Massinger, Philip · published 1636 · first performed or written 1627 [licensed for stage, Jul 5] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.76 · 496 words
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Nay, no more of this. You shall o'ercome; no more I pray you sir. And what delights, Pray you be liberal In your relation, hath the Country life Afforded you? All pleasures gracious madam, But the happiness to converse with your sweet virtues. I had a grave instructor, and my hours Designed to serious Studies yielded me Pleasure with profit in the knowledge of What before I was ignorant in. The Signior Carolode Charomonte being skilful To guide me through the labyrinth of wild passions, That laboured to imprison my free soul A slave to vicious Sloth. You speak him well. But short of his deserts. Then for the time Of recreation I was allowed (Against the form followed by jealous Parents In Italy) full liberty to partake His daughters sweet society. She's a virgin Happy in all endowments, which a Poet Could fancy in his Mistress: being herself A School of goodness, where chaste Maids may learn (Without the aids of foreign Principles) By the example of her life and pureness To be as she is, excellent. I but give you A brief Epitome of her virtues, which Dilated on at large, and to their merit, Would make an ample Story. Your whole age So spent with such a Father, and a Daughter, Could not be tedious to you. True great Princess: And now since you have pleased to grant the hearing Of my Time's expense in the Country, give me leave To entreat the favour, to be made acquainted What service, or what objects in the Court Have in your Excellence acceptance, proved Most gracious to you? I'll meet your demand, And make a plain discovery. The Duke's care For my estate and person holds the first And choicest place. Then the respect the Courtiers Pay gladly to me, not to be contemned. But that which raised in me the most delight (For I am a friend to valour) was to hear The noble actions truly reported Of the brave Count Sanazarro. I profess When it hath been, and fervently delivered. How boldly in the horror of a fight Covered with fire and smoke, and as if nature Had lent him wings, like lightning he hath fall'n Upon the Turkish Galleys, I have heard it With a kind of pleasure, which hath whispered to me This Worthy must be cherished. 'T was a bounty You never can repent. I glory in it. And when he did return (but still with conquest) His Armour off not young Antinous Appeared more Courtly; all the Graces that Render a man's Society dear to Ladies, Like Pages waiting on him, and it does Work strangely on me. To divert your thoughts Though they are fixed upon a noble subject, I am a suitor to you. You will ask I do presume, what I may grant, and then It must not be denied. It is a favour For which I hope your Excellence will thank me. Nay, without circumstance.
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Nay, no more of this. You shall o'recome; no more I pray you sir. And what delights, Pray you be liberall In your relation, hath the Country life Afforded you? All pleasures gracious Madame, But the happinesse to converse with your sweet vertues. I had a grave Instructer, and my houres Design'd to serious Studies yeelded me Pleasure with profit in the knowledge of What before I was ignorant in. The Signior Carolode Charomonte being skilfull To guide me through the labyrinth of wilde passions, That labour'd to imprison my free soule A slave to vitious Sloath. You speake him well. But short of his deserts. Then for the time Of recreation I was allow'd (Against the forme follow'd by jealous Parents In Italy) full liberty to pertake His daughters sweet society. She's a virgin Happy in all endowments, which a Poet Could fancie in his Mistresse: being her selfe A Schoole of goodnesse, where chast Mayds may learne (Without the aydes of forraigne Principles) By the example of her life and purenesse To be as she is, excellent. I but give you A briefe Epitome of her vertues, which Dilated on at large, and to their merit, Would make an ample Story. Your whole age So spent with such a Father, and a Daughter, Could not be tedious to you. True great Princesse: And now since you have pleas'd to grant the hearing Of my times expence in the Country, give me leave To entreate the favour, to be made acquainted What service, or what objects in the Court Have in your Excellence acceptance, prov'd Most gracious to you? I'll meete your demand, And make a plaine discovery. The Dukes care For my estate and person holds the first And choycest place. Then the respect the Courtiers Pay gladly to me, not to be contemn'd. But that which rais'd in me the most delight (For I am a friend to valour) was to heare The noble actions truly reported Of the brave Count Sanazarro. I professe When it hath beene, and fervently deliver'd. How boldly in the horror of a fight Cover'd with fire and smoake, and as if nature Had lent him wings, like lightning he hath falne Upon the Turkish Gallies, I have heard it With a kinde of pleasure, which hath whisper'd to me This Worthy must be cherish'd. 'T was a bounty You never can repent. I glory in it. And when he did returne (but still with conquest) His Armour off not young Antinous Appear'd more Courtly; all the Graces that Render a mans Society deere to Ladies, Like Pages wayting on him, and it does VVorke strangely on me. To divert your thoughts Though they are fixt upon a noble subject, I am a suitor to you. You will aske I doe presume, what I may grant, and then It must not be deni'd. It is a favour For which I hope your Excellence will thank me. Nay, without circumstance.