Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea · 475 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
True: therefore doth heaven divide the fate of man in divers functions. Whereto is added as an aim or but, obedience: For so live the honey Bees, creatures that by awe Ordain an act of order to a peopeld Kingdom: They have a King and officers of sort, Where some like Magistrates correct at home: Others like Merchants venture trade abroad: Others like soldiers armed in their stings, Make boot upon the summers velvet bud: Which pillage they with merry march bring home To the tent royal of their Emperor, Who busied in his majesty, behold The singing masons building roofs of gold: The civil citizens lading up the honey, The sad eyed justice with his surly hum, Delivering up to executors pale, the lazy caning Drone. This I infer, that 20. actions once a foot, May all end in one moment. As many Arrows loosed several ways, fly to one mark: As many several ways meet in one town: As many fresh streams run in one self sea: As many lines close in the dial centre: So may a thousand actions once a foot, End in one moment, and be all well borne without defect. Therefore my Liege to France, Divide your happy England into four, Of which take you one quarter into France, And you withal, shall make all Gallia shake, If we with thrice that power left at home, Cannot defend our own door from the dog, Let us be beaten, and from henceforth lose The name of policy and hardiness. Call in the messenger sent from the Dolphin, And by your aid, the noble sinews of our land, France being ours, we'll bring it to our awe, Or break it all in pieces: Either our Chronicles shall with full mouth speak Freely of our acts, Or else like toonglesse mutes Not worshipped with a paper Epitaph: Now are we well prepared to know the Dolphin's pleasure, For we hear your coming is from him. Pleaseth your Majesty to give us leave Freely to render what we have in charge: Or shall I sparingly show a far off, The Dolphin's pleasure and our Embassage? We are no tyrant, but a Christian King, To whom our spirit is as subject, As are our wretches fettered in our prisons. Therefore freely and with uncurbed boldness Tell us the Dolphin's mind. Then this in fine the Dolphin saith, Whereas you claim certain Towns in France, From your predecessor king Edward the third, This he returns. He saith, there's nought in France that can be with a nimble Galliard won: you cannot revel into Dukedoms there: Therefore he sendeth meeter for your study, This tun of treasure: and in lieu of this, Desires to let the Dukedoms that you crave Hear no more from you: This the Dolphin saith. What treasure Uncle? Tennis balls my Liege.
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True: therefore doth heauen diuide the fate of man in diuers functions. Whereto is added as an ayme or but, obedience: For so liue the honey Bees, creatures that by awe Ordaine an act of order to a peopeld Kingdome: They haue a King and officers of sort, Where some like Magistrates correct at home: Others like Marchants venture trade abroad: Others like souldiers armed in their stings, Make boote vpon the sommers veluet bud: Which pillage they with mery march bring home To the tent royall of their Emperour, Who busied in his maiestie, behold The singing masons building roofes of gold: The ciuell citizens lading vp the honey, The sad eyde Iustice with his surly humme, Deliuering vp to executors pale, the lazy caning Drone. This I infer, that 20. actions once a foote, May all end in one moment. As many Arrowes losed seuerall wayes, flye to one marke: As many seuerall wayes meete in one towne: As many fresh streames run in one selfe sea: As many lines close in the dyall center: So may a thousand actions once a foote, End in one moment, and be all well borne without defect. Therefore my Liege to France, Diuide your happy England into foure, Of which take you one quarter into France, And you withall, shall make all Gallia shake, If we with thrice that power left at home, Cannot defend our owne doore from the dogge, Let vs be beaten, and from henceforth lose The name of pollicy and hardinesse. Call in the messenger sent frō the Dolphin, And by your ayde, the noble sinewes of our land, France being ours, weele bring it to our awe, Or breake it all in peeces: Eyther our Chronicles shal with full mouth speak Freely of our acts, Or else like toonglesse mutes Not worshipt with a paper Epitaph: Now are we well prepared to know the Dolphins pleasure, For we heare your comming is from him. Pleaseth your Maiestie to giue vs leaue Freely to render what we haue in charge: Or shall I sparingly shew a farre off, The Dolphins pleasure and our Embassage? We are no tyrant, but a Christian King, To whom our spirit is as subiect, As are our wretches fettered in our prisons. Therefore freely and with vncurbed boldnesse Tell vs the Dolphins minde. Then this in fine the Dolphin saith, Whereas you clayme certaine Townes in France, From your predecessor king Edward the third, This he returnes. He saith, theres nought in France that can be with a nimble Galliard wonne: you cannot reuel into Dukedomes there: Therefore he sendeth meeter for your study, This tunne of treasure: and in lieu of this, Desires to let the Dukedomes that you craue Heare no more from you: This the Dolphin saith. What treasure Vncle? Tennis balles my Liege.