Shirley, James · published 1629 · first performed or written 1626 (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 465 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Stay Beauford, Since you dare be so confident of her chastity Hear me conclude, I bring no idle fable Patched up between suspicion, and report Of scandalous tongues, my ears were no assurance To convince me without my eyes. What horror! Be more particular: I did prophesy, That it would come to this, for I have had A tedious struggling with my nature, but The name of friend o'erbalanced the exception: Forgive me Ladies, that my love to man Hath power to make me guilty of such language, As with it, must betray a woman's honour: You torture me, be brief. Then, though it carry shame to the reporters, Forgive me heaven, and witness an unwelcome truth. Stay, I am too hasty for the knowledge Of something thou preparest for my destruction, May I not think what 'tis, and kill myself? Or at least by degrees, with apprehending Some strange thing done, infect my fancy with Opinion first, and so dispose myself To death? I cannot, when I think of Gratiana I entertain a heaven: the worst, I'll hear it. It will enlarge itself too soon, receive it; I have enjoyed her. Whom? Gratiana sinfully, before your love Made she and you acquainted. Ha? thoust kept thy word thou canst so poison all My comfort. Your friendship I ha' preferred To my own fame, and but to save you from A lasting shipwreck, noble Beauford, think It should have rotted here, she that will part With Virgin honour, ne'er should wed the heart. Was ever woman good, and Gratiana Vicious? lost to honour? at the instant When I expected all my Harvest ripe. The golden Summer tempting me to reap The well grown ears, comes an impetuous storm Destroys an ages hope in a short minute, And lets me live, the copy of man's frailty: Surely, some one of all the female sex, Engrossed the virtues, and fled hence to Heaven, Left womankind dissemblers. Sir, make use Of reason, 'tis a knowledge should rejoice you, Since it does teach you to preserve yourself. Enjoyed Gratiana sinfully, 'tis a sound Able to kill with horror; it infects The very air, I see it like a mist Dwell round about, that I could uncreate myself, or be forgotten, no remembrance That ever I loved woman: I have no Genius left to instruct me— it grows late: Within— Wait o'my kinsman to his Chamber, I shall desire your rest, pray give me leave To think a little— Cosen: I repent I have been so open breasted, since you make This severe use on't, and afflict your mind With womanish sorrow, I have but cautioned you Against a danger, out of my true friendship: Prosper me goodness as my ends are noble: Goodnight, collect yourself, and be a man.
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Stay Beauford, Since you dare be so confident of her chastity Heare me conclude, I bring no idle fable Patcht vp betweene suspition, and report Of scandalous tongues, my eares were no assurance To conuince me without my eyes. What horror! Be more particular: I did prophesie, That it would come to this, for I haue had A tedious strugling with my nature, but The name of friend ore-ballanc'd the exception: Forgiue me Ladies, that my loue to man Hath power to make me guilty of such language, As with it, must betray a womans honour: You torture me, be briefe. Then, though it carry shame to the reporters, Forgiue me heauen, and witnesse an vnwelcome truth. Stay, I am too hasty for the knowledge Of something thou prepar'st for my destruction, May I not thinke what tis, and kill my selfe? Or at least by degrees, with apprehending Some strange thing done, infect my fancy with Opinion first, and so dispose my selfe To death? I cannot, when I thinke of Gratiana I enterrayne a heauen: the worst, Ile heare it. It will enlarge it selfe too soone, receiue it; I haue enioyd her. Whom? Gratiana sinnefully, before your loue Made she and you acquainted. Ha? th'ast kept thy word thou cast so poison all My comfort▪ Your friendship I hapreferred To my owne fame, and but to saue you from A lasting shipwrack, noble Beauford, thinke It should haue rotted here, she that will part With Virgin honour, nere should wed the heart. Was euer woman good, and Gratiana Vitious? lost to honour? at the instant When I expected all my Haruest ripe. The golden Summer tempting me to reape The well growne eares, comes an impetuous storme Destroyes an ages hope in a short minute, And lets me liue, the copy of mans frailty: Surely, some one of all the female sexe, Engrost the vertues, and fled hence to Heauen, Left woman-kind dissemblers. Sir, make vse Of reason, tis a knowledge should reioyce you, Since it does teach you to preserue your selfe. Enioyd Gratiana sinnefully, tis a sound Able to kill with horror; it infects The very aire, I see it like a mist Dwell round about, that I could vncreate My selfe, or be forgotten, no remembrance That euer I lou'd woman: I haue no Genius left to instruct me—it growes late: Within— Waite o'my kinsman to his Chamber, I shall desire your rest, pray giue me leaue To thinke a little— Cosen: I repent I haue beene so open breasted, since you make This seuere vse on't, and afflict your minde With womanish sorrow, I haue but caution'd you Against a danger, out of my true friendship: Prosper me goodnesse as my ends are noble▪ Good-night, collect your selfe, and be a man.