Jonson, Ben · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [Jan 10] (Annals) masque · before the Court T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.73 · 536 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
WHen Love, at first, did move From f out of Chaos, brightened So was the world, and lightened, As now! As now! As now! Yield Night, then, to the light, As Blackness hath to Beauty; Which is but the same duty. It was g for Beauty, that the World was made, And where she reigns, h Loves lights admit no shade. loves lights admit no shade. Admit no shade. RIse aged Thames, and by the hand Receive these Nymphs, within the land: And, in those curious Squares, and Rounds, Wherewith thou flowest betwixt the grounds Of fruitful Kent, and Essex fair, That lend thee garlands for thy hair; Instruct their silver feet to tread, Whilst we, again to sea, are fled. SO Beauty on the waters stood, (When Love had i severed earth, from flood! So when he parted air, from fire, He did with concord all inspire! And then a Motion he them taught, That elder than himself was thought. Which thought was, yet, k the child of earth, For Love is elder than his birth. IF all these Cupids, now, were blind As is a their wanton Brother; Or play should put it in their mind To shoot at one another: What pretty battle they would make If they their objects should mistake And each one wound his Mother! IT was no polity of Court, Albe' the place were charmed, To let in earnest, or in sport, So many Loves in, armed. For say, the Dames should, with their eyes, Upon the hearts, here, mean surprise; Were not the men like harmed? YEs, were the Loves or false, or straying; Or Beauties not their beauty weighing: But here, no such deceit is mixed, Their flames are pure, their eyes are fixed: They do not war, with different darts, But strike a music of like hearts. HAd those, that dwell in error foul, And hold b that women have no soul, But seen these move; They would have, then Said, Women were the souls of Men. So they do move each heart, and eye With the c World's soul, true Harmony. YOur grace is great, as is your Beauty, Dames; Enough my Feasts have proved your thankful flames. Now use your Seat: that seat which was, before, Thought straying, uncertain, floating to each shore, And to whose having every Clime laid claim, Each Land, and Nation urged as the aim Of their ambition, Beauties perfect Throne, Now made peculiar, to this place, alone; And that, by'impulsion of your destinies, And his attractive beams, that lights these Skies: Who (though with th'Ocean compassed) never wets His hair therein, nor wears a beam that sets. Long may his light adorn these happy rites As I renew them; and your gracious sights Enjoy that happiness, e'en to envy,' as when Beauty, at large, broke forth, and conquered men. STill turn, and imitate the Heaven In motion swift and even; And as his Planets go, Your brighter lights do so: May Youth and Pleasure ever flow. But let your State, the while, Be fixed as the Isle. So all that see your Beauty's sphere May know the Elysian Fields are here. Th'Elysian fields are here. Elysian fields are here.
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WHen Loue, at first, did mooue From out of Chaos, brightned So was the world, and lightned, As now! As now! As now! Yeeld Night, then, to the light, As Blacknesse hath to Beauty; Which is but the same duety. It was for Beauty, that the World was made, And where shee raignes, Loues lights admit no shade. Loues lights admit no shade. Admit no shade. RIse aged Thames, and by the hand Receiue these Nymphes, within the land: And, in those curious Squares, and Rounds, Wherewith thou flow'st betwixt the grounds Of fruictfull Kent, and Essex faire, That lend thee gyrlands for thy haire; Instruct their siluer feete to tread, Whilst we, againe to sea, are fled. SO Beauty on the waters stood, (When Loue had seuer'd earth, from flood! So when he parted ayre, from fire, He did with concord all inspire! And then a Motion he them taught, That elder then himselfe was thought. Which thought was, yet, the child of earth, For Loue is elder then his birth. IF all these Cupids, now, were blind As is their wanton Brother; Or play should put it in their mind To shoot at one another: What pretty battayle they would make If they their obiects should mistake And each one wound his Mother! IT was no politie of Court, Albee' the place were charmed, To let in earnest, or in sport, So many Loues in, armed. For say, the Dames should▪ with their eyes, Vpon the hearts, here, meane surprize; Were not the men like harmed? YEs, were the Loues or false, or straying; Or Beauties not their beauty waighing: But here, no such deceipt is mix'd, Their flames are pure, their eyes are fix'd: They do not warre, with different darts, But strike a musique of like hearts. HAd those, that dwell in error foule, And hold that women haue no soule, But seene these moue; They would haue, then Sayd, Women were the soules of Men. So they do moue each heart, and eye With the Worlds soule, true Harmonie. YOur grace is great, as is your Beauty, Dames; Inough my Feasts haue prou'd your thankfull flames. Now vse your Seate: that seate which was, before, Thought stray'ing, vncertayne, floting to each shore, And to whose hauing euery Clime layd clayme, Each Land, and Nation vrged as the ayme Of their ambition, Beauties perfect Throne, Now made peculiar, to this place, alone; And that, by'impulsion of your destenies, And his attractiue beames, that lights these Skies: Who (though with th'Ocean compass'd) neuer wets His hayre therein, nor weares a beame that sets. Long may his light adorne these happy rites As I renew them; and your gratious sights Enioy that happinesse, eu'en to envy, 'as when Beauty, at large, brake forth, and conquer'd men. STill turne, and imitate the Heauen In motion swift and euen; And as his Planets goe, Your brighter lights do so: May Youth and Pleasure euer flow. But let your State, the while, Be fixed as the Isle. So all that see your Beauties sphaere May know the Elysian Fields are here. Th'Elysian feilds are here. Elysian feilds are here.