The Conspiracy of Charles Duke of Byron · chunk 12 of 33
Chapman, George · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) history · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
It may be he dissembled, or suppose, He be a little tainted: men whom virtue Forms with the stuff of fortune great, and gracious, Must needs partake with fortune in her humour Of instability: and are like to shafts Grown crooked with standing, which to rectify, Must twice as much be bowed another way, He that hath borne wounds for his worthy parts, Must for his worst be borne with: we must fit Our government to men, as men to it: In old time, they that hunted savage beasts, Are said to clothe themselves in savage skins, They that were Fowlers when they went on fowling, Wore garments made with wings resembling Fowls: To Bulls, we must not show ourselves in red, Nor to the warlike Elephant in white, In all things governed, their infirmities Must not be stirred, nor wrought on; Duke Byron Flows with adust, and melancholy choler, And melancholy spirits are venomous: Not to be touched, but as they may be cured: I therefore mean to make him change the air, And send him further from those Spanish vapours, That still bear fighting sulphur in their breasts, To breathe a while in temperate English air, Where lips are spiced with free and loyal counsels, Where policies are not rumours, but saving; Wisdom is simple, valour righteous, Human, and hating facts of brutish forces And whose grave natures, scorn the scoffs of France, The empty compliments of Italy, The anyway encroaching pride of Spain, And love men modest, hearty, just and plain. I'll sound him for Byron; and what I find, In the king's depth; I'll draw up, and inform, In excitations to the Duke's revolt, When next I meet with him. It must be done With praising of the Duke; from whom the king Will take to give himself; which told the Duke, Will take his heart up into all ambition. I know it (politic friend:) and 'tis my purpose, Your Majesty hath missed a royal sight, The Duke Byron, on his brave beast Pastrana, Who sits him like a full-sailed argosy, Danced with a lofty billow, and as snug Plies to his bearer, both their motions mixed; And being considered in their site together, They do the best present the state of man, In his first royalty ruling; and of beasts In their first loyalty serving; one commanding, And no way being moved; the other serving, And no way being compelled; of all the sights That ever my eyes witnessed; and they make A doctrinal and witty hierogliphic, O a blest kingdome: to expresse and teach, Kings to command as they could serve, and subjects To serve as if they had power to command. You are a good old horseman I perceive, And still out all the use of that good part: Your wit is of the true Pierean spring, That can make any thing, of any thing.
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It may be hee dissembled, or suppose, He be a little tainted: men whom vertue Formes with the stuffe of fortune great, and gratious, Must needs pertake with fortune in her humor Of instabilitie: and are like to shafts Growne crookt with standing, which to rectifie, Must twice as much be bowd another way, He that hath borne wounds for his worthy parts, Must for his wurst be borne with: we must fit Our gouernment to men, as men to it: In old time, they that hunted sauadge beasts, Are said to clothe themselues in sauage skinnes, They that were Fowlers when they went on fowling, Wore garments made with wings resembling Fowles: To Buls, we must not shew our selues in red, Nor to the warlick Elephant in white, In all things gouern'd, their infirmities Must not be stird, nor wrought on; Duke Byron Flowes with adust, and melancholy choller, And melancholy spirits are venemous: Not to be toucht, but as they may be cur'de: I therefore meane to make him change the ayre, And send him further from those Spanish vapors, That still beare fighting sulphure in their brests, To breath a while in temperate English ayre, Where lips are spycd with free and loyall counsailes, Where policies are not rumous, but sauing; Wisdome is simple, valure righteous▪ Humaine, and hating facts of brutish forces And whose graue natures, scorne the scoffes of France, The empty complements of Italy, The any-way encroching pride of Spaine, And loue men modest, harty, iust and plaine. Ile sound him for Byron; and what I finde, In the Kings depth; ile draw vp, and informe, In excitations to the Dukes reuolt, When next I meete with him. It must be done With praising of the Duke; from whom the king Will take to giue himselfe; which tolde the Duke, Will take his heart vp into all ambition. I know it (politick friend:) and tis my purpose, Your Maiestie hath mist a royall sight, The Duke Byron ▪ on his braue beast Pastrana, Who sits him like a full-saild Argosea, Danc'd with a lofty billow, and as sug Plyes to his bearer, both their motions mixt; And being considerd in their site together, They do the best present the state of man, In his first royaltie ruling; and of beasts In their first loyaltie seruing; one commanding, And no way being mou'd; the other seruing, And no way being compeld; of all the sights That euer my eyes witnest; and they make A doctrinall and witty Hierogliphick, O a blest kingdome: to expresse and teach, Kings to command as they could serue, and subiects To serue as if they had powre to command. You are a good old horseman I perceiue, And still out all the vse of that good part: Your wit is of the true Pierean spring, That can make any thing, of any thing.