Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
MAdam, all chaste desires be laudable, But if you tempt a mischief merciless, Such certain truths be doubtful to avoid; And I prefer the public safety still (Which wants you as a chief and moving wheel) Before my simple damage, though the curse, Railings, and wrath of my contemptuous Lord Fall last upon me, like so many shafts Shot from heavens fabric by offended Ioue: Come therefore death, destruction, stabs or steel, Come outrage, madness, fierce amazing oaths, Terror, and tortures come, what can betide, You shall, unknown, by our advice escape lest long expectance do incur the rape. I much commend your zealous charity, Yet I believe Amilcar cannot wrong The harmless meaning of our innocence: Suppose I do expect upon the rage And lustful fury of that impious man, Yet I presume the Gods will govern lust And give such valour to a virtuous maid As she may well encounter cannibals. Why should Amilcar seem to conquer me? Or why assault my noble chastity? Secured hope, and heaven can witness too I have no biting bosom-snake which gnaws With greedy vulture-teeth and stinging jaws Upon the precious comfort of my soul; No second Inmate ready to control Our quiet actions; no loud fearful sin To stab me in the midst of honest mirth And overlook the music of my mind, To make me start and rob me of content No, no (good Gracchus) I am innocent, And therefore not excluded from the help Of heavens tuition; know I dare affront Amilcar in the fury of his flames, Rail at the stubborn youth, and make him melt e'en like a leaden statue, or indeed Like some obdurate image carved of Ice, Which through one blast of lightning do despair And from tall statues vanish into air: I feel within me such true noble signs Of earnest courage, as no female thought Can (except pure and pious) well compare: I am not valiant, like a drunken whore, Ramping by virtue of abused wine; Not is my resolution desperate, I am not fearless, to see fear abound But innocence is resolution's ground. Will you neglect my counsel to escape? Will your deluded love to innocence Not reckon means ordained for innocence? Protection doth imply our vigilance, Else virtue is reputed arrogance; Honest and simple hearts alone deserve That in extremity pure holiness Should make means thrive, not without good means, bless. (Madam) I swear they lack humanity Who will teach men to tempt their destiny; Believe it (Favorina) I should fear The doubtful mercy of a hungry Bear: They who desire to feel the lions paw May live in compass of the lions Cave; I know good means, neglected, make a slave.
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MAdam, all chaste desires be laudable, But if you tempt a mischiefe mercilesse, Such certaine truths be doubtfull to auoide; And I prefer the publicke safety still (Which wants you as a chiefe and mouing wheele) Before my simple damage, though the curse, Railings, and wrath of my contemptuous Lord Fall last vpon me, like so many shaftes Shot from heau'ns fabricke by offended Ioue: Come therefore death, destruction, stabs or steele, Come out-rage, madnesse, fierce amazing oathes, Terror, and tortures come, what can betide, You shall, vnknowne, by our aduice escape Least long exspectance doe incurre the rape. I much commend your zealous charity, Yet I beleeue Amilcar cannot wrong The harmelsse meaning of our innocence: Suppose I doe exspect vpon the rage And lustfull fury of that impious man, Yet I presume the Gods will gouerne lust And giue such valour to a vertuous maide As shee may well in-counter Canibals. Why should Amilcar seeme to conquer mee? Or why assault my noble chastity? Secured hope, and heauen can witnesse too I haue no biting bosome-snake which gnawes With greedy vulture-teeth and stinging iawes Vpon the pretious comfort of my soule; No second In-mate ready to controule Our quiet actions; no loud fearefull sinne To stab mee in the midst of honest mirth And ouer-looke the musicke of my minde, To make mee start and rob mee of content No, no (good Gracchus) I am innocent, And therefore not excluded from the helpe Of heauens tuition; know I dare affront Amilcar in the fury of his flames, Raile at the stubborne youth, and make him melt Eeu'n like a leaden statue, or indeed Like some obdurate image caru'd of Ice, Which through one blast of lightning doe despaire And from tall statues vanish into aire: I feele within mee such true noble signes Of earnest courage, as no female thought Can (except pure and pious) well compare: I am not valiant, like a drunken whore, Ramping by vertue of abused wine; Not is my resolution desperate, I am not fearelesse, to see feare abound But innocence is resolutions ground. Will you neglect my counsell to escape? Will your deluded loue to innocence Not reckon meanes ordain'd for innocence? Protection doth imply our vigilance, Else vertue is reputed arrogance; Honest and simple hearts alone deserue That in extremitie pure holinesse Should make meanes thriue, not without good meanes, blesse. (Madam) I sweare they lacke humanity Who will teach men to tempt their destiny; Beleeue it (Fauorina) I should feare The doubtfull mercy of a hungry Beare: They who desire to feele the Lyons paw May liue in compasse of the Lyons Caue; I know good meanes, neglected, make a slaue.