Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1619 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T32 Rings and jewels as tokens · 496 words
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Is there no more? O yes, and her the best; Better than any brother loves his sister: That's all. methinks this Need not have been delivered with such caution; I'll do it. There is more yet, Wilt thou be faithful to me? Sir, if I take upon me to deliver it, After I hear it, He pass through fire to do it: I love her better than a brother ought; Dost thou conceive me? I hope I do not Sir. No, thou art dull, kneel down before her, And near rise again, till she will love me. Why, I think she does. But better than she does, another way; As wives love Husbands. Why, I think there are few wives that love their Husbands better than she does you. Thou wilt not understand me: is it fit This should be uttered plainly; take it then Naked as it is: I would desire her love Lasciviously, lewdly, incestuously, To do a sin that needs must damn us both; And thee to: Dost thou understand me now? Yes, there's your Ring again; what have I done Dishonestly in my whole life, name it. That you should put so base a business to me? Didst thou not tell me thou wouldst do it? Yes, if I undertook it; but if all My heirs were lives, I would not be engaged In such a cause to save my last life. O guilt, how poor, and weak a thing art thou? This man that is my servant, whom my breath Might blow about the world, might beat me here Having his cause, whilst I priest down with sin Could not resist him, dear Mardonius It was a motion misbeseeming man. And I am sorry for it. Pray God you may be so: you must understand, nothing that you can utter, can remove my love and service from my Prince. But otherwise, I think I shall not love you more. For you are sinful, and if you do this crime, you ought to have no laws. For after this it will be great injustice in you to punish any offendor for any crime: For myself I find my heart too big, I feel I have not patience to look on whilst you run these forbidden courses: Means I have none but your Favour, and I am rather glad, that I shall lose 'em both together, then keep 'em with such conditions, I shall find a dwelling amongst some people, where though our garments perhaps be courser, we shall be richer far within, and harbour no such vices in 'em. God preserve you, and mend you. Mardonius, stay Mardonius, For though My present state require nothing but knaves To be about me, such as are prepared For every wicked act▪ yet who does know But that my loathed Fate may turn about, And I have use of honest men again: I hope I may, I prithee leave me not. Where is the King?
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Is there no more? O yes, and her the beſt; Better then any brother loues his ſiſter: That's all. Me thinkes this Neede not haue beene deliuered with ſuch caution; Ile doe it. There is more yet, VVilt thou be faithfull to me? Sir▪ if I take vpon me to deliuer it, After I heare it, He paſſe through fire to doe it▪ I loue her better then a brother ought; Doſt thou conceue me? I hope I doe not Sir. No, thou art dull, kneele downe before her▪ And nere riſe againe, till ſhee will loue me. VVhy, I thinke ſhee does. But better then ſhee does, another way; As wiues loue Husbands. Why, I thinke there are few wiues that loue their Husbands better then ſhee does you. Thou wilt not vnderſtand me: is it fit This ſhould bee vtterd plainle; take it then Naked as it is: I would deſire her loue Laſciuiouſlie, leudlie, inceſtuouſlie, To doe a ſinne that needs muſt damne vs both; And thee to▪ Doſt thou vnderſtand me now? Yes, there's your Ring againe; what haue I done Diſhoneſtlie in my whole life, name it▪ That you ſhould put ſo baſe a buſineſſe to me? Didſt thou not tell mee thou wouldſt doe it? Yes▪ if I vndertooke it; but if all My heires were liues, I would not be ingag'd In ſuch a cauſe o ſaue my laſt life. O guilt, how poore, and weake a thing art thou? This man that is my ſeruant, whom my breath Might blow about the world, might beate me here Hauing his cauſe, whilſt I preſt downe with ſinne Could not reſiſt him, deare Mardonius It was a motion misbeſeeming man. And I am ſorrie for it. Pray God you may be ſo: you muſt vnderſtand, nothing that you can vtter, can remooue my loue and ſeruice from my Prince. But otherwiſe, I thinke I ſhall not loue you more. For you are ſinnefull, and if you doe this crime, you ought to haue no lawes. For after this it will bee great iniuſtice in you to puniſh any offendor for any crime: For my ſelfe I find my heart too bigge, I feele I haue not patience to looke on whilſt you runne theſe forbidden courſes: Meanes I haue none but your Fauour, and I am ather glad, that I ſhall looſe vm both together▪ then keepe vm with ſuch conditions, I ſhall find a dwelling amongſt ſome people, where though our garments perhaps be courſer, we ſhall be richer arre within, and harbor no ſuch vices in vm. God preſerue you, and mend you. Mardonius, ſtay Mardonius, For though My preſnt ſtate require nothing but knaus To be about me, ſuch as are prepar'd For euery wicked act▪ yet who does know But that my loathed Fate may turne about, And I haue vſe of honeſt men againe: I hope I may, I prethy leaue me not. Where is the King?