Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1591 [1590-1591] (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an typicality 0.76 · 528 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T53: crown, king, state, life, lord, lords, live, queen, tullia, prince.
Therefore, to be possessed with double pomp, To guard a Title, that was rich before; To gild refined Gold, to paint the Lily; To throw a perfume on the Violet, To smooth the ye, or add another hue Unto the Rainbow; or with Taper-Light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess. But that your Royal pleasure must be done, This act, is as an ancient tale new told, And, in the last repeating, troublesome, Being urged at a time unseasonable. In this the Antic, and well noted face Of plain old form, is much disfigured, And like a shifted wind unto a sail, It makes the course of thoughts to fetch about, Startles, and frights consideration: Makes sound opinion sick, and truth suspected, For putting on so new a fashioned robe. When Workmen strive to do better than well, They do confound their skill in covetousness, And oftentimes excusing of a fault, Doth make the fault the worse by th' excuse: As patches set upon a little breach, Discredit more in hiding of the fault, Then did the fault before it was so patched. To this effect, before you were new crowned We breathed our Council: but it pleased your Highness To ouer-beare it, and we are all well pleased, Since all, and every part of what we would Doth make a stand, at what your Highness will. Some reasons of this double Coronation I have possessed you with, and think them strong. And more, more strong, than lesser is my fear I shall endue you with: Mean time, but ask What you would have reformed. that is not well, And well shall you perceive, how willingly I will both hear, and grant you your requests. Then I, as one that am the tongue of these To sound the purposes of all their hearts, Both for myself, and them: but chief of all Your safety: for the which, myself and them bend their best studies, hearty request Th' enfranchisement of Arthur, whose restraint Doth move the murmuring lips of discontent To break into this dangerous argument. If what in rest you have, in right you hold, Why then your fears, which (as they say) attend The steps of wrong, should move you to mew up Your tender kinsman, and to choke his days With barbarous ignorance, and deny his youth The rich advantage of good exercise, That the times enemies may not have this To grace occasions: let it be our suit, That you have bid us ask his liberty, Which for our goods, we do no further ask, Then, whereupon our weal on you depending, Counts it your weal: he have his liberty. Let it be so: I do commit his youth To your direction: Hubert, what news with you? This is the man should do the bloody deed: He showed his warrant to a friend of mine, The image of a wicked heinous fault Lives in his eye: that close aspect of his, Do show the mood of a much troubled breast, And I do fearfully believe 'tis done, What we so feared he had a charge to do.
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Therefore, to be poſſeſs'd with double pompe, To guard a Title, that was rich before; To gilde refined Gold, to paint the Lilly; To throw a perfume on the Violet, To ſmooth the yee, or adde another hew Vnto the Raine-bow; or with Taper-Light To ſeeke the beauteous eye of heauen to garniſh, Is waſtefull, and ridiculous exceſſe. But that your Royall pleaſure muſt be done, This acte, is as an ancient tale new told, And, in the laſt repeating, troubleſome, Being vrged at a time vnſeaſonable. In this the Anticke, and well noted face Of plaine old forme, is much disfigured, And like a ſhifted winde vnto a ſaile, It makes the courſe of thoughts to fetch about, Startles, and frights conſideration: Makes ſound opinion ſicke, and truth ſuſpected, For putting on ſo new a faſhion'd robe. When Workemen ſtriue to do better then wel, They do confound their skill in couetouſneſſe, And oftentimes excuſing of a fault, Doth make the fault the worſe by th' excuſe: As patches ſet vpon a little breach, Diſcredite more in hiding of the fault, Then did the fault before it was ſo patch'd. To this effect, before you were new crown'd We breath'd our Councell: but it pleas'd your Highnes To ouer-beare it, and we are all well pleas'd, Since all, and euery part of what we would Doth make a ſtand, at what your Highneſſe will. Some reaſons of this double Corronation I haue poſſeſt you with, and thinke them ſtrong. And more, more ſtrong, then leſſer is my feare I ſhall indue you with: Meane time, but aske What you would haue reform'd▪ that is not well, And well ſhall you perceiue, how willingly I will both heare, and grant you your requeſts. Then I, as one that am the tongue of theſe To ſound the purpoſes of all their hearts, Both for my ſelfe, and them: but chiefe of all Your ſafety: for the which, my ſelfe and them Bend their beſt ſtudies, heartily requeſt Th' infranchiſement of Arthur, whoſe reſtraint Doth moue the murmuring lips of diſcontent To breake into this dangerous argument. If what in reſt you haue, in right you hold, Why then your feares, which (as they ſay) attend The ſteppes of wrong, ſhould moue you to mew vp Your tender kinſman, and to choake his dayes With barbarous ignorance, and deny his youth The rich aduantage of good exerciſe, That the times enemies may not haue this To grace occaſions: let it be our ſuite, That you haue bid vs aske his libertie, Which for our goods, we do no further aske, Then, whereupon our weale on you depending, Counts it your weale: he haue his liberty. Let it be ſo: I do commit his youth To your direction: Hubert, what newes with you? This is the man ſhould do the bloody deed: He ſhew'd his warrant to a friend of mine, The image of a wicked heynous fault Liues in his eye: that cloſe aſpect of his, Do ſhew the mood of a much troubled breſt, And I do fearefully beleeue 'tis done, What we ſo fear'd he had a charge to do.