Phillis and Amyntas (Ivychurch) (Amyntas' Pastoral) · chunk 27 of 30
Fraunce, Abraham / Tasso, Torquato · published 1591 · first performed or written 1591 (Annals) pastoral T1 Death, grief and revenge typicality 0.70 · 458 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T1: death, life, dead, die, blood, revenge, soul, father, heart, heaven.
Phillis, I yield my help his scattered bones to be searching, But so that Phillis make no more talk of a dying. All this while to myself did I live; but now to Amyntas, Or to Amyntas bones, crushed bones so long will I live yet, And live no longer; my life, his funeral ending. Pastors: But yet where's that way which leads to the downfall? There: and t'hill stands thence but a little more than a furlong, Come, let's go, and search: I'll guide thee; the place I remember. Pastors all farewell; farewell fair Pembrokianaes Yuy churches park, and fountains watery, farewell. This Nymph takes her leave, as though these so many farewells Were her last farewell, which should cause deadly departure. Loves aeternal laws are most unworthily blamed, Upright laws in deed, in show though somewhat unaequall. And great Lord of love his men with mercy protecteth, And yet▪ with justice, with due moderation ordereth. O by what strange means and wondrous ways, fro the dungeon Of despair, to the bower of bliss doth he bring in a moment His loving subjects? lo, gentlemynded Amyntas Even to the highest point of joy hath clymbd by a downfall, Unto a loves Paradise, by a hell full of infinite horror. Blessed Amyntas now; soemuch more blessed Amyntas Now, by how much than more wretch more cursed Amyntas. Now may Elpinus conceive some matter of hoping By thine example, that he shall have fortunate ending Of these loveles toils, and most unluckily begynnyngs. Sage Elpinus comes, and speaks strange words of Amyntas, As, that he were yet alive; and thinks his state to be happy, For that he died for love, and by death, bought to be loved. Bitter bower of bliss, where monstrous murder aboundeth, Loving fools Paradise, that leaves his life to be loved. What means Elpinus so woeful an end to be wishing? Fryends leave of mourning: you heard false news of Amyntas. What, did he not leap down? Elp. Yes down to his only desired joys, and past by the shade of a fearful death, to a heaven, And now leaneth his head on breast of sweet bony Phillis, Sweet bony Phillis now, more loving now by a thousand Parts, then loveles afore; and sucks those sweetly beseeming Tears from Phillis her eyes, with a mouth with Nectar abounding. And now nothing else is wanting unto the full joy Of these loving sowls, but that Montanus is absent; And Montanus I seek, whose word makes absolute ending. their years are equal, and their affections equal, And both learned alike: o, now Montanus is happy Happy to have this stay and comfort unto his old age. But show yet, what luck, what God so saved Amyntas.
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Length
458 words · 645 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T1 — Death, grief and revengecross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.695 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T10 · seed 44: T1 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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Phillis, I yeeld my help his scattred bones to be searching, But soe that Phillis make noe more talk of a dying. All this whyle to myself did I lyue; but now to Amyntas, Or to Amyntas bones, crusht bones soe long wil I liue yet, And lyue noe longer; my life, his funeral ending. Pastors: But yet wher's that way which leads to the downefall? There: and t'hill stands thence but a lytle more than a furlong, Come, let's goe, and search: Ile guyde thee; the place I remember. Pastors al farewel; farewell fayre Pembrokianaes Yuy churches parck, and fountaynes watery, farewell. This Nymph taks her leaue, as though these soe many farewells Were her last farewell, which should cause deadly departure. Lou's aeternall lawes are most vnworthily blamed, Vpright laws in deede, in shew though somwhat vnaequall. And greate Lord of loue his men with mercy protecteth, And yet▪ with iustice, with due moderation ordreth. O by what strange meanes and wondrous ways, fro the dungeon Of despayre, to the bowre of blisse doth he bring in a moment His louing subiects? loe, gentle-mynded Amyntas Eu'n to the highest poynt of ioy hath clymbd by a downefall, Vnto a loues Paradise, by a hell ful of infynit horror. Blessed Amyntas now; soemuch more blessed Amyntas Now, by how much then more wretch more cursed Amyntas. Now may Elpinus conceaue some matter of hoping By thine example, that he shall haue fortunat ending Of these loueles toyles, and most vnluckly begynnyngs. Sage Elpinus coms, and speaks strange words of Amyntas, As, that hee were yet aliue; and thinks his state to be happy, For that he dy'de for loue, and by death, bought to be loued. Bitter bowre of blisse, where monstrous murder aboundeth, Louing fooles Paradise, that leaues his life to be loued. What meanes Elpinus soe woeful an end to be wishing? Fryends leaue of mournyng: you heard false news of Amyntas. What, did hee not leap downe? Elp. Yes downe to his only desyred Ioyes, and past by the shade of a feareful death, to a heauen, And now leaneth his head on brest of sweete bony Phillis, Sweete bony Phillis now, more louing now by a thousand Parts, then loueles afore; and sucks those sweetly beseemyng Teares from Phillis her eyes, with a mouth with Nectar abounding. And now nothing els is wanting vnto the full ioy Of thease louing sowls, but that Montanus is absent; And Montanus I seake, whose woord maks absolut ending. Theyre yeares are aequall, and theyre affection aequall, And both learned alyke: ô, now Montanus is happy Happy to haue this stay and comfort vnto his ould age. But shew yet, what luck, what God soe saued Amyntas.