Anonymous · published 1598 · first performed or written 1590 [1588-1598; revised 1610] (Annals) romance · Unknown unassigned nearest T1 Death, grief and revenge · 462 words
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Then ugly monster do thy worst, I will defend them in despite of thee: And thought thou thinkest with tragic fumes To brave my play unto my deep disgrace. I force it not, I scorn what thou canst do I'll grace it so, thyself shall it confess: From tragic stuff to be a pleasant comedy Why then Comedy send thy actors forth And I will cross the first steps of their tread: Making them fear the very dart of death. And I'll defend them maugre all thy spite So ugly fiend frewell, tell time shall serve, That we may meet to parley forth best Comedy, I'll go spread my branch, And scattered blossoms from mine envious tree. Oh fly Madam, fly or else we art but dead. Help Segasto help, help sweat Segasto or eel I die. Alas madam, there is no way but flight, Then haste and save yourself. Why then I die, ah help me in distress, Stay Lady stay, and be no more dismayed, That cruel beast most mercelesse and fell, Which have bereaved thousands of their lives, Affrighted many with his hard pursues, Prying from place to place to find his pray, Prolonging thus his life by others death, His carcase now lies headless void of breath. That fowl deformed monster is he dead? Assure yourself thereof, behold his head; Which if it please you Lady to accept, With willing heart I yield it to your majesty. Thanks worthy shepherd, thanks a thousaud times This gift assure thyself contents me more, Then greatest bounty of a mighty prince: Although he were the monarch of the world. Most gracious goddess, more than mortal wight, Your heavenly hew of right imports no less, Most glad am I in that it was my chance, To undertake this enterprise in hand. Which doth so greatly glad your princely mind. No goddess shepherd, but a mortal wight A mortal wight distressed as thou seest: My father here is king of Arragon. I Amadine his only daughter am: And after him sole heir unto the crown. Now where as it is my father's will, To marry me unto Segasto, On whose wealth through father's former usury Is known to be no less than wonderful, We both of custom oftentimes did use, Leaving the court to walk within the fields, For recreation esecially the spring, In that it yields great store of rare delights: And passing further than our wont walks, Scarce were entered within these luckless woods, But right before us down a steep fall hill A monstrous ugly bear did high him fast, To meet us both, I faint to tell the rest, Good shepherd, but suppose the ghastly looks, The hideous fears, the thousant hundred woes, Which at this instant Amadine sustained.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Then vglie monster doe thy woorst, I will defend them in despite of thee: And thought thou thinkst with tragick fumes To braue my play vnto my deepe disgrace. I force it not, I scorne what thou canst doe Ile grace it so, thy selfe shall it confesse: From tragick stuffe to be a pleasant comedie Why then send thy actors forth And I will crosse the first steps of their tread: Making them feare the verie dart of death. And Ile defend them mangre all thy spite So vgly fiend frewell, tell time shall serue, That we may meete to parle forthe beste Conten Cmedie, ile goe spread my branch, And scattered blossomes from mine enuious tree. Oh fly Madam, fly or els we art but dead. Help Segasto help, help swet Segasto or ele I die. Alas madam, there is no way but flight, Then hast and saue your selfe. Why then I die, ah helpe me in distresse, Stay Lady stay, and be no more dismaide, That cruell beast most mercelesse and fell, Which haue bereaued thousands of their liues, Affrighted many with his hard pursues, Prying from place to place to find his praie, Prolonging thus his life by others death, His carcasse now lies headlesse void of breth. That fowle deformed monster is he dead? Assure your selfe thereof, behould his head Which if it please you Lady to accept, With willing heart I yeeld it to your maiestie. Thankes worthy shepheard, thanks a thousaud times This gift assure thy selfe contents me more, Then greatest bountie of a mighty prince: Although he were the monarch of the world. Most gracious goddesse, more then mortal wight, Your heauenly hewe of right imports no lesse, Most glad am I in that it was my chance, To vndertake this enterprise in hand. Which doth so greatly glad your princely minde No goddesse shepheard, but a mortall wight A mortall wight destressed as thou seest: My father heere is king of Arragon. I Amadine his only daughter am: And after him sole heire vnto the crowne. Now where as it is my fathers will, To mary me vnto Segasto, On whose welth through fathers former vsury Is knowen to be no lesse then woonderfull, We both of custome oftentimes did vse, Leauing the court to walke within the fieldes, For recreation esecially the spring, In that it yelds greate store of rare delights: And passing further then our wonted walkes, Scarse were entred within these lucklesse woods, But right before vs downe a steepe fall hil A monstrous vgly beare did hie him fast, To meete vs both, I faint to tell the rest, Good shepherd, but suppose the gastly lookes, The hiddious feares, the thousant hunderd woes, Which at this instant Amadine susteind.