Heywood, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 [1606-1608] (Annals) tragedy · Queen Anne's Men · Red Bull unassigned nearest T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi · 503 words
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Pompie I will show thee the way to know A dainty dapper wench First see her all bare, let her skin be rare, And be touched with no part of the french: Let her eye be clear, and her brow severe, Her eyebrows thin and fine: But if she be a punk, and love to be drunk, Then keep her still from the wine. Let her stature be mean, & her body clean Thou canst not choose but like her. But see she ha' good clothes, with a fair Roman nose, For that's the sign of a striker. Let her legs be small, but not used to sprawl, Her tongue not too loud nor cocket, Let her arms be strong and her fingers long. But not used to dive in a pocket. Let her body be long and her back be strong, With a soft lip that entangles, With an ivory breast, and her hair well dressed Without goldlace or spangles. Let her foot be small, clean legged withal, Her apparel not too gaudy: And one that hath not been, in no house of sin, Nor place that hath been bawdy. But gods me I am trifling here with thee, & dinner cools o'th' table, & I am called to my attendance, oh my sweet Lord Valerius. Next king Porsenna, whom we tender dearly, Welcome young Sextus, thou hast to our yoke, Suppressed the neck of a proud nation The warlike Gauines, enemies to Rome. It was my duty royal Emperor, The duty of a subject and a son. We at our mother's intercession likewise, Are now atoned with Aruns, whom we here receive into our bosom This is done like a kind brother and a natural son. We interchange a royal heart with Sextus & graft us in your love. Now king Porsenna, welcome once more, to Tarquin and to Rome. We are proud of your alliance, and Rome is ours, And we are Rome's, this our religious league, Shall be carved firm in characters of brass, And live for ever to succeeding times. It shall Porsenna, now this leagues established, We will proceed in our determined wars To bring the neighbour Nations under us. Our purpose is to make young Sextus General Of all our army, who hath proved his fortunes And found them full of favour, we'll begin With strong Ardea, ha' you given in charge To assemble all our Captains, & take muster of our strong army? That business is dispatched. we ha' likewise sent for all our best commanders to take charge According to their merit, Lord Valerius, Lord Brutus, Cocles, Mutius, Scevola, And Collatine to make due preparation of such a gallant siege. This day you shall set forward, Sextus go, And let us see your army march along Before this King and us, that we may view The puissance of our host prepared already, To lay high reared Ardea waste and low. I shall my liege. Aruns associate him. Arrival with my brother in his honours.
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Pompie I will shew thee the waie to know A dapper wench First see her all bare, let her skin be rare, And be with no part of the french: Let her cleare, and her brow seuere, Her cie-browes thin and fine: But if she be a punke, and loue to be drunke, Then keep her still from the wine. Let her stature be mean, & her body cleane Thou canst not choose but like her. But see she ha good clothes, with a faire Romane ose, For thats the signe of a striker. Let her legs be small, but not vd to sprall, Her tongue not too lowd nor cocket, Let her armes be strong and her fingers long. But not vs'd to diue in a pocket. Let her body be long and her backe be strong, With a soft lip that entangles, With iuory brest, and her haire well drst Without goldlace or spangles. Let her foot be small, cleane legd withall, Her apparell not too gaudy: And one that hath not bin, in no house of sin, Nor place that hath beene bady. But gods me I am trifling heere with thee, & dinner cooles o'th table, & I am cald to my attendance, oh my sweet Lord Valerius. Next king Porsenna, whom we tender deerely, Welcome yong Sextus, thou hast to our yoake, Supprest the necke of a proud nation The warlike Gauines, enemies to Rome. It was my duty royall Emperour, The duty of a subiect and a son. We at our mothers intercession likewise, Are now aton'd with Aruns, whō we here receiue into our bosom This is done like a kind brother and a naturall son. VVe enterchange a royall heart with Sextus & graft vs in your loue. Now king Porsenna, welcome once more, to Tarquin and to Rome. VVe are proud of your aliance, and Rome is ours, And we are Romes, this our religious league, Shall be caru'd firme in characters of brasse, And liue for euer to succeeding times. It shall Prsenna, now this leagues establisht, We will proceede in our determinde warres To bring the neighbor Nations vnder vs. Our purpose is to make young Sextus Generall Of all our army, who hath prou'd his fortunes And found them full of fauour, weele begin With strong Ardea, ha you giuen in charge To assemble all our Captaines, & take muster of our strōg army? That busines is dispatcht. Wee ha likewise sent for all our best commanders to take charge According to their merit, Lord Valerius, Lord Brutus, Cocles, Mutius, Sceuola, And Collatine to make due preparation of such a gallant siege. This day you shall set forward, Sextus go, And let vs see your army march along Before this King and vs, that we may view The puissance of our host prepar'd already, To lay high reard Ardea waste and lowe. I shall my liege. Aruns associate him. Ariuall with my brother in his honors.