Tasso, Torquato / Reynolds, Henry · published 1628 · first performed or written 1628 (Annals) pastoral unassigned nearest T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan · 543 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T22: shepherd, pan, shepherds, love, sheep, flocks, fair, shepherdess, swain, away.
Come y''re unhappy; but in earnest now I'm not resolved Silvia so simple is As by her words she seems; for th'other day One deed of hers put me in doubt of her: I found her in those broad fields near the town, Where amongst drowned grounds, lies a little Isle, And round about, a water clear, and calm; There o'er she hung her head; and seemed (me thought) Full proud to see herself, and took advice O'th'water, in what order best to lay Her locks, and them about her brow display, And over them her veil, and over that The flowers she carried in her lap; now here She hung a Lily, there she stuck a Rose; Then laid them to her neck, and to her cheek, As to try whethers hue the other past; At last, (as joyful of the victory) She smiling seemed to say, the day is mine; Nor do I wear you for my ornament, But for your own disgrace (counterfeit flowers) To show how much my beauty passeth yours. But while she thus stood decking of herself, She turned her eye by chance, and soon had found That I had noted her, and blushed a main, Down fell her flowers; I laughed to see her blush; And she blushed more, perceiving that I laughed; But, (for of one side of her face, the hair Was hung abroad, and th'other not,) she turns To th'water once on twice, to mend the fault, And gazed as 'twere by stealth, (fearful belike That I too nearly eyed her,) where she saw Her hair (though orderless, yet) hanging so, As graced her well; I saw, and saw her not. All this I will believe: guest I not well? Thou didst: but yet I will be bold to say That I have seldom seen a Shepherdess Or Nymph what ever of her years discreeter; Nor was I such when I was of her years: The world grows old, and of a troth I think It grows as ill as old. True; heretofore Those of the City were not wont so much To haunt these woods as now adays they do, Nor meaner people in the village bred, To come so much among the citizens; Their bloods are now more mingled, and their customs. But leave we this discourse; and tell me now Couldst thou not find a time Aminta might Either alone, or in thy presence come To speak to Silvia? I cannot tell; Silvia is nice and strange beyond all measure. And he nicely respect full beyond measure. He's i'the wrong then, fie on such a lover; Nice (quoth you?) counsel him to leave that vice, If he will learn to love; he must be bold, And urge with speeding importunity; Let him a little filch; if that be vain, Then ravish: tush knowst thou what women are? They fly; but every step wish to be ta'en; What they deny, they wish were snatched from them; They fight, but still wish to be overcome. I tell thee this Thirsis, but in thine ear: Blab not what I say to thee ', I cannot speak Inrime (thou knowst) but if I could, I'd say Somewhat more worth than rhyme to bear away.
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Come y'ar vnhappy; but in earnest now I'me not reſolu'd Siluia ſo ſimple is As by her words ſhee ſeemes; for th'other day One deede of hers put me in doubt of her: I found her in thoſe broad fields neere the towne, Where amongst drown'de grounds, lies a little Iſle, And round about, a water cleare, and calme; There o're ſhee hung her head; and ſeem'd (me thought) Full proud to ſee her ſelfe, and tooke aduice O'th'water, in what order beſt to lay Her locks, and them about her brow diſplay, And ouer them her vaile, and ouer that The flowres ſhee carried in her lapp; now heere Shee hung a Lilly, there ſhee ſtuck a Roſe; Then layd them to her neck, and to her cheeke, As to try whethers hew the other paſt; At laſt, (as ioyfull of the victory) Shee ſmiling ſeem'd to ſay, the day is mine; Nor do I weare you for my ornament, But for your owne diſgrace (counterfait floures) To ſhew how much my beauty paſſeth yours. But while ſhee thus ſtood decking of her ſelfe, Shee turn'd her eye by chance, and ſoone had found That I had noted her, and bluſht a mayne, Downe fell her flowres; I laught to ſee her bluſh; And ſhe bluſht more, perceiuing that I laught; But, (for of one ſide of her face, the haire Was hung abroad, and th'other not,) ſhee turnes To th'water once on twice, to mend the fault, And gaz'd as 'twere by ſtealth, (fearfull belike That I too neerly ey'd her,) where ſhe ſawe Her haire (though orderleſſe, yet) hanging ſo, As grac'd her well; I ſaw, and ſaw her not. All this I will beleeue: gueſt I not well? Thou didſt: but yet I will be bolde to ſay That I haue ſeldome ſeene a Shepherdeſſe Or Nimph what euer of her yeares diſcreeter; Nor was I ſuch when I was of her yeares: The world growes olde, and of a troth I thinke It growes as ill as olde. True; heretofore Thoſe of the Cittie were not wont ſo much To haunt theſe woods as now adayes they do, Nor meaner people in the village bredd, To come ſo much among the cittizens; Their blouds are now more mingled, and their cuſtomes. But leaue we this diſcourſe; and tell me now Could'st thou not finde a time Aminta might Either alone, or in thy preſence come To ſpeake to Siluia? I cannot tell; Siluia is nyce and ſtrange beyond all meaſure. And he nicely respest full beyond meaſure. He's i'the wrong then, fye on ſuch a louer; Nice (quoth you?) counſel him to leaue that vice, If he will learne to loue; he muſt be bould, And vrge with speeding importunitie; Let him a little filtch; if that be vaine, Then rauiſh: tush know'ſt thou what women ar? They flye; but eu'ry ſtep wish to be tane; What they denie, they wish were ſnatcht frō them; They fight, but ſtill wiſh to be ouercome. I tell thee this Thirſis, but in thine eare: Blabb not what I' ſay to thee', I cannot ſpeake Inrime (thou know'ſt) but if I could, I'de ſay Somewhat more worth then rime to beare away.