Shirley, James · published 1640 · first performed or written 1631 [licensed for stage, Nov 14] (Annals) tragedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.85 · 485 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Good Signior A blunt honest Gentleman. He does not boast much honesty, with your pardon sir. I like the freedom of his discourse, but see Hippolito I must not appear melancholy Signior the Duke expects you His grace's humble creature Now is he come from some vaulting school I'll lay my life, He is a pretty Gentleman 'tis pity that nothing can persuade him from the flesh. The Duke employs him. I leiger at home Both in prison Both. We all know Eubella, her father is committed to prison for being To free on's tongue. Be confident I will prevail, I have a new spell for her Be speedy and be fortunate, she is in that chamber Return with her consent to love and be What the Duke's power can make thee. You too much honour me Come Gentleman. Lady, I am sent to know your full and final resolution touching the business the Duke propounded, though your father be shut up yet change of air is fitter for your complexion, the Duke is a Gentleman that may command in these parts 'tis not for want of provision, the Duke has a mind to cut up your virginity. If this be your affair sir, tell the Duke Eubella is a rock. That's very hard His mermaids cannot win me with their songs Nor all his tempests shake me Stay a little There's something more in my commission Hippolito I now have argument to think you were Not borne a Gentleman, something, here is witness I pity thee, this is no noble office You mean a pander it has been a thriving way for some, But I am employed by his grace. Shall fear or flattery Corrupt a generous soul? I am a woman The weakest of a thousand yet I dare Give man example, rather to be sacrificed. Then betray virtue's cause, we give our life To grow again, from our own funeral pile Like the Assyrian bird. Thou hast so rich A stock of goodness, were all other women Vicious, thou mightst impart enough to make The whole sex white again, and leave thyself One degree less than angel: canst thou pardon That I have tempted thee so far? thy hand To give it a religious kiss, when next My tongue is orator in so foul a cause The argument itself turn a disease And eat it to the root. I am changed Eubella And more to try thy strength then to o'ercome I speak now for the Duke, keep still thy thoughts Devout to honour, after I have studied A year's repentance for my wrongs to thee, I will presume to say I love Eubella But hath Hippolito no other meaning? I understand, and take some joy to hear this language The first proof of my conversion Shall be to tell the Duke he has done ill To court thee sinfully how's this?
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Good Signior A blunt honest Gentleman. He does not boast much honesty, with your pardon sir. I like the freedome of his discourse, but see Hippolito I must not appeare melancholy Signior the Duke expects you His graces humble creature Now is he come from some vaulting schoole Ile lay my life, He is a pretty Gentleman tis pitty that nothing can perswade him from the flesh. The Duke imployes him. I leiger at home Both in prison Both. We all know Eubella, her father is committed to prison for being To free on's tongne. Be confident I will prevaile, I have a new spell for her Be speedy and be fortunate, she is in that chamber Returne with her consent to love and be What the Dukes power can make thee. You too much honor me Come Gentleman. Lady, I am sent to know your full and finall resolution touching the businesse the Duke propounded, though your father be shut up yet change of aire is fitter for your complexion, the Duke is a Gentleman that may command in these parts tis not for want of provision, the Duke has a mind to cut up your virginity. If this be your affaire sir, tell the Duke Eubella is a rocke. Thats very hard His mermaids cannot winne me with their songs Nor all his tempests shake me Stay a litle There's something more in my commission Hippolito I now have argument to thinke you were Not borne a Gentleman, something, here is witnesse I pittie thee, this is no noble office You meane a pander it ha's been a thriving way for some, But I am imployed by his grace. Shall feare or flattery Corrupt a generous soule? I am a woman The weakest of a thousand yet I dare Give man example, rather to be sacrificed. Then betray vertues cause, we give our life To grow agen, from our owne funerall pile Like the Assyrian brid. Thou hast so rich A stocke of goodnesse, were all other women Vitious, thou mightst impart enough to make The whole sexe white agen, and leave thy selfe One degree lesse then angell: canst thou pardon That I have tempted thee so farre? thy hand To give it a relligious kisse, when next My tongue is orator in so foule a cause The argument it selfe turne a disease And eate it to the roote. I am chang'd Eubella And more to trie thy strength then to orecome I speake nowe for the Duke, keepe still thy thoughts Deuout to honor, after I have studied A yeares repentance for my wrongs to thee, I will presume to say I love Eubella But hath Hippolito no other meaning? I understand, and take some ioy to heare this language The first proofe of my conversion Shall be to tell the Duke he has done ill To court thee sinfully Howes this?