Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 6 (armies, fleece, pestle, wonted, pikes, thundering…). Matches are highlighted.
makes The miracle greater, when from the main top A sayle's descried, all thoughts that do concern Himself laid by, no Lion pinchd with hunger, Rouses himself more fiercely from his den, Then he comes on the deck, and there how wisely He gives directions, and how stout he is In his executions, we to admiration, Have been eyewitnesses,
Full speech
Nay more, Was over joyed in't; and as it had been A fair invitement to a solemn feast, And not a comb to conclude with death, He cheerfully embraced it. At the father's suit, With much unwillingness the governor Consented to'em. Never; yet I have As far as manners would give warrant to it, With my best curiousness of care observed him, I have sa e with him in his cabin a day together, Yet not a sillable exchanged between us, Sighs he did often, as if inward grief, And melancholy at that instant would Choke up his vital spirits, and now and then A tear, or two, as in derision of The toughness of his rugged temper would Fallen on his hallow cheeks, which but once felt, A sudden flash of fury did dry up, And laying then his hand upon his sword, He would murmur, but yes so as I oft hard him, We shall meet cruel father, yet we shall, When i'll exact for every womanish drop Of sorrow from these eyes, a strict account Of much more from thy heart. Yet what makes The miracle greater, when from the main top A sayle's descried, all thoughts that do concern Himself laid by, no Lion pinchd with hunger, Rouses himself more fiercely from his den, Then he comes on the deck, and there how wisely He gives directions, and how stout he is In his executions, we to admiration, Have been eyewitnesses, yet he never minds The booty when 'tis made ours, but as if The danger, in the purchase of the prey Delighted him much more then the reward, His will made known he does retire himself To his private contemplation, no joy Express worser by him for victory, If you please, Sir, You may shunit, or defer it. That was a strange miss. Shall we have leave To bear the corpse of our dead Admiral, As he enjoined us from this Coast? Wee'll faithfully perform it. He shall have A Soldiers funeral. From our Admiral thus, He does salute you fairly, and desires It may be understood no public hate, Hath brought him to Marse lis, nor see he The ruin of his country, but aims only To wreak a private wrong; and if from you He may have leave, and liber y to decide it In a single combat, he'll give up good pledges If he fallen in the trial of his right, We shall weigh anchor and no more molest This town with hostile arms. 'Tis to you; The reverence a father's name may challenge, And duty of a soon, no more remembered He does defy thee to the death. And with his sword well prove it on thy head, Thou art a murderer, and Atheist And that all attributes of men turned furies Cannot express thee, this he will make good If thou darest give him meeting. You are inward with Our Admiral; could you yet never learn What the nature of the quarrel is, that renders The son, more then incensed, implacable Against the father? 'Tis wondrous strange. Hear he comes But with more cheerful looks then ever yet I saw him wear. That thrust was put strongly home. The Admiral's slain. Are the articles Signed to on both parts? And passed my apprehension. HE did accept the challenge then?
Plot summary
Plot — The Unnatural Combat
Malefort Junior, son of the Admiral, has committed treason by allying himself with pirates and threatening the ruin of Marseilles. The Admiral is suspected of complicity and imprisoned. Theocrine, his daughter, reluctantly offers herself to Beaufort Junior, son of the Governor of Marseilles, if he will only persuade his father to allow hers a hearing. Beaufort Senior can refuse his son nothing, so the Admiral gets his opportunity to protest his innocence. Malefort Junior ‘challenges his father to a duel over a wrongdoing which he will not specify. The Admiral refuses to be held accountable by his son, and accepts the challenge. Malefort Junior is killed: the threat to Marseilles is over, and Admiral Malefort is lauded a hero. Malefort suggests that Theocrine should marry Beaufort Junior; Beaufort Senior half-heartedly agrees and invites them to a nuptial feast. The Governor's table is open to any former soldier who needs a free ~ meal, a custom regularly invoked by Belgarde, who is unemployed in peacetime and angry at being denied - his -back pay. Fearing embarrassment at the feast, Beaufort Senior has his steward discourage Belyarde with the suggestion that he is underdressed for the ===== PAGE 200 ===== occasion; but the upshot is that Belgarde turns up in a suit of armour and declares his worthiness. His plain- speaking wins him respect and a gift of money from the Governor. He spends it all on new clothes, but the signs of prosperity attract his creditors, and he is still unable to pay them. People are noticing Malefort’s excessive solicitude towards his daughter. This comes to a head when Beaufort Junior takes her off to woo her in private, with a priest ready to perform the marriage. Malefort reacts by calling off the marriage and taking Theocrine home. He harbours an incestuous passion for his daughter, who is very like his dead second wife. Struggling to conquer the urge, he confesses to his friend Montreville and asks him to abduct her: he cannot be tempted if he never sees her again. Beaufort Junior realizes something is wrong and has Belgarde muster troops to besiege Montreville’s fort. Montreville demands sexual favours from Theocrine, and reveals her father’s secret. Meanwhile Malefort reasons from classical precedent that incest is not wicked after all, and goes to fetch his daughter back. Montreville denies him access and reveals that he has.a long-standing grudge: Theocrine’s mother was his mistress before Malefort stole her, poisoning his…