Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding · chunk 14 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 0.86 · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
Come Ladies, shall we talk a round, as men do walk a mile, women should talk an hour after supper, 'tis their exercise. 'tis late. 'tis all my eyes will do to lead me to my bed. I fear their so heavy you'll scarce find the way to your own lodging with 'em tonight. The Prince. Not a-bed Ladies, you're good sitters up, what think you of a pleasing dream to last till morning? I shall chose my Lord a pleasing wake before it. 'tis well you're courting of these Ladies, is't not late Gentlemen? Yes madame. Wait you there. she's jealous as I live, look my Lord, the Princess a Hilus an Adonis, His form is angel-like. Why this is that, must when you are wed sit by Your pillow, like young Apollo, with his hand and voice, binding your thoughts in sleep, the Princess does provide him for you, and for herself. I find no music in these boys. Nor I, they can do little, and that small they do, they have not wit to hide it. Serves he the Princess? Yes. 'tis a sweet boy, how brave she keeps him. Ladies all good rest, I mean to kill a buck, tomorrow morning, ere you have done your dreams. All happiness attend your grace, Gentlemen good rest, shall we to bed? Yes, all good night. May your dreams be true to you, What shall we do Gallants? 'tis late. The king is up still, see he comes, a guard along with him. Look your intelligence be true. upon my life it is, and I do hope your Highness will not tie me to a man, that in the heat of wooing, throws me off, and takes another. What should this mean? If it be true, that Lady had been better embraced cureless diseases: get you to your rest, you shallbe righted: Gentlemen draw near, we shall employ ye. Is young Pharamont come to his lodging? I saw him enter there. Haste some of you, and cunningly discover, if Megra be in her lodging. Sir she parted hence but now with other Ladies. If she be there, we shall not need to make a vain discovery of our suspicion, you gods I see, that who unrighteously holds wealth or state from others, shall be cursed in that which meaner men are blessed withal: Ages to come, shall know no male of him, left to inherit, and his name shallbe blotted from the earth, if he have any child, it shallbe crossly matched, the gods themselves shall sow wild strife betwixt her Lord and her: yet if it be your wills forgive the sin I have committed, let it not fall upon this undeserving child, if she has not broke your laws, but how could I look to be heard of gods, that must be just, praying upon the ground, I hold in wrong.
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Come Ladies, shal we talke a round, as men do walke a mile, women should talke an houre after supper, tis their exercise. Tislate. Tis all my eyes will doe to lead me to my bed. I feare theyre so heauy youle scarce finde the way to your owne lodging with vm to night. The Prince. Not abed Ladyes, yare good sitters vp, what thinke you of a pleasing dreame to last till morning? I shall chose my Lord a pleasing wake before it. Tis well yare courting ofthese Ladyes, i'st not late Gentlemen? Yes madame. Waite you there. Shee's iealous as I liue, looke my Lord, the Princesse a Hilus an Adonis, His forme is angel-like. Why this is that, must when you are wed sit by Your pillow, like young Appollo, with his hand and voyce, binding your thoughts in sleepe, the Princesse dos prouide him for you, and for her selfe. I finde no musicke in these boyes. Nor I, they can doe little, and that small they doe, they haue not wit to hide it. Serues he the Princesse? Yes. Tis a sweete boy, how braue she keepes him. Ladies all good rest, I meane to kill a buck, tomorrow morning, ere you haue done your dreames. All happinesse attend your grace, Gentlemen good rest, shall we to bed? Yes, all good night. May your dreames be true to you, What shall we doe Gallants? tis late. The king is vp still, see he comes, a guard along with him. Looke your intelligence be true. Ypon my life it is, and I doe hope your Highnesse will not tie me to a man, that in the heate of woing, throwes me off, and takes another. What should this meane? If it be true, that Lady had beene better imbrast curelesse diseases: get you to your rest, you shalbe righted: Gentlemen draw neere, we shall imploy ye. Is young Pharamont come to his lodging? I saw him enter there. Haste some of you, and cunningly discouer, if Megra be in her lodging. Sir she parted hence but now with other Ladyes. If shee bee there, we shall not neede to make a vaine discouerie of our suspition, you gods I see, that who vnrighteously holds wealth or state from others, shall be curst in that which meaner men are blest withall: Ages to come, shall know no male of him, left to inherit, and his name shalbe blotted from the earth, ifhee haue any child, it shalbe crosly matcht, the gods themselues shall sowe wild strife betwixt her Lord and her: yet if it be your wils forgiue the sinne I haue committed, let it not fall vpon this vndeseruing child, if she has not broke your lawes, but how could I looke to be heard of gods, that must be iust, praying vpon the ground, I hold in wrong.