The Entertainment of the French Ambassadors (The Fortress of Perfect Beauty) (Tilt of the Foster-Children of Desire) · chunk 12 of 12
Goldwell, Henry · published 1581 · first performed or written 1581 [May 15-16] (Annals) tilt · before the Court unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 341 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
Most renowned Princess of Princess, in wh●● can nothing obtain victory, but virtue, The Foster children of Desire, (but heirs only to misfortune) ●end me to deliver in such words as sorrow can a●●orde their most humble hearted submission, they acknowledge this Fortress to be reserved for the eye of the whole world, far listed up, from the compass of their destinie, They acknowledge the blindness of their error, in that they did not know 〈◊〉 (how strong so e●er it be) within itself to be no stronger without itself than it pleased the desired, they acknowledge they have degenerated from their Fosterer in making violence accompany Desire, They acknowledge that Desire received his beginning and nourishment of this 〈◊〉, and therefore to commit ungratefulness in b●●●ing Arms (though desirous Armesl) against it● They aclowledge Noble Desire should have desired nothing so much, as the flourishing of that Fortresse, which was to be esteemed according to itself 〈◊〉 They acknowledge the least determination of virtue (which stands for guard of this Fortress) to be to strong for the strongest Desire, And therefore they do acknowledge themselves overcome, as to be 〈◊〉 to this 〈◊〉 for ever, which Tilt they will bear in their foreheads, as their other 〈◊〉 i● engraven in their hearts: For witness thereof they present this Olive branch to your presence, in token of your Triumphant peace, And of their peaceable servitude. Whereby they present themselves as bondmen by those bonds, which the loss of life, can only lose: Only from out of that which was theirs they crave thus much, to give sun token to those knights which may be judged to havedon best in each kind of weapon, or who by his device hath come in best sort in this desirous strife, this being done, they being now slaves (in whom much duty requires) for fear of offence, dare say no further, but wish from the bottom of their captived hearts, That while this realm is thus fortified and beautified: Desire may be your 〈…〉 adversary.
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Most renoumed Princesse of Princesse, in wh can nothing obtein victorie, but vertue, The Foster children of Desire, (but heires onely to misfortune) end me to deliuer in such wordes as sorrowe can aorde their most humble hearted submission, they acknovvledge this Fortresse to be reserued for the eye of the whole vvorlde, farre listed vp, from the compasse of their dtinie, They acknovvledge the blindenes of their error, in that they did not knovv (hovv strong so eer it be) vvithin it self to be no stronger vvithout it selfe then it pleased the desired, they acknowledge they haue degenerated frō their Fosterer in making violence accompany Desire, They acknovvledge that Desire receiued his beginning and nourishment of this , and therefore to committe vngratefulnesse in bing Armes (though desirous Armesl) against it They aclovvledge Noble Desire should haue desired nothing so much, as the floishing of that Foresse, vvhich vvas to be esteemed according to it selfes They acknovvledge the least determination of vertue (vvhich stands for guard of this Fortresse) to be to strong for the strongest Desire, And therefore they do acknovvledge them selues ouercome, as to be to this for euer, which Tylt they will beare in their foreheades, as their other i engrauen in their heas: For witnesse therof they present this Oliue branch to your presence, in token of your Triumphant peace, And of their peaceable seruitude. VVhereby they present themselues as bondmen by those bondes, vvhiche the losse of life, can onely loose: Only from out of that vvhich was theirs they craue thus much, to giue sōe token to those knights vvhich may be iudged to hauedon best in each kind of vveapon, or vvho by his deuise hath come in best sort in this desirous strife, this being don, they being now slaues (in whom much duetie requires) for fear of offēce, dare say no further, but wish from the bottom of their captiued hearts, That while this realm is thus fortified and beautified: Desire may be your aduersarie.