Daniel, Samuel · published 1615 · first performed or written 1614 [Feb 2] (Annals) pastoral; tragicomedy · before the Court unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 465 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Wherewith first Silvia casts up her dim eyes, And presently did Thirsis lift up his. And then again they both together sighed, And each on other fixed an unseeing eye: For yet 'twas scarce the twilight of their new Returning day, out of the night of death. And though they saw, they did not yet perceive Each other, and yet both turned to one point As touched alike, and held their looks direct. At length we might perceive, as life began T'appear; and make the morning in their eyes, Their beams were clearer, & their opener looks Did show as if they took some little note Of each the other: yet not so as they Could thoroughly discern who themselves were. And then we took and joined their hands in one, And held them so a while, until we fealt How even each others touch, the motion gave Unto their feeling, and they trembling wrung Their hands together, and so held them locked, Looked still upon each other, but no words at all. Then we called out to Thirsis Thirsis look, It is thy Silvia thou here hold'st, she is Returned revived, and safe. Silvia, behold thou hast Thy Thirsis, and shalt ever have him thine. Then did we set them both upon their feet And there they stood in act, even as before Looking upon each other hand in hand: At last we saw a blushing red appear In both their cheeks, which sense sent as a lamp To light their understanding. And forthwith The tears gushed forth their eyes, which hindered them A while from seeing each other, till they had Cleared them again. And then as if new waked From out a fearful dream, they stand and doubt Whether they were awake indeed, or else Still in a dream, distrusting their own eyes. Their long endured miseries, would not Let them believe their sudden happiness, Although they saw it: till with much ado They had confirmed their credit, and had kissed Each other and embraced, and kissed again, And yet still dumb: their joy now seemed to be Too busy with their thoughts, t'allow them words. And then they walked a little, then stood still, Then walked again, and still held other fast As if they feared, they should be lost again. And when at last they spoke, it was but thus, O Silvia, and O Thirsis, and there stopped. We, lest our sight and presence So many) hinder might the passage of being there Their modest, simple, and unpractised love, Came all our way, and only Lamia left Whose spirit, and that sufficient skill she hath Will serve no doubt, to see they shall do well. Well may they do dear couple, who have thus Graced our Arcadia with their faithfulness.
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Wherewith first Siluia casts vp her dimme eyes, And presently did Thirsis lift vp his. And then againe they both together sigh'd, And each on other fixt an vnseeing eye: For yet t'was scarse the twylight of their new Returning day, out of the night of death. And though they saw, they did not yet perceiue Each other, and yet both turn'd to one point As toucht alike, and held their lookes direct. At length we might perceiue, as life began T'appeare; and make the morning in their eyes, Their beames were cleerer, & their opener lookes Did shew as if they tooke some little note Of each the other: yet not so as they Could thorowly discerne who themselues were. And then we tooke and ioynd their hands in one, And held them so a while, vntill we fealt How euen each others touch, the motion gaue Vnto their feeling, and they trembling wrung Their hands together, and so held them lockt, Lookt still vpon each other, but no words at all. Then we call'd out to Thirsis Thirsis looke, It is thy Siluia thou here holdst, she is Return'd reuiu'd, and safe. Siluia, behold thou hast Thy Thirsis, and shalt euer haue him thine. Then did we set them both vpon their feet And there they stood in act, euen as before Looking vpon each other hand in hand: At last we saw a blushing red appeare In both their cheekes, which sense sent as a Iampe To light their vnderstanding. And forthwith The teares gusht forth their eies, which hindred thē A while from seeing each other, till they had Cleared them againe. And then as if new wak'd From out a fearefull dreame, they stand and doubt Whether they were awake indeed, or else Still in a dreame, distrusting their owne eyes. Their long indured miseries, would not Let them belieue their sudden happinesse, Although they saw it: till with much adoe They had confirm'd their credit, and had kist Each other and imbrac'd, and kist againe, And yet still dumbe: their ioy now seem'd to be Too busie with their thoughts, t'allow them words. And then they walkt a little, then stood still, Then walkt againe, and still held other fast As if they fear'd, they should be lost againe. And when at last they spake, it was but thus, O Siluia, and O Thirsis, and there stopt. VVe, lest our sight and presence So many) hinder might the passage of being there Their modest, simple, and vnpractis'd loue, Came all our way, and onely Lamia left VVhose spirit, and that sufficient skill she hath Will serue no doubt, to see they shall doe well. VVell may they do deere couple, who haue thus Grac'd our Arcadia with their faithfulnes.