Heywood, John · published 1534 · first performed or written 1534 [1533-1534] (Annals) not in BritDrama T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.67 · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
I hold me content the same to condescend Please it you to set forth and I shall attend. By comen experience who can deny Inpossibylyte for man to show His inward intent, but by signs outwardly As writing, speech, or countenance, whereby doth grow Outward perceiving inwardly to know Of every secrecy in man's breast wrought From man unto man the effect of each thought These things well weighed in many things show need In our outward signs to show us so that plain According to our thoughts/ words and signs proceed For in outward signs where men are seen to fain what credence in man to man may remain Man's inward mind with outward signs to fable May soon be more comen than commendable. Much are we lovers then to be commended For love his appearance dissembleth in no wise But as the heart feeleth like signs always pretended who fain in appearance are loves mortal enemies As in despair of speed who that can mirth devise Or having grant of grace can show them as morners Such be no lovers but even very skorners. The true lovers heart that can not obtain Is so tormented that all the body Is evermore so compelled to complain That sooner may the sufferer hide the fury Of a fervent fever, then of that malady By any power human he possible may Hide the lest pain of a thousand I dare say. And he who in loving hath lot to such luck. That love for love of his love be found shallbe of power even as easily to pluck The moan in a momet with a finger to ground As of his joy to enclose the rebound But that the reflection thereof from his heart To his beholders shall shine in each part Thus be a lover in joy or in care All though will and wit his estate would hide yet shall his semblance as a dyale declare How the clock goeth which may be well applied In abrygement of circumstance for a guyed To lead you in few words by my behaviour To know me in grace of my ladies favour. For being a lover as I am in deed And thereto disposed thus pleasantly Is a plain appearance of my such speed As I in love cold wish and undoubtedly My love is requited so lovingly That in every thing that may delight my mind. My wit can not wish it so well as I find which thing at full considered, I suppose That all the whole world must agree in one voice I being beloved as I now disclose Of one being chief of all the hole choice Must have incomparable cause to rejoice For the highest pleasure that man may obtain Is to be a lover beloved again Now god you good even master woodcock Cometh of rudeness or lewdness that mock Come whereof it shall ye come of such stock That god you good even master woodcock.
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I holde me content the ſame to condyſcende Pleaſe it you to ſet forth and I ſhall attend. By comen experyence who can deny Inpoſſibylyte for man to ſhowe His inward entent, but by ſygnes outwardly As wrytyng, ſpeche, or countenaūce, wherby doth growe Outwarde perceyuynge inwardly to knowe Of euery ſecrecy in mans breſt wrought Fro man vnto man the effecte of eche thought Theſe thynges well weyd in many thynges ſhewe nede In our outwarde ſygnes to ſhewe vs ſo that playne Accordyng to our thoughtes / wordes and ſygnes procede For in outwarde ſygnes where men are ſene to fayne what credence in man to man may remayne Mans inwarde mynde with outward ſygnes to fable May ſone be more comen than cōmendable. Much are we louers then to be commendyd For loue his apparence dyſſembleth in no wyſe But as the harte felyth lyke ſygnes alway pretendyd who fayne in apparence are loues mortall enmyes As in dyſpayr of ſpede who that can myrth deuyſe Or hauyng graunt of grace can ſhewe them as morners Such be no louers but euyn very ſkorners. The true louers harte that can not obteyne Is ſo tormentyd that all the body Is euermore ſo compelde to complayne That ſoner may the ſufferer hyde the fury Of a feruent feuer, then of that malady By any power humayne he poſſyble may Hyde the leſte payne of a thouſande I dare ſay. And he who in louyng hath lot to ſuche lucke. That loue for loue of his loue be founde Shalbe of power euyn as eaſely to plucke The mone in a momet with a fynger to grounde As of his ioy to encloſe the rebounde But that the refleccion therof from his harte To his beholders ſhall ſhyne in eche parte Thus be a louer in ioy or in care All though wyll and wyt his eſtate wolde hyde yet ſhall his ſemblaunce as a dyale declare Howe the clocke goeth which may be well applyed In abrygement of circumſtaūce for a guyed To leade you in fewe wordes by my byhauour To knowe me in grace of my ladyes fauour. For beyng a louer as I am in dede And therto dyſpoſyd thus pleaſauntly Is a playne apparence of my ſuch ſpede As I in loue cowld wyſh and vndoubtedly My loue is requyted ſo louyngly That in euery thyng that may delyght my mynde. My wyt can not wyſhe it ſo well as I fynde which thyng at full conſydred, I ſuppoſe That all the whole worlde muſt agree in one voyce I beyng beloued as I nowe dyſcloſe Of one beyng chefe of all the hole choyce Muſt haue incomparable cauſe to reioyce For the hyeſt pleaſure that man may obtayne Is to be a louer beloued agayne Nowe god you good euyn mayſter woodcock Cometh of rudeneſſe or lewdeneſſe that mock Come wherof it ſhall ye come of ſuch ſtock That god you good euyn mayſter woodcock.