Rowley, William · published 1633 · first performed or written 1619 [c.1619-1620(?)] (Annals) tragedy · Prince Charles's Men (first) · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
A good induction; And all this I may deserve being a loyal subject. Your loyalty may be mixed with his royalty, If you'll be ruled, understand, kings are not common things, Nor are their actions common; all things are Proper, and peculiar unto them, so Ladies Whom they love, are commonly proper Ladies, who being Proper, cannot be counted common. 'tis all My pride, I'll be accounted proper. Only to a king. And common to all the world beside, That were gross. You wrest my meaning virgin, I would not have you be A virgin, is not that your meaning? Now you come to me; 'tis true: For what is a virgin? knew you as much As I you'd ne'er be a virgin. I dare swear I should not. A virgin? why 'tis as much as to say because You were borne a child you should ever be so; This were ridiculous. Virginity, Why 'tis a jewel kept in a Casket, Which never opened, as good you never had it; Shall musk be always kept in the Cod, how shall The sweetness be tasted then? Virginity is Like a false friend to you, which indeed is better lost than kept, Out shame of women, thou the falsest art, Be lost for ever looking on my face, Or lose those instruments thou look'st withal, Immodesties in men are venial, When women rebel against their weaker selves. Out hag, turn thee into some other shape, Or I shall curse myself for being one Of thy bad sex. Nay, I have done with you Lady, If Flags of truce will not serve, you must look For defiance, and here he comes that brings it with him. All powers of goodness guard me. Speak, is she pliant? Stubborn as an elephant's leg, no bending in her, You know what you have to do my Liege, trees that Will not yield their fruit by gentle shaking, must Be climbed, and have it pulled by violence. Give leave. I would she would give leave as soon As I, you should not be troubled to ask a duty From me, I would fall at your feet my Liege. Why turn you from us Lady? O my Liege, I turn not from your face, but from your power, You bring a frown, I dare not look upon. Your thoughts instruct you ill, I do not frown, But smile upon you. I crave your pardon, and bend My knee, your true obedient servant, my life I'll lay an offering at your feet, what more Would you from your humble vassayle?? Nothing so much, But for less them either, thy love fair virgin. Keeping that name, you have it ever. What name? A virgin, you have my prayers daily to heaven For your long sovereignties, your honour's health and victories. 'tis good, and will you deny yourself, what you wish From others? I would achieve a victory from you. Sir, I am not your foe.
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A good induction; And all this I may deserue being a loyall subiect. Your loyalty may be mixt with his royalty, If youle be rulde, vnderstand, kings are not common things, Nor are their actions common; all things are Proper, and peculiar vnto them, so Ladies Whom they loue, are commonly proper Ladies, who being Proper, cannot be counted common. Tis all My pride, I'le be accounted proper. Onely to a king. And common to all the world besides, That were grosse. You wrest my meaning virgin, I woud not haue you be A virgin, is not that your meaning? Now you come to me; Tis true: For what is a virgin? knew you as much As I youde nere be a virgin. I dare sweare I shoud not. A virgin? why tis as much as to say because You were borne a childe you shoud euer be so; This were ridiculous. Virginity, Why tis a Iewell kept in a Casket, Which neuer open'd, as good you neuer had it; Shall muske be alwayes kept in the Cod, how shall The sweetnesse be tasted then? Virginity is Like a false friend to you, which indeed is better lost then kept, Out shame of women, thou the falsest art, Be lost for euer looking on my face, Or loose those instruments thou lookst withall, Immodestyes in men are veniall, When women rebell against their weaker selues. Out hag, turne thee into some other shape, Or I shall curse my selfe for being one Of thy bad sex. Nay, I haue done with you Lady, If Flags of truce will not serue, you must look For defiance, and here he comes that brings it with him. All powers of goodnesse guard me. Speake, is she pliant? Stubborn as an Elephants leg, no bending in her, You know what you haue to do my Leige, trees that Will not yeeld their fruit by gentle shaking, must Be climde, and haue it pulde by violence. Giue leaue. I woud she woud giue leaue as soone As I, you shoud not be troubled to ke a duty From me, I woud fall at your feet my Leige. Why turne you from us Lady? O my Leige, I turne not from your face, but from your power, You bring a frowne, I dare not looke upon. Your thought instruct you ill, I do not frowne, But smile vpon you. I craue your pardon, and bebd My kbee, your true obedient servent, my life I'le lay an offering at your feet, what more Woud you from your humble Nothing so much, But for lesse them eyther, thy love ire virgin. Keeping that name, you have it ever. What name? A virgin, you have my prayers dyly to heaven For your long soveraignties, your honours health and victoryes. T'is good, and will you deny your selfe, what you wish From others? I would atchieve a victory from you. Sir, I am not your foe.