The English moralities from the point of view of allegory Volume 2 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...Moros comes in, pretending to read a book, but in reality translating its contents into an unintelligible jargon, and at the same time keeping a shrewd weather-eye open for Discipline. He gladly joins the three Vices, who introduce themselves to him by their assumed names, and give him thorough instruction in various forms of sin. Idlenesse persuades him to throw his book away, and gives him a pack of cards instead. Wrath presents him with a sword, with instructions on the proper way to avenge an insult with it, and Moros is brandishing his new weapon with a lively appearance of manliness when Discipline suddenly appears. Then his new-found courage quickly deserts him, and he throws away the sword and hides. His friends urge him to attack Discipline, but he is in a pitiful state of terror, and they finally go out, taking him with them, and leaving Discipline to comment on the evident results of lax training on the part of parents. After Discipline has made his mournful exit Fortune appears, proclaiming her power. Incontinencie joins her, and she tells him of her intention to raise Moros to a position of honor and wealth. Seeing that vulgares will me not prayse For exalting good men and sapient, I will get me a name an other wayes, That is, by erecting fooles insipient. When Moros next appears he is a man in the prime of life, a greater fool than ever, and enjoying the wealth which Fortune has sent him. His chief confidant and friend now is Ignorance, a very sage person, of the same general type as Folly in Magnyfycence (who explains that he is no fool himself though he makes fools of others). With Ignorance, who introduces himself as Antiquitie, are associated Impietie, alias Philosophic, and Crueltie, alias Prudence. Moros receives them unquestioningly and...