Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1619 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Globe T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an typicality 0.88 · 444 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T53: crown, king, state, life, lord, lords, live, queen, tullia, prince.
The King extremely, shall we slink away; he'll strike us: Content. There I would make you know 'twas this sole arm, I grant you were my Instruments, and did As I commanded you, but 'twas this Arm Moved you like wheels, it moved you as it pleased: whither slip you now? what are you too good To wait on me? I had need have temper That rule such people; I have nothing left At my own choice, I would I might be private: Mean men enjoy themselves, but 'tis our curse, To have a tumult that out of their loves will wait on us whether we will or no; will you be gone? why here they stand like death, My word moves nothing. Must we go? I know not. I pray you leave me Sirs, I'm proud of this, That they will be entreated from my sight: why now they leave me all: Mardonius, Sir. will you leave me quite alone? methinks Civility should teach you more than this, If I were but your friend: stay here, and wait. Sir, shall I speak? why you would now think much To be denied, but I can scarce entreat what I would have: do, speak. But will you hear me out? with me you article to talk thus: well I will hear you out. Sir, that I have ever loved you, my sword hath spoken for me, that I do, if it be doubted, I dare call an oath a great one to my witness: and were you not my King, from amongst men, I should have chose you out to love above the rest: nor can this challenge thanks: for my own sake I should have doted, because I would have loved the most deserving man, for so you are. Alas Mardonius, rise, you shall not kneel; we all are Soldiers, and all venture lives: And where there is no difference in men's worths, Titles are jests: who can out value thee? Mardonius thou hast loved me, and haste wrong, Thy love is not rewarded, but believe It shall be better, more than friend in arms, My Father, and my Tutor, good Mardonius. Sir, you did promise you would hear me out. And so I will, speak freely, for from thee Nothing can come but worthy things and true. Though you have all this worth, you hold some qualities that do eclipse your virtues. Eclipse my virtue? Yes your passions, which are so manifold, that they appear even in this: when I commend you, you hug me for that truth: when I speak of your faults, you make a start, and fly the hearing: but,
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The King Rage▪ extremely, ſhall wee flinke away; Heele ſtrike vs: Content. There I would make you know t'was this ſole arme, I grant you were my Inſtruments, and did As I commanded you, but t'was this Arme Mou'd you like wheeles, it mou'd you as it pleaſ'd: vvhither ſlip you now? what are you too good To waite on mee? I had neede haue temper That rule ſuch people; I haue nothing left At my owne choiſe, I would I might be priuate: Meane men enioy themſelues, but tis our curſe, To haue a tumult that out of their loues vvill waite on vs whether we will or no; vvill you be gone? why heere they ſtand like death, My word mooues nothing. Muſt we goe? I know not. I pray you leaue me Sirs, I'me proud of this, That they will be intreated from my ſight: vvhy now they leaue mee all: Mardonius, Sir. vvill you leaue me quite alone? me thinks Ciuility ſhould teach you more then this, If I were but your friend: ſtay heere, and waite. Sir, ſhall I ſpeake? vvhy you would now thinke much To bee denie, but I can ſcarce intreat vvhat I would haue: doe, ſpeake. But will you heare mee out? vvith me you article to talke thus: well I will heare you out. Sir, that I haue euer loued you, my ſword hath ſpoken for me, that I doe, if it bee doubted, I dare call an oath agreat one to my witneſſe: and were you not my King, from amongſt men, I ſhould haue choſe you out to loue aboue the reſt:nor can this challenge thanks: for my own ſake I ſhould haue doted, becauſe I would haue lou'd the moſt deſeruing man, for ſo you are. Alas Mardonius, riſe, you ſhall not kneele; vve all are Souldiers, and all venter liues: And where there is no difference in mens worths, Titles are ieſts: who can out vallew thee? Mardonius thou haſt lou'd me, and haſt wrong, Thy loue is not rewarded, but beleeue It ſhall be better, more then friend in armes, My Father, and my Tutor, good Mardonius. Sir, you did promiſe you would heare me out. And ſo I will, ſpeake freely, for from thee Nothing can come but worthy things and true. Though you haue al this worth, you hold ſom qualities that doe eclipſe your vertues. Eclipſe my vertue? Yes your paſſions, which are ſo manifold, that they appeare euen in this: when I commend you, you hug mee for that truth: when I ſpeak of your faults, you make a ſtart, and flie the hearing: but,