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 · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
I never hung about Pandora's neck, She played not unto Melos in her bower, I kill her not, nor did she term me love. These words argue Pandora to be light. She played the wanton with these amorous swains, By all these streams that interlaced these floods. Which may be venom to her thirsty soul. I'll be revenged as never shepherd was, Now foul Pandora, wicked Stesias. Mistress 'tis true I heard them, venture not. Fence with her tongue, and guarded with her wit. Thus goeth Pandora unto Stesias. Detested falsor that to Stesias eyes. Art more incestuous than the Basilisk Gunophilus, Pandora is undone, Her love, her joy, her life hath lost his wits, Offer a Kid in Esculapias' fane, That he may cure him, lest I die outright, I'll offer it Esculapius, but he shall not have him, for when he comes to himself I must answer it. Go I say. Stay I am well 'tis thou that mak'st me rave, Thou play'dst the wanton with my fellow swains. Then die Pandora: art thou in thy wits. And call'st me wanton? O Master what have you done. Divine Pandora rise and pardon me. I cannot but forgive thee Stesias, But by this light, if. Look how she winks. O stay my love I know 'twas their device He that will win me must have Stesias shape. Such golden hair, such Alabaster looks, Wilt thou know why I loved not Iupiter? Because he was unlike my Stesias. Was ever silly shepherd thus abused? All three affirmed Pandora held them dear. It was to bring me in disgrace with thee, That they might have some hope I would be theirs. I cannot walk but they importune me. How many amorous letters have they sent. What gifts? yet all in vain to prove which true, I'll bear this slander with a patient mind, Speak them all fair and ere the sun go down, I'll bring thee where they use to lie in weight, To rob me of my honour in the groves, Do so sweet wife, and they shall buy it dear I cannot stay my sheep must to the fold. Go Stesias as simple as a sheep, And now Pandora summon all thy wits, To be revenged upon these long tongued swains, Gunophilus bear Iphicles this ring: Tell him I rave and language for his love. Will him to meet me in this mead alone, And swear his fellows have deluded him, Bear this to Melos say that for his sake, I stabbed myself, and hadst not thou been near, I had been dead, but yet I am alive. Calling for Melos whom I only love, And to Learchus bear these passionate lines, Which if he be not flint will make him come. I will, and you shall see how cunningly I'll use them stay here and I will send them to you one after another, and then use them as your wisdom shall think good.
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I neuer hung about Pandoraes neck, She playde not vnto Melos in her bower, I kill her not, nor did she terme me loue. These wordes argue Pandora to be light. She playde the wanton with these amarous swaines, By all these streames that interlaced these floodes. VVhich may be venom to her thirstie soule. Ile be reuenged as neuer shepherd was, Now foule Pandora, wicked Stesias. Mistres tis true I hard them, venter not. Fence with her tongue, and garded with her wit. Thus goeth Pandora vnto Stesias. Detested falsor that to Stesias eyes. Art more insestious then the Basiliske Gunophilus, Pandora is vndone, Her loue, her ioy, her life hath lost his wits, Offer a Kyd in Esculapias fane, That he may cure him, least I dye outright, Ile offer it Esculapius, but he shall not haue him, for when he comes to him selfe I must answer it. Go I say. Stay I am well tis thou that makst me raue, Thou playdst the wanton with my fellow swaynes. Then dye Pandora: art thou in thy wits. And calste me wanton? O Maister what haue you done. Diuine Pandora rise and pardon me. I cannot but forgiue thee Stesias, But by this light, if. Looke how she winkes. O stay my loue I know twas their deuise He that will winne me must haue Stesias shape. Such golden hayre, such Alabaster lookes, VVilt thou know why I loued not Iupiter? Because he was vnlike my Stesias. VVas euer silly shepherd thus abusd? All three afirmd Pandora held them deare. It was to bring me in disgrace with thee, That they might haue some hope I would be theirs. I cannot walke but they importune me. How many amarous letters haue they sent. VVhat giftes? yet all in vayne to proue which true, Ile beare this slaunder with a patient minde, Speeke them all fayre and ere the sunne go downe, Ile bring thee where they vse to lie in weight, To robbe me of my honour in the groues, Do so sweete wife, and they shall buy it deare I cannot stay my sheepe must to the fould. Go Stesias as simple as a sheepe, And now Pandora summon all thy wits, To be reuenged vpon these long toungd swaynes, Gunophilus beare Iphicles this ring: Tell him I raue and language for his loue. VVill him to meete me in this meade alone, And sweare his fellowes haue deluded him, Beare this to Melos say that for his sake, I stabd my selfe, and hadst not thou been neare, I had bene dead, but yet I am aliue. Calling for Melos whom I onely loue, And to Learchus beare these passionate lines, VVhich if he be not flint will make him come. I will, and you shall see how cunningly Ile vse them stay here and I will send them to you one after another, and then vse them as your wisdome shall thinke good.