The Queen's Entertainment at Woodstock · chunk 3 of 17
Anonymous · published 1585 · first performed or written 1575 [Sep] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.84 · 485 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
This haughty Duke which set so light by love, as though he could command him to obey, Doth now himself by strange adventures prove: that 'gainst loves force no power beareth sway: For where Love lives at will, he soonest dies, and where he flaunts at full thence soonest flies. But yet to learn more certainly what's past, ere that to him myself I do bewray, At this good man I mean to have a cast, of whom I will learn out if that I may: By way of glance who 'tis that lieth here, and what might cause this his so ruthful cheer. If't be not he, then is my labour lost, and being but few words the cost is small, If it be he, then hence straight will I post, and to my lady's ears report it all: That she thereby may presently advise, what good therein may to her state arise. Good Sir I see you sad which grieveth me, whom curtsy makes partaker of your woe, To rip your grief unpleasant it will be, as to all pained souls it is I know: Yet if I may find such grace in your eye, tell me what man this is that here doth lie. Fair Lady this your courteous speech doth crave, disclose of all that careful breast doth hide, In him that lieth here the world may have, wherein with maze to let their minds abide. A Prince he is, whom fortune doth constrain, with fruitless toil to travel still in vain. A Prince? I pray you where, and of what land? An Asian Lord the great Cambaian Duke. What fate might force him take this toil in hand? To find his daughter out these pains he took. Why where is she, how happed he her to lose? Because in love her mind he did displease. Perhaps he did not like where she had loved, even so it was: for he from court removed her friend, for whom her country she forsook, As not of force her lovers lack to bear: which known, the Duke to travel him betook: To find her out whom Nature made so dear, With mind resolved if he her met again, to think such hap sweet pay for all his pain. And hath he not as yet heard where she is? Not yet, but that Sibilla bade him go, to such a soil as I suppose is this, and there to have his hope and end his woe, These things be strange, yet stranger things have been accomplished here, as I myself have seen. Well Sir, I am to think myself much bound, for this your curtsy showed at my request, And if your ease may grow within this ground, by means of me, sure I will do my best. But Sir, may I desire your PRINCE's daughters name? Gaudina she is called of worthy fame.
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This haughty Duke which set so light by loue, as though he could commaund him to obey, Doth now himselfe by strange aduentures proue: that gainst Loues force no power beareth sway: For where Loue liues at will, he soonest dies, and where he flaunts at ful thence soonest flies. But yet to learne more certainly whats past, ere that to him my selfe I doe bewray, At this good man I meane to haue a cast, of whom I will learne out if that I may: By way of glaunce who t'is that lyeth heere, and what might cause this his so ruthful cheere. If't be not he, then is my labour lost, and being but few words the cost is small, If it be he, then hence straight will I post, and to my Ladies eares reporte it all: That she therby may presently aduise, what good therin may to her state arise. Good Sir I see you sad which greeueth me, whom curchy makes partaker of your woe, To ryp your griefe vnpleasant it wil be, as to all pained soules it is I know: Yet if I may finde such grace in your eie, tell me what man this is that here doth lie. Faire Lady this your curteous speech doth craue, disclose of all that careful brest doth hide, In him that lyeth here the world may haue, wherein with maze to let their minds abide. A Prince he is, whom fortune doth constraine, with fruitlesse toyle to trauel stil in vaine. A Prince? I pray you where, and of what land? An Asian Lord the great Cambaian Duke. What fate might force him take this toyle in hand? To find his daughter out these paines he took. Why where is she, how hapt he her to leese? Because in loue her minde he did displease. Perhaps he did not like where she had lou'd, Euen so it was: for hee from court remou'd her friend, for whom her countrey she forsooke, As not of force her Louers lacke to beare: which knowen, the Duke to trauel him betooke: To find her out whom Nature made so deare, With mynde resolu'd if he her met againe, to thinke such hap sweet pay for all his payne. And hath he not as yet heard where she is? Not yet, but that Sibilla bade him goe, to such a soyle as I suppose is this, and there to haue his hope and end his woe, These things be strāge, yet stranger things haue been accomplisht here, as I my selfe haue seen. Well Sir, I am to thinke my selfe much bound, for this your curchy shew'd at my request, And if your ease may grow within this ground, by meanes of me, sure I wil doe my best. But Sir, may I desire your Princes daughters name? Gaudina she is called of worthy fame.