Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 17 (nat, leaguer, assyrian, mowche, bashas, andalle…). Matches are highlighted.
to the circumference of heaven, Is as a small point in Geometry, Whose greatness is so little, that a less Cannot be made: into that narrow room, Your quick imaginations we must charm, To turn that world: and (turned) again to partly it Into large kingdoms, and within one moment, To carry Fortunatus on the wings Of active thought,
some usurping hand hath been deposed From all his royalties: even such a soul, Such eyes, such heart swollen big with sighs and tears, The star-crossed son of Fortunatus wears. The thoughts crowned him a Monarch in the morn, Yet now he's bandied by the Seas in scorn, From wave to wave: his golden treasures spoil Makes him in desperate
Full speech
The world to the circumference of heaven, Is as a small point in Geometry, Whose greatness is so little, that a less Cannot be made: into that narrow room, Your quick imaginations we must charm, To turn that world: and (turned) again to partly it Into large kingdoms, and within one moment, To carry Fortunatus on the wings Of active thought, many a thousand miles. Suppose then since you last beheld him here, That you have sailed with him upon the seas, And leapt with him upon the Asian shores, Been feasted with him in the Tartars palace, And all the Courts of each Barbarian kings: From whence (being called by some unlucky star,) (For happiness never continues long) Help me to bring him back to Arragon; Where for his pride (Riches make all men proud) On a slight quarrel, by a covetous Earl, Fortune's dear minion is imprisoned: There think you see him fit with folded arms, Tears dropping down his cheeks, his white hairs torn, His legs in rusty fetters, and his tongue Bitterly cursing that his squint-eide soul Did not make choice of wisdom's sacred love; Fortune (to triumph in unconstancy), From prison bails him; (liberty is wild) For being set free, he Like a lusty eagle, Cuts with his venturous feathers through the sky, And lights not till he finds the Turkish court. Thither transport your eyes, and there behold him, Reveling with the Emperor of the East; From whence (through fear) for safeguard of his life, (Flying into the arms of ugly night,) Suppose you see him brought to Babylon; And that the Sun (clothed all in fire) hath rid One quarter of his hight celestial way With the bright morning, and that in this instant, He and the Soldan meet, but what they say, Listen you, the talk of Kings none dare bewray. Exit. Gentles, if ere you have beheld the passion, The combats of his soul who being a king, By some usurping hand hath been deposed From all his royalties: even such a soul, Such eyes, such heart swollen big with sighs and tears, The star-crossed son of Fortunatus wears. The thoughts crowned him a Monarch in the morn, Yet now he's bandied by the Seas in scorn, From wave to wave: his golden treasures spoil Makes him in desperate language to entreat, The winds to spend their fury on his life: But they (being mild in tyranny) or scorning To triumph in a wretches funeral, Toss him to Cyprus. Oh what treachery Cannot this Serpent gold entice us to? He robs his brother of the Souldan's prize, And having God his wish (the wishing Hat) He does not (as he voud) seek misery, But Hope's by that to win his purse again, And in that Hope from Cyprus is he fled. If your swift thoughts clap on their wonted wings, In Genoway may you take this fugitive, Where having cozened many Jewellers, To England back he comes, step but to court, And there (disguizde) you find him bargoning For Jewels with the beauteous Agripyne, Who wearing at her side the virtuous purse, He clasps her in his arms, and as a Raven, Gripping the tender-hearted Nightingale, So flies he with her, (wishing) in the air, To be transported to some wilderness: Enter Andelocia and Agripyne. Imagine this the place: see here they come. Since they themselves have tongues, mine shall be dumb.
Plot summary
Plot — Old Fortunatus
Fortunatus gets lost in a wood and falls asleep. He is found by Fortune, attended by fallen kings who complain of her capricious control of their destiny. To spite them, she decides to advance Fortunatus’ fortunes, and offers him a choice of six gifts: wisdom, strength, health, beauty, longevity, or riches. He chooses wealth, and she gives him a purse which will always contain ten gold pieces, of legal tender wherever he may be. Fortunatus travels the world, visiting potentates, and bestows bottomless purses on every host. The Sultan of Babylon boats of his collection of treasures, and shows him the finest: an old hat which will transport its wearer anywhere in an instant. By a ruse, the Sultan puts it on Fortunatus’ head, and he wishes himself back home to Cyprus, thereby acquiring possession of the hat. Fortune decides that he has abused her gifts and reminds him that he did not choose long life or wisdom. He will die at the height of his fortunes with his sins black upon his soul, and will have no opportunity to repent. He dies there and then, leaving the purse and hat to his sons. The virtuous Ampedo takes the hat, while his imprudent younger brother Andelocia has the purse. Andelocia goes to England, where the Prince of Cyprus is wooing the King’s daughter, Agrippine; she is also loved by the melancholy French prisoner Orleans. On arrival, Andelocia is bountiful with largesse, which leaves King Athelstan itching to take him down a peg or two, and eager to learn the source of his riches. When Andelocia plans a magnificent banquet for his hosts, Athelstan orders that nobody is to supply him with any fuel: it will end up being a cold, unappetizing meal. Andelocia dances with Agrippine, and she takes him off to get to know him better. She then drugs him and takes the magic purse as he sleeps, leaving behind a copy. On waking, Andelocia finds that the King’s orders leave him unable to provide the banquet, and the Princess has left him without the wherewithal even to try to pay for it. Andelocia returns home to Cyprus and steals the wishing hat from Ampedo. He acquires some jewels by trickery and returns to England posing as a jeweller. Using the hat, he abducts Agrippine and takes her to a hot country. The climate doesn’t agree with her, so he climbs a tree to pick her a juicy apple; but while he’s up there, she puts on the wishing hat and goes home. Andelocia consoles himself by eating the apple, but it is one of the apples of Vice, sweet with a bitter…