EUPHORBUS

Laments are idle, neither can recall Your father's soul back from Elizium. We may consult of warlike discipline Amid our heighth of solace; (though secure) Although at league with every Potentate Who sits enthroned upon the spacious Orb. So may we well advise your Majesty To have a watchful overlooking spy Upon your haughty Duke; (though innocent; Though in himself obsequiously bent) Learning advanced may prove judicious; But (if misled) extremely vicious. But sir, the soul of man is precious, Made of immortal essence, cannot die. We do discover all thy weakness King To help is hard, to weep and easy thing. It's made already (King) and I will kiss Your dainty plame, then laugh, and Poetize Cast of my robe and act old Lucius, Or Messala Corvino; dance I will, And after sixty Summer's will I dote So, change my garment for a mimics coat: Captives repine at their compulsive thrall Who then (sweet Mistress) may me Captive call? Though conquered I confess Yet void of heaviness: Forbearance makes my freedom At length to be more welcome. When with compassion thou shalt pity Me; or approve my harmless Ditty: If ransom you require Tell me thy chief desire; What is it I would not give thee? Make trial and believe me. Ransom though you refuse Or at the least excuse Yet to the latest of a thousand lives I will rejoice in love, triumph in gives. So, then we are companions (lusty lad.) Till Citizens accounted civil knaves, To chea king custom be no longer slaves. Then, faith till Courtiers too, with satin sleeves Renounce all begging and be arrant thieves. Brother I am glad To thank your estimation of my parts And I will strive to please you sir, though mad. Ajax— Hang taming fetters on your lofty frowns, Compel thy wrath which is predominant, Force wild affections (Ajax:) I profess. Arax are too violent; leave rage, And by appointment of my poor advice, You (in this great assembly) shall recount Your noble acts; which if they do amount Beyond Ulysses memorable deeds, The armour of Achilles then succeeds To thee alone, made happy through desert, Else to Ulysses shall the arms revert. (Ajax) enough; Ulysses now begin: Stand to thy fortune (God) my dagger comes: Here lies the King who did enforce a death Upon the peril of his Authors life, If he refused to execute his will. Yes; for I Did counterfeit a cozening lunacy. What Spartan Lady does Maenander love? Reports and rumour did deserve advise. But brother, who's mad now? not Messala. The subtle wretch, in mischief, did rejoice, And was corrupted by the peoples voice. (Alas good King) what sudden overthrow Distracts poor weakness by a little woe? Till the most gallant Ladies of the Court Esteem devotion there abused sport. So then for ever shall we live Like friends, Thou must forgive though Messala offends. The fiend (sir) does oppress my feeble arm. Then I must kill thee (King.) So: I now assume the intellectual robe Of Reason; and relinquish Lunacy Which idle scare brought me acquainted with: And (as I hope) the understanding heads, Which rule this Commonwealths society; Will construe this and act of Piety. But may Maenanders dying soul ascend; Whom for the safety of this Commonwealth, I did restore to happiness and health. Touched with a feeling of my Countries good I dipped my dagger in his royal blood, By his own chief desire; so leave mad care, Which my suspicion did assume through fear. So I leave the school Of madness, to become mad Fortune's fool. We once obeyed him: after ecstasy Let's therefore follow his dead obsequy. (Nature) stand speechless, for above thy partly With man prevails both Lunacy and Art. The King for a Comedian Faith; But I will strive to act above thee (King) And out of brimstone rocks may virtue split, I am a cold, and must go dig for wit. Mirror of change the plagues of Cinthia Are manifest, revenge is palpable, Oh than assembly (sir) who by command Of your injunction did restrain the vow Which masculines a Like with females owe To Cinthia, great Goddess of the air, Was without Queen scion all-erronious,