Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1619 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 469 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
Sir, does it please you, I should speak. Please me, I more than all the art of Music can; Thy speech does please me, for it ever sounds As thou broughts joyful unexpected news: And yet it is not fit thou shouldst be heard, I prithee think so. Be it so, I will. I am the first that ever had a wrong So far from being fit to have redress, That 'twas unfit to hear it; I will back To prison rather, then disquiet you, And wait till it be fit. No, do not go, For I will hear thee with a serious thought: I have collected all that's man about me Together strongly, and I am resolved To hear thee largely, but I do beseech thee Do not come nearer to me, for there is Something in that that will undo us both. Alas Sir, am I venom? Yes to me. Though of thyself I think thee to be in As equal a degree of heat, or cold As Nature can make, yet as unsound men Convert the sweetest, and the nourishingst meats Into diseases, so shall I distempered, Do thee, I prithee draw no nearer to me. Sir this is that I would, I am of late, Shut from the world, and why it should be thus Is all I wish to know. Why credit me Panthaea, credit me that am thy brother, Thy loving brother, that there is a cause Sufficient, vet unfit for thee to know, That might undo thee everlastingly Only to hear, wilt thou but credit this; By heaven 'tis true, believe it if thou canst. Children a oos are ee credulous; And I am both I think, for I believe: If you dissemble be it on your head, I'll back unto my prison, yet methinks I might be kept in some place where you are: For in myself I find, I know not what To call it, but it is a great desire To see you often. Fie, you come in a step, what doc you mean Dear Sister, do not so: Alas Panthaea, Where I am, would you be, why that's the cause You are imprisoned, that you may not be Where I am. Then I must endure it Sir, God keep you. Nay, you shall hear the cause in short Panthaea; And when thou hearst it, thou wilt blush for me, And hang thy head down like a Violet Full of the morning's dew: There is a way To gain thy freedom, but 'tis such a one As puts thee in worse bondage, and I know, Thou wouldst encounter fire, and make a proof Whether the Gods have care of innocents, Rather than follow it; know I have lost The only difference betwixt man, and beast, My reason. Heaven forbid.
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Sir, does it pleaſe you, I ſhould ſpeake. Pleaſe me, I more then all the art of Muſicke can; Thy ſpeech does pleaſe me, for it euer ſounds As thou broughts ioyfull vnexpected newes: And yet it is not fit thou ſhouldt be heard, I prethee thinke ſo. Be it ſo, I will. I am the firſt that euer had a wrong So farre from being fit to haue redreſſe, That twas vnfit to heare it; I will backe To priſon rather, then diſquiet you, And waite till it be fit. No, doe not goe, For I will heare thee with a ſerious thought: I haue collected all thats man about me Together ſtrongly, and I am reſolud To heare the largely, but I doe beſeech thee Doe not come neerer to me, for there is Something in that that will vndo vs both. Alas Sir, am I venom? Yes to me. Though of thy ſelfe I thinke thee to be in As equall a degree of heate, r cold As Nature can make, yet as ſound men Conuert the ſweeteſt, and the nouriſhingſt meates Into diſeaſes, ſo ſhall I diſtemperd, Doe thee, I prethe draw no eerer to me. Sir this is that I would, I am of late, Shut from the world, and why it ſhould be thus Is all I wiſh to know. VVhy credit me Panthaea, credit me that am thy brother, Thy louing brother, that there is a cauſe Sufficient, vet vnfit for thee to knowe, That might vndoe thee eurlaſtingly Onely to hear, wilt thou b credit this; By heauen is true, bleeu it if thou cant. Children a oos are ee credulous; And I am both I thike, for I bleue: If you diſſemble be it on your head, Ile backe vnto myriſon▪ yet me thinkes I might be kept in ſome place where you are: For in my ſelfe finde, I know not what To call it, but it is a great deſire To ſee you often. Fie, you come in a ſtep, what doc you meane Deare Siſter▪ doe not ſo: Alas Pathaea, Where I am, would you be, why thats the cauſe You are impriſond, that you may not be VVhere I am. Then I muſt endure it Sir, God keepe you. Nay, you ſhall heare the cauſe in ſhort Panthaea; And when thou hearſt it, thou wilt bluſh for me, And hang thy head downe like a Violet Full of the mornings dew: There is a way To gaine thy freedome, but tis ſuch a one As puts thee in worſe bondage, and I know, Thou wouldſt encounter fire, and make a proofe Whether the Gods haue care of innocents, Rather then follow it; know I haue lot The onely difference betwixt man, and beaſt, My reaſon. Heauen forbid.