Fair Em

D. DIROT. My Lord, this triumph we solemnise here Is of mere love to your increasing joys, Only expecting cheerful looks for all; What sudden pangs than moves your majesty To di...

MILLER. Come, daughter, we must learn to shake of pomp, To leave the state that earst beseemd a Knight And gentleman of no mean discent, To undertake this homelie millers trade:...

KING OF DENMARK. Lord Marques Lubecke, welcome home. Welcome, brave Knight, unto the Denmark King, For Williams sake, the noble Norman Duke, So famous for his fortunes and succe...

MANVILE. Ah, Em! the subject of my restless thoughts, The Anvil whereupon my heart doth be Framing thy state to thy desert-- Full ill this life becomes thy heavenly look, Wherei...

TROTTER. Yfaith, I aim at the fairest. Ah, Em, sweet Em! Fresh as the flower, That hath pour To wound my heart, And ease my smart, Of me, poor thief, In prison bound--

LUBECK. Sweet Lady, for thy sake. There was this last night two masks in one company, my self the formost. The other strangers were: amongst the which, when the Musick began to...

EM. Jealousy, that sharps the lovers sight, And makes him conceive and conster his intent, Hath so bewitched my lovely Manvils senses That he misdoubts his Em, that loves his so...

LUBECK. Free are my thoughts from such base villainy As may in question, Lady, call your name: Yet is the matter of such consequence, Standing upon my honorable credit, To be ef...

MOUNTNEY. Valingford, so hardly I disgest An injury thou hast profered me, As, were it not that I detest to do What stands not with the honor of my name, Thy death should pay th...

WILLIAM. Come on, my love, the comfort of my life. Disguised thus we may remain unknowen, And get we once to Seas, I force no then, We quickly shall attain the English shore.

MILLER. I tell you, sir, it is no little grief to me, you should so hardly conseit of my daughter, whose honest report, though I say it, was never blotted with any title of defa...

ZWENO K. Well, Lubeck, well, it is not possible But you must be consenting to this act? Is this the man so highly you extold? And play a part so hateful with his friend? Since f...

WILLIAM. Could any cross, could any plague be worse? Could heaven or hell, did both conspire in one To afflict my soul, invent a greater scourge Then presently I am tormented wi...

CITIZEN. In deed, sir, it would do very well if you could intreat your father to come hither: but if you think it be too far, I care not much to take horse and ride to Mancheste...

EMBASSADOR. Marry, thus: The King of Denmark and my Sovereign Doth send to know of thee what is the cause That injuriously, against the law of arms, Thou hast stolen away his on...

MILLER. Alas, gentleman, why should you trouble your self so much, considering the imperfections of my daughter, which is able to with-draw the love of any man from her, as alre...

ZWENO. Go, captain! Away, regard the charge I gave: See all our men be martialed for the fight. Dispose the Wards as lately was devised; And let the prisoners under several guar...