Carlell, Lodowick · published 1629 · first performed or written 1629 [c.1622-1629] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · before the Court T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.87 · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
He is now at liberty. It is true he hath his liberty, and greater honours Are proposed if he can win his Daughter To marry with the Duke, than he hath lost: But on the other side, if she deny. And it doth wholly lie in me to make her grant, Her Father's head is in danger, the King So passionately doth love the Duke. How came you by this miserable knowledge. Sister, you know I often visited The Count Utrante in the prison, besides The wished occasions which I ever took To wait upon his Daughter thither; This he so gratefully accepted, That now that he hath liberty, He still sends for me, where I chanced to be last night, And as a friend heard when he did propound it to Clarinda. Then he doth no way suspect there's love betwixt you; But tell me Brother how poor Clarinda Did receive her Father's deadly proposition. Her Father not believing that she would deny So great a blessing, came with joy to tell her, That which once told, forced tears from her fair eyes, At which, he being amazed, desired to know The cause, why she received his and her happiness With somuch sorrow: she answered him with broken sighs, Offering to tear her hair; which when I would not, Give her leave to do, she cursed her beauty, As the cause of all this mischief: at last Considering who it was that spoke, A Father, that deserved an answer: Her judgement shut her passions in a less room; For having calmed the tempest of her griefs, She mildly answered that she was happy In his liberty, though now she saw It was but given him to procure her bondage; For such she did account all ties of marriage Made by the parents without the child's consent, Though ne'er so rich or honourable. And having said so, did she not cast her watery eyes Upon you, and in this sad, yet pleasing language, Tell you, that she would not forsake you for the Duke. It is true, she did so; there is no tongue That can express the hearts of those that love Like their own eyes: but Sister, it will be late Before you reach the Forest, the Princess too May wonder at your stay. Brother it's true; but I so seldom see you, That I'll not go, unless you promise to come and see me. You know the strict command, That none but those appointed should come near the Lodge. That is but your excuse; I have told you how often the Princess Earnestly hath desired to see you; yet you would never go. Sister, I fear these sad occasions will hinder me; But I will write. Will you not come six miles to see a Sister That so dearly loves you? Sister, I know you love, nor will I be a debtor; You are both my Friend and Sister.
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He is now at liberty. It is true he hath his liberty, and greater honors Are propos'd if he can win his Daughter To marry with the Duke, then he hath loſt: But on the other ſide, if ſhe denye. And it doth wholly lie in me to make her grant, Her Fathers head is in danger, the King So paſſionately doth loue the Duke. How came you by this miſerable knowledge. Siſter, you know I often viſited The Count Ʋtrante in the priſon, beſides The wiſh'd occaſions which I euer tooke To waite vpon his Daughter thither; This he ſo gratefully accepted, That now that he hath liberty, He ſtill ſends for me, where I chanc'd to be laſt night, And as a friend heard when he did propound it to Clarinda. Then he doth no way ſuſpect there's loue betwixt you; But tell me Brother how poore Clarinda Did receiue her Fathers deadly propoſition. Her Father not belieuing that ſhe would deny So great a bleſſing, came with ioy to tell her, That which once told, forc'd teares from her faire eyes, At which, he being amazed, deſired to know The cauſe, why ſhe receiu'd his and her happineſſe With ſomuch ſorrow: ſhe anſwer'd him with broken ſighes, Offering to teare her haire; which when I would not, Giue her leaue to doe, ſhe curſt her beauty, As the cauſe of all this miſchiefe: at laſt Conſidering who it was that ſpoke, A Father, that deſeru'd an anſwere: Her iudgement ſhut her paſſions in a leſſe roome; For hauing calm'd the tempeſt of her greefes, She mildly anſwer'd that ſhe was happy In his liberty, though now ſhe ſaw It was but giuen him to procure her bondage; For ſuch ſhe did account all ties of marriage Made by the parents without the childs conſent, Though nere ſo rich or hononrable. And hauing ſaid ſo, did ſhe not caſt her watry eyes Vpon you, and in this ſad, yet pleaſing language, Tell you, that ſhe would not forſake you for the Duke. It is true, ſhee did ſo; there is no tongue That can expreſſe the hearts of thoſe that loue Like their owne eyes: but Siſter, it will be late Before you reach the Forreſt, the Princeſſe too May wonder at your ſtay. Brother it's true; but I ſo ſeldome ſee you, That I'le not goe, vnleſſe you promiſe to come and ſee me. You know the ſtrict command, That none but thoſe appointed ſhould come neere the Lodge. That is but your excuſe; I haue told you how often the Princeſſe Earneſtly hath deſir'd to ſee you; yet you would neuer goe. Siſter, I feare theſe ſad occaſions will hinder me; But I will write. Will you not come ſixe miles to ſee a Siſter That ſo dearely loues you? Siſter, I know you loue, nor will I be a debter; You are both my Friend and Siſter.