Daniel, Samuel · published 1615 · first performed or written 1614 [Feb 2] (Annals) pastoral; tragicomedy · before the Court unassigned nearest T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan · 468 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T22: shepherd, pan, shepherds, love, sheep, flocks, fair, shepherdess, swain, away.
And on she trudges through the desert woods, Climes over craggy rocks, and mountains steep, Wades through rivers, struggles through bogs, Sustained only by the force of love; Until she came unto the native plains, Unto the fields, where first she drew her breath. There lifts she up her eyes, salutes the air, Salutes the trees, the bushes, flowers, and all: And oh dear Sirthis, here I am, said she, Here, notwithstanding all my miseries. I am the same I was to thee; a pure, A chaste, and spotless maid: oh that I may Find thee the man, thou didst profess to be. Or else no man; for boy who truly loves, Must ever so; that die will never out: And who but would love truly such a soul? But now, the better to have notice how The state of things then stood, and not in haste To cast herself on new encumbrances, She kept her habit still, and put herself To serve a nymph, of whom she had made choice Till time were fitting to reveal herself. This may be Sylvia's case; this may be she; But it is not: let me consider well: The teller, and the circumstance agree. AH sirrah, have I found you? are you here You princock boy? and with your garland on? Doth this attire become your peevish head? Come, I must teach you better manners, boy. So Phillis, I have done my task, and here I bring the Trophy to confirm the same. Ah monster man, vile wretch, what hast thou done? Alas, in what a straight am I engaged here? If I pursue revenge, l leave to save. Help, help, you gentle swains, if any now be near, beast Help, help: ah hark even Echo helps me cry What means this outcry? sure some savage Disturbs our herds, or else some wolf hath seized Upon a Lamb. Thi. A worse thing than a wolf, More bloody than a beast, hath murdered here A gentler creature than a lamb: therefore Good swains pursue, pursue the homicide. That ugly wretch, Montanus, who hath stabbed This silly creature here, at unawares. Montanus? why, we met him but even now, Decked with a garland, grumbling to himself; We will attach that villain presently: Come sirs, make haste, and let us after him. ALas, what accident is here fallen out? My dear friend Thirsis, how comes this to pass? That monster man Montanus, here hath stabbed A harmless youth, in message sent to me. Now good Palaemon help me hold him up, And see if that we can recover him. It may be Thirsis, more his fear then hurt: Stay him a while, and I will haste and send For Lamia, who with ointments, oil and herbs If any help remain, will help him sure.
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And on shee trudges through the desart woods, Climes ouer craggie rockes, and mountaines steep, VVades thorough riuers, struggles thorough bogs, Sustained onely by the force of loue; Vntill shee came vnto the natiue plaines, Vnto the fields, where first shee drew her breath. There lifts shee vp her eyes, salutes the ayre, Salutes the trees, the bushes, flowres, and all: And oh deare Sirthis, here I am, said shee, Here, notwithstanding all my miseries. I am the same I was to thee; a pure, A chaste, and spotlesse maide: oh that I may Finde thee the man, thou didst professe to be. Or else no man; for boy who truly loues, Must euer so; that dye will neuer out: And who but would loue truly such a soule? But now, the better to haue notice how The state of things then stood, and not in haste To cast her selfe on new incumbrances, Shee kept her habite still, and put her selfe To serue a nymph, of whom shee had made choice Till time were fitting to reueale her selfe. This may be Siluias case; this may be shee; But it is not: let me consider well: The teller, and the circumstance agree. AH sirrha, haue I found you? are you here You princock boy? and with your garland on? Doth this attire become your peeuish head? Come, I must teach you better manners, boy. So Phillis, I haue done my taske, and here I bring the Trophey to confirme the same. Ah monster man, vile wretch, what hast thou done? Alas, in what a strait am I ingaged here? If I pursue reuenge, l leaue to saue. Help, help, you gentle swaines, if any now be neere, beast Help, help: ah harke cuē Eccho helps me crie What meanes this outcrie? sure some sauage Disturbs our heards, or else some wolfe hath seaz'd Vpon a Lambe. Thi. A worse thing then a wolfe, More bloudy then a beast, hath murthered here A gentler creature then a lambe: therefore Good swaines pursue, pursue the homicide. That ougly wretch, Montanus, who hath stabd This sily creature here, at vnawares. Montanus? why, we met him but euen now, Deckt with a garland, grumbling to himselfe; We will attach that villaine presently: Come sirs, make haste, and let vs after him. ALas, what accident is here falne out? My deere friend Thirsis, how comes this to passe? That monster man Montanus, here hath stab'd A harmlesse youth, in message sent to me. Now good Palaemon help me hold him vp, And see if that we can recouer him. It may be Thirsis, more his feare then hurt: Stay him a while, and I will haste and send For Lamia, who with oyntments, oyle and herbes If any help remayne, will help him sure.