Shirley, James · published 1637 · first performed or written 1633 [licensed for stage, Jul 3] (Annals) tragicomedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation typicality 0.73 · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
I do and thus prepared, delay My charms no longer, come away You spirits that attend upon, This powerful incantation, Have you brought that sacred juice, Which at such a time we use; Distil it gently I command, Holding his ears with other hand. Oh my ears. The more pain she puts you to now, the less you'll feel hereafter sir. Now rub his temples, forehead eke, Give his nose a gentle tweak. Strike of paleness, and bestow On either cheek a lusty blow; Take him by the hair and pull it, Now his heads free from sword and bullet. What will they do with the rest of my body? Grasp his neck till he groan twice, Oh, oh. Enough, now let the young man rise; Thus on his shoulders I dispense My wand to keep all bullets thence; And other weapons that would harm, Pinch him now on either arm, fairy-like. Oh, pox oath devil oh, On his breast give him a thump, And two kicks upon the rump. No circumstance must be forgot, To make him free from stick and shot; And now my potent charms are done, This man is free from sword and gun. Bounce, Y'are made for ever. Farewell to both, for now must I On my winged jennet fly. Suckle and Hoppo fetch long strides, By your mistress as she rides. Whether is she gone now? Home to a witch's upsitting, she's there By this time. Where? In Lapland, she will cross the sea in an eggshell, and upon land hath a thousand ways to convey herself in a minute, I did but whistle and she came to me. She knows your whistle belike, well art thou sure I am enchanted now? It concerns you to be sure on 't, and I must tell you one thing, if you make the least doubt on't, you'll endanger all, charms in this kind are nothing without the imagination, believe it, and if any sword or bullet have power to hurt you, ne'er trust your granam again. Nay nay, I do believe it, and will be valiant accordingly, they pinched and kicked me devilishly for all that. Y'are the better proof for't, you cannot be pinched or kicked too much in such a cause, what to be made slick and shot-free? now do I foresee you'll be Captain within these three days, you cannot avoid it sir, who will not honour that man whom the bullets are afraid of? The Princess. Repent your grace thought me a gentleman, If I fail in this duty. Not a syllable Of me. I am charmed. Happy success attend you. Your highness has much honoured me, and Lady I kiss your fair hand. Captain, Captain, a word. I am in haste now. Sure the Captain's afraid of me, he knows by instinct What I am. Your grace missed excellent mirth. 'tis done then, bid him follow us.
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I doe and thus prepar'd, delay My charmes no longer, come away You spirits that attend upon, This powerfull incantation, Have you brought that sacred juyce, Which at such a time we use; Distill it gently I command, Holding his eares with other hand. Oh my eares. The more paine she puts you to now, the lesse youle feele hereafter sir. Now rub his temples, forehead eke, Give his nose a gentle tweake. Strike of palenesse, and bestow On either cheeke a lusty blow; Take him by the haire and pull it, Now his heads free from sword and bullet. What will they doe with the rest of my body? Grape his necke till he groane twice, Oh, oh. Enough, now let the young man rise; Thus on his shoulders I dispence My wand to keepe all bullets thence; And other weapons that would harme, Pinch him now on either arme, fairy-like. Oh, pox othe devill oh, On his breast give him a thumpe, And two kickes upon the rumpe. No circumstance must be forgot, To make him free from sticke and shot; And now my potent charmes are done, This man is free from sword and gunne. Bounce, Y'are made for ever. Farewell to both, for now must I On my winged Gennet flye. Suckle and Hoppo fetch long strides, By your mistresse as she rides. Whether is she gone now? Home to a witches upsitting, she's there By this time. Where? In Lapland, she will crosse the sea in an eggeshell, and upon land hath a thousand wayes to convey her selfe in a minute, I did but whistle and she came to me. She knowes your whistle belike, well art thou sure I am inchanted now? It concernes you to be sure on▪t, and I must tell you one thing, if you make the least doubt on't, youle endanger all, charmes in this kind are nothing without the imagination, beleeve it, and if any sword or bullet have power to hurt you, nere trust your granam agen. Nay nay, I doe beleeve it, and will bee valiant accordingly, they pinch'd and kick'd me devillishly for all that. Y▪are the better proofe fort, you cannot be pinch'd or kickd too much in such a cause, what to be made slicke and shotfree? now doe I foresee youle be Captaine within these three dayes, you cannot avoyde it sir, who will not honour that man whom the bullets are afraid of? The Princesse. Repent your grace thought me a gentleman, If I faile in this duty. Not a syllable Of me. I am charm'd. Happy successe attend you. Your highnesse has much honourd me, and Lady I kisse your faire and. Captaine, Captaine, a word. I am in haste now. Sure the Captain's afraid of me, he knowes by instinct What I am. Your grace mist excellent mirth. Tis done then, bid him follow us.