Anonymous · published 1609 · first performed or written 1607 [1599-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Now gallant Bridegrooms, and your lovely Brides, That have ingeminate, in endless league, Your troth-plight hearts in your nuptial vows, Tied true love knots, that nothing can dissolve, Till death that meager pursuivant of Ioue, That Cancels all bonds: we are to cloudy, My spirit a-tiptoe nothing I could chid so much, As winged time that 'gins to free a passage, To his turrent glass, and crops our daylight That misty night will summon us to rest, Before we feel the burden of our eyelids. The time is tedious, wants variety, But that I may show what delightful raptures, Combats my soul, to see this union, And with what boundless joy I do embrace it, We here command all prison gates fly ope, Freeing all prisoners, (traitors all except, That poor men's prayers may increase our days, And writers circled ye with wreaths of bays. 'Sfoot Accutus lets lay hold of this, to free our captive. Content; i'll prosecute it. Dread sovereign, heaven witness with me, With what bended spirit I have attained This height of happiness: and how unwillingly, Till heavens decree, Terentias love, and your Fair consents, did meet in one, to make Me Lord thereof: nor shall it add one scruple, Of high thought to my lowly mind. Tully is Tully, parentage poor, the best, An Orator, but equal with the least. Oh no doubt Accutus, be the attempt, My peril, his royal promise is passed In that behalf: my sovereign, this Gentleman's Request, takes hold upon your gatious promise, For the releasement of a prisoner. My promise is irrevocable, take it: but what is he and the quality of his fault? A gentleman, may it please your grace, his fault suspicion, and most likely innocent. He hath freedom, and I prithee let him be brought hither Perhaps in his presence we shall win some smiles, For I have noted oft in a simple brain (Only striving to excel itself) Hath corrupted language that hath turned To pleasant laughter, in judicious ears; Such may this prove, for now me thinks Each minute, wanting sport doth seeme As long and tedious, as a fever: but who doth know The true condition of this Accutus? My Liege, of him something my knowledge, Can discover, his spirit is free as air, His temper temperate, if oughtst uneeven, His spleen ways down lenity: but how Stirred by reproof, and then he's bitter, and like His name, Acute, vice to him is a foul eyesore. And could he stifle it in bitterest words, he would, And who so offends, to him is parallel, He will as soon reprove the Cedar state, As the low shrub. Nay good Accutus let me not enter the presence: Oh sir, I assure you your presence will be more acceptable in the presence at this time, than a far richer present: May it please your majesty, this is the man. Let him stand forward. Alas we shall see nothing, would I were near now he stands forwards. What qualities hath he Accutus?
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Now gallant Bridegroomes, and your louely Brides, That haue ingeminate, in endleſſe league, Your troth-plight hearts in your nuptial vowes, Tyed true loue knots, that nothing can diſolue, Till death that meager purſeuant of Ioue, That Cancels all bonds: we are to clowdie, My ſpirit a typtoe nothing I could chid ſo much, As winged time that gins to free a paſſage, To his turrent glaſſe, and crops our day-light That miſtie night will ſummon vs to reſt, Before we feele the burthen of our ey-lids. The time is teadious, wants varietie, But that I may ſhew what delightfull raptures, Combats my ſoule, to ſee this vnion, And with what boundles ioy I doe imbrace it, We heere commaund all priſon gates flye ope, Freeing all priſoners, (traitors all except, That poore mens prayers may increaſe our daies, And writers circle ye with wreathes of bayes. S'foot Accutus lets lay hold of this, to free our captiue. Content; ile proſecute it. Dreade ſoueraigne, heauen witneſſe with me, With what bended ſpirit I haue attainde This height of happineſſe: and how vnwillingly, Till heauens decree, Terentias loue, and your Faire conſents, did meet in one, to make Me Lord thereof: nor ſhall it adde one ſcruple, Of high thought to my lowly minde. Tully is Tully, parentage poore, the beſt, An Orator, but equall with the leaſt. Oh no doubt Accutus, be the attempt, My perill, his royall promiſe is paſt In that behalfe: my ſoueraigne, this Gentlemans Requeſt, takes holde vpon your gatious promiſe, For the releaſement of a priſoner. My promiſe is irreuocable, take it: but what is hee and the qualitie of his fault? A gentleman, may it pleaſe your grace, his fault ſuſpition, and moſt likely innocent. He hath freedome, and I prethee let him be brought hither Perhaps in his preſence we ſhall win ſome ſmiles, For I haue noted oft in a ſimple braine (Only ſtriuing to excell it ſelfe) Hath corrupted language that hath turnd To pleaſant laughter, in iuditious eares; Such may this prooue, for now me thinkes Each minute, wanting ſport doth feeme As long and teadious, as a feauer: but who doth knowe The true condition of this Accutus? My Leige, of him ſomething my knowledge, Can diſcouer, his ſpirit is free as aire, His temper temperate, if ought's vneeuen, His ſpleene waies downe lenitie: but how Stird by reproofe, and then hee's bitter, and like His name, Acute, vice to him is a foule eye-ſore. And could he ſtifle it in bittereſt words, he would, And who ſo offends, to him is paralell, He will as ſoone reprooue the Caedar ſtate, As the lowe ſhrub. Nay good Accutus let me not enter the preſence: Oh ſir, I aſſure you your preſence wil be more acceptable in the preſence at this time, then a farre ritcher preſent: May it pleaſe your maieſtie, this is the man. Let him ſtand forward. Alas we ſhal ſee nothing, would I were neere now hee ſtands forwards. What qualities hath he Accutus?