The Queen's Entertainment at Woodstock · chunk 1 of 17
Anonymous · published 1585 · first performed or written 1575 [Sep] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti typicality 0.85 · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
I Think as yet all here hath fresh in mind, a strange adventure passed in act of late, How that a Lady borne nigh to the Ind, arrived here in quest of loving mate: Whom she did find by such adventurous sort, as erst the Hermit showed by large report. Which Hermit then if you remember well, require the Prince and Lady of this land, That she with her would let the Lady dwell: and waiting still on her, attend at hand: And that the Knight in Court there might remain, till that they both returned home again. Which thing consented too by PRINCE's voice, they have pursued and waited on the train, till late desire hath made them alter choice: the Lady's heart still longing home again, And glad to win the Duke her Father's will: for moving whom she knoweth she hath done ill. For though at first in heat she set him light, and forced by father's wrong, went wandering so, Yet doth she still suspect strong Nature's might, who checking chaff sure works the chaffer woe: Which to appear, is now her chief desire, and therefore home she meaneth to retire. Which thing to compass well, and leave no part of duty unfulfilled both here and there, She with the fairy Queen is gone apart, of whom she hopes the readiest way to hear: How to return with love from whence she came, as she for love departed from the same. Now willed she me (as loath to move offence) if she were called for ere she could come back, To be in place, and not to part from hence, that for excuse in me might be no lack: Till whose return fair Ladies if I may, among you with your leave I mean to stay. Now good my Lord let mourning moan have end, the harm is yours, yourself this still to wrack, The Heavens I trust some better news will send, the Gods which suffered you these pains to take, Intend you to behold with cheerful eye: your help is near, it must of force so be. In seeking hope, hap flieth still away, my weary corpses is ready for to faint, Then death, that debt which I at length must pay, by yielding life receive, and end my plaint. Now is the time most for to pleasure me, when I in grief, do crave it thus of thee. Who hath not heretofore beheld on stage. the hard conflict which breach of duty breeds, With nature's might in way to vanquish rage, let him behold me and my daughter's deeds: Twixt whom, as strange contempt hath caused flame, so nature seeks again to quench the same. She set her love where she herself liked best, I much misliked because her choice did light, Beneath her birth, though I might like the rest: to stay this stream I did all that I might. First with persuasions sweet I did begin, to try if so my daughter I could win.
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I Thinke as yet all here hath fresh in minde, a strange aduenture past in act of late, How that a Lady borne nigh to the Inde, arriued here in quest of louing mate: Whom she did finde by such aduentrous sort, as erst the Hermite shewed by large report. Which Hermit then if you remember well, requirde the Prince and Lady of this land, That she with her would let the Lady dwell: and wayting still on her, attend at hande: And that the Knight in Court there might remayne, till that they both returned home agayne. Which thing consented too by Princes voyce, they haue pursude and wayted on the trayne, Tillate desire hath made them alter choyse: the Ladies heart stil longing home agayne, And glad to winne the Duke her Fathers will: for mouing whom she knoweth she hath done yll. For though at first in heat she set him light, and forst by fathers wrong, went wandring so, Yet doth she stil suspect strong Natures might, who checking chaffe sure workes the chafer woe: Which to appeare, is now her chiefe desire, and therefore home she meaneth to retire. Which thing to compasse well, and leaue no part of dutie vnfulfulfilde both here and there, She with the fairy Queene is gone apart, of whom she hopes the rediest way to heare: How to returne with loue from whence she came, as she for loue departed from the same. Now wil'd she me (as loth to moue offence) if she were cald for ere she could come backe, To be in place, and not to part from hence, that for excuse in me might be no lack: Til whose returne faire Ladies if I may, among you with your leaue I meane to stay. Now good my Lord let mourning moane haue end, the harme is yours, your selfe this still to wracke, The Heauens I trust some better newes will send, the Gods which suffered you these paynes to take, Intend you to behold with cheerefull eye: your helpe is neere, it must of force so be. In seeking hope, hap flieth stil away, my weary corpes is ready for to faynt, Then death, that debt which I at length must pay, by yeelding life receiue, and end my plaint. Now is the time most for to pleasure me, when I in griefe, doe craue it thus of thee. Who hath not heretofore beheld on stage. the hard conflict which breach of duety breedes, With natures might in way to vanquish rage, let him behold me and my daughters deedes: Twixt whom, as strange contempt hath caused flame, so nature seekes againe to quench the same. She set her loue where she her selfe likt best, I much mislikt because her choise did light, Beneath her birth, though I might like the rest: to stay this streame I did all that I might. First with perswasions sweete I did beginne, to trye if so my daughter I could winne.