The Queen's Arcadia (Arcadia Reformed) · chunk 37 of 41
Daniel, Samuel · published 1606 · first performed or written 1605 [Aug 30] (Annals) pastoral · before the Court unassigned nearest T26 Devils, hell and fiends · 475 words
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But there are two the most pernicious spirit; The world I think did ever yet produce. Colax and Techne, two such instruments Of Wantonness, of Lust and treachery, As are of power t' entice and to debauch The universal state of honesty. But Techne who is that stands their by you, What is your company increased of late? Truly it is a very honest man A friend of mine that comes to see me here. He cannot then but be an honest man, If he be one of your acquaintance sure. This man I found with them now since you went Maintaining hot dispute with Tityrus About the rites, and mysteries of Pan. he's like to be of their associates then. Techne, what is this secret friend of yours? Forsooth he is a very holy man. A very holy man? what is his name? Truly his name Sir is Pistophoenax. What is he masked, or is that face his own? He is not masked, 'tis his complexion sure. Techne we cannot credit thy report. Let one try whether it be so or not, O see a most deformed ugly face, Wherewith if openly he should appear, He would deter all men from coming near. And therefore hath that cunning wretch put on This pleasing visor of apparency, T'entice and to delude the world withal; So that you see with what strange engineers, The project of our ruin is forecast. How they implanted have their battery here, Against all the main pillars of our state, Our Rites; our Customs, Nature, Honesty. T'embroil, and to confound us utterly, Reckoning us barbarous, but if thus their skill Doth civilize let us be barbarous still. But now to show the horrible effects Of Colax, and of Techne's practises, (Besides this last exploit they wrought upon, Amyntas (who, poor youth, lies, now full weak: Under Urania's cure, whose skill we hear Hath yet recalled him to himself again) We have sent out abroad into the woods, For Silvia and Palamon two chaste souls Whom they have tortured so with jealousy, Of each the other, as they made them run A part, to languish severally alone; And we have sent for divers others too, Whose hearts have felt what impious craft can do. And here they come, and now you shall know all. Come good Palaemon, and good Silvia come, You have endured too much, and too too long. Ah why Ergastus' do you set our names So near together, when our hearts so far, Are distant from each other as they are? Indeed whilst we were one as once we were, And as we ought to be, were faith observed, Palaemon should not have been named without: A Silvia, nor yet Silvia without him. But now we may Ergastus, we are two. Silvia, there in the greater wrong you do.
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But there are two the most pernicious spirit; The world I thinke did euer yet produce. Colax and Techne, two such instruments Of Wantonnesse, of Lust and treacherie, As are of power t' intice and to debaush The vniuersall state of honestie. But Techne who is that standes their by you, What is your companie increast of late? Truely it is a very honest man A friend of mine that comes to see me here. He cannot then but be an honest man, If he be one of your acquintance sure. This man I found with them now since you went Mayntayning hote dispute with Titerus About the rites, and misteries of Pan. H'is like to be of their associats then. Techne, what is this secret friend of yours? For-sooth he is a very holy man. A very holy man? what is his name? Truely his name Sir is Pistophoenax. What is he maskt, or is that face his ovvne? He is not maskt, tis his complection sure. Techne we cannot credite thy report. Let one try whether it be so or not, O see a most deformed ougly face, Wherewith if openly he should appeare, He would deterre all men from comming nere. And therefore hath that cunning wretch put on This pleasing visor of apparencie, T'intice and to delude the world withal; So that you see with what strange inginiers, The proiect of our ruine is forecast. How they implanted haue their battery here, Against all the maine pillors of our state, Our Rites; our Customes, Nature, Honestie. T'mbroyle, and to confound vs vtterly, Reckning vs barbarous, but if thus their skill Doth ciuilize let vs be barbarous still. But now to shew the horrible effects Of Colax, and of Technes practises, (Besides this last exploit they wrought vpon, Amyntas (who, poore youth, lies, now full weake: Vnder Vranias cure, whose skill we heare Hath yet recall'd him to himselfe againe) We haue sent out abrode into the woods, For Siluia and Palamon two chast soules Whom they haue torturd so with iealosie, Of each the other, as they made them ru A part, to languish seuerally alone; And we haue sent for diuers others too, Whose heartes haue felt what impious craft can do. And here they come, and now you shall know all. Come good Palaemon, and good Siluia come, You haue indurd too much, and too too long. Ah why Ergastus doo you set our names So nere together, when our hearts so far, Are distant from each other as they are? Indeed whilst we were one as once we were, And as we ought to be, were faith obserud, Palaemon should not haue bene nam'd without: A Siluia, nor yet Siluia without him. But now we may Ergastus, we are two. Siluia, there in the greater wrong you doe.