Lyly, John · published 1601 · first performed or written 1590 [c.1588-1590] (Annals) pastoral; comedy · Children of Paul's (first) T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.69 · 421 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Or Salamints, which in the morning are white, red at noon, and in the Evening purple, for in my affections shall there be no staidness but in unstaidness: but what is yours of, Nisa? Of Holly, because it is most holy, which lovely green neither the suns beams, nor the winds blasts can alter or diminish. But Celia, what Garland have you? Mine all of Cypress leaves, which are broadest and beautifullest, yet beareth the least fruit; for beauty maketh the brightest show, being the slightest substance; and I am content to wither before I be worn, and deprive myself of that which so many desire. Come, let us make an end, lest Ceres come and find us slack in performing that which we owe: But soft, some have been here this Morning before us. The amorous Foresters, or none, for in the woods they have eaten so much wake-Robin, that they cannot sleep for love. Alas poor souls, how ill love sounds in their lips, who telling a long tale of hunting, think they have bewrayed a sad passion of love! Give them leave to love, since we have liberty to choose, for as great sport do I take in coursing their tame hearts, as they do pains in hunting their wild Hearts. Niobe, your affection is but pinned to your tongue, which when you lift you can unloose. But let us read what they have written: Penelopen ipsam perstes mode tempore vinces. That is for you Nisa, whom nothing will move, yet hope makes him hover. A fond Hobby to hover over an Eagle. But Foresters think all Birds to be Buntings. What's the next Fructus abest facies cum bona testae caret, Celia, the Forester gives you good counsel, take your pennyworth whiles the market serves. I hope it will be market day till my deaths day. Let me read to Rivalem patienter habe, he toucheth you, Niobe, on the quick, yet you see how patient he is in your constancy. Inconstancy is a vice, which I will not swap for all the virtues; though I throw one off with my whole hand, I can pull him again with my little finger; let us encourage them and write something; if they censure in favourably, we know them fools; if angrily, we will say they are froward. I will begin. Cedit amor rebus, res age, tutus eris. Indeed better to tell stars then be idle, yet better idle then ill employed; Mine this, Sat mihi sifacies, sit bene nota mihi.
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Or Salamints, which in the morning are white, at noone, and in the Euening purple, for in my affections shall there be no staiednesse but in vnstaiedues: bue what is yours of, Nisa? Of Hollie, because it is most holy, which louely greene neither the Sunnes beames, nor the winds blasts can alter or diminish. But Celia, what Garland haue you? Mine all of Cypres leaues, which are broadest and beautifullest, yet beareth the least fruit; for beautie maketh the brightest shew, being the slightest substance; and I am content to wither before I bee worne, and depriue my selfe of that which so many desire. Come, let vs make an end, lest Ceres come and find vs slacke in performing that which wee owe: But soft, some haue beene here this Morning before vs. The amorous Foresters, or none, for in the woods they haue eaten so much wake-Robin, that they cannot sleepe for loue. Alas poore soules, how ill loue founds in their lips, who telling a long tale of hunting, thinke they haue bewray'd a sad passion of loue! Giue them leaue to loue, since we haue libertie to chuse, for as great sport doe I take in coursing their tame hearts, as they doe paines in hunting their wilde Harts. Niobe, your affection is but pinned to your tongue, which when you lift you can vnloose▪ But let vs read what they haue written: Penelope ipsam perstes mode tempore vinces. That is for you Nisa, whome nothing will mooue, yet hope makes him houer. A fond Hobbie to houer ouer an Eagle. But Forresters thinke all Birds to be Buntings. What's the nexte Fructus abest facies cum bona teste care, Celia, the Forrester giues you good counsel, take your penworth whiles the market serues. I hope it will be market day till my deathes day. Let me read to Ritem patienter babe, Heetoucheth you, Niobe, on the quicke, yet you see how patient he is in your constancie. Inconstancie is a vice, which I will not swap for all the vertues; though I throwe one off with my whole hand, I can pull him againe with my little finger; let vs encourage them and write something; if they censure in fauourably, we know them fooles; if angerly, we wil say they are froard. I will begin. Cedit amor rebus, res age, tutus eris. Indeed better to tell stars then be idle, yet better idle then ill employed; Mine this, Sat ihi sifacies, sit bene nota mihi.