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death_n	body_n	see_v	soul_n	14,522	5	5.2397	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02073	Alcida Greenes metamorphosis, vvherein is discouered, a pleasant transformation of bodies into sundrie shapes, shewing that as vertues beautifie the mind, so vanities giue greater staines, than the perfection of any quality can rase out: the discourse confirmed with diuerse merry and delightfull histories; full of graue principles to content age, and sawsed with pleasant parlees, and witty answeres, to satisfie youth: profitable for both, and not offensiue to any. By R.G.	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1617 (1617)	STC 12216; ESTC S105886	48,526	77

produced Eurimachus who after strict examination was found guilty the greatest witnes against him being the confession of Marpesia The verdict giuen vp the prince could not but giue iudgement which was that within one moneth in the place where he kild Cleander he should be 〈◊〉 Sentence giuen Eurimachus took his mis●…ortune with patience Newes comming to Marpesia of this tragicall euent she fell downe in a sound and grew into bitter passions but in ●…aine My sonne to shewe how he loued Eurimachus caused a Caruer to cut out this sumptuo●…s t●…mbe in this forme wherein after his death hee resolued to burie him so to grace him with extraordinare honor All things prouided and the day of his death being come Eurimachus clad all in blacke veluet came forth mourning in his 〈◊〉 but merrie in his countenance as one that sorrewed for the fault but was not daunted with death After him followed my Sonne the Earles Lords and Barons of the land all in black and I and my daughter Marpesia and the ladies of the court couered with sable vails attending on this condemned Eurimachus being come to the place the deaths-man hauing laid the blocke and holding the axe in his hand Eurimachus before his death vttered these wor●…s Lords of Taprobane h●…re I slew Cleander here must I offer my blond as amends to the soule of the dead Gentleman which I repent with more sorrow then I performed the deed with furie The cause of his death and my misfortune is all one he slaine for bewraying my lo●…es I executed for discouering his death but infortimate I to bewray so priuate a matter to the secrecy of a woman whose hearts are full of holes apt to receiue but not to retaine whose tongues are tru●…pets that set open to the world what they know Foolish is hee that commit●… his life into their lappes or tyes his thoughts in their beauties such is the nature of these f●…ndlings that they cannot couer their owne scapes nor straine a vaile ouer their 〈◊〉 faults their hearts are so great their thoughts so many their wits so fickle and their tongues so slippery the heart and the tongue are Relatiues and if time serues they cannot paint out their passions in talke y●…t they will discouer them with their lookes so that if they be not blabbes in their tongues they will be tatlers with eyes the gods haue greatly reuenged this fault in men letting it ouer-slip in women because it is so common amongst that sex Mercurie for his babbling turned Ba●…tus to an Index or touchstone whose nature is to bewray any metal it toucheth and Tantalus for his little 〈◊〉 in bewraying that Proserpina ate a graine of the Pomegranate is placed in hell vp to the chin in water with continuall thirst and hath apples hang ouer his head with extreme hunger whereof the Poet saith Quaerit aquas in aquis poma fugatia captat Tantalus hoc illi garrula lingua dedit But why doe I delay d●…ath with these friu●…lous discourses of women suffice they are blabs and so turning to the deaths-man laying his necke on the blocke his head was smitten off The execution done his death was lamented and his body solemnly intombed as thou séest all exclaiming against my daughter Marpesiaes little secrecy who in penance of her fault vsed once a day to visite the tombe and here to her loues soule sacrifice many sighes and teares at length Venus taking pittie of her plaints thinking to ease her of her sorrow and to inflict a gentle and meek r●…uenge turned her into this Rose tree As Alcida had vttered these words there was a ship within kenne whose streamers hanging out I iudged by their colours they were of Alexandria whereupon I waued them to léeward the Mariners more than ordinary courteous struck sailes sent their cockhotes a shore the shippers were no sooner a land but I knew them to be of Alexandria and for all my misfortunes basely attired as I was the poore knaues called me to remembrance and their reuerence done asked if I would to Alexandria I told them it was mine intent whereupon taking leaue of my old Oastesse the Cauntesse Alcida with many thankes for my courteous entertainment shee verie loth to leaue me went with the Mariners towards the boate The poore Lady séeing her self alone fell to her wonted teares which the gods taking pittie on before my face turned to a fountaine I wondering at their deities ●…ntred the boate and went to the ship where welcommed and reuerenced of the Master and the 〈◊〉 h●…ng vp all our sayles we made for ALEXANDRIA FINIS

I but Meribates what more cleere then the Crystall and what more precious what more comely then cloth of Arras so what more costly what creature so beautifull as a woman and what so estimable Is not the Diamond of greatest dignity that is most glistering and the pearle thought most precious that is most perfect in colour Aristotle saith they cannot be counted absolutely happy although they had all the vertues if they want beautie yea Apollonius an arch-heretike and a professed enemy against the sacred lawes of beauty is driuen both by the lawes of Nature and nurture to confesse that Uertue is the more acceptable by how much the more it is placed in a beautifull bodie but what long digressed discourse is this thou makest of beautie Meribates it is not vpon such a ●…ckle foundation thou buildest thy loue but vpon her wit which only parteth with death and therefore whatsoeuer Philosophie or learning wils I will consent vnto nature for the best Clarkes are not the wisestmen whatsoeuer wisdome wills I wil at this time giue the crimes of beautie to my amorous passions for he that makes curiositie in loue will so long straine courtesie that either hee will be counted a solemne suter or a witlesse wooer therefore whatsoeuer the chance be I will cast at all Meribates hauing thus debated with himselfe re●…ed on this resolution that he would moderate his affection vntill he found opportunity to discourse his mind to Eriphila who on the contrary side noting the perfectiō of Meribates was more enamored of his person and qualities then Phillis of Demophon or Dido of the false and vniust Troian for he was so courteous in behauiour so liberall not onely of his purse but his courtesie that he had wonne all their hearts in Taprobane These considerations so tickled the mind of Eriphila that shee fell thus to debate with her selfe What meanes Eriphila these strange and sodaine passions shall thy stayed life be compared now to the Camelion that turneth her self into the likenesse of euery obiect to the herbe Phanaros whose budde is sweet and the roote bitter to the Rauens in Arabia which being young haue a pleasant voice but in their age a horrible crie Wilt thou consent vnto lust in hoping to loue Shall Cupid claime thee for his captiue who euen now wert vowed a vestall Uirgine Shall thy tender age bee more vertuous then thy ripe yéeres What shall the beauty of Meribates inchant thy minde or his filed speech be witch thy senses Shall the property of a stranger drawe thee on to affection If thou shouldest hap to like him would hee not thinke the Castle wanted but scaling that yeeldeth at the first shot That the bulwarke wanteth but batterie that at the first parley yeelds vp the keyes Yes yes Eriphila his beauty argues inconstancy and his painted phrases deceit and if he see thee wonne with a word hee will thinke thee lost with the winde he will iudge that which is lightly to be gained is as quickly lost The Hawke that commeth at the first call will neuer proue stedfast on the stand The Niese that will be reclaimed to the fist at the first sight of the lure will bate at euery bush The woman that will loue at the first looke will neuer be charie of her choyce Take heed Eriphila the finest scabbard hath not euer the brauest blade nor the goodliest chest hath not the most gorgeous treasure the Bell with the best sound hath an iron clapper the fading apples of Tantalus haue a gallant shewe but if they be touched they turne to ashes So a faire face may haue a foule mind swéet words a sowre heart yea rotten bones out of a painted sepulchre for all is not gold that glisters UUhy but yet the Iemme is chosen by his hiew and the cloth by his colour condemne not then Eriphila before thou hast cause accuse not so strictly without tryall search not so narrowly till thou hast occasion of doubt Yea but the Mariners sound at the first for feare of a Rocke the Chirurgion tainteth betimes for his surest proofe one fore-wit is worth two after it is not good to beware whon the act is done too late commeth repentance what is it the beauty of Meribates that kindleth this flame who more beautifull then Iason yet who more false for after Medea had yeelded he sacked the fort and in liew of her loue he killed her with ●…indnesse Is it his wit who wiser then Theseus yet none more traiterous Beware Eriphila I haue heard thee say she that marries for beautie for euery dramme of pleasure shall haue a pound of sorrow choose by the ●…are not by the eye Meribates is faire so was Paris and yet fickle hee is witty so was Corsiris and yet wauering No man knoweth the nature of the hearbe by the outward shew but by the inward iuice and the operation consists in the matter not in the forme The Foxe winnes the fauour of the Lambes by play and then deuours them so perhaps Meribates shewes himselfe in outward shewe a demy god whereas who tries him inwardly shall finde him but a solemne saint Why since his arriuall in Taprobane all the Iland speakes of his vertue and courtesie but perchance hee makes a vertue of his néede and so layes this baulmed hooke of fained honesty as a luring baite to trap some simple Dame The cloth is neuer tried vntill it come to the wearing nor the linnen neuer shrinkes till it comes to the wetting so want of liberty to vse his will may make a restraint of his nature and though in a strange place hee vse faith and honesty to make his marriage yet she perhaps that shall try him shal either find he neuer had them or quite forgot them for the nature of men as I haue heard say is like the Amber-stone which will burne outwardly and frieze inwardly and like the barke of the Mirtle trees that grew in Armenia that is as hot as fire in the taste and as colde as water in the operation The dogge biteth sorest when he doth not barke the Onix is hottest when it lookes white the Syrens meane most mis●…hiefe when they sing the Tyger then hydeth his crabbed countenance when he meaneth to take his prey and a man doth most dissemble when hee speaketh fairest Trie then Eriphila ere thou trust especially since hee is a stranger prooue ere thou put in practise cast the water before thou appoint the medecine doe all things with deliberation goe as the Snaile faire and softly haste makes waste the malt is euer sweetest where the fire is softest let not wit ouercome wisedome nor the hope of a husband be the hazard of thine honestie cast not thy credite on the chance of a stranger who perchance may proue to thee as Theseus did to Ariadne wade not too far where the f●…rd is vnknowne rather bridle thy affections with reason and mortifie thy mind with modesty that as thou hast kept thy