Chapman, George · published 1612 · first performed or written 1604 [1604-1605] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 508 words
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Do good cozen Altitude; and beg the reversion of the next Lady: for Dido has betrothed her love to me. By this fair hand Madam, a fair riddance of this Calidonian Boar. O most prodigious audaciousness! True Madam; O fie upon am, they are intolerable. And I can not but admire your singular virtue of patience, not common in your sex; and must therefore carry with it some rare endowment of other Masculine and Heroical virtues. To hear á rude Spartan court so ingenuous a Lady, with dull news from Athens, or the viceroy's court; how many dogs were spoiled at the last Bull-baiting; what Ladies dubbed their husband's Knights, and so forth. But hast thou no shame? No sense of what disdain I showed thee in my last entertainment? chasing thee from my presence, and charging thy duty, not to attempt the like intrusion for thy life; and dar'st thou yet approach me in this unmannerly manner? No question this desperate boldness can not choose but go accompanied with other infinite rudenesses. Good Madam, give not the Child an unfit name, term it not boldness, which the Sages call true confidence, founded on the most infallible Rock of a woman's constancy. If shame can not restrain thee, tell me yet if any brainless fool would have tempted the danger attending thy approach. No Madam, that proves I am no Fool: Then had I been here a Fool, and a base low-sprited Spartan, if for a Lady's frown, or a lord's threats, or for a Guard of Grooms, I should have shrunk in the wetting, and suffered such a delicious flower to perish in the stalk, or to be savagely plucked by a profane finger. No Madam: First let me be made a Subject for disgrace; let your remorseless Guard seize on my despised body, bind me hand and foot, and hurl me into your ladyships bed. O Gods: I protest thou dost more and more make me admire thee. Madam, ignorance is the mother of admiration: know me better, and you'll admire me less. What wouldst thou have me know? what seeks thy coming? why dost thou haunt me thus? Only Madam, that the Aetna of my sighs, and Nilus of my tears, poured forth in your presence, might witness to your Honour the hot and moist affection of my heart, and work me some measure of favour, from your sweet tongue, or your sweeter lips, or what else your good Ladyship shall esteem more conducible, to your divine contentment. Pen and Inkhorn I thank thee. This you learned when you were a serving-man. Madam, I am still the same creature; and I will so tie my whole fortunes to that style, as were it my happiness (as I know it will be) to mount into my Lord's succession, yet vow I never to assume other Title, or State, than your servants: Not approaching your board, but bidden: Not pressing to your bed, but your pleasure shall be first known if you will command me any service.
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Doe good Cosen Altitude; and beg the reuersion of the next Ladie: for Dido has betrotht her loue to me. By this faire hand Madam, a faire riddance of this Calidonian Bore. O most prodigious audaciousnesse! True Madam; O fie vpon am, they are intollerable. And I can not but admire your singular vertue of patience, not common in your sexe; and must therefore carrie with it some rare indowment of other Masculine and Heroicall vertues. To heare á rude Spartane court so ingenuous a Ladie, with dull newes from Athens, or the Vicerois court; how many dogs were spoil'd at the last Bull-baiting; what Ladies dub'd their husbands Knights, and so forth. But hast thou no shame? No sense of what disdain I shew'd thee in my last entertainment? chacing thee from my presence, and charging thy dutie, not to attempt the like intrusion for thy life; and dar'st thou yet approch mee in this vnmannerly manner? No question this desperate boldnesse can not choose but goe accompanied with other infinite rudenesses. Good Madam, giue not the Child an vnfit name, terme it not boldnes, which the Sages call true confidence, founded on the most infallible Rocke of a womans constancie. If shame can not restraine thee, tell mee yet if any brainlesse foole would haue tempted the danger attending thy approch. No Madam, that proues I am no Foole: Then had I been here a Foole, and a base low-sprited Spartan, if for a Ladies froune, or a Lords threates, or for a Guard of Groomes, I should haue shrunke in the wetting, and suffer'd such a delicious flower to perish in the stalke, or to be sauadgely pluckt by a prophane finger. No Madam: First let me be made a Subiect for disgrace; let your remorselesse Guard seaze on my despised bodie, bind me hand and foot, and hurle me into your Ladiships bed. O Gods: I protest thou dost more and more make me admire thee. Madam, ignorance is the mother of admiration: know me better, and youle admire me lesse. What would'st thou haue mee know? what seekes thy comming? why dost thou hant me thus? Only Madam, that the Aetna of my sighes, and Nilus of my teares, pour'd forth in your presence, might witnesse to your Honor the hot and moist affection of my hart, and worke me some measure of fauour, from your sweete tongue, or your sweeter lips, or what else your good Ladiship shall esteeme more conducible, to your diuine contentment. Pen and Inck-horne I thanke thee. This you learn'd when you were a Seruing-man. Madam, I am still the same creature; and I will so tie my whole fortunes to that stile, as were it my happinesse (as I know it will be) to mount into my Lords succession, yet vow I neuer to assume other Title, or State, then your seruants: Not approching your boord, but bidden: Not pressing to your bed, but your pleasure shall be first known if you will command me any seruice.