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A12231	The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia. Written by Sir Philip Sidney Knight. Now since the first edition augmented and ended; Arcadia	Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586.; Sanford, Hugh, d. 1607.	1593 (1593)	STC 22540; ESTC S111872	580,659	488

made what he heard of another the ballance of his owne fortune that they stood a long while striken in a sad and silent consideration of them Which the olde Geron no more marking then condemning in them desirous to set foorth what counsailes the wisedome of age had layde vp in store against such fancies as he thought follies of youth yet so as it might not apeare that his wordes respected them bending himselfe to a young shepheard named Philisides who neither had daunced nor song with them and had all this time layne vpon the ground at the foote of a Cypresse tree leaning vpon his elbowe with so deepe a melancoly that his sences caried to his minde no delight from any of their obiects he strake him vpon the shoulder with a right old mans grace that will seeme liuelier then his age will afford him And thus began vnto him his Ecloge Geron. Philisides Geron. VP vp Philisides let sorrowes goe Who yelds to woe doth but encrease his smart Do not thy hart to plaintfull custome bring But let vs sing sweet tunes do passions ease An olde man heare who would thy fancies raise Philisides Who minds to please the minde drownd in annoyes With outward ioyes which inly cannot sincke As well may thincke with oyle to coole the fire Or with desire to make such foe a frend Who doth his soule to endlesse malice bend Geron. Yet sure an end to each thing time doth giue Though woes now liue at length thy woes must dye Then vertue try if she can worke in thee That which we see in many time hath wrought And weakest harts to constant temper brought Philisides Who euer taught a skillesse man to teach Or stop a breach that neuer Cannon sawe Sweet vertues lawe barres not a causefull mone Time shall in one my life and sorrowes end And me perchaunce your constant temper lend Geron. What can amend where physick is refusde The witts abusde with will no counsayle take Yet for my sake discouer vs thy griefe Oft comes reliefe when most we seeme in trappe The starres thy state fortune may change thy happe Philisides If fortunes lappe became my dwelling place And all the starres conspired to my good Still were I one this still should be my case Ruines relique cares web and sorrowes foode Since she faire fierce to such a state me calls Whose wit the starres whose fortune fortune thralls Geron. Alas what falls are falne vnto thy minde That there where thou confest thy mischiefe lyes Thy wit dost vse still still more harmes to finde Whome wit makes vaine or blinded with his eyes What counsell can preuaile or light giue light Since all his force against himselfe he tries Then each conceit that enters in his sight Is made forsooth a Iurate of his woes Earth sea ayre fire heau'n hell and gastly sprite Then cries to sencelesse things which neither knowes What ayleth thee and if they knew thy minde Would scorne in man their king such feeble show's Rebell Rebell in golden fetters binde This tyran Loue or rather do suppresse Those rebell thoughts which are thy slaues by kinde Let not a glittring name thy fancie dresse In painted clothes because they call it loue There is no hate that can thee more oppresse Begin and halfe the worke is done to proue By rising vp vpon thy selfe to stand And thinck she is a she that doth thee moue He water plowes and soweth in the sand And hopes the flickring winde with net to holde Who hath his hopes laid vp in womans hand What man is he that hath his freedome solde Is he a manlike man that doth not know man Hath power that Sex with bridle to withhold A fickle Sex and trew in trust to no man A seruant Sex soone prowde if they be coi'de And to conclude thy mistresse is a woman Philisides O gods how long this old soole hath annoi'd My wearied eares O gods yet graunt me this That soone the world of his false tong be void O noble age who place their only blisse In being heard vntill the hearer dye Vttring a serpents minde with serpents hisse Then who will heare a well autoris'd lye And pacience hath let him goe learne of him What swarmes of vertues did in his youth flye Such hartes of brasse wise heads and garments trim Were in his dayes which heard one nothing heares If from his words the falshood he do skim And herein most their folly vaine appeares That since they still alledge When they were yong It shews they fetch their wit from youthfull yeares Like beast for sacrifice where saue the tong And belly nought is left such sure is he This life-deadman in this old dungeon flong Olde houses are throwne downe for new we see The oldest Rammes are culled from the flocke No man doth wish his horse should aged bee The ancient oke well makes a fired blocke Old men themselues doe loue young wiues to choose Only fond youth admires a rotten stocke Who once a white long beard well handle does As his beard him not he his beard did beare Though cradle witted must not honnor loose Oh when will men leaue off to iudge by haire And thinke them olde that haue the oldest minde With vertue fraught and full of holy feare Geron. If that thy face were hid or I were blinde I yet should know a young man speaketh now Such wandring reason in thy speech I finde He is a beast that beastes vse will allowe For proofe of man who sprong of heau'nly fire Hath strongest soule when most his raynes do bowe● But fondlings fonde know not your owne desire Loth to dye young and then you must be olde Fondly blame that to which your selues aspire But this light choller that doth make you bolde Rather to wrong then vnto iust defence Is past with me my bloud is waxen colde Thy words though full of malapert offence I way them not but still will thee aduize How thou from foolish loue maist purge thy sense First thinke they erre that thinke them gayly wise Who well can set a passion out to show Such sight haue they that see with goggling eyes Passion beares high when puffing wit doth blowe But is indeed a toy if not a toy True cause of euils and cause of causelesse woe If once thou maist that fancie glosse destroy Within thy selfe thou soone wilt be ashamed To be a player of thine owne annoy Then let thy minde with better bookes be tamed Seeke to espie her faultes as well as praise And let thine eyes to other sports be framed In hunting fearefull beastes do spend some dayes Or catch the birds with pitfalls or with lyme Or trayne the fox that traines so crafty laies Ly but to sleepe and in the earely prime Seeke skill of hearbes in hills haunt brookes neere night And try with bayt how fish will bite sometime Goe graft againe and seeke to graft them right Those pleasant plants those sweete and frutefull trees Which both the pallate

most places His shield was beautified with this deuice A greyhound which ouerrunning his fellow and taking the hare yet hurts it not when it takes it The word was The glorie not the pray But as soone as Amphialus landed he sent his squire to Phalantus to tell him that there was the Knight redy to know whether he had any thing to say to him Phalantus answered that his answere now must be in the language of launces and so each attended the warning of the trumpets which were to sound at the appointment of foure iudges who with cōsideration of the same had deuided the ground Phalantus-his horse young and feeling the youth of his master stood coruetting which being well gouerned by Phalantus gaue such a glittering grace as when the Sunne in a cleare day shines vpon a wauing water Amphialus-horse stood panting vpon the ground with his further foot before as if he would for his masters cause begin to make himselfe angry till the trumpet sounding together Together they set spurres to their horses together took their launces from their thighes conueied them vp into their restes together together let them sinke downward so as it was a delectable sight in a dangerous effect and a pleasant consideration that there was so perfect agreement in so mortall disagreement like a musick made of cunning discords But their horses keeping an euen line their masters had skilfully allotted vnto them passed one by another without encountring although either might feel the angry breath of other But the staues being come to a iust descent but euen when the mark was ready to meet them Amphialus was runne through the vamplate and vnder the arme so as the staffe appearing behind him it semed to the beholders he had bene in danger But he strake Phalantus iust vpon the gorget so as he battred the lamms thereof and made his head almost touch the back of his horse But either side hauing staied the spur vsed the bit to stop their horses fury casting away the troncheons of their staues drawing their swords they attended the second summons of the death-threatning trumpet which quickly folowed and they assoone making their horses answer their hands with a gentle galop set one toward the other till being come in the neernes of litle more then a staues length Amphialus trusting more to the strength then to the nimblenes of his horse put him foorth with speedie violence and making his head ioyne to the others flanke guiding his blow with discretion and strengthning it with the course of his horse strake Phalantus vpon the head in such sort that his feeling sense did both dazell his sight and astonish his hearing But Phalantus not accustomed to be vngratefull to such benefites strake him vpon the side of his face with such force that he thought his iawe had bene cut asunder though the faithfulnes of his armour indeede garded him from further damage And so remayned they awhile rather angry with fighting then fighting for anger till Amphialus-his horse leaning harde vpon the other and winning grounde the other horse feeling himselfe prest began to rise a little before as he was woont to doo in his coruette which aduantage Amphialus taking set forward his owne horse with the further spurre so as Phalantus-his horse came ouer with his master vnder him Which Amphialus seeing lighted with intention to helpe Phalantus But his horse that had faulted rather with vntimely arte then want of force gatte vp from burdning his burden so as Phalantus in the fall hauing gotten his feete free off the stirrop could though ●omething bruised arise and seeing Amphialus neere him he asked him Whether he had giuen him any help in remouing his horse Amphialus said No. Truely sayd Phalantus I asked it because I would not willingly haue fought with him that had had my life in his mercie But now said Phalantus before we proceed further let me know who you are because neuer yet did any man bring me to the like fortune Amphialus listing to keepe himselfe vnknowne told him he was a Gentlemen to whom Amphialus that day had giuen armour and horse to trie his valour hauing neuer before ben in any combat worthy remēbrance Ah said Phalantus in a rage And must I be the exercise of your prentis-age and with that choler tooke away either the bruse or the feeling of the bruse so as he entred a fresh into the cōbat and boiling into his armes the disdaine of his hart strake so thick vpon Amphialus as if euery blow would faine haue ben foremost But Amphialus that many like trials had taught great spending to leaue small remnants let passe the storme with strong wards and nimble auoidings till seeing his time fit both for distaunce nakednes he strake him so cruell a blow on the knee that the poore Gentleman fell downe withall in a sowne But Amphialus pittying approued valoure made pretious by naturall curtesie wēt to him taking off his head-piece to giue him aire the young Knight disdaining to buy life with yeelding bad him vse his fortune for he was resolued neuer to yeeld No more you shall said Amphialus if it be not to my request that you will account your selfe to haue great interest in me Phalantus more ouercome by his kindnes then by his fortune desired yet once againe to know his name who in his first beginning had shewed such furie in his force and yet such stay in his surie Amphialus then named himselfe telling him withall he would think his name much bettred if it might be honored by the title of his friend But no Baulme could be more comfortable to his wound then the knowledge thereof was to his minde when he knew his mishap should be excused by the renowmed valour of the other And so promising each to other assurednes of good will Phalantus of whom Amphialus would haue no other raunsome but his word of friendship was conueyed into the campe where he would but litle remaine among the enimies of Amphialus but went to seeke his aduentures other-where As for Amphialus he was receaued with triumph into the castle although one might see by his eyes humbly lifted vp to the window where Philoclea stood that he was rather suppliaunt then victorious which occasion Cecropia taking who as then stood by Philoclea and had lately lefte Pamela in another roome whence also she might see the combate Sweet Lady said she now you may see whether you haue cause to loue my sonne who then lies vnder your feete when he standes vpon the necke of his brauest enemies Alas said Philoclea a simple seruice to me me thinkes it is to haue those who come to succour me destroied If it be my dutie to call it loue be it so but the effects it brings foorth I confesse I account hatefull Cecropia grew so angry with this vnkinde answere that she could not abstayne from telling her that she was like them that could not sleepe