Lower, William · published 1639 · first performed or written 1639 [c.1622-1639] (Annals) not in BritDrama T17 Eastern conquest: Persians, Turks and so typicality 0.84 · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T17: tamburlaine, persian, cyrus, king, mahomet, arms, mighty, assyrian, thousand, army.
O let . Go with you Sir, and if you cannot love me In nature of your wife, yet I beseech you Respect me as your handmaid, who's still ready To wait on your command. You do confound me And make me blush to hear so great a Princess To speak to me in such an humble key, Who do confess myself your lowly vassal; And since you're bent so much to wrong yourself And to forget your state, my life shall stand 'tween you and danger; Madam you have heard Our resolution to assist and help T' Arabian King against the Prince of Persia; Will you go over with us? Where you go There do I bend my journey. Consolario I must dispatch you to the Arabian King About this business, wherein I'll instruct you] Particularly more before you go. My faith and care shall not be wanting in The trust you shall commit unto my Charge; How I may do you service is my study. So then all's done but this, to crave you hand And lead you wheresoe'er you shall command. So let this most inhospitable Land Suffer our wrath, so let the whip of war Inflicted on this country by our hand Lash them severely that have violated The laws of Nations, and therein committed What even the base Barbarians hate to think off; Now let the speedy messenger of death The king of weapons, called the sword unsheathe him. And drink his fill in blood, let every soldier Freely enjoy his pleasure, make his pillage And do the greatest outrage that he can; We will no longer now suppress our fury But let it burn unto full height, the cries Of ravished Maids and Virgins shall no more Enter our ears, the humble supplications Of undone Orphans shall not move my pity, So much I am incensed against the King. I would divert you from this cruelty Great Prince if you would hear me, and allege Some reasons too to fortify my speech, First, 'tis a beauteous country, and the world I think not parallels it, next you do Intend it for a conquest, will you spoil So sweet a habitation, and lay waste A seat will make you proud to be enthroned in? If this be not sufficient to induce you To spare the rod of vengeance, let respect Unto your Princely fame withhold your hand; What sordid blot, what foul aspersion can More taint the candid honour of a Prince Than tyranny upon poor silly wretches: You know as much my Lord, and histories Show many soul examples of such tyrants Whose names live in reproach to these our times: But Sir have you received the news? my mind Was big to bring it forth, before your speech Hindered the birth. News I hear none but that The fearful King dares not fight a battle, We must enforce him to it, or pursue him As greedy greyhounds do the heartless Hares, Till we have ta'en his Crown and Life away; Now what is that you hear?
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O let . Goe with you Sir, and if you cannot love me In nature of your wife, yet I beseech you Respect me as your handmaid, who's still ready To waite on your command. You do confound me And make me blush to heare so great a Princesse To speak to me in such an humble key, Who do confesse my selfe your lowly vassaile; And since you're bent so much to wrong your selfe And to forget your state, my life shall stand 'Tweene you and danger; Madam you have heard Our resolution to assist and helpe T' Arabian King against the Prince of Persia; Will you goe over with us? Where you goe There doe I bend my journey. Consolario I must dispatch you to the Arabian King About this businesse, wherein I'le instruct you] Particularly more before you goe. My faith and care shall not be wanting in The trust you shall commit unto my Charge; How I may doe you service is my study. So then al's done but this, to crave you hand And lead you wheresoec'r you shall command. So let this most inhospitable Land Suffer our wrath, so let the whippe of warre Inflicted on this countrey by our hand Lash them severely that have violated The lawes of Nations, and therein committed What even the base Barbarians hate to thinke off; Now let the speedy messenger of death The king of weapons, call'd the sword unsheath him. And drinke his fill in bloud, let every souldier Freely enjoy his pleasure, make his pillage And do the greatest outrage that he can; We will no longer now suppresse our fury But let it burne unto full height, the cries Of ravish'd Maids and Virgins shall no more Enter our eares, the humble supplications Of undone Orphants shall not move my pitty, So much I am incens'd against the King. I would divert you from this cruelty Great Prince if you would heare me, and alleage Some reasons too to fortibie my speech, First, tis a beauteous country, and the world I thinke not parralels it, next you do Intend it for a conquest, will you spoile So sweet a habitation, and lay waste A seate will make you proud to be enthorn'd in? If this be not sufficient to induce you To spare the rodde of vengeance, let respect Vnto your Princely same with-hold your hand; What sordid blot, what foule aspersion can More taint the candid honour of a Prince Then tyranny upon poore seely wretches: You know as much my Lord, and histories Show many soule examples of such tyrants Whose names live in reproach to these our times: But Sir have you receiv'd the newes? my mind W as bigge to bring it forth, before your speech Hindered the birth. Newes I heare none but that The fearefull King dares not fight a battle, We must enforce him to it, or pursue him As greedy grey-hounds do the heartlesse Hares, Till we have tane his Crowne and Life away; Now what is that you heare?