Tasso, Torquato / Reynolds, Henry · published 1628 · first performed or written 1628 (Annals) pastoral unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Why not let slip that good That fortune (much thy friend) presents thee with. The beau'ns forbidden that ever I should do Aught to displease her; nor yet ever did I The thing that justly merited her frown; Vulesse it were my loving her so much; Which yet if'twere a fault, was none of mine; It was her beauties; and by beau'n I vow I mean not to begin to'offend her now. Why but yet tell me, if'twere in thy power To leave to love her, wouldst thou do't to please her? No sure; love will not let me say, or think That ere I should desist from loving her, Though'twere in my own power. Why an't be so, In her despite whether she will or no, you'd love her, No, no, not in spite of her, But I would love her. Yet against her will? Why yes, against her will. And wherefore then Dare you not take of her against her will, That which (althoughed irks thee at first to do) In th'end will quite thy pains and please her too. Thirsis, let love that speaks within my breast Make answer for me; thou, (through thy long use Of reas'ning much of love) too subtle art For me; love ties my tongue, who tied my heart. Why then thou wilt not go? Yes, yes, I'll go; But not where you would have me: Whether then? To death; if this be all y'haue done for me. Is this that I have done then nothing worth? And dost thou think Daphne would counsel thee To go, unless she saw a little more Into thy Sylvia's heart, than thou and I? Suppose she has revealed her mind to her; Think you she would abide that any else Should know't? or know she knew it ere the more? So that to covet an express consent On her part, think you not it were to seek What in all reason must offend her most? Where's this your care then, and desire to please her? Perhaps she would that your delight should be Your own theft, not her gift; what skilled I pray. Whether you have it this, or th'other way? What certainty ' have I that her mind is such? See still how sillily you seek to have That certainty which must of force displease her; And which 'boue all things else you should not crave: But who assures you to the contrary But that she may mean so as well as not? Now if she did, and that you would not go; (Since both the doubts and dangers equal be) Is not a valiant than a base death better? thou'rt mute; thou'rt overthrown; Confess it then; Nor doubt but this thy overehrow will be Th'occasion of a greater victory. Go'we. Stay. Why stay? knowst not how swiftly the time runs away? Prithee let's think first what, and how to do.
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Why not let ſlip that good That fortune (much thy friend) preſents thee with. The beau'ns forbid that euer I ſhould do Ought to diſpleaſe her; nor yet euer did I The thing that iuſtly merited her frowne; Vuleſſe it were my louing her ſo much; Which yet if'twere a fault, was none of mine; It was her beauties; and by beau'n I vowe I meane not to begin to'offend her now. Why but yet tell me, if'twere in thy powre To leaue to loue her, wouldſt thou do't to pleaſe her? No ſure; loue will not let me ſay, or thinke That ere I ſhould deſist from louing her, Though'twere in my owne powre. Why an't be ſo, In her diſpight whether ſhe will or no, Youl'd loue her, No, no, not in ſpight of her, But I would loue her. Yet againſt her will? Why yes, againſt her will. And wherefore then Dare you not take of her againſt her will, That which (although't erkes thee at firſt to doo) In th'end will quite thy paines and pleaſe her too. Thirſis, let loue that ſpeakes within my breſt Make anſwer for me; thou, (through thy long vſe Of reas'ning much of loue) too ſuttle art For me; loue tyes my tongue, who tyed my heart. Why then thou wilt not goe? Yes, yes, I'le goe; But not where you would haue me: Whether then? To death; if this be all y'haue done for me. Is this that I haue done then nothing worth? And do'ſt thou thinke Daphne would counſaile thee To goe, vnleſſe ſhee ſaw a little more Into thy Siluias heart, then thou and I? Suppoſe ſhee has reueal'd her minde to her; Thinke you ſhee would abide that any elſe Should know't? or know ſhe knew it ere the more? So that to couet an expreſſe conſent On her part, thinke you not it were to ſeeke What in all reaſon muſt offend her most? VVhere's this your care then, and deſire to pleaſe her? Perhaps ſhee would that your delight ſhould bee Your owne theft, not her gift; what skil't I pray. VVhether you haue it this, or th'other way? VVhat certainty' haue I that her minde is ſuch? See ſtill how ſillily you ſeeke to haue That certainty which muſt of force diſpleaſe her; And which 'boue all things elſe you ſhould not craue: But who aſſures you to the contrary But that ſhe may meane ſo as well as not? Now if ſhee did, and that you would not goe; (Since both the doubts and dangers equall be) Is not a valiant then a baſe death better? Th'art mute; th'art ouerthrowne; Confeſſe it then; Nor doubt but this thy ouerehrow will bee Th'occaſion of a greater victorie. Go'we. Stay. VVhy ſtay? Know'ſt not how ſwiftly the time runnes away? Pre'thee lett's thinke firſt what, and how to doe.