Davenant, William · published 1630 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Oct 2] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 500 words
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even thus (sir) poor, and with small victory Am I returned from our cast Troops. Our pay Rests in Areres, and Pisa's lost: But you (I hear) have found a jewel, that contains All price and lustre; and you do wear it In your bosom: (a noble wife) whose birth And beauty, are alike unvalued as Her dowry. This I encountered on The Lips of Fame; and I made haste to share In your success, and put your bounty to The test. Florello, I have lost my sleep. Things differ much from the sincerity Of their first growth: Alteza hath forgot Th'allegiance of a wife, she doth practise How with her riot to impoverish States, And by her lofty pride, to justify The immortality of flesh: This Theme Is sad; but I will give you cause t'expect The utmost strength and power of my relief. You teach my feeble wants a confidence. If you a while obscure yourself (for fear Your poverty increase her scorn) you shall Perform a rational request. Our young Fair Sister, is concealed for the same cause. Your mention doth anticipate my love. Is our fair Sister well? she doth enjoy Rare beauty, and much health. I hear your wife. You and your friends, move back, and be not seen. Try Signior Allidore, Antonio's son: Utruvio, or the rich Pirracco. Gritalin, or old Contarini of Placentia— Madam, your husband hath Protested 'gainst your credit, even to these. Slave, go force an answer more delightful. I obey you Madam. Is't come to this? I'll be a crooked Spinster first, and with My spital and my flax procure my bread. What is the cause my Princess thus delights In frowns? Anger sits on her brow like age. Hence, I see thee, and my eyes shrink into My skull: the raven's not so ominous and black. Yet urge the cause (my Love) why your Defiance is so violent and loud? A Millainois showed me today for sale, Bright and spacious jewels; but in the dark, Your pusill malice hath betrayed my faith, With Merchants. You have now my credit wrought So low, and cheap; I cannot stand deposed For th'trivial loan of forty thousand crowns. I would survey a list of all your wants, That I may so have power to hasten the Redress: Do you dislike your properties Of house, your Vestments, or service of your Table; Give but a name unto thy wish? I would have my Orchard— paved with Agates. O, and your garden walls raised high, t'hedge in paraquitoes, and th'rhetorical Daw? Thou hast a rude heart, and a blistered tongue! Well, the first day of your conjunction Sir, I little thought you would have used her thus. Charintha's become her sister's Pupil. And I perceive a masculine itch beneath Her left eye; she longs to taste man. Come Love, Be gentle as thy bridal smiles: for by thyself I swear, my speech did purpose nought, To tempt thy spleen. Lend me thy melting hand!
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Euen thus (ſir) poore, and with ſmall victory Am I return'd from our caſt Troopes. Our pay Reſts in Areres, and Piſa's loſt: But you (I heare) haue fond a Iewell, that containes All price and luſtre; and you doe weare it In your boſome: (a noble wife) whoſe birth And beautie, are alike vnuallu'd as Her dowre. This I encounterd on The Lips of Fame; and I made haſte to ſhare In your ſucceſſe, and put your bounty to The teſt. Florello, I haue loſt my ſleepe. Things differ much from the ſinceritie Of their firſt growth: Alteza hath forgot Th'allegiance of a wife, ſhe doth practiſe How with her riot to impoueriſh States, And by her loftie pride, to iuſtifie The immortalitie of fleſh: This Theame Is ſad; but I will giue you cauſe t'expect The vtmoſt ſtrength and power of my reliefe. You teach my feeble wants a confidence. If you a while obſcure your ſelfe (for feare Your pouertie increaſe her ſcorne) you ſhall Performe a rationall requeſt. Our young Faire Siſter, is conceald for the ſame cauſe. Your mention doth anticipate my loue. Is our faire Siſter well? Shee doth enioy Rare beautie, and much health. I heare your wife. You and your friends, moue backe, and be not ſeene. Trie Signior Allidore, Antonio's ſonne: Vtruuio, or the rich Pirracco. Gritalin, or old Contarini of Placentia— Madam, your husband hath Proteſted 'gainſt your credit, euen to theſe. Slaue, goe force an anſwere more delightfull. I obay you Madam. Is't come to this? I'le be a crooked Spinſter firſt, and with My ſpittle and my flaxe procure my bread. What is the cauſe my Princeſſe thus delight In frownes? Anger ſits on her brow like age. Hence, I ſee thee, and my eyes ſhrinke into My skull: the Rauen's not ſo ominous and blacke. Yet vrge the cauſe (my Loue) why your Defiance is ſo violent and lowd? A Millainois ſhew'd me to day for ſale, Bright and ſpacious Iewels; but in the darke, Your puſill malice hath betrai'd my faith, With Merchants. You haue now my credit wrought So low, and cheape; I cannot ſtand depoſd For th'triuiall loane of fortie thouſand crownes. I would ſuruay a liſt of all your wants, That I may ſo haue power to haſten the Redreſſe: Doe you diſlike your properties Of houſe, your Veſtments, or ſeruice of your Table; Giue but a name vnto thy wiſh? I would haue my Orchard—pau'd with Aggats. O, and your garden walls raiſd high, t'hedge in Paraquetos, and th'rhetoricall Dawe? Thou haſt a rude heart, and a bliſterd tongue! Well, the firſt day of your coniunction Sir, I little thought you would haue vſd her thus. Charintha's become her Siſters Pupill. And I perceiue a maſculine itch beneath Her left eye; ſhe longs to taſte man. Come Loue, Be gentle as thy bridall ſmiles: for by Thy ſelfe I ſweare, my ſpeech did purpoſe nought▪ To tempt thy ſpleene. Lend me thy melting hand!