The Blind Beggar of Alexandria (Irus) · chunk 11 of 26
Chapman, George · published 1598 · first performed or written 1596 [Feb 12] (Annals) comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
Well sir I drink to you & pray you think You are as welcome to me as this wine, Thanks gentle Samathis, but delicious love, Hath been the fig I eat before this wine, Which kills the taste of these delicious cates, Will you bestow that banquet love on me, Nay gentle Leon talk no more of love If you love God or a good countenance, For I shall quite be out of countenance then, Love decks the countenance, spiriteth the eye, And tunes the soul in sweetest harmony, Love then sweet Samathis. What shall I do Iaquine. Faith Mistress take him. Oh but he hath a great nose. 'tis no matter for his nose, for he is rich. Leon I love and since 'tis forth farewell. Then triumph Leon richer in thy love. Then all the heaps of treasure I possess, Never was happy Leon rich before, Nor ever was I covetous till now, That I see gold so fined in thy hair. Impart it to my Parents gentle Leon, And till we meet again at home farewell. Soon will I talk with them and follow thee, So now is my desire accomplished. Now was there ever man so fortunate. To have his love so sorted to his wish, The joys of many I I'm one enjoy. Now do I mean to woe them crossly The one as I am Leon the rich usurer. (both, The other as I am the mad brain Count. Which if it take effect, and rightly prove, 'twill be a sport for any emperors love. Prince of Arcadia lovely Doricles, Be not discouraged that my daughter here, Like a well fortified and lofty tower, I so repulsiue and vnapt to yeelde, The royal siege of your heroic parts, In her achievement will be more renowned, And with the greater merit is employed. The beauteous queen my wife her mother here Was so well manned and yet had never man, So mayne a rock of chaste and cold disdain. My Lord what mean ye, go Aspasia, Send for some Ladies to go play with you, At chess, at billiards, and at other game, Ianthe attend her. You take a course my Lord to make her coy, To urge so much the love of Doricles, And frame a virtue of her wanton hate, We must persuade her that he loves her not, But that his services and vows of love, Are but the gentle compliments of court, So would she think that if she would have loud, She might have won him. And with that conceit of hardness to be won, His merit's grace will shine more clearly, In her turning eyes, Things hard to win with ease makes love incited, And favours won with ease are hardly quited, Then make as If you loud her not my Lord. Love that hath built his temple on my brows Out of his Battlements into my heart, And seeing me to burn in my desire, Will be I hope appeased at the last.
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VVel sir I drinke to you & pray you thinke You are as welcome to me as this wine, Thankes gentle Samathis, but delitious loe, Hath beene the figge I eate before this wine, VVhich kills the taste of these delitious cates, VVill you bestowe that banquet loue on me, Nay gentle Leon talke no more of loue If you loue God or a good countenance, For I shal quite be out of countenance then, Loue deckes the countenance, speriteth the eye, And tunes the soule in sweetest harmony, Loue then sweete Samathis. VVhat shall I doe Iaquine. Fayth Mistris take him. Oh but he hath a great nose. Tis no matter for his nose, for he is rich. Leon I loue and since tis foorth farewell. Then triumph Leon icher in thy loue. Then all the heapes of treasure I possesse, Neuer was happie Leon rich before, Nor euer was I couetous till now, That I see gold so fined in thy haire. Impart it to my Parentes gentle Leon, And till we meete agayne at home farewell. Soone will I talke with them and follow thee, So now is my desire accomplished. Now was there euer man so fortunate. To haue his loue so sorted to his wish, The ioyes of many I one enioy. Now do I meane to woe them crossely The one as I am Leon the rich vsurer. (both, The other as I am the mad brayne Count. VVhich if it take effect, and rightly proue, Twill be a sporte for any emperours loue. Prince of Arcadia louely Doricles, Be not discouraged that my daughter heere, Like a well fortified and loftie tower, I so repulsiue and vnapt to yeelde, The royall siege of your heoycke partes, In her acheeuement will be more renound, And with the greater merite is imployde. The bewtious queene my wife her mother here VVas so well mand and yet had neuer man, So mayne a rocke of chast and cold disdayne. My Lord what meane ye, go Aspasia, Send for some Ladeis to goe play with you, At chesse, at Billiardes, and at other game, Ianthe attend her. You take a course my Lord to make her coy, To vrge so much the loue of Dricles, And frame a vertue of her wanton hate, VVe must perswade her that he loues her not, But that his seruices and vowes of loue, Are but the gentle complimentes of court, So would shee thinke that if she would haue loud, Shee might haue wonne him. And with that conceite of hardnesse to be wonne, His merites grace will shine more clearely, In her turning eyes, Thinges hard to win with ease makes loue ited, And fauours wonne with ease are hardly quited, Then make as If you loud her not my Lord. Loue that hath built his temple on my browes Out of his Battlementes into my hart, And seeing me to burne in my desire, VVill be I hope appeased at the last.