The Queen's Arcadia (Arcadia Reformed) · chunk 9 of 41
Daniel, Samuel · published 1606 · first performed or written 1605 [Aug 30] (Annals) pastoral · before the Court T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.78 · 503 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Why it was Colax, one I know full well would not report untruths to gain the world, A man of virtue, and of worthy parts, He told me all and more than I will show, I would I knew not half of that I know Ah had he none but Nisa that base trull, The scorn and jest of all Arcadia now To serve his lusts, and falsify his vow? Ah had it yet been any else, the touch Of my disgrace, had never been so much But to be left for such a one as she, The stale of all, what will folk think of me? Cloris in troth, it makes me so much loathe myself, loathe these woods, and even hate the day, As I must hide my griefs out of the way I will be gone, Cloris, I leave thee here, I cannot stay, and prithee, Cloris, yet Pity thy poor companion Sylvia's care, And let her fortune make thee to beware. Silvia adieu, the Gods relieve thy woes, Since men thus fail, and love no pity shows, Love? nay, I'm taught for loving whilst I live, Silvia, thy council hath locked up my heart So fast from love, as let them sigh, and grieve, And pine, and wail who will, I for my part Will pity none of all this race of men. I see what shows soever they pretend, Their love is never deadly, none of these That languish thus, have died of this disease That ever I could hear, I see all do Recover soon, that happen thereinto. And if they did not, there were no great hurt, They may endure, they are of stronger powers, Better their hearts should ache, than they break ours. Well had I not been thus forewarned today, Out of all question, I had shortly fallen, Into the melting humour of compassion too; That tender pity that betrays us thus. For something I began to feel, methought, To move within me, whenas I beheld Amyntas walk so sadly, and so pale, And ever where I went, still in my way, His looks bent all to me, his care of me, Which well I saw, but would not seem to see. But now he hath his arrent, let him go, Pity shall never cure that heart of his T'undo mine own, the grief is best where 'tis. What Cloris all alone, now fie for shame, How ill doth this become so fair a face, And that fresh youth to be without your love? Love Techne? I have here as many loves As I intend to have, whilst I have breath. Nay that you have not, never haut with me, For I know two at least possessors be Of your kind favours, as themselves do boast. Boast of my favours, no man rightly can. And otherwise, let them say what they can. No Cloris did not you the other night A gallant nosegay to Amyntas give? I never gave him nosegay in my life.
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Why it was Colax, one I know full well would not report vntruthes to gaine the world, A man of vertue, and of worthy partes, He told me all and more then I will shew, I would I knew not halfe of that I know Ah had he none but Nisa that base trull, The scorne and iest of all Arcadia now To serue his lusts, and falsifie his vow? Ah had it yet bene any els, the touch Of my disgrace, had neuer bin so much But to be leaft for such a one as she, The stale of all, what will folke thinke of me? Cloris in troth, it makes me so much loath My selfe, loath these woods, and euen hate the day, As I must hide my griefes out of the way I will be gone, Cloris, I leaue thee here, I cannot stay, and prethee, Cloris, yet Pitty thy poore companion Siluias care, And let her fortune make thee to beware. Siluia adieu, the Gods relieue thy woes, Since men thus faile, and loue no pittie showes, Loue? nay, I'me taught for louing whilst I liue, Siluia, thy councell hath lockt vp my heart So fast from loue, as let them sigh, and grieue, And pine, and waile who will, I for my part Will pittie none of all this race of men. I see what showes so euer they pretend, Their loue is neuer deadly, none of these That languish thus, haue dide of this disease That euer I could heare, I see all do Recouer soone, that happen thereinto. And if they did not, there were no great hurt, They may indure, they are of stronger powers, Better their hearts should ake, then they breake ours. Well had I not bene thus forewarnd to day, Out of all question, I had shortly fale, Into the melting humour of compassion too; That tender pittie that betrayes vs thus. For something I began to feele, me thought, To mooue within me, when as I beheld Amyntas walke so sadly, and so pale, And euer where I went, still in my way, His lookes bent all to me, his care of mee, Which well I saw, but would not seeme to see. But now he hath his arrent, let him go, Pittie shall neuer cure that heart of his T'vndoo mine owne, the griefe is best where tis. What Cloris al alone, now fie for shame, How ill doth this become so faire a face, And that fresh youth to be with out your loue? Loue Techne? I haue here as many loues As I intende to haue, whilst I haue breath. Nay that you haue not, neuer hault with mee, For I know two at least possessors be Of your kind fauors, as themselues doe boste. Boste of my fauors, no man rightly can. And otherwise, let them say what they can. No Cloris did not you the other night A gallant nosegay to Amintas giue? I neuer gaue him nosegay in my life.