Gascoigne, George / Kinwelmershe, Francis / Yelverton, ChristopherEuripides / Dolce, Lodovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 463 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
I can not choose, dear son, but disallow This thy too hasty, hot desire of death: For if thy life thou settest all so light, Yet oughtest thou thy father me respect, Who as I draw the more to lumpish age, So much more need have I to crave thine aid: Ne will I yet, with stubborn tongue deny, " That for his common weal to spend his life, Doth win the subject high renowned name. " But how? in armour to defend the state, Not like a beast to bleed in sacrifice: And therewithal, if any should consent To such a death, then should the same be I, That have prolonged life even long enough, Ne many days have I now to draw on. And more avail might to the country come, Dear son, to hold that lusty life of thine That art both young and eke of courage stout, Than may by me that feeble am and old. Then live dear son in high prosperity, And give me leave that worthy am to die. Yet worthy were not that unworthy change. If such a death bring glory, give it me, Not you, but me, the heavens call to die. We be but one in flesh and body both. I father aught; so ought not you, to die. If thou son die, think not that I can line: Then let me die, and so shall he first die, That aught to die, and yet but one shall die. Although I, father, ought t'obey your hests, Yet evil were not to this yield your will. Thy wit is wily for to work this woe. Oh, tender pity moveth me thereto. " A beast is he, that kills himself with knife, Of pity to preserve another's life. " Yet wise is he, that doth obey the Gods. The Gods will not the death of any wight. " Whose life they take, they give him life also. But thou dost strive to take thy life thyself. Nay them to obey, that will I shall not live. What fault, O son, condemneth thee to death? " Who liveth (father) here without a fault? I see no guilt in thee that death deserves. But God it seeth that every secret seeth. how should we know what is the will of God? We know it then, when he reveals the same. As though he would come down to tell it us. By divers means his secrets he discloseth. Oh, fond is he, who thinks to understand The mysteries of ioue his secret mind: And for to end this controversy here, Lo thus I say, I will we both live yet: Prepare thee then, my hests to hold and keep, And pull a down that stubborn heart of thine.
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I can not chuse, deare sonne, but disalow This thy too hastie, hote desire of death: For if thy life thou settest all so lighte, Yet oughtest thou thy father me respect, Who as I drawe the more to lumpishe age, So much more néede haue I to craue thine ayde: Ne will I yet, with stubborne tong denye, "That for his common weale to spende his life, "Doth win the subiect high renoumed name. "But howe? in armoure to defende the state, "Not like a beast to bléede in sacrifice: And therewithall, if any should consent To such a death, then should the same be I, That haue prolonged life euen long enough, Ne many dayes haue I nowe to drawe on. And more auaile might to the countrie come, Deare sonne, to holde that lustie life of thine That arte both yong and eke of courage stout, Than may by me that féeble am and olde. Then liue deare sonne in high prosperitie, And giue me leaue that worthy am to dye. Yet worthy were not that vnworthy chaunge. If such a death bring glorie, giue it me, Not you, but me, the heauens cal to die. We be but one in flesh and body both. I father ought; so ought not you, to die. If thou sonne die, thinke not that I can line: Then let me die, and so shall he first die, That ought to die, and yet but one shal die. Although I, father, ought t'obey your hestes, Yet euil were not to this yelde your wil. Thy wit is wylie for to worke this wo. Oh, tender pittie moueth me thereto. "A beast is he, that kils himselfe with knife, "Of pittie to preserue an others life. "Yet wise is he, that doth obey the Gods. The Gods will not the death of any wight. "Whose life they take, they giue him life also. But thou dost striue to take thy life thy selfe. Nay them to obey, that will I shall not liue. What fault, O sonne, condemneth thée to death? "Who liueth (father) here without a fault? I sée no gylte in thée that death deserues. But God it séeth that euery secrete séeth. Howe shoulde we knowe what is the will of God? We knowe it then, when he reueales the same. As though he woulde come doune to tell it vs. By diuers meanes his secrets he discloseth. Oh, fonde is he, who thinkes to vnderstand The mysteries of oue his secrete mynde: And for to ende this controuersie here, Loe thus I say, I will we both liue yet: Prepare thée then, my hestes to holde and kéepe, And pull a downe that stubborne heart of thyne.