere thouthou artart?
wln 1020MyMy LordLord askesasks theethee, whatwhat vintagevintage thouthou hasthast mademade?
wln 1021Bac.BacchusBac.OurOur vintagevintage, waswas aa vintagevintage, forfor itit diddid notnot workwork vponupon thethe
wln 1022aduantageadvantage, itit camecame inin thethe vauntgardvanguard ofof SummerSummer, &and windswinds andand
wln 1023stormesstorms metmet itit byby thethe wayway, andand mademade itit crycry, AlasAlas andand welladaywelladay.
wln 1024SummerSummer.ThatThat waswas notnot wellwell, butbut allall miscariedmiscarried notnot?
wln 1025Bac.BacchusBac.FaithFaith, shalshall II teltell youyou nono lyelie? BecauseBecause youyou areare mymy coūtry-coūtrymancoūtry∣mancountryman
wln 1026man,
wln 1026&and soso forthforth, &and aa goodgood fellowfellow, isis aa goodgood fellowfellow, thoughthough hehe
wln 1027hauehave neuernever aa pennypenny inin hishis pursepurse: WeWe hadhad butbut eueneven potpot luckluck, aa
wln 1028littlelittle toto moystenmoisten ourour lipslips, andand nono moremore. ThatThat samesame SolSol, isis aa Pa-PaganPa∣ganPagan
wln 1029gan,
wln 1029andand aa ProseliteProselyte, heehe shindeshined soso brightbright allall summersummer, thatthat hehe
wln 1030burndburned moremore grapesgrapes, thenthan hishis beamesbeams werewere worthworth, werewere eueryevery
wln 1031beamebeam asas bigbig asas aa weauersweaver’s beamebeam. AA fabisfabis abstinendumabstinendum: faithfaith, hehe
wln 1032shuldshould hauehave abstaindabstained: forfor whatwhat isis fleshflesh &and bludblood withoutwithout hishis liquorliquor?
wln 1033AutumneAutumn.ThouThou want’stwant’st nono liquorliquor, nornor nono fleshflesh andand bloudblood.
wln 1034II praypray theethee maymay II askeask withoutwithout offenceoffenseoffence?
wln 1035HowHow manymany tunnestons ofof winewine hasthast inin thythy paunchpaunch?
wln 1036Me thinksMethinksmethinks, thatthat, builtbuilt likelike aa roundround churchchurch,
wln 1037ShouldShould yetyet hauehave somesome ofof IuliusJuliusjulius CæsarsCaesarsCaesar’s winewine:
wln 1038II warrantwarrant, ’twas’twas notnot broachtbroached thisthis hundredhundred yereyear.
wln 1039BacchusBacchus.Hear’stHear’st, thouthou dow-bellydough-bellydow-belly, becausebecause thouthou talksttalk’st, andand
wln 1040talksttalk’st, &and dar’stdar’st notnot drinkedrink toto meme aa blackblack IackJackjack, wiltwilt thouthou giuegive meme
wln 1041leaueleave, toto broachbroach thisthis littlelittle kilderkinkilderkin ofof mymy corpscorpse, againstagainst thythy
wln 1042backeback? II knowknow thouthou artart butbut aa mychermitcher, &and dar’stdar’st notnot standstand meme. AA
wln 1043vousvonivousvoni, moũsieurmoūsieurmonsieur WinterWinter, aa frolickfrolic vpsyupsy freesefriesefreeze, crossecross, hoho, supersuper nagulũnagulūnagulum.KnockesKnocks
thethe IackeJackjack
vponupon hishis
thumbethumb.
wln 1044WinterWinter.GrammercyGramercy, BacchusBacchus, asas muchmuch asas thoughthough II diddid.
wln 1045ForFor thisthis timetime thouthou mustmust pardonpardon meme perforceperforce.
wln 1046BacchusBacchus.WhatWhat, giuegive meme thethe disgracedisgrace? GoeGo toto, II saysay, II amam nono
wln 1047PopePope, toto pardōpardōpardon anyany manman. RanRan, ranran, tarratarra, coldcold beerebeer makesmakes goodgood
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wln 1048bloudblood. S.SaintS. GeorgeGeorge forfor EnglãdEnglādEngland: somewhatsomewhat isis betterbetter thenthan nothingnothing.
wln 1049LetLet meme seesee, hasthast thouthou donedone meme iusticejustice? whywhy soso: thouthou artart aa kingking,
wln 1050thoughthough therethere werewere nono moremore kingskings inin thethe cardscards butbut thethe knaueknave.
wln 1051SummerSummer, wiltwilt thouthou hauehave aa demy culueringdemi-culverindemi culvering, thatthat shallshall crycry hustyhusty
wln 1052tustytusty, andand makemake thythy cupcup flyefly finefine mealemeal inin thethe ElementElement?
wln 1053SummerSummer.NoNo, keepekeep thythy drinkedrink, II praypray theethee, toto thy selfethyself.
wln 1054BacchusBacchus.ThisThis PupillonianPupillonian inin thethe foolesfool’s coatecoat, shallshall hauehave aa castcast
wln 1055ofof martinsmartinsMartin’s, &and aa whiffewhiff. ToTo thethe healthhealth ofof CaptaineCaptain RinocerotryRhinocerotryRinocerotry:
wln 1056lookelook toto itit, letlet himhim hauehave weightweight andand measuremeasure.
wln 1057WillWill SummerSummer.WhatWhat anan asseass isis thisthis? II cannotcannot drinkedrink soso muchmuch,
wln 1058thoughthough II shouldshould burstburst.
wln 1059BacchusBacchus.FooleFool, doedo notnot refuserefuse youryour moystmoist sustenancesustenance; comecome,
wln 1060comecome, dogsdog’s headhead inin thethe potpot, doedo whatwhat youyou areare borneborn toto.
wln 1061WillWill SummerSummer.IfIf youyou willwill needsneeds makemake meme aa drunkarddrunkard againstagainst
wln 1062mymy willwill, soso itit isis, ilei’llI’ll trytry whatwhat burthenburden mymy bellybelly isis ofof.
wln 1063BacchusBacchus.CrouchCrouch, crouchcrouch onon youryour kneesknees, foolefool, whenwhen youyou
wln 1064pledgepledge godgod BacchusBacchus.
wln 1065HereHere WillWill SūmerSūmerSummer drinksdrinks, &and theythey singsing aboutabout himhim. BacchusBacchus beginsbegins.
wln 1066AllAll,MounsieurMonsieurmonsieur MingoMingo forfor quaffingquaffing diddid surpassesurpass,
wln 1067InIn CupCup, inin CanCan, oror glasseglass.
wln 1068BacchusBacchus.HoHo, welwell shotshot, aa tutchertoucher, aa tutchertoucher: forfor quaffingquaffing ToyToy
wln 1069dothdoth passepass, inin cupcup, inin cannecan, oror glasseglass.
wln 1070AllAll.GodGod BacchusBacchus doedo himhim rightright, andand dubbedub himhim knightknight.
wln 1071Bac.BacchusBac.RiseRise vpup SirSir RobertRobert TospotTosspotTospot.HereHere hehe dubsdubs WillWill SummerSummer
withwith thethe blackblack
IackeJack.
wln 1072Sum,SummerNoNo moremore ofof thisthis, II hatehate itit toto thethe deathdeath.
wln 1073NoNo suchsuch deformerdeformer ofof thethe soulesoul andand sencesense,
wln 1074AsAs isis thisthis swynishswinish damn’d-bornedamned-born drunkennesdrunkenness.
wln 1075BacchusBacchus, forfor thouthou abusestabusest soso earthsearth’s fruitsfruits,
wln 1076Impris’nedImprisonedimprisoned liuelive inin cellarscellars andand inin vawtesvaults,
wln 1077LetLet nonenone commitcommit theirtheir counselscounsels vntounto theethee:
wln 1078ThyThy wrathwrath bebe fatallfatal toto thythy dearestdearest friendsfriends,
wln 1079VnarmedUnarmed runnerun vponupon thythy foemensfoemen’s swordsswords,
wln 1080NeuerNever fearefear anyany plagueplague, beforebefore itit fallfall:
wln 1081DropsiesDropsies, andand watrywat’rywatery tympaniestympanies haunthaunt theethee,
wln 1082ThyThy lungslungs withwith surfetingsurfeiting bebe putrifiedputrified,
wln 1083ToTo causecause theethee hauehave anan odiousodious stinkingstinking breathbreath,
wln 1084SlauerSlaver andand driuelldrivel likelike aa childchild atat mouthmouth,
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wln 1085BeeBebe poorepoor andand beggerlybeggarly inin thythy oldold ageage,
wln 1086LetLet thythy owneown kinsmenkinsmen laughlaugh, whenwhen thouthou complaynstcomplain’st,
wln 1087AndAnd manymany tearestears gaynegain nothingnothing butbut blindblind scoffesscoffs.
wln 1088ThisThis isis thethe guerdonguerdon duedue toto drunkennesdrunkenness;
wln 1089ShameShame, sicknessickness, miserymisery, followefollow excesseexcess.
wln 1090BacchusBacchus.NowNow onon mymy honorhonorhonour, SimSim SummerSummer, thouthou artart aa badbad
wln 1091membermember, aa DunseDuncedunce, aa mungrellmongrel, toto discreditdiscredit soso worshipfullworshipful anan
wln 1092arteart afterafter thisthis orderorder. ThouThou hasthast curstcursed meme, andand II willwill blessebless theethee:
wln 1093NeuerNever cupcup ofof NipitatyNipitaty inin LondonLondon, comecome neerenear thythy niggardlyniggardly
wln 1094habitationhabitation. II beseechbeseech thethe godsgods ofof goodgood fellowshipfellowship, thouthou maistmayst
wln 1095fallfall intointo aa consumptionconsumption withwith drinkingdrinking smalsmall beerebeer. EueryEvery dayday
wln 1096maistmayst thouthou eateeat fishfish, andand letlet itit stickestick inin thethe midstmidst ofof thythy mawmaw,
wln 1097forfor wantwant ofof aa cupcup ofof winewine toto swimswim awayaway inin. VenisonVenison bebe Vene-VenenumVene∣numVenenum
wln 1098num
wln 1098toto theethee: &and maymay thatthat VintnerVintner hauehave thethe plagueplague inin hishis househouse,
wln 1099thatthat selssells theethee aa dropdrop ofof claretclaret toto killkill thethe poysonpoison ofof itit. AsAs manymany
wln 1100woundswounds maistmayst thouthou hauehave, asas CasarCaesar hadhad inin thethe SenateSenate househouse,
wln 1101andand getget nono whitewhite winewine toto washwash themthem withwith: AndAnd toto concludeconclude,
wln 1102pinepine awayaway inin melancholymelancholy andand sorrowsorrow, beforebefore thouthou hasthast thethe
wln 1103fourthfourth partpart ofof aa drammedram ofof mymy IuiceJuicejuice toto chearecheer vpup thythy spiritsspirits.
wln 1104SummerSummer.HaleHale himhim awayaway, hehe barkethbarketh likelike aa wolfewolf,
wln 1105ItIt isis hishis drinkedrink, notnot heehe thatthat raylesrails onon vsus.
wln 1106BacchusBacchus.NayNay softsoft, brotherbrother SummerSummer, backback withwith thatthat footefoot,
wln 1107herehere isis aa snuffesnuff inin thethe bottomebottom ofof thethe IackJackjack, inoughenough toto lightlight aa
wln 1108manman toto bedbed withallwithal, wee’lewe’ll leaueleave nono flocksflocks behindbehind vsus what-whatsoeuerwhat∣soeuerwhatsoever
wln 1109soeuer
wln 1109weewe doedo.
wln 1110SummerSummer.GoGo draggedrag himhim hencehence II saysay whenwhen II commaundcommand.
wln 1111BacchusBacchus.SinceSince wewe mustmust needsneeds goego, let’slet’s goego merrilymerrily.
wln 1112FarewellFarewell, sirsir RobertRobert Tosse-potTosspottoss-pot: singsing amayneamain, MounsieurMonsieurmonsieur
wln 1113MyngoMingoMyngo, whilestwhilst II mountmount vpup mymy AsseAss.
wln 1114HereHere theythey goego outout singingsinging, MounsieurMonsieurmonsieur MyngoMingoMyngo, asas theythey camecame inin.
wln 1115WillWill SummerSummer.OfOf allall godsgods, thisthis BacchusBacchus isis thethe ill-fauourd’still-favored’still-favourd’st
wln 1116misshapenmisshapen godgod thatthat euerever II sawesaw. AA poxepox onon himhim, hehe hathhath crist-cristnedcrist∣nedchristened
wln 1117ned
wln 1117meme withwith aa newenew nicknamenickname ofof sirsir RobertRobert Tosse-potTosspottoss-pot, thatthat willwill
wln 1118notnot partpart frōfrōfrom meme thisthis twelmonthtwelvemonth. NedNed foolesfool’sfools clothesclothes areare soso per-perfumdeper∣fumdeperfumed
wln 1119fumde
wln 1119withwith thethe beerebeer hehe powrdpoured onon meme, thatthat therethere shallshall notnot bebe aa
wln 1120DutchmāDutchmāDutchman withinwithin 20.20twenty20 milemile, butbut he’lehe’ll smelsmell outout &and claimeclaim kindredkindred
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wln 1121ofof himhim. WhatWhat aa beastlybeastly thingthing isis itit, toto bottlebottle vpup aleale inin aa māsmāsman’s bellybelly,
wln 1122whēwhēwhen aa manman mustmust setset hishis gutsguts onon aa gallōgallōgallon potpot lastlast, onlyonly toto purchasepurchase
wln 1123thethe alehousealehouse titletitle ofof aa booneboon companioncompanion? CarowseCarouse, pledgepledge meme andand
wln 1124youyou daredare: S’woundsSwounds’swounds, ilei’llI’ll drinkedrink withwith theethee forfor allall thatthat euerever thouthou
wln 1125artart worthworth. ItIt isis euēeuēevene’en asas 2.two2. menmen shouldshould striuestrive whowho shouldshould runrun fur-furthestfur∣thestfurthest
wln 1126thest
wln 1126intointo thethe seasea forfor aa wagerwager. Me thinkesMethinksmethinks thesethese areare goodgood hous-housholdhous∣holdhousehold
wln 1127hold
wln 1127termesterms; WilWill itit pleaseplease youyou toto bebe herehere, sirsir? II cōmendcōmendcommend meme toto
wln 1128youyou: shallshall II bebe soso boldbold asas troubletrouble youyou? sauingsaving youryour taletale II drinkdrink
wln 1129toto youyou. AndAnd ifif thesethese werewere putput inin practisepractice butbut aa yeareyear oror twotwo inin
wln 1130tauernestaverns, winewine wouldwould soonesoon fallfall fromfrom sixsix andand twentietwenty poundpound aa
wln 1131tunnetunton, andand bebe beggersbeggars’beggar’s moneymoney, aa peniepenny aa quartquart, andand taketake vpup hishis
wln 1132InneInn withwith wastwaste beerebeer inin thethe almesalms tubtub. II amam aa sinnersinner asas othersothers:
wln 1133II mustmust notnot saysay muchmuch ofof thisthis argumentargument. Euerie oneEveryoneEvery one whenwhen heehe isis
wln 1134wholewhole, cancan giuegive aduiceadvice toto themthem thatthat areare sickesick. MyMy mastersmasters, youyou
wln 1135thatthat bebe goodgood fellowesfellows, getget youyou intointo cornerscorners, andand soupesupsoup offoff youryour
wln 1136prouenderprovender closelyclosely: reportreport hathhath aa blisterblister onon herher tonguetongue: openopen
wln 1137tauernstaverns areare tel-talestell-tales. NonNon peccatpeccat, quicunq;quicunquequicunque potestpotest peccassepeccasse negarenegare.
wln 1138SummerSummer.IleI’ll callcall mymy seruantsservants toto accountaccount saidsaid II?
wln 1139AA badbad accountaccount: worseworse seruantsservants nono manman hathhath.
wln 1140QuosQuos crediscredis fidossidesfidossides effugeeffuge, tutustutus eriserisreis:
wln 1141TheThe prouerbeproverb II hauehave prou’dproved toto bebe tootoo truetrue,
wln 1142TotidemTotidem domidomi hosteshosteshosts habemushabemus, quotquot seruosservos.
wln 1143AndAnd thatthat wisewise cautioncaution ofof DemocritusDemocritus,
wln 1144SeruusSerunsServusSeruns necessarianecessaria possessiopossessio, nonnon autemautem dulcisdulcis:
wln 1145No whereNowherenowhere fidelitiefidelity andand labourlaborlabour dwelsdwells.
wln 1146HopeHope, yongyoung headsheads countcount toto buildbuild onon hadhad II wistwist.
wln 1147ConscienceConscience butbut fewfew respectrespect, allall hunthunt forfor gainegain:
wln 1148ExceptExcept thethe CammellCamel hauehave hishis prouenderprovender
wln 1149HungHung atat hishis mouthmouth, hehe willwill notnot trauelltravel onon.
wln 1150TyresiasTiresias toto NarcissusNarcissus promisedpromised
wln 1151MuchMuch prosperousprosperous haphap, andand manymany goldengolden daiesdays,
wln 1152IfIf ofof hishis beautiebeauty hehe nono knowledgeknowledge tooketook.
wln 1153KnowledgeKnowledge breedsbreeds pridepride, pridepride breedethbreedeth discontentdiscontent.
wln 1154BlackeBlack discontentdiscontent, thouthou vrgesturgest toto reuengerevenge.
wln 1155ReuengeRevenge opesopesopens notnot herher earesears toto poorepoor mensmen’s praiersprayers.
wln 1156ThatThat doltdolt destructiondestruction, isis sheshe withoutwithout doubtdoubt,
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wln 1157ThatThat haleshales herher foorthforth andand feedethfeedeth herher withwith noughtnaught.
wln 1158SimplicitieSimplicity andand plainnesseplainness, youyou II louelove:
wln 1159HenceHence doubledouble diligencediligence, thouthou mean’stmean’st deceitdeceit.
wln 1160ThoseThose thatthat nownow serpent-likeserpent-like creepecreep onon thethe groundground,
wln 1161AndAnd seemeseem toto eateeat thethe dustdust, theythey crowchcrouch soso lowlow:
wln 1162IfIf theythey bebe disappointeddisappointed ofof theirtheir prayprey,
wln 1163MostMost traiterouslytraitorously willwill tracetrace theirtheir tailestails andand stingsting.
wln 1164YeaYea, suchsuch asas likelike thethe LapwingLapwing buildbuild theirtheir nestsnests
wln 1165InIn aa mansman’s dungdung, comecome vpup byby drudgeriedrudgery,
wln 1166WillWill bebe thethe firstfirst, thatthat likelike thatthat foolishfoolish birdbird,
wln 1167WillWill followfollow himhim withwith yellingyelling andand falsefalse criescries.
wln 1168WellWell sungsung aa shepheardshepherd (thatthat nownow sleepessleeps inin skiesskies)
wln 1169DumbeDumb swainesswains dodo louelove, &and notnot vainevain chatteringchattering piespies.
wln 1170InIn mountainesmountains PoetsPoets saysay EcchoEcho isis hidhid,
wln 1171ForFor herher deformitiedeformity andand monstrousmonstrous shapeshape:
wln 1172ThoseThose mountainesmountains areare thethe houseshouses ofof greatgreat LordsLords,
wln 1173WhereWhere ScenterStentorScenter withwith hishis hundrethhundred voicesvoices soundssounds
wln 1174AA hundrethhundred trumpestrumps atat onceonce withwith rumorrumorrumor fildfilled:
wln 1175AA womanwoman theythey imagineimagine herher toto bebe,
wln 1176BecauseBecause thatthat sexesex keepeskeeps nothingnothing closeclose theythey hearehear:
wln 1177AndAnd that’sthat’s thethe reasonreason magickemagic writerswriters frameframe,
wln 1178ThereThere areare moremore witcheswitches womenwomen thenthanthen ofof menmen;
wln 1179ForFor womenwomen generallygenerally forfor thethe mostmost partpart,
wln 1180OfOf secretssecrets moremore desirousdesirous ofof, thenthan menmen,
wln 1181WhichWhich hauinghaving gotgot, theythey hauehave nono powerpowertopower toto holdhold.
wln 1182InIn thesethese timestimes hadhad EcchoesEcho’sEchoes firstfirst fathersfathers liu’dlived,
wln 1183NoNo womanwoman, butbut aa manman sheshe hadhad beenebeen faindfeigned.
wln 1184(ThoughThough womenwomen yetyet willwill wantwant nono newesnews toto prateprate.)
wln 1185ForFor menmen (meanemean menmen) thethe skummescum &and drossedross ofof allall,
wln 1186WillWill talketalk andand babblebabble ofof theythey knowknow notnot whatwhat,
wln 1187VpbraidUpbraid, deprauedeprave, andand taunttaunt, theythey carecare notnot whomwhom:
wln 1188SurmisesSumisesSurmisessurmises passepass forfor soundsound approuedapproved truthestruths:
wln 1189FamiliaritieFamiliarity andand conferenceconference,
wln 1190ThatThat werewere thethe sinewessinews ofof societiessocieties,
wln 1191AreAre nownow forfor vnderminingsunderminings onelyonly vsdeused,
wln 1192AndAnd novellnovel witswits, thatthat louelove nonenone butbut themseluesthemselves,
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wln 1193ThinkeThink wisedomeswisdom’s heightheight asas falshoodfalsehood slilyslylyslily couch’tcouched,
wln 1194SeekingSeeking eacheach otherother toto o’rethrowo’erthrow hishis matemate.
wln 1195OO friendshipfriendship, thythy oldold templetemple isis defac’tdefaced.
wln 1196EmbrasingEmbracing eueryevery guilefullguileful curtesiecourtesy,
wln 1197HathHath ouergrowneovergrown fraud-wantingfraud-wanting honestiehonesty.
wln 1198ExamplesExamples liuelive butbut inin thethe idleidle schoolesschools:
wln 1199SinonSinon bearesbears allall thethe swaysway inin princesprinces’ courtscourts:
wln 1200SicknesSickness, bebe thouthou mymy soulessoul’s phisitionphysician:
wln 1201BringBring thethe ApothecarieApothecary deathdeath withwith theethee.
wln 1202InIn earthearth isis hellhell, truetrue hellhell felicitiefelicity,
wln 1203ComparedCompared withwith thisthis worldworld thethe denden ofof wolueswolves.
wln 1204Aut.AutumnAut.MyMy LordLord, youyou areare tootoo passionatepassionate withoutwithout causecause.
wln 1205WinterWinter.GrieueGrieve notnot forfor thatthat whichwhich cannotcannot bebe recal’drecalled:
wln 1206IsIs itit youryour seruantsservant’s carelesnessecarelessness youyou plaineplain?
wln 1207TullieTullytully byby oneone ofof hishis owneown slauesslaves waswas slaineslain.
wln 1208TheThe husbandmanhusbandman closeclose inin hishis bosomebosom nurstnursed
wln 1209AA subtillsubtle snakesnake, thatthat afterafter wroughtwrought hishis banebane.
wln 1210AutumneAutumn.SeruosServosservos fidelesfideles liberalitæsliberalitaesliberalitasliberalitaes facitfacit:
wln 1211WhereWhere onon thethe contrariecontrary, seruitutemservitutemseruitutem:
wln 1212ThoseThose thatthat attendattend vponvponilliberallupon illiberallilliberal LordsLords,
wln 1213WhoseWhose couetizecovetise yeeldsyields noughtnaught elselse butbut fairefair lookeslooks,
wln 1214EuenEven ofof thosethose fairefair lookeslooks makemake theirtheir gainfullgainful vseuse.
wln 1215ForFor asas inin IrelandIreland andand inin DenmarkeDenmark bothboth
wln 1216WitchesWitches forfor goldgold willwill sellsell aa manman aa windwind,
wln 1217WhichWhich inin thethe cornercorner ofof aa napkinnapkin wraptwrapped,
wln 1218ShallShall blowblow himhim safesafe vntounto whatwhat coastcoast hehe willwill:
wln 1219SoSo makemake illill seruantsservant’s salesale ofof theirtheir LordsLords windwind,
wln 1220WhichWhich wraptwrapped vpup inin aa piecepiece ofof parchmentparchment,
wln 1221BlowesBlows manymany aa knaueknave forthforth dangerdanger ofof thethe lawlaw.
wln 1222SummerSummer.InoughEnough ofof thisthis, letlet meme gogo makemake mymy willwill.
wln 1223AhAh itit isis mademade, althoughalthough II holdhold mymy peacepeace,
wln 1224TheseThese twotwo willwill shareshare betwixtbetwixt themthem whatwhat II hauehave.
wln 1225TheThe surestsurest wayway toto getget mymy willwill perform’dperformed,
wln 1226IsIs toto makemake mymy executourexecutor mymy heireheir:
wln 1227AndAnd hehe, ifif allall bebe giuengiven himhim andand nonenone elselse,
wln 1228VnfalliblyUnfallibly willwill seesee itit wellwell perform’dperformed.
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wln 1229LyonsLionslion’s willwill feedfeed, thoughthough nonenone bidbid themthem gogo toto.
wln 1230IllIll growesgrows thethe treetree affordethaffordeth ne’rene’ernever aa graftgraft.
wln 1231HadHad II somesome issueissue toto sitsit inin mymy thronethrone,
wln 1232MyMy griefegrief wouldwould diedie, deathdeath shouldshould notnot hearehear meeme (gronegroan.
wln 1233ButBut whenwhen perforceperforce thesethese mustmust enioyenjoy mymy wealthwealth,
wln 1234WhichWhich thankethank meme notnot, butbut enter’tenter ’tenter’t asas aa prayprey,
wln 1235Bequeath’dBequeathed itit isis notnot, butbut cleaneclean castcast awayaway.
wln 1236AutumneAutumn, bebe thouthou successorsuccessor ofof mymy seatseat:
wln 1237HoldHold, taketake mymy crownecrown: lookelook howhow hehe graspesgrasps forfor itit.
wln 1238ThouThou shaltshalt notnot hauehave itit yetyet: butbut holdhold itit tootoo;
wln 1239WhyWhy shouldshould II keepkeep thatthat needsneeds II mustmust forgoforgo?
wln 1240WinterWinter.ThenThen (dutieduty laidlaid asideaside) youyou dodo meme wrongwrong:
wln 1241II amam moremore worthieworthy ofof itit farrefar thenthanthen hehe.
wln 1242HeHe hathhath nono skillskill nornor couragecourage forfor toto rulerule,
wln 1243AA weather-beatenweather-beaten banckroutbankrupt asseass itit isis,
wln 1244ThatThat scattersscatters andand consumethconsumeth allall hehe hathhath:
wln 1245EcheEach oneone dodo pluckepluck fromfrom himhim withoutwithout controllcontrol.
wln 1246HeHe isis nornor hothot nornor coldcold, aa silliesilly soulesoul,
wln 1247ThatThat fainefain wouldwould pleaseplease echeeach partyparty, ifif soso hehe mightmight:
wln 1248HeHe andand thethe springspring areare schollersscholars’scholars fauouritesfavoritesfavourites.
wln 1249WhatWhat schollersscholars areare, whatwhat thriftlesthriftless kindkind ofof menmen,
wln 1250Your selfeYourselfyourself bebe iudgejudge, andand iudgejudge ofof himhim byby themthem.
wln 1251WhenWhen CerberusCerberus waswas headlongheadlong drawnedrawn fromfrom hellhell,
wln 1252HeHe voidedvoided aa blackeblack poisonpoison fromfrom hishis mouthmouth,
wln 1253CalledCalled AconitumAconitum, whereofwhereof inkeink waswas mademade:
wln 1254ThatThat inkeink withwith reedsreeds firstfirst laidlaid onon drieddried barkesbarks,
wln 1255Seru’dServed menmen aa whilewhile toto makemake ruderude workesworks withallwithal,
wln 1256TillTill HermesHermes, secretariesecretary toto thethe GodsGods,
wln 1257OrOr HermesHermes TrismegistusTrismegistus asas somesome willwill,
wln 1258WearieWeary withwith grauinggraving inin blindblind characterscharacters,
wln 1259AndAnd figuresfigures ofof familiarfamiliar beastsbeasts andand plantsplants,
wln 1260InuentedInvented lettersletters toto writewrite lieslies withallwithal.
wln 1261InIn themthem hehe pendpenned thethe fablesfables ofof thethe GodsGods,
wln 1262TheThe gyantsgiants’giants warrewar, andand thousandthousand talestales besidesbesides.
wln 1263AfterAfter echeeach nationnation gotgot thesethese toyestoyesintoys inin vseuse,
wln 1264ThereThere grewgrew vpup certainecertain drunkendrunken parasitesparasites,
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wln 1265Term’dTermed PoetsPoets, whichwhich forfor aa mealesmeal’s meatmeat oror twotwo,
wln 1266WouldWould promisepromise monarchsmonarchs immortalitieimmortality:
wln 1267TheyThey vomitedvomited inin verseverse allall thatthat theythey knewknew,
wln 1268FoundFound causescauses andand beginningsbeginnings ofof thethe worldworld,
wln 1269FetchtFetched pedegreespedigrees ofof mountainesmountains andand ofof floudsfloods,
wln 1270FromFrom menmen andand womenwomen whomwhom thethe GodsGods transform’dtransformed:
wln 1271IfIf anyany townetown oror citiecity, theythey pass’dpassed byby,
wln 1272HadHad inin compassioncompassion (thinkingthinking themthem madmad menmen)
wln 1273ForborneForborn toto whipwhip themthem, oror imprisonimprison themthem,
wln 1274ThatThat citiecity waswas notnot builtbuilt byby humanehuman handshands,
wln 1275T’was’TwasWas raisderaised byby musiquemusic, likelike MegaraMegara walleswalls,
wln 1276ApolloApollo, poetspoet’s patronpatron foundedfounded itit,
wln 1277BecauseBecause theythey foundfound oneone fittingfitting fauourfavorfavour therethere:
wln 1278MusæusMusaeusMusaeusMusæus, LynusLinusLynus, HomerHomer, OrpheusOrpheus,
wln 1279WereWere ofof thisthis tradetrade, andand therebythereby wonnewon theirtheir famefame.
wln 1280Will.Will. SummerSummer.FamaFamamalumFamamalumFama malummalum, quoquo nonnon velociusvelocius vllumullum.
wln 1281WinterWinter.NextNext themthem, aa companycompany ofof raggedragged knauesknaves,
wln 1282Sun-bathingSun-bathing beggersbeggars, lazielazy hedge-creepershedge-creepers,
wln 1283SleepingSleeping faceface vpwardsupwardsonwards inin thethe fieldsfields allall nightnight,
wln 1284Dream’dDreamed strangestrange deuicesdevices ofof thethe SunneSun andand MooneMoon,
wln 1285AndAnd theythey likelike GipsiesGypsiesGipsies wandringwand’ring vpup andand downedown,
wln 1286ToldTold fortunesfortunes, iuggledjuggled, nicknam’dnicknamed allall thethe starresstars,
wln 1287AndAnd werewere ofof idiotsidiots term’dtermed PhilosophersPhilosophers:
wln 1288SuchSuch waswas PithagorasPythagoras thethe silencersilencer,
wln 1289PrometheusPrometheus, ThalesThales, MilesiusMilesius,
wln 1290WhoWho wouldwould allall thingsthings ofof waterwater shouldshould bebe mademade:
wln 1291AnaximanderAnaximander, AnaximenesAnaximenes,
wln 1292ThatThat positiuelypositively saidsaid thethe aireair waswas GodGod;
wln 1293ZenocratesZenocrates, thatthat saidsaid therethere werewere eighteight GodsGods:
wln 1294AndAnd CratoniatesCrotoniatesCratoniates, AlcmeonAlcmeon tootoo,
wln 1295WhoWho thoughtthought thethe SunSun andand MooneMoon, &and starsstars werewere godsgods:
wln 1296TheThe poorerpoorer sortsort ofof themthem thatthat couldcould getget noughtnaught,
wln 1297ProfestProfessed, likelike beggerlybeggarly FranciscanFranciscan FriersFriars,
wln 1298AndAnd thethe strictstrict orderorder ofof thethe CapouchinsCaponchinsCapuchinsCapouchins,
wln 1299AA voluntarievoluntary wretchedwretched pouertiepoverty,
wln 1300ContemptContempt ofof goldgold, thinthin farefare, andand lyinglying hardhard:
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wln 1301YetYet hehe thatthat waswas mostmost vehementvehement inin thesethese,
wln 1302DiogenesDiogenes thethe CinickeCyniccynic andand thethe DoggeDog,
wln 1303WasWas takentaken coyningcoining moneymoney inin hishis CellCell.
wln 1304WilWillWil SummerSummer.WhatWhat anan oldeold AsseAss waswas thatthat? Me thinksMethinksmethinks, heehe
wln 1305shouldshould hauehave coyndecoined CarretCarrotcarrot rootesroots ratherrather: forfor asas forfor moneymoney, hehe
wln 1306hadhad nono vseuse forfor, exceptexcept itit werewere toto meltmelt, andand sodersolder vpup holesholes inin
wln 1307hishis tubtub withallwithal.
wln 1308WinterWinter.ItIt werewere aa wholewhole OlimpiadesOlympiad’s workework toto telltell,
wln 1309HowHow manymany diuillishdevilish, ergoergo armedarmed artsarts,
wln 1310SprungSprung allall asas vicesvices, ofof thisthis IdlenesseIdleness:
wln 1311ForFor eueneven asas souldierssoldiers notnot imploydeemployed inin warreswars,
wln 1312ButBut liuingliving looselyloosely inin aa quietquiet statestate,
wln 1313NotNot hauinghaving wherewithallwherewithal toto maintainemaintain pridepride,
wln 1314NayNay scarcescarce toto findefind theirtheir belliesbellies anyany foodefood,
wln 1315NoughtNaughtnaught butbut walkewalk melancholiemelancholy, andand deuisedevise
wln 1316HowHow theythey maymay cousencozen MarchātsMarchantsMarchatsmerchants, fleecefleece youngyoung heiresheirs,
wln 1317CreepeCreep intointo fauourfavorfavour byby betrayingbetraying menmen,
wln 1318RobbeRob churcheschurches, begbeg wastewaste toyestoys, courtcourt citycity damesdames,
wln 1319WhoWho shallshall vndoeundo theirtheir husbandshusbands forfor theirtheir sakessakes:
wln 1320TheThe baserbaser rabblerabble howhow toto cheatecheat andand stealesteal,
wln 1321AndAnd yetyet bebe freefree fromfrom penaltiepenalty ofof deathdeath.
wln 1322SoSo thosethose word-warriersword-warriors, lazylazy star-gazersstar-gazersstargazers,
wln 1323VsdeUsed toto nono labourlaborlabour, butbut toto lowzelouse themseluesthemselves,
wln 1324HadHad theirtheir headsheads fildfilled withwith coosningcozening fantasiesfantasies,
wln 1325TheyThey plottedplotted howhow toto makemake theirtheir pouertiepoverty,
wln 1326BetterBetter esteemdeesteemed ofof, thenthanthen highhigh SoueraigntySovereignty:
wln 1327TheyThey thoughtthought howhow theythey mightmight plantplant aa heauēheauēheaven onon earthearth,
wln 1328WhereofWhereof theythey wouldwould bebe principallprincipal lowelow godsgods,
wln 1329ThatThat heauenheaven theythey calledcalled ContemplationContemplation,
wln 1330AsAs muchmuch toto saysay, asas aa mostmost pleasantpleasant slouthsloth,
wln 1331WhichWhich betterbetter II cannotcannot comparecompare thenthanthen thisthis,
wln 1332ThatThat ifif aa fellowfellow licensedlicensedlicenced toto begbeg,
wln 1333ShouldShould allall hishis life timelifetimelife time gogo fromfrom fairefair toto fairefair,
wln 1334AndAnd buybuy gape-seedegape-seedgrape-seed, hauinghaving nono businessebusiness elseelse.
wln 1335ThatThat contemplationcontemplation likelike anan agedaged weedeweed,
wln 1336EngendredEngendered thousandthousand sectssects, andand allall thosethose sectssects
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wln 1337WereWere butbut asas thesethese timestimes, cunningcunning shrowdedshrouded roguesrogues,
wln 1338GrammariansGrammarians somesome: andand whereinwherein differdiffer theythey
wln 1339FromFrom beggersbeggars, thatthat professeprofess thethe PedlersPedlar’sPedlars FrenchFrench?
wln 1340TheThe PoetsPoets nextnext, slouinlyslovenly tatterdtattered slauesslaves,
wln 1341ThatThat wanderwander, andand sellsell BalletsBallets inin thethe streetesstreets.
wln 1342HistoriographersHistoriographers othersothers therethere bebe,
wln 1343AndAnd thethe likelike lazerslazars byby thethe high wayhighwayhigh way sideside,
wln 1344ThatThat forfor aa pennypenny, oror aa halfe-pennyhalfpenny,
wln 1345WillWill callcall eacheach knaueknave aa good fac’dgood-facedgood faced GentlemanGentleman,
wln 1346GiueGive honorhonorhonour vntounto TinkersTinkers, forfor goodgood AleAle,
wln 1347PreferrePrefer aa CoblerCobbler forefore thethe BlackBlack princeprince farrefar,
wln 1348IfIf hehe bestowebestow butbut blackingblacking ofof theirtheir shooesshoes:
wln 1349AndAnd asas itit isis thethe Spittle-housesSpittle-house’sspittle-house’s guiseguise,
wln 1350OuerOver thethe gategate toto writewrite theirtheir foundersfounder’sfounders namesnames,
wln 1351OrOr onon thethe outsideoutside ofof theirtheir walleswalls atat leastleast,
wln 1352InIn hopehope byby theirtheir examplesexamples othersothers moou’dmoved,,.
wln 1353WillWill bebe moremore bountifullbountiful andand liberallliberal,
wln 1354SoSo inin thethe forefrontforefront ofof theirtheir ChroniclesChronicles,
wln 1355OrOr PerorationePerorationePeroration operisoperis,
wln 1356TheyThey learningslearning’slearnings benefactorsbenefactors reckonreckon vpup,
wln 1357WhoWho builtbuilt thisthis colledgecollege, whowho gauegave thatthat Free-schooleFree-school,
wln 1358WhatWhat KingKing oror QueeneQueen aduauncedadvanced SchollersScholars mostmost,
wln 1359AndAnd inin theirtheir timestimes whatwhat writerswriters flourishedflourished;
wln 1360RichRich menmen andand magistratesmagistrates whilestwhilst yetyet theythey liuelive,
wln 1361TheyThey flatterflatter palpablypalpably, inin hopehope ofof gaynegain.
wln 1362Smooth-toungedSmooth-tongued OratorsOrators, thethe fourthfourth inin placeplace,
wln 1363LawyersLawyers, ourour common-wealthcommonwealth intitlesentitles themthem,
wln 1364MeereMeereswash-bucklersMeremere swash-bucklersswashbucklers, andand ruffianlyruffianly matesmates,
wln 1365ThatThat willwill forfor tweluetwelve pencepence makemake aa doughtiedoughty frayfray,
wln 1366SetSet menmen forfor strawesstraws togethertogether byby thethe earesears.
wln 1367Skie measuringSky-measuringSky measuring MathematiciansMathematicians;
wln 1368Golde-breathingGold-breathing AlcumistsAlchemists alsoalso wewe hauehave,
wln 1369BothBoth whichwhich areare subtill wittedsubtle-wittedsubtle witted humoristshumorists,
wln 1370ThatThat getget theirtheir mealesmeals byby tellingtelling miraclesmiracles,
wln 1371WhichWhich theythey hauehave seeneseen inin trauailingtravailing thethe skiesskies,
wln 1372VaineVain boastersboasters, lyersliars, make-shiftsmakeshifts, theythey areare allall,
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wln 1373MenMen thatthat remouedremoved fromfrom theirtheir inkehorneinkhorn termesterms,
wln 1374BringBring forthforth nono actionaction worthieworthy ofof theirtheir breadbread.
wln 1375WhatWhat shouldshould II speakespeak ofof palepale physicionsphysicians?
wln 1376WhoWho asas FismenusFismenus nonnon nasatusnasatus waswas,
wln 1377(VponUpon aa wagerwager thatthat hishis friendsfriends hadhad laidlaid)
wln 1378Hir’deHired toto liuelive inin aa priuieprivy aa wholewhole yeareyear:
wln 1379SoSo areare theythey hir’dehired forfor lucrelucre andand forfor gainegain,
wln 1380AllAll theirtheir wholewhole lifelife toto smellsmell onon excrementsexcrements.
wln 1381Wil.WillWil. SummerSummer.VeryVery truetrue, forfor II hauehave heardheard itit forfor aa prouerbeproverb
wln 1382manymany aa timetime andand oftoft, HuncHunc osos fatidumfatidum, fahfah, hehe stinkesstinks likelike aa phi-phisicionphi∣sicionphisicion
wln 1383sicionphysician.
wln 1384WinterWinter.InnumerableInnumerable monstrousmonstrous practisespracticespractises,
wln 1385HathHath loytringloit’ringloitering contemplationcontemplation broughtbrought forthforth moremore,
wln 1386WhichWhich t’were’twere tootoo longlong particularparticular toto reciterecite:
wln 1387SufficeSuffice theythey allall conduceconduce vntounto thisthis endend,
wln 1388ToTo banishbanish labourlaborlabour, nourishnourish slothfulnesseslothfulness,
wln 1389PamperPamper vpup lustlust, deuisedevisedevice newfanglednewfanglednew-fangled sinnessins.
wln 1390NayNay II willwill iustifiejustify therethere isis nono vicevice,
wln 1391WhichWhich learninglearning andand vildevild knowledgeknowledge broughtbrought notnot inin,
wln 1392OrOr inin whosewhose praisepraise somesome learnedlearned hauehave notnot wrotewrote.
wln 1393TheThe arteart ofof murthermurder MachiauelMachiavel hathhath pendpenned:
wln 1394WhoredomeWhoredom hathhath OuidOvid toto vpholduphold herher thronethrone:
wln 1395AndAnd AretineAretine ofof latelate inin ItalieItalyitaly,
wln 1396WhoseWhose CortigianaCortigiana touchethtoucheth bawdesbawds theirtheir tradetrade.
wln 1397GluttonieGluttony EpicurusEpicurus dothdoth defenddefend,
wln 1398AndAnd bookesbooks ofof th’arteth’ artth’art ofof cookeriecookery confirmeconfirm:
wln 1399OfOf whichwhich PlatinaPlatina hathhath notnot writwrit thethe leastleast.
wln 1400DrunkennesseDrunkenness ofof hishis goodgood behauiourbehaviorbehaviour
wln 1401HathHath testimonialltestimonial fromfrom wherewhere hehe waswas borneborn:
wln 1402ThatThat pleasantpleasant workework dede artearte bibendibibendi,
wln 1403AA drunkendrunken DutchmanDutchman spuedspewed outoutfewout fewfew yearesyears sincesince:
wln 1404NorNor wantethwanteth slothsloth (althoughalthough slothssloth’s plagueplague beebe wantwant).
wln 1405HisHis paperpaper pillerspillars forfor toto leanelean vponupon,
wln 1406TheThe praisepraise ofof nothingnothing pleadespleads hishis worthinesseworthiness.
wln 1407FollieFolly ErasmusErasmus setssets aa flourishflourish onon.
wln 1408ForFor baldnessebaldness, aa baldbald asseass, II hauehave forgotforgot,
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wln 1409PatchtPatched vpup aa pamphletariepamphletary periwiggeperiwig.
wln 1410SlouenrieSlovenry GrobianusGrobianus magnifiethmagnifieth:
wln 1411SodomitrieSodomitry aa CardinallCardinal commendscommends,
wln 1412AndAnd AristotleAristotle necessarienecessary deemesdeems.
wln 1413InIn briefebrief allall bookesbooks, diuinitiedivinity exceptexcept,
wln 1414AreAre noughtnaught butbut talestales ofof thethe diuelsdevil’s laweslaws,
wln 1415PoysonPoison wraptwrapped vpup inin sugredsugared wordswords,
wln 1416MansMan’s pridepride, damnationsdamnation’s propsprops, thethe worldsworld’s abuseabuse:
wln 1417ThenThen censurecensure (goodgood mymy LordLord) whatwhat bookemenbookmen areare
wln 1418IfIf theythey bebe pestilentpestilent membersmembers inin aa statestate;
wln 1419HeHe isis vnfitunfit toto sitsit atat sternestern ofof statestate,
wln 1420ThatThat fauoursfavorsfavours suchsuch asas willwill o’rethrowo’erthrow hishis statestate:
wln 1421BlestBlessed isis thatthat gouernmentgovernment wherewhere nono arteart thriuesthrives,
wln 1422VoxVox populipopuli, voxvexvexvox DeiDei:
wln 1423TheThe vulgarsvulgar’svulgars’ voicevoice, itit isis thethe voicevoice ofof GodGod.
wln 1424YetYet TullyTully saithsaith, NonNon estest consiliumconsilium inin vulgovulgo, nonnon ratioratio, nonnon discrimendiscrimen,
wln 1425 nonnon differentiadifferentia:
wln 1426TheThe vulgarvulgar hauehave nono learninglearning, witwit, nornor sencesense.
wln 1427ThemistoclesTheTheThemistocles hauinghaving spentspent allall hishis timetime
wln 1428InIn studiestudy ofof PhilosophiePhilosophy andand artesarts,
wln 1429AndAnd notingnoting wellwell thethe vanitievanity ofof themthem,
wln 1430WishtWished withwith repentancerepentance, forfor hishis folliefolly pastpast,
wln 1431SomeSome wouldwould teachteach himhim th’arteth’ artth’art ofof obliuionoblivion,
wln 1432HowHow toto forgetforget thethe artsarts thatthat hehe hadhad learndlearned.
wln 1433AndAnd CiceroCicero, whomwhom wewe alleadg’dalleged beforebefore,
wln 1434(AsAs saithsaith ValeriusValerius) steppingstepping intointo oldold ageage,
wln 1435DespisedDespised learninglearning, lothedloathed eloquenceeloquence.
wln 1436NasoNaso, thatthat couldcould speakespeak nothingnothing butbut purepure verseverse,
wln 1437AndAnd hadhad moremore witwit thenthan wordswords toto vtterutter itit,
wln 1438AndAnd wordswords asas choisechoice asas euerever PoetPoet hadhad,
wln 1439CrideCried andand exclaimdeexclaimed inin bitterbitter agonieagony,
wln 1440WhenWhen knowledgeknowledge hadhad corruptedcorrupted hishis chastechaste mindmind,
wln 1441DisciteDiscite quiqui sapitissapitis nonnon hæchaechaechæc quæquaquaquæ scimusscimus inertesinertes,
wln 1442SedSedSaid trepidastrepidas aciesacies, &etand ferafera bellabella sequisequi.
wln 1443YouYou thatthat bebe wisewise, andand euerever meanemean toto thriuethrive,
wln 1444OOOh studiestudy notnot thesethese toyestoys wewe sluggardssluggards vseuse,
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wln 1445ButBut followfollow armesarms, andand waitewait onon barbarousbarbarous warreswars.
wln 1446YoungYoung menmen, yongyoung boyesboys, bewarebeware ofof SchoolemastersSchoolmasters,
wln 1447TheyThey willwill infectinfect youyou, marremar youyou, bleareblear youryour eyeseyes:
wln 1448TheyThey seekeseek toto laylay thethe cursecurse ofof GodGod onon youyou,
wln 1449NamelyNamely confusionconfusion ofof languageslanguages,
wln 1450WherewithWherewith thosethose thatthat thethe towretower ofof BabelBabel builtbuilt,
wln 1451AccursedAccursed werewere inin thethe worldesworld’s infancieinfancy.
wln 1452LatinLatin, itit waswas thethe speechspeech ofof InfidelsInfidels.
wln 1453LogiqueLogic hathhath noughtnaught toto saysay inin aa truetrue causecause.
wln 1454PhilosophiePhilosophy isis curiositiecuriosity:
wln 1455AndAnd SocratesSocrates waswas thereforetherefore putput toto deathdeath,
wln 1456OnelyOnly forfor hehe waswas aa PhilosopherPhilosopher:
wln 1457AbhorreAbhor, contemnecontemn, despisedespise, thesethese damneddamned snaressnares.
wln 1458WillWill SummerSummer.OutOut vponupon itit, whowho wouldwould bebe aa SchollerScholar? notnot II,
wln 1459II promisepromise youyou: mymy mindemind alwayesalways gauegave meme, thisthis learninglearning waswas
wln 1460suchsuch aa filthyfilthy thingthing, whichwhich mademade meme hatehate itit soso asas II diddid: whenwhen II
wln 1461shouldshould hauehave beenebeen atat schooleschool, construingconstruing BatteBatte, mimi filifili, mimi filifili, mimi
wln 1462BatteBatte, II waswas closeclose vnderunder aa hedgehedge, oror vnderunder aa barnebarn wallwall, playingplaying
wln 1463atat spannespan CounterCounter, oror IackeJack inin aa boxebox: mymy mastermaster beatbeat meme,
wln 1464mymy fatherfather beatbeat meme, mymy mothermother gauegave meme breadbread andand butterbutter, yetyeeyetye
wln 1465allall thisthis wouldwould notnot makemake meme aa squitter-bookesquitter-book. ItIt waswas mymy desti-destiniedesti∣niedestiny
wln 1466nie,
wln 1466II thankethank herher asas aa mostmost courteouscourteous goddessegoddess, thatthat sheeshe hathhath
wln 1467notnot castcast meme awayaway vponupon gibridgegibridge. OO, inin whatwhat aa mightiemighty vainevain
wln 1468amam II nownow againstagainst Horne-bookesHorn-bookshornbooks! HereHere beforebefore allall thisthis compa-companiecompa∣niecompany
wln 1469nie,
wln 1469II professeprofess my selfemyself onon openopen enemyenemy toto InkeInk andand paperpaper. IleI’ll
wln 1470makemake itit goodgood vponupon thethe AccidenceAccidence bodybody, thatthat InIn speechspeech isis thethe
wln 1471diuelsdevil’sdevils Pater nosterPaternosterPater noster: NownesNouns andand PronounesPronouns, II pronouncepronounce
wln 1472youyou asas traitorstraitors toto boyesboys’boys buttockesbuttocks, SyntaxisSyntaxis andand ProsodiaProsodia, youyou
wln 1473areare tormenterstormenters ofof witwit, &and goodgood forfor nothingnothing butbut toto getget aa schoole-schoolemasterschoole∣masterschoolmaster
wln 1474master
wln 1474twotwo pencepence aa weekeweek. HangHang copiescopies, flyefly outout phrasephrase booksbooks,
wln 1475letlet pennespens bebe turndturned toto picktoothspicktooths: bowlesbowls, cardscards &and dicedice, youyou areare
wln 1476thethe truetrue liberalliberalsciēcesliberal sciēcessciences, IleI’ll ne’rene’ernever bebe GoosequilGoose-quillgoose-quill, gentlemēgentlemēgentlemen, whilewhile (II liuelive.
wln 1477Sūmer.Sūmer.SummerSūmer.WinterWinter, withwith patiencepatience vntounto mymy griefegrief,
wln 1478II hauehave attendedattended thythy inuectiueinvective taletale:
wln 1479SoSo muchmuch vntruethuntruth witwit neuernever shadowedshadowed:
wln 1480GainstGainst’gainst herher owneown bowelsbowels thouthou ArtsArt’sArts weaponsweapons turn’stturn’st:
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wln 1481LetLet nonenone beleeuebelieve theethee, thatthat willwill euerever thriuethrive:
wln 1482WordsWords hauehave theirtheir coursecourse, thethe windewind blowesblows wherewhere itit listslists;
wln 1483HeHe erreserrs alonealone, inin errorerror thatthat persistspersists.
wln 1484ForFor thouthou gainstgainst’gainst AutumneAutumn suchsuch exceptionsexceptions tak’sttak’st,
wln 1485II grauntgrant, hishis ouer-seeroverseer thouthou shaltshalt bebe,
wln 1486HisHis treasurertreasurer, protectorprotector, andand hishis staffestaff,
wln 1487HeHe shallshall dodo nothingnothing withoutwithout thythy consentconsent;
wln 1488ProuideProvide thouthou forfor hishis wealeweal, andand hishis contentcontent.
wln 1489WinterWinter.ThanksThanks, graciousgracious LordLord::. soso IleI’ll disposedispose ofof himhim,
wln 1490AsAs itit shallshall notnot repentrepent youyou ofof youryour giftgift.
wln 1491AutumneAutumn.OnOn suchsuch conditionsconditions nono crownecrown willwill II taketake.
wln 1492II challengechallenge WinterWinter forfor mymy enemieenemy,
wln 1493AA mostmost insaciateinsatiate miserablemiserable carlecarl,
wln 1494ThatThat, toto fillfill vpup hishis garnersgarners toto thethe brimbrim,
wln 1495CaresCares notnot howhow hehe indammagethendamageth thethe earthearth:
wln 1496WhatWhat pouertypoverty hehe makesmakes itit toto indureendure!
wln 1497HeHe ouer-barsover-bars thethe christallcrystal streamesstreams withwith yceyeeiceye,
wln 1498ThatThat nonenone butbut hehe andand hishis maymay drinkedrink ofof themthem:
wln 1499AllAll forfor aa fowlefoul Back-winterBack-winterbackwinter hehe layeslays vpup;
wln 1500HardHard craggiecraggy wayesways, andand vncouthuncouth slipperyslippery pathspaths
wln 1501HeHe framesframes, thatthat passengerspassengers maymay slideslide andand fallfall:
wln 1502WhoWho quakethquaketh notnot, thatthat hearethheareth butbut hishis namename?
wln 1503OO, butbut twotwo sonnessons hehe hathhath, worseworse thenthan himselfehimself,
wln 1504ChristmasChristmas thethe oneone, aa pinch-backpinchback, cut-throatecutthroat churlechurl,
wln 1505ThatThat keepeskeeps nono openopen househouse, asas hehe shouldshould dodo,
wln 1506DelightethDelighteth inin nono gamegame oror fellowshipfellowship,
wln 1507LouesLoves nono goodgood deedsdeeds, andand hatethhateth talketalk,
wln 1508ButBut sittethsitteth inin aa cornercorner turningturning CrabbesCrabs,
wln 1509OrOr coughingcoughing o’reo’er aa warmedwarmed potpot ofof AleAle:
wln 1510Back-winterBack-winterbackwinter th’otherth’ otherth’other, that’sthat’s hishis nonenownnone sweetsweet boyboy,
wln 1511WhoWho likelike hishis fatherfather takethtaketh inin allall pointspoints,
wln 1512AnAn elfeelf itit isis, compactcompact ofof enuiousenvious pridepride,
wln 1513AA miscreantmiscreant, borneborn forfor aa plagueplague toto menmen.
wln 1514AA monstermonster, thatthat deuourethdevoureth allall hehe meetesmeets:
wln 1515WereWere butbut hishis fatherfather deaddead, soso hehe wouldwould raignereign:
wln 1516YeaYea hehe wouldwould gogo goodneeregood-neargoodneere, toto dealedeal byby himhim,
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wln 1517AsAs NabuchodonozorsNabuchodonozor’s vngratiousungracious sonneson,
wln 1518EuilmerodachEvil-merodachEuilmerodach byby hishis fatherfather dealtdealt:
wln 1519WhoWho, whenwhen hishis siresire waswas turnedturned toto anan OxeOx,
wln 1520FullFull greedilygreedily snatchtsuatchtsnatchted vpup hishis soueraigntiesovereignty,
wln 1521AndAnd thoughtthought himselfehimself aa kingking withoutwithout controwlecontrol.
wln 1522SoSo itit fellfell outout, seuenseven yearesyears expir’deexpired andand gonegone,
wln 1523NabuchodonozorNabuchodonozor camecame toto hishis shapeshape againeagain,
wln 1524AndAnd dispossestdispossessed himhim ofof thethe regimentregiment:
wln 1525WhichWhich mymy youngyoung princeprince nono littlelittle greeuinggrieving atat,
wln 1526WhenWhen thatthat hishis fatherfather shortlyshortly afterafter didedied,
wln 1527FearingFearing lestlest hehe shouldshould comecome fromfrom deathdeath againeagain,
wln 1528AsAs hehe camecame fromfrom anan OxeOx toto bebe aa manman,
wln 1529Wil’dWiled thatthat hishis bodybody spoyldespoiled ofof couerturecoverture,
wln 1530ShouldShould bebe castcast foorthforth intointo thethe openopen fieldesfields,
wln 1531ForFor BirdsBirds andand RauensRavens, toto deuouredevour atat willwill,
wln 1532ThinkingThinking ifif theythey barebarebore eueryevery oneone ofof themthem,
wln 1533AA billbill fullfull ofof hishis fleshflesh intointo theirtheir nestsnests,
wln 1534HeHe wouldwould notnot riserise, toto troubletrouble himhim inin hastehaste.
wln 1535WillWill SummerSummer.AA vertuousvirtuous sonneson, andand IleI’ll laylay mymy lifelife on’ton ’ton’t, hehe
wln 1536waswas aa CaualiereCavalier andand aa goodgood fellowfellow.
wln 1537WinterWinter.PleasethPleaseth youryour honorhonorhonour, allall hehe sayessays, isis falsefalse.
wln 1538ForFor mymy owneown partpart II louelove goodgood husbandriehusbandry,
wln 1539ButBut hatehate dishonourabledishonorabledishonourable couetizecovetise.
wln 1540YouthYouth ne’rene’ernever aspiresaspires toto vertuesvirtues perfectperfect growthgrowth,
wln 1541TillTill hishis wildewild oatesoatesbeoats bebe sownesown: andand soso thethe earthearth,
wln 1542VntillUntil hishis weedsweeds bebe rottedrotted, withwith mymy frostsfrosts,
wln 1543IsIs notnot forfor anyany seedeseed, oror tillagetillage fitfit.
wln 1544HeHe mustmust bebe purgedpurged thatthat hathhath surfeitedsurfeited:
wln 1545TheThe fieldsfields hauehave surfeitedsurfeited withwith SummerSummer fruitesfruits,
wln 1546TheyThey mustmust bebe purg’dpurged, mademade poorepoor, opprestoppressed withwith snowsnow,
wln 1547EreEre theythey recouerrecover theirtheir decayeddecayed pridepride,
wln 1548ForFor ouerbarringoverbarring ofof thethe streamesstreams withwith IceIce.
wln 1549WhoWho lockslocks notnot poysonpoison fromfrom hishis childrenschildren’s tastetaste?
wln 1550WhenWhen WinterWinter raignesreigns, thethe waterwater isis soso coldecold,
wln 1551ThatThat itit isis poysonpoison, presentpresent deathdeath toto thosethose
wln 1552ThatThat washwash, oror bathebathe theirtheir limslimbs, inin hishis coldecold streamesstreams.
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wln 1553TheThe slipprierslipp’rierslipprier thatthat wayesways areare vnderunder vsus,
wln 1554TheThe betterbetter itit makesmakes vsus toto heedheed ourour stepssteps,
wln 1555AndAnd lookelook e’reere wewe presumepresume tootoo rashlyrashly onon:
wln 1556IfIf thatthat mymy sonnessons hauehave misbehau’dmisbehaved themseluesthemselves,
wln 1557AA GodsGod’s namename letlet themthem answer’tanswer ’tanswer’t forefore mymy LordLord.
wln 1558AutumneAutumn.NowNow II beseechbeseech youryour honorhonorhonour itit maymay bebe soso.
wln 1559SummerSummer.WithWith allall mymy heartheart: VertumnusVertumnus, gogo forfor themthem.
wln 1560WilWillWil SummerSummer.ThisThis samesame HarryHarry BakerBaker isis suchsuch aa necessarynecessary fel-fellowfel∣lowfellow
wln 1561fel
wln 1561toto gogo onon arrantserrands, asas youyou shallshall notnot findefind inin aa countrycountry. ItIt isis
wln 1562pittypity butbut hehe shouldshould hauehave anotheranother siluersilver arrowarrow, ifif itit bebe butbut forfor
wln 1563crossingcrossing thethe stagestage, withwith hishis capcap onon.
wln 1564SummerSummer.ToTo wearieweary outout thethe timetime vntilluntil theythey comecome,
wln 1565SingSing meme somesome dolefulldoleful dittyditty toto thethe LuteLute,
wln 1566ThatThat maymay complainecomplain mymy neerenear approchingapproaching deathdeath.
wln 1567TheThe SongSong.
wln 1568AdieuAdieu, farewellfarewell earthsearth’s blissebliss,
wln 1569ThisThis worldworld vncertaineuncertain isis,
wln 1570FondFond areare lifeslife’s lustfulllustful ioyesjoys,
wln 1571DeathDeath prouesproves themthem allall butbut toyestoys,
wln 1572NoneNone fromfrom hishis dartsdarts cancan flyefly,
wln 1573II amam sicksick, II mustmust dyedie.
wln 1574LordLord hauehave mercymercy onon vsus.
wln 1575RichRich menmen, trusttrust notnot inin wealthwealth,
wln 1576GoldGold cannotcannot buybuy youyou healthhealth,
wln 1577PhisickPhysic himselfehimself mustmust fadefade.
wln 1578AllAll thingsthings, toto endend areare mademade,
wln 1579TheThe plagueplague fullfull swiftswift goesgoes hyehigh,
wln 1580II amam sicksick, II mustmust dyedie,
wln 1581LordLord hauehave mercymercy onon vsus.
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wln 1582BeautyBeauty isis butbut aa flowreflower,
wln 1583WhichWhich wrinckleswrinkles willwill deuouredevour,
wln 1584BrightnesseBrightness fallsfalls fromfrom thethe ayreair,
wln 1585QueenesQueens hauehave dieddied yongyoung, andand fairefair,
wln 1586DustDust hathhath closdeclosed HelensHelen’s eyeeye.
wln 1587II amam sicksick, II mustmust dyedie,
wln 1588LordLord hauehave mercymercy onon vsus.
wln 1589StrengthStrength stoopesstoops vntounto thethe grauegrave,
wln 1590WormesWorms feedfeed onon HectorHector brauebrave,
wln 1591SwordsSwords maymay notnot fightfight withwith fatefate,
wln 1592EarthEarth stillstill holdsholds opeope herher gategate,
wln 1593ComeCome, comecome, thethe hellsbellsbells dodo cryecry.
wln 1594II amam sicksick, II mustmust dyedie,
wln 1595LordLord hauehave mercymercy onon vsus.
wln 1596VVitWit withwith hishis wantonnessewantonness,
wln 1597TastethTasteth deathsdeath’s bitternessebitterness,
wln 1598HelsHell’shell’s executionerexecutioner,
wln 1599HathHath nono earesears forfor toto hearehear,
wln 1600VVhatWhat vainevain artart cancan replyreply.
wln 1601II amam sicksick, II mustmust dyedie,
wln 1602LordLord hauehave mercymercy onon vsus.
wln 1603HasteHaste thereforetherefore echeeach degreedegree,
wln 1604ToTo welcomewelcome destinydestiny:
wln 1605HeauenHeaven isis ourour heritageheritage,
wln 1606EarthEarth butbut aa playersplayer’s stagestage,
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wln 1607MountMount weewe vntounto thethe skysky.
wln 1608II amam sicksick, II mustmust dyedie,
wln 1609LordLord hauehave mercymercy onon vsus.
wln 1610SummerSummer.BeshrewBeshrew meeme, butbut thythy songsong hathhath mouedmoved meeme.
wln 1611WillWill SummerSummer.LordLord hauehave mercymercy onon vsus, howhow lamentablelamentable ’tis’tis!!▪
wln 1612EnterEnter VertumnusVertumnus withwith ChristmasChristmas
wln 1613andand BackwinterBack-winterBackwinter.
wln 1614VertumnusVertumnus.II hauehave dispatchtdispatched, mymy LordLord, II hauehave broughtbrought youyou
wln 1615themthem youyou sentsent meeme forfor.
wln 1616WillWill SūmerSūmer.SummerSūmer.WhatWhat saistsaystsayest thouthou? hasthast thouthou mademade aa goodgood batchbatch?
wln 1617II praypray theethee giuegive meeme aa newnew loafeloaf.
wln 1618SummerSummer.ChristmasChristmas, howhow chaūcechaūcechance thouthou com’stcom’stcomest notnot asas thethe restrest,
wln 1619AccompaniedAccompanied withwith somesome musiquemusic, oror somesome songsong?
wln 1620AA merrymerry CarrollCarolcarol wouldwould hauehave grac’tgraced theethee wellwell,
wln 1621ThyThy ancestorsancestors hauehave vs’dused itit heretoforeheretofore.
wln 1622ChristmasChristmas.IAyay, antiquityantiquity waswas thethe mothermother ofof ignoranceignorance: thisthis
wln 1623latterlatter worldworld thatthat seessees butbut withwith herher spectaclesspectacles, hathhath spiedspied aa padpad
wln 1624inin thosethose sportssports moremore thenthan theythey couldcould.
wln 1625SummerSummer.WhatWhat, is’tis ’tis’t againstagainst thythy conscienceconscience forfor toto singsing?
wln 1626ChristmasChristmas.NoNo nornor toto saysay, byby mymy trothtroth, ifif II maymay getget aa goodgood
wln 1627bargainebargain.
wln 1628SummerSummer.WhyWhy, thouthou should’stshouldst spendspend, thouthou should’stshouldst notnot
wln 1629carecare toto getget. ChristmasChristmas isis godgod ofof hospitalityhospitality.
wln 1630ChristmasChristmas.SoSo willwill hehe neuernever bebe ofof goodgood husbandryhusbandry. II maymay
wln 1631saysay toto youyou, therethere isis manymany anan oldold godgod, thatthat isis nownow grownegrown outout
wln 1632ofof fashionfashion. SoSo isis thethe godgod ofof hospitalityhospitality.
wln 1633SummerSummer.WhatWhat reasonreason canstcanst thouthou giuegive hehe shouldshould bebe leftleft?
wln 1634ChristmasChristmas.NoNo otherother reasonreason, butbut thatthat GluttonyGluttony isis aa sinnesin, &and
wln 1635tootoo manymany dunghilsdunghills areare infectiousinfectious. AA mansman’s bellybelly waswas notnot mademade
wln 1636forfor aa poudringpowd’ringpowdering beefebeef tubtub: toto feedefeed thethe poorepoor tweluetwelve dayesdays, &and
wln 1637letlet themthem staruestarve allall thethe yeareyear afterafter, wouldwould butbut stretchstretch outout thethe
wln 1638gutsguts widerwider thenthan theythey shouldshould bebe, &and soso makemake faminefamine aa biggerbigger denden
wln 1639inin theirtheir belliesbellies, thenthan hehe hadhad beforebefore. II shouldshould killkill anan oxeox, &and hauehave
wln 1640somesome suchsuch fellowfellow asas MiloMilo toto comecome andand eateeat itit vpup atat aa mouth-fullmouthful.
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wln 1641OrOr likelike thethe SybaritesSybarites, dodo nothingnothing allall oneone yeareyear, butbut bidbid ghestesguests
wln 1642againstagainst thethe nextnext yeareyear. TheThe scrapingscraping ofof trencherstrenchers youyou thinkethink
wln 1643wouldwould putput aa manman toto nono chargescharges. ItIt isis notnot aa hundrethhundred poundpound aa
wln 1644yeareyear wouldwould serueserve thethe scullionsscullions inin dishcloutsdishclouts. MyMy househouse standsstands
wln 1645vponupon vaultsvaults, itit willwill fallfall ifif itit bebe ouer-lodenoverloaden withwith aa multitudemultitude. Be-BesidesBe∣sidesBesides
wln 1646sides,
wln 1646hauehave youyou neuernever readread ofof aa citycity thatthat waswas vndermindeundermined andand
wln 1647destroyeddestroyed byby MowlesMolesmoles? SoSo, saysay II keepekeep hospitalitiehospitality, andand aa wholewhole
wln 1648fairefair ofof beggersbeggars bidbid meme toto dinnerdinner eueryevery dayday, whatwhat withwith makingmaking
wln 1649leggeslegs, whenwhen theythey thankethank meme atat theirtheir goinggoing awayaway, andand setlingsettling
wln 1650theirtheir walletswallets handsomlyhandsomely onon theirtheir backesbacks, theythey wouldwould shakeshake asas
wln 1651manymany licelice onon thethe groundground, asas werewere ableable toto vndermineundermine mymy househouse,
wln 1652andand vndoeundo meme vtterlyutterly: ItIt isis theirtheir prayersprayers wouldwould buildebuild itit againeagain,
wln 1653ifif itit werewere ouerthrowneoverthrown byby thisthis verminevermin, wouldwould itit? II praypray, whowho
wln 1654begunbegun feastingfeasting, andand gourmandizegourmandize firstfirst, butbut SardanapalusSardanapalus, NeroNero,
wln 1655HeliogabalusHeliogabalus, CommodusCommodus, tyrātstyrātstyrants, whoremasterswhoremasters, vnthriftsunthrifts?
wln 1656SomeSome callcall themthem EmperoursEmperors, butbut II respectrespect nono crownescrowns, butbut crownescrowns inin
wln 1657thethe pursepurse. AnyAny mānmāman maymay wearewear aa siluersilver crownecrown, thatthat hathhath mademade aa
wln 1658frayfray inin SmithfieldSmithfield, &and lostlost butbut aa peecepiece ofof hishis braine panbrainpanbrain pan. AndAnd toto
wln 1659telltell youyou plaineplain, youryour goldengolden crownescrowns areare littlelittle betterbetter inin sub-substancesub∣stancesubstance
wln 1660stance,
wln 1660andand manymany timestimes gotgot afterafter thethe samesame sortsort.
wln 1661SummerSummer.Grosse-headedGross-headed sotsot, howhow lightlight hehe makesmakes ofof statestate!
wln 1662AutumneAutumn.WhoWho treadethtreadeth notnot onon starsstars whenwhen theythey areare fallenfallen?
wln 1663WhoWho talkethtalketh notnot ofof statesstates, whenwhen theythey areare deaddead?
wln 1664AA foolefool conceitsconceits nono furtherfurther thenthan hehe seessees,
wln 1665HeHe hathhath nono scencesense ofof oughtaught, butbut whatwhat hehe feelesfeels.
wln 1666ChristmasChristmas.IAyay, IAyay, suchsuch wisewise menmen asas youyou, comecome toto beggebeg atat suchsuch
wln 1667foolesfools’fools dooresdoors asas wewe bebe.
wln 1668AutumneAutumn.ThouThou shutstshutt’stshutst thythy doredoor, howhow shouldshould wewe begbeg ofof theethee?
wln 1669NoNo almesalms butbut thythy sinckesink carriescarries fromfrom thythy househouse.
wln 1670WilWillWil SummerSummer.AndAnd II cancan telltell youyou, that’sthat’s asas plentifullplentiful almesalms forfor
wln 1671thethe plagueplague, asas thethe sheriffessheriff’s tubtub toto themthem ofof NewgateNewgate.
wln 1672AutumneAutumn.ForFor feastsfeasts thouthou keepestkeepest nonenone, cankerscankers thouthou feedstfeed’stfeedest:
wln 1673TheThe wormesworms willwill cursecurse thythy fleshflesh anotheranother dayday,
wln 1674BecauseBecause itit yeeldethyieldethyields themthem nono fatterfatter prayprey.
wln 1675ChristmasChristmas.WhatWhat wormesworms dodo anotheranother dayday II carecare notnot, butbut IleI’ll
wln 1676bebe swornesworn vponupon aa wholewhole KilderkinKilderkin ofof singlesingle BeereBeer, II willwill notnot
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wln 1677hauehave aa worme-eatenworm-eaten nosenose likelike aa PursiuantPursuivant, whilewhile II liuelive. FeastsFeasts
wln 1678areereereare butbut puffingpuffing vpup ofof thethe fleshflesh, thethe purueyerspurveyors forfor diseasesdiseases, tra-trauelltra∣uelltravel
wln 1679uell,
wln 1679costcost, timetime illill spentspent. OO, itit werewere aa trimtrim thingthing toto sendsend, asas thethe
wln 1680RomanesRomans diddid, roundround aboutabout thethe worldworld forfor prouisionprovision forfor oneone ban-banquetban∣quetbanquet
wln 1681quet.
wln 1681II mustmust riggerig shipsships toto SamosSamos forfor PeacocksPeacocks, toto PaphosPaphos forfor
wln 1682PigeonsPigeons, toto AustriaAustria forfor OystersOysters, toto PhasisPhasis forfor PhesantsPheasants, toto Ara-ArabiaAra∣biaArabia
wln 1683bia
wln 1683forfor PhænixesPhaenixesPhoenixesphoenixes, toto MeanderMeander forfor SwansSwans, toto thethe OrcadesOrcades forfor
wln 1684GeeseGeese, toto PhrigiaPhrigia forfor WoodcocksWoodcocks, toto MaltaMalta forfor CranesCranes, toto thethe
wln 1685IsleIsle ofof ManMan forfor PuffinsPuffins, toto AmbraciaAmbracia forfor GoatesGoats, toto TartoleTartole forfor
wln 1686LampreysLampreys, toto EgyptEgypt forfor DatesDates, toto SpaineSpain forfor ChestnutsChestnuts, andand allall
wln 1687forfor oneone feastfeast.
wln 1688WilWillWil SummerSummer.OO sirsir, youyou needneed notnot, youyou maymay buybuy themthem atat Lon-LondonLon∣donLondon
wln 1689don
wln 1689betterbetter cheapecheap.
wln 1690ChristmasChristmas.LiberalitasLiberalit asLiberalitas liberalitateliberalit ateliberalitate peritperit, louelove meme aa littlelittle andand
wln 1691louelove meme longlong: ourour feetefeet mustmust hauehave wherewithallwherewithal toto feedefeed thethe
wln 1692stonesstones, ouroutourout backsbacks walleswalls ofof woollwool toto keepekeep outout thethe coldecold thatthat
wln 1693besiegethbesiegeth ourour warmewarm bloodblood, ourour dooresdoors mustmust hauehave barresbars, ourour
wln 1694dubbletsdoublets mustmust hauehave buttonsbuttons. ItemItem, forfor anan oldeold swordsword toto scrapescrape
wln 1695thethe stonesstones beforebefore thethe doredoor withwith, threethree halfe-pencehalfpence forfor stitchingstitching
wln 1696aa woddenwooden tanckardtankard thatthat waswas burstburst. TheseThese Water-bearersWater-bearers willwill
wln 1697emptyempty thethe conduitconduit andand aa mansman’s cofferscoffers atat onceonce. NotNot aa PorterPorter
wln 1698thatthat bringsbrings aa manman aa letterletter, butbut willwill hauehave hishis pennypenny. II amam afraidafraid
wln 1699toto keepekeep pastpast oneone oror twotwo seruantsservants, leastlestleast hungryhungry knauesknaves theythey
wln 1700shouldshould robrob meme: andand thosethose II keepekeep, II warrantwarrant II dodo notnot pamperpamper
wln 1701vpup tootoo lustylusty, II keepekeep themthem vnderunder withwith redred HerringHerring andand poorepoor
wln 1702IohnJohnjohn allall thethe yeareyear longlong. II hauehave dambddamned vpup allall mymy chimnieschimneys forfor
wln 1703fearefear (thoughthough II burneburn nothingnothing butbut smallsmall colecoal) mymy househouse shouldshould
wln 1704bebe setset onon firefire withwith thethe smoakesmoke. II willwill notnot denydeny, butbut onceonce inin aa
wln 1705dozendozen yeareyear whenwhen therethere isis aa greatgreat rotrot ofof sheepesheep, andand II knowknow
wln 1706notnot whatwhat toto dodo withwith themthem, II keepekeep openopen househouse forfor allall thethe beg-beggersbeg∣gersbeggars
wln 1707gers,
wln 1707inin somesome ofof mymy out-yardesoutyards, marrymarry theythey mustmust bringbring breadbread
wln 1708withwith themthem, II amam nono BakerBaker.
wln 1709WilWillWil SummerSummer.AsAs goodgood menmen asas youyou, andand hauehave thoughtthought nono
wln 1710scornescorn toto serueserve theirtheir prentishipsprenticeships onon thethe pillorypillory.
wln 1711SummerSummer.WinterWinter, isis thisthis thythy sonneson? hear’sthear’st howhow hehe talkestalks?
wln 1712WinterWinter.II amam hishis fatherfather, thereforetherefore maymay notnot speakespeak,
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wln 1713ButBut otherwiseotherwise II couldcould excuseexcuse hishis faultfault.
wln 1714SummerSummer.ChristmasChristmas, II telltell theethee plaineplain, thouthou artart aa snudgesnudge.
wln 1715AndAnd wertwere ’twert notnot thatthat wewe louelove thythy fatherfather wellwell,
wln 1716ThouThou shouldstshouldst hauehave feltfelt, whatwhat longs’longslongs toto AuariceAvarice.
wln 1717ItIt isis thethe honorhonorhonour ofof NobilityNobility,
wln 1718ToTo keepekeep highhigh dayesdays andand solemnesolemn festiualsfestivals:
wln 1719ThenThen, toto setset theirtheir magnificencemagnificence toto viewview,
wln 1720ToTo frolickfrolic openopen withwith theirtheir fauoritesfavoritesfavourites,
wln 1721AndAnd vseuse theirtheir neighboursneighborsneighbours withwith allall curtesiecourtesy,
wln 1722WhenWhen thouthou inin huggar muggerhugger-mugger spend’stspend’st thythy wealthwealth.
wln 1723AmendAmend thythy manersmanners, breathebreathe thythy rustyrusty goldgold:
wln 1724BountyBounty willwill winwin theethee louelove, whenwhen thouthou artart oldold.
wln 1725WilWillWil SummerSummer.IAyay, thatthat bountybounty wouldwould II fainefain meetemeet, toto borrowborrow
wln 1726moneymoney ofof, hehe isis fairelyfairly blestblessed now a dayesnowadays, thatthat scapesscapes blowesblows
wln 1727whenwhen hehe beggesbegs. VerbaVerba dandidandi &et reddendireddendi, goego togethertogether inin thethe
wln 1728GrammerGrammar rulerule: therethere isis nono giuinggiving butbut withwith conditioncondition ofof resto-restoringresto∣ringrestoring
wln 1729ring:
wln 1729ahah BenediciteBenedicite, wellwell isis hehe hathhath nono necessitienecessity ofof goldgold nene ofof su-sustenancesu∣stenancesustenance
wln 1730stenance;
wln 1730sloweslow goodgood haphap comescomes byby chancechance; flatteryflattery bestbest faresfares;
wln 1731ArtsArts areare butbut idleidle wareswares; fairefair wordswords wantwant giuinggiving hādshādshands; thethe LētoLetoLentoLeto
wln 1732begsbegs thatthat hathhath nono landslands; fiefie onon theethee thouthou scuruyscurvy knaueknave, thatthat hasthast
wln 1733noughtnaught, andand yetyet goestgoest brauebrave; aa prisonprison bebe thythy deathdeath bedbed, oror bebe
wln 1734hangdhanged allall sauesave thethe headhead.
wln 1735SummerSummer.Back-winterBack-winterbackwinter, standstand foorthforth.
wln 1736Vertum.VertumnusVertum.StandStand forthforth, stādstādstand forthforth, holdhold vpup youryour headhead, speakspeak outout.
wln 1737Back-winterBack-winter.WhatWhat, shouldshould II standstand? oror whetherwhether, shouldshould II gogo?
wln 1738SummerSummer.AutumneAutumn accusethaccuseth theethee ofof sundrysundry crimescrimes,
wln 1739WhichWhich heerehere thouthou artart toto cleareclear, oror toto confesseconfess.
wln 1740Back-winterBack-winter.WithWith theethee, oror AutumneAutumn, hauehave II noughtnaught toto dodo:
wln 1741II wouldwould youyou werewere bothboth hangedhanged faceface toto faceface.
wln 1742SummerSummer.IsIs thisthis thethe reuerencereverence thatthat thouthou ow’stow’stowest toto vsus?
wln 1743Back-winterBack-winter.WhyWhy notnot? whatwhat artart thouthou?
wln 1744ShaltShalt thouthou alwayesalways liuelive?
wln 1745AutumneAutumn.ItIt isis thethe veriestveriest DogDog inin ChristendomeChristendom.
wln 1746WinterWinter.That’sThat’s forfor hehe barkesbarks atat suchsuch aa knaueknave asas thouthou.
wln 1747Back-winterBack-winter.WouldWould II couldcould barkebark thethe sunnesun outout ofof thethe skysky,
wln 1748TurneTurn MooneMoon andand starresstars toto frozenfrozen MeteorsMeteors,
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wln 1749AndAnd makemake thethe OceanOcean aa drydry landland ofof YceIce,
wln 1750WithWith tempesttempest ofof mymy breathbreath, turneturn vpup highhigh treestrees,
wln 1751OnOn mountainesmountains heapeheap vpup secondsecond mountsmounts ofof snowesnow,
wln 1752WhichWhich meltedmelted intointo waterwater, mightmight fallfall downedown,
wln 1753AsAs fellfell thethe delugedeluge onon thethe formerformer worldworld.
wln 1754II hatehate thethe ayreair, thethe firefire, thethe SpringSpring, thethe yeareyear,
wln 1755AndAnd what so e’rewhatsoe’erwhat so e’er bringsbrings mankindemankind anyany goodgood.
wln 1756OO thatthat mymy lookeslooks werewere lightninglightning toto blastblast fruitesfruits!
wln 1757WouldWould II withwith thunderthunder presentlypresently mightmight dyedie,
wln 1758SoSo II mightmight speakespeak inin thunderthunder, toto slayslay menmen.
wln 1759EarthEarth, ifif II cannotcannot iniureinjure theethee enoughenough,
wln 1760IleI’ll bitebite theethee withwith mymy teethteeth, IleI’ll scratchseratchscratch theethee thusthus,
wln 1761IleI’ll beatebeat downedown thethe partitionpartition withwith mymy heelesheels,
wln 1762WhichWhich asas aa mud-vaultmud-vault seuerssevers hellhell andand theethee.
wln 1763SpiritsSpirits, comecome vpup, ’tis’tis II thatthat knockknock forfor youyou,
wln 1764OneOne thatthat enuiesenvies thethe worldworld, farrefar moremore thenthan youyou:
wln 1765ComeCome vpup inin millionsmillions, millionsmillions areare totooto fewfew,
wln 1766ToTo executeexecute thethe malicemalice II intendintend.
wln 1767SummerSummer.OO scelusscelus inaudituminauditum, OO voxvox damnatorumdamnatorum!
wln 1768NotNot ragingraging HæcubaHaecubaHecuba, whosewhose hollowhollow eyeseyes
wln 1769GaueGave suckesuck toto fiftiefifty sorrowessorrows atat oneone timetime,
wln 1770ThatThat midwifemid wifemidwifemid wife toto soso manymany murdersmurders waswas,
wln 1771VsdeUsed halfehalf thethe execrationsexecrations thatthat thouthou doostdost.
wln 1772Back-winterBack-winter.MoreMore II wilwill vseuse, ifif moremore II maymay preuaileprevail:
wln 1773Back-winterBack-winterbackwinter comescomes butbut seldomeseldom foorthforth abroadabroad,
wln 1774ButBut whenwhen hehe comescomes, hehe pinchethpincheth toto thethe proofeproof;
wln 1775WinterWinter isis mildemild, hishis sonneson isis roughrough andand sternestern.
wln 1776OuidOvid couldcould wellwell writewrite ofof mymy tyrrannytyranny,
wln 1777WhenWhen hehe waswas banishtbanished toto thethe frozenfrozen ZoaneZone.
wln 1778SummerSummer.AndAnd banishtbanished bebe thouthou frōfrōfrom mymy fertilefertile boundsbounds.
wln 1779WinterWinter, imprisonimprison himhim inin thythy darkedark CellCell,
wln 1780OrOr withwith thethe windeswinds, inin bellowingbellowing cauescaves ofof brassebrass,
wln 1781LetLet sternestern HipporlatosHipporlatos lockelock himhim vpup safesafe,
wln 1782Ne’reNe’erNever toto peepepeep foorthforth, butbut whenwhen thouthou faintfaint andand weakeweak
wln 1783Want’stWant’st himhim toto aydeaid theethee inin thythy regimentregiment.
wln 1784Back-winterBack-winter.II willwill peepepeep foorthforth, thythy kingdomekingdom toto supplantsupplant:
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wln 1785MyMy fatherfather II willwill quicklyquickly freezefreeze toto deathdeath,
wln 1786AndAnd thenthen solesole MonarchMonarch willwill II sitsit andand thinkethink,
wln 1787HowHow II maymay banishbanish theethee, asas thouthou doostdost meme.
wln 1788WinterWinter.II seesee mymy downefalldownfall writtenwritten inin hishis browesbrows:
wln 1789ConuayConvey himhim hencehence, toto hishis assignedassigned hellhell.
wln 1790FathersFathers areare giuengiven toto louelove theirtheir sonnessons tootoo wellwell.
wln 1791WilWillWil SummerSummer.NoNo byby mymy trothtroth, nornor mothersmothers neitherneither, II amam suresure
wln 1792II couldcould neuernever findefind itit. ThisThis Back-winterBack-winterbackwinter playesplays aa raylingrailing partpart toto
wln 1793nono purposepurpose, mymy smallsmall learninglearning findesfinds nono reasonreason forfor itit, exceptexcept asas
wln 1794aa Back-winterBack-winterbackwinter oror anan after winterafter-winterafter winter isis moremore ragingraging tempestuoustempestuous,
wln 1795andand violentviolent thenthan thethe beginningbeginning ofof WinterWinter, soso hehe bringsbrings himhim inin
wln 1796stampingstamping andand ragingraging asas ifif hehe werewere maddemad, whenwhen hishis fatherfather isis aa
wln 1797iollyjolly mildemild quietquiet oldeold manman, andand standsstands stillstill andand doesdoes nothingnothing.
wln 1798TheThe courtcourt acceptsaccepts ofof youryour meaningmeaning; youyou mightmight hauehave writwrit inin
wln 1799thethe margentmargentmargin ofof youryour play-bookeplaybook, LetLet therethere bebe aa fewefew rushesrushes
wln 1800laidelaid inin thethe placeplace wherewhere Back-winterBack-winterbackwinter shallshall tumbletumble, forfor fearefear ofof
wln 1801rayingraying hishis cloathesclothes: oror setset downedown, EnterEnter Back-winterBack-winterbackwinter, withwith hishis
wln 1802boyboy, bringingbringing aa brushbrush afterafter himhim, toto taketake offoff thethe dustdust ifif needneed re-requirere∣quirerequire
wln 1803quire.
wln 1803ButBut youyou willwill ne’rene’ernever hauehave anyany ward-robewardrobe witwit whilewhile youyou
wln 1804liuelive. II praypray youyou holdehold thethe bookebook wellwell, wewe bebe notnot nonplusnonplus inin thethe
wln 1805latterlatter endend ofof thethe playplay.
wln 1806SummerSummer.ThisThis isis thethe lastlast strokestroke, mymy toungstongue’stongues clockclock mustmust strikestrike,
wln 1807MyMy lastlast willwill, whichwhich II willwill thatthat youyou performeperform:
wln 1808MyMy crownecrown II hauehave disposdedisposed alreadyalready ofof.
wln 1809ItemItem, II giuegive mymy witheredwithered flowersflowers, andand herbesherbs,
wln 1810VntoUnto deaddead corsescorsescorpses, forfor toto deckedeck themthem withwith,
wln 1811MyMy shadyshady walkeswalks toto greatgreat mensmen’s seruitorsservitors,
wln 1812WhoWho inin theirtheir mastersmaster’s shadowesshadows walkewalk securesecure,
wln 1813MyMy pleasantpleasant openopen ayreair, andand fragrantfragrant smelssmells,
wln 1814ToTo CroydenCroyden andand thethe groundsgrounds abuttingabutting roundround,
wln 1815MyMy heateheat andand warmthwarmth toto toylingtoiling labourerslaborerslabourers,
wln 1816MyMy longlong dayesdays toto bondmenbondmen, andand prisonersprisoners,
wln 1817MyMy shortshort nightsnights toto youngyoung marriedmarried soulessouls,
wln 1818MyMy droughtdrought andand thirstthirst, toto drunkardsdrunkards’drunkards quenchlessequenchless throatesthroats,
wln 1819MyMy fruitesfruits toto AutumneAutumn mymy adoptedadopted heireheir,
wln 1820MyMy murmuringmurmuring springssprings, musiciansmusicians ofof sweetesweet sleepesleep,
wln 1821ToTo murmuringmurmuring male-contentsmalcontents, withwith theirtheir well tun’dewell-tunedwell tuned carescares,
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wln 1822Channel’dChanneledchanneled inin aa sweetesweet fallingfalling quaterzainequatorzain,
wln 1823DoDo lulllull theirtheir earesears asleepeasleep, listninglist’ninglistening themseluesthemselves.
wln 1824AndAnd finallyfinally, OOOh wordswords, nownow clensecleanse youryour coursecourse,
wln 1825VntoUnto ElizaEliza thatthat mostmost sacredsacred DameDame,
wln 1826WhomWhom nonenone butbut SaintsSaints andand AngelsAngels oughtought toto namename;
wln 1827AllAll mymy fairefair dayesdays remainingremaining, II bequeathbequeath
wln 1828ToTo waitewait vponupon herher tilltill sheshe bebe returndreturned.
wln 1829AutumneAutumn, II chargecharge theethee, whenwhen thatthat II amam deaddead,
wln 1830BeBe prestprestpressed andand seruiceableserviceable atat herher beckbeck,
wln 1831PresentPresent herher withwith thythy goodliestgoodliest ripenedripened fruitesfruits,
wln 1832VnclotheUnclothe nono ArborsArborsArbours wherewhere sheshe euerever satesat,
wln 1833TouchTouch notnot aa treetree, thouthou thinkstthink’stthinkst sheshe maymay passepass byby.
wln 1834AndAnd WinterWinter, withwith thythy wrythenwrithenwrythen frostiefrosty faceface,
wln 1835SmootheSmooth vpup thythy visagevisage whenwhen thouthou lookstlook’st onon herher,
wln 1836ThouThou neuernever lookstlook’st onon suchsuch brightbright maiestiemajesty:
wln 1837AA charmedcharmed circlecircle drawdraw aboutabout herher courtcourt,
wln 1838WhereinWherein warmewarm dayesdays maymay dauncedance, &and nono coldcold comecome,
wln 1839OnOn seasseas letlet windswinds makemake warrewar, notnot vexevex herher restrest,
wln 1840QuietQuiet incloseenclose herher bedbed, thoughtthought flyefly herher brestbreast.
wln 1841AhAh graciousgracious QueeneQueen, thoughthough SummerSummer pinepine awayaway,
wln 1842YetYet letlet thythy flourishingflourishing standstand atat aa staystay,
wln 1843FirstFirst droupedroop thisthis vniuersalsuniversal’suniversals agedaged frameframe,
wln 1844E’reEreere anyany maladymalady thythy strengthstrength shouldshould tametame:
wln 1845HeauenHeaven raiseraise vpup pillerspillars toto vpholduphold thythy handhand,
wln 1846PeacePeace maymay hauehave stillstill hishis templetemple inin thythy landland.
wln 1847LoeLolo, II hauehave saidsaid, thisthis isis thethe totalltotal summesum.
wln 1848AutumneAutumn andand WinterWinter, onon youryour faithfulnessefaithfulness,
wln 1849ForFor thethe performanceperformance II dodo firmelyfirmly buildebuild.
wln 1850FarewellFarewell, mymy friendsfriends, SummerSummer bidsbids youyou farewellfarewell,
wln 1851ArchersArchers, andand bowlersbowlers, allall mymy followersfollowers,
wln 1852AdieuA dieuAdieuA dieu, andand dwelldwell withwith desolationdesolation,
wln 1853SilenceSilence mustmust bebe youryour mastersmaster’s mansionmansion:
wln 1854SlowSlow marchingmarching thusthus, discenddescend II toto thethe feendsfiends.
wln 1855WeepeWeep heauensheavens, mournemourn earthearth, herehere SummerSummer endsends.
wln 1856HeereHere thethe SatyresSatyrsSatires andand Wood-nimphesWood-nymphswood-nymphs carrycarry himhim
wln 1857outout, singingsinging asas hehe camecame inin.
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wln 1858TheThe SongSong.
wln 1859AutumneAutumn hathhath allall thethe SummersSummer’sSummers fruitefullfruitful treasuretreasure,
wln 1860GoneGone isis ourour sportsport, fledfled isis poorepoor CroydensCroyden’s pleasurepleasure:
wln 1861ShortShort dayesdays, sharpesharp dayesdays, longlong nightsnights comecome onon a paceapace,
wln 1862AhAh whowho shallshall hidehide vsus, fromfrom thethe WintersWinter’s faceface?
wln 1863ColdeCold doothdoth increaseincrease, thethe sicknessesickness willwill notnot ceasecease,
wln 1864AndAnd herehere wewe lyelie GodGod knowesknows, withwith littlelittle easeease:
wln 1865FromFrom winterwinter, plagueplague &and pestilencepestilence, goodgood LordLord deliuerdeliver vsus.
wln 1866LondonLondon doothdoth mournemourn, LambithLambeth isis quitequite forlorneforlorn,
wln 1867TradesTrades crycry, WoeWoe worthworth, thatthat euerever theythey werewere borneborn:
wln 1868TheThe wantwant ofof TermeTerm, isis townetown andand CitiesCity’s harmeharmsharmeharms,
wln 1869CloseClose chamberschambers wewe dodo wantwant, toto keepekeep vsus warmewarm,
wln 1870LongLong banishedbanished mustmust wewe liuelive fromfrom ourour friendsfriends:
wln 1871ThisThis lowe builtlow-builtlow built househouse, willwill bringbring vsus toto ourour endsends.
wln 1872FromFrom winterwinter, plagueplague &and pestilencepestilence, goodgood LordLord deliuerdeliver vsus.
wln 1873WilWilSummerWillWilSummer SummerSummer.HowHow is’tis ’tis’t? howhow is’tis ’tis’t? youyou thatthat bebe ofof thethe grauergraver
wln 1874sortsort, dodo youyou thinkethink thesethese youthsyouths worthyworthy ofof aa PlauditePlaudite forfor pray-prayingpray∣ingpraying
wln 1875ing
wln 1875forfor thethe QueeneQueen, andand singingsinging ofof thethe LetanyLitanylitany? theythey areare poorepoor
wln 1876fellowesfellows II mustmust needesneeds saysay, andand hauehave bestowedbestowed greatgreat labourlaborlabour inin
wln 1877sowingsowing leauesleaves, andand grassegrass, andand strawestraw, andand mossemoss vponupon castcast
wln 1878suitessuits. YouYou maymay dodo wellwell toto warmewarm youryour handshands withwith clappingclapping,
wln 1879beforebefore youyou gogo toto bedbed, andand sendsend themthem toto thethe tauernetavern withwith merrymerry
wln 1880heartshearts. HereHere isis aa prettypretty boyboy comescomes withwith anan EpilogueEpilogue, toto getget[·]nterEnterEnter aa
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wln 1881himhim audacityaudacity. II praypray youyou sitsit stillstill aa littlelittle, andand hearehear himhim saysay hishis
wln 1882lessonlesson withoutwithout bookebook. ItIt isis aa goodgood boyboy, bebe notnot afraideafraid, turneturn
wln 1883thythy faceface toto mymy LordLord. ThouThou andand II willwill playplay atat poutchpoutchpouch, to mor-to morrowto mor|rowtomorrow
wln 1884row
wln 1884morningmorning forfor aa breakfastbreakfast. ComeCome andand sitsit onon mymy kneeknee, andand
wln 1885IleI’ll dauncedance theethee, ifif thouthou canstcanst notnot indureendure toto standstand.
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wln 1886TheThe EpilogueEpilogue.
wln 1887VLissesULyssesUlysses aa DwarffeDwarf, andand thethe prolocutorprolocutor forfor thethe GræciansGraeciansGrecians,
wln 1888gauegave meme leaueleave thatthat amam aa PigmeePigmypigmy, toto doedo anan EmbassageEmbassage
wln 1889toto youyou fromfrom thethe CranesCranes: GentlemenGentlemen (forfor KingsKings areare nono
wln 1890betterbetter) certainecertain humblehumble AnimalsAnimals, calledcalled ourour ActorsActors,
wln 1891commendcommend themthem vntounto youyou; whowho, whatwhat offenceoffenseoffence theythey hauehave com-committedcom∣mittedcommitted
wln 1892mitted,
wln 1892II knowknow notnot (exceptexcept itit bebe inin purloyningpurloining somesome houreshours outout
wln 1893ofof timestime’stimes treasurytreasury, thatthat mightmight hauehave beenebeen betterbetter imploydeemployed; butbut
wln 1894byby meme (thethe agentagent forfor theirtheir imperfectionsimperfections) theythey humblyhumbly crauecrave
wln 1895pardonpardon, ifif happilyhappily somesome ofof theirtheir termesterms hauehave troddetrodtrodden awryeawry, oror
wln 1896theirtheir tonguestongues stumbledslumbledstumbled vnwittinglyunwittingly onon anyany mansman’s contentcontent. InIn
wln 1897muchmuch CorneCorn isis somesome CockleCockle; inin aa heapeheap ofof coynecoin heerehere andand
wln 1898therethere aa peecepiece ofof CopperCopper; witwit hathhath hishis dregsdregs asas wellwell asas winewine;
wln 1899wordswords theirtheir wastewaste, InkeInk hishis blotsblots, eueryevery speechspeech hishis ParenthesisParenthesis,
wln 1900PoeticalPoetical furyfury, asas wellwell CrabbesCrabs asas SweetingsSweetings forfor hishis SummerSummer
wln 1901fruitesfruits. NemoNemo sapitsapit omnibusomnibus horishoris. TheirTheir follyfolly isis deceaseddeceased, theirtheir
wln 1902fearefear isis yetyet liuingliving. NothingNothing cancan killkill anan AsseAss butbut coldecold: coldecold
wln 1903entertainemententertainment, discouragingdiscouraging scoffesscoffs, authorizedauthorizedauthorised disgracesdisgraces,
wln 1904maymay killkill aa wholewhole litterlitter ofof youngyoung AssesAsses ofof themthem heerehere atat onceonce,
wln 1905thatthat hauehave traueldtraveledtravelled thusthus farrefar inin impudenceimpudence, onelyonly inin hopehope toto sitsit
wln 1906a sunninga-sunninga sunning inin youryour smilessmiles. TheThe RomanesRomans dedicateddedicated aa TempleTemple
wln 1907toto thethe feuerfever quartanequartanquartane, thinkingthinking itit somesome greatgreat GodGod, becausebecause
wln 1908itit shookeshook themthem soso: andand anotheranother, toto IllIll fortunefortune inin ExquilliisExquilliis
wln 1909aa MountaineMountain inin RoomeRomeRoom, thatthat itit shouldshould notnot plagueplague themthem atat
wln 1910CardesCards andand DiceDice. YourYour GracesGraces’grace’s frownesfrowns areare toto themthem shakingshaking
wln 1911feuersfevers, youryour leastleast disfauoursdisfavorsdisfavours, thethe greatestgreatest illill fortunefortune thatthat maymay
wln 1912betidebetide themthem. TheyThey cancan buildebuild nono TemplesTemples, butbut themseluesthemselves
wln 1913andand theirtheir bestbest indeuoursendeavorsendeavours, withwith allall prostrateprostrate reuerencereverence, theythey
wln 1914herehere dedicatededicate andand offeroffer vpup, wholywholly toto youryour seruiceservice. SisSis bonusbonus, OO
wln 1915fælixquefaelixquefelixquefaelixque tuistuis. ToTo makemake thethe godsgods merrymerry, thethe cœlestiallcoelestiallcelestial clowneclown
wln 1916VulcanVulcan tun’detuned hishis polt footpolt footepolt-footpolt foot, toto thethe measuresmeasures ofof ApolloesApollo’s
wln 1917LuteLute, andand daunstdanced aa limpinglimping GallyardGalliardGallyard inin IouesJove’sjove’s starriestarry hallhall.
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wln 1918ToTo makemake youyou merrymerry thatthat areare thethe GodsGods ofof ArtArt, andand guidesguides vn-vntovn∣tounto
wln 1919to
wln 1919heauenheaven, aa numbernumber ofof ruderude VulcansVulcansVulcan’s, vnweldyunwieldy speakersspeakers, ham-hammer-headedham∣mer-headedhammer-headed
wln 1920mer-headed
wln 1920clownesclowns (forfor soso itit pleasethpleaseth themthem inin modestiemodesty toto
wln 1921namename themseluesthemselves) hauehave setset theirtheir deformitiesdeformities toto viewview, asas itit werewere
wln 1922inin aa dauncedance herehere beforebefore youyou. BeareBear withwith theirtheir wantswants, lulllull me-melancholieme∣lancholiemelancholy
wln 1923lancholie
wln 1923asleepeasleep withwith theirtheir absurditiesabsurdities, andand expectexpect hereafterhereafter
wln 1924betterbetter fruitesfruits ofof theirtheir industrieindustry. LittleLittle creaturescreatures oftenoften terrifieterrify
wln 1925greatgreat beastsbeasts: thethe ElephantElephant flyethflieth fromfrom aa RammeRam, thethe LyonLion
wln 1926fromfrom aa CockCock andand fromfrom firefire; thethe CrocodileCrocodile fromfrom allall Sea-fishSea-fish,
wln 1927thethe WhaleWhale fromfrom thethe noysenoise ofof parchedparched bonesbones; lightlight toyestoys chasechase
wln 1928greatgreat carescares. TheThe greatgreatfoolegreat foolefool ToyToy hathhath mardemarred thethe playplay: GoodGood
wln 1929nightnight, GentlemenGentlemen; II gogo, letlet himhim bebe carryedcarried awayaway.
wln 1930WilWilSummerWillWilSummer SummerSummer.Is’tIs ’tIs’t truetrue IackanapesJackanapesjackanapes, doodo youyou serueserve meme soso? AsAs
wln 1931suresure asas thisthis coatecoat isis tootoo shortshort forfor meme, allall thethe PointsPoints ofof youryour hoasehose
wln 1932forfor thisthis areare condemndecondemned toto mymy pocketpocket, ifif youyou andand II e’ree’er playplay atat
wln 1933spannespan CounterCounter moremore. ValeteValete, spectatoresspectatores, paypay forfor thisthis sportsport
wln 1934withwith aa PlauditePlaudite, andand thethe nextnext timetime thethe windewind blowesblows fromfrom thisthis
wln 1935cornercorner, wewe willwill makemake youyou tenten timestimes asas merrymerry.
wln 1936BarbarusBarbarus hichic egoego sumsum, quiaquia nonnon
wln 1937intelligorintelligor vlliulli.
wln 1938FINISFINIS.
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