Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding

Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John, published 1620 · tragicomedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitlePhilaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding
AuthorBeaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John
Publication year (edition)1620
Genre (British Drama)tragicomedy
Genre group (comparison)tragicomedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragicomedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 363 · edition 815 · TCP A06343 · DEEP 678
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1609 [May(?)]
First performance (BritDrama)1609 [1608-1610]
Company (BritDrama)King's Men
Company (Annals)King's Men
TheaterGlobe;Outdoor Professional
Theater typeOutdoor
Title-page companyKing's Men
PrinterOkes, Nicholas
PublisherWalkley, Thomas
FormatQuarto
STC1681
Greg363a(*)
Genre (Annals)Tragicomedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragicomedy
BritDrama no.1597
Title pagePHYLASTER. OR, Loue lyes a Bleeding.
Title-page performance noteActed at the Globe by his Maiesties Seruants.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1776 · witness single

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10–62544T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.81WEll over ta'en my Lord. Noble friend welcome, and see who encounters us, honourable good Clerimon. My good Lo…
263–87489T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.85Fair Prince, Since heaven's great guider furthers our intents, And brought you with safety here to arrive With…
388–121467unassignedMiracles! This speech calls him Spaniard, being nothing but a large Inventory of his own commendations. I wond…
4122–160469T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.90What you have seen in me to stir offence, I cannot find, unless it be this Lady offered into my arms, with the…
5161–190502unassignedYes, with my father's spirit is here O king, a dangerous spirit, and now he tells me king, I was a king's Heir…
6191–228507T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.79If you be called Phylaster, 'tis you. Kiss her fair hand, and say I will attend her. Do you know what you do? …
7229–280494unassignedNever madame you. Why then should you in such a public place, Injury a Princess, and a scandal lay upon my for…
8281–313498T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.87'tis true, and worse you should come often. How shall we devise to hold intelligence? That our true loves, on …
9314–344480unassignedGood sir let me go. And by the gods Peace Pharamont, if then Leave us Phylaster. I have done. You shall not ne…
10345–381527unassignedSir, if I have made a fault of ignorance, Instruct my youth, I shall be willing: if not apt to learn, Age and …
11382–426486unassignedYou much mistake me Lady. Lord I do so, would you or I could help it. You're very dangerous bitter, like a pot…
12427–478509T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.77O delicate sweet Prince, she that hath snow enough about her heart, to take the wanton spring of ten such line…
13479–523484unassignedWhere's the boy? Within. Gave you him gold to buy him clothes? I did. And has he done't? Yes Madam. 'tis a pre…
14524–566484T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.86Come Ladies, shall we talk a round, as men do walk a mile, women should talk an hour after supper, 'tis their …
15567–591486T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.91Sir I have asked, and her women swear she is within, but they I think are bawds, I told 'em I must speak with …
16592–643501unassignedSir, I must chide you dearly for this looseness, You have wronged a Lady, but no more, Conduct him to his lodg…
17644–697491unassignedDo so, and i'll forget your— here's a male spirit fit for Hercules. if ever there be nine worthy of women, thi…
18698–749485T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.79How honourable is this love in you to me, That have deserved more, know my friends, You that were borne to sha…
19750–810502T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.88O noble sir, your virtues cannot look Into the subtle thoughts of women. In short my Lord, I took them, I myse…
20811–843465unassignedScarce like her servant, but as if I were Something allied to her, or had preserved her life Three times by my…
21844–884510unassignedOh my heart! This is a salve worse than the main deceit, Tell me thy thoughts, for I will know the least That …
22885–940462unassignedI will fly as far, As there is morning, ere I give distaste to that most honoured frame, but through these tea…
23941–1000460unassignedOh my dearest servant, I have a war within me. He must be more than man that makes these crystals run into riv…
241001–1055507unassignedNow you may take that little right I have to this Poor Kingdom, give it to your joy, for I have no joy in it: …
251056–1091485unassignedmadam, the king would hunt, And calls for you with earnestness. I am in tune to hunt: Diana if thou canst Rage…
261092–1128477unassignedTo horse, to horse, we lose the morning Gentlemen. What, have you lodged the deer below? Yes, they are ready f…
271129–1173497unassignedNow by the gods this is unkindly done, to vex me With thy sight, thou art fall'n again to thy dissembling trad…
281174–1214508unassignedTake you heed, how you dare the powers That must be just. Alas! What are we kings, why do you gods Place us ab…
291215–1271489unassignedMy Lord, help, help the Princess. I am well, forbear. Let me love lightnings, let me be embraced and kissed By…
301272–1324485unassignedNay, they divide thy soul and body. Hold dastard, strike a woman, thouart a craven, I warrant thee, thoud'st b…
311325–1383492unassignedI have done ill, my conscience calls me false, To strike at her that would not strike at me, When I did fight,…
321384–1433494T1 Death, grief and revenge0.86My own revenge. Revenge, for what? It pleased her to receive me as her Page, And when my fortunes ebbed, that …
331434–1484485T1 Death, grief and revenge0.78Ay me, I know him well. Did not you know him? Sir, if it were he, he was disguised. I was so: Oh my stars, tha…
341485–1528480T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.85My dearest, say not so. A piece of you, he was not borne of woman, that can cut it, and look on. Take me in te…
351529–1566484unassignedSir, if you love it in plain truth, for now there is no masking in't, this gentleman the prisoner that you gav…
361567–1603494unassignedGet to your strength, And rescue the Prince Pharamont from danger, He's taken prisoner by the Citizens, For th…
371604–1637452unassignedO my brave Citizens, as I live I will not buy a pin Out of your walls for this: nay, you shall cozen me, And I…
381638–1660471unassignedYes, my pretty Prince of puppets, we do know, and give you gentle warning, you talk no more such bugs words, l…
391661–1711473unassignedWe will curb 'em, we will curb 'em. I find you will, But if my interest in your loves be such, As the world ta…
401712–1775475unassignedTo return alone, you need not sir, Here is one will bear you company, You know this lady's proof, if you Faile…