The Queen's Entertainment at Woodstock · chunk 2 of 17
Anonymous · published 1585 · first performed or written 1575 [Sep] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 460 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
The more I charged, the sorer she repelled, wherefore my labour lost, I changed my way, And from my Court her Lover I expelled, thereby in hope to work my daughter's stay. But while I sought to wring her from her love, love wrought her clean from me, as then de did prove. No sooner did she find herself alone, bereft of him whom she a love did choose. But secretly herself must needs be gone: her state, her train, her wealth, she did refuse: And held that hap to be her only bliss, him to enjoy whom she in Court did miss. Her parting first, because it did proceed, from wild contempt of duty to her Sire, Did stir my choler much, for that her deed, till nature did arrest, and wrought desire To have my child restored to me again, whose absence then had wrought my woe and pain. Then I began such parents to accuse, as be too sour to those they have begot, And found of all, them farthest from excuse, whose noble state doth make them more of note, On them and theirs Love hath the greatest power, therefore on Love they ought the least to lower, A quiet life where need no labour wills, A seemly face whereon all eyes be cast, A diet where desire the heart fulfils, A world of sport while day, while night doth last, How can these things but make Love open a way, and fancy force with her delights to play? Here did I fail in seeking to withstand, where I confess the power of love is most, Hence did proceed the leaving of my land to find her out which I so lewdly lost. This is the cause why in such simple case, I wander seeking her from place to place. So as I feel my weighed bones to shrink, not able long my fainting corpses to bear, Sleep doth oppress my limbs which 'gin to sink, while slumbering ease relieves my toilsome cheer. I pray you Sir, depart not hence from me. your faithful help maintains my hope I see. I will my Lord not once part from your side, take you your rest, your travels do it crave, Here fast by you I am resolved to bide, to guard you so, as nought your rest deprave. The grief of mind I see works wondrous things, commanding all estates both Lords and kings. O Gods what have I heard, O cruel fates, must that needs fall which you will needs fulfil: My Lord the Duke to leave his Princely states, and wandering thus to yield to Fortunes will? Then do I see that even as you please, men reap their rest and feel their most disease.
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The more I chargde, the sorer she repeld, wherefore my labour lost, I changde my way, And from my Court her Louer I expeld, thereby in hope to worke my daughters stay. But while I sought to wring her from her loue, loue wrought her cleane from me, as then de did proue. No sooner did she finde her selfe alone, bereft of him whom she a loue did chuse. But secretly her selfe must needes be gone: her state, her traine, her wealth, she did refuse: And held that happe to be her onely blisse, him to inioy whom she in Court did misse. Her parting first, because it did proceede, from vilde contempt of duety to her Syre, Did stirre my choler much, for that her deed, till nature did arrest, and wrought desire To haue my child restorde to me againe, whose absence then had wrought my woe and paine. Then I began such parentes to accuse, as be too sowre to those they haue begot, And found of al, them farthest from excuse, whose noble state doth make them more of note, On them and theirs Loue hath the greatest power, therefore on Loue they ought the least to lower, A quiet life where neede no labour willes, A seemely face whereon all eyes be cast, A diet where desire the heart fulfils, A world of sport while day, while night doth last, How can these things but make Loue open a way, and fancy force with her delights to play? Here did I fayle in seeking to withstand, where I confesse the power of loue is most, Hence did proceed the leauing of my land to finde her out which I so lewdly lost. This is the cause why in such simple case, I wander seeking her from place to place. So as I feele my weery bones to shrinke, not able long my fainting corpes to beare, Sleepe doth oppresse my limmes which gin to sinke, while slumbring ease relieues my toylesome cheare. I pray you Sir, depart not hence from me. your faithful helpe mainteynes my hope I see. I wil my Lord not once part from your side, take you your rest, your trauels doe it craue, Here fast by you I am resolued to byde, to gard you so, as naught your rest depraue. The griefe of minde I see works wondrous things, commanding al estates both Lords and kings. O Goddes what haue I heard, O cruel fates, must that needs fal which you wil needs fulfill: My Lord the Duke to leaue his Princely states, and wandring thus to yeeld to Fortunes will? Then doe I see that euen as you please, men reape their rest and feele their most disease.