Anonymous · published 1600 · first performed or written 1600 [1599-1600] (Annals) pastoral; romance · Children of Paul's (second) T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses typicality 0.82 · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T24: apollo, phoebus, midas, muses, ears, play, hedone, gods, siren, time.
I think no less. Then humble suit prefer To him: perhaps your prayers may attain, To have her turned into her form again. But Phoebus such disdain to me doth bear, As hardly we shall win his grant I fear. Then in these verdant fields all richly died, With nature's gifts, and Flora's painted pride: There is a goodly spring whose crystal streams Beset with myrtles, keep back Phoebus beams: There in rich seats all wrought of ivory, The Graces sit, listening the melody: The warbling Birds do from their pretty bills Unite in concord, as the brook distills. Whose gentle murmur with his buzzing notes, Is as a base unto their hollow throats. Garlands beside they wear upon their brows, Made of all sorts of flowers earth allows: From whence such fragrant sweet perfumes arise, As you would swear that place is Paradise. To them let us repair with humble heart, And meekly show the manner of your smart: So gracious are they in Apollo's eyes, As their entreaty quickly may suffice. In your behalf, I'll tell them of your states, And crave their aids, to stand your advocates. For ever you shall bind us to you then. Come go with me: I'll do the best I can. Is not this hard luck to wander so long, And in the end to find his wife marked wrong. A proper jest as ever I heard tell, In sooth, methinks the breech becomes her well: And might it not make their husbands fear then, Would all the wives in our town might wear them. Tell me youth, art a stranger here or no? Is your commission sir, to examine me so? What is it thou? now by my troth well met. By your leave, it's well overtaken yet. I little thought I should a found thee here. Perhaps so sir. I prithee speak, what cheer? What cheer can here be hopte for in these woods? Except trees, stones, briars, bushes, or buds? My meaning is, I fain would hear thee say, How thou dost man, why thou tak'st this another way. Why then sir, I do as well as I may. And to persuade ye, that welcome ye be, Wilt please ye sir, to eat a crab with me? Believe me Ioculo, reasonable hard cheer. Phylander, 'tis the best we can get here. But when return ye to the Court again? Shortly, now I have found thee. To requite your pain, Shall I entreat you bear a present from me? To whom? To the Duke. What shall it be? Because Venison so convenient doth not fall, A peck of Acorns to make merry withal. What meanest thou by that? By my troth sir as ye see, Acorns are good enough for such as he. I wish his honour well, and to do him good: Would he had eaten all the Acorns in th'wood.
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I thinke no leſſe. Then humble ſuite preferre To him: perhaps your prayers may attaine, To haue her turnd into her forme againe. But Phoebus ſuch diſdain to me doth beare, As hardly we ſhall win his graunt I feare. Then in theſe verdant fields al richly dide, With natures gifts, and Floras painted pride: There is a goodly ſpring whoſe chriſtal ſtreames Beſet with myrtles, keepe backe Phoebus beames: There in rich ſeates all wrought of Iuory, The Graces ſit, liſtening the melodye: The warbling Birds doo from their prettie billes Vnite in concord, as the brooke diſtilles. Whoſe gentle murmure with his buzzing noates, Is as a baſe vnto their hollow throates. Garlands beſide they weare vpon their browes, Made of all ſorts of flowers earth allowes: From whence ſuch fragrant ſweet perfumes ariſe, As you would ſweare that place is Paradiſe. To them let vs repaire with humble hart, And meekly ſhew the manner of your ſmart: So gratious are they in Apollos eies, As their intreatie quickly may ſuffice. In your behalfe, Ile tell them of your ſtates, And craue their aides, to ſtand your aduocates. For euer you ſhall bind vs to you than. Come go with me: Ile doo the beſt I can. Is not this hard luck to wander ſo long, And in the end to finde his wife markt wrong. A proper ieſt as euer I heard tell, In ſooth, me thinks the breech becomes her well: And might it not make their husbands feare then, Wold all the wiues in our town might wear them. Tell me youth, art a ſtraunger here or no? Is your commiſſion ſir, to examine me ſo? What is it thou? now by my troth wel met. By your leaue, it's well ouertaken yet. I litle thought I ſhould a found thee here. Perhaps ſo ſir. I prethee ſpeake, what cheere? What cheere can here be hopte for in theſe woods? Except trees, ſtones, bryars, buſhes, or buddes? My meaning is, I faine would heare thee ſay, How thou doeſt man, why thou tak'ſt this another way. Why then ſir, I doo as well as I may. And to perſwade ye, that welcome ye bee, Wilt pleaſe ye ſir, to eate a crab with mee? Beleeue me Ioculo, reaſonable hard cheere. Phylander, tis the beſt we can get heere. But when returne ye to the Court againe? Shortly, now I haue found thee. To requite your paine, Shall I intreat you beare a preſent from me? To whom? To the Duke. What ſhall it be? Becauſe Venſon ſo conuenient doth not fall, A pecke of Acornes to make merry withall. What meaneſt thou by that? By my troth ſir as ye ſee, Acornes are good enough for ſuch as hee. I wiſh his honour well, and to doo him good: Would he had eaten all the Acorns in th'wood.