Shirley, James · published 1638 · first performed or written 1637 [licensed for stage, Apr 23, 1638] (Annals) not in BritDrama · St. Werburgh Street, Dublin T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.81 · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
My Lord you now deserve I should Be yours whom with the hazard of the king's Anger, and your own life you have defended; There is a spring of honour here, and too it i'th' presence of the King, his Court and Heaven, I dare now give my heart; nor is't without My duty to a promise. Now you make Octavio happy. 'tis to my desires, and I dare wish you joys; forgive this practice; Nay pretty Domitilla I did this But to divert more happily thy thoughts f me, who have not paide yet the full tribute To my Cesaria's dust; again let me Congratulate thy choice in young Octavio, Whose birth and forward virtue will deserve thee; Brother and sister love, and wish them happiness. Theo. May all joys spring within their hearts. Duke. I must present this gentleman to be more known to you Octav. I hope you are no enemy to this blessing. Sim. I add what doth become a most glad mother, blessing to your loves. Noble Riviero. I live again by your acknowledgement. Sir you may trust my testimony; Alvarez Letter is now an argument of his safety, Who is yet living to increase the guilt Of false Montalto. Welcome; 'tis thy life That hath reversed Montalto's doom, whose sentence Now shall be only banishment; our hearts Are full and sprightly; nothing wants but to Perfect with holy ceremony, what Your hearts have sealed; mirth in each bosom flows, Distraction never had so sweet a close. our Poet doth forget his Play; There is something he would pay Due to your greatness, and the day Which by a revolution of the sphere Is proud to open the New year. And having looked on you, hath hid his face, And Changed his robe with Stars to grace And light you going to bed, so wait With trembling Lustre on your state. Shine brighter yet, y'are not the same Clear Lamps you were shine like the name Of him I bow too, while aflame Active, and burning here with pure desires Shall equal the best borrowed fires. May health, the bosom's friend, stream through your blood, And know no ebb of the chaste flood, And though time shift, and years renew, May yet the Spring be still in you. May She, whom heaven hath sweetly graced And in your noble bosom placed, Whose heart by only yours embraced, Hath made one true, and holy Gordian, prove Fruitful in Children, as in love. And may this fair Top-branch, whose early bloom Doth promise all the fruit can come To virtue, and your name be blessed, And live a story to the rest. All Honour with your fame in crease, In your bosom dwell soft peace, And justice, the true root of these; Wealth be the worst, and out side of your fate; And may not heaven your life translate, Till for your Royal Master, and this I'll, Your deeds have filled a Chronicle, In all that's great, and good, be bold, And every year be copy of the old.
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My Lord you now deserve I should Be whom with the hazard of the Kings Anger, and your owne life you have defended; There is a spring of honour here, and too it th presence of the King, his Court and Heaven, dare now give my heart; nor is't without My duty to a promise. Now you make Octavio happy. Tis to my desires, nd I dare wish you joyes; forgive this practise; ay preety Domitilla I did this ut to divert more happily thy thoughts f me, who have not paide yet the full tribute my Cesarias dust; agen let me ongratulate thy choise in young Octavio, hose birth and forward vertue will deserve thee; other and sister love, and wish them happinesse. Theo. May all joyes spring within their hearts. Duke. I must present this gentleman to be more knowne to you Octav. I hope you are no enemy to this blessing. Sim. I adde what doth become a most glad mother, blessing to your loves. Noble Riviero. I live agen by your acknowledgment. Sir you may trust my testimony; Alvarez Letter is now an argument of his safety, Who is yet living to increase the guilt Of false Montalto. Welcome; tis thy life That hath revers'd Montaltoes doome, whose sentence Now shall bee onely banishment; our hearts Are full and sprightly; nothing wants but to Perfect with holy ceremony, what Your hearts have seal'd; mirth in each bosome flowes, Distraction never had so sweet a close. OVr Poet doth forget his Play; There is something he would pay Due to your greatnesse, and the day Which by a revolution of the spheare Is proud to open the New yeare. And having look'd on you, hath hid his face, And Chang'd his robe with Starres to grace And light you going to bed, so waite With trembling Lustre on your state. Shine brighter yet, y'are not the same Cleare Lampes you were shine like the name Of him I bow too, while aflame Active, and burning here with pure desires Shall equall the best borrowed fires. May health, the bosomes friend, streame through your blood, And know no ebbe of the chast flood, And though time shift, and yeares renew, May yet the Spring be still in you. May She, whom heaven hath sweetly grac'd And in your noble bosome plac'd, Whose heart by onely yours embrac'd, Hath made one true, and holy Gordian, prove Fruitfull in Children, as in love. And may this faire Top-branch, whose early bloome Doth promise all the fruit can come To vertue, and your name be blest, And live a story to the rest. All Honour with your fame in crease, In your bosome dwell soft peace, And Iustice, the true roote of these; Wealth be the worst, and out side of your fate; And may not heaven your life translate, Till for your Royall Master, and this Ile, Your deeds have fild a Chronicle, In all thats great, and good, be bold, And every yeare be coppie of the old.