The Trial of Chivalry (This Gallant Cavaliero Dick Bowyer) · chunk 6 of 38
Anonymous · published 1605 · first performed or written 1601 [1599-1604] (Annals) romance · Derby's (Strange's) Men unassigned nearest T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma · 472 words
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Thus did the Greeks, when they begird the walls Of strong built Troy, sometimes with friendly check Entertain peace, and spend their frolic hours, In courtly feasting of each other foe. Welcome (young Ferdinand) I promise you, It cheers my spirit we do embrace you here, And welcome too (brave Lord) we cannot say, As if we were in Paris; we might say, Your viands shall be costly: but presume, Such as the Camp affords, we'll have the best. Daughter, I prithee bid them welcome. My Lord, I do That with the congee of a bended knee: But this with my true heart's loyalty. Lords, you are welcome, by my father's leave. Why, now thou dost content thy father, Kate, When wholly unto merriment inclined, Thou answer'st with like sympathy of mind. But yet her looks are haggard and obscure, Which makes me doubtful she'll not stoop to lure. Princes, let's enter: come, I'll lead the way: The feast is mine, you are my guests this day. Now Pembroke, show thy friendships true effect, Obtain her love, my life thou shalt protect. He stays behind the rest, O happy hour! Work on (sweet Painter) to enrich mine eye With that, which else procures my tragedy. Fair Madam, in this confluence of sweet joy, When every one resorts unto the feast, methinks you should not thus retire alone, As seeming, your best fare were heavy moan. I am not (Sir) alone, nor do I starve My appetite with any wilful fast, I have a banquet of sweet pleasing thoughts; That is more precious than the costliest feast. But at your father's board there sits a guest, To whom the cup of Ganymede will seem But juice of Hemlock, and the daintiest dish, As much unsavoury as the pumice stone, Unless your presence season his delight. I am sorry I want skill to serve his diet. I have not been instructed to such end. But I will teach you (Madam) if you please. Rather the party grieved first should show Wherein we err, else how can we discern What is our fault, or how we may amend? That office he commits unto my tongue. Is he not able then to speak himself? Yes, Madam, I have heard when Ferdinand, With whom in Padua I was conversant, So spoke in the assembly of the learned, With such a grace and well composed phrase, As many thought grave Tully's eloquence Flowed like a honey River from his lips. He wanteth then belike sufficient courage. Never lived Knight less prejudiced in that, Then valiant Ferdinand, whom I have seen, Couch his staff Lance with such dexterity, As if the god of battle had himself Entered the Lists, and pressing to the midst Of steel-composed troops, like lightning fly, Till he had made a passage with his sword.
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Thus did the Greeks, when they begirt the walles Of ſtrong built Troy, ſometimes with friendly checke Entertayne peace, and ſpend their frollick houres, In courtly feaſting of each other foe. Welcome (young Ferdinand) I promiſe you, It cheeres my ſpirit we doe imbrace you here, And welcome too (braue Lord) we cannot ſay, As if we were in Paris; we might ſay, Your viands ſhall be coſtly: but preſume, Such as the Camp affords, weele haue the beſt. Daughter, I prythee bid them welcome. My Lord, I doe That with the Congy of a bended knee: But this with my true hearts loyalty. Lords, you are welcome, by my fathers leaue. Why, now thou doſt content thy father, Kate, When wholy vnto merryment inclin'd, Thou anſwerſt with like ſimpathy of mind. But yet her lookes are haggard and obſcure, Which makes me doubtfull ſheele not ſtoop to lure. Princes, let's enter: come, Ile lead the way: The feaſt is mine, you are my gheſts this day. Now Pembrooke, ſhew thy friendſhips true effect, Obfayne her loue, my life thou ſhalt protect. He ſtayes behind the reſt, O happy houre! Worke on (ſweet Paynter) to inrich mine eye With that, which els procures my tragedy. Fayre Madam, in this confluence of ſweet ioy, When euery one reſorts vnto the feaſt, Me thinkes you ſhould not thus retyre alone, As ſeeming, your beſt fare were heauy mone. I am not (Sir) alone, nor do I ſtarue My appetite with any wil-full faſt, I haue a banquet of ſweet pleaſing thoughts; That is more precious then the coſtlieſt feaſt. But at your fathers boord there ſits a gheſt, To whom the cup of Ganimede will ſeeme But iuice of Hemlocke, and the daintieſt diſh, As much vnſauory as the Pomice ſtone, Vnleſſe your preſence ſeaſon his delight. I am ſory I want skill to ſerue his dyet. I haue not bin inſtructed to ſuch end. But I wil teach you (Madam) if you pleaſe. Rather the party grieued firſt ſhould ſhew Wherein we erre, els how can we diſcerne What is our fault, or how we may amend? That office he commits vnto my toung. Is he not able then to ſpeake himſelfe? Yes, Madam, I haue heard when Ferdinand, With whom in Padua I was conuerſant, So ſpake in the aſſembly of the learnd, With ſuch a grace and well compoſed phraſe, As many thought graue Tullies eloquence Flowed like a hony Riuer from his lips. He wanteth then belike ſufficient courage. Neuer liu'd Knight leſſe preiudic'd in that, Then valiant Ferdinand, whom I haue ſeene, Couch his ſtaffe Launce with ſuch dexterity, As if the god of battell had himſelfe Entred the Liſts, and preaſſing to the midſt Of ſteele-compoſed troops, like lightning fly, Till he had made a paſſage with his ſword.