Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1615 · first performed or written 1608 [c.1607-1608] (Annals) tragedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 521 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Had ready followers enough: and since In every age they grew, especially Amongst your Subjects, who do yet remain Adorers of that drowsy Deity: Which drink invented: and the winged Boy, (For so they call him) has his sacrifices. These loose naked statutes through the Land, And in every Village, nay the palace Is not free from'em. This is my request, That these erected obscene Images May be plucked down and burnt: and every man That offers to'em any sacrifice, may lose his life. But be advised my fairest daughter, if he be A god, he will express it upon thee my child: Which heaven avert. There is no such power: But the opinion of him fills the Land With lustful sins: every young man and maid That feel the least desire to one another, Dare not suppress it, for they think it is Blind Cupid's motion: and he is a god. This makes our youth unchaste. I am resolved: Nephew Ismenus, break the Statues down Here in the palace, and command the City Do the like, let proclamations Be drawn, and hastily sent through the Land To the same purpose. Sir, I will break down none myself, But I will deliver your command: Hand I will have none in't, for I like it not. Go and command it. Pleasure of my life, Wouldst thou aught else? Make many thousand suits, They must and shall be granted. Nothing else. But go and meditate on other suits, Some six days hence I'll give thee audience again, And by a new oath bind myself to keep it: Ask largely for thyself, dearer than life In whom I may be bold to call myself, More fortunate than any in my age, I will deny thee nothing. 'twas well done Sister. How like you this request my Lords? I know not yet I am so full of wonder, We shall be gods ourselves shortly, And we pull'em out of heaven o''is fashion. We shall have wenches now when we can Catch'em, and we transgress thus. And we abuse the gods once, 'tis a justice We should be held at hard meat: for my part, I'll e'en make ready for mine own affection, I know the god incensed, must send a hardness Through all good women's hearts, and then we have Brought our eggs and muscadine to a fair market: Would I had gi'en an 100. pound for a toleration, That I might but use my conscience in mine Own house. The Duke he's old and past it, he would Never have brought such a plague upon the land else, 'tis worse than Sword and Famine: Yet to say truth, we have deserved it, we have lived So wickedly, every man at his livery, and would that Would have sufficed us: we murmured at this Blessing, that was nothing; and cried out to the God for endless pleasures, he heard us, And supplied us, and our women were new still As we need'em: yet we like beasts still cried, Poor men can number their wooers, give us Abundance: we had it, and this curse with all.
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Had ready followers enow: and since In euery age they grew, especially Amongst your Subiects, who doe yet remaine Adorers of that drowsie Deitie: Which drinke inuented: and the winged Boy, (For so they call him) has his sacrifices. These loose naked statutes through the Land, And in euery Village, nay the palace Is not free from'em. This is my request, That these erected obsceane Images May be pluckt downe and burnt: and euery man That offers to'em any sacrifice, may lose his life. But be aduis'd my fayrest daughter, if he be A god, he will expresse it vpon thee my childe: Which heauen auert. There is no such power: But the opinion of him fills the Land With lustfull sinnes: euery young man and mayd That feele the least desire to one another, Dare not suppresse it, for they thinke it is Blinde Cupids motion: and he is a god. This makes our youth vnchaste. I am resolu'd: Nephew Ismenus, breake the Statues downe Here in the palace, and command the Citie Doe the like, let proclamations Be drawne, and hastily sent through the Land To the same purpose. Sir, I will breake downe none my selfe, But I will deliuer your command: Hand I will haue none int, for I like it not. Goe and command it. Pleasure of my life, Wouldst thou ought else? Make many thousand suits, They must and shall be graunted. Nothing else. But goe and meditate on other suites, Some sixe daies hence Ile giue thee audience againe, And by a new oath binde my selfe to keepe it: Aske largely for thy selfe, dearer then life In whom I may be bold to call my selfe, More fortunate then any in my age, I will deny thee nothing. Twas well done Sister. How like you this request my Lords? I know not yet I am so full of wonder, We shall be gods our selues shortly, And we pull'em out of heauen o'this fashion. We shall haue wenches now when we can Catch'em, and we transgresse thus. And we abuse the gods once, tis a Iustice We should be held at hard meate: for my part, Ile eene make ready for mine owne affection, I know the god incenst, must send a hardnes Through all good womens hearts, and then we haue Brought our eggs and muskadine to a faire market: Would I had gin an 100. poun for a tolleration, That I might but vse my conscience in mine Owne house. The Duke hee's old and past it, he would Neuer haue brought such a plague vpon the land else, Tis worse then Sword and Famine: Yet to say truth, we haue deseru'd it, we haue liu'd So wickedly, euery man at his liuery, and wou'd that Wou'd haue suffis'd vs: we murmurd at this Blessing, that was nothing; and cryde out to the God for endlesse pleasures, he heard vs, And supplyed vs, and our women were new still As we need'em: yet we like beasts still cryde, Poore men can number their woers, giue vs Abundance: we had it, and this curse with all.