Heywood, John · published 1534 · first performed or written 1534 [1533-1534] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 474 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
And almost in case as though it were gone Am I except his sewt take end shortly For it doth like me even like as one Should offer me service most humbly with an axe in his hand, continually beseeching me gently that this might be sped To grant him my good will to strike of my head I allege for general this one similitude Avoiding rehersale of pains particular To abreveate the time and to exclude Surplusage of words in this our matter By which ensample if ye consider rightly my case at lest wise ye may see My pain as painful as your pain can be. And yet for shorter end put case that your pain were oft times more sharp and sore in degree Than mine is at any time yet will I prove plain My pain at length sufficient to match ye which proof to be true yourself shall agree if your affection in that I shall resyght May suffer your reason to understand right you stand in pleasure having your love in sight And in her absens hope of sight again keepeth most times possession of some delight Thus have you oft times some way ease of pain And I never no way for when I do remain In his presence, in deadly pain I solorne And absent, half did in fear of his return sins presence nor absens absenteth my pain But always the same to me is present And that by presence and hope of presence again There doth appear much of your time spent Out of pain, me think this consequent That my pain may well by mean of the length Compare with your shorter pain of more strength master if your long pain be no stronger Than is your long reason against my short pain ye lack no lycklyhod to live much longer Than he that would strike of your head so fain yet lest ye would note me your words to disdain I am content to agree for a season To grant and enlarge your latter reason Amytte by her presence half my time pleasant And all your time as painful as in case can be yet your pain to be most, reason will not grant And for ensample I put case that ye Stood in cold water all a day to the knee And I halfe the same day to mid leg in the fire would ye change places with me for the drier Nay that would I not be ye assured Forsooth and my pain above yours is as ill As fire above water thus to be endewred Came my pain but at times and yours continue still yet should mine many ways to whom can skill Show yours, in comparysen between the twain scantly able for a shadow to my pain
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And almoſte in caſe as though it were gone Am I except hys ſewt take end ſhortely For it doth lyke me euyn lyke as one Shold offer me ſeruyce moſt humbly wyth an axe in hys hande, contynually Beſechynge me gentylly that thys myght be ſped To graunte hym my good wyll to ſtryke of my hed I alledge for generall thys one ſymylytude Auoydyng reherſale of paynes partyculer To abreueate the tyme and to exclude Surpluſage of wordes in thys our mater By whyche enſaumple yf ye conſydere Ryghtly my caſe at leſt wyſe ye may ſee My payne as paynfull as your payne can bee. And yet for ſhorter end put caſe that your payne were oft tymes more ſharpe and ſore in degre Then myne ys at any tyme yet wyll I proue playne My payne at lenght ſuffycyent to match ye whiche profe to be true your ſelfe ſhall agre yf your affeccyon in that I ſhall reſyght May ſuffer your reaſon to vnderſtande ryght you ſtand in pleſure hauyng your loue in ſyght And in her abſens hope of ſyght agayne Kepyth moſte tymes poſſeſſyon of ſome delyght Thus haue you oft tymes ſome way eaſe of payne And I neuer no way for when I do remayne In hys preſens, in dedly payne I ſolorne And abſent, halfe ded in feare of hys retourne Syns preſens nor abſens abſenteth my payne But alway the ſame to me is preſent And that by preſens and hope of preſens agayne Ther doth appere myche of your tyme ſpente Out of payne, me thynke this conſequent That my payne may well by meane of the length Compare with your ſhorter payne of more ſtrength Mayſtres if your long payne be no ſtronger Then is your longe reaſon agaynſt my ſhorte payne ye lacke no lycklyhod to lyue much longer Then he that wolde ſtryke of your hed ſo fayne yet leſt ye wolde note me your wordes to dyſdayne I am content to agree for a ſeaſon To graunt and enlarge your latter reaſon Amytte by her preſens halfe my tyme pleaſaunt And all your tyme as paynefull as in caſe can be yet your payne to be moſt, reaſon wyl not graunt And for enſample I put caſe that ye Stood in colde water all a day to the kne And I halfe the ſame day to myd leg in the fyer wolde ye chaunge places with me for the dryer Nay that wolde I not be ye aſſuered Forſoth and my payne aboue yours is as yll As fyre aboue water thus to be endewred Came my payne but at tymes and yours contynue ſtyll yet ſhold myne many weys to whome can ſkyll Shewe yours, in comparyſen betwene the twayne Skantly able for a ſhadowe to my payne