The Entertainment in Suffolk and Norfolk (Royal Entry of Queen Elizabeth into Norwich) · chunk 9 of 13
Churchyard, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1578 [Aug] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry · before the Court unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
SInce thou, O Prince, forbidst revenge to take, And wilt that men, should lose their time in love, Then mark my case, and give me leave to make mine own defence, and so allege and prove, And I will show my right and title good, And that I do, deserve the thing I Though this fond wretch, always my suit withstood, As one who long, , Whom lewd delight, hath led out of the way, (Which good advise, and ordered judgement keep) Whom Beauty's blast hath bounced against the bay, Where craggy tockes, and sands lie hid in deep, A fond device to trust to painted face, And fasten fayth vpon so fickle ly, To whom Dame Hebe, lends often guiseful grace, Which every year and day doth pluck away, Whom sickness spoils, and many sorrows Whom time doth eat and age at length Whom cares of mind do shake and alter so, As Winter winds defaceth summer flowers. A snare for wit, a bait for wanton youth, A false conceit, an error of the mind, A fond delight, wherein there is no truth, A poisoned dish, that doth the reason blind. A colour cast on things that are but base, A glorious show, to shroud a homely part, A rule to run, a lewd and reckless race, A deep deceit, which daunteth oft the heart. In rage of youth, these pricking thistles grows, Whiles Riot reigns, and Folly bears the sway In hoarie age, , Where . The weaker sex, in beauty doth The infant hath, the, sleek and The hurtful weed, which yields a To view of eye, doth vaunt a In outward shower, in deed the trust in small, They are but cloaks, and visards of The virtuous mind, and manlike sprite Which gaynes . Dame Venus loves, the fierce and warlike Knight, Though once alas, she loud him to And Ladies which, do love and judge Love such as can, their cause with What could thys ▪ Whom could this face, subdue judge thou O Queen, which of us two could make The better shift, and force the worst to yield. YEt let me plead, my cause before my Queen As thou hast done, and sentence after crave, Then shall the truth, of our two suits be seen, I crave no spoil, but wish the thing I have. Why should my beauty, purchase my disgrace? Why should my praise, become mine utter Why should Dame Nature's gifts be thought so base, Which heretofore have been in greater name? Who ever could, enforce the Gods with might, To yield themselves, as conquered with his strength? Yet Beauty hath, subdued them with his sight, And made them send, and bow to him at length. Whom force subdues, with sad unwilling heart, submits themselves, and grieve at every stroke: Who beauty wins, and gains unto his part, They gladly grant, to take the pleasant yoke. Thy strength thou mayst, full many a Winter hide, Till time doth serve, to show the same in place, Sweet Beauty can, no moment be unspied,
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SInce O Prince, forbidst reuenge to take, wilst that men▪ should lose their time in loue, Then marke my case, and giue me leaue to make Myn owne defence, and alleage and proue, And I will shewe right and title good, And that I do, desrue the . Though this fond wretch, always my sute withstoode, As one who long, , VVhome leavvd delight, hath ledde out of the way, (VVhich good Aduise, and orded Iudgement keepe) VVhome Beauties blast hath ounst against the , VVhere eraggy tockes, and sands lye idde in deepe, A fond deuice to trust to payted face, And fasten fayth vpon so fickle ly, To whome Dme Hbe, lends often guiefull grace, VVhich euery yeare and day doth plucke away, VVhome sicknesse spoyles, and , VVhome time doth eate and age , VVhome ares of mind do shake and alter so, As VVinter winds defaceth ▪ A snare for witte, a byte for wanton youth, A false conceyte, an error of the mind, A fond delight, wherein there is no truth, A poysoned dish, th doth the reason blid▪ A colour cast on things that are but , A glorious shew, to shrowde a homely part, A rule to runne, a leavvd and retchlesse , A deepe deceyte, which daunteth oft the heart. In rage of youth, these pricking thitles growes, VVhiles Riot aynes, and Folly bears the sway In hoarie age, , VVhere . The weaker exe, in The infant hath, the, ▪ The hurtfull weede, which , To view of eye, doth . In outward shower, in deed the trust in small, They are but clokes, and , The vertuous mind, and , VVhich gaynes . Dame Ven loues, the and warlike Knight, Though once alas, she loud . And Ladyes which, do loue , Loue such as can, their . VVhat could thys ▪ VVhome could this Iudge thou O Queene, which of vs two could make The better shift, and force the worst to yeeld. YEt let me pleade, my cause before my Queene As thou hast done, and sentence after craue, Then shall the truth, of our two be seene, I craue no spoyle, but wish the thing I haue. VVhy should my beautie, purchase my ▪ VVhy should my prayse, become ▪ VVhy should Dame Natures giftes be thought so bass, VVhich heeretofore haue bin in greater name? VVho euer could, enforce the Gods with might, To yeeld themselues, as conqured with his strength? Yet Beautie hath, subdude them with his sight, And made them end, and bow to him at length. VVhome force subdues, with sadde vnwilling heart, Submittes themselues, and greeue at euery strok: VVho beautie winnes, and gaynes vnto his part, They gladly graunt, to take the pleasant yoke. Thy strength thou mayst, full many a VVinter ide, Till time doth serue, to shew the same in place, Sweete Beautie can, no moment be vnspide,