Il Pastor Fido, or The Faithful Shepherd · chunk 23 of 71
Dymoke, Tailboys / Guarini, Giovanni Battista · published 1602 · first performed or written 1601 (Annals) pastoral unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Trust me you cannot faithful Mirtillo. You know there is not at this day a swain For value, honest troth and beauty, worthier Of your affection. And you will let him die, Without so much as saying so. Yet hear him once. How better 'twere to give him peace & stab: The root of such desire as hath no hope. Give him this comfort yet before he die. It rather double will his misery. Leave that to him. But what becomes of me, If ever it be known? Small hurt thou hast. And small t'shall be before my name it do endanger. If you may fail in this then in the rest. I you may fail. Adieu. Nay stay Corisca, Hear me but speak. No not a word, unless You promise me. I promise you, so you Do tie me to nought else. To nothing else. And you shall make him think I knew not of it. I'll make him think it was by chance. And that I may Depart assoon as I think good. assoon As you have heard him speak. And that he shall Quickly dispatch. So shall he do. And that He come not near me by my darts length never. O what a toil 'tis to reform your simpleness: All parts saving his tongue we'll surely tie. Will you ought else? No nothing else. When will you do't? When you think good, give me but so much time I may go home and hear more of this marriage. Go. But take heed you do it warily. But hear what I am thinking on. To day About noon time among these shadow trees Come you without your Nymphs, here shall you find Me to that end, with me shallbe Nerine, Aglaure, Elisa, Phillis, and Licoris, all mine own. As wise as faithful good companions. Here may you now (as often you have done) Play at blind buff. Mirtill will easily think, That for your sport and not for him you came. This pleaseth me, but yet I would not have Your Nymphs to hear the words Mirtillo speaks. I understand, and well advised, let me alone, I'll make them vanish when I see my time: Go, and forget not now to love your poor Corisca. How can I choose but love her in whose hands I have reposed my life. So she is gone. Small force will serve to batter down this rock, Though she have made defence to my assault, Yet will she never his abide. I know too well How hearty prayers of a gracious Love Can tempt a tender wench's heart. Yet with this sport I'll tie her so, she'll scarcely think it sport. I'll by her words, will she or nill she, spy And pierce into the bowels of her heart, I'll make me mistress of her secrets all. Then I'll conduct her so that she shall think Her most unbridled love and not my art Hath brought her in to play this wretched part.
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Truſt me you cannot faithfull Mirtillo. You know there is not at this day a ſwaine For valew, honeſt troth and beautie, worthier Of your affection. And you will let him die, Without ſo much as ſaying ſo. Yet heare him once. How better t'were to giue him peace & ſtab: The roote of ſuch deſire as hath no hope. Giue him this comfort yet before he die. It rather double will his miſerie. Leaue that to him. But what becomes of me, If euer it be knowne? Small hurt thou haſt. And ſmall t'ſhalbe before my name it do endaunger. If you may faile in this then in the reſt. I you may faile. Adiew. Nay ſtay Coriſa, Heare me but ſpeak. No not a word, vnleſſe You promiſe me. I promiſe you, ſo you Do tie me to nought elſe. To nothing elſe. And you ſhall make him thinke I knew not of it. Ile make him think it was by chance. And that I may Depart aſſoone as I thinke good. Aſſoone As you haue heard him ſpeake. And that he ſhall Quickly diſpatch. So ſhall he do. And that He come not neare me by my darts length neuer. O what a toyle t'is to reforme your ſimpleneſſe: All parts ſauing his tongue wee'le ſurely tie. Wil you ought elſe? No nothing elſe. Whē wil you do't? When you think good, giue me but ſo much time I may go home and heare more of this marriage. Go. But take heed you do it warily. But heare what I am thinking on. To day About noone time among theſe ſhadow trees Come you without your Nimphs, here ſhall you find Me to that end, with me ſhalbe Nerine, Aglaure, Eliſa, Phillis, and Licoris, all mine owne. As wiſe as faithfull good companions. Here may you now (as often you haue done) Play at blind buffe. Mirtill will eaſily thinke, That for your ſport and not for him you came. This pleaſeth me, but yet I would not haue Your Nimphs to heare the words Mirtillo ſpeakes. I vnderſtand, and well aduiſde, let me alone, I'le make them vaniſh when I ſee my time: Go, and forget not now to loue your poore Coriſca. How can I chuſe but loue her in whoſe hands I haue repoſde my life. So ſhe is gone. Small force will ſerue to batter downe this rocke, Though ſhe haue made defence to my aſſault, Yet will ſhe neuer his abide. I know too well How hartie praiers of a gracious Loue Can tempt a tender wenches hart. Yet with this ſport I'le tye her ſo, ſhee'le ſcarcely thinke it ſport. I'le by her words, will ſhe or nill ſhe, ſpie And pierce into the bowels of her hart, I'le make me miſtreſſe of her ſecrets all. Then I'le conduct her ſo that ſhe ſhall thinke Her moſt vnbrideled loue and not my art Hath brought her in to play this wretched part.