Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding · chunk 8 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 0.87 · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
'tis true, and worse you should come often. How shall we devise to hold intelligence? That our true loves, on an new occasion may agree, What path is best to tread. I have a boy, sent by the gods, I hope to this intent, not yet seen in the Court, hunting the buck I found him sitting by a fountain side, of which he borrowed some, to quench his thirst, and paid the nymph as much again in tears: a Garland lay him by, made by himself, of many several flowers, bred in the veil, stuck in that mystic order that the rareness delighted me, but ever when he turned his tender eye upon 'em, he would weep as if he meant to make them grow again, seeing such pretty helpless innocence dwell in his face: I asked him all his story, he told me that his parents gentle died, leaving him to the mercy of the fields: which gave him roots, & of the crystal springs, which did not stop the course, and the Sun, which still he thanked, it yielded him his life: then took he up his garland, and did show what every flower, as country people hold, did signify, and how all ordered thus expressed his grief, and to my thoughts did read the prettiest lecture of his country art, that could be wished, so that methinks I could have studied it, I gladly entertained him, whom was glad to follow: and have got the trustiest, lovingest, and the gentlest boy that ever master kept, him will I send to wait on you and bear our hidden love. 'tis well, no more. madam, the Prince is come to do his service. What will you Phylaster do with yourself? Why? that which all the gods have appointed out for me. dear, hide thyself, bring in the Prince. Hide me from Pharamont: When thunder speaks, which is the voice of God, Though I do reverence, yet I do not hide myself, And shall a stranger Prince have leave to brag Unto a foreign Nation, that he made Phylaster hide himself. He cannot know it. Though it should sleep for ever to the world, it is a simple sin to hide myself, which will for ever on my conscience lie. Then good Phylaster give him scope and way in what he says: for he is apt to speak what you are loath to hear. I will. My Princely Mistress, as true lovers ought, I come to kiss these fair hands, & to show in outward ceremonies, the dear love within my heart. If I shall have an answer or no, directly I am gone. To what? what would he have answer? To his claim unto the Kingdom. sirrah, I forbore you before the King. Good sir do so still, I would not talk with you. But now the time is fitter, do but offer to make mention of right to any kingdom, though it lie scarce habitable.
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Tis true, and worse you should come often. How shall we deuise to hold intelligence? That our true loues, on an new occasion may agree, What path is best to tread. I haue a boy, sent by the gods, I hope to this intent, not yet seene in the Court, hunting the buck I found him sitting by a fountaine side, of which he borrowed some, to quench his thirst, and payd the nymph as much againe in teares: a Garland lay him by, made by himselfe, of many seuerall flowers, bred in the vayle, stucke in that mistick order that the rarenesse delighted me, but euer when he turn'd his tender eye vpon vm, he would weepe as if he meant to make them grow againe, seeing such prety helplesse innocence dwel in his face: I askt him all his story, he told me that his parents gentle dyed, leauing him to the mercy ofthe fields: which gaue him roots, & of the christall springs, which did not stop the course, and the Sun, which still he thankt, it yeelded him his life: then tooke hee vp his garland, and did shew what euery flower, as countrey people hold, did signifie, and how all ordered thus exprest his griefe, and to my thoughts did read the pretiest lecture of his countrey art, that could be wisht, so that me thoughts I could haue studied it, I gladly entertainde him, whom was glad to follow: and haue got the trustiest, louingest, and the gentlest boy that euer maister kept, him wil I send to wayte on you and beare our hidden loue. Tis well, no more. Madame, the Prince is come to doe his seruice. What will you Phylaster doe with your selfe? Why? that which all the gods haue appointed out for me. Deare, hide thy selfe, bring in the Prince. Hide me from Pharamont: When thunder speakes, which is the voyce of God, Though I doe reuerence, yet I doe not hide my selfe, And shall a stranger Prince haue leaue to bragge Vnto a forraigne Nation, that he made Phylaster hide himselfe. He cannot know it. Though it should sleepe for euer to the world, it is a simple sin to hide my selfe, which will for euer on my conscience lie. Then good Phylaster giue him scope and way in what he sayes: for he is apt to speake what you are loath to heare. I will. My Princely Mistrisse, as true louers ought, I come to kisse these faire hands, & to shew in outward ceremonies, the deare loue within my heart. IfI shall haue an answer or no, derectly I am gone. To what? what would he haue answer? To his claime vnto the Kingdome. Sira, I forbare you before the King. Good sir doe so still, I would not talke with you. But now the time is fitter, doe but offer to make mention of right to any kingdome, though it lie scarce habitable.