The Bloody Brother (Rollo, Duke of Normandy) · chunk 1 of 39
Fletcher, John / Field, Nathan / Massinger, Philip · published 1639 · first performed or written 1617 [revised 1627-1630] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.70 · 468 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Drink to day and drown all sorrow, You shall perhaps not do it to morrow. Best while you have it use your breath, There is no drinking after death. Wine works the heart up, wakes the wit, There is no cure 'gainst age but it. It helps the headache, cough and phthisic, And is for all diseases Physic. Then let us swill boys for our health, Who drinks well, loves the common wealth. And he that will to bed go sober, Falls with the leaf still in October. They are, sir. 'Tis thought, they may be reconciled. 'tis rather wished, for such, whose reason doth direct their thoughts without self flattery, dare not hope it, Baldwin. The fires of Love, which the dead Duke believed His equal care of both would have united, Ambition hath divided: and there are Too many on both parts, that know they cannot Or rise to wealth or honour, their main ends, Unless the tempest of the Prince's fury Make troubled seas, and those seas yield fit billows In their bad arts to give way to a calm, Which yielding rest and good, prove their ruin, And in the shipwreck of their hopes and fortunes, The Dukedom might be saved, had it but ten That stood affected to the general good, With that confirmed zeal which brave Aubrey does. He is indeed the perfect character Of a good man, and so his actions speak him. But did you observe the many doubts, and cautions The brothers stood upon before they met? I did; and yet, that ever brother should Stand on more nice terms, than sworn enemies After a war proclaimed, would with a stranger Wrong the reporters credit; they saluted At distance; and so strong was the suspicion Each had of other, that before they durst Embrace, they were by several servants searched, As doubting concealed weapons, antidotes Ta'en openly by both, fearing the room Appointed for the interview was poisoned, The chairs, and cushions, with like care survayed; And in a word in every circumstance So jealous on both parts, that it is more Than to be feared, Concord can never join Minds so divided. Yet our best endeavours Should not be wanting, Gisbert. Neither shall they. But what are these? They are without my knowledge; But by their Manners, and Behaviours, They should express themselves. Since we serve Rollo The Elder brother, we'll be Rollians, Who will maintain us, lads, as brave as Romans; You stand for him? I do. Why, then observe How much the business, your so longed for business, By men that are named from their swords concerns you. Lechery, our common friend, so long kept under, With whips, and beating fatal hemps, shall rise, And bawdry, in a French-hood plead, before her Virginity shall be catted.
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Drink to day and drowne all sorrow, You shall perhaps not doe it to morrow. Best while you have it use your breath, There is no drinking after death. Wine works the heart up, wakes the wi, There is no cure gainst age but it. It helps the head-ach, cough and tissick, And is for all diseases Physick. Then let us swill boyes for our health, Who drinks well, loves the common wealth. And he that will to bed goe sober, Falls with the leafe still in October. They are, sir. 'Tis thought, they may be reconcil'd. Tis rather wish't, for such, whose reason doth direct their thoughts without selfe flattery dare not hope it, Baldwin. The fires of Love, which the dead Duke beleev'd His equall care of both would have united, Ambition hath divided: and there are Too many on both parts, that know they cannot Or rise to wealth or honour, their maine ends, Unlesse the tempest of the Princes fury Make troubled seas, and those seas yeeld fit billowes In their bad arts to give way to a calme, Which yeilding rest and good, prove their ruine, And in the shipwrack of their hopes and fortunes, The Dukedome might be sav'd, had it but ten That stood affected to the generall good, With that confirm'd zeale which brave Aubrey does. Hee is indeed the perfect character Of a good man, and so his actions speak him. But did you observe the many doubts, and cution The brothers stood upon before they mett? I did; and yet, that ever brother should Stand on more nice termes, than sworn enemies After a warre proclaim'd, would with a stranger Wrong the reporters credit; they saluted At distance; and so strong was the suspition Each had of other, that before they durst Embrace, they were by sev'rall servants searcht, As doubting conceal'd weapons, antidotes Tane openly by both, fearing the roome Appoynted for the enter-view was poyson'd, The chaires, and cushions, with like care survay'd; And in a word in every circumstance So jealous on both parts, that it is more Than to be fear'd, Concord can never joyne Minds so divided. Yet our best endeavours Should not bee wanting, Gisbert. Neither shall they. But what are these? They are without my knowledge; But by their Manners, and Behaviours, They should expresse themselves. Since wee serve Rolo The Elder brother, wele be Rollians, Who will maintaine us, lds, as brave as Romans; You stand for him? I doe. Why, then observe How much the businesse, your so long'd for businesse, By men that are nam'd from their swords concernes you. Lechery, our common freind, so long kept under, With whips, and beating fatall hemps, shall rise, And bawdery, in a French-hood plead, before her Virginity shall be catted.