Phillis and Amyntas (Ivychurch) (Amyntas' Pastoral) · chunk 19 of 30
Fraunce, Abraham / Tasso, Torquato · published 1591 · first performed or written 1591 (Annals) pastoral unassigned nearest T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T22: shepherd, pan, shepherds, love, sheep, flocks, fair, shepherdess, swain, away.
But show all at large: this place is an ordinary thoroughfare: Here some man may pass that may bring news of Amyntas, And some wind himself may hither chance to be driving. I'll show all indeed, for I should unjustly be dealing, If that I blaze not abroad so shameful a fact to the whole world. Wretched Amyntas knew, and knew by my only relating, (Now I repent too late, that I was so fond a relator) That Daphn ' and Phillis would wash themselves in a wellspring: Thither Amyntas went, but went very faintily thither, All unwilling went, and backwards oft he retired, But that I still still drove him most unluckily forward. Forward thus we went, and now came near to Diana's Well, when alas we heard some doleful sound of a damsel, That still cried, Alas; and saw how woefuly Daphne Wringed her hands and wept, and seeing us to be coming, Lifted her hands and voice; O run run quickly to Phillis, Phillis alas is forced, o run run quickly to Phillis. Lover Amyntas leapt, as a Rowe-buck pricked with an arrow, At these words, and flew, and quickly I hastened after: When we came, we saw fair Phillis bound to a willow, Naked, starknaked, bound head hand foot to a willow. Her locks served for a cord, her gold-locks leapt in a thousand knots, (no true-love's knots) were all tied fast to the willow: Her brave Belt, which first that pure virginity guarded, Bound both hands to to the trunk, and this fowl villainy furthred: And winding willow, unwilling foe to be winding, (And yet glad those legs with tender twigs to be tutching) Lends her slips to be strings (each thing can further a mischif) Strings those trembling legs (o rueful case) to be binding. And that beastly Satire, which caused this monsterus outrage, Stood with lusting rage, and raging fury before her, And now, even just now had left of fully to bind her. Phillis strove as much as Phillis might be a striving, But for a naked girl with an armed foe to be striving, Bootless it had been sure, if sharpened dart of Amyntas 'Gainst that fleshly Satire had not been timely directed: And I myself mean while my lap with stones was a filling, Which made lusting beast at last for fear to be flying. When this flight gave leave to the loving eyes of Amyntas For to behold his joys, those limbs so daintily trembling, Trembling yet for fear; at last, at last he approached Unto the naked Nymph, and yet yet somewhat abashed: Pardon, fair Phillis, qd Amyntas, pardon I pray thee This my too bold hand, which too too rashly presumeth, And to thy spotless limbs, limbs never touched yet, approacheth, Sith so extreme need, so great a necessity forceth Forceth Amyntas his hands fair Phillis her hands to be losing▪ Let not then this grace which fortune seems to afford them, Seem any fowl disgrace, or work any woo to my Phillis.
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But shew all at large: this place is an ord'nary through-fare: Here some man may passe that may bring newes of Amyntas, And some wynde himself may hither chaunce to be driuing. Ile shewe all indeede, for I should vniustly be dealing, If that I blaze not abroade so shameful a fact to the whole world. Wretched Amyntas knew, and knew by my only relating, (Now I repent too late, that I was soe fonde a relator) That Daphn' and Phillis would wash themselues in a well-spring: Thither Amyntas went, but went very faintily thither, All vnwilling went, and backwards oft he retyred, But that I stil stil droue him most vnluckily forward. Forward thus wee went, and now came nere to Dianaes Well, when alas wee heard some dolefull sound of a damsell, That stil cryed, Alas; and saw how woefuly Daphne Wringed her hands and wept, and seeing vs to be comming, Lifted her hands and voyce; O run run quickly to Phillis, Phillis alas is forst, ô run run quickly to Phillis. Louer Amyntas leapt, as a Rowe-buck prickt with an arrow, At these woords, and flew, and quickly I hastened after: When wee came, wee saw faire Phillis bound to a willow, Naked, stark-naked, bound head hand foote to a willow. Her locks seru'd for a cord, her gold-locks lapt in a thousand Knotts, (noe true-loues knotts) were all ty'de fast to the willow: Her braue Belt, which first that pure virginity guarded, Bound both hands to to the trunck, and this fowle villany furthred: And wynding willow, vnwilling foe to be winding, (And yet glad those leggs with tender twiggs to be tutching) Lends her slipps to be strings (each thing can further a mischif) Strings those trembling leggs (ô rufull case) to be bynding. And that beastly Satyre, which causd this monsterus outrage, Stood with lusting rage, and raging fury before her, And now, eu'n iust now had left of fully to bynde her. Phillis stroue asmuch as Phillis might be a striuing, But for a naked gyrle with an armed foe to be striuing, Booteles it had bene sure, if sharpned dart of Amyntas Gainst that fleshly Satyre had not been tymely directed: And I myself meane while my lapp with stones was a filling, Which made lusting beast at last for feare to be flying. When this flight gaue leaue to the louing eyes of Amyntas For to behold his ioys, those lyms so dayntily trembling, Trembling yet for feare; at last, at last he aproached Vnto the naked Nymph, and yet yet somwhat abashed: Pardon, faire Phillis, qd Amyntas, pardon I pray thee This my too bold hand, which too too rashly presumeth, And to thy spotles lyms, lyms neuer tutcht yet, aprocheth, Sith soe extreame neede, soe greate a necessity forceth Forceth Amyntas his hands faire Phillis her hands to be loosing▪ Let not then this grace which fortune seemes to aford them, Seeme any fowle disgrace, or woork any wooe to my Phillis.