Lyly, John · published 1591 · first performed or written 1588 [Feb 2(?)] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (first) · before the Court unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 515 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Dipsas, Thou hast made this difference between me and Endymion, that being both young, thou hast caused me to wake in melancholy, losing the joys of my youth, and him to sleep, not remembering youth. Stay, here cometh Tellus, we shall now know all. I would to Cynthia thou couldst make as good an excuse in truth, as to me thou hast done by wit. Truth shall be mine answer, and therefore I will not study for an excuse. Is it possible Tellus, that so few years should harbour so many mischiefs? Thy swelling pride have I borne, because it is a thing that beauty maketh blameless, which the more it exceedeth fairness in measure, the more it stretcheth itself in disdain. Thy devices against Corsites I smile at, for that wits the sharper they are, the shrewder they are. But this unacquainted and most unnatural practice with a vile Enchantress, against so noble a Gentleman as Endymion, I abhor, as a thing most malicious, and will revenge, as a deed most monstrous. And as for you Dipsas, I will send you into the Desert amongst wild beasts, and try whether you can cast lions, tigers, Boars, and Bears, into as dead asleep as you did Endymion, or turn them to trees, as you have done Bagoa. But tell me Tellus, what was the cause of this cruel part, far unfitting thy sex, in which nothing should be but simpleness: and much disagreeing from thy face, in which nothing seemed to be but softness. Divine Cynthia, by whom I receive my life, and am content to end it. I can neither excuse my fault without lying, nor confess it without shame; Yet were it possible that in so heavenly thoughts as yours, there could fall such earthly motions as mine, I would then hope, if not to be pardoned without extreme punishment, yet to be heard without great marvel. Say on Tellus, I cannot imagine any thing that can colour such a cruelty. Endymion, that Endymion in the prime of his youth, so ravished my heart with love, that to obtain my desires, I could not find means, nor to recite them reason. What was she that favoured not Endymion, being young, wise, honourable, and virtuous; beside, what metal was she made of (be she mortal) that is not affected with the spice, nay infected with the poison of that (not to be expressed, yet always to be felt) Love? which breaketh the brains, and never bruiseth the brow: consumeth the heart, and never toucheth the skin: and maketh a deep scar to be seen, before any wound at all be felt. My heart too tender to withstand such a divine fury, yielded to Love. madam I not without blushing confess, yielded to Love. A strange effect of love, to work such an extreme hate. How say you Endymion, all this was for love? I say Madam then the Gods send me a woman's hate. That were as bad, for then by contrary you should never sleep. But on Tellus, let us hear the end.
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Dipsas, Thou hast made this difference betweene me and Endimion, that being both young, thou hast caused mee to wake in melancholie, loosing the ioyes of my youth, and hym to sleepe, not remembring youth. Stay, heere commeth Tellus, we shall nowe knowe all. I woulde to Cynthia thou couldest make as good an excuse in truth, as to me thou hast done by wit. Truth shall be mine answere, and therefore I will not studie for an excuse. Is it possible Tellus, that so few yeres should harbor so many mischiefes? Thy swelling pride haue I borne, because it is a thing that beautie maketh blamelesse, which the more it exceedeth fairenes in measure, the more it stretcheth it selfe in disdaine. Thy deuises against Corsites I smyle at, for that wits the sharper they are, the shrewder they are. But this vnacquainted and most vnnaturall practise with a vile Enchauntresse, against so noble a Gentleman as Endimion, I abhorre, as a thing most malicious, and will reuenge, as a deede most monstrous. And as for you Dipsas, I will send you into the Deserte amongst wilde beastes, and try whether you can cast Lyons, Tygars, Bores, and Beares, into as deade a sleepe as you did Endimion, or turne them to trees, as you haue doone Bagoa. But tell me Tellus, what was the cause of this cruel part, farre vnfitting thy sexe, in which nothing should be but simplenes: and much disagreeing from thy face, in which nothing seemed to bee but softnes. Diuine Cynthia, by whom I receiue my life, and am content to ende it. I can neyther excuse my faulte without lying, nor confesse it without shame; Yet were it possible that in so heauenlie thoughts as yours, there coulde fall such earthly motions as mine, I would then hope, if not to bee pardoned without extreame punishment, yet to be heard without great maruell. Say on Tellus, I cannot imagine anie thing that can colour such a crueltie. Endimion, that Endimion in the prime of his youth, so rauisht my hart with loue, that to obtaine my desires, I coulde not finde meanes, nor to resite them reason. What was shee that fauoured not Endimion, being young, wise, honorable, and vertuous; besides, vvhat mettall was shee made of (be shee mortall) that is not affected with the spice, nay infected with the poyson of that (not to be expressed, yet alwaies to be felt) Loue? which breaketh the braines, and neuer brooseth the browe: consumeth the hart, and neuer toucheth the skinne: and maketh a deepe skarre to be seene, before any wounde at all be felt. My hart too tender to vvithstande such a diuine furie, yeelded to Loue. Madame I not without blushing confesse, yeelded to Loue. A strange effect of loue, to worke such an extreame hate. How say you Endimion, all this was for loue? I say Madam then the Gods sende mee a womans hate. That were as bad, for then by contrarie you shoulde neuer sleepe. But on Tellus, let vs heare the ende.