Il Pastor Fido, or The Faithful Shepherd · chunk 9 of 71
Dymoke, Tailboys / Guarini, Giovanni Battista · published 1602 · first performed or written 1601 (Annals) pastoral unassigned nearest T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T21: cupid, venus, love, ceres, diana, fair, nymphs, goddess, bow, damon.
SO help me Gods, I know I now do speak To one that understands more than I do. These Oracles are still more doubtful than We take them, for their words are like to knives, Which taken by the hafts, are fit for use, But by the edges held, they may do harm. That Amarillis as you argue, is By the high heavenly Destinies elected for Arcadia's universal health: who ought More to desire, or to esteem the same Then I that am her father? but when I regard That which the Oracle foretold, ill do the signs Agree with our great hopes: since love should then Unite, how falls it out he flies from her? How can hate and despite bring forth loves fruit? Ill could he contradict had heavens ordained it. But since he doth contrary it, 'tis clear, Heavens do not will: for if so they would That Amarillis should be Siluioes' wise, A Lover, not a Huntsman, him they would have made. Do you not see he is a child as yet? He hath attained scarcely to eighteen years, All in good time he may yet taste of love. Taste of a beast, he'll neveuer woman like. Many things alter in a young man's heart. But always love is natural to youth. It is unnatural where years do want. Love always slowres in our green time of age. It doth but flower, 'tis quite without all fruit. With timely flowers love ever brings forth fruit. Hither I came not for to jest (Montane) Nor to contend with you. But I the father am Of a dear only child, and (if't be lawful so to say) A worthy child, and by your leave of many sought. Titirus, if the Destinies have not ordained This marriage, yet the faith they gave on earth, Binds them unto't, which if they violate, They violate their vow to Cynthia, Who is enraged 'gainst us, how much thou know'st. But for as much as I discover can, The secret counsels of th' eternal powers: This knot was knit by th' and of Destiny. All to good end will sort, be of good cheer. I'll tell you now a dream I had last night. I saw a thing which makes my ancient hope Revive within my heart, more than before. Dreams in the end prove dreams, but what saw you? Do you remember that same woeful night, When swelling Ladon overflowed his banks, So that the fishes swam where birds did breed, And in moment did the ravenous flood, Take men and beasts by heaps and herds away. (Oh sad remembrance) in that very night I lost my child, more dear than was my heart: Mine only child, in cradle warmly laid. Living, and dead, dearly beloved of me. The Torrent took him hence ere we could prove To give him succour, being buried quite, In terror, sleep, and darkness of the night: Nor could we ever find the cradle where he lay, By which I guess some whirlpit swallowed both.
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SO helpe me Gods, I know I now do ſpeake To one that vnderſtands more then I do. Theſe Oracles are ſtill more doubtfull then We take them, for their words are like to kniues, Which taken by the hafts, are fit for vſe, But by the edges held, they may do harme. That Amarillis as you argue, is By the high heauenly Deſtenies elected for Arcadiaes vniuerſall health: who ought More to deſire, or to eſteeme the ſame Then I that am her father but when I regard That which the Oracle foretold, ill do the ſignes Agree with our great hopes: ſince loue ſhould then Vnite, how falls it out he ſlies from her? How can hate and deſpight bring forth loues fruite? Ill could he contradict had heau'ns ordain'd it. But ſince he doth contrary it, t'is cleare, Heauens do not will: for if ſo they would That Amarillis ſhould be Siluioes wiſe, A Louer, not a Huntſman, him they would haue made. Do you not ſee he is a child as yet? He hath attain'd ſcarcely to eighteene yeares, All in good time he may yet taſte of loue. Taſte of a beaſt, heele neueuer woman like. Many things alter in a yong mans heart. But alwaies loue is naturall to youth. It is vnnaturall where yeares do want. Loue alwaies ſlowres in our green time of age. It doth but flowere, t'is quite without all fruit. With timely flowres loue euer brings forth fruit. Hither I came not for to ieaſt (Montane) Nor to contend with you. But I the father am Of a deare onely child, and (if't be lawfull ſo to ſay) A worthy child, and by your leaue of many ſought. Titirus, if the Deſtenies haue not ordain'd This marriage, yet the faith they gaue on earth, Bindes them vntoo't, which if they violate, They violate their vow to Cinthia, Who is enrag'd gainſt vs, how much thou knowſt. But for as much as I diſcouer can, The ſecret counſailes of th' eternall powers: This knot was knit by th' and of Deſteny. All to good end will ſort, be of good cheere. I'le tell you now a dreame I had laſt night. I ſawe a thing which makes my auncient hope Reuiue within my heart, more then before. Dreames in the end proue dreames, but what ſaw you? Do you remember that ſame wofull night, When ſwelling Ladon oueflowd his bankes, So that the fiſhes ſwam where birds did breed, And in moment did the rauenous floud, Take men and beaſts by heapes and heards away. (Oh ſad remembrance) in that very night I loſt my child, more deare then was my heart: Mine onely child, in cradle warmly laid. Liuing, and dead, dearely belou'd of me. The Torrent tooke him hence ere we could prooue To giue him ſuccour, being buried quite, In terrour, ſleepe, and darkneſſe of the night: Nor could we euer find the cradle where he lay, By which I geſſe ſome whirlpit ſwallowd both.