Heywood, Thomas · published 1615 · first performed or written 1594 (Annals) romance · Worcester's Men · Red Bull unassigned nearest T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti · 484 words
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We will mean time conduct, our royal host: One half is mine, the other you shall lead, To intercept them ere they win the sight Of these invincible and high-built walls. Brave Persians, we will both in ambush lie: Sure now the Christians are all come to die. Behold, brave Christian Princes, all the glory That Tancred can inherit in this world. Part of it's mine. And part belongs to me. An heavenly mixture, now beshrew my heart, But Godfrey with the rest could cry half part. I am all hers. That Lady seems to me The fairest creature ever eye did see. Tancred, of all, thy face best pleaseth me. Fair Lady. madam: Mistress. Beauteous love. Bright Goddess. Nymph. Love whom ye will say I: So ye affect not my beloved Guy. Lords, she is mine. When did my interest cease When I am here, you brother Outlaw peace. Why should not I enjoy her? Why not I? She can have none but me. That we deny: Princes, what means this frenzy in your hearts? Or hath some Necromantic conjuror Raised by his Art some fury in my shape, To work sedition in the Christian Camp? You have confirmed by general Parliament A Statute, that must stand inviolate; Namely, that mutiny in Prince or Peasant Is death, a Kingdom cannot save his life. Then whence proceed these strange contentions? I seized her first. I first her thoughts did prove. I plead the composition for my love. If wealth will win the thoughts of that chaste Lady, I'll bid as fair as any for her love. If valour may achieve her, I 'mongst many Will bid more warlike blows for her then any. Nay, if you go to scrambling, this for me. Speed they that list, so you repulsed be. Yet hear me Princes. Hence with frivolous words. Stand we to prate, when others draw their sword. Speak thou my cause. This shall my pleader be. Thou art for us. And sword speak thou for me. He that best loves me, pierce me with his sword, Lest I become your general overthrow. I do conjure you by the love you bear me, Either to banish this hostility, Or all at once to act my Tragedy. A blow is death proclaimed by Parliament: Can ye make Laws, & be the first that break them? Knew I that this my beauty bred this strife, With some black poison I would stain my cheeks, Till I looked fouler than an Aethiop. Still do ye brandish your contentious swords? This night shall end my beauty, and tomorrow Look to behold my Crystal eyes scratched out, My visage martyred, and my hair torn off: He that best loves it, ransom it with peace: I will preserve it, if your fury cease. But if ye still persist, the heavens I call As my vows witness, I will hate ye all.
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We will meane time conduct, our royall hoast: One halfe is mine, the other you shall lead, To intercept them ere they winne the sight Of these inuincible and high-built walles. Braue Persians, we will both in ambush lie: Sure now the Christians are all come to die. Bhold, braue Christian Prince, all the glory That Tancred can inherite in this world. Part of it's mine. And part belongs to me. An heauenly mixture, now beshrew my heart, But Godfrey with the rest could cry halfe part. I am all hers. That Lady seemes to me The fairest creature euer eye did see. Tancred, of all, thy face best pleaseth mee. Faire Lady. Madame: Mistrsse. Beauteous loue. Bright Goddesse. Nymph. Loue whom ye will say I: So yee affect not my beloued Guy. Lords, she is mine. When did my interest cease When I am here, you brother Out-law peace. Why should not I enioy her? Why not I? She can haue none but me. That we deny: Princes, what meanes this frenzy in your hearts? Or hath some Negromanticke Coniurer Rais'd by his Art some ury in my shape, To worke sedition in the Christian Campe? You haue confirm'd by generall Parliament A Statute, that must stand inuiolate; Namely, that mutiny in Prince or Pesant Is death, a Kingdome cannot saue his life. Then whence proceed these strange contentions? I seiz'd her first. I first her thoughts did proue. I plead the composition for my loue. If wealth will win the thoughts of that chaste Lady, I▪le bid as faire as any for her loue. If valour may atchieue her, I'mongst many Will bid more warlike blowes for her then any. Ny, if you go to scrambling, this for me. Speed they that list, so you repulsed be. Yet heare me Princes. Hence with friuolous words. Stand we to prate, when others draw their sword ▪ Speake thou my cause. This shall my pleader be. Thou art for vs. And sword speake thou for mee. He that best loues me, pierce me with his sword, Lest I become your generall ouerthrow. I do coniure you by the loue you beare me, Either to banish this hostility, Or all at once to act my Tragedy. A blow is death proclaim'd by Parliament: Can ye make Lawes, & be the first that break them? Knew I that this my beauty bred this strife, With some black poyson I would staine my cheeks, Till I lookt fouler then an Aethiop. Still do ye brandish your contentious swords? This night shall end my beauty, and to morrow Looke to behold my Christall eyes scratcht out, My visage martyrd, and my haire torne off: He that best loues it, ransome it with peace: I will preserue it, if your fury cease. But if ye still persist, the heauens I call As my vowes witnesse, I will hate ye all.