Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 10 (earine, jarbus, alack, vapours, mishap, hapless…). Matches are highlighted.
fetch this Child away? Oh blissful babe, Oh joy of womb, hearts comfort and delight: For Council given unto the King, is this thy joust requite? Oh heavy day and doleful time, these mourning tunes to make With blubbered eyes into mine arms, from ̄ earth I will thee take. And wrap Thee in mine apron white, but o my heavy heart: The
Full speech
Alas, Alas I do hear tell, the King hath killed my Son: If it be so, woe worth the deed, that ever it was done. It is even so, my Lord I see, how by him he doth weep What meant I y to from hands of him, this child I did not keep? Alas husband and Lord, what did you mean, to fetch this Child away? Oh blissful babe, Oh joy of womb, hearts comfort and delight: For Council given unto the King, is this thy joust requite? Oh heavy day and doleful time, these mourning tunes to make With blubbered eyes into mine arms, from ̄ earth I will thee take. And wrap Thee in mine apron white, but o my heavy heart: The spiteful pangs y to it sustains, would make it in two to partly. The death of this my Son to see, Oh heavy mother now? That from thy sweet and sugared joy, to sorrow so shouldst bow, What grief in womb did I retain, before I did Thee see? Yet at y e last when smart was gone, what joy Wertenberg thou to Me How tender was I of thy food, for to preserve thy state? How stilled I thy tender heart, at times early and late? With velvet Papꝭ I gave Thee suck with issue from my breast: And danced Thee, upon my knee, to bring Thee unto rest. Is this the joy of Thee I reap (Oh king) of Tigers brood? O tigers whelp hadst thou y e heart, to see this child's heart blood? Nature inforseth me alas, in this wise to deplore: To wring my would ̄ ds Oh wele away, that I should see this hour. Thy mother yet will kiss thy lips, silk soft and pleasant white: With wringing hands, lamenting for to see thee in this plighted. My Lording deer let us go home, our mourning to augment:
Plot summary
Plot — Cambises, King of Persia
Gamibyses leaves Sisamimes in charge of his kingdom while he conquers Egypt. After a comic incident in which soldiers going to the war are beaten by a prostitute, the deputy, encouraged by AlmibiGextér, grows corrupt and takes bribes. Cambyses returns victorious and has him executed and flayed in the presence of Sisamnes’ son @tiaii, whom he appoints as his father’s successor. Praxaspes criticizes Cambyses’ drunkenness, so the King demonstrates his steady hand by shooting the courtier’s son dead. SHIEFAIE is also critical, but bides his time awaiting Cambyses’ death and his own succession to the throne; but Cambyses grows fearful of his ambition and has him murdered. After another comic incident in which Ambidexter first entraps two rustics into speaking ill of the King and then denounces them as traitors, Menus and @upid induce Cambyses into an_ incestuous marriage with a kinswoman. She criticizes him for the murder of Smerdis and he has her killed too. ===== PAGE 46 ===== Finally Cambyses accidentally impales himself on his own sword when leaping onto his horse, and dies. This is interpreted as divine punishment for his tyranny.