Lyly, John · published 1597 · first performed or written 1593 [1590-1595] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (first) · before the Court T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses typicality 0.80 · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T24: apollo, phoebus, midas, muses, ears, play, hedone, gods, siren, time.
I go. Blessed be the hand that made so happy wound, For in my sufferance have I won thy love, And blessed thou, that having tried my faith, Hast given admittance to my heart's desert, Now all is well, and all my hurt is whole, And I in paradise of my delight. Come lovely spouse, let us go walk the woods, Where warbling birds record our happiness: And whistling leaves make music to our mirth, And Flora strews her bower to welcome thee. But first sweet husband, be thou ruled by me, Go make provision for some holy rites: That zeal may prosper our new joined love, And by and by myself will follow thee. Stay not my decree, for in thy looks I live. I feel myself inspired, but wot not how, Nor what it is, unless some holy power: My heart foretells me many things to come, And I am full of unacquainted skill: Yet such as will not issue from my tongue, But like Sibylla's golden prophecies, Affecting rather to be clad in verse, (The certain badge of great Apollo's gift) Then to be spread and soiled in vulgar words, And now to ease the burden of my bulk, Like Sibyl, thus Pandora must begin, Come my Pandora, Stesias stays for thee. Peace man, with reverence here & note my words, For from Pandora speaks the laureate God. Utopiae Stesias Phoenici solvit amorem, Numina caelorum dum pia praecipiunt. And backward thus the same, but double sense. Praecipiunt pia dum celorum Numina, amorem solvit Phoenici Stesias Utopiae. He soberly repeating these verses, first forward and then backward, sayeth. If solvere amorem signify to love, Then means this prophesy good to Stesias: But if it signify to withdraw love, Then is it ill abodement to us both: But speak Pandora while the God inspires. Idaliis prior hic pveris est: aequoris Altò Pulchrior hec nymphis, & prior Aoniis. And backward thus, but still all one in sense. Aoniis prior, & nymphis hec pulchrior alti Aequoris est: pveris hic prior Idaliis. He soberly repeating these also, backward and forward, sayeth: Forward and back, these also are alike And sense all one, the pointing only changed: They but import Pandora's praise and mine. even now beginneth my fury to retire, And now with Stesias hence will I retire. Phoebus away, thou mak'st her too precise, I'll have her witty, quick, and amorous, Delight in revels and in banqueting, Wanton discourses, music and merry songs. Bright Cyprian Queen entreat Pandora fair. For though at first Phoebus envied her looks, Yet now doth he admire her glorious hue. And swears that neither Daphne in the spring, Nor glistering Thetis in her orient rob, Nor shamefast morning girt in silver clouds. Are half so lovely as this earthly saint. And being so fair my beams shall make her light, For Lenity is Beauty's waiting maid.
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I goe. Blest be the hand that made so happy wound, For in my sufferance haue I wonne thy loue, And blessed thou, that hauing tryed my faith, Hast giuen admittance to my harts desert, Now all is well, and all my hurt is whole, And I in paradise of my delight. Come louely spouse, let vs go walke the woods, VVhere warbling birds recorde our happines: And whisling leaues make musick to our myrthe, And Flora strews her bowre to welcome thee. But first sweet husband, be thou ruld by me, Go make prouision for some holy rytes: That zeale may prosper our new ioyned loue, And by and by my selfe will follw thee. Stay not my decre, for in thy lookes I liue. I feele my selfe inspyrd, but wot not how, Nor what it is, vnlesse some holy powre: My heart foretels me many things to come, And I am full of vnacquainted skil: Yet such as wil not issue from my tongue, But like Siballaes goulden prophesies, Affecting rather to be clad in verse, (The certaine badge of great Apolloes gift) Then to be spred and soyld in vulgar words, And now to ease the burden of my bulke, Like Sibill, thus Pandora must begin, Come my Pandora, Stesias stayes for thee. Peace man, with reuerence here & note my words, For from Pandora speakes the Lawreat God. Utopiae Stesias Phoenici soluit amorem, Numina caelorum dum pia praecipiunt. And backward thus the same, but double sence. Praecipiunt pia dum celorum Numina, amorem Soluit Phoenici Stesias Utopiae. He soberly repeating these verses, first forward and then▪ backward, sayeth. If soluere amorem signifie to loue, Then meanes this prophesie good to Stesias: But if it signisie to withdrawe loue, Then is it ill aboadement to vs both: But speake Pandora while the God inspyres. Idaliis prior hic pueris est: aequoris Alt ▪ Pulchrior hec nymphis, & prior Aoniis. And backward thus, but still all one in sense. Aoniis prior, & nymphis hec pulchrior alti Aequoris est: pueris hic prior Idaliis. He soberly repeating these also, backward and forward, sayeth: Forward and back, these also are alike And sence all one, the pointing only changd: They but import Pandoraes praise and mine. Euen now beginneth my furie to retyre, And now with Stesias hence wil I retyre. Phoebus away, thou makst her too precise, Ile haue her wittie, quick, and amorous, Delight in reuels and in banqueting, VVanton discourses, musicke and merrie songes. Bright Cyprian Queene intreate Pandora fayre. For though at first Phoebus enuied her lookes, Yet now doth he admire her glorious hew. And sweares that neyther Daphne in the spring, Nor glistering Thetis in her orient robe, Nor shamefast morning gert in siluer cloudes. Are halfe so louely as this earthly sainte. And being so fayre my beames shall make her light, For Lenety is Beauties wayting mayde.