Peele, George · published 1584 · first performed or written 1581 [c.1581-1584] (Annals) pastoral · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and typicality 0.76 · 476 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
shepherd, abash not, though, at sudden thus, Thou be arrived by ignorance among us, Not earthly but divine, and goddesses all three, Juno, Pallas, Venus, these our titles be. Nor fear to speak, for reverence of the place, Chosen to end a hard and doubtful case. This apple lo (nor ask thou whence it came) Is to be given unto the fairest dame. And fairest is, nor she, nor she, but she, Whom, shepherd, thou shalt fairest name to be. This is thy charge, fulfil without offence, And she that wins shall give thee recompense. Dread not to speak for we have chosen thee, Sith in this case, we can no judges be. And, shepherd, say that I the fairest aim, And thou shalt win good guerdon for the same. Nay, shepherd, look upon my state grace, Because the pomp that longs to 〈...〉 They mayst not see; and think Queen Juno's name, To whom old shepherd's title works of fame, Is mighty, and may easily suffice, At Phoebus' hand to game a golden prize. And for thy meed, sith I am Queen of riches, Shepherd, I will reward thee with great monarchies, Empires, and kingdoms, heaps of massy gold, Sceptres and diadems, curious to behold, rich robes, of sumptuous workmanship and cost, And thousand things whereof I make no boast The mould whereon thou treadest shall be of Tagus sands, And Xanthus shall run liquid gold for thee to wash thy hands: And if thou like to tend thy flock, and not from them to she, Their fleeces shallbe curled gold to please their master's eye. And last, to set thy heart one fire, give this one fruit to me, And, shepherd, lo this Tree of Gold will I bestow on thee. The ground whereon it grows, the grass, the root of gold, The body and the bark of gold, all glittering to behold, The leaves of burnished gold, the fruits that thereon grow Are diadems set with pearl in gold in gorgeous glistering show: And if this Tree of Gold, in lieu may not suffice, Require a grove of golden trees, so, Iuno bear the prize. Me list not tempt thee with decaying wealth, Which is embased by want of lusty health: But if thou have a mind to fly above, Ycrowned with fame near to the seat of Ioue: If thou aspire to wisdom's worthiness. Whereof thou mayst not see the brightness If thou desire honour of chivalry, To be renowned for happy victory, To fight it out, and in the champain field, To shroud thee under pallas warlike shield, To prance on barbed steeds, this honour lo, myself for guerdon shall on thee bestow. And for encouragement, that thou mayst see, What famous knights dame Pallas warriors be, Behold in Pallas honour here they come, Marching along with found of thundering drum.
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Sheepeherd, abash not, though, at sudden thus, Thou be aryued by ignorance among vs, Not earthlie but deuine, and goddesses all three, Iun, Pallas, Venus, these our titles be. Nor feare to speake, for reuerence of the place, Chosen to ende a harde and doubtfull case. This apple loe (nor aske thou whence it came) Is to be giuen vnto the fayrest dame. And fayrest is, nor shee, nor shee, but shee, Whom, sheepeherd, thou shalt fayrest name to be. This is thy charge, fulfill without offence, And shee that winnes shall giue thee recompence. Deade not to speake for we haue chosen thee, Sith in this case, we can no iudges be. And, sheepeherd, say that I the fayrest ame, And thou shalt win good guerdon for the same. Nay, shephe, looke vppon my aely grace, Because the pompe that longs to They mayst not see▪ and thincke Queene Iunos name, To vvhome olde shepherds title vvorkes of fae, Is mightye, and may easily suffize, At Phebus hande to game a golden pize. And for thy meede, sythe I ame Queene of riches, Shepherde, I vvill rvvarde thee vvith greae monarchies, Empires, and kingdomes, heapes of massye golde, Scepters and diadems, curious to beholde, Riche robes, of umpteous vvorkmanship and cost, And thovvsand thinges vvhereof I make no bost The moulde vvhereon thovve treadest shall be of Tagus sandes, And Xanthus shall runne liquid golde for the to vvash thy handes: And yf thou lyke to tend thy flock, and not from them to she, Their fleeces shalbe curled gold to please their masters eye. And last, to sett thy harte one fire, gyue this one frute to me, And, sepherd, lo this Tree of Golde vvill I bestovve on thee. The grovvnde vvhereon it gos, the grasse, the roote of golde, The body and the bark of golde, all to beholde, The leaues of burnysht golde, the fruites that thereon grovve Are diadems sett vvith pearle in golde in gorgeous glistringe shovve: And yf this Tre of Golde, in lue may not suffize, Require a grove of golden trees, so▪ Iuno▪ beare the prize. Me lst not tempt thee vvith decayinge vvealthe, Which is ebaet by vvant of lusty healthe: Bt yf thou haue a minde to fly aboue, Y crovvned vvith fame neere to the ete of Ioue: Yf thou aspire to vvy domes vvorthines. Whereof thovv mayst see the brightnes Yf thou desyre honor of chyuallrye, To bee renouned for happy victorie, To fighte it out, and in the champaine feilde, To shrovvde thee pallas vvarlike sheilde, To praunce on barbed steedes, this honor loe, My selfe for guerdon shall on thee bestowe. And for encouragement, that thou mayst see, What famous knightes dame Pallas warriers be, Beholde in Pallas honour here they come, Marching alonge with founde of thundring drom.