Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1591 [1590-1591] (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown typicality 0.76 · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T31: cardinal, pope, king, lord, majesty, holy, rome, france, church, lords.
It was my breath that blew this Tempest up, Upon your stubborn usage of the Pope: But since you are a gentle convertite, My tongue shall hush again this storm of war, And make fair weather in your blustering land: On this Ascension day, remember well, Upon your oath of service to the Pope, Go I to make the French lay down their Arms. Is this Ascension day: did not the Prophet Say, that before Ascension day at noon, My Crown I should give off? even so I have: I did suppose it should be on constraint, But (heaven be thanked) it is but voluntary. All Kent hath yielded: nothing there holds out But Dover Castle: London hath received Like a kind Host, the Dolphin and his powers. Your Nobles will not hear you, but are gone To offer service to your enemy: And wild amazement hurries up and down The little number of your doubtful friends. Would not my Lords return to me again After they heard young Arthur was alive? They found him dead, and cast into the streets, An empty Casket, where the jewel of life By some damned hand was robbed, and ta'en away. That villain Hubert told me he did live. So on my soul he did, for aught he knew: But wherefore do you droop? why look you sad? Be great in act, as you have been in thought: Let not the world see fear and sad distrust Govern the motion of a kingly eye: Be stirring as the time, be fire with fire, Threaten the threatener, and outface the brow Of bragging horror: So shall inferior eyes That borrow their behaviours from the great, Grow great by your example, and put on The dauntless spirit of resolution. Away, and glister like the god of war When he intendeth to become the field: Show boldness and aspiring confidence: What, shall they seek the Lion in his den, And fright him there? and make him tremble there? Oh let it not be said: forage, and run To meet displeasure farther from the doors, And grapple with him ere he come so nigh. The Legate of the Pope hath been with me, And I have made a happy peace with him, And he hath promised to dismiss the Powers Led by the Dolphin. Oh inglorious league: Shall we upon the footing of our land, Send fayre-play-orders, and make compromise, Insinuation, parley, and base truce To Arms Inuasive? Shall a beardless boy, A cockredsilken wanton brave our fields, And flesh his spirit in a warlike soil, Mocking the air with colours idly spread, And find no check? Let us my Liege to Arms: Perchance the Cardinal cannot make your peace; Or if he do, let it at least be said They saw we had a purpose of defence. Have thou the ordering of this present time. Away then with good courage: yet I know Our Party may well meet a prouder foe.
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It was my breath that blew this Tempeſt vp, Vpon your ſtubborne vſage of the Pope: But ſince you are a gentle conuertite, My tongue ſhall huſh againe this ſtorme of warre, And make faire weather in your bluſtring land: On this Aſcention day, remember well, Vpon your oath of ſeruice to the Pope, Goe I to make the French lay downe their Armes. Is this Aſcenſion day: did not the Prophet Say, that before Aſcenſion day at noone, My Crowne I ſhould giue off? euen ſo I haue: I did ſuppoſe it ſhould be on conſtraint, But (heau'n be thank'd) it is but voluntary. All Kent hath yeelded: nothing there holds out But Douer Caſtle: London hath receiu'd Like a kinde Hoſt, the Dolphin and his powers. Your Nobles will not heare you, but are gone To offer ſeruice to your enemy: And wilde amazement hurries vp and downe The little number of your doubtfull friends. Would not my Lords returne to me againe After they heard yong Arthur was aliue? They found him dead, and caſt into the ſtreets, An empty Casket, where the Iewell of life By ſome damn'd hand was rob'd, and tane away. That villaine Hubert told me he did liue. So on my ſoule he did, for ought he knew: But wherefore doe you droope? why looke you ſad? Be great in act, as you haue beene in thought: Let not the world ſee feare and ſad diſtruſt Gouerne the motion of a kinglye eye: Be ſtirring as the time, be fire with fire, Threaten the threatner, and out-face the brow Of bragging horror: So ſhall inferior eyes That borrow their behauiours from the great, Grow great by your example, and put on The dauntleſſe ſpirit of reſolution. Away, and gliſter like the god of warre When he intendeth to become the field: Shew boldneſſe and aſpiring confidence: What, ſhall they ſeeke the Lion in his denne, And fright him there? and make him tremble there? Oh let it not be ſaid: forrage, and runne To meet diſpleaſure farther from the dores, And grapple with him ere he come ſo nye. The Legat of the Pope hath beene with mee, And I haue made a happy peace with him, And he hath promis'd to diſmiſſe the Powers Led by the Dolphin. Oh inglorious league: Shall we vpon the footing of our land, Send fayre-play-orders, and make comprimiſe, Inſinuation, parley, and baſe truce To Armes Inuaſiue? Shall a beardleſſe boy, A cockred-ſilken wanton braue our fields, And fleſh his ſpirit in a warre-like ſoyle, Mocking the ayre with colours idlely ſpred, And finde no checke? Let vs my Liege to Armes: Perchance the Cardinall cannot make your peace; Or if he doe, let it at leaſt be ſaid They ſaw we had a purpoſe of defence. Haue thou the ordering of this preſent time. Away then with good courage: yet I know Our Partie may well meet a prowder foe.