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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11241	Clidamas, or The Sicilian tale. VVritten by I.S.	I. S., fl. 1639.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.	1639 (1639)	STC 21501; ESTC S116311	60,002	164

conclusion was of sufficiency to dry them the losse of your sonnes was much the losse of your wife much and indeede I know not which we should esteeme the greater losse but for these two losses the Gods have returned you a large recōpence foure for three two daughters whom I know not whether the earth can paralel for one wife which besides their owne inherent excellencyes bring with them two husbands which though they cannot equal your own children yet may they in some sort bring a comfort to your aged yeares Now since it hath pleased you to nominate us two for your sonnes in law we should be much ingrate in refusing so goodly a profer and much more then vaine to denie that because it is offered for which wee would give whole worlds were they ours for the purchase for beleeve me sir no sooner did our eyes behold your beautious daughters but our hearts loved thē determining for certaine either to have them or to die for them how happie then may you imagine we esteeme our selves when you that are the wakefull dragon to guard these golden apples shut your eyes while wee two Herculesses come to rob your orchard or rather not shut your eyes but looke on us with delight incouraging us on with such perswasions as would make a coward valient in the warres of Love having no enemie to warre against him save a gracious Virgin and knowing besides that she cannot be hard hearted comming of so kinde a father To answer you therefore with what a sympathie our affection meet you cannot be so willing to have us your sonnes as we if your faire daughters be but gratious as I hope they will are desirous to call you father What Cleanthes had uttered in words Polydore failed not to testifie for himselfe by the pleasing gesture of his countenance which the good old man perceiving it did so wrap him in joy that the teares ranne trickling downe his white beard his overgladded heart not being able to containe in it selfe so suddaine an extasy of joy at so great a felicity as he esteemed it to have Cleanthes and Polydore for his sonnes in law which they taking for a sure presage of a fortunate event it made them sympathize with him in delight though their eyes did not testifie it with such teares of joy as his did their youthfull fire being better able to dry up those flouds of overflowing passion then the frost of age wherfore without more a doe they desired him only to aide them thus far as to help them to the speech of the maides and they did not doubt of a happie successe which hee willingly agreeing unto promised to performe accordingly But because it was then to late the sunne being almost gone to hide himselfe in the boosome of Tethis he invited them to a course supper and a hard bed as he termed it and there for that night the lovers tooke up their Inne All supper time did they sit gazing on their mistresses feeding on their eyes more then on the Cates that was before them that it was a meriment to old Clidamas to see them so attentive and to heare them answer so impertinently to every question he askt of them yet would he finde out pleasant discourse to beguile the time and thus supper was passed over after with musicke and dancing and other delightfull pleasures they wore away the howers till bed time then lights being brought they were conducted to their chambers Faine would the youths have beene practising their skill in Venus warfare but the company of guests then present denied them opportunity therefore awaiting for a fitter houre they betooke them to their lodging for rest I cannot call it their minds being so distracted betweene joy and feare joy for the fathers willingnesse feare for the daughters mislike if it should happen that they debard their eyes from the least slumber yet was the fancy of joy the stronger as having the surer ground which so filled their heads with pleasing immaginations that themselves I thinke had they beene askt the question could not have recounted them The burning hoofes of Apollowes firce-breathing steeds had not as yet attained the lower pavement of the vaulted hemisphere and rosy fingerd Aurora had but newly strewd the way for the King of lights when the two lovers wearie of their restlesse beds perceiving the mornings blush through the chamber window arose and apparrelling themselves went downe to receive the fresh mornings aire in the garden but all their earlinesse could not outstrippe the wakefull Clydamas who was the continuall morning cock to the whole house who seeing the two lovers comming towards him with a merry countenance gave them the bonjour thus So early up nay then I see you will bee sure speeders that are so early risers See how the sunne comes stealing over yon hill dying his cheekes with blushes as ashamd to be outstript by mortalls Rather he teacheth us said Polydore to blush for suffering our selves to be surpast by you that should rather bee at rest then thus abroad so soone before the day young bloods may better indure watching then weake age Indeede said Clydamas yong men that have the same watchbel that you have can worse indure their beds then others that want it and commenly where ther 's a lover in the house there needs no other cock to call up the rest but otherwise youth loves their ease and to nourish themselves with a morning nap when old men rather desire to feede as it were on the fresh aire without doores yet the case goes ill of our sides saith Cleanthes for though we have the watchbell which you talke of yet either it went false or wee minded it not for me thinkes for all our larum you are got up before us With such like pleasing conference they passed on the time till Clydamas perceived his daughters were come into the garden whereupon taking the two friends by the hands he thus incouraged them Yonder is the game and you are skilfull huntsmen upon them then and if you misse them blame not me for negligence but your selves for slothfulnesse that had the game in view and yet lost it and therewith he parted from them Who then had looked on the lovers might have perceived a maidenly blush overspread their cheekes as afraid of themselves having never beene trained in Cupids military discipline yet gathering their spirits together and arming themselves with their greatest resolution they approched nigh and taking them by the hands kindly gave them the good morrow which they with a modest blush returned Whereupon Cleanthes taking his faire Calanthia by the hand whilst Polydore did the like to his deare Florella thus accosted her If what I speake beautious Calanthia be not so powdered with art as may befit the tender tympane of a Ladyes eare impute it to the fault of war that teacheth her schollers no better language yet thus much may my simplenesse in that kinde gaine me that wanting