Lyly, John · published 1591 · first performed or written 1588 [Feb 2(?)] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (first) · before the Court unassigned nearest T56 Magic, spells and conjuring · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T56: magic, faustus, charms, charm, conjure, spirits, skill, ho, power, spells.
Little dost thou know Endymion when thou shalt wake, for hadst thou placed thy heart as low in love, as thy head lieth now in sleep, thou mightest have commanded Tellus, whom now in stead of a Mistress, thou shalt find a tomb. These eyes must I seal up by Art, not Nature, which are to be opened neither by Art nor Nature. Thou that layst down with golden locks, shalt not awake until they be turned to silver hairs: and that chin, on which scarcely appeareth soft down, shallbe filled with bristles as hard as broom: thou shalt sleep out thy youth and flowering time, and become dry hay before thou knewest thyself green grass, & ready by age to step into the grave when thou wakest, that was youthful in the Court when thou laidst thee down to sleep. The malice of Tellus hath brought this to pass, which if she could not have entreated of me by fair means, she would have commanded by menacing, for from her gather we all our simples to maintain our sorceries. Fan with this hemlock over his face, and sing the enchantment for sleep, whilst I go in and finish those ceremonies that are required in our Art: take heed ye touch not his face, for the Fan is so seasoned that who so it toucheth with a leaf shall presently die, and over whom the wind of it breatheth, he shall sleep for ever. Let me alone, I will be careful. What hap hadst thou Endymion to come under the hands of Dipsas. O fair Endymion, how it grieveth me that that fair face must be turned to a withered skin, & taste the pains of death before it feel the reward of love. I fear Tellus will repent that which the heavens themselves seemed to rue, but I hear Dipsas coming, I dare not repine, lest she make me pine, and rock me into such a deep sleep, that I shall not awaked to my marriage. How now, have you finished? Yea. Well then let us in, and see that you do not so much as whisper that I did this, for if you do, I will turn thy hairs to Adders, and all thy teeth in thy head to tongues, come away, come away. IS the report true, that Endymion is stricken into such a dead sleep, that nothing can either wake him or move him? Too true madam, and as much to be pitied as wondered at. As good sleep and do no harm, as wake and do no good. What maketh you Tellus to be so short? the time was Endymion only was. It is an old saying madam, that a waking dog doth afar off bark at a sleeping Lion. It were good Eumenides that you took a nap with your friend for your speech beginneth to be heavy
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Little doost thon knowe Endimion when thou shalt wake, for hadst thou placed thy heart as lowe in loue, as thy head lieth now in sleepe, thou mightest haue commanded Tellus, whome nowe in stead of a Mistris, thou shalt finde a tombe. These eyes must I seale vp by Art, not Nature, which are to be opened neither by Art nor Nature. Thou that laist downe with golden lockes, shalt not awake vntill they bee turned to siluer haires: and that chin, on which scarcely appeareth soft downe, shalbe filled with brissles as hard as broome: thou shalt sleep out thy youth and flowring time, and become dry hay before thou knewest thy selfe greene grasse, & ready by age to step into the graue whē thou wakest, that was youthfull in the Courte when thou laidst thee downe to sleepe. The malice of Tellus hath brought this to passe, which if shee could not haue intreated of mee by fayre meanes, she would haue commaunded by menacing, for from her gather wee all our simples to maintaine our sorceries. Fanne with this hemlocke ouer his face, and sing the inchantment for sleepe, whilst I goe in and finish those cerimonies that are required in our Art: take heede yee touch not his face, for the Fanne is so seasoned that who so it toucheth with a leafe shall presently dye, and ouer whom the vvind of it breatheth, he shall sleepe for euer. Let me alone, I will bee carefull. What happe hadst thou Endimion to come vnder the hands of Dipsas. O faire Endimion, how it grieueth me that that faire face must be turned to a withered skinne, & taste the paines of death before it feele the reward of loue. I feare Tellus will repent that which the heauens themselues seemed to rewe, but I heare Dipsas comming, I dare not repine, least she make me pine, and rocke me into such a deepe sleepe, that I shall not awakd to my marriage. How now, haue you finished? Yea. Well then let vs in, and see that you doo not so much as whisper that I did this, for if you do, I will turne thy haires to Adders, and all thy teeth in thy heade to tongues, come away, come away. IS the report true, that Endimion is striken into such a dead sleep, that nothing can either wake him or mooue him? Too true Madame, and as much to be pittied as wondered at. As good sleepe and doe no harme, as wake and doe no good. What maketh you Tellus to bee so short? the time was Endimion onely was. It is an olde saying Madame, that a waking dog doth a farre off barke at a sleeping Lyon. It were good Eumenides that you tooke a nappe with your friend for your speech beginneth to be heauy