Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding · chunk 6 of 40
Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1620 · first performed or written 1609 [May(?)] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Globe T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation typicality 0.79 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
If you be called Phylaster, 'tis you. Kiss her fair hand, and say I will attend her. Do you know what you do? Yes, go to see a woman. But do you way the danger you are in? Danger in a sweet face: By Iubiter I must not fear a woman. But are you sure it was the Princess sent, It may be some foul train to catch your life. I dare not think it Gentlemen, she's noble, her eye may shoot me dead, or those true red and white fiend friends in her cheeks, may steal my soul out, there's all the danger in't: but be what may, her single name hath armed me. Go on, and be as truly happy as thou art fearless: Come Gentlemen, let's make our friends acquainted, lest the king prove false. Comes he not. madam? Will Phylaster come? Dear madam, you were wont to credit me at the first. But didst thou tell me so. I am forgetful, and my woman's strength is so over charged, with dangers like to grow about my marriage, that these under things dares not abide in such a troubled sea, how looked he when he told thee he would come? Why we ll. And not a little fearful. Fear madam, sure he knows not what it is, You all are of his faction, the whole Court is bold in praise of him, whilst I may live neglected, and do noble things, as fools in strife throw gold into the sea, drowned in the doing: but I know he fears. madam, methinks his looks hid more of love then fear. Of love, to whom: to you, did you deliver those plain words I sent, with such a woing gesture and quick looks that you have caught. Madam I mean to you. Of love to me: alas, thy ignorance lets thee not see the crosses of our births, nature that loves not to be questioned: why she did this, or that, but has his ends, and knows she does well: never gave the world to things so opposite, so bound to put as he and I am, if a bowl of blood drawn from this arm, would poison thee, a draught of his would cure thee: love to me. madam, I think I hear him. Bring him in: you gods that will not have your dens with. stood, whose holy wisdoms at this time it is to make the passions of a feeble maid, the way into your justice, I obey. Here is my Lord Phylaster. Oh it is well, withdraw yourself. madam, your messenger. made me believe you wished to speak with me. 'tis true Phylaster, but the words are such I have to say, and does so ill become the mouth of woman, that I wish them said, and yet am loath to speak them. Have you known that I have aught detracted from your worth: have I in person wronged you? or have set my baser Instruments to throw disgrace upon your virtues.
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If you be cald Phylaster, tis you. Kisse her faire hand, and say I will attend her. Doe you know what you doe? Yes, go to see a woman. But doe you way the danger you are in? Danger in a sweete face: By Iubiter I must not feare a woman. But are you sure it was the Princesse sent, It may be some foule traine to catch your life. I dare not thinke it Gentlemen, shee's noble, her eye may shoote mee dead, or those true red and white fiend frends in her cheekes, may steale my soule out, there's all the danger int: but bee what may, her single name hath armde me. Go on, and be as truely happy as thou art fearelesse: Come Gentlemen, lets make our friends acquainted, lest the king prooue false. Comes he not. Madame? Will Phylaster come? Deare Madame, you were wont to credit me at the first. But didst thou tell me so. I am forgetfull, and my womans strength is so ore chargde, with dangers like to grow about my marriage, that these vnder things dares not abide in such a troubled sea, how lookt hee when hee told thee he would come? Why we ll. And not a little fearefull. Feare Madame, sure he knowes not what it is, You all are of his faction, the whole Court is bold in praise of him, whilst I may liue neglected, and doe noble things, as fooles in strife throw gold into the sea, drownde in the doing: but I know he feares. Madame, mee thoughts his lookes hid more of loue then feare. Of loue, to whom: to you, did you deliuer those plaine words I sent, with such a woing iesture and puicke lookes that you haue caught. Madam I meaue to you. Of loue to me: alas, thy ignorance lets thee not see the crosses of our births, nature that loues not to be questioned: why shee did this, or that, but has his ends, and knowes she dos well: neuer gaue the world to things so opposite, so bound to put as he and I am, if a boule of bloud drawne from this arme, would poison thee, a draught ofhis would cure thee: loue to me. Madame, I thinke I heare him. Bring him in: you gods that will not haue your dens with. stood, whose holy wisedomes at this time it is to make the passions of a feeble maid, the way into your Iustice, I obay. Here is my Lord Phylaster. Oh it is well, withdraw your selfe. Madame, your messenger. made me beleeue you wisht to speake with me. Tis true Phylaster, but the words are such I haue to say, and dos so ill become the mouth of woman, that I wish them said, and yet am loth to speake them. Haue you knowne that I haue ought detracted from your worth: haue I in person wrongd you? or haue set my baser Instrumnts to throw disgrace vpon your vertues.