The Wars of Cyrus, King of Persia · chunk 18 of 26
Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1588 [1587-1594] (Annals) tragedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) T17 Eastern conquest: Persians, Turks and so typicality 0.78 · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T17: tamburlaine, persian, cyrus, king, mahomet, arms, mighty, assyrian, thousand, army.
And for thy sake their altars I will smoke. with sweet perfume of thankful sacrifice. But boy express in brief what means thou madest To scape so safely from th' Assyrian camp This mean I found and please my Lord & king, upon suppose of Alexandra self, I was committed to a noble man. height Dinon, to be guarded in his tent. The glory of my counterfeit attire, And manners framed according thereunto, Did so inflame Dinon that with my love, That waking sleeping, or whatever else, He felt a restless combat in his thoughts, In fine, more safely to commence his love, He led me quite beyond th' Assyrian camp, And brought me to the banks of Euphrates, There sat we down and he with amorous plea, Not only filled, but cloyed my weary ears, so far that what with long continued talk, And heat of sun reflecting on the banks, Or happy with the rattling harmony, which Euphrates his gliding streams did keep, Which seeing I imagined that the gods Had offered this occasion to my hands, For sweet recovery of my freedom. Short tale to make, with dreadful hand I drew, The sword that hanged loose dangling by his side. And with the full of my extended force, I sheathed it home amidst the owner's ribs, He wounded fet an inward groan or two, Then turning on his face breathes forth his life, The deed dispatched, I hied me thence a main, And scaping clean without impeach or stay. Now stand before the Persian king this day. precedent of manly fortitude, Exceeding far the opinion of thy years, Gobrias have an honourable care, Libanio now leave Alexandra's weeds, That part is played, and be yourself again, That part poor boy with danger thou hast played. madam, no danger can be so great, That I'll refuse for Alexandra's sake, Gobrias say, is Alexandra she, For whom your page these hazards hath sustained? It is my Lord. Cy. Then let us to your wished for place. That place O Cyrus I desire to see, This is the place the men that follow me. Then wample both my eyes that with this turf, I may be sure to hit a virtuous man. Shall she be his on whom this turf shall light? So that the man be good and virtuous, Then throw at random when you please Gobrias, You cannot miss a good and virtuous man. Then Alexandra at thy husband's head. Histaspis you are hit. Hist. I am my Lord, Then Alexandra if you please is yours. Happy were I if Alexandra please. My Lord the fortune of my father's hand, Becometh not his daughter to withstand. To please my Lord and father I am yours. Your father's pleased, Histaspis she is yours. Histaspis take your love at Cyrus' hand, this is our guise, and this the Persians do, they woo and wed within a word or two.
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And for thy ſake their aultars I will ſmoake. with ſweete perfume of thankefull ſacrifice. But boy expres in brief what means thou madeſt To ſcape ſo ſafely from th' Aſſyrian campe This meane I found and pleaſe my Lord & king, vpon ſuppoſe of Alexandra ſelfe, I was committed to a noble man. Hight Dinon, to be guarded in his tent. The glorie of my counterfet attire, And maners framed according therevnto, Did ſo inflame Dinon that with my loue, That waking▪ ſleeping, or what euer elſe, He felt a reſtleſſe combate in his thoughts, In fine, more ſafely to commence his loue, He led me quite beyonde th' Aſſyrian campe, And brought me to the bankes of Euphrates, There ſate we downe and he with amorous plea, Not onely fild, but cloyde my wearie eares, ſo farre that what with long continued talke, And heate of ſunne reflecting on the bankes, Or happlie with the ratling harmonie, which Euphrates his gliding ſtreames did keepe, Which ſeeing I imagined that the gods Had offred this occaſion to my hands, For ſweete recouerie of my freedome. Short tale to make, withdreadfull hand I drew, The ſworde that hangde looſe dangling by his ſide. And with the full of my extended force, I ſheathd it home amidſt the owners ribbes, He wounded fet an inwarde grone or two, Then turning on his face breathes forth his life, The deed diſpatcht▪ I hied me thence a maine, And ſcaping cleane without impeach or ſtay. Now ſtand before the Perſian king this day. Preſident of manly fortitude, Exceeding farre the opinion of thy yeares, Gobrias haue an honourable care, Libanio now leaue Alexandras weedes, That partisplaid▪ and be your ſelfe againe, That part poore boy with danger thou haſt plaid. Madame, no daunger can be ſo great, That Ile refuſe for Alexandras ſake, Gobrias ſay, is Alexandra ſhe, For whom your page theſe hazards hath ſuſtainde? It is my Lord. Cy. Then let vs to your wiſhed for place. That place O Cyrus I deſire to ſee, This is the place the men that follow me. Then wample both my eyes that with this turfe, I may be ſure to hit a vertuous man. Shall ſhe be his on whom this turfe ſhall light? So that the man be good and vertuous, Then throw at random when you pleaſe Gobrias, You cannot miſſe a good and vertuous man. Then Alexandra at thy husbands head. Hiſtaſpis you are hit. Hiſt. I am my Lord, Then Alexandra if you pleaſe is yours. Happie were I if Alexandra pleaſe. My Lord the fortune of my fathers hand, Becommeth not his daughter to withſtand. To pleaſe my Lord and father I am yours. Your fathers pleaſde, Hiſtaſpis ſhe is yours. Hiſtaſpis take your loue at Cyrus hand, this is our guiſe, and this the Perſians do, they wooe and wed within a worde or two.