Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1610 [c.1610-1611] (Annals) romance · King's Men unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 521 words
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I that please some, try all: both joy and terror Of good, and bad: that makes, and unfolds error, Now take upon me (in the name of Time) To use my wings: Impute it not a crime To me, or my swift passage, that I slide over sixteen years, and leave the growth untride Of that wide gap, since it is in my power To o'erthrow Law, and in one self-born hour To plant, and o'erwhelm Custom. Let me pass The same I am, ere ancientest Order was, Or what is now received. I witness to The times that brought them in, so shall I do To th' freshest things now reigning, and make stolen The glistering of this present, as my Tale Now seems to it: your patience this allowing, I turn my glass, and give my Scene such growing As you had slept between: Leontes leaving Th' effects of his fond jealousies, so grieving That he shuts up himself. Imagine me (Gentle Spectators) that I now may be In fair Bohemia, and remember well, I mentioned a son o' th' Kings, which Florizell I now name to you: and with speed so pace To speak of Perdita, now grown in grace Equal with wondering. What of her ensues I list not prophesy: but let Time's news Be known when 'tis brought forth. A shepherd's daughter And what to her adheres, which follows after, Is th' argument of Time: of this allow, If ever you have spent time worse, ere now: If never, yet that Time himself doth say, He wishes earnestly, you never may. I pray thee (good Camillo) be no more importunate: 'tis a sickness denying thee any thing: a death to grant this. It is fifteen years since I saw my Country: though I have (for the most part) been ayred abroad, I desire to lay my bones there. Besides, the penitent King (my Master) hath sent for me, to whose feeling sorrows I might be some allay, or I oreweene to think so) which is another spur to my departure. As thou lov'st me (Camillo) wipe not out the rest of thy services, by leaving me now: the need I have of thee, thine own goodness hath made: better not to have had thee, then thus to want thee, thou having made me Businesses, (which none (without thee) can sufficiently manage) must either stay to execute them thyself, or take away with thee the very services thou hast done: which if I have not enough considered (as too much I cannot) to be more thankful to thee, shall be my study, and my profit therein, the heaping friendships. Of that fatal Country Sicilia, prithee speak no more, whose very naming, punnishes me with the remembrance of that penitent (as thou call'st him) and reconciled King my brother, whose loss of his most precious Queen & Children, are even now to be afresh lamented. Say to me, when saw'st thou the Prince Florizel my son? King's are no less unhappy, their issue, not being gracious, than they are in losing them, when they have approved their Virtues.
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I that pleaſe ſome, try all: both ioy and terror Of good, and bad: that makes, and vnfolds error, Now take vpon me (in the name of Time) To vſe my wings: Impute it not a crime To me, or my ſwift paſſage, that I ſlide Ore ſixteene yeeres, and leaue the growth vntride Of that wide gap, ſince it is in my powre To orethrow Law, and in one ſelfe-borne howre To plant, and ore-whelme Cuſtome. Let me paſſe The ſame I am, ere ancient'ſt Order was, Or what is now receiu'd. I witneſſe to The times that brought them in, ſo ſhall I do To th' freſheſt things now reigning, and make ſtale The gliſtering of this preſent, as my Tale Now ſeemes to it: your patience this allowing, I turne my glaſſe, and giue my Scene ſuch growing As you had ſlept betweene: Leontes leauing Th' effects of his fond iealouſies, ſo greeuing That he ſhuts vp himſelfe. Imagine me (Gentle Spectators) that I now may be In faire Bohemia, and remember well, I mentioned a ſonne o' th' Kings, which Florizell I now name to you: and with ſpeed ſo pace To ſpeake of Perdita, now growne in grace Equall with wond'ring. What of her inſues I liſt not propheſie: but let Times newes Be knowne when 'tis brought forth. A ſhepherds daughter And what to her adheres, which followes after, Is th' argument of Time: of this allow, If euer you haue ſpent time worſe, ere now: If neuer, yet that Time himſelfe doth ſay, He wiſhes earneſtly, you neuer may. I pray thee (good Camillo) be no more importunate: 'tis a ſickneſſe denying thee any thing: a death to grant this. It is fifteene yeeres ſince I ſaw my Countrey: though I haue (for the moſt part) bin ayred abroad, I deſire to lay my bones there. Beſides, the penitent King (my Maſter) hath ſent for me, to whoſe feeling ſorrowes I might be ſome allay, or I oreweene to thinke ſo) which is another ſpurre to my departure. As thou lou'ſt me (Camillo) wipe not out the reſt of thy ſeruices, by leauing me now: the neede I haue of thee, thine owne goodneſſe hath made: better not to haue had thee, then thus to want thee, thou hauing made me Buſineſſes, (which none (without thee) can ſufficiently manage) muſt either ſtay to execute them thy ſelfe, or take away with thee the very ſeruices thou haſt done: which if I haue not enough conſidered (as too much I cannot) to bee more thankefull to thee, ſhall bee my ſtudie, and my profite therein, the heaping friendſhippes. Of that fatall Countrey Sicillia, prethee ſpeake no more, whoſe very naming, punniſhes me with the remembrance of that penitent (as thou calſt him) and reconciled King my brother, whoſe loſſe of his moſt precious Queene & Children, are euen now to be a-freſh lamented. Say to me, when ſaw'ſt thou the Prince Florizell my ſon? Kings are no leſſe vnhappy, their iſſue, not being gracious, then they are in looſing them, when they haue approued their Vertues.