Berkeley, William · published 1638 · first performed or written 1637 [1637-1638] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
Though she bring Thunder in her hand, I will not fail to come. And though I cannot credit that your power can procure it, My hope's it should be so, will overcome my reason. Ladies, I am your servant. Madam, I cannot stay to know particulars, Of what hath passed betwixt you and the Prince: Only tell me how he relished your saying, you Were promised to ERGASTO? Respects to one I seemed to have made choice of, Made him forbear his Character: But shall not I be punished seeming to prefer, One so unworthy both to EUGENIO, and this noble Prince? The gods give us permission to be false, When they exclude us from all other ways, Which may preserve our faith. Longer I dare not stay, I am your servant. Now we are met, what shall we do to keep us together? Let's take some argument may last an hour of mirth. If you'll have ERGASTO be of the parley, it must Be of the Ladies, for he is desperately in love. If the disease grow old in him, I'll pay the physician; But be it so, and let it be lawful to change as often as we will. What the Ladies? The discourse of them, and themselves too, if we Could arrive to it: but what is she you love? One that I would sacrifice half my life, To have but a weeks enjoying of. At these games of love we set all; but the best is, We cannot stake, and there's no loss of credit in the breaking. CLEON, hast thou seen him with his Mistress? Yes; and he stands gazing on her, as if he were begging Of an Alms. 'Tis not ill done; but does he not speak to her? Never, but in Hyperboles; tells her, her eyes are Stars, Which Astronomers should only study to know our Fate by. 'Tis not amiss, if she have neither of the extremes. What do you intend? I mean, neither so ill favoured, as to have No ground for what we say, for their belief Will hardly enter; nor so handsome, as to have It often spoken to her: For your indifferent beauties Are those whom flattery surpriseth, there being So natural a love and opinion of ourselves, That we are adapted to believe that men are rather Deceived in us, than abuse us. Your limitation takes away much of my answer: But grant all that you say, I have no hope of Obtaining my Mistress. Then thou hast yet a year of happiness: But why I prithee? She is so deserving, she thinks none worthy Of her affections, and so can love none. You have more cause to doubt, that she will never Affect you, than that already she is not in love: What a young handsome Lady, that carries the flame of her heart in her cheeks, not have yet seen any one to desire? 'tis impossible.
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Though she bring Thunder in her hand, I will not faile to come. And though I cannot credit that your power can procure it, My hope's it should be so, will overcome my reason. Ladies, I am your servant. Madam, I cannot stay to know particulars, Of what hath pass'd betwixt you and the Prince: Onely tell me how he relisht your saying, you Were promis'd to ERGASTO? Respects to one I seem'd to have made choise of, Made him forbeare his Character: But shall not I be punish'd seeming to prefer, One so unworthy both to EVGENIO, and this noble Prince? The gods give us permission to be false, When they exclude us from all other waies, Which may preserve our faith. Longer I dare not stay, I am your servant. Now we are met, what shall we doe to keep us together? Let's take some argument may last an houre of mirth. If you'le have ERGASTO be of the parley, it must Be of the Ladies, for he is desperately in love. If the disease grow old in him, I'le pay the physitian; But be it so, and let it be lawfull to change as often as we will. What the Ladies? The discourse of them, and themselves too, if we Could arrive to it: but what is she you love? One that I would sacrifice halfe my life, To have but a weekes enjoying of. At thesegames of love we set all; but the best is, We cannot stake, and there's no losse of credit in the breaking. CLEON, hast thou seene him with his Mistresse? Yes; and he stands gazing on her, as if he were begging Of an Almes. 'Tis not ill done; but does he not speake to her? Never, but in Hyperbolies; tels her, her eyes are Stars, Which Astronomers should onely study to know our Fate by. 'Tis not amisse, if she have neither of the extreames. What doe you intend? I meane, neither so ill favoured, as to have No ground for what we say, for their beleefe Will hardly enter; nor so handsome, as to have It often spoken to her: For your indifferent beauties Are those whom slattery surpriseth, there being So naturall a love and opinion of our selves, That we are adapted to beleeve that men are rather Deceived in us, than abuse us. Your limitation takes away much of my answer: But grant all that you say, I have no hope of Obtaining my Mistresse. Then thou hast yet a yeare of happinesse: But why I prethee? She is so deserving, she thinkes none worthy Ofher affections, and so can love none. You have more cause to doubt, that she will never Affect you, than that already she is not in love: What a yong handsome Lady, that carries the flame of her heart in her cheeks, not have yet seen any one to desire? 'tis impossible.