Il Pastor Fido, or The Faithful Shepherd · chunk 34 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 · 503 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Thou speakest this (Corisca) me to try, Not as thou think'st I am sure. But be assured Except thou showest some means how I may shun This marriage bonds, my thought's irrevocable, And I resolved am rather to die Then any way to spot my chastity. I have not seen so obstinate a fool, But since you are resolved I am agreed. But tell me do you think your Silvio is As true a friend to faith as you to chastity? Thou mak'st me smile. Silvio a friend to faith? How can that be? he's enemy to love. Silvio an enemy to love? O fool, These that are nice put thou no trust in them: loves theft is never so securely done As hidden under vail of honesty, Thy Silvio loves (good Sister) but not thee. What goddess is she? for she cannot be A mortal wight that lighted hath his love. Nor goddess, nor a Nimph. What do you tell? Know you Lisetta? She that your cattle keeps? e'en she. Can it be true? That same's his heart. Sure he's provided of a dainty love. Each day he feigns that he on hunting goes. I every morning hear his cursed horn. About noone-time when others busy are, He his companions shuns, and comes alone By a back way, unto my garden there, Where a shadow hedge doth close it in, There doth she hear his burning sighs his vows, And then she tells me all, and laughs at him. Now hear what I think good to do. Nay I Have done't for you already. You know the law That ties us to our faith, doth give us leave Finding our spouses in the act of perfidy, Spite of our friends the marriage to deny, And to provide us of an other if we list. That know I well, I have examples two, Leucipp to Ligurine, Armilla to Turingo, Their faith once broke, they took their own again. Now hear! Lisetta by my appointment hath Promised to meet th'unwary Lover here In this same Cave, and now he is the best Contented youth that lives, attending but the hour There would I have you take him. I'll be there To bear you witness ofted, for else we work In vain, so are you free from this same noisome knot Both with your honour, and your fathers too. Oh brave invention, good Corisca what's to do? Observe my words. In midst of this same cave Upon the right hand is a hollow stone, I know not if by Art or nature made, A little Cave all lined with ivy leaves, To which a little hole aloft gives light, A fit and thankful receptacle for loves theft. Prevent their coming and attend them there: I'll haste Lisetta forward, and as soon As I perceive your Silvio enter, so will I: Step you to her, and as the custom is, we'll carry both unto the Priest, and there dissolve This marriage knot. What to his father?
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Thou ſpeakeſt this (Coriſca) me to trie, Not as thou think'ſt I am ſure. But be aſſur'd Except thou ſhow'ſt ſome meanes how I may ſhun This marriage bonds, my thought's irreuocable, And I reſolued am rather to die Then any way to ſpot my chaſtitie. I haue not ſeene ſo obſtinate a foole, But ſince you are reſolu'd I am agreed. But tell me do you thinke your Siluio is As true a friend to faith as you to chaſtitie? Thou mak'ſt me ſmile. Siluio a friend to faith? How can that be? hee's enemy to loue. Siluio an enemy to loue? O foole, Theſe that are nice put thou no truſt in them: Loues theft is neuer ſo ſecurely done As hidden vnder vaile of honeſtie, Thy Siluio loues (good Sister) but not thee. What goddeſſe is ſhe? for ſhe cannot bee A mortall wight that lighted hath his loue. Nor goddeſſe, nor a Nimph. What do you tell? Know you Liſetta? She that your cattell keeps? Eu'n ſhe. Can it be true? That ſame's his hart. Sure hee's prouided of a daintie Loue. Each day he faines that he on hunting goes. I eu'ry morning heare his curſed horne. About noone-time when others buſie are, He his companions ſhuns, and comes alone By a backe way, vnto my garden there, Where a ſhadow hedge doth cloſe it in, There doth ſhe heare his burning ſighes his vowes, And then ſhe tells me all, and laughes at him. Now heare what I thinke good to doo. Nay I Haue don't for you alreadie. You know the law That tyes vs to our faith, doth giue vs leaue Finding our ſpowſes in the act of perfidie, Spite of our friends the marriage to denie, And to prouide vs of an other if we liſt. That know I well, I haue examples two, Leucipp to Ligurine, Armilla to Turingo, Their faith once broke, they tooke their owne again. Now heare! Liſetta by my appointment hath Promiſt to meet th'vnwary Louer here In thiſame Caue, and now he is the beſt Contented youth that liues, attending but the houre There would I haue you take him. Ile be there To beare you witneſſe oft't, for elſe we worke In vaine, ſo are you free from this ſame noiſome knot Both with your honour, and your fathers too. Oh braue inuentiō, good Coriſca what's to do? Obſerue my words. In midſt of this ſame caue Vpon the right hand is a hollow ſtone, I know not if by Art or nature made, A litle Caue all linde with Iuy leaues, To which a litle hole aloft giues light, A fit and thankfull receptacle for loues theft. Preuent their comming and attend them there: Ile haſte Liſetta forward, and as ſoone As I perceiue your Siluio enter, ſo will I: Step you to her, and as the cuſtome is, Weele carry both vnto the Prieſt, and there diſſolue This marriage knot. What to his father?