Tasso, Torquato / Reynolds, Henry · published 1628 · first performed or written 1628 (Annals) pastoral unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 469 words
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Is never constant to one place. Such sports and pastimes useth he, As common unto children be; But all his sports he tempers so, they're dangerous, and full of woe To those he plays withal; displeased He will be soon, and soon appeased; And in his face at once appears An interchange of smiles and tears. His hair is gold, & curled, & grows (As Fortune often painted shows) Hanging long before; but short And thin on his heads hinderpart. His face cleare-coloured, & delightful, Like to fire is quick and sprightful; And doth easily express His minds audacious wantonness. His inflamed eyes are full of guile, Which still he sugars with a smile. Under the brow unhappily He uses oft to throw his eye, That rowles unsteedy here and there, And ne'er is firmly fixed any where. His tongue is sweet; and when he speaks A pleasing air from his lips breaks, In many ' a pieced imperfect word, Which yet a winning sound afford. His voice is shrill, and clear, and small, Which uttering, still he smiles withal; And those his fleering smiles doth baiyt With hidden treason, and deceit, Which (like the Snake) surke in the bed Of those flowers undiscovered. And first with these he doth begin To'vnlocke your breasts, and enter in. When having seemed all courtesy, All meekness, and humility, And that (as a poor pligrim) ye Have harbered him in charity, Than 'ginnes he by degrees, t'express Himself, and wrong your easiness, Grows proud and wondrous insolent. And never rests, is ne'er content Until he be (Ingrateful Elf). Possessed of your heats keys himself; And strait turns all those out of door That there inhabited before; And placeth others in their room, A troop of newer guests; to whom He makes your reason thrall; and finds New Laws wherewith to rule your minds; And thus becomes of a mild guest, A cruel Tyrant o'er the breast; And so his new placed Powers assist him He kills or conquers all that ere resist him, Now by these marks (both of his face, His hauiour, qualities, and grace) Which I have given ye ', I hope ye may Know this disguized runaway. Tell me ' I pray then, where is he? But not a man will answer me. ye'll conceal him from me then? Ah foolish unadvised men, Ye cannot Love so closely hide, But that at length he will be spied; And in your words & looks appear, By tokens evident and clear; And then such hap will you betide, As unto him that seeks to hide A Snake in's bosom, till his cries And blood discover where he lies. But since I cannot find him here, (Ere I return up to my Sphere,) I'll seek for him on Earth some other where.
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Is neuer conſtant to one place. Such ſports and paſtimes vſeth hee, As common vnto children be; But all his ſports he tempers ſo, Th'ar dangerous, and full of woe To thoſe he playes withall; diſpleaſ'd He will be ſoone, and ſoone appeaz'd; And in his face at once appeares An enterchange of ſmiles and teares. His haire is gould, & curl'd, & growes (As Fortune often painted ſhowes) Hanging long before; but ſhort And thinne on his heads hinderpart. His face cleare-colour'd, & delightful, Like to fire is quicke and ſprightfull; And doth eaſily expreſſe His mindes audacious wantonneſſe. His inflam'd eyes are full of guile, Which ſtill he ſugars with a ſmile. Vnder the brow vnhappily He vſes oft to throw his eye, That rowles vnſteedy heere and there, And ne're is firmely fixed any where. His toung is ſweet; and when he ſpeakes A pleaſing ayre from his lipps breakes, In many' a peec'd imperfect word, Which yet a winning ſound affoord. His voice is ſhrill, and cleare, and ſmall, Which vttering, ſtill he ſmiles withall; And thoſe his fleering ſmiles doth baiyt With hidden treaſon, and deceipt, Which (like the Snake) ſurke in the bed Of thoſe flowres vndiſcouered. And firſt with theſe he doth beginne To'vnlocke your breaſts, and enter in. When hauing ſeem'd all courteſie, All meekeneſſe, and humilitie, And that (as a poore pligrim) yee Haue harber'd him in charitie, Then 'ginnes he by degrees, t'expreſſe Himſelfe, and wrong your eaſineſſe, Growes proud and wondrous inſolent. And neuer reſts, is nere content Vntill he be (Ingratefull Elfe). Poſſeſt of your heats keyes himſelfe; And ſtraite turnes all thoſe out of dore That there inhabited before; And placeth others in their roome, A troope of newer gueſts; to whom He makes your reaſon thrall; and findes New Lawes wherwith to rule your minds; And thus becomes of a milde gueſt, A cruell Tyrant ore the breſt; And ſo his new plac'd Powres aſsiſt him He kills or conquers all that ere reſiſt him, Now by theſe markes (both of his face, His hauiour, quallities, and grace) Which I haue giu'n yee', I hope yee may Know this diſguized run-away. Tell me' I pray' then, where is he? But not a man will anſwer mee. Yee'll conceale him from me then? Ah fooliſh vnaduiſed men, Yee cannot Loue ſo cloſely hyde, But that at length he will be ſpy'de; And in your words & looks appeare, By tokens euident and cleare; And then ſuch happ will you betide, As vnto him that ſeekes to hide A Snake in's boſome, till his cryes And bloud diſcouer where he lyes. But ſince I cannot find him heere, (Ere I returne vp to my Sphere,) I'le ſeek for him on Earth ſome other wher.