Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1592 [Jun 10] (Annals) moral · Derby's (Strange's) Men unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
Father, such skill as I received of late, By reading many pretty penned receipts, Both for the ache of head, and pain of eyes. I will, if so it please the Earl to accept it, Endeavour what I may to comfort him. My Lord, I have waters of approved worth, And such as are not common to be found: Any of which, if it please your honour, use them, I am in hope, will help you to your sight, No (matchless Alfrida) they will do me no good. For I am troubled only when I look. On what (my Lord) or whom? I cannot tell. Why let me see your eyes (my Lord) look upon me. Then 'twill be worse. What, if you look on me? then I'll be gone. Nay stay, sweet love, stay beauteous Alfrida, And give the Earl of Cornwall leave to speak: Know Alfrida, thy beauty hath subdued, And captivate the Earl of Cornwall's heart Briefly, I love thee, seem I near so bold, So rude and rashly to prefer my suit, And if your father give but his consent, Eased be that pain that troubles Ethenwald. And this considered, Osrick shall prove, My father, and his daughter be my love, Speak Osrick, shall I have her I or no? My Lord with all my heart, you have my consent If so my daughter please to condescend. But what saith Alfrida? I say (my Lord) that seeing my father grants, I will not gainsay, what his age thinks meet, I do appoint myself (my Lord) at your dispose, Well Osrick, now you see your daughter's mine, But tell me when shall be the wedding day, On Monday next, till then you are my guest. Well Osrick, when our nuptial rites are past, I must to Court, of business to the King. Let that be as you please my Lord, But stay not long, for I shall hardly brook your absence then. Fear not Alfrida, I will not stay there long, But come, let us in Father, pray lead the way. Tell me Dunston, what thinkest thou of the favours of Kings I think of kings favours as of a Marigold flower, the Sun shineth openeth her leaves, And with the least cloud closeth again: Or like the Violets in America, that in summer yield an odiferous smell, And in winter a most infectious savour: For at every full sea they flourish, or at every dead open they vade: The fish Palerna being perfect white in the calm, Yet turneth black with every storm: Or like the trees in the deserts of Africa, That flourish but while the south-west wind bloweth: Even so (my Lord) is the favours of kings to them they favour, For as their favours give life, so their frowns yield death. Well said, Dunston, but what merits he that dissembles with his Sovereign? In my opinion (my Lord) he merits death.
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Father, such skill as I receiued of late, By reading many pretie pend receites, Both for the ache of head, and paine of eyes. I wil, if so it please the Earle to accept it, Indeuour what I may to comfort him. My Lord, I haue waters of approoued worth, And such as are not common to be found: Any of which, if it please your honour, vse them, I am in hope, will help you to your sight, No (matchlesse Alfrida) they will doe me no good. For I am troubled only when I looke. On what (my Lord) or whome? I cannot tell. Why let me see your eies (my Lord) looke vpon me. Then twil be worse. What, if you looke on me? then Ile be gone. Nay stay, sweet loue, stay beauteous Alfrida▪ And giue the Earle of Cornwel leaue to speake: Know Alfrida, thy beautie hath subdued, And captiuate the Earle of Cornwels heart Briefly, I loue thee, seeme I neere so bold, So rude and rashlie to prefer my sute, And if your father giue but his consent, Eased be that paine that troubles Ethenwald. And this considered, Osricke shall prooue, My father, and his daughter be my loue, Speake Osrick, shall I haue her I or no? My Lord with al my hart, you haue my consent If so my daughter please to condiscend. But what saith Alfrida? I say (my Lord) that seing my father grants, I will not gainsay, what his age thinks meet, I do appoint my selfe (my Lord) at your dispose, Wel Osrick, nowe you see your daughter's mine, But tel me when shall be the wedding day, On Monday next, till then you are my guest. Well Osricke, when our nuptiall rites are past, I must to Court, of businesse to the King. Let that be as you please my Lord, But stay not long, for I shall hardlie brooke your absence then. Feare not Alfrida, I will not stay there long, But come, let vs in Father, pray lead the way. TEl me Dunston, what thinkest thou of the fauors of Kings of fauors as of a Marigold flower, shineth openeth her leaues, And with the least cloud closeth againe: Or lyke the Uiolets in America, that in sommer yeeld an odifferous smell, And in winter a most infectious sauour: For at euery ful sea they flourish, or at euery dead ope they vade: The fish Palerna being perfect white in the calme, Yet turneth blacke with euery storme: Or lyke the trees in the deserts of Africa, That flourish but while the southwest wind bloweth: Euen so (my Lord) is the fauours of kings to them they fauour, For as their fauours giue lyfe, so their frownes yeeld death. Wel said, Dunston, but what merits he that dissembles with his Soueraigne? In my opinion (my Lord) he merits death.