Shirley, James · published 1635 · first performed or written 1631 [licensed for stage, May 4] (Annals) tragedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.80 · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
So we should be inconstant. Why not, if our reason be Convinced, that's no such fault as the world goes: Let us examine all the creatures, read The book of Nature through, and we shall find Nothing doth still the same, the stars do wander And have their divers influence, the Elements Shuffle into innumerable changes, Our constitutions vary, Herbs, and Trees Admit their Frosts and Summer: and why then Should our desires, that are so nimble, and More subtle than the spirits in our blood, Be such stayed things within us, and not share Their natural liberty, shall we admit a change In smaller of things, and not allow it in What most of all concerns us? What? Our Loves? Have you a suspicion I am changed, and thus Would school me for it, or shall I imagine That you are altered. Yes, I am, and therefore Proclaim thy freedom, I do love thee less, To show I love thee more. What riddle's this. I will explain, upon maturity Of Council Oriana, I have found I am not worthy of thee, therefore come To make thee satisfaction for my sin Of loving thee, by pointing out a way, And person, will become thy affection better. You have a pretty humour. What dost think Of brave Pisano, shall his merit plead Succession in thy chaste thoughts? I do know him. Thou canst not choose, and I could study none Worthy thy love but him. 'tis very likely you would resign then. I to honour thee, His service will deserve thee at the best, And richest value. Why it shall be so. Nay but be serious, and declare me happy That I may say, I have made thee just amends. I will thank thee. Why sir I do love him. Oh when did Cupid aim that golden shaft But dost thou love him perfectly with a Desire, when sacred rites of marriage Are passed, to meet him in thy bed, and call him Thy husband? Why sir, did you ever think I was so taken with your worth, and person, I could not love another Lord as well? By your favour, there be many as proper men, And as deserving, you may save your plea, And be assured I need no lesson to Direct my fancy, I did love Pisano, Before, but for your sake, I mean to place him, A great deal nearer, sure he does but jest. You did love me. Now by my heart. I love thee. This act shall crown our story Oriana, Thou dost not know how much thou honourest me, For he's not in the common list of friends, And he does love thee past imagination Next his religion, he has placed the thought Of Oriana, he sleeps nothing else. And I shall wake him into Heaven, to say Thou hast consented to be his.
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So we should be inconstant. Why not, if our reason be Convincd, that's no such fault as the world goes: Let us examine all the creatures, reade The booke of Nature through, and we shall finde Nothing doth still the same, the stars do wander And have their divers influence, the Elements Shuffle into innumerable changes, Our constitutions varie, Hearbs, and Trees Admit their Frosts and Summer: and why then Should our desires, that are so nimble, and More subtill then the spirits in our blood, Be such stayd things within us, and not share Their naturall liberty, shall we admit a change In smaller of things, and not allow it in What most of all concernes us? What? Our Loves? Have you a suspition I am changd, and thus Would schoole me for it, or shall I imagine That you are alterd. Yes, I am, and therefore Proclaime thy freedome, I doe love thee lesse, To shew I love thee more. What riddle's this. I will explaine, upon maturity Of Councell Oriana, I haue found I am not worthy of thee, therefore come To make thee satisfacton for my sinne Of loving thee, by pointing out a way, And person, will become thy affection better. You have a pretie humour. What dost thinke Of brave Pisano, shall his merit pleade Succession in thy chast thoughts? I doe know him. Thou canst not chuse, and I could study none Worthy thy love but him. Tis very likely you would resigne then. I to honor thee, His service will deserve thee at the best, And richest value. Why it shall bee so. Nay but be serious, and declare me happy That I may say, I have made thee just amends. I will thank thee. Why sir I doe love him. Oh when did Cupid aime that golden shaft But dost thou love him perfectly with a Desire, when sacred rites of marriage Are past, to meet him in thy bed, and call him Thy husband? Why sir, did you ever thinke I was so taken with your worth, and person, I could not love another Lord as well? By your favour, there be many as proper men, And as deserving, you may save your plea, And be assurd I need no lesson to Direct my fancie, I did love Pisano, Before, but for your sake, I meane to place him, A great deale neerer, sure he does but jeast. You did love mee. Now by my heart. I love thee. This act shall crowne our storie Oriana, Thou dost not know how much thou honorest me, For hees not in the common▪ list of freinds, And he does love thee past imagination Next his religion, he has plac'd the thought Of Oriana, hee sleepes nothing else. And I shall wake him into Heauen, to say Thou hast consented to be his.