Carlell, Lodowick · published 1629 · first performed or written 1629 [c.1622-1629] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · before the Court unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 509 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
I see I must allow you the lover's Phrases, Which is to call their Mistress St. and their affection Devotion: but to let your Phrases pass, And answer the meaning of your protestation, How can I believe that you can love me Better than any man did ever love his Mistress, There being such an inequality in our present fortunes, When equality doth give birth to more affection, And those more violent, there being no respect To be a hindrance, I mean both the equalities Of Birth and Fortunes, in both which we far differ, You being the next a kin unto the King, And I the Daughter to a condemned man, Though now for your own ends at liberty. If it be lawful for your devoted servant To contradict you in any thing, it is In the defence of his affection. You know that Rivers being stopped by any impediment, As rocks, or bridges, run the more fierce When they are from that which did encumber them; So might I say for my affection, If I should acknowledge, which yet I will not, That the consideration of my Greatness Was for a while an Impediment to the current Of my Love; but alas, those considerations Could never find harbour in that heart Where love and admiration had already Taken up their lodging; nor do they in my opinion Deserve to be happy, who mix the consideration Of the good of fortune, with their affections. My Lord, in this last I do unfeignedly believe you, I mean in your opinion, which is, that true love Cannot be mixed with respects, and to show now How well I believe you, I will make it my shield Both to defend me against your worthy affection. (I confess if your thoughts and words agree) And against my Father's unjust commands; For since you confess, that to mix love with respects Spoils the purity of it, and that they Who so mix it, deserve not to be happy; It must needs be great injustice in you And my Father to desire me to love you Unworthily; since I cannot love you Without mixing the consideration Of the benefits my Father shall receive By my Marriage with your Grace, besides The satisfaction of me own ambition In being a Duchess, may make any stream Of affection which can proceed from me, Unfit to mix with so pure a stream As you profess yours is. madam I cannot deny what you affirm, Since you ground your argument upon my confessed Opinion; but know dear Lady, that as you manifest In this your cruel answer, your disdain of me, Which will incense my despair; yet on the Other side the excellence of your wit Will increase my desire; for even out of that Which I brought as an argument to move you The more to love, you conclude that you are To neglect, and with a seeming justice, Which shows that your wit can bring- nigh thing To pass, that your will shall employ it in.
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I ſee I muſt allow you the Louers Phraſes, Which is to call their Miſtris St. and their affection Deuotion: but to let your Phraſes paſſe, And anſwere the meaning of your proteſtation, How can I belieue that you can loue me Better then any man did euer loue his Miſtris, There being ſuch an inequalitie in our preſent fortunes, When equalitie doth giue birth to more affection, And thoſe more violent, there being no reſpect To be a hindrance, I meane both the equalities Of Birth and Fortunes, in both which we farre differ, You being the next a kin vnto the King, And I the Daughter to a condem'd man, Though now for your owne ends at liberty. If it be lawfull for your deuoted ſeruant To contradict you in any thing, it is In the defence of his affection. You know that Riuers being ſtopt by any impediment, As rocks, or bridges, run the more fierce When they are from that which did incomber them; So might I ſay for my affection, If I ſhould acknowledge, which yet I will not, That the conſideration of my Greatneſſe Was for a while an Impediment to the current Of my Loue; but alas, thoſe conſiderations Could neuer finde harbor in that heart Where loue and admiration had already Taken vp their lodgng; nor doe they in my opinion Deſerue to be happy, who mixe the conſideration Of the good of fortune, with their affections. My Lord, in this laſt I doe vnfainedly belieue you, I meane in your opinion, which is, that true loue Cannot be mixt with reſpects, and to ſhew now How well I belieue you, I will make it my ſhield Both to defend me againſt your worthy affection. (I confeſſe if your thoughts and words agree) And againſt my Fathers vniuſt commands; For ſince you confeſſe, that to mixe loue with reſpects Spoyles the puritie of it, and that they Who ſo mixe it, deſerue not to be happy; It muſt needs be great iniuſtice in you And my Father to deſire me to loue you Vnworthily; ſince I cannot loue you Without mixing the conſideration Of the benefits my Father ſhall receiue By my Marriage with your Grace, beſides The ſatisfaction of me owne ambition In being a Dutcheſſe, may make any ſtreame Of affection which can proceed from me, Vnfit to mixe with ſo pure a ſtreame As you profeſſe yours is. Madame I cannot denie what you affirme, Since you ground your argument vpon my confeſt Opinion; but know deare Lady, that as you manifeſt In this your cruell anſwere, your diſdaine of me, Which will incenſe my deſpaire; yet on the Other ſide the excellence of your wit Will increaſe my deſire; for euen out of that Which I brought as an argument to moue you The more to loue, you conclude that you are To neglect, and with a ſeeming Iuſtice, Which ſhews that your wit can bring -ny thing To paſſe, that your will ſhall employ it in.