Day, John · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 479 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Well for her sex hath Florimell discourse Of heavenly music, and since all conclude It is an art divine, we were too rude Should we reject it, music, I take great pride, To hear soft music and thy shrill voice chide. To please your grace, though I want voice and skill, I'll show myself obedient to your will. This would have done rare at a scholars window, How do you like it father? Highly my boys, I relish all delight, For when the fiery spirit of hot youth Kept house within me, I was all delight: Then could I take my love, no love more fair By the smooth hand, and gazing in loves air Tell her her beauty beautified the sky, And that the sun stole lustre from her eye. I do admire to hear my princely father thus merrily discourse of trifling love. Nay more my boys, when I was at your years, I went a pilgrimage through Italie, to find the shrine of some love-hallowed saint. Devote to beauty, I would pray for love, Desiring beauty I would sue for love, Admiring beauty I would serve for love: Pray, sue, and serve, till beauty granted love. If she denied me, I would swear she granted, if she did swear that she could never love me, Then would I swear she could not choose but love me: Let her swear near so much, still have I sworn, Till she had said, I should not be forsworn. I marry brothers, here was cunning love, Learn like good scholars, he'll make you wise in love: He was a man in love, were you such men, Then were you men indeed, but boys till then. To please my Father, i'll inquest of beauty, And never make return till I have found, A love so fair, so rich, so honourable, As fits the honour of Octavio's sons. The like (you pleased) vows young Hippolito. Do boys, and I will teach you how to choose them. Elect not 'mongst whole troops of Courtly dames, For amongst many, some must needs be ill: The seld seen Phoenix ever sits alone, Ioue courted Danae when she was alone: Alone my boys, that is the only way, Ladies yield that alone, they else say nay. An expert soldier; how shall they choose them Father? If her bright eye dim not the Diamond, Say it is bright, but brighter iems delight you, if that her breath do not perfume the air; Say it is sweet, but sweeter sweets content you. if that her cheek compared to the Lily, Make not the Lily black with whiter whiteness; Say it is Lily white, but black to white, When your choice white must have such high exceeds. Father you do exceed things possible, Faith say how many Ladies have you seen, Much fairer than myself, in all your travail?
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VVell for hir ſex hath Flormell diſcourſe Of heauenly muſicke, and ſince all conclude It is an art diuine, we were too rude Should we reiect it, muſick, I take great pride, To heare ſoft muſick and thy ſhrill voice chide. To pleaſe your grace, though J want voice and skill, Ile ſhew my ſelfe obedient to your will. This would haue done rare at a ſchollers window, How do you like it father? Highly my boies, I relliſh all delight▪ For when the fiery ſpirit of hot youth Kept houſe within me, I was all delight: Then could I take my loue, no loue more fayre By the ſmooth hand, and gazing in loues ayre Tell her her beauty beautifide the skie, And that the ſunne ſtole luſtre from her eye. I do admire to heare my princely father thus mertilie diſcourſe of trifling loue. Nay more my boyes, when J was at your yeares, I went a pilgrimage through Italie, to find the ſhrine of ſome loue-hallowed ſaynt. Deuote to beauty, I would pray for loue, Deſiring beauty I would ſue for loue, Admiring beauty I would ſerue for loue: Pray, ſue, and ſerue, till beauty graunted loue. If ſhe denyd me, I would ſweare ſhe graunted, Jf ſhe did ſweare that ſhe could neuer loue me, Then would I ſweare ſhe could not chuſe but loue me: Let her ſweare nere ſo much, ſtill haue I ſworne, Till ſhe had ſaid, I ſhould not be forſworne. I marry brothers, here was cunning loue, Learne like good ſchollers, heele make you wiſe in loue: He was a man in loue, were you ſuch men, Then were you men indeed, but boyes till then. To pleaſe my Father, ile inqueſt of beauty, And neuer make returne till I haue found, A loue ſo faire, ſo rich, ſo honorable, As fits the honor of Octanioes ſonnes. The like (you pleaſd) vowes young Hippolito. Doe boyes, and I will teach you how to chuſe them. Elect not mongſt whole troupes of Courtly dames, For amongſt many, ſome muſt needs be ill: The ſeld ſeene Phoenix euer ſits alone, Ioue courted Danac when ſhe was alone: Alone my boyes, that is the onely way, Ladies yeeld that alone, they els ſay nay. An expert ſouldier; how ſhall they chooſe them Father? If her bright eye dim not the Diamond, Say it is bright, but brighter iems delight you, Jf that her breath do not perfume the ayre; Say it is ſweet, but ſweeter ſweets content you. Jf that her cheeke compared to the Lilly, Make not the Lilly black with whiter whiteneſſe; Say it is Lilly white, but black to white, When your choe white muſt haue ſuch high exceeds. Father you do exceed things poſſible, Faith ſay how many Ladyes haue you ſeene, Much fayrer then my ſelfe, in all your trauayle?