The Queen's Arcadia (Arcadia Reformed) · chunk 40 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 0.76 · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Dorinda then I likewise have my bliss And reckon all the sufferings I have passed Worthy of thee to have this joy at last. And you Carinus look on that good Nymph Whose eye is still on you, as if she thought Her sufferings too, deserved some time of joy And now expects her turn, hath brought her lap For comfort too whilst fortune deals good hap. And therefore let her have it now poor soul For she is worthy to possess your love. I know she is, and she shall have my love, Though Colax had persuaded me before Never t'accept or to believe the love Of any Nymph, and oft to me hath sworn How he had tried them all, and that none were As men, beguiled by shows, supposed they were: But now I do perceive his treachery, And that they have both love and constancy. O dear Carinus blessed be this good hour, That I have lived to overtake at last That heart of thine which fled from me so fast. And Daphne, too methinks your heavy looks Show how that something is amiss with you. Nothing amiss with me, but that of late I took a fall, which some what grieves me yet. That must advise you Daphne from henceforth To look more warily unto your feet, Which if you do, no doubt but all will be well, Then thus we see the sadness of this day Is ended with the evening of our joy: And now you impious spirits, who thus have raised The hideous tempests of these miseries, And thus abused our simple innocence, We charge you all here presently t'avoid, From out our confines, under pain to be Cast down, and dashed in pieces from these rocks, And t'have your odious carcases devoured By beasts, being worse yourselves than beasts to men. Well then come Techne, for I see we two Must even be forced to make a marriage too. And go to Corinth, or some City near, And by our practice get our living there. Which both together joined, perhaps we may: And this is now the worst of miseries Could come unto me, and yet worthily, For having thus abused so many nymphs, And wronged the honour most unreverently Of women, in that sort as I have done, That now I'm forced to undergo therefore, The worst of Plagues: To marry with a W. But Lincus, let not this discourage us, That this poor people jealous of their rest, Exile us thus, for we no doubt shall find Nations enough, that will most ready be To entertain our skill, and cherish us. And worthier people too, of subtler spirits, Than these unfashioned, and uncombed rude swain. Yea and those Nations are far sooner drawn T'all frivolous distractions then are these. For oft we see, the gross do manage things, Far better than the subtle, cunning brings Confusion sooner than doth ignorance.
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Dorinda then I likewise haue my blisse And reckon all the sufferings I haue past Worthy of thee to haue this ioy at last. And you Carinus looke on that good Nimph Whose eye is still on you, as if she thought Her suffrings too, deserud some time of ioy And now expects her turne, hath brought her lap For comfort too whilst fortune deales good hap. And therefore let her haue it now poore soule For she is worthy to possesse your loue. I know she is, and she shall haue my loue, Though Colax had perswaded me before Neuer t'accept or to beleeue the loue Of any Nimph, and oft to me hath sworne How he had tryde them all, and that none were As men, beguild by shewes, supposd they were: But now I doe perceiue his treachery, And that they haue both loue and constancie. O deare Carinus blest be this good howre, That I haue liu'd to ouertake at last That heart of thine which fled from me so fast. And Daphne, too me thinks your heauy lookes Shew how that something is amisse with you. Nothing amisse with me, but that of late I tooke a fall, which some what grieues me yet. That must aduise you Daphne from henceforth To looke more warly vnto your feete, Which if you doe, no doubt but all will be well, Then thus we see the sadnesse of this day Is ended with the euening of our ioy: And now you impious spirits, who thus haue raisd The hideous tempests of these miseries, And thus abusd our simple innocence, We charge you all here presently t'auoyd, From out our confines, vnder paine to be Cast downe, and dasht in peeces from these rockes, And t'haue your odious carkases deur'd By beasts, being worse your selues then beasts to Well then come Techne, for I see we two Must euen be forst to make a marriage too. And goe to Corinth, or some Cittie neere, And by our practise get our liuing there. Which both together ioynd, perhaps we may: And this is now the worst of miseries Could come vnto me, and yet worthily, For hauing thus abusd so many Nimphes, And wrong'd the honour most vnreuerently Of women, in that sort as I haue done, That now I'am forst to vndergoe therefore, The worst of Plagues: To marry with a W. But Lincus, let not this discourage vs, That this poore people iealous of their rest, Exile vs thus, for we no doubt shall finde Nations enough, that will most ready be To entertaine our skill, and cherish vs. And worthier people too, of subtler spirits, Then these vnfashion'd, and vncomb'd rude swaine. Yea and those Nations are farre sooner drawne T'all friuolous distractions then are these. For oft we see, the grosse doe manage things, Farre better then the subtle, cunning brings Confusion sooner then doth ignorance.