I am light,
And feel the courses of my blood more warm
And stirring than they were; faith marry too,
And you will feel so unexprest a joy
In chast embraces, that you will indeed appear another.
_Mel_. You may shape, _Amintor_,
Causes to cozen the whole world withal,
And your self too; but 'tis not like a friend,
To hide your soul from me; 'tis not your nature
To be thus idle; I have seen you stand
As you were blasted; midst of all your mirth,
Call thrice aloud, and then start, feigning joy
So coldly: World! what do I here? a friend
Is nothing, Heaven! I would ha' told that man
My secret sins; I'le search an unknown Land,
And there plant friendship, all is withered here;
Come with a complement, I would have fought,
Or told my friend he ly'd, ere sooth'd him so;
Out of my bosom.
_Amint_. But there is nothing.
_Mel_. Worse and worse; farewel;
From this time have acquaintance, but no friend.
_Amint_. _Melantius_, stay, you shall know what that is.
_Mel_. See how you play'd with friendship; be advis'd
How you give cause unto your self to say, You ha'lost
a friend.
_Amint_. Forgive what I have done;
For I am so ore-gone with injuries
Unheard of, that I lose consideration
Of what I ought to do--oh--oh.
_Mel_. Do not weep; what is't?
May I once but know the man
Hath turn'd my friend thus?
_Amint_. I had spoke at first, but that.
_Mel_. But what?
_Amint_. I held it most unfit
For you to know; faith do not know it yet.
_Mel_. Thou seest my love, that will keep company
With thee in tears; hide nothing then from me;
For when I know the cause of thy distemper,
With mine own armour I'le adorn my self,
My resolution, and cut through thy foes,
Unto thy quiet, till I place thy heart
As peaceable as spotless innocence. What is it?
_Amint_. Why, 'tis this--it is too big
To get out, let my tears make way a whi
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