Dekker, Thomas / Massinger, Philip · published 1622 · first performed or written 1620 [licensed for stage, Oct 6; revised and re-licensed for stage, Jul 7, 1624] (Annals) tragedy · Red Bull (Revels) Company (first) T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation typicality 0.82 · 511 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
Not any, though the Princess were appeased, All title in her love surrendered up, Yet this coy Christian, is so transported With her religion, that unless my son (But let him perish first) drink the same potion And be of her belief, she'll not vouchsafe To be his lawful wife. but once removed From her opinion, as I rest assured, The reason of these holy maids will win her, You'll find her tractable, to any thing For your content or his. If she refuse it, The Stygian damps breeding infectious airs, The Mandrake's shrieks, or basilisk's killing eye, The dreadful lightning that does crush the bones And never singe the skin, shall not appear Less fatal to her, than my zeal made hot With love unto my gods; I have deferred it In hope to draw back this Apostata, Which will be greater honour than her death Unto her father's faith, and to that end Have brought my daughters hither. And we doubt not To do what you desire. Let her be sent for, Prosper in your good work, and were I not To attend the Princess, I would see and hear How you succeed. I am commanded to, I'll bear you company. Give them your Ring To lead her as in triumph if they win her Before her highness. Spare no promises, Persuasions, or threats I do conjure you, If you prevail, 'tis the most glorious work You ever undertook. She comes. We leave you. Be constant and be careful. We are sony To meet you under guard. But I more grieved You are at liberty, so well I love you, That I could wish, for such a cause as mine You were my fellow prisoners: prithee Angels Reach us some chairs, please you sit? We thank you, Our visit is for love, love to your safety. Our conference must be private, pray you therefore Command your boy to leave us. You may trust him With any secret that concerns my life, Falsehood and he are strangers, had you Ladies been blessed with such a servant, you had never Forsook that way (your journey even half ended) That lead to joys eternal. In the place Of loose lascivious mirth, he would have stirred you To holy meditations, and so far He is from flattery, that he would have told you, Your pride being at the height, how miserable And wretched things you were, that for an hour Of pleasure here, have made a desperate sale Of all your right in happiness hereafter. He must not leave me, without him I fall, In this life he is my servant, in the other A wished companion 'tis not in the devil, Nor all his wicked arts to shake such goodness. But you were speaking Lady. As a friend And lover of your safety, and I pray you So to receive it; and if you remember How near in love our parents were, that we En'n from the cradle were brought vp together. Our amity increasing with our years, We cannot stand suspected.
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Not any, though the Princesse were appeasd, All title in her loue surrenderd vp, Yet this coy Christian, is so transported With her religion, that vnlesse my sonne (But let him perish first) drinke the same potion And be of her beleefe, sheele not vouchsafe To be his lawfull wife. but once remou'd From her opinion, as I rest assur'd, The reason of these holy maydes will win her, Youle finde her tractable, to any thing For your content or his. If she refuse it, The Stygian dampes breeding infectious ayres, The Mandrakes shreekes, or Basiliks killing eye, The dreadfull lightning that does crush the bones And neuer singe the skin, shall not appeare Lesse fatall to her, then my zeale made hot With loue vnto my gods; I haue deferd it In hope to draw backe this Apostata, Which will be greater honour then her death Vnto her fathers faith, and to that end Haue brought my daughters hither. And we doubt not To do what you desire. Let her be sent for, Prosper in your good worke, and were I not To attend the Princesse, I would see and heare How you succeede. I am commanded to, Ile beare you company. Giue them your Ring To leade her as in triumph if they win her Before her highnesse. Spare no promises, Perswasions, or threats I do coniure you, If you preuayle, 'tis the most glorious worke You euer vndertooke. She comes. We leaue you. Be constant and be carefull. We are sony To meete you vnder guard. But I more greeu'd You are at libertie, so well I loue you, That I could wish, for such a cause as mine You were my fellow prisoners: prethee Angels Reach vs some chaires, please you sit? We thanke you, Our visite is for loue, loue to your safetie. Our conference must be priuate, pray you therefore Command your boy to leaue vs. You may trust him With any secret that concernes my life, Falshood and he are strangers, had you Ladies Bene blest with such a seruant, you had neuer Forsooke that way (your iourney euen halfe ended) That leade to ioyes eternall. In the place Of loose lasciuious mirth, he would haue stird you To holy meditations, and so farre He is from flattery, that he would haue told you, Your pride being at the height, how miserable And wretched things you were, that for an howre Of pleasure here, haue made a desperate sale Of all your right in happinesse hereafter. He must not leaue me, without him I fall, In this life he is my seruant, in the other A wished companion Tis not in the diuell, Nor all his wicked arts to shake such goodnesse. But you were speaking Lady. As a friend And louer of your safety, and I pray you So to receiue it; and if you remember How neere in loue our parents were, that we En'n from the cradle were brought vp together. Our amitie encreasing with our yeeres, We cannot stand suspected.