A Christian Turned Turk (The Two Famous Pirates) · chunk 17 of 38
Daborne, Robert · published 1612 · first performed or written 1610 [1609-1612] (Annals) tragedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T17 Eastern conquest: Persians, Turks and so · 485 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T17: tamburlaine, persian, cyrus, king, mahomet, arms, mighty, assyrian, thousand, army.
You are the man we covet, whose valour Hath spoke you, so impartial worthy, We should do wrong to merit, not gracing you. Believe me sir, you have injured much yourself, Vouchsafing familiarity with those Men of so common rank as Dansiker, Your hopes should fly a pitch above them, It may be that our clime stands not to give That full content, the air you drew at home, And therefore purpose shortly a return. I know no country I can call home What by your courtesy I might, my desert stands Not to make promise of. Detract not from yourself, call this your own I see there speaks a fortune in your brow Will make us proud to have acknowledged you. I'll gauge a thousand Ducats on equal terms, I live to see him the sultan's Admiral. Why not as well as the great Customer, My allied kinsman Governor, neither borne Turks, I dare not look so high, yet were I employed, What a poor Christian could, I durst make promise of. Christian or Turk you are more wise I know Then with religion to confine your hopes. he's too well read in Poesy to be tied In the slaves fetters of religion. What difference in me as I am a Turk, And was a Christian? life, liberty, Wealth, honour, they are common unto all? If any odds be, 'tis on Mahomet's side, His servitors thrive best I am sure. Is this the hook your golden bait doth cover? I have oft with laughter thought how innocent My thoughts when first I turned were, how scrupulous I was, when with one argument I was confirmed; as thus, If this religion were so damnable As others make it, that God which owes the right profaned by this would soon destroy it quite. That's easily answered, heaven is merciful, By their destruction it should take all means From giving possibility to their change, And so unjustly damn 'em, but for my part, It is not Divinity but nature moves me, Which doth in beasts force them to keep their kind. But men that have two ends, safety and profit, Where beasts no farther are transported Then with the present object, must make their actions. Turn to those points. Both which are in some sort proposed to you. As how? As thus, for profit, you cannot with yourself Imagine, that your virtue can be smothered, Might there but be assurance of your trust. How should I give you that? Gou. As we did; turn Turk. That were the way to more uncertainty, Men sooner open foes then feigned friends try And where men's acts from their own ends proceed, More look unto those ends then like the deed, This gudgeon will not bite. But when there are examples plentiful, To instance 'gainst your words, you need not fear, Men what they see oppose 'gainst what they hear.
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You are the man we couet, whose valor Hath spake you, so impartiall worthy, We should do wrong to merit, not gracing you. Beleeue me sir, you haue iniur'd much your selfe, Vouchsafing familiarity with those Men of so common ranke as Dansiker, Your hopes should flye a pitch aboue them, It may be that our clime stands not to giue That full content, the aire you drew at home, And therefore purpose shortly a returne. I know no country I can call home What by your curtesie I might, my desert stands Not to make promise of. Detract not from your selfe, call this your owne I see there speakes a fortune in your brow Will make vs proud to haue acknowledg'd you. I'le gage a thousand Duckets on equall termes, Iliue to see him the Sultans Admirall. Why not as well as the great Customer, My allied kinsman Gouernor, neither borne Turkes, I dare not looke so high, yet were I imployed, What a poore Christian could, I durst make promise of. Christian or Turke you are more wise I know Then with religion to confine your hopes. Hee's too well read in Poesie to be tied In the slaues fetters of religion. What difference in me as I am a Turke, And was a Christian? life, liberty, Wealth, honour, they are common vnto all? If any ods be, 'tis on homets side, His seruit ors thriue best I am sure. Is this the ooke your golden baite doth couer? I haue oft with laughter thought how innocent My thoughts when first I turn'd were, how scrupulous I was, when with one argument I was confirm'd; as thus, If this religion were so damnable As others make it, that God which ows the right Prophan'd by this would soone destroy it quite. That's easily answered, heauen is merciful, By their destruction it should take all meanes From giuing possibility to their change, And so vniustly damne 'em▪ but for my part, It is not Diuinity but nature moues me, Which doth in beasts force them to keepe their kind. But men that haue two ends, safety and profit, Where beasts no farther are transported Then with the present obiect, must make their actions. Turne to those points. Both which are in some sort proposed to you. As how? As thus, for profit, you cannot with your selfe Imagine, that your vertue can be smothered, Might there but be assurance of your trust. How should I giue you that? Gou. As we did; turne Turk. That were the way to more vncertainty, Men sooner open foes then fained friends try And where mens acts from their owne ends proceed, More looke vnto those ends then like the deed, This gudgion will not bite. But when there are examples plentifull, To instance gainst your words, you need not feare, Men what they see oppose gainst what they heare.