The Queen's Entertainment at Woodstock · chunk 12 of 17
Anonymous · published 1585 · first performed or written 1575 [Sep] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 483 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Th'assault is great, yet love bids keep the field, what all this time hath my long travel won? If now by light attempt I hap to yield: these reasons helte before my flight began: What is now said but then the same was true? the ground is old though flowers be fresh and new. When he by slight was so withdrawn from me, then did my love condemn these reasons all, And shall I now sith nothing else I see, by yielding thus procure both present thrall? I rather choose to wander with him still, then so to change and countermand my will. I feel a false alarm as though there were, a fitter match to be found out for me; No Contarenus no, I smell this gear, to try if so I would relent from thee: No our consents have joined this faithful link, till thou sayest nay I will not from thee shrink. And yet in thee if slender shows take place, I'll never yield for honour of my kind, Let men remove and slightly turn their face, in woman's breast more stay they still shall find: My parents pardon me my country stay, for what is said from Love I will not stray. You see how sore my headstrong daughter's bent, she will not yield for aught that can be said, Were it not good that to the knight we went, to see if his desire might be delayed: I see by him the mean must first begin, to quench the flame my daughter frieth in. If it seem good to you as't doth to me, to him where as he is, we will repair, For at his hand this must be wrought I see, if he himself will yield to country's care: Come Sir, and you Madam, let us retire, we have to deal with him whom you desire. You may so with persuasions deal I think, as he to your demand may seem to yield, But inwardly that he from me will shrink, no reason can such ground bring for her shield: Yet to do that which both you do desire, apart with you myself I will retire. But yonder comes the Fairy Queen, and brings with her in train, My Lord the Duke with merry look, I hope weis home again. You hear Sir Knight the parents just request, you see the force whereon his reasons stand, Affections stays what wisdom thinks for best, the matter rests all only in your hand. By nature you are farther to foresee, you are therefore to strike the stroke, not she. You know of old what led me so to let the great desire wherewith you both so brent, Against your worth my will was never set, to further Countries good was mine intent: Which sith in me so constantly doth dwell, to yield thereto methinks you might do well.
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Th'assault is great, yet loue bids keep the field, what al this time hath my long trauel won? If now by light attempt I hap to yeeld: these reasons helte before my flight begon: What is now said but then the same was true? the ground is old though floures be fresh and new. When he by slight was so withdrawen from me, then did my loue condemne these reasons all, And shall I now sith nothing els I see, by yeelding thus procure both present thral? I rather choose to wander with him stil, then so to change and countermaund my wil. I feele a false alarme as though there were, a fitter match to be found out for mee; No Contarenus no, I smel this geare, to try if so I would relent from thee: No our consents haue ioynd this faithfull linke, til thou saiest nay I wil not from thee shrinke. And yet in thee if slender shewes take place, Ile neuer yeeld for honor of my kind, Let men remoue and slightly turne their face, in womans brest more stay they stil shal find: My parents pardon me my countrey stay, for what is said from Loue I wil not stray. You see how sore my headstrong daughter's bent, she wil not yeeld for ought that can be said, VVere it not good that to the knight we went, to see if his desire might be delaide: I see by him the meane must first begin, to quench the flame my daughter frieth in. If it seeme good to you as't doth to me, to him where as he is, we wil repaire, For at his hand this must be wrought I see, if he himselfe wil yeeld to countries care: Com Sir, and you Madam, let vs retire, we haue to deale with him whom you desire. You may so with perswasions deale I think, as he to your demaund may seeme to yeeld, But inwardly that he from me wil shrink, no reason can such ground bring for her shield: Yet to doe that which both you do desire, apart with you my selfe I wil retire. But yonder comes the Fairy Queene, and brings with her in trayne, My Lord the Duke with merry looke, I hope weis home againe. You heare Sir Knight the parents iust request, you see the force whereon his reasons stand, Affections staies what wisedome thinks for best, the matter rests al onely in your hand. By nature you are farther to forsee, you are therefore to strike the stroke, not she. You know of old what led me so to let the great desire wherwith you both so brent, Against your worth my wil was neuer set, to further Countries good was mine intent: Which sith in me so constantly doth dwell, to yeeld therto me thinks you might do wel.