Natures Picture Drawn by Fancies Pencil To the Life Being several Feigned Stories, Comical, Tragical, Tragi-comical, Poetical, Romancical, Philosophical, Historical, and Moral: Some in Verse, some in Prose; some Mixt, and some by Dialogues. Written by the Thrice Noble, Illustrious, and most Excellent Princess, The Duchess of Newcastle [i.e. Margaret Cavendish]. The Second Edition |
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But all the while, the Queen was angry bent
Against the Prince, because away he went,
And left the Army without a General;
For which she Rebel, Traytor, him did call:
But she another General did make,
Which of the Army all the Charge did take:
Yet his Success in Warrs proved but bad,
For afterward the Queen great Losses had.
And all the Soldiers they were discontent:
Whereat the Queen another General sent;
But he no better Fortune there could meet,
The Enemy did force him to retreat;
Then did the Enemy so pow'rful grow,
The Forces of the Queen they overthrow
In every Fight and Skirmish which they had;
For which the Queen and Kingdom did grow sad.
Against the Prince, because away he went,
And left the Army without a General;
For which she Rebel, Traytor, him did call:
But she another General did make,
Which of the Army all the Charge did take:
Yet his Success in Warrs proved but bad,
For afterward the Queen great Losses had.
And all the Soldiers they were discontent:
Whereat the Queen another General sent;
But he no better Fortune there could meet,
The Enemy did force him to retreat;
Then did the Enemy so pow'rful grow,
The Forces of the Queen they overthrow
In every Fight and Skirmish which they had;
For which the Queen and Kingdom did grow sad.
At last the Queen the Prince did flatter, and
Entreated him again for to Command:
But he deny'd the Queen, would not obey;
Said, Earthly Power to Gods they must give way.
At last she sent him word she would not spare
His life, and therefore bid him to prepare
Himself for death, for dye he should
For Disobedience, and Revenge she would
Have on him: Then his Father to him went
For to perswade him, and there did present
Show'rs of Tears, which sadly pouring fell
Upon his only Son, his grief to tell.
He round about his Neck one arm did wind,
The other arm embrac'd his Body kind:
His Cheeks his Son did joyn to his,
And often he his Lips did kiss:
Entreated him again for to Command:
But he deny'd the Queen, would not obey;
Said, Earthly Power to Gods they must give way.
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His life, and therefore bid him to prepare
Himself for death, for dye he should
For Disobedience, and Revenge she would
Have on him: Then his Father to him went
For to perswade him, and there did present
Show'rs of Tears, which sadly pouring fell
Upon his only Son, his grief to tell.
He round about his Neck one arm did wind,
The other arm embrac'd his Body kind:
His Cheeks his Son did joyn to his,
And often he his Lips did kiss:
O pity me, my Son, and thy Life spare,
Thou art my only Child, and only Heir.
Th' art my sole Joy, in thee I pleasure take,
And wish to live but only for thy sake.
Thou art my only Child, and only Heir.
Th' art my sole Joy, in thee I pleasure take,
And wish to live but only for thy sake.
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