Shirley, James · published 1632 · first performed or written 1632 [licensed for stage, Jan 10] (Annals) comedy · King's Revels Company (?); Prince Charles's Men (second) (?) · Salisbury Court unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Is all this waking? Have I seen her faint? And did not she that cherishes her enemy, Haste to her relief, and seem to suffer with her? While I, as one had grown here, did not move? I did not well, to exalt her with a hope: To meet a blessing, and then ruin her. If death hath whispered her aside, I shall Be accused, and I will take my preferment To be sent after her to tell her ghost I loved her best; when we are both immortal She'll understand me better. Is Eugenia alive again? There is no danger to be feared; a qualm. Pray let me ask you Sir one question, Do you affect this Virgin really? I move it not for any harm. Would she had sent hither, But with desire to be resolved. May be she has. Then tell her I do love her better Than I can express, but when she has Numbered all things are excellent on earth She is to me above 'em infinitely. This carries no probability. Would thou wert a man Than I durst tell thee, I do love her so I durst be wicked for her, and kill thee. With all this, it does not appear you love her so And be an instrument, nay plead to put another in possession Of your loved treasure; for if I mistake not You late did urge a man, whom she esteemed Better, to return and marry her: Can any man that loves a woman truly, Strive to supplant himself and give away His comfort? There's the honour of my service, When I am dead, the story shall remember I loved a maid so well that I preferred Whatever she desired above myself, And cause she loved one better, was content, To serve her wishes with my banishment: He does not love a Virgin nobly, whose Affection walks not just to her desires, To like 'em 'bove his own. If this can be, Thou art the noblest lover in the world, With what affection shall she be blessed That loves him, when the mistress that esteems Him not, is thus rewarded? Indeed I love him still and shall do ever, Nor had I now returned to life, but that I had not took my leave of him More corrosive. If you'll oblige a Virgin, For ever to you once more visit him, Tell him I lie like one that's desperate sick, Oppressed with grief of body, and of mind, But cannot be so fortunate to quit The world till he vouchsafe to visit me. Bid him not fear I will detain him long With idle talk, six words and I am dead. Although he love me not, he may do this: If you will add this to your other work, I will impose no more, indeed I will not: So farewell noble Sir. If you will please to join with me, I doubt not To effect her wishes.
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Is all this waking? Have I seene her faint? And did not she that cherishes her enemy, Haste to her reliefe, and seeme to suffer with her? While I, as one had growne here, did not move? I did not well, to exalt her with a hope: To meet a blessing, and then ruine her. If death hath whisper'd her aside, I shall Be accused, and I will take my preferment To be sent after her to tell her ghost I lov'd her best; when wee are both immortall She'l understand me better. Is Eugenia alive agen? There is no danger to be fear'd; aqualme. Pray let me aske you Sir one question, Doe you affect this Virgin really? I move it not for any harme. Would she had sent hither, But with desire to be resolv'd. May be she has. Then tell her I doe love her better Than I can expresse, but when she has Numbred all things are excellent on earth She is to me above 'em infinitely. This carries no probability. Would thou wert a man Then I durst tell thee, I doe love her so I durst be wicked for her, and kill thee. With all this, it does not appeare you love her so And be an instrument, nay plead to put another in possession Of your lov'd treasure; for if I mistake not You late did urge a man, whom shee esteemed Better, to returne and marry her: Can any man that loves a woman truly, Strive to supplant himselfe and give away His comfort? There's the honour of my service, When I am dead, the story shall remember I lov'd a maid so well that I prefer'd Whatever she desired above my selfe, And cause she lou'd one better, was content, To serve her wishes with my banishment: He does not love a Virgin nobly, whose Affection walkes not just to her desires, To like e'm'bove his owne. If this can be, Thou art the noblest lover in the world, With what affection shall shee be blest That loves him, when the mistresse that esteemes Him not, is thus rewarded? Indeed I love him still and shall doe ever, Nor had I now returnd to life, but that I had not tooke my leave of him More corrosive. If you'l oblige a Virgin, For ever to you once more visit him, Tell him I lye like one thats desperate sicke, Opprest with griefe of body, and of mind, But cannot be so fortunate to quit The world till he vouchsafe to visit me. Bid him not feare I will detaine him long▪ With idle talke, sixe words and I am dead. Although he love me not, he may doe this: If you will adde this to your other worke, I will impose no more, indeed I will not: So farewell noble Sir. If you will please to joyne with me, I doubt not To effect her wishes.