The History Of the Most Vile Dimagoras Who by Treachery and Poison blasted the incomparable Beauty of Divine Parthenia: Inter-woven with the History of Amoronzo and Celania. By John Quarles |
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My Lord, your punishment does now present
It self unto you, in the small extent
Of my abilities to entertain
Your Noble self, and your most worthy Train;
But be assur'd, my Lord, if wishes could
Creat a real Feast, I quickly would
Wish Cleopatra's dainties to delight,
And bring refreshment to your appetite;
But since my wishes, and my fortunes are
Extreamly different, I shall forbear
Further discourse, my Lord, 'tis my intent
To lead you to your further punishment,
Therefore I crave excuse; My Lord, reply'd
Dimagoras, I will follow, and abide
What you shall please t' inflict, because I know
No danger can proceed from such a foe:
At last (discoursing as they went) they came
Into a stately Room, the very same
Wherein disguis'd Parthenia met her dear,
Her Dearest Argalus, after a year
Of hopeless separation; being brought
Into this Room, Dimagoras forthwith thought
There was variety of Heavens, begins
To think what he did there with all his sins;
He turn'd his head, and as he lookt, he spy'd
His well-paunch'd Goaler staring by his side;
To whom his ready lipps begun t'express;
His new-bred joy for this his happiness,
But being soon prevented by a Train
Of Ladies, was enforced to restrain
His nimble tongue, and forthwith turn the stream
Of his discourse; having so good a Theam,
He thus began:
It self unto you, in the small extent
Of my abilities to entertain
Your Noble self, and your most worthy Train;
But be assur'd, my Lord, if wishes could
Creat a real Feast, I quickly would
Wish Cleopatra's dainties to delight,
And bring refreshment to your appetite;
But since my wishes, and my fortunes are
Extreamly different, I shall forbear
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To lead you to your further punishment,
Therefore I crave excuse; My Lord, reply'd
Dimagoras, I will follow, and abide
What you shall please t' inflict, because I know
No danger can proceed from such a foe:
At last (discoursing as they went) they came
Into a stately Room, the very same
Wherein disguis'd Parthenia met her dear,
Her Dearest Argalus, after a year
Of hopeless separation; being brought
Into this Room, Dimagoras forthwith thought
There was variety of Heavens, begins
To think what he did there with all his sins;
He turn'd his head, and as he lookt, he spy'd
His well-paunch'd Goaler staring by his side;
To whom his ready lipps begun t'express;
His new-bred joy for this his happiness,
But being soon prevented by a Train
Of Ladies, was enforced to restrain
His nimble tongue, and forthwith turn the stream
Of his discourse; having so good a Theam,
He thus began:
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