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A30820
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The heroical lover, or, Antheon and Fidelta a poem / written by Thomas Bancroft.
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Bancroft, Thomas, fl. 1633-1658.
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1658
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Wing B641; ESTC R22823
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bottled up Her bagging cheeks so low And trebble chinne did hang that little show Her neck did make although no little charge Maintain'd a thorow-fare a gulf so large Her palsied arms and hands could scarcely own Themselves by shape they were so over-grown Like a foul ruffled pillow either breast Appear'd whereon Silenus well might rest His seldome-sober head Her belly soft VVas like a mossy mount with laughter oft As with an earth-quake shook And in such sort Those Limbs that should her weighty bulk support Were swolne with Dropsy that they did appear Not legs but logs such monstrous props they were Not could she eas'ly move them when to bed She willing was to go and must be led On one side of her stood a Cask repleat VVith lusty wine on th' other side a great Nicotian boxe which duly she did ply Smoking and quaffing still alternately That so being moist and dry by turnes she might Tast her Delights with greater appetite Sir Antheon smil'd when such a Rout he saw And knew not whether he should straight withdraw Out from that mad-brain'd Company or stay To see the Humorists some tricks to play At length the guzzling Gossip he bespake Thus may we not be bold awhile to make Our randevouz amongst you and to be Merry with this light-hearted Company At least be furnisht with things requisite For Travellers who with the morning-light Arose and since have journyed without stay Though our vext stomachs chid the tedious way For we upon an urgent business go Of love like arrows sent from Cupids how And on the sweets of hope may seem to feed Yet yield perforce we must to Natures need And that our worse parts may do service to Our better eat and drink as others do Sir if you come to drink said she sit down Here 's liquor soon will take you by the Crown Will make those sober looks of yours to stare Like to a Comet conjure down your care Make all your fears to vanish like my smoke And arm you 'gainst encountring dangers stroke You shall not need to wear here by your side A threatning sword to shew your valours pride My Caske's a Magazine and you may hence Be strongly furnisht for secure defence Then lay that dandling weapon by sith fooles And onely such will so expose their tooles And take you rather what our house presents Full pots and pipes the chief of implements Then â—aught then belcht she then tooke a cup And drank to him but slowly heav'd it up That taking a long dâ—aught she might thereby Morefully what she dearly lov'd enjoy Meane while slept forth two Roarers fierce and bold As fire-drakes who the Knight too plainely told That he must singe a merry Catch or two And what their Mistris had enjoyn'd him do Or theâ—e â—e should not quench his thirst not be Honour'd to mixe with that Society He thus provokt to shew his metal more Than Meleager when the sylvane Boare 〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉 his hand vpon his blade And â—â—ming with high indignation said Feed still ye nasty Hoggs each at his trough I scorne what you deny aâ—d have enough To see you swill and guzzle at this raâ—e Who onely staid to view the more to haâ—e Your Bucchanalian freakes and all those vile Impurities that your loath'd lives defile As much do I disdain to quaffe and sing Those ribauld rhimes wherewith your rooms do ring As from faire humane dignity to throw My self and like a groveling beast to go Then with a threatning look as straight he wou'd Have mixt delicious wine with Drunkards blood And dampt their frantick mirth he left the den Of those wild beastly Revellers But then Did the plumpe Daâ—e begin her voice to strain And call'd to him to stay and call'd again Inviting him with promises that might Work on a green and frolicke appetite When she perceiv'd her words were like a gale To drive him on and nought they could prevaile She after him those jolly Champions sent That lately gave him so much discontent And bade them melt their language in to faire In treaties that he would with them repaire Backe to her house They hasted reel'd and fell Yet to him came and did their message tell Courting him fairely at their first assay But when they saw he still would keep his way They call'd him Lout and Beast to have staid His Errantry bold hands upon him laid He quickly shooke them off and train'd them on Till out o' th' view of others they were gone Then as the King of beasts that hunted burnes With wrath at last on his Pursuers turnes So did he face about to fall on those That follow'd him 'twixt them dealt his blowes Then having with stiffe gagges distended wide Their chaps their rude hands behind them tyde The next part that most workeman-like he plaid Was that a small arch in the bridge he made Of eithers nose and both together wyâ—'d Saying Now you that busily conspir'd Against me may with heads together laid Plot your Release but hardly call for aide Stand billing there like Doves spend your blood With comfort 't is for your dear countries good Rather like Swine for Mast or other fruit Stand gaping but forbear awhile to root Be taught ye Sots to drink more sparingly And Strangers treat with more civility This having spoke he left them to bespue Each others breast and their ill manners rue Never did Bee on top of Hybla high Or faire Hymettus with more industry Search the sweet cells of every vernant flow'r From the Dayes entrance to the Evening hour Then he with care perform'd the great inquest Of Love that carelesty disturb'd his rest VVhen he had view'd each City every Port And almost every place of great resort Yet was unsatisfy'd in his desire It was his purpose to have marc'ht up higher T' have seen the neighb'ring nation o're whose heads His shady â—wings the Austrian Eagle spreads But when being certify'd by sundry Posts And Legates sent into those lower coasts To take up newes that sure there could not be Any such Lady found in Germany As he enquired for sith Fame no where Is busier with her hundred tongues than there And quickly would such excellence discloud Although wrapt up in a Cimmerian shroud He paus'd a while and like a Student far'd VVho reading sentences obscure and hard Is shrewly puzzled yet will truth pursue Through misty walkes and seek a clearer view He could not but give way to discontent Yet scorned neretheless to slack the bent Of his Resolve or any signe to show That his high courage did dejected grow THE HEROICAL LOVER CANTO VIII The Argument Our worthy Lover takâ—s his way Towards farre-fam'd Eutopia Finds there Fidelta claimes his prize And triumphs in connubial joyes IN all assayes the courage of our Knight Shew'd like his sword a temper exquisite Bearing so true an edge as hardest fate That ere encountr'd it could nere rebate This rais'd his thoughts adapted him