Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
You guess aright, and I will tell you how. When she perceived all hope was clean bereft her, That Caesar meant to send her straight away, And saw no means of reconcilement left her, Work what she could, she could not work to stay. she calls me to her, and she thus began. O thou whose trust hath ever been the same And one in all my fortunes, faithful man, Alone content t'attend disgrace and shame. Thou, whom the fearful ruin of my fall, Never deterred to leave calamity: As did those other smooth state-pleasers all, Who followed but my fortune, and not me. 'tis thou must do a service for thy Queen, Wherein thy faith and skill must do their best: Thy honest care and duty shall be seen Performing this, more than in all the rest. For all what thou hast done, may die with thee, Although 'tis pity that such faith should die. But this shall evermore remembered be, A rare example to posterity. And look how long as Cleopatra shall In after ages live in memory, So long shall thy clear fame endure withal, And therefore thou must not my suit deny; Nor contradict my will. For what I will I am resolved: and this 'tis thou must do me: Go find me out with all thy art and skill To aspics, and convey them close unto me. I have a work to do with them in hand, inquire not what, for thou shalt soon see what, If the heavens do not my designs withstand, But do thy charge, and let me shift with that. Being thus conjured, by her t'whom I'had vowed My true perpetual service, forth I went, Devising how my close attempt to shroud, So that there might no art my art prevent. And so disguised in habit as you see, Having found out the thing for which I went, I soon returned again, and brought with me The aspics, in a basket closely pent. Which I had filled with figs, and leaves upon. And coming to the Guard that kept the door, What hast thou there? said they, and looked thereon. Seeing the figs, they deemed of nothing more, But said, they were the fairest they had seen. Taste some, said I, for they are good and pleasant. No, no, said they, go bear them to thy Queen. Thinking me some poor man that brought a Present. Well, in I went, where brighter than the Sun, Glittering in all her pompous rich array, Great Cleopatra sat; as if she had won Caesar and all the world beside this day. even as she was when on thy crystal streams, O CYDNOS she did show what earth could show. When Asia all amazed in wonder, deems VENUS from heaven was come on earth below. even as she went at first to meet her Love, So goes she now at last again to find him. But that first, did her greatness only prove. This last her love, that could not live behind him.
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You gesse aright, and I will tell you how. Whē she perceiu'd al hope was cleane berest her, That Caesar meant to send her straight away, And saw no meanes of reconcilement left her, VVork what she could, she could not work to stay. Shee calls mee to her, and she thus began. O thou whose trust hath euer beene the same And one in all my fortunes, faithfull man, Alone content t'attend disgrace and shame. Thou, whom the fearefull ruine of my fall, Neuer deterrd to leaue calamitie: As did those other smooth state-pleasers all, VVho followed but my fortune, and not me. Tis thou must doe a seruice for thy Queene, VVherein thy faith and skill must doe their best: Thy honest care and duty shall be seene Performing this, more then in all the rest. For all what thou hast done, may die with thee, Although tis pitty that such faith should die. But this shall euer-more remembred be, A rare example to posterity. And looke how long as Cleopatra shall In after ages liue in memory, So long shall thy cleere fame endure withall, And therefore thou must not my sute deny; Nor contradict my will. For what I will I am resolu'd: and this tis thou must doe mee: Goe finde mee out with all thy arte and skill To Aspicqs, and conuay them close vnto mee. I haue a worke to doe with them in hand, Enquire not what, for thou shalt soone see what, If the heauens doe not my disseignes withstand, But doe thy charge, and let mee shyft with that. Beeing thus coniur'd, by her t'whom I'had vow'd My true perpetuall seruice, forth I went, Deuising how my close attempt to shrowde, So that there might no arte my arte preuent. And so disguis'd in habite as you see, Hauing foūnd out the thing for which I went, I soone return'd againe, and brought with mee The Aspicqs, in a basket closely pent. Which I had fill'd with figges, and leaues vpon. And comming to the Guarde that kept the dore, What hast thou there? said they, and lookt thereon. Seeing the figgs, they deem'd of nothing more, But sayd, they were the fairest they had seene. Taste some, said I, for they are good and pleasant. No, no, sayd they, goe beare them to thy Queene. Thinking mee some poore man yt brought a Present. Well, in I went, where brighter then the Sunne, Glittering in all her pompous ritch aray, Great Cleopatra sate; as if she'had wonne Caesar and all the world beside this day. Euen as shee was when on thy cristall streames, O CYDNOS shee did shew what earth could shew. VVhen Asia all amaz'd in wonder, deemes VENVS from heauen was come on earth below. Euen as shee went at first to meete her Loue, So goes shee now at last againe to finde him. But that first, did her greatnes onely proue. This last her loue, that could not liue behind him.