Massinger, Philip · published 1623 · first performed or written 1621 [1621-1623] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Observe but this, And how she praised my Lords care and observance, And then judge Madam if my intelligence Have any ground of truth. No more, I mark it. How the Duke stands? As he were routed there, And had no motion. My Lord, from whence Grows this amazement? It is more dear my friend, For I am doubtful whether I have a being, But certain that my life's a burden to me, Take me bake good Pescara, show me to Caesar, In all his rage and fury I disclaim His mercy, to live now which is his gift, Is worse than death, and with all studied torments. Marcellia is unkind, nay worse, grown cold In her affection, my excess of fervour, Which it was never equaled, grown distasteful. But have thy wishes woman, thou shalt know That I can be myself, and thus shake off The setters of fond dotage. From my sight Without reply, for I am apt to do Something I may repent. O, who would place His happiness in most accursed woman, In whom obsequiousness engenders pride, And harshness deadly. From this hour I'll labour to forget there are such creatures; True friends be now my mistresses. Clear your brows, And though my heartstrings crack for't, I will be To all, a free example of delight: We will have sports of all kinds, and propound Rewards to such as can produce us new. unsatisficed though we surfeit in their store. And never think of cursed Marcelia more. And is it possible thou shouldst forget A wrong of such a nature, and then study My safety and content? Sir, but allow me Only to have read the elements of Courtship (Not the abstruse & hidden acts to thrive there) And you may please to grant me so much knowledge, That injuries from one in grace, like you, Are noble favours. Is it not grown common In every sect, for those that want, to suffer From such as have to give? Your Captain cast If poor, though not thought daring, but approved so To raise a coward into name, that's rich, Suffers disgraces publicly, but receives Rewards for them in private. Well observed. Put on, we'll be familiar, and discourse A little of this argument. That day, In which it was first rumoured, then confirmed, Great Sforza thought me worthy of his favour, I found myself to be another thing, Not what I was before. I passed then For a pretty fellow, and of pretty parts too, And was perhaps received so: but once raised, The liberal Courtier made me Master of Those virtues, which I ne'er knew in myself. If I pretended to a jest, 'twas made one By their interpretation. If I offered To reason of Philosophy, though absurdly, They had helps to save me, and without a blush Would swear, that I by nature had more knowledge, Than others could acquire by any labour. Nay all I did indeed, which in another Was not remarkable, in me showed rarely.
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Obserue but this, And how she prays'd my Lords care and obseruance, And then iudge Madam if my intelligence Haue any ground of truth. No more, I marke it. How the Duke stands? As he were routed there, And had no motion. My Lord, from whence Growes this amazement? It is more deare my friend, For I am doubtfull whether I haue a being, But certaine that my lifes a burthen to me, Take me bake good Pescara, show me to Caesar, In all his rage and furie I discliame His mercie, to liue now which is his guist, Is worse then death, and with all studied torments. Marcellia is vnkind, nay worse, growne cold In her affection, my excesse of feruor, Which it was neuer equal'd, growne distastfull. But haue thy wishes woman, thou shalt know That I can be my selfe, and thus shake off The setters of fond dotage. From my sight Without reply, for I am apt to doe Something I may repent. O, who would place His happinesse in most accursed woman, In whom obsequiousnesse ingenders pride, And harshnesse deadly. From this howre I'le labour to forget there are such creatures; True friends be now my mistrisses. Cleere your browes, And though my heart-strings cracke for't, I will be To all, a free example of delight: We will haue sports of all kinds, and propound Rewards to such as can produce vs new. Vnsatisfiz'd though we surfeit in their store. And neuer thinke of curs'd Marcelia more. And is it possible thou should'st forget A wrong of such a nature, and then studie My safetie and content? Sir, but allow me Only to haue read the elements of Courtship (Not the abstruce & hidden acts to thriue there) And you may please to grant me so much knowledge, That iniuries from one in grace, like you, Are noble fauours. Is it not growne common In euerie sect, for those that want, to suffer From such as haue to giue? Your Captaine cast If poore, though not thought daring, but approu'd so To raise a coward into name, that's rich, Suffers disgraces publiquely, but receiues Rewards for them in priuate. Well obseru'd. Put on, we'le be familiar, and discourse A little of this argument. That day, In which it was first rumour'd, then confirm'd, Great Sforza thought me worthy of his fauor, I found my selfe to be another thing, Not what I was before. I passed then For a prittie fellow, and of prittie parts too, And was perhaps receiu'd so: but once rais'd, The liberall Courtier made me Master of Those vertues, which I ne're knew in my selfe. If I pretended to a iest, 'twas made one By their interpretation. If I offer'd To reason of Philosophy, though absurdly, They had helps to saue me, and without a blush Would sweare, that I by nature had more knowledge, Then others could acquire by any labor. Nay all I did indeed, which in another Was not remarkeable, in me shew'd rarely.