The Royal Entertainment of the Queen and Prince at Althorp (The Satyr) · chunk 4 of 4
Jonson, Ben · published 1604 · first performed or written 1603 [Jun 25] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry · before the Court unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 492 words
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I not deny where Graces meete In a man, that quality Is a gracefull Property? But when dauncing is his best, (Beshrew me) I suspect the rest. But I am No-body, and my Breath (Soone as it is borne) hath death. Come on Clownes forsake your dumps, And bestir your Honaild stumps, Do your worst, Ile vndertake, Not a Ierke you haue shall make Any Lady here in Loue. Perhaps your Foole, or so, may moue Some Ladies woman with a Trick, And vpon it she may pick A paire of reuelling legs or two, Out of you with much a doe. But see the Hobby-horse is forgot. Foole it must bee your lot, To supplie his want with faces And some other Busson graces You know how; Piper playe, And let no body hence away. There was also another parting speach, which was to haue been presented in the person of a youth, and accompained with diuerse Gentlemens yonger sonnes of the Countrey, but by reason of the Multitudinous presse, was also hindred. And which wee haue here adioyned. ANd will you then Mirror of Queenes depart? Shall nothing stay you? not my Masters heart That pants to leese the comfort of your light, And see his Day ee it be old grow Night? You are a Goddesse, and your will be done; Yet this our last hope is, that as the Sunne Cheares obiects far remou'd, as well as neare, So where soe're you shine, you'le sparkle here. And you deare Lord, on whome my couetous eye Doth feede it selfe but cannot satisfie, O shoote vp fast in spirit, as in yeares; That when vpon her head proud Europe weares Her stateliest tire, you may appeare thereon The richest Gem without a paragon. Shine bright and fixed as the Artic starre: And when flow Time hath made you fit for war, Looke ouer the strict Ocean, and thinke where You may but leade vs forth, that grow vp here Against a day, when our officious swords Shall speake our action better then our words. Till then, all good euent conspire to crowne Your Parents hopes, our zeale, and your renowne. Peace, vsher now your steps, and where you come, Be Enuie still stroke blind, and Flattery dumbe. Thus much (which was the least of the Entertiement in respect of the reality, abondance, delicacie, and order of all things else) to doe that seruiceable right, to his noble Friend, which his affection owes, and his Lordships merit may challenge, the Author hath sufferd to come out, and encounter Censure: and not here vnnecessarily adioyned, being performed to the same Queene & Prince; who were no little part of these more labord and riumphall shewes. And to whose greatest part, he knowes the Ho. L. (had he beene so blest as to haue seene him at his Lodge) would haue stretcht in obseruance, though he could not in Loue or zeale.
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I not deny where Graces meete In a man, that quality Is a gracefull Property? But when dauncing is his best, (Beshrew me) I suspect the rest. But I am No-body, and my Breath (Soone as it is borne) hath death. Come on Clownes forsake your dumps, And bestir your Honaild stumps, Do your worst, Ile vndertake, Not a Ierke you haue shall make Any Lady here in Loue. Perhaps your Foole, or so, may moue Some Ladies woman with a Trick, And vpon it she may pick A paire of reuelling legs or two, Out of you with much a doe. But see the Hobby-horse is forgot. Foole it must bee your lot, To supplie his want with faces And some other Busson graces You know how; Piper playe, And let no body hence away. There was also another parting speach, which was to haue been presented in the person of a youth, and accompained with diuerse Gentlemens yonger sonnes of the Countrey, but by reason of the Multitudinous presse, was also hindred. And which wee haue here adioyned. ANd will you then Mirror of Queenes depart? Shall nothing stay you? not my Masters heart That pants to leese the comfort of your light, And see his Day ee it be old grow Night? You are a Goddesse, and your will be done; Yet this our last hope is, that as the Sunne Cheares obiects far remou'd, as well as neare, So where soe're you shine, you'le sparkle here. And you deare Lord, on whome my couetous eye Doth feede it selfe but cannot satisfie, O shoote vp fast in spirit, as in yeares; That when vpon her head proud Europe weares Her stateliest tire, you may appeare thereon The richest Gem without a paragon. Shine bright and fixed as the Artic starre: And when flow Time hath made you fit for war, Looke ouer the strict Ocean, and thinke where You may but leade vs forth, that grow vp here Against a day, when our officious swords Shall speake our action better then our words. Till then, all good euent conspire to crowne Your Parents hopes, our zeale, and your renowne. Peace, vsher now your steps, and where you come, Be Enuie still stroke blind, and Flattery dumbe. Thus much (which was the least of the Entertiement in respect of the reality, abondance, delicacie, and order of all things else) to doe that seruiceable right, to his noble Friend, which his affection owes, and his Lordships merit may challenge, the Author hath sufferd to come out, and encounter Censure: and not here vnnecessarily adioyned, being performed to the same Queene & Prince; who were no little part of these more labord and riumphall shewes. And to whose greatest part, he knowes the Ho. L. (had he beene so blest as to haue seene him at his Lodge) would haue stretcht in obseruance, though he could not in Loue or zeale.