Mason, John · published 1610 · first performed or written 1607 [1607-1608] (Annals) tragedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
In a white ensign filled with stars of gold, Burns the Venetians love: the morning Sun Courts not the world more amorously: he as mild As Myrrha's boy doth prove that loves a child, Not tetchy if not wronged. The other like Mars hems in his Venus in his arms of steel. And vows a conquest: See where they appear: madam your love, which hand for a Dukedom? Were I an Orator I could praise Ferrara, He like the marble statue of some God, Carries command in his proportion, In him love seems a warrior for the fire, Of best affection burns in hot desire. And yet methinks the smooth Venetian Should more contenta Venus: In him love seemeth as he is, calm and mild, Pleasing and sportful: things rough and violent Die like abortive fruit before perfection. theyare pursy and short breathed: th'ardour of true love Burns in a calm breast: in him affections Are not like tempests raging: yet of force Like an even gale of wind to bear loves ship Unto the port of happiness: his fire Burns, and consumes not, but maintain desire. Give o'er my claim: that should argue, A too cold temperature in love: beside It would disable the Venetian power Not to make good his challenge: I dare not. Why she is mine by promise. I grant, that Borgias her Uncle and Protector Promised you that which he cannot perform. But know Ferrara that my claim takes root And grows upon the promise of the State, I by the Senate was assured her love, And on that ground the justice of my cause Pleads. Thus in arms against the city walls. Herein you err: for know the Florentine Dying a Prince powerful and absolute (Not countermanded by a popular voice Or by th'ambitious factions of a Senate) Leaves the Protector in his daughter's nonage Free like himself, and absolute: of power To promise and perform: on his assurance Lives my loves right: then were you both Direct opposers of what I claim, by heaven And by that influence that made me great I would pursue my challenge through your bloods. Give not such passage to your heat my Lord Then give my power a passage to my Love: That I demand of you. And I command: That without stay you raise your powers And leave this cities siege unto our arms, Or what we aimed at them we'll turn on you. Although your power we're equal with your pride I would dare stay Ferrara, and proclaim Thy title weak, thy claim litigious: Mine only just, apparent, righteous. Yet let not fury so impeach our wisdoms To jar for her another doth possess, And make our folly's laughter to our foes: Will then Ferrara make his passions subject To an indifferency that I shall propound? If the indifferency you shall propound Divides not me from Iulia: She's the main claim of both our armed loves. And without her there's no indifferency.
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In a white ensigne fil'd with starres of gould, Burnes the Venitians loue: the morning Sun Courts not the world more amorously: he as mild As Mihas boye doth proue that lou's a childe, Not techy if not wrongd. The other like Mars Hemms in his Venus in his armes of steele. And vowes a conquest: Se where they appeere: Madame your loue, which hand for a Dukedome? Were I an Orator I could praise Ferrara, He like the marble statue of some God, Carryes commaund in his proportion, In him loue seemes a warrior for the fire, Of best affection burnes in hot desire. And yet me thinkes the smooth Venitian Should more contenta Venus: In him loue seemeth as he is, calme and mild, Pleasing and sportfull: things rough and violent Dye like abortiue fruit before perfction. Th'are pursy and short breathd: th'ardor of true loue Burns in a calme breast: in him affections Are not like tempests raging: yet of force Like an euen gale of wind to beare loues ship Vnto the port of happinesse: his fire Burns, and consumes no, but maintaine desire. Giue o're my claime: that should argue, A too cold temperature in loue: besies It would disable the Venetian power Not to make good his chalenge: I dare not. Why she is mine by promise. I grant, that Borgias her Vncle and Protector Promisd you that which he cannot performe. But know Ferrara that my claime takes roote And growes vpon the promise of the State, I by the Senate was assur'd her loue, And on that ground the justice of my cause Pleads. Thus in armes against the citty walls. Herein you erre: for know the Florentine Dying a Prince powerfull and absolute (Not countermanded by a popular voice Or by th'ambitious factions of a Senate) Leaues the Protector in his daughters nonage Free like himselfe, and absolute: of power To promise and performe: on his assurance Liues my loues right: then were you both Direct opposers of what I clayme, by heauen And by that influence that made me great I would persue my chalenge through your bloods. Giue not such passage to your heat my Lord Then giue my power a passage to my Loue: That I demaund of you. And I command: That without stay you raise your powers And leaue this citties siedge vnto our armes, Or what we aimd at them we'le turne on you. Although your powre we're equall with your pride I would dare stay Ferrara, and proclaime Thy title weake, thy claime litigious: Mine onely iust, apparant, righteous. Yet let not fury so empeach our wisdomes To iarre for her another doth possesse, And make our follies laughter to our foes: Will then Ferrara make his passions subiect To an indifferency that I shall propound? If the indifferency you shall propound Deuides not me from Iulia: She's the maine claime of both our armed loues. And with out her ther's no indifferency.