A select collection of old plays . THE TRAGEDY O F G 0 R B 0 D U C. Adtus primus. Scena prima,Videna. Ferrex. Viden% H E filent night that bringes the quiet paufe,From painefull travailes of the weary daye ;Prolongs my carefull thoughts, and makes me blameThe flowe Aurora, that fo dooth long delay,To fhew her blufhing face for love or ihame:And now the day renewes my griefull plainte. A 4 Ferrex*. 8 The Tragedy o/Gorboduc. Ferrex*My gracious lady, and my mother deere,Pardon my greefe for your fo greeved mindeTo afke what caufe tormenteth fo your hart. great a wrong and fo unjud defpit
A select collection of old plays . THE TRAGEDY O F G 0 R B 0 D U C. Adtus primus. Scena prima,Videna. Ferrex. Viden% H E filent night that bringes the quiet paufe,From painefull travailes of the weary daye ;Prolongs my carefull thoughts, and makes me blameThe flowe Aurora, that fo dooth long delay,To fhew her blufhing face for love or ihame:And now the day renewes my griefull plainte. A 4 Ferrex*. 8 The Tragedy o/Gorboduc. Ferrex*My gracious lady, and my mother deere,Pardon my greefe for your fo greeved mindeTo afke what caufe tormenteth fo your hart. great a wrong and fo unjud defpite,Without all caufe againil all courfe of kinde. Terr ex,Such caufeleife wronge andfo unjuft defpite,May have redrefie, or at the leaft revenge. , my fonne, fuch is the froward will,The perfonfuch, fuch my mi/hap and thine. know I none, but greefe for your dillreile: : mine for thine, my fonne. A father ? no :In kinde a father, but not in kindelynes, £ Father ? why, I know nothing at all,Whcrin I have mifdoone unto his grace. , the more unkindc to thee and me,For knowing well (my fonne) the tender loveThat I nave ever borne, and beare to thee;He greevd therat, is not content alone,To fpoyle me of thy fight, my cheefeft joye,But thee, of thy birth right and heritage,Caufeleife, unkindely and in wrongfull wife,Againft all law and right
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