Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Then as it is a rash misprision To count each idle dream a vision; So it's an error at the least To think all visions are quite ceased. CAn no advice of friends? nor mine own reason Hold me from strong pursuit of what I find Can never be obtained? am I so stupid After so many scorns not to desist? An arrow shot sooner may be recalled Then her affection; th'Apennine, the Alps Will eas'lier be removed then her Father: Feed not thyself, fond fool, with desperate hopes: But shall I, armed with powerful love, consult With timorous discretion? the weak Child Of feeble age? the towering Eagle may More easily be confined within high walls Then that winged boy, that hovered over Chaos Be tied to humane possibilities: What transformations did the Antique Poets Affirm to have been wrought on men and Gods By his sole deity? which Iove himself His frequent sport had found; what guards, what spies, He hath deceived and forced; the fiery Bull, The wakeful dragon, and gazed Argus' witness. Though she that's truly named Angelica Should now abhor thy person; love can lend thee The shape of him she loves; were she averse From all mankind, if she like any thing She may at length be brought to dote on thee: But may I not be taxed of too much sloth? Neglecting active industry, t'expect To be assisted by such miracles? I yet have only trod the beaten path Of vowed service, friends good will, and jointure; The elder Brother's formal evidence: I am so far from practising the art Of spells and philters, I have quite omitted Corruption of her confidents and servants: I am too cheap a lover and too tame, And hither to have taught her to deny By easy asking; I must let her know What I dare do: my Father is incensed At my repulse, his old suppressed hate Renews itself; he'll rather condescend To match me with a fury, then with her: It will be wisdom to decline th'alliance Of him thy Father counts his enemy: It would be wretchedness to make thy love Depend upon th'affections of another: He never loved that can for any cause Suspend his love: set then before thine eyes Valiant Achilles, who acquired more honour By constancy, even to his enemy's Daughter, In spite of th'opposition of his friends, Then ere he did by Hector's overthrow, Redeem the time Francisco, though't be short, And let this one day satisfy the loss Of weeks and months; her father keeps a slave A cunning African, whose very soul For money and hope of liberty i'll buy: Him will I straight employ; love ne'er refuses The basest instruments, if they be useful, A drudge may find more corners in the house Than ere the master knew; and may discover A secret inlet to betray a City; There will I now begin, he shall advise Where I shall plant my golden batteries.
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Then as it is a raſh miſpriſion To count each idle dreame a viſion; So it's an error at the leaſt To thinke all viſions are quite ceaſt. CAn no advice of friends? nor mine owne reaſon Hold me from ſtrong purſuite of what I finde Can never be obtaind? am I ſo ſtupid After ſo many ſcornes not to deſiſt? An arrow ſhot ſooner may be recal'd Then her affection; th'Apenine, the Alpes Will eas'lier be removed then her Father: Feed not thy ſelfe, fond foole, with deſperate hopes: But ſhall I, arm'd with powerfull love, conſult With timerous diſcretion? the weake Child Of feeble age? the towring Eagle may More eas'ly be confin'd within high walls Then that wing'd boy, that hover'd over Chaos Be ty'd to humane poſſibilities: What transformations did the Antique Poets Affirme to have bin wrought on men and Gods By his ſole deity? which Iove himſelfe His frequent ſport had found; what guards, what ſpies, He hath deceiv'd and fore't; the fiery Bull, The wakefull dragon, and gaz'd Argus witnes. Though ſhee that's truly nam'd Angelica Should now abhor thy perſon; love can lend thee The ſhape of him ſhe loves; were ſhe averſe From all mankind, if ſhe like any thing Shee may at length be brought to dote on thee: But may I not be tax'd of too much ſloth? Neglecting active induſtry, t'expect To be aſſiſted by ſuch miracles? I yet have only trod the beaten path Of vowed ſervice, friends good will, and Ioynture; The elder Brothers formall evidence: I am ſo farr from practiſing the art Of ſpells and philters, I have quite omitted Corruption of her confidents and ſervants: I am too cheape a lover and too tame, And hither to have taught her to deny By eaſie asking; I muſt let her know What I dare doe: my Father is incens'd At my repulſe, his old ſuppreſſed hate Renewes it ſelfe; hee'l rather condiſcend To match me with a fury, then with her: It will be wiſdom to decline th'alliance Of him thy Father counts his enemy: It would be wretchedneſſe to make thy love Depend upon th'affections of another: He never lov'd that can for any cauſe Suſpend his love: ſet then before thine eyes Valiant Achilles, who acquir'd more honor By conſtancie, even to his enemies Daughter, In ſpite of th'oppoſition of his friends, Then ere he did by Hectors overthrowe, Redeeme the time Franciſco, though't be ſhort, And let this one day ſatisfie the loſſe Of weekes and monthes; her father keeps a ſlave A cunning Affrican, whoſe very ſoule For mony and hope of liberty i'le buy: Him will I ſtrait imploy; love nere refuſes The baſeſt inſtruments, if they be uſefull, A drudge may finde more corners in the houſe Than ere the maſter knew; and may diſcover A ſecret inlet to betray a City; There will I now begin, he ſhall adviſe Where I ſhall plant my golden batteries.