The Queen's Entertainment at Woodstock · chunk 17 of 17
Anonymous · published 1585 · first performed or written 1575 [Sep] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry unassigned nearest T57 Ships, merchants and pirates · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
O silly Bird what feels thy heavy breast, which seeking food to feed thy young withal, At thy return dost find thy empty nest, and none therein to answer at thy call? How can thy heart but melt away for grief, foregoing them to thee of late so lief? How couldst thou Thisby stay, by trembling hand, from reaving thee thy then so loathsome life, When dead on ground thy Pyramus 'gan stand, who hoped forthwith to have thee to his wife? The nearer hope the fuller fraught with gall, when trust in hope to rest hath sudden fall. Poor Contarenus how hath Fortune fickle dame, procured thy grief in offering thee her hand? Which in thy cause doth now deserve most blame, when she would seem thy special friend to stand, O ye that trust the whirling of her wheel, beware the wrench at turning of her heel. And you that look aloft beyond degree, when fairest wind doth fill your flying sail, Hold fast for fear your footing ficklest be, when hope will seem to help you to prevail. So did she here with Contarenus' play, from whom she fled when she made show of stay. I thank thee Niphe for thy mournful song, the tune whereof delights the doleful ears Of such as justly may complain the wrong, whose grief dams up the flood of trickling tears. Farewell to both, sith I must needs depart, bear witness of my woe and careful heart. And tell my Lady dear that I intend, henceforth to seek if I may meet her friend, Loricus whom the Hermit did commend, I'll bid him think and hope one day to find Reward for that his faithful service long, till when we both may plain of fortunes wrong. Yet say, I will abide hers to command, where so adventures hard shall carry me, Not leaving love by Sea nor yet by land, though that I love, I never hap to see. Oh careful heart oppressed with such desires, as lacks the joys that liking aye requires. Yet this I am assured her Princely heart, where she hath loved will never quite forget, I know in her I shall have still apart, in honest sort I know she loves me yet. These thoughts in me maintain the hope of life, which other ways by death should end the strife. Well then I see our fortune must divide, we must again to country's land retire, This knight delights in sorrowing to abide, For missing her which was his whole desire. myself have felt such travel on their train, as I am glad home to return again. The Gods send all good speed that tarry here, and chiefly her which governs all the rest, As for myself I will spread far and near, for princely praise that she deserveth best: And that God loved us which made us stay, where virtuous Queen doth stately sceptre sway.
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O silly Bird what feeles thy heauy brest, which seeking foode to feed thy young withall, At thy returne doest find thy empty nest, and none therein to answere at thy call? How can thy heart but melt away for griefe, forgoing them to thee of late so liefe? How could'st thou Thisby stay, by trembling hand, from reauing thee thy then so lothsome life, When dead on ground thy Pyrramus gan stand, who hop'd forthwith to haue thee to his wife? The neerer hope the fuller fraught with gall, when trust in hope to rest hath sodaine fall. Poore Contarenus how hath Fortune fickle dame, procur'd thy griefe in offring thee her hand? VVhich in thy cause doth now deserue most blame, when she would seem thy special friend to stand, O ye that trust the whirling of her wheele, beware the wrench at turning of her heele. And you that looke aloft beyond degree, when fayrest wind doth fill your flying sayle, Hold fast for feare your footing ficklest bee, when hope wil seeme to helpe you to preuayle. So did she here with Contarenus play, from whom she fled when she made shew of stay. I thank thee Niphe for thy mournful song, the tune whereof delights the doleful eares Of such as iustly may complaine the wrong, whose griefe dammes vp the floud of trickling teares. Farewell to both, sith I must needs depart, beare witnes of my woe and careful heart. And tel my Lady deere that I intend, henceforth to seeke if I may meet her friend, Loricus whom the Hermit did commend, Ile bid him thinke and hope one day to find Reward for that his faithful seruice long, til when we both may plaine of fortunes wrong. Yet say, I wil abide hers to command, where so aduentures hard shal carry me, Not leauing loue by Sea nor yet by land, though that I loue, I neuer hap to see. Oh careful heart opprest with such desires, as lacks the ioyes that lyking aye requires. Yet this I am assur'de her Princely heart, where she hath lou'd wil neuer quite forget, I know in her I shal haue stil apart, in honest sort I know she loues me yet. These thoughts in me mainteine the hope of life, which other waies by death should end the strife. Wel then I see our fortune must deuide, we must againe to Countries land retire, This knight delights in sorrowing to abide, For missing her which was his whole desire. My selfe haue felt such trauel on their traine, as I am glad home to returne agayne. The Gods send al good speed that tarry here, and chiefly her which gouernes al the rest, As for my selfe I wil spread farre and neere, for princely prayse that she deserueth best: And that God loued vs which made vs stay, where vertuous Queene doth stately scepter sway.