Greene, Robert · published 1594 · first performed or written 1589 [1586-1590] (Annals) comedy · Queen Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Injurious Lacie did I love thee more Than Alexander his Hephestion; Did I unfold the passion of my love, And lock them in the closet of thy thoughts, Wert thou to Edward second to himself, Sole friend, and partner of his secret loves, And could a glance of fading beauty break, Theinchained fetters of such private friends, Base coward, false, and too effeminate, To be corival with a prince in thoughts, From Oxford have I posted since I dined, To quite a traitor fore that Edward sleep. TTwas I my Lord, not Lacie stepped awry, For oft he sued and courted for yourself, And still wood for the courtier all in green, But I whom fancy made but over fond, Pleaded myself with looks as if I loud, I fed mine eye with gazing on his face, And still bewitched loud Lacie with my looks, My heart with sighs, mine eyes pleaded with tears, My face held pity and content at once, And more I could not cipher out by signs But that I loud Lord Lacie with my heart, Then worthy Edward measure with thy mind, If women's favours will not force men fall, If beauty and if darts of 〈◊〉 love, Is not of force to bury thoughts of friends. I tell thee Peggy I will have thy loves, Edward or none shall conquer Margaret, In Frigates bottomd with rich Sethin planks, Topped with the lofty sirs of Libanon, Stemd and encased with burnished luorie And overlaid with plates of Persian wealth, Like Thetis shalt thou wanton on the waves And draw the Dolphins to thy lovely eyes, To dance lavoltas in the purple streams, Sirens with haps and silver psalteries, Shall weight with music at thy frigates stem, And entertain fair Margaret with her lays, England and England's wealth shall wait on thee, Britain shall bend unto her prince's love, And do due homage to thine excellence, If thou wilt be but Edward's Margaret. Pardon my lord if Ioues great royalty, Sent me such presents as to Danae, If Phoebus tied in Latona's webs, Come courting from the beauty of his lodge, The dulcet tunes of frolic Mercury, Not all the wealth heavens treasury affords, Should make me leave lord Lacie or his love. I have learned at Oxford then this point ofschooles, Abbata causa, tollitur effectus, Lacie the cause that Margaret cannot love, Nor fix her liking on the English Prince, Take him away, and then the effects will fail, Villain prepare thyself for I will bathe My poinard in the bosom of an eatle. Rather than live, and miss fair Margret's love, Prince Edward stop not at the fatal doom, But stab it home, end both my loves and life. Brave Prince of Wales, honoured for royal deeds, TTwere sin to stain fair Venus courts with blood, loves conquests ends my Lord in courtesy, Spare Lacie gentle Edward, let me die, For so both you and he do cease your loves.
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Iniurious Lacie did I loue thee more Than Alexander his Hepheſtion; Did I vnfould the paſsion of my loue, And locke them in the cloſſet of thy thoughts, Wert thou to Edward ſecond to himſelfe, Sole freind, and partner of his ſecreat loues, And could a glaunce of fading bewtie breake, Theinchained fetters of ſuch priuat freindes, Baſe coward, falſe, and too effeminate, To be coriuall with a prince in thoughts, From Oxford haue I poſted ſince I dinde, To quite a traitor fore that Edward ſleepe. Twas I my Lord, not Lacie ſtept awry, For oft he ſued and courted for yourſelfe, And ſtill woode for the courtier all in greene, But I whome fancy made but ouer fond, Pleaded my ſelfe with looks as if I lovd, I fed myne eye with gazing on his face, And ſtill bewicht lovd Lacie with my looks, My hart with ſighes, myne eyes pleaded with tear, My face held pittie and content at once, And mor I coud not ſiphr out by ſignes But that I lovd Lord Lacie with my heart, Then worthy Edward meaſure with thy minde, If womens faours will not force men fall, If bewtie and if das of oue, Is not of force to bury thoughts of friendes. I tell thee Peggie I will haue thy loues Edward or none ſhall conquer Margret, In Frigats bottomd with rich Sethin planks, Topt with the loftie firs of Libanon, Stemd and incaſt with burniſht luorie And ouerlaid with plates of Perſian wealth, Like Thetis ſhalt thou wanton on the waues And draw the Dolphins to thy louely eyes, To daunce lauoltas in the purple ſtreames, Sirens with harpes and ſiluer pſalteries, Shall waight with muſicke at thy frigots ſtem, And entertaine faire Margret with her laies, England and Englands wealth ſhall wait on thee, Brittaine ſhall bend vnto her princes loue, And doe due homage to thine excellence, If thou wilt be but Edwards Margret. Pardon my lord if Ioues great roialtie, Sent me ſuch preſents as to Danae, If Phoebus tied in Latonas webs, Come courting from the beautie of his lodge, The dulcet tunes of frolicke Mercurie, Not all the wealth heauens treaſurie affoords, Should make me leaue lord Lacie or his loue. I haue learnd at Oxford then this point ofſchooles, Abbata cauſa, llitur effectus, Lacie the cauſe that Margret cannot loue, Nor fix her liking on the Engliſh Prince, Take him away, and then the effects will faile, Villaine prepare thy ſelfe for I will bathe My poinard in the boſome of an eatle. Rather then liue, and miſſe faire Margrets loue, Prince Edward ſtop not at the fatall doome, But ſtabb it home, end both my loues and life. Braue Prince of Wales, honoured for royall deeds, Twere ſinne to ſtaine fair Venus courts with blood, Loues conqueſts ends my Lord in courteſie, Spare Lacie gentle Edward, let me die, For ſo both you and he doe ceaſe your loues.