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 0.84 · 437 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
And swear so deeply, That if all women's beauties were in this (As she's not to be named with the dead Duchess.) Nay, all their virtues bound up in one story (Of which mine is scarce an Epitome) If you should take her as a wife, the weight Of your perjuries would sink you. If I durst I had told you this before. 'Tis strong truth Carolo, And yet what was necessity in us Cannot free them from treason. There's your error. The Prince in care to have you keep your vows Made unto heaven, vouchsafed to love my daughter. He told me so indeed Sir. And the Count Averred as much to me. You all conspire To force our mercy from us. Which given up To after-times, preserves you unforsworn, An Honour, which will live upon your Tomb When your Greatness is forgotten. Though we know All this is practice, and that both are false, Such reverence we will pay to dead Clarinda, And to our serious oaths, that we are pleased With our own hand to blind our eyes, and not Know what we understand. Here Giovanni We pardon thee, and take from us in this, More than our Dukedom, love her. As I part With her, all thoughts of women fly fast from us. Sanazarro, we forgive you. In your service To this Princess merit it. Yet let not others That are in trust and grace, as you have been, By the example of our lenity, Presume upon their sovereign's clemency. Long live great Cozimo. Sure the Duke is In the giving vain they are so loud. Come on Spouse, We have heard all, and we will have our boon too. What is't? That your Grace, in remembrance of My share in a dance, and that I played your part When you should have drunk hard, would get this Signiors grant To give this Damsel to me in the Church, For we are contracted; in it you shall do Your Dukedom pleasure. How? Why the whole race Of such as can act naturally fools parts, Are quite worn out, and they that do survive, Do only zany us; and we will bring you, If we die not without issue, of both sexes Such chopping mirth-makers, as shall preserve Perpetual cause of sport, both to your Grace, And your posterity, that sad melancholy Shall ne'er approach you. We are pleased in it, And will pay her portion. May the passage prove Of what's presented, worthy of your love, And favour, as was aimed, and we have all That can in compass of our wishes fall.
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And sweare so deeply, That if all vvomens beauties were in this (As she's not to be nam'd with the dead Dutchess.) Nay, all their vertues bound up in one story (Of which mine is scarce an Epitome) If you should take her as a vvife, the waight Of your perjuries would sink you. If I durst I had told you this before. 'Tis strong truth Carolo, And yet what was necessity in us Cannot free them from treason. There's your error. The Prince in care to have you keepe your vowes Made unto heaven, vouchsaf'd to love my daughter. He told me so indeed Sir. And the Count Averr'd as much to me. You all conspire To force our mercy from us. VVhich giv'n up To after-times, preserves you unforsworne, An Honor, which will live upon your Tombe When your Greatnesse is forgotten. Though we know All this is practise, and that both are false, Such reverence we will pay to dead Clarinda, And to our serious oathes, that we are pleas'd VVith our owne hand to blinde our eyes, and not Know what we understand. Here Giovanni VVe pardon thee, and take from us in this, More then our Dukedome, love her. As I part VVith her, all thoughts of vvomen flie fast from vs. Sanazarro, we forgive you. In your service To this Princesse merit it. Yet let not others That are in trust and grace, as you have beene, By the example of our lenity, Presume upon their Soveraignes clemencie. Long live great Cozimo. Sure the Duke is In the giving vaine they are so lowd. Come on Spouse, We have heard all, and we will have our boone too. What is't? That your Grace, in remembrance of My share in a dance, and that I play'd your part When you should have drunk hard, would get this Signiors grant To give this Damsell to me in the Church, For we are contracted; in it you shall doe Your Dukedome pleasure. How? Why the whole race Of such as can act naturally fooles parts, Are quite worne out, and they that doe survive, Doe onely zanie us; and we will bring you, If we die not without issue, of both sexes Such chopping mirth-makers, as shall preserve Perpetuall cause of sport, both to your Grace, And your posterity, that sad melancholly Shall ne're approach you. We are pleas'd in it, And will pay her portion. May the passage prove Of what's presented, worthy of your love, And favour, as was aym'd, and we have all That can in compasse of our vvishes fall.