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A16678
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The shepheards tales
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Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.
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1621
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Maid if 't were not for a man Bâ—â— there is none of them can brooke so well To be a Beareward and leade Apes in Hell Dym True Dorycles for in processe of time I found her maiden humour to decline For she did grant the boone which I did aske Vpon condition of a greater taske Lin. What heauie censure might this taske afford Dym That for three yeeres I should not speake a word Cor. Alas poere Swaine this taske which she prepar'd In all my time the like was neuer heard Dor. But this same silent taske had harder bin If she had prou'd what she enioyned him For none can doe a woman greater wrong Than barre her from a priuiledge of tongâ—e Sap. A womans tongue 's a clapper in the winde Which once a foot can neuer be confinde But to thy taske good Dymnus Dym To proceed What she enioyn'd I did performe indeed For I appear'd as one depriu'd of speech Yet nere my friends vnto my aimes could reach But much lamented that a Swaine so young And promising should lose his Vse of tongue Tech. I wonder how thou could expresse thy minde Dym Onely by dumbe signes so as I did finde Within short time a great facilitie In that hard taske which she imposed me Lin. Hardest aduentures oft the easiest seeme Only for loue of such inioined them Dym And such were mine when others talk'd with ease Of this and that I euer held my peace Others sung Carols of their fairest faire But I in silent measures had a share Others discours'd of pleasures of the time And I approu'd them with a secret signe Others could court as Shepheards vse to doe Which I could doe as well but durst not sâ—ow For all my aymes and purposes did tend To gaine my Loue and for no other end Cor. Did not performance of this taske obtaine That prize of loue which thou desir'd to gaine Dym No Corydon for though I did obey Shee thought three yeares too long a time to stay So as her dumbe knight she did straight disclaime And tooke her selfe vnto another Swaine Sap. Disloyall wench Dym Yet 'las what remedie A mariage is intended solemnlie Which that it might more priuatly be caried In a retyred Cell they must be maried Tech Vâ—happy Swaine Dym So did I thâ—â— appeare For when the mariage came vnto my eare I straight repair'd to th' Cell right speedily Where these sadrites solemniz'd were to be Straite was the Gate kept by a Porter grim Who guards the doore that none should enter in But I as time requir'd resolu'd to venter Did boldly knock and knocking freely enter Where entring in each casts his eye about Some full of feare as others were of doubt What my approach should meane but to be briefe Short tales seeme long that doe renue our griefe The Priest pronouncing iustly as I came Who giues her to be maried to this man I rush'd into the croud their hands to breake And gladly would haue spoke but durst not speake At which attempt some strange constructions had And verily imagin'd I was mad Others suspecting what I did intend Thought that ray aymes were to no other end Than to preuent the Mariage for that time And afterwards perswade her to be mine Nor were their iudgements erring for I thought By my deuice to haue this Proiect wrought Only by dumbe signes sometimes would I show With eyes heau'd vp to Heauen her breach of vow Sometimes in violent manner would I seeme As if through loue I had distracted beene Pulling my deare Palmira from his hand Who to receiue her for his Spouse did stand Sometimes as Men in sorrowes plunged deepe And could not vtter them I' gan to weepe And wash the Temple with a brinie flood Yet â—ll this while I was not vnderstood For in despite of all that I could doe I was restrain'd and she was married too Cor. What discontent might equall this of thine Dym Yet though I bore it sharply for the time I afterwards and haue done euer since Borne this disgrace with greater patience Lin. Yet Dymnus thou wast dumbe till three yeeres end Dym Yes Linus and as truly did intend What she enioyned me as I desir'd To marrie her when those three yeeres expir'd Which come and past I then exprest my griefe Finding apt words to tender me reliefe For woes doe labour of too great a birth That want the helpe of words to set them forth Tech. But didst thou nere display her hatefull shame Dym In generall I did but not by name Nor euer will my purpose is to liue And laugh at loue and no occasion giue Of iust offence to her or any one Or silently consume my time in mone Frequenting shadie Lawnes in discontent Or to the Ayre my fruitlesse clamors vent Though I resolue if ere I make my choice In better sort and measure to rejoyce Than I haue done Dor. Or else I 'me sure thy share Though it decrease in ioy will grow in care Dym I know it will Now as my wrong was great And greater farre than I could well repeat This shall be my Conclusion There is no Man Wise that will lose his tongue for any Woman For sure I am that they will be more prone Such is their guize to triumph ouer one When they haue drawne him headlong to their traine Than such as on more firmer grounds remaine Fly Women they will follow still say I But if ye follow women they will fly Tech. Rightly opinion'd Dymnus but t' allay Thy grounded griefe and to conclude the day Let 's haue a Song Dor. Technis with all my heart Dym Though I 'ue smal mind to sing I 'le beare a part Cor. And you too Sapphus Sap. Yes and Linus too Lin. Yes I my Art amongst the rest will show Dor. To it then freely safely sing may we Who haue beene slaues to Loue but now are free Tech. TEll me Loue what thou canst doe Dor. Triumph ore a simple Swaine Dym Binding him to such a vow Cor. As to make his griefe thy gaine Sap. Doe thy worst thou canst doe now Lin. Thou hast shot at vs in vaine All. For we are free though we did once complain Dor. Free we are as is the ayre Tech. Or the siluer-murm'ring spring Dym Free from thought or reach of care Cor. Which doe haplesse Louers wring Sap. Now we may with ioy repaire Lin. To our gladsome Plaines and sing All. And laugh at Loue and call 't an idle thing Dym Sport we may and feede our Sheepe Dor. And our Lamkins on this Downe Tech. Eat and drinke and soundly sleepe Cor. Since these stormes are ouer blowne Sap. Whilst afflicted wretches weepe Lin. That by loue are ouerthrowne All. For now welaugh at follies we haue knowne Cor. Here we rest vpon these rocks Dym Round with shadie Iuy wreath'd Dor. Ioying in our woolly flocks Tech. On these Mountaines freely breath'd Sap. Where though clad in russet frocks Lin. Here we sport where we are heath'd All. Oâ—r only care to see our Pastures freath'd Sap. Thus we may retire in peace Cor. And though low yet more secure Dym Then those Men which higher prease Dor. Shrubs than Cedars are more sure Tech. And they liue at farre more ease Lin. Finding for each care a cure All. Their loue as deare and liker to endure Lin. For wherein consists earths blisse Sap. But in hauing what is fit Cor. Which though greater men doe misse Dym Homely Swaines oft light of it Dor. For who 's he that liuing is Tech. That in higher place doth sit All. Whose sly Ambition would not higher git Tech. Let vs then contented be Dor. In the portion we enioy Cor. And while we doe others see Sap. Toss'd with gusts of all annoy Dym Let vs say this feele not we Lin. Be our wenches kinde or coy All. We count their frownes and fauours but a toy Dor. Let 's now retire it drawes to Euening time Next Tale my Corydon it must be thine Tech. Which may be done next day we hither come Meane time let 's fold our flocks and hyevs home A Pastorall Palinod THese Swains like dying Swans haue sung their last And ioy in thinking of those woes are past For woes once past like pleasing pastimes seeme And ioy vs more than if they had not beene Such Layes become these Launes such Plaints these Plaines Great men may higher haue no heuier straines For Swains theiâ— Swainlins loue and wooe them too And doe as much as brauer outsides doe But Heardsmen are retired from their shade Of Myrtle sprayes and sprigs of Osyer made With purpose to reuisit you to morrow Where other three shall giue new life to sorrow Meane time repose lest when the Swaine â—ppeares You fall asleepe when you should flow with teares FINIS
lou'd on western plaine Whose heauy fate all others doth surpasse That ere you heard Dym Say Heardsman what it was Dory I must and will though Dymnus I confesse I 'm very loth my folly to expresse Whose madding passion though it merit blame I will display't Tech. To 't then away with shame Dory I lou'd a bonny Lasse as ere lou'd man For she a middle had that you might span A mouing eye a nimble mincing foot And mannerly she was for she could lout And her I lou'd and me she held as deare Corid But Dorycles where liu'd she Dory Very neare Knowst thou not Polychrestus Corid Who the Swaine That with his sheepe doth couer all our Plaine Dory It seemes thou knowst him Coridon Corid I doe And seuen yeeres since I knew his Daughter too Dory Who faire Bellina Corid Yes the very same Dory And her I lou'd nor need I thinke 't a shame For what might moue affection or imply Content of loue to any Shepheards eye Which she enioy'd not For if choyce discourse As what more mouing than the tongue had force To infuse loue there was no Heardsman neare her Who was not rauish'd if he chanc'd to heare her And for a beauty mix'd with white and red Corid I know 't was rare good Dorycles proceed Dory When I was young as yet I am not old I doted more than now a hundred fold For there was not a May-game that could show it All here about but I repaird vnto it Yet knew not what loue meant but was content To spend the time in harmlesse merriment But at the last I plaid so long with fire I cing'd my wings with heat of loues desire And to display my folly how it was Without digression thus it came to passe Downe by you Vale a Myrtle groue there is Oh that I nere had seene it I may wish Where Pan the Shepheards God to whom we pray Solemniz'd had his wonted holiday Whereto resorted many noble Swaines Who flourish yet vpon our neighbour Plaines Mongst which Bellina with a youthfull sort Of amorous Nimphs came to surney our sport Which I obseruing see the fault of youth Transported with vain-glory thought in truth Shee came a purpose for a sight of me Which I with smiles requited louingly But howsoere I know Bellina ey'de My person more than all the Swaines beside When night was come vnwelcome vnto some And each was now to hasten towards home I'mongst the rest of Laddes did homeward passe And all this time I knew not what Loue was To supper went I and fell to my fare As if of loue I had but little care And after supper went to fire to chat Of sundry old-wiues tales as this and that Yet all this while loue had no power of me Nor no command that euer I could see Hauing thus spent in tales an houre or two Each to his rest as he thought best did goe But now when I should take me to my rest That troubled me which I did thinke of least Tech. Trouble thee Swaine Dory Yes Technis and the more Because I neuer felt such pangs before This way and that way did I tosse and turne And freeze and frie and shake for cold and burne So as I wisht a hundred times that day Would now approach my passion to allay Yet still so weake was my distemper'd braine I thought Bellina put me to that paine Yet knew no cause why shee should vse me so Yet thought to aske her if 't were shee or no So as next day I purpos'd to repaire To see if shee could yeeld a cure to care But she poore wench was split on fancies shelfe All full of care yet could not cure her selfe So as in briefe we either did impart The secret passions of a wounded heart Shot by loues shaft for so 't appear'd to be Which found we vow'd a present remedie Yet to our friends both shee and I did feane As if we neuer had acquainted beene Dym A prety sleight Dory Though many times and oft Plaid we at Barlybreake in Clytus croft And thus our loues continued one halfe yeere Without suspition till one neighboring neere An equall friend vnto vs both did make A motion of our Mariage Tech. Did it take Dory Yes Technis yes so as first day I went My friends to shew that they were well content Wish'd that all good successe might vsher mee Lin. One should haue throwne an old shoo after thee Dory Nay Linus that was done and now to hie Vnto my Tale on went my dogge and I Poore loaue-eard Curre Sapp Why Dorycles hadst none To second thee Dory Too many Swaine by one For trowst thou Lad when I my suit should make Vnto her friends my dogge he let a scape Sapp Ill nurtur'd stitchell Dory Now yee may suppose Bellina tooke the Pepper in the nose That to her friends when I should breake my minde The carrian Cur should at that time breake winde So as for halfe an houre I there did show Like to a senslesse Picture made of dough Nor was my dogge lesse ' sham'd but runs away With taile betwixt his legs with speed he may At last my spirits I did call together Showing her friends the cause why I came thither Who did accept my motion for that day I was esteem'd a proper Swaine I say And one well left Cor. We know it Dorycles Both for thy wealth and person thou mightst please Lin. For good mug-sheepe and cattell I le be sworne None could come neare thee both for haire and horne Dory Yee ouer-value me but sure I am I had sufficient for an honest man Hauing thus free accesse to her I lou'd Who my affection long before had prou'd Though she seemd nice as women often vse When what they loue they seemingly refuse Not to insist ought longer on the matter They deemd me worthy if they did not flatter Of her I su'd So as without more stay Appointed was this solemne Nuptiall day Sapp Happy appointment Dory Sapphus say not so It rather was the subiect of my woe For hauing heard reported for a truth She formerly had lou'd a dapper youth With whom she purpos'd euen in friends despight To make a priuate scape one winter night I for a while thought to surcease my suit Till I heard further of this iealous bruit Tech. Why didst thou so Bellina had consented To loue that youth before you were acquainted Dory Technis 't is true But seme there were auer'd Though I 'm resolu'd they in opinion err'd That these two were affide one to the other Sapp What hindred then the match Dory Bellinas mother Who tender of th' aduancement of her childe And well perceiuing Crispus to be wilde For so the youth was named did withdraw Bellina from him by imperious awe Which done and he preuented of her daughter His Countrey left he neuer sought her after Tech. I knew that Crispus Dory Then you knew a Lad Of seeming presence but he little had And