The Grateful Servant (The Faithful Servant) · chunk 36 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 0.74 · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Ha'? I find your policy, and by this storm, You'd prove my resolution, how boldly I Dare stand to't when this great Dishonour comes to question prepare To be displeased— she is a miracle Of chastity impenetrable like. A marble she returned my sinful arrows And they have wounded me, forgive me Lady. I prithee tell me true, now thou shalt swear Hast thou not done't. Not by my hope of heaven Which I had almost forfeited, had not she Relieved me with her virtue, in this truth I dare resign my breath. I dare believe thee What did I see in her to doubt her firmness. Here they are Madam, you do not mean to Run upon their naked weapons. Piero thou shalt wonder. What means my Lord? You shall know that a non My Lady go with me. Wither you please You shall not need to force me sir, you may Led me with gossamer, or the least thread The industrious spider weaves. Whimsies caribit so's. What fury thus transports him at some distance I'll follow him, he may intent some violence She is too good to suffer I shall grow In love with my conversion. Grow in love with a coxcomb his last words Stick on my stomach still fortune forbidden the banes Quotha, slid if fortune should forbid the banes And my Lady be not converted into a Duchess Where are allmy offices? Hum where are they quoth I, I do not know But of all tunes I shall hate fortune my foe. Know you not who they are my Lord this day Receive the habit. I can meet with no intelligence. They are persons of some quality. The Duke does mean to grace their ceremony. He was invited by the Abbot to their clothing. Which must be in private too hear in his lodgings. Well, we shall not long expect'em his grace enters. It helped much that he never saw my wife. Dost think 'twill take. Thera's some hope my Lord already And heaven may prosper it. We cannot endear thee to thy merit. How the Duke embraces him. Cleona you are welcome 'tis a blessed Occasion that makes us meet so happily. It pleased my Lord Abbot to invite me hither. I appeared too upon his friendly summons we'll thank him for this presence, The Abbot enters. Speak your desire. We kneel to be received into the number, O those religious men that dedicate Themselves to heaven, i'th' habit of St. Bennet, And humbly pray, that you would rectify And teach our weak deuotion, the way To imitate his life, by giving us The precepts of your order, Let me tell you, You must take heed, the ground of your resolve Be perfect, yet look back into the spring Of your desires, religious men should be Tapers, first lighted by a holy beam, Meteors may shine like stars, but are not constant.
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Ha? I find your policie, and by this storme, You'd proue my resolution, how boldly I Dare stand too't when this great Dishonour comes to question prepare To be displeased—she is a miracle Of chastity impenterable like. A marble she returned my sinfull arroes And they haue wounded me, forgiue me Lady. I prethee tell me true, now thou shalt sweare Hast thou not don't. Not by my hope of heauen Which I had almost forfeited, had not shee Releeued me with her vertue, in this truth I dare resige my breath. I dare beleeue thee What did I see in her to doubt her firmenesse. Here they are Madam, you doe not meane to Run vpon their naked weapons. Piero thou shalt wonder. What meanes my Lord? You shall know that a non My Lady goe with me. Whither you please You shall not need to force mee si, you ma Lead me with gossamere, or the least thread The industrious spider weaues. Whimseyes caribit soes. What fury thu transports him at some distance Ile follow him, he may intend some violence Shee is too good to suffer I shall grow In loue with my conuersion. Grow in loue with a cockscomb his last wordes Sticke on my stomacke still fortune forbid the banes Quotha, slid if fortune should forbid the banes And my Lady be not conuerted into a Dutchesse Where are allmy offices? Hum where are they quoth I, I doe not know But of all tunes I shall hate fortune my foe. Know you not who they are my Lord this day Receiue the habit. I can meete with no intelligence. They are persons of some quality. The Duke does meane to grace their ceremony. He was inuited by the Abbot to their clothing. Which must be in priuate too heare in his lodgings. Well, we shall not long expect'em his grace enters. It helpt much that he neuer saw my wife. Dost thinke 'twill take. Ther's some hope my Lord already And heauen may prosper it. Wee cannot endeere thee to thy merit. How the Duke imbraces him. Cleona you are welcom' tis a blest Occasion that makes vs meete so happily. It pleased my Lord Abbot to inuite mee hither. I appear'd too vpon his friendly sommons Weele thanke him for this presence, The Abbot enters. Speake your desire. We kneele to be receiued into the number, O those religious men that dedicate Themselues to Heauen, i'th habit of St. Bennet, And humbly pray, that you would rectifie And teach our weake duotion, the way To imitate his life, by giuing vs The precepts of your order, Let me tell you, You must take heed, the ground of your resolue Be perfect, yet looke backe into the spring Of your desires, religious men should be Tapers, first lighted by a holy beame, Meteors may shine like starres, but are not constant.