Anonymous · published 1592 · first performed or written 1592 [c.1589-1592] (Annals) tragedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Fortune that first by chance brought them together, For till by Fortune persons meet each other, Thou canst not teach their eyes to wound their hearts. I made those Knights of several sect and countries Each one by arms to honour his beloved, Nay one alone to honour his beloved, The rest by turning of my tickle wheel, Came short in reaching of fair honours mark: I gave Erastus only that days prize, A sweet renown, but mixed with bitter sorrow: For in conclusion of his happiness, I made him lose the precious Carcanet, Whereon depended all his hope and joy. And more than so: for he that found the chain, Even for that Chain shall be deprived of life. Besides, Love hath enforced a fool, The fond Bragardo to presume to arms. I but thou seest how he was overthrown. By Fortune's high displeasure: I and by Death had been surprised, If Fates had given me leave: But what I missed in him and in the rest, I did accomplish on Haleb and Amurath, The worthy brethren of great Soliman, But wherefore stay we, let the sequel prove, Who is greatest, Fortune, Death, or Love. As fits the time, so now well fits the place, To cool affection with our words and looks. If in our thoughts be semblance sympathy. My words, my looks, my thoughts are all on thee. Ferdinando is Lucina's only joy. What pledge thereof? An oath, a hand, a kiss. O holy oath, fair hand, and sugared kiss: Oh never may Fernando lack such bliss, But say my dear, when shall the gates of heaven? Stand all wide ope for celestial Gods, With gladsome looks to gaze at Hymen's robes. When shall the graces, or Lucina's hand, With Rosy chaplets deck thy golden tresses, And Cupid bring me to thy nuptial bed, Where thou in joy and pleasure must attend. A blissful war with me thy chiefest friend. Full fraught with love, and burning with desire, I long have longed for light of Hymen's lights. Then that same day, whose warm & pleasant sight, Brings in the spring, with many gladsome flowers, Be our first day of joy and perfect peace: Till when, receive this precious Carcanet, In sign, that as these links are interlaced, So both our hearts are still combined in one, Which never can be parted but by death. And if I live this shall not be forgot: But see Ferdinando where Perseda comes, Whom women love for virtue, men for beauty, All the world loves, none hates but envy. All hail brave cavalier: God morrow Madam, The fairest shine that shall this day be seen. Except Perseda's beauteous excellence, Shame to loves Queen, and Empress of my thoughts. Marry thrice happy is Perseda's chance, To have so brave a champion to her Squire. Her Squire: her Knight, and who so else denies, Shall feel the rigour of my Sword and Lance.
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Fortune that first by chance brought them together, For till by Fortune persons meete each other, Thou canst not teach their eyes to wound their hearts. I made those Knights of seuerall sect and countries Each one by armes to honor his beloued, Nay onealone to honor his beloued, The rest by turning of my tickle wheele, Came short in reaching of faire honors marke: I gaue Erastus onely that dayes prize, A sweete renowne, but mixt with bitter sorrow: For in conclusion of his happines, I made him loose the pretious Carcanet, Whereon depended all his hope and ioy. And more then so: for he that found the chaine, Euen for that Chaine shall be depriued of life. Besides, Loue hath inforst a foole, The fond Bragardo to presume to armes. I but thou seest how he was ouerthrowne. By Fortunes high displeasure: I and by Death had beene surprisd, If Fates had giuen me leaue: But what I mist in him and in the rest, I did accomplish on Haleb and Amurath, The worthie brethren of great Soliman, But wherefore stay we, let the sequele prooue, Who is greatest, Fortune, Death, or Loue. As fits the time, so now well fits the place, To coole affection with our woords and lookes. If in our thoughts be semblance simpathie. My words, my lookes, my thoughts are all on thee. Ferdinando is Lucinaes onely ioy. What pledge thereof? An oath, a hand, a kisse. O holy oath, faire hand, and sugred kisse: Oh neuer may Fernando lack such blisse, But say my deare, when shall the gates of heauen? Stand all wide ope for celestiall Gods, With gladsome lookes to gase at Hymens robes. When shall the graces, or Lucinas hand, With Rosie chaplets deck thy golden tresses, And Cupid bring me to thy nuptiall bed, Where thou in ioy and pleasure must attend. A bliffull war with me thy chiefest friend. Full fraught with loue, and burning with desire, I long haue longd for light of Hymens lights. Then that same day, whose warme & pleasant sight, Brings in the spring, with many gladsome flowers, Be our first day of ioy and perfect peace: Till when, receiue this pretious Carcanet, In signe, that as these linkes are interlaced, So both our hearts are still combind in one, Which neuer can be parted but by death. And if I liue this shall not be forgot: But see Ferdinando where Perseda comes, Whom women loue for vertue, men for bewty, All the world loues, none hates but enuie. All haile braue Cauelere: God morrow Madam, The fairest shine that shall this day be seene. Except Persedas beautious excelence, Shame to loues Queene, and Empresse of my thoughts. Marry thrise happy is Persedas chance, To haue so braue a champion to hir Squire. Hir Squire: her Knight, and who so else denies, Shall fe ele the rigour of my Sword and Launce.