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 · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
She is asleep, master shall I wake her? O no Gunophilus there let her sleep, And let us pray that she may be recured. Stesias thou pitiest her that loves thee not The words we told thee Stesias were too true. Never did Iphicles dissemble yet, Believe me Stesias she hath been untrue. Yet will you slay me with your slanderous words Did you not all swear for her chastity. It was her subtle wit that made us swear, For Stesias know she showed love to us all, And severally sent for us by this swain, And unto me he brought such honey lines, As overcomed, I flew unto her bower. Who when I came, swore she loud me alone. willing me to deny the words I spoke, And she at night would meet me in the grove. Thus meaning simply, lo I was betrayed, Gunophilus brought me a bloody cloth, Saying for my love she was almost slain, And when I came she used me as this swain, Protesting love, and pointing me this place, And by this bearer I received a ring, And many a loving word that drew me forth, O that a woman should dissemble so. She then for swore Learchus and this swain, Saying that Iphicles was only hers, Whereat I promised to deny my words. And she to meet me at Enepius' banks, Wert thou the messenger unto them all. I was, and all that they have said is true, She love not you, not them, but me alone, How oft hath she run up and down the lawns. Calling aloud where is Gunophilus. Ah how my heart swells at these miscreants words. Come let us leave him in this pensive mood. Fret, Stesias fret, while we dance on the plain. Such fortune happen to incredulus swains. Sweet is a single life, Stesias farewell. Go life, fly soul, go wretched Stesias, Cursed be Utopia for Pandora's sake, Let wild boars with their tusks blow up my lawns, Devouring wolves come shake my tender lambs, Drive up my goats unto some steepy rock, And let them fall down headlong in the sea, She shall not live, nor thou Gunophilus, To triumph in poor Stesias overthrow. Stay shepherd, stay. Hurt not Pandora lovely Stesias. What means my love to look so pale and wan. For thee base strumpet am I pale and wan. Speak mildly, or I'll make thee crabbed swain. Take her again, and love her Stesias. Not for Utopia, no, not for the world. Ah canst thou frown on her that looks so sweet? Have I offended thee? I'll make amends. And what canst thou demand more at her hand? To slay herself that I may live alone. Flint hearted shepherd thou deservest her not. If thou be Ioue convey her from the earth, And punish this Gunophilus her man. O Ioue, let this be my punishment, to live still with Pandora.
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She is a sleepe, mayster shall I vvake her? O no Gunophilus there let her sleepe, And let vs pray that she may be recurd. Stesias thou pittiest her that loues thee not The vvordes we told thee Stesias vvere too true. Neuer did Iphicles desemble yet, Beleeue me Stesias she hath been vntrue. Yet vvill you slay me with your slaunderous words Did you not all svveare for her chastety. It was her subtle vvit that made vs sweare, For Stesias know she shevved loue to vs all, And seuerally sent for vs by this svvayne, And vnto me he brought such hony lines, As ouercomd, I flevv vnto her bower. VVho vvhen I came, svvore she loud me a lone. VVil'ing me to deny the vvordes I spoke, And she at night vvould meete me in the groue. Thus meaning simply, lo I vvas betrayd, Gunophilus brought me a bloody cloth, Saying for my loue she vvas almost slayne, And vvhen I came she vsed me as this svvaine, Protesting loue, and poynting me this place, And by this bearer I receiued a ring, And many a louing vvord that drevv me foorth, O that a vvoman should desemble so. She then for svvore Learehus and this svvaine, Saying that Iphicles vvas onely hers, VVhereat I promised to deny my vvordes. And she to meete me at Enepius bankes, VVert thou the messenger vnto them all. I vvas, and all that they haue fayde is true, She loe not you, not them, but me alone, Hovv oft hath she runne vp and dovvne the lavvnes. Calling aloud where is Gunophilus. Ah how my hart swels at these miscreants wordes. Come let vs leaue him in this pensiue mood. Fret, Stesias fret, while we daunce on the playne. Such fortune happen to incredulus swaines. Sweete is a single life, Stesias farewell. Go life, flye soule, go wretched Stesias, Curst be Utopia for Pandoraes sake, Let wild bores with their tuskes plow vp my lawnes, Deuouring VVoules come shake my tender lambes, Driue vp my goates vnto some steepy rocke, And let them fall downe headlong in the sea, She shall not liue, nor thou Gunophilus, To triumph in poore Stesias ouerthrow. Stay shepherd, stay. Hurt not Pandora louely Stesias. VVhat meanes my loue to looke so pale and wan. For thee base strumpet am I pale and wanne. Speake mildly, or Ile make thee crabbed swaine. Take her agayne, and loue her Stesias. Not for Vtopia, no, not for the world. Ah canst thou frowne on her that lookes so sweet▪ Haue I offended thee? Ile make amends. And what canst thou demaund more at her hand? To slay her selfe that I may liue alone. Flint harted shepherd thou deseruest her not. If thou be Ioue conuey her from the earth, And punish this Gunophilus her man. O Ioue, let this be my punishment, to liue still with Pandora.