Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1602 [1602-1603] (Annals) tragedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.80 · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Well know they what they speak, that speaks so wisely. Perchance my Lord, I show more craft than love, And fell so roundly to a large confession, To Angle for your thoughts: but you are wise, Or else you love not: for to be wise and love, Exceeds man's might, that dwells with gods above. O that I thought it could be in a woman: As if it can, I will presume in you, To feed for aye her lamp and flames of love. To keep her constancy in plight and youth, Out-living beauties outward, with a mind That doth renew swifter than blood decays: Or that persuasion could but thus convince me, That my integrity and truth to you, Might be affronted with the match and weight Of such a winnowed puriritie in love: How were I then up-lifted! but alas, I am as true, as truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of truth. In that I'll war with you. O virtuous fight, When right with right wars who shall be most right: True swains in love, shall in the world to come Approve their truths by Troilus, when their rhymes, Full of protest, of oath and big compare; Wants similes, truth tired with iteration, As true as steel, as plantage to the Moon: As Sun to day: as Turtle to her mate: As Iron to Adamant: as Earth to th' Centre: Yet after all comparisons of truth, (As truths authentic author to be cited) As true as Troilus, shall crown up the Verse, And sanctify the numbers. Prophet may you be: If I be false, or swerve a hair from truth, When time is old and hath forgot itself: When water drops have worn the Stones of Troy; And blind oblivion swallowed Cities up; And mighty States characterlesse are grated To dusty nothing; yet let memory, From false to false, among false Maids in love, Upbraid my falsehood, when they'aue said as false, As Air, as Water, as Wind, as sandy earth; As Fox to Lamb; as Wolf to Heifers Calf; Pard to the Hind, or Stepdame to her Son; Yea, let them say, to stick the heart of falsehood, As false as Cressida. Go too, a bargain made: seal it, seal it, I'll be the witness here I hold your hand: here my Cousins, fever you prove false one to another, since I have taken such pains to bring you together, let all pitiful goers between be called to the world's end after my name: call them all Panders; let all constant men be Troylusses, all false women Cressida's, and all brokers between, Panders: say, Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Whereupon I will show you a Chamber, which bed, because it shall not speak of your pretty encounters, press it to death: away. And Cupid grant all tongue-tied Maidens here, Bed, Chamber, and Pander, to provide this gear.
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Well know they what they ſpeake, that ſpeakes ſo wiſely. Perchance my Lord, I ſhew more craft then loue, And fell ſo roundly to a large confeſſion, To Angle for your thoughts: but you are wiſe, Or elſe you loue not: for to be wiſe and loue, Exceedes mans might, that dwels with gods aboue. O that I thought it could be in a woman: As if it can, I will preſume in you, To feede for aye her lampe and flames of loue. To keepe her conſtancie in plight and youth, Out-liuing beauties outward, with a minde That doth renew ſwifter then blood decaies: Or that perſwaſion could but thus conuince me, That my integritie and truth to you, Might be affronted with the match and waight Of ſuch a winnowed puriritie in loue: How were I then vp-lifted! but alas, I am as true, as truths ſimplicitie, And ſimpler then the infancie of truth. In that Ile warre with you. O vertuous fight, When right with right wars who ſhall be moſt right: True ſwaines in loue, ſhall in the world to come Approue their truths by Troylus, when their rimes, Full of proteſt, of oath and big compare; Wants ſimiles, truth tir'd with iteration, As true as ſteele, as plantage to the Moone: As Sunne to day: as Turtle to her mate: As Iron to Adamant: as Earth to th' Center: Yet after all compariſons of truth, (As truths authenticke author to be cited) As true as Troylus, ſhall crowne vp the Verſe, And ſanctifie the numbers. Prophet may you be: If I be falſe, or ſwerue a haire from truth, When time is old and hath forgot it ſelfe: When water drops haue worne the Stones of Troy; And blinde obliuion ſwallow'd Cities vp; And mightie States characterleſſe are grated To duſtie nothing; yet let memory, From falſe to falſe, among falſe Maids in loue, Vpbraid my falſehood, when they'aue ſaid as falſe, As Aire, as Water, as Winde, as ſandie earth; As Foxe to Lambe; as Wolfe to Heifers Calfe; Pard to the Hinde, or Stepdame to her Sonne; Yea, let them ſay, to ſticke the heart of falſehood, As falſe as Creſſid. Go too, a bargaine made: ſeale it, ſeale it, Ile be the witneſſe here I hold your hand: here my Couſins, feuer you proue falſe one to another, ſince I haue taken ſuch paines to bring you together, let all pittifull goers betweene be cal'd to the worlds end after my name: call them all Panders; let all conſtant men be Troyluſſes, all falſe women Creſſids, and all brokers betweene, Panders: ſay, Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Whereupon I will ſhew you a Chamber, which bed, becauſe it ſhall not ſpeake of your prettie encounters, preſſe it to death: away. And Cupid grant all tong-tide Maidens heere, Bed, Chamber, and Pander, to prouide this geere.