The Entertainment of the French Ambassadors (The Fortress of Perfect Beauty) (Tilt of the Foster-Children of Desire) · chunk 11 of 12
Goldwell, Henry · published 1581 · first performed or written 1581 [May 15-16] (Annals) tilt · before the Court unassigned nearest T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea · 402 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T50: sea, honour, general, soldiers, men, ship, fight, soldier, king, vittori.
No confidence in themselves, O most unmached Princess, before whom envy dieth, wanting all merenes of comparison to sustain it, And admiration is expressed, finding the scope of it void of conceaveable limits, Not any slight regarding the force of your valiant knights, hath encouraged the Foster children of Desire to make this day an inheritor of yesterdays action: but the wing of Memory alas the sworn enemy to the wofullmans' quietness, being constantly held by the hand of perfection, And never ceasing to blow the coal of some kindled Desire, hath brought their inward fire to blaze forth this flame unquenchable by any meanus' 〈◊〉 by death the whole fuel be consumed, and therefore not able to master it, they are violently bo●●e whether desire draws. Although they must confes (alasse) that yesterdays brave onset should come to such a confession: That they are not greatly companied with hope, the common supplie● to Desires army. So as now from summoning this Castle to yield, they are fallen lowly to beseech you to vouchsafe your eyes out of that Impregnable Fortress to behold what will fall out betwixt them and your famous knights: wherein though they be so eu●●pressed with the others vallure that already they could uneath have been able to come 〈◊〉▪ if the chariot of Desire had not carried them, yet will they make this whole assembly witnesses so faire of their will, That sooner their souls shall leave their bodies then Desire shall leave souls: In that only stands their strength that gave them th●● first courage, and must be their last comfort. For what resistance is there where not only they are met with foreign enemies, such as stately disdain, which looks from so high a Tower to poor Desire. That though (in itself) it be great yet in her eyes (so seated) it seems small or such on the other side as unfortunate despair, which makes the country so barren where they lay their siege, that it would take away all the food of fancy: But even civil war yesterday grew betwixt them and others, who bears the same badge of Desire: that they do so, as thus bestead they are brought to this fair pass, to desire no more, but that this death or overthrow, may be seene by those eyes who are only unhappy, in that they can neither find fellows nor see themselves.
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No confidence in themselues, O most vnmached Princesse, before whome enuy dieth, wanting all merenes of comparison to susteine it, And admiration is expressed, finding the scope of it void of conceaueable limits, Not any slight regarding the force of your valliant knights, hath encouraed the Foster children of Desire to make this day an inheritour of yesterdayes action: ut the wing of Memorie alasse the sworne enimie to the wofullmans quitnesse, being constantly helde by the hande of perfection, And neuer ceassing to blow the cole of some kindled Desire, hath broughte their invvard fyer to blaze forth this flame vnquenchble by any means by death the whole fewel be consumed, and ther fore not able to maister it, they are violently boe vvhether desire dravves. Although they must cones (alas) that yesterdayes braue onse should come to such a confession: That they are not greatly companied vvith hope, the common supplie to Desies army. So as novve from summoning this Castl to yeld, they are fallen lowly to beseech you to vouchsafe your eyes out of that Impregnable Fortresse to beholde vvhat vvill fal out betvvixt them and your famous knights: vvherein though they bee so eu pressed vvith the others vallure that aready they could vnnethe haue bene able to come ▪ if the charriot of Desire had not carried them, yet vvill they make this vvhole assemblie vvitnesses so faie of their vvil, That sooner their souls shall leaue their bodies then Desire shall leaue soules: In that onlye standes their strength that gaue them th fist courage, and must be their last comfort. For vvhat resistance is there vvhere not onely they are met with foren enemies, such as stately disdain, vvhich looks from so high a Tower to pore Desire. That though (in it selfe) it bee greate yet in her eies (so seated) it seemes small or such on the other side as vnfortunat dispair, vvhich makes the countie so barren vvhere they lay their siege, that it woulde take avvay all the foode of fancie: But euen ciuill warre yesterdaye grew betwixt them and others, who beares the same badge of Desire: that they do so, as thus bestead they are brought to this fayer passe, to desire no more, but that this death or ouerthrowe, may be seen by those eyes who are onely vnhappy, in that they can neither finde fellowes nor see them selue.