Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 17 (nat, leaguer, assyrian, mowche, bashas, andalle…). Matches are highlighted.
the sea is calm & the king virtue ous. Your virtue does make Envy blush, and Envy stands amazed at your happiness. I come not to tell the art of fishing, nor the nature's of fish, nor their daintiness, but with a poor Fisher men wish, that all the hollow hearts to your Majesty were in my net, and if there be more then it will
Full speech
Maids fool, they be sea fish. Venus was born of the Sea, and 'tis rea son she should have maids to attend his. M ADAME, it is and old saying, There is no fishing to the sea, nor service to the King: but it holds when the sea is calm & the king virtue ous. Your virtue does make Envy blush, and Envy stands amazed at your happiness. I come not to tell the art of fishing, nor the nature's of fish, nor their daintiness, but with a poor Fisher men wish, that all the hollow hearts to your Majesty were in my net, and if there be more then it will hold, I would they were in the sea till I went thither a fishing. There be some so muddy minded, that they can not live in a clear river but a standing pool, as camels will not drink till they have troubled the water with their feet: so can they never staunch their thirst, till they have disturbed the state with their treacheries. Soft, these are no fancies for fisher men. Yes true hearts are as good as full purses, the one the sinews of war, the other the arms. A dish of fish is and unworthy present for a prince to accept: there be some carps amongst them, no carpers of states, if there be, I would they might be handled like carps, their tongues pulled out. Some perches there are I am sure, and if any perch higher than in duty they ought, I would they might suddenly pick over the perch for me. What so ever there is, if it be good it is all yours, most excellent Lady, that are best worthy of the grea test good.
Plot summary
Plot — The Royal Entertainment at Cowdray
. On arrival at Cowdray, the Queen is greeted by a porter, who tells her of a prophecy that the house will never be structurally sound until it is visited by the wisest, fairest, most fortunate of all. The three porters have waited many years for such a person, and two of them, despairing that she should even exist, have fallen asleep and been petrified. The remaining porter is glad that the Queen’s arrival has secured the house, and presents her with a golden key. On subsequent days, the Queen has a series of encounters in the grounds. On Monday, she goes hunting, meets a nymph, and is presented with a crossbow. On Tuesday, she meets a pilgrim, who invites her to deal with a ruffian who assaulted him ata nearby oak tree. The ruffian turns out to be a wild man who presents the tree as a symbol of the Queen’s ===== PAGE 91 ===== 1591 strength and happiness which is guarded carefully. The pilgrim was treated roughly because it is hard to tell who people really are: the pilgrim might actually have been a priest. On Wednesday, she meets an angler who is having trouble catching anything, partly because the Queen’s effulgent presence is frightening the fish. He banters with a netter, who expresses his loyalty to the Queen and presents her with a fish.