The Grateful Servant (The Faithful Servant) · chunk 9 of 38
Shirley, James · published 1630 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Nov 3] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.84 · 509 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Well, but that We are acquainted with your virtue, this Would move suspicion you were not in Charity with the Duke. You are pleasant Madam, You are severe, to bind yourself too strictly, From Court and entertainments, sure your Lord Should chide you for it. If it please you stay Your ladyship and i'll converse together, My unkind fate hath indisposed me, To these state ceremonies too. You will oblige me by your pardon? Use your pleasure. Nay you shall give me leave a little further. Here I am vselesse. May it please you Madam, This pretty Gentleman, has a suit to you, And I in his behalf, he will be serviceable, And active in his place, a friend of mine. Your Steward Madam, is too full of zeal, To do me a preferment, but I have No other ambition, then to commend This paper to your white hands, Never doubt, 'tis done, be bold and call me fellow. Be You circumspect I pray, that all things have Their perfect shape and order, to receive The Duke, you know our pleasure, not to spare Or cost, or study, to delight his highness. I hope I have not been your steward so long, But I know how to put your ladyship To cost enough without study. Shall I credit So great a bliss? the date is fresh, Foscari Whom I thought dead? Give him five hundred Crowns We will divide 'em. Stay. You need not bid, I use to make 'em stay, and long enough, Ere they receive such bounties. Treasure is Too cheap a payment for so rich a message. This is the right Court largess. I must call thee, My better Genius, have you known this youth? If your ladyship like him, I have known him long If otherwise, I ne'er saw him in my life. The day breaks glorious to my darkened thoughts, He lives, he lives yet, cease ye amorous fears, More to perplex me, prithee speak sweet youth, How fares my Lord? Upon my Virgin heart, I'll buied a flaming Altar, to offer up A thank▪ full Sacrifice for his return, To life▪ and me, speak and increase my comforts, Is he in perfect health? Not perfect Madam, until you bless him with The knowledge of your constancy. O get thee wings and fly then, Tell him my love doth burn like vestal fire, Which with his memory, richer than all spices, Dispersed odours round about my soul, And did refresh it when 'twas dull, and sad, With thinking of his absence. This is strange, My Lady is in love with him. Yet stay Thou goest too soon away, where is he speak? He gave me no Commission for that Lady▪ He will soon save that question, by his presence. Time h'as no feathers, he walks now on crutches, Relate his gesture when he gave thee this, What other words, did mirth smile on his brow, I would not for the wealth of this great world, He should suspect my faith, what said he prithee,
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Well, but that Wee are acquainted with your vertue, this Would moue suspition you were not in Charitie with the Duke. You are pleasant Madam, You are seuere, to bind your selfe too strictly, From Court and entertainements, sure your Lord Should chide you for it. If it please you stay Your Ladiship and i'le conuerse together, My vnkind fate hath indisposed me, To these state ceremonies too. You will oblige me by your pardon? Vse your pleasure. Nay you shall giue me leaue a little further. Here I am vselee. May it please you Madam, This pretty Gentleman, has a suite to you, And I in his behalfe, he will be seruiceable, And actiue in his place, a friend of mine. Your Steward Madam, is too full of zeale, To doe me a preferment, but I haue No other ambition, then to commend This paper to your white hands, Neuer doubt, Tis done, be bold and call me fellow. Be You circumspect I pray, that all things haue Their perfect shape and order, to receiue The Dke, you know our pleasure, not to spare Or ost, or studie, to delight his Highnesse. I hope I haue not beene your Seward so long, But I know how to put your Ladiship To cost enough without study. Shall I credit So great a blisse? the date is fresh, Foscari Whom I thought dead? giue him fiue hundred Crowns We will deuide em. Stay. You need not bid, I vse to make 'em stay, and long enough, Ere they receiue such bounties. Treasure is Too cheape a paiment for so rich a message. This is the right Court largesse. I must call thee, My better Genius, haue you knowne this youth? If your Ladiship like him, I haue known him long If otherwise, I nere saw him in my life. The day breaks glorious to my darkned thoughts, He liues, he liues yet, cease yee amorous feares, More to perplexe me, prethee speake sweet youth, How fars my Lord? vpon my Virgin heart, Ile bui'd a flaming Altar, to offer vp A thank▪ full Sacrifice for his returne, To life▪ and me, speake and increase my comforts, Is he in perfect health? Not perfect Madam, vntill you blesse him with The knowledge of your constancie. O get thee wings and flye then, Tell him my loue doth burne like Vestall fire, Which with his memory, richer then all spices, Dispersed odours round about my Soule, And did refre itsh when twas dull, and sad, With thinking of his absence. This is strange, My Lady is in Loue with him. Yet stay Thou goest too soone away, where is he speake? He gaue me no Commission for that Lady▪ He will soone saue that question, by his presence. Time h'as no feathers, he walkes now on crutches, Relate his gesture when he gaue thee this, What other words, did myrth smile on his brow, I would not for the wealth of this great world, He should suspect my faith, what said he prethee,