Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1619 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 508 words
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You talk to me as having got a time Fit for your purpose; but you know I know You speak not what you think. I would my heart Were stone, before my softness should be urged Against my Mother, a more troubled thought No Virgin bears about her; should I excuse My Mother's fault, I should let light a life, In losing which, a brother and a King Were taken from me; If I seek to save That life so loved, I lose another life That gave me being, I shall lose a Mother, A word of such a sound in a child's ear, That it strikes reverence through it: May the will Of Heaven be done, and if one needs must fall, Take a poor virgin's life to answer all. But Gobrias let us talk; you know this fault Is not in me as in another woman: I know it is not: Yet you make it so. Why, is not all that's past beyond your help? I know it is. Nay, should you publish it Before the world, think you 'twill be believed? I know it would not. Nay, should I join with you, Should we not both be torn? and yet both die Uncredited? I think we should. Why then Take you such violent courses? as for me, I do but right in saving of the King From all your plots. The King? I bade you rest with patience, and a time Would come for me To reconcile all to your own content: But by this way you take away my power, And what was done unknown, was not by me, But you, your urging, being done, I must preserve mine own; but time may bring All this to light, and happily for all. Accursed be this overcurious brain, That gave that plot a birth; accursed this womb, That after did conceive to my disgrace. My Lord Protector, they say there are divers Letters come from Armenia that Bessus has done good service, and brought again a day by his particular valour: received you any to that effect? Yes, 'tis most certain. I'm sorry for't, not that the day was won, but that 'twas won by him; we held him here a coward, he did me wrong once, at which I laughed, and so did all the world: for, nor I, nor any other held time worth my Sword. Health to my Lord Protector, from the King these Letters, and to your grace Madam these: How does his Majesty? As well as conquest by his own means, and his valiant commanders can make him: your letters will tell you all. I will not open mine till I do know My brother's health; good Captain is he well? As the rest of us that fought are: But how's that, is he hurt? he's a strange Soldier that gets not a knock, I do not ask how strange that Soldier is That gets no hurt; but whether he have one? He had divers. And is he well again?
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You talke to me as hauing got a time Fit for your purpoſe; but you know I know You ſpeake not what you thinke. I would my heart Were ſtone, before my ſoftneſſe ſhould be vrg'd Againſt my Mother, a more troubled thought No Virgin beares about her; ſhould I excuſe My Mothers fault, I ſhould let light a life, In looſing which, a brother and a King Were taken from me; If I ſeeke to ſaue That life ſo lou'd, I looſe another life That gaue me being, I ſhall looſe a Mother, A word of ſuch a ſound in a childes eare, That it ſtrikes reuerence through it: May the will Of Heauen be done, and if one needes muſt fall, Take a poore Virgins life to anſwere all. But Gobrias let vs talke; you know this fault Is not in me as in another woman▪ I know it is not: Yet you make it ſo. Why, is not all that's paſt beyond your helpe? I know it is. Nay, ſhould you publiſh it Before the world, thinke you twill be belieu'd? I know it would not. Nay, ſhould I ioine with you, Should we not both be torne? and yet both die Vncredited? I thinke we ſhould. Why then Take you ſuch violent courſes? as for me, I doe but right in ſauing of the King From all your plots. The King? I bad you reſt with patience, and a time VVould come for me To reconcile all to your owne content: But by this way you take away my power, And what was done vnknowne, was not by me, But you, your vrging, being done, I muſt preſerue mine owne; but time may bring All this to light, and happily for all. Accurſed be this ouercurious braine, That gaue that plot a birth; accurſt this wombe, That after did conceiue to my diſgrace. My Lo d Protector, they ſay there are diuers Letters come from Armenia that Beſſus has done good ſeruice, and brought againe a day by his particular valour: receiu'd you any to that effect? Yes, tis moſt certaine. Ime ſorrie fort, not that the day was wonne, but that twas wonne by him; wee held him here a coward, hee did me wrong once, at which I laught, and ſo did all the world: for, nor I, nor any other held time worth my Sword. Health to my Lord Protector, from the King theſe Letters, and to your grace Madam theſe: How does his Maieſtie? As well as conqueſt by his owne meanes, and his valiant commanders can make him▪ your letters will tel you all. I will not open mine til doe know My brothers health; good Captaine is he well? As the reſt of vs that fought are: But howes that, is he hurt? Hees a ſtrange Souldier that gets not a knock, I doe not aske how ſtrange that Souldier is That gets no hurt; but whether he haue one? He had diuers. And is he well againe?