Of truth I tell no lye, by proofe to well I knowe, The stubborne want of only this hath brought full many lowe.
But where the mighty may of force the weake constraine, It shal be wysely doone to bow to voyd a farther payne, Like as in tempest great, where wind doth beare the stroke, Much safer stands the bowing reede then doth the stubborne oke.
Which to extirpe, he laid him privily Downe in a darkesome lowly place farre in, Whereas he meant his corrosives to apply, And with streight diet tame his stubborne malady.
Yet first he cast by treatie, and by traynes, Her to persuade that stubborne fort to yilde: 25 For greater conquest of hard love he gaynes, That workes it to his will, then he that it constraines.
Eftsoones he perced through his chaufed chest 375 With thrilling point of deadly yron brand, And launcht his Lordly hart: with death opprest He roar'd aloud, whiles life forsooke his stubborne brest.
Hither (quoth he) me Archimago sent, He that the stubborne Sprites can wisely tame, 385 He bids thee to him send for his intent A fit false dreame, that can delude the sleepers sent.
Such joy he had, their stubborne harts to quell, And sturdie courage tame with dreadfull aw, That his beheast they feared, as a tyrans law.
But to stubborne Spirits, They swell and grow, as terrible as stormes.
The Queene is obstinate, Stubborne to Iustice, apt to accuse it, and Disdainfull to be tride by't; tis not well.
For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.
Likewise he desired not to haue to deale with other newe men, whose conditions he knewe not, although he knewe that the Piruleros were stubborne and vnruely felowes.
So do I hope her stubborne hart to bend, And that it then more stedfast will endure: Only my paines wil be the more to get her; But, having her, my ioy wil be the greater.
Whom such when Guyon saw, he drew him neare, 8 And somewhat gan relent his earnest pace, His stubborne brest gan secret pleasaunce to embrace.
Which to auenge on him they dearely vowd, 2 Where euer that on ground they mote him fynd; False Archimage prouokt their courage prowd, 4 And +stryfull+ Atin in their stubborne mynd Coles of contention and whot vengeance tynd.
Which to extirpe, he laid him priuily Downe in a darkesome lowly place farre in, 8 Whereas he meant his corrosiues to apply, And with +streight+ diet tame his stubborne malady.
Whose footsteps Bladud following, in arts Exceld at Athens all the learned preace, 8 From whence he brought them to these saluage parts, And with sweet science mollifide their stubborne harts.
Yet she with pitthy words and counsell sad, 6 Still stroue their stubborne rages to reuoke, That at the last suppressing fury mad, 8 They gan abstaine from dint of direfull stroke, And hearken to the sober speaches, which she spoke.
Ah, that thy beauty should finde a Subiect so stubborne in thee, to torment them that loue and honor thee.
Fortune, thou dost me wrong to suffer me So long uncombatted: I prythee send Some stubborne knight, some passenger, Whose stout controuling stomack will refuse To yield to my prescription but by force.
I that have broke the beds of Mutenies And bowde againe to faire obedience Those stubbornenecks that burst the raynes of order, Shall I shrinck now and fall, shot with a rumour?
Thou art too charitable To prostitute thy beutie to releeve me; With thy soft kisses to redeeme from fetters The stubborne fortune of thy wretched father.
I haue but little more to say sir of his honesty, he ha's euerie thing that an honest man should not haue; what an honest man should haue, he has nothing Cap.
But come, our dance I pray, Your hand (my Perdita:) so Turtles paire That neuer meane to part Perd.
This concurres directly with the Letter, she sends him on purpose, that I may appeare stubborneto him: for she incites me to that in the Letter.
You stubborne ancient Knaue, you reuerent Bragart, Wee'l teach you Kent.
In hope it shall not, Most freely I confesse my selfe, and Toby Set this deuice against Maluolio heere, Vpon some stubborne and vncourteous parts We had conceiu'd against him.
The chiefest of her Highnes' players advised me to send for the owner of the theatre, who was a stubborne fellow, and to bynd him.
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