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 · 521 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Now are these issues couched so nigh That both sides I trust shall take end shortly I hope and desire the same and sins we were first hard, we both humbly beseech ye That we in like wise may have judgement first I grant By the mass and I come best or worst Though nature force man stiffly to incline To his own part in each particular thing! yet reason would man when man shall determine Other men's parts by indifferent awarding Indifferent to be in all his reasoning wherefore in this part cut out of affection So that indifferency be direction Contented with that and by aught I espy we may in this matter take end quickly Stan we their cases as she did apply them That we may perceive what is meant by them He loveth unamended a goodly one She is loved not loving of an ugly one Or in his eye his lover seemeth goodly And in her eye her lober seemeth as ugly Her most desired angels face he can not see His most lothly hell hounds face she can not flee He loveth, she abhorreth whereby presence is His life, her death, whereby I say even this Be his feeling pains in every degree As great and as many as he saith they be yet in my judgement by these cases hath she As great and as many feeling pains as he When matter at full is indifferently laid As ye in this judgement have laid this now what reason the time by me should be deleyd ye have spoken my thought wherefore to you In peysing your pains my consciens doth allow A just counterpass and thus your pains be A judged by us twain one pain in degree Well sins your conscience driveth you thus to judge I receive this judgement without grief or grudge And I in like rate, yielding unto you twain Hearty thanks for this your undeserved pain Now masters may it please you to declare As touching their parts of what mind ye are With right good will sir, and sure I suppose Their parts in few words mate come to point well The two examples which he did disclose All errors or doubts do clearly expel The estate of a tree his estate doth tell And of the horse his tale well understand Declareth as well his case now in hand For as nothing can please or displease a tree By any pleasure or displeasue feeling Nor never bring a tree discontent to be So like case to him not loved nor loving Love can no way bring pleasing or displeasing Live women, die women, sink women, or swim, In all he content, for all is one to him And as a horse hath many painful ●orneis A lover best loved hath pains in like wise As here hath appeared by sundry ways which showeth his case in worst part to rise But then as the horse feeleth pleasure in size At night in the stable above the tree So feeleth he some pleasure as far above ye
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Nowe are theſe iſſues cowched ſo nie That both ſides I truſt ſhall take ende ſhortly I hope and deſire the ſame and ſyns we were fyrſt harde, we both humbly beſeche ye That we in like wiſe maye haue iudgement furſ I graunt By the maſſe and I come beſt or wurſt Though nature force man ſtyfy to encline To his owne parte in ech particuler thing! yet reaſon wolde man whan man ſhal determine Other mens partes by indifferent awarding Indifferent to be in al his reaſoning wherfore in this parte cut out of affecion So that indifferency be direcion Contented with that and by ought I eſpy we may in this mater take ende quickly Stan we theyr caſes as ſhe did apply them That we may perceiue what is ment by them He loueth vnloued a goodly one She is loued not louinge of an vgly one Or in his eye his louer ſemeth goodly And in her eye her lober ſemeth as vgly Her moſt deſyred angels face he can not ſee His moſt lothely hell houndes face ſhe can not flee He loueth, ſhe abhorreth wherby preſens is His life, her deth▪ wherby I ſay euen this Be his feling paines in euery degre As great and as many as he ſayth they be yet in my iudgement by theſe caſes hath ſhe As great and as many feling paines as he When mater at full is indifferently leyd As ye in this iugement haue leyd this nowe what reaſon the tyme by me ſhulde be deleyd ye haue ſpoken my thought wherfore to you In peyſing your paines my conſciens doth alowe A iuſt counterpaſe and thus your paynes be A iudged by vs twaine one paine in degre Well ſins your conſcyens driueth you thus to iudge I receiue this iudgement without grefe or grudge And I in like rate, yelding vnto you twaine Harty thankes for this your vndeſeruid paine Nowe maiſters may it pleaſe you to declare As touching their partes of what minde ye are With right good will ſir, and ſure I ſuppoſe Their partes in fewe wordes mate come to pointe well The two examples which he did diſcloſe All errours or doubtes do clerly expell The eſtate of a tre his eſtate doth tell And of the hors his tale wel vnderſtande Declareth as well his caſe nowe in hande For as nothing can pleaſe or diſpleaſe a tre By ani pleaſure or diſpleaſue feling Nor neuer bring a tre diſcontent to be So like caſe to him not loued nor louing Loue can no way bring pleaſing or diſpleaſing Liue women, die women, inke women, or ſwim, In all he content, for al is one to him And as a horſe hath mani painefull orneis A louer beſt loued hath paines in like wiſe As here hath apered by ſondry weys which ſheweth his caſe in wurſt part to riſe But then as the horſe feleth pleaſure in ſiſe At night in the ſtable aboue the tre So feleth he ſome pleaſure as farre aboue ye