Rosalynde; or, Euphues' Golden LegacyLodge, Thomas
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Rosalynde; or, Euphues' Golden Legacy
Lodge, Thomas
Rosalind (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Leaving her to her new entertained fancies, again to Rosader, who
triumphing in the glory of this conquest, accompanied with a troop of
young gentlemen that were desirous to be his familiars, went home to
his brother Saladyne's, who was walking before the gates, to hear what
success his brother Rosader should have, assuring himself of his
death, and devising how with dissimuled sorrow to celebrate his
funerals. As he was in his thought, he cast up his eye, and saw where
Rosader returned with the garland on his head, as having won the
prize, accompanied with a crew of boon companions. Grieved at this, he
stepped in and shut the gate. Rosader seeing this, and not looking for
such unkind entertainment, blushed at the disgrace, and yet smothering
his grief with a smile, he turned to the gentlemen, and desired them
to hold his brother excused, for he did not this upon any malicious
intent or niggardize, but being brought up in the country, he absented
himself as not finding his nature fit for such youthful company. Thus
he sought to shadow abuses proffered him by his brother, but in vain,
for he could by no means be suffered to enter: whereupon he ran his
foot against the door, and broke it open, drawing his sword, and
entering boldly into the hall, where he found none, for all were fled,
but one Adam Spencer, an Englishman, who had been an old and trusty
servant to Sir John of Bordeaux. He for the love he bare to his
deceased master, favored the part of Rosader, and gave him and his
such entertainment as he could. Rosader gave him thanks, and looking
about, seeing the hall empty, said:
"Gentlemen, you are welcome; frolic and be merry: you shall be sure to
have wine enough, whatsoever your fare be. I tell you, cavaliers, my
brother hath in his house five tun of wine, and as long as that
lasteth, I beshrew him that spares his liquor."
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