Lyly, John · published 1597 · first performed or written 1593 [1590-1595] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (first) · before the Court unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 479 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Such slender fingers hath Ioues Ganymede, Gunophilus, I am love sick for thee. O that I were worthy you should be sick for me. I languish for thee, therefore be my love. Better you languish then I be beaten, Pardon me, I dare not love, because of my Master. I'll hide thee in a wood, and keep thee close. But what if he come a hunting that way. I'll say thou art a Satire of the woods. Then I must have horns. I so thou shalt, I'll give thee Stesias horns. Why he hath none, But he may have shortly, Ye say true, and of that condition I am yours. I may not speak of love, for I have vowed, near to solicit her, but rest content. Therefore only gaze eyes to please yourselves, Let not my inward sense know what you see, lest that my fancy do ate upon her still. Pandora is divine, but say not so, lest that thy heart hear thee and break in twain, I may not court her, what a hell is this? Gunophilus: I'll have a banquet straight, Go thou provide it, and then meet me here. I will? but by your leave I'll stay a while. Happy are those that be Pandora's guests, Then happy is Learchus, he is my guest. And greater joy do I conceive therein, Than Tantalus that feasted with the Gods. Mistress, the banquet. What of the banquet? You have bid nobody to it, What's that to you? Go and prepare it. And in the mean time you will be in love with him. I pray let me stay and bid him prepare the banquet. A way ye peasant. Now she begins to love me. Learchus had I marked this golden hair, I had not chosen Stesias for my love, But now. Lovely Pandora, if a shepherd's tears, May move thee unto ruth, pity my state, Make me thy love, though Stesias be thy choice, And I in stead of love will honour thee. Had he not spoke I should have courted him: Wilt thou not say Pandora is to light, If she take thee instead of Stesias? Rather i'll die then have but such a thought. Then shepherd this kiss shallbe our nuptials. This kiss hath made me wealthier than Pan. Then come again: Now be as great as Ioue. Let Stesias never touch these lips again. None but Learchus: Now sweet love begone, lest Stesias take thee in this amorous vain, But go no farther than thy bower my love, I'll steal from Stesias and meet thee straight. I will Pandora, and against thou comest. strew all my bower with flags and water mints. A husband? what a foolish word is that? Give me a lover, let the husband go. O Iphicles, behold the heavenly Nymph. We may behold her but she scorns our love.
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Such slender fingers hath Ioues Ganymede, Gunophilus, I am loue sick for thee. O that I were worthy you should be sick for me. I languish for thee, therefore be my loue. Better you languish then I be beaten, Pardon me, I dare not loue, because of my Maister. Ile hide thee in a wood, and keepe thee close. But what if he come a hunting that way. Ile say thou art a Satyre of the woods. Then I must haue hornes. I so thou shalt, Ile giue thee Stesias hornes. VVhy he hath none, But he may haue shortly, Yee say true, and of that condition I am yours. I may not speake of loue, for I haue vowd, Nere to sollicit her, but rest content. Therefore onely gaze eyes to please your selues, Let not my inward sence know what you see, Least that my fancie do ate vpon her still. Pandora is diuine, but say not so, Least that thy heart heare thee and breake in tawine, I may not court her, what a hell is this? Gunopilus: Ile haue a banquet streight, Goe thou prouide it, and then meete me here. I will? but by your leaue Ile stay a while. Happy are those that be Pandoraes guestes, Then happy is Learchus, he is my guest. And greater ioy doe I conceaue therein, Then Tantalus that feasted with the Gods. Mistres, the banquet. VVhat of the banquet? You haue bid no body to it, VVhats that to you? Goe and prepare it. And in the meane time you will be in loue with him. I pray let me stay and bid him prepare the bauquet. A way ye peasant. Now she begins to loue me. Learchus had I markt this golden hayre, I had not chosen Stesias for my loue, But now. Louely Pandora, if a shepherds teares, May moue thee vnto rueth, pity my state, Make me thy loue, though Stesias be thy choyse, And I in steade of loue will honour thee. Had he not spoke I should haue courted him: VVilt thou not say Pandora is to light, If she take thee insteede of Stesias? Rather ile dye then haue but such a thought. Then shepheard this kisse shalbe our nuptials. This kisse hath made me welthier then Pan. Then come agayne: Now be as great as Ioue. Let Stesias neuer touch these lippes agayne. None but Learchus: Now sweete loue begone, Least Stesias take thee in this amarous vayne, But go no farther then thy bower my loue, Ile steale from Stesias and meete thee streight. I will Pandora, and agaynst thou comst. strew all my bower with flagges and water mints. A husband? what a folish word is that? Giue me a louer, let the husband goe. O Iphicles, behold▪ the heauenly Nymphe. VVe may beholde her but she scornes our loue.