Tancred and Gismund (Gismond of Salerne) · chunk 11 of 29
Wilmot, Robert / Hatton, Christopher / Noel, HenryAl., G.Stafford, Roderick · published 1591 · first performed or written 1567 [1567-1568; revised 1591] (Annals) tragedy · before the Court unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
As soon as when she riseth flowing tears Stream down her cheeks, immixed with deadly groans Whereby her inward sorrow so appears, That as salt tears the cruel cause bemoans. In case she be constrained to abide In press of company, she scarcely may Her trembling voice restrain it be not spied From careful plaints her sorrows to bewray. By which restraint the force doth so increase, When time and place give liberty to plain. That as small streams from running never cease, Till they return into the seas again: So her laments we fear will not amend, Before they bring her Princely life to end. To others talk whenas she should attend, Her heaped cares her senses so oppress, That what they speak, or whereto their words tend She knows not, as her answers do express. Her chief delight is still to be alone, Her pensive thoughts within themselves debate, But whereupon this restless life is grown, Since I know not nor how the same t'abate. I can no more but wish it as I may, That he which knows it would the same allay, For which the Muses with my song shall pray. Leave me my friends, this solitary walk enticeth me to break your company. Leave me my friends, I can endure no talk. Let me entreat this common courtesy. WHat grievous pain they dure which neither may Forget their Loves, ne yet enjoy their love. I know by proof, and daily make assay, Though Love hath brought my Lady's heart to love My faithful love with like love to requite: This doth not quench, but rather cause to flame The creeping fire, which spreading in my breast With raging heat, grants me no time of rest. If they bewail their cruel destiny, Which spend their love where they no love can find Well may I plain, since Fortune haileth me To this torment of far more grievous kind. Wherein I feel as much extremity, As may be felt in body or in mind. For by that sight which should recure my pain, My sorrows are redoubled all in vain. Now I perceive that only I alone Am her beloved, her looks assure me so: The thought thereof provokes me to bemoan Her heavy plight that grieveth at my woe. This intercourse of our affections: I her to serve, she thus to honour me, Bewrays the truth of our elections, Delighting in this mutual sympathy. Thus love for love entreats the Queen of love, That with her help Loves solace we may prove. I see my mistress seeks as well as I To stay the strife of her perplexed mind: Full fain she would our secret company, If she the wished way thereof might find. heavens have ye seen, or hath the age of man Recorded such a miracle as this? In equal love two noble hearts to frame, That never spoke one with another's bliss, I am assured that she doth assent, To my relief that I should reap the same, If she could frame the means of my content,
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As soon as when she riseth flowing teares Stream down her chekes, immixt with dedly grones Whereby her inward sorow so appeares, That as salt teares the cruell cause bemones. In case she be constrained to abide In preace of company, she scarcely may Her trembling voice restraine it be not spied From careful plaints her sorrowes to bewray. By which restraint the force doth so increase, When time and place geue liberty to plaine. That as small streames from running neuer cease, Til they returne into the seas againe: So her laments we feare wil not amend, Before they bring her Princely life to end. To others talke when as she should attend, Her heaped cares her sences so oppresse, That what they speak, or wherto their words tende She knowes not, as her answeres do expresse. Her chiefe delight is stil to be alone, Her pensiue thoughts within themselues dbate, But whereupon this restlesse life is growen, Since I know not nor how the same t'abate. I can no more but wish it as I may, That he which knowes it would the same allay, For which the Muses with my song shal pray. LEaue me my frends, this solitarie walke Intiseth me to breake your companie. Leaue me my frends, I can endure no talk. Let me intreat this common curtesie. WHat grecuous pain they dure which neither may Forget their Loues, ne yet enioy their loue. I know by proofe, and daily make assay, Though Loue hath brought my Ladies hart to loue My faithfull loue with like loue to requite: This doeth not quench, but rather cause to flame The creeping fire, which spreading in my brest With raging heat, graunts me no time of rest. If they bewaile their cruell destenie, Which spend their loue wher they no loue can find Wel may I plaine, since Fortune haleth me To this torment of far more greeuous kind. Wherein I feele as much extremitie, As may be felt in body or in minde. For by that sight which should recure my paine, My sorowes are redoubled all in vaine. Now I perceiue that only Ialone Am her belou'd, her lookes assure me so: The thought thereof prouokes me to bemone Her heauy plight that greeueth at my woe. This entercourse of our affections: I her to serue, she thus to honor me, Bewraies the trueth of our elections, Delighting in this mutual sympathie. Thus loue for loue intreates the Queen of loue, That with her help Loues solace we may proue. I see my mistres seekes as well as I To stay the strife of her perplexed mind: Full faine she would our secrete companie, If she the wished way therof might finde. Heauens haue yeseen, or hath the age ofman Recorded such a myracle as this? In equall loue two noble harts to frame, That neuer spake one with anothers blisse, I am assured that she doth assent, To my reliefe that I should reape the same, If she could frame the meanes of my content,