Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen CenturiesDawson, W. F. (William Francis)
History
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries
Dawson, W. F. (William Francis)
Christmas -- History
"In the end, they clapped their hands so long, that they went forth of
the colledge clapping.
"But in the midst of all this good liking wee were neere two
mischaunces, the one from Lycophron who lost a faire gold ring from
his finger, which notwithstanding all the hurleburly in the end of the
play, was soone found againe; the other from Periander, who, going to
kill his daughter Eugenia, did not so couch his dagger within his
hand, but that hee prickt her through all her attire, but (as God
would have it) it was onely a scratch and so it passed.
THE CONCLUSION.
"Many other thinges were in this yeare intended which neither were nor
could be performed. As the maske of Penelope's Wooer, with the State
of Telemachus, with a Controversie of Jrus and his ragged Company,
whereof a great parte was made. The devise of the Embassage from
Lubber-land, whereof also a parte was made. The Creation of White
Knights of the order of Aristotle's Well, which should bee sworne to
defend Aristotle against all authors, water against wine, footemen
against horsemen, and many more such like injunctions. A lottery for
those of the colledge or straungers as itt pleased them to draw, not
for matters of wealth, but only of mirth and witt. The triumph of all
the founders of the colledges in Oxford, a devise much thought on, but
it required more invention, more cost than the time would affoord. The
holding of a court leet and baron for the Prince, wherein there should
have beene leasses drawne, copies taken, surrenders made, all which
were not so much neglected as prevented by the shortnes of time and
want of money, better wits and richer daies may hereafter make upp
which was then lefte unperfect.
"Here some letters might be inserted, and other gratulatory messages
from divers friends to the Prince, but it is high time to make an end
of this tedious and fruitelesse relation, unlesse the knowledge of
trouble and vanity bee fruitefull.
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