Davenant, William · published 1629 · first performed or written 1628 [1626-1629] (Annals) tragedy · Unacted unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 483 words
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Give the word aloud? Stand? 1. Stand! 2. Stand! 3. Stand! Our motion has been swift: we outmarch Time. Verona, (which with the morning's dim eye We seemed to view like Landscape, afar off) Is our full object now. She must repent; Our King is Steward unto Fate; the world Receive from him their destinies. Sure, the Governor sleeps. My Lord, is't fit We wait upon such Silkworms, creped in wool? Since we attained the Town not by assault, But composition free, he shall express Humility enough to meet us at the Gate. Here comes Hermegild. Haile, young soldier! My noble Paradine! The King must hold my nature much excused, If I do greet his safe approach with love, Less violent than I express to thy Rich soul. I am resolved thou art in health, And favour with thy stars. Ere I return your kind salute, I would After your fair charge inquire. Say the Queen Smiles in captivity, my Valdaura Hurts not her health with grief; then I have heard Enough to make me cherish life. Rhodolinda doth become her title And her birth. Since deprived of popular Homage, she hath been Queen o'er her great self. In this captivity ne'er passionate But when she hears me name the King, and then Her passions not of anger taste, but love: Love of her Conqueror: he that in fierce Battle (when the cannon's sulphurous breath Clouded the day) her noble Father slew: Our Royal Master once; now sunk into His soil; where like the Lily withered, He never shall renew his growth again. My memory disturbs my Tongue! Your fair Valdaura makes the Queen her rare and just Example, and is in patience skilful. Know, Hermegild, no hasty minute passed (Since their captivity) wherein I failed To be a suitor to the King for both. But he's in kindness prompt, and still doth speak Like Music, when he Rhodolinda names: You hear 'tis his edict we call her Queen? Thy vanquished Country owes unto thy fame A tall Pyramid! The captived virgins Of our Nation shall in their last Dirges Sing thy praise with mirth. O, I could grow old Within thy sight. Something we now must talk Together, and heaven will listen to't, As to the breath of Saints— I knew we should have use of conference: Which made me beg the leading of the Van, The more t'assist our opportune meeting. Afford your ears in private. Though Paradine look flourishing, and like A thing new brushed; a flame of triumph, (As if his father surfeited in some o'ergrown City when he got him) yet he Hath in him seeds of war, bold thoughts, and we I'th' Camp, esteem him honest too. He is our king's Minion, sleeps in his bosom. True, & the Royal fool greets him with such Ravenous kisses, that you would think, he meant To eat his lips.
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GIue the word aloud? Stand? 1. Stand! 2. Stand! 3. Stand! Our motion has been ſwift: wee out-march Time. Verona, (which with the mornings dim eye We ſeem'd to view like Landſchaip, afarre off) Is our full obiect now. She muſt repent; Our King is Steward vnto Fate; the world Receiue from him their deſtinies. Sure, the Gouernour ſleepes. My Lord, is' fit We waite vpon ſuch Silkewormes, crepp'd in wooll? Since we attaind the Towne not by aſſault, But compoſition free, he ſhall expreſſe Humilitie enough to meet vs at the Gate. Here comes Hermegild. Haile, young ſouldier! My noble Paradine! The King muſt hold my nature much excus'd, If I do greet his ſafe approach with loue, Leſſe violent then I expreſſe to thy Rich ſoule. I am reſolu'd thou art in health, And fauour with thy ſtarres. Ere I returne your kinde ſalute, I would After your faire charge inquire. Say the Queene Smiles in captiuitie, my Valdaura Hurts not her health with griefe; then I haue heard Enough to make me cheriſh life. Rhodolinda doth become her title And her birth. Since depriu'd of popular Homage, ſhe hath been Queene ore her great ſelfe. In this captiuity nere paſſionate But when ſhe heares me name the King, and then Her paſſions not of anger taſte, but loue: Loue of her Conquerour: he that in fierce Battaile (when the Cannons ſulpherous breath Clouded the day) her noble Father ſlew: Our Royall Maſter once; now ſunke into His ſoyle; where like the Lilly wither'd, He neuer ſhall renew his growth agen. My memory diſturbes my Tongue! Your faire Valdaura makes the Queene her rare and iuſt Example, and is in patience skilfull. Know, Hermegild, no haſty minute paſs'd (Since their captiuitie) wherein I fail'd To be a ſutor to the King for both. But he's in kindneſſe prompt, and ſtill doth ſpeake Like Muſicke, when he Rhodolinda names: You heare tis his edict we call her Queene? Thy vanquiſh'd Country owes vnto thy fame A tall Pyramid! The captiu'd virgins Of our Nation ſhall in their laſt Dirges Sing thy prayſe with mirth. O, I could grow old Within thy ſight. Something we now muſt talke Together, and heauen will liſten to't, As to the breath of Saints— I knew we ſhould haue vſe of conference: Which made me begge the leading of the Vanne, The more t'aſſiſt our opportune meeting. Afford your eares in priuat. Though Paradine looke flouriſhing, and like A thing new bruſh'd; a flame of triumph, (As if his father ſurfetted in ſome O're-growne City when he got him) yet he Hath in him ſeeds of warre, bold thoughts, and we I'th Campe, eſteeme him honeſt too. He is our Kings Minion, ſleepes in his boſome. True, & the Royall foole greets him with ſuch Rauenous kiſſes, that you would thinke, he meant To eate his lips.