Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1619 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Globe T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation typicality 0.85 · 458 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
Do I refuse her that I doubt her worth, Were she as virtuous as she would be thought, So perfect, that no own of her own sex Would find a want, had she so tempting fair, That she could wish it off her damning souls, I would pay any Ransom, twenty-times, Rather than meet her married in my bed: Perhaps I have a Love, where I have fixed Mine eyes, not to be moved, and she on me: I am not fickle: Is that all the cause? Think you, you can so knit yourself in love To any other, that her searching sight Cannot dissolve it? So before you tried You thought yourself a match for me in fight: Trust me Tigranes she can do as much In peace, as I in War; she'll conquer too You shall see, if you have the power to stand The force of her swift looks, if you dislike, I'll send you home with love, & name your ransom some other way: but if she be your choice She frees you: to Ileria you must. Sir, I have learned a prisoner's sufferance, And will obey, but give me leave to talk In private with some friends before I go. Some two await him forth, and see him safe, But let him freely send for whom he please, And none dare to disturb his conference: I will not have him know what bondage is Till he be free from me. This Prince Mardonius Is full of wisdom, Valour, all the grace's Man can receive. And yet you Conquered him? And yet I conquered him, & could have done Hadst thou joined with him, though thy name in Arms be great; Must all men that are virtuous Think suddenly to match themselves with me: I conquered him, and bravely; did I not? And please your Majesty I was afraid at first. When wert thou other? Of what? That you would not have spied your best advantages, for your Majesty in my opinion lay too high methinks, under favour, you should have lain thus. Like a tailor at a wake. And then, if't please your Majesty to remember, at one time, by my Troth, I wished myself with you. By my Troth thou wouldst have sunk 'em both out oath lifts. what to do? To put your Majesty in mind of an occasion; you lay thus, and Tigranes falsified a blow at your leg, which you by doing thus avoided; but if you had whipped up your leg thus, and reached him on th'ear, you had made the blood run about'ts head. what country-fence-school didst thou learn that at? Puffed, did I not take him nobly? Why you did, and you have talked enough on't.
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Doe I refuſe her that I doubt her worth▪ Were ſhee as vertuous as ſhee would be thought, So perfect, that no owne of her owne ſex Would finde a want, had ſhee ſo tempting faire, That ſhee could wiſh it off her damning ſoules, I would pay any Ranſome, twentytimes, Rather then meet her married in my bed: Perhaps I haue a Loue, where I haue fixt Mine eies, not to bee moou'd, and ſhee on mee▪ I am not fickle: Is that all the cauſe? Thinke you, you can ſo knit your ſelfe in loue To any other, that her ſearching ſight Cannot diſſolue it? So before you tride You th ught your ſelfe a match for mee in fight: Truſt mee Tigranes ſhee can doe as much In peace, as I in Warre; ſheele conquer too You ſhall ſee, if you haue the power to ſtand The force of her ſwift lookes, if you diſlike, Ile ſend you home with loue, & name your ranſome ſome other way: but if ſhee bee your choiſe Shee frees you: to Ileria you muſt. Sir, I haue learnt a Priſoners ſufferance, And will obey, but giue mee leaue to talke In priuate with ſome friends before I goe. Some two await him forth, and ſee him ſafe, But let him freely ſend for whom he pleaſe, And none dare to diſturbe his conference: I will not haue him know what bondage is Till he be freefrom mee. This Prince Mardonius Is full of vviſdome, Valour, all the graces Man can receiue. And yet you Conquered him? And yet I conquered him, & could haue don Hadſt thou ioynd with him, thogh thy name in Armes Bee great; Muſt all men that are vertuous Thinke ſuddenly to match themſelves with mee: I conquered him, and brauely; did I not? And pleaſe your Maieſty I was afraid at firſt. When wert thou other? Of what? That you would not haue ſpide your beſt aduantages, for your Maieſty in my opinion lay too high me thinkes, vnder fauour, you ſhould haue laine thus. Like a Taylor at a vvake. And then, ift pleaſe your Maieſty to remember, at one time, by my Troth, I wiſht my ſelfe with you. By my Troth thou wouldſt haue ſunke vm both out oth lifts. vvhat to doe? To put your Maieſty in mind of an occaſion; you lay thus, and Tigranes falſified a blow at your leg, which you by doing thus auoided; but if you had whipt vp your leg thus, and reacht him on th'eare, you had made the bloud runne abouts head. vvhat contry-fence-ſchoole didſt thou learn that at? Puft, did I not take him nobly? VVhy you did, and you haue talkt enough on't.