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ToTo thatthat noblenoble andand truetrue louerlover ofof learningearningearninglearning,
SirSir VVALTERWALTER ASTONASTON knightknight
ofof thethe BathBath.
SIrSIr II mustmust askeask youryour patiencepatience, andand bebe trewtrue.
ThisThis playplay waswas neuernever likedliked, vnlesseunless byby fewfew
ThatThat broughtbrought theirtheir iudgementsjudgements withwith vm’em, forfor ofof latelate
FirstFirst thethe infectioninfection, thenthen thethe commoncommon prateprate
OfOf commoncommon peoplepeople, hauehave suchsuch customescustoms gotgot
EitherEither toto silencesilence plaiesplays, oror likelike themthem notnot.
VnderUnder thethe lastlast ofof whichwhich thisthis interludeinterlude,
HadHad falnefallen for euerfor foreverfor euerever prestpressed downedown byby thethe ruderude
ThatThat likelike aa torrenttorrent whichwhich thethe moistmoist southsouth feedesfeeds,
Drowne’sDrownsDrowne’s bothboth beforebefore himhim thethe riperipe cornecorn andand weedesweeds:
HadHad notnot thethe sauingsaving sencesense ofof betterbetter menmen
Redeem’dRedeemed itit fromfrom corruptioncorruption: (deeredear SirSir thenthen)
AmongAmong thethe betterbetter soulessouls, bebe youyou thethe bestbest
InIn whomewhom, asas inin aa CenterCentre II taketake restrest,
AndAnd propperproper beingbeing: fromfrom whosewhose equallequal eyeeye
AndAnd iudgementjudgement, nothingnothing growesgrows butbut puritiepurity:
(NorNor dodo II flatterflatter) forfor byby allall thosethose deaddead,
GreatGreat inin thethe musesmuses, byby ApolloesApollo’s headhead,
HeHe thatthat adsadds anyany thingthing toto youyou; tis’tis donedone
LikeLike hishis thatthat lightslights aa candlecandle toto thethe sunnesun:
ThenThen bebe asas youyou werewere euerever, your selfeyourself stillstill
MouedMoved byby youryour iudgementjudgement, notnot byby louelove, oror willwill
AndAnd whenwhen II singsing againeagain asas whowho cancan telltell
MyMy nextnext deuotiondevotion toto thatthat holyholy wellwell,
YourYour goodnessegoodness toto thethe musesmuses shallshall bebe allall,
AbleAble toto makemake aa workework HeroyicallHeroical.
GiuenGiven toto youryour seruiceservice
IOHNJOHN FLETCHERFLETCHER.

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ToTo thethe inheritourinheritor ofof allall worthinesworthiness,
SirSir WilliamWilliam ScipwithSkipwithScipwith.

OdeOde.

IfIf fromfrom seruileservile hopehope oror louelove,
II maymay proueprove
ButBut soso happyhappy toto bebe thoughtthought forfor
SuchSuch aa oneone whosewhose greatestgreatest easeease
IsIs toto pleaseplease
(WorthyWorthy sirsir) II hauehave allall II soughtsought forfor,

ForFor nono ichich ofof greatergreater namename,
whichwhich somesome clameclaim
ByBy theirtheir versesverses dodo II showshow itit
ToTo thethe worldworld; nornor toto protestprotest
Tis’Tis thethe bestbest
TheseThese areare leanelean faultsfaults, inin aa poetpoet

NorNor toto makemake itit serueserve toto feedfeed
atat mymy needeneed
NorNor toto gainegain acquaintanceacquaintance byby itit
NorNor toto rauishravish kindekind AtturniesAttorneys,
inin theirtheir iourniesjourneys.
NorNor toto readread itit afterafter dietdiet

FareFarFare fromfrom meme areare allall thesethese AmesAimsaims
FittestFittest framesframes
ToTo buildbuild weakenesseweakness onon andand pittypity
OnelyOnly toto your selfeyourself, andand suchsuch
whosewhose truetrue touchtouch
MakesMakes allall goodgood; letlet meme seemeseem wittywitty.
TheThe AdmirerAdmirer ofof youryour vertuesvirtues,
IOHNJOHN FLETCHERFLETCHER.

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ToTo thethe perfectper●ectperfect gentlemangentleman SirSir
RobertRobert TownesendTownshendTownesend.

IFIF thethe greatestgreatest faultsfaults maymay crauecrave
PardonPardon wherewhere contritioncontrition isis
(NobleNoble SirSir) II needesneeds mustmust havehave
AA longlong oneone; forfor aa longlong amisseamiss
IfIf youyou askeask meme (howhow isis thisthis)
VponUpon mymy faithfaith IleI’ll telltell youyou frankelyfrankly,
YouYou louelove aboueabove mymy meanesmeans toto thankethank yeeye.
YetYet accordingaccording toto mymy TalentTalentTalon
AsAs sowresour fortunefortune louesloves toto vseuse meme
AA poorepoor ShepheardShepherd II hauehave sentsent,
InIn home-spunhomespun graygrey forfor toto excuseexcuse meme.
AndAnd maymay allall mymy hopeshopes refuserefuse meme:
ButBut whenwhen betterbetter comescomes ashoreashore,
YouYou shallshall hauehave betterbetter, newernewer, moremore.
TilTill whenwhen, likelike ourour desperatedesperate debtersdebtors,
OrOr ourour threethree pildpiled sweetesweet protestersprotesters
II mustmust pleaseplease youyou inin barebare lettersletters
AndAnd soso paypay mymy debtsdebts; likelike iestersjesters,
YetYet II oftoft hauehave seeneseen goodgood feastersfeasters,
OnelyOnly forfor toto pleaseplease thethe palletpallet,
LeaueLeave greatgreat meatmeat andand chusechoose aa salletfalletfalletsallet.
AllAll yoursyours IohnJohnjohn
FletcherFletcher:

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ToTo TheThe ReaderReader.

IFIF youyou bebe notnot reasonablyreasonably assurdeassure ofof youryour knowledgeknowledge inin thisthis
kindekind ofof PoemePoem, laylay downedown thethe bookebook oror readread thisthis, whichwhich II
wouldwould wishwish hadhad benebeen thethe prologueprologue. ItIt isis aa pastorallpastoral Tragie-com-Tragic-comedieTragic-co|me dieTragicomedy
medie,
whichwhich thethe peoplepeople seeingseeing whenwhen itit waswas plaidplayed, hauinghaving euerever
hadhad aa singulersingular guiseguise inin definingdefining, conclud[*]dconcludedconclud●dconcluded toto bebe aa playplay ofof coū-cou|̄trycountry
try
hiredhired ShepheardsShepherds, inin graygrey cloakescloaks, withwith curtaildcurtailed dogsdogs inin
stringsstrings, sometimessometimes laughinglaughing togethertogether, andand sometimessometimes killingkilling
oneone anotheranother: AndAnd missingmissing whitsunwhitsun alesales, creamecream, wasselwaffelwassail &and mor-morris-dancesmor∣ris-dancesmorris-dances
ris-dances,
beganbegan toto bebe angryangry. InIn theirtheir errorerror II wouldwould notnot hauehave
youyou fallfall, leastlest youyou incurreincur theirtheir censurecensur●censure. VnderstandUnderstand thereforetherefore aa
pastorallpastoral toto bebe aa representationrepresentation ofof shepheardsshepherds andand shepheardshepheardessesshepheard dessesshpherdessesshepherdess
desses,
withwith theirtheir actionsactions andand passionspassions, whichwhich mustmust bebe suchsuch asas
maymay agreeagree withwith theirtheir naturesnatures atat leastleast notnot exceedingexceeding formerformer fic-fictionsfic∣tionsfictions
tions,
&and vulgarvulgar traditionstraditions: theythey areare notnot toto bebe adorn’dadorned withwith anyany
artart, butbut suchsuch improperimproper onesones asas naturenothingn●turenothingnature isis s[*]idsaids●idsaid toto bestowbestow, asas subg-singingsing∣ingsinging
ing
andand PoetryPoetry, oror suchsuch asas experienceexperience maymay teachteach themthem, asas thethe
vertuesvirtues ofof heartshearts, &and fountainefountain thethe ordinaryordinary coursecourse ofof thethe SunSun,
moonemoon, andand starresstars, andand suchsuch likel●kelike. ButBut youyou areare euerever toto remem-rememberremem∣berremember
ber
ShepherdsShepherds toto bebe suchsuch, asas allall thethe ancientancient PoetsPoets andand modernemodern
ofof vnderstandingvndersta●dingunderstanding hauehave receauedr●●eauedreceived themthem: thattha●that isis, thethe ownersowners ofof
flockesflocks andand notnot hyerlingshirelings AA tragie-comedietragic-comedietragicomedy isis notnot soso calledcalled inin
respectrespect ofof mirthmirth andand killingkilling●● butbut inin respectrespect itit wantswants deathsdeat●sdeaths,
whichwhich isis inoughenough toto makemake itit nono tragedietragedy, yetyet bringsbrings somesome neerenear
itit, whichwhich isis inoughenough toto makemake itit nono comediecomedy: whichwhich mustmust bebe aa re-representationre∣presentationrepresentation
presentation
ofof familiarfamiliar peoplepeople, withwith suchsuch kindekind ofof troubletrouble asas nono
lifelife bebe questiondquestioned, soso thatthat aa GodGod isis asas lawfulllawful inin thisthis asas inin aa trage-tragedietrage|dietragedy
die,
andand meanemean peoplepeople asas inin aa comediecomedy. ThusThus muchmuch II hopehope willwill
serueserve toto iustifiejustify mymy PoemePoem●Poem, andand makemake youyou vnderstandv●derstandunderstand itit, toto teachteach
youyou moremore forfor nothingnothing, II dodo notnot knowknow thatthat II amam inin conscienceconscience
boundbound.

IohnJohnjohn FletcherFletcher.

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ToTo mymy lou’dloved friendfriend M.MasterM. IohnJohnjohn FletcherFletcher, onon hishis PastorallsPastorall●Pastoralspastorals

CAnCAn mymy approouementapprovement (SirSir) bebe worthworth youryour thankesthanks?
WhoseWhose vnknownevnknwneunknown namename andand musemnsemuse (inin swathingswathing clowtesclouts)
IsIs notnot yetyet grownegrown toto strengthstrength, amongamong thesethese rankesranks
ToTo hauehave aa roomeroom andand bearebear offoff thethe sharpesharp flowtesflouts
OfOf thisthis ourour pregnantpregnant ageage, thatthat doesdoes despisedespise
AllAll innocentinnocent verseverse, thatthat letslets alonealone herher vicevice.

ButBut II mustmust iustifiejustify whatwhat priuatelyprivately,
II censurdcensured toto youyou: mymy ambitionambition isis
(EuenEven byby mymy hopeshopes andand louelove toto PoesiePoesy)
ToTo liuelive toto perfectperfect suchsuch aa workework, asas thisthis,
CladClad inin suchsuch elegantelegant proprietiepropriety
OfOf wordswords, includingincluding aa mortallitiemortality.

SoSo sweetesweet andand profitableprofitable, thoughthough eacheach manman thatthat heareshears,
(AndAnd learninglearning hashas enoughenough toto clapclap andand hissehiss)
AriuesArrives notnot too’tto’t, soso mistymisty itit appearesappears;
AndAnd toto theirtheir filmedfilmed reasonsreasons, soso amisseamiss:
ButBut letlet ArtArt lookelook inin truthtruth, sheshe likelike aa mirrormirror,
ReflectsReflects herher comfortcomfort, ignorancesignorance’s terrorterror

SitsSits inin herher owneown browbrow, beingbeing mademade afraidafraid,
OfOf herher vnnaturalunnatural complexioncomplexion,
AsAs ouglyugly womenwomen (whenwhen theythey areare araidarrayed
ByBy glassesglasses) loathloath theirtheir truetrue reflectionreflection,
ThenThen howhow cancan suchsuch opinionsopinions iniureinjure theethee,
ThatThat trembletremble, atat theirtheir owneown deformitiedeformity?

OpinionOpinion, thatthat greatgreat foolefool, makesmakes foolesfools ofof allall,
AndAnd (onceonce) II feardfeared herher tilltill II metmet aa mindemind
WhoseWhose grauegrave instructionsinstructions philosophicallphilosophical,
Toss’dTossed itit likelike dustdust vponupon aa marchmarch strongstrong windewind,
HeHe shallshall for euerfor foreverfor euerever mymy exampleexample bebe,
AndAnd hishis embracedembraced doctrinedoctrine growgrow inin meme.

HisHis soulesoul (&and suchsuch commendcommend thisthis) thatthat commaundcommand
SuchSuch artart, itit shouldshould meme betterbetter satisfiesatisfy,
ThenThanThen ifif thethe monstermonster claptclapped hishis thousandthousand handshands,
AndAnd drownddrowned thethe sceanescene withwith hishis confusedconfused crycry;
AndAnd ifif doubtsdoubts riserise, loelowlo theirtheir owneown namesnames toto cleare’emclear ’em
WhilstWhilst II amam happyhappy butbut toto standstand soso neere’emnear ’em.
N.N. F.F.

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ToTo mymy friendfriend MaisterMaster IohnJohnjohn FletcherFletceherFletcher,
vponupon hishis faithfullfaithful ShepheardesseShepherdess.

II KnowKnow tootoo wellwell thatthat nono moremore thenthan thethe manman
ThatThat trauelstravels throughthrough thethe burningburning desartsdeserts, cancan
WhenWhen hehe isis beatenbeaten withwith thethe ragingraging sunnesun,
HalfeHalf smotherdsmothered withwith thethe dustdust, hauehave povverpowerpower toto runnerun
FromFrom aa coolecool riuerriver, whichwhich himselfehimself dothdoth findefind,
EreEre●eEre hehe bebe slak’dslacked: nono moremore cancan hehe vvhosewhosewhose mindemind
IoiesJoysjoys inin thethe musesmuses, holdhold fromfrom thatthat delightdelight,
WhenWhen naturenature, andand hishis fullfull thoughtsthoughts bidbadb●dbidbade himhim writewrite,
YetYet wishwish II thosethose whomewhom II forfor friendsfriends hauehave knovvneknowneknown,
ToTo singsing theirtheir thoughtsthoughts toto nono earesears butbut theirtheir ovvneowneown:
WhyWhy shouldshould thethe manman, whosewhose witwit nerene’er hadhad aa stainestain,
VponUpon thethe publikepublic stagestage presentpresent hishis vaineveinvain,
AndAnd makemake aa thousandthousand menmen inin iudgementjudgement sitsit,
ToTo callcall inin questionquestion hishis vndoubtedundoubted vvitwitwit,
ScarceScarce tvvotwotwo ofof vvhichwhichwhich cancan vnderstandunderstand thethe lavveslaweslaws
WhichWhich theythey shouldshould iudgejudge byby, nornor thethe partiesparties’party’s causecause,
AmongAmong thethe routrout therethere isis notnot oneone thatthat hathhath
InIn hishis owneown censurecensure anan expliciteexplicit faithfaith.
OneOne companycompany kowingknowingknowing theythey iudgementjudgement lackelack,
GroundGround theirtheir beliefebelief onon thethe nextnext manman inin blackeblack:
OthersOthers, onon himhim thatthat makesmakes signessigns, andand isis mutemute,
SomeSome likelike asas hehe doesdoes inin thethe fairestfairest sutesuit,
HeHe asas hishis mistresmistress dothdoth, andand sheshe byboyboyby chancechance,
NorNor vvantswantswants therethere thosethose, whowho asas thethe boybodybodyboy dothdoth dancedance
BetweeneBetween thethe actesacts, willwill censurecensure thethe wholewhole playplay:
SomeSome likelike ifif thethe vvaxwaxwax lightslights bebe nevvnewnew thatthat dayday:
ButBut multitudesmultitudes therethere areare whosewhose iudgementsjudgements goesgoes
HeadlongHeadlong accordingaccording toto thethe actorsactors’actors clothesclothes.
ForFor thisthis, thesethese publickepublic thingsthings andand II, agreeagree
SoSo illill, thatthat butbut toto dodo arightaright toto theethee,
II hadhad notnot benebeen perswadedpersuaded toto hauehave hurldhurled
TheseThese fewfew, illill spokenspoken lineslines, intointo thethe worldworld,
BothBoth toto bebe readread, andand censurdcensured ofof, byby thosethose,
WhoseWhose veryvery readingreading makesmakes verseverse sencelessenseless proseprose,
SuchSuch asas mustmust spendspend aboueabove anan hourehour, toto spellspell
AA challengechallenge onon aa postpost, toto knovvknowknow itit vvellwellwell,
ButBut sincesince itit waswas thythy happehap toto throvv throwthrow avvayawayaway,
MuchMuch vvitwit, forfor whichwhich thethe peoplepeople diddid notnot paypay,
BecauseBecause theythey savvsawsaw itit notnot, II notnot dislikedislike
ThisThis secondsecond publicationpublication, whichwhich maymay strikestrike
TheirTheir consciencesconsciences, toto seesee thethe thingthing theythey scorndscorned,
ToTo bebe vvithwithwith soso muchmuch willwill andand artart adorndadorned.
BisidesBesides oneone vantagevantage moremore inin thisthis II seesee,
YourYour censurerscensurers mustmust hauehave thethe quallitiequality
OfOf readingreading, whichwhich II amam affraidafraid isis moremore
ThenThan halfehalf youryour shreudestshrewdest iudgesjudges hadhad beforebefore.
Fr.FrancisFr. BeaumontBeaumont.

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TheThe faithfullfaithful ShepheardesseShepherdess.

ActusActus primiprimi, ScenaScaena primaprima.

EnterEnter ClorinCl●rinClorin aa ShepheardesseShepherdess hauinghaving buriedburied herher
louelove inin anan ArbourArbour.

HAileHail holyholy earthearth, whosewhose coldecold armesarms dodo embraceembrace
TheThe truesttruest manman thatthat euerever fedfed hishis flockesflocks:
ByBy thethe fatfat plainesplains ofof fruitfullfruitful ThessalyThessaly,
ThusThus II salutesalute thythy grauegrave, thusthus dodo II paypay
MyMy earlyearly vowesvows andand tributetribtutetribute ofof minemine eieseyes,
ToTo thythy stillstill louedloved ashesashes: thusthus II freefree
My selfeMyselfmyself fromfrom allall ensuingensuing heatesheats andand firesfires
OfOf louelove, allall sportssports, delightsdelights andand gamesgames,
ThatThat ShepheardsShepherds holdhold fullfull dearedearesdeardeer: thusthus putput II offoff.
NowNow nono moremore shallshall thesethese smoothsmooth browesbrows bebe girtgi●tgirt,
WithWith youthfullyouthful coronalscoronalscolonels, andand leadlead thethe dancedance,
NoNo moremore thethe companycompany ofof freshfresh fairefair MaidsMaids
AndAnd wantonwanton shepheardsshepherds bebe toto meme delightfulldelightful.
NorNor thethe shrillshrill pleasingpleasing soundsound ofof merrymerry pipespipes,
VnderUnder somesome shadyshady delldell whenwhen thethe coolecool windewind
PlaiesPlays onon thethe leauesleaves, allall bebe farrefar awayaway:
SinceSince thouthou artart farrefar awayaway: byby whosewhose dearedear sideside,
HowHow oftenoften hauehave II satsat crowndcrowned withwith freshfresh flowersflowers
ForFor SummersSummer’s queenequeen, whilstwhilst eueryevery ShepheardsShepherd’s boyboyeboy●boy,,
PutsPuts onon hishis lustylustlylustylustily greenegreen withwith gaudygaudy hookehook,
AndAnd hanginghanging scrippescrip ofof finestfinest cordeuancordovan:
ButBut thouthou artart gonegone, andand thesethese areare gonegone withwith theethee,
AndAnd allall areare deaddead butbut thythy dearedear memoriememory:
ThatThat shallshall outliueoutlive theethee, andand shallshall euerever springspring,
WhilstWhilst therethere areare pipespipes, oror IollyJollyjolly shepheardsshepherds singsing.

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The faithfull Shepheardesse.

AndAnd heerehere willwill II, inin honorhonour ofof thythy louelove,
DwellDwell byby thythy grauegrave, forgettingforgetting allall thosethose ioyesjoys,
ThatThat formerformer timestimes mademade preciousprecious toto minemine eieseyes:
OnelyOnly remembringremembering whatwhat mymy youthyouth diddid gainegain,
InIn thethe darkedark hiddenhidden vertuousvirtuous vseuse ofof hearbsherbs:
ThatThat II willwill II practisepractise, andand asas freelyfreely giuegive
AllAll mymy endeauoursendeavours, asas II gaindgained themthem freefree.
OfOf allall greenegreen woundswounds II knowknow thethe remediesremedies,
InIn menmen oror cattellcattle, bebe theythey stungstung withwith snakessnakes,
OrOr charmdcharmed withwith powerfullpowerful wordswords ofof wickedwicked artart,
OrOr bebe theythey loue-sickelovesick, oror throughthrough tootoo muchmuch heatheat
GrowneGrown wildewild oror lunatickelunatic, theirtheir eieseyes oror earesears
ThicknedThickened withwith mistymisty filmefilm ofof dullingdulling rumerheum,
TheseThese II cancan curecure, suchsuch secretsecret vertuevirtue lieslies
InIn hearbsherbs applyedapplied byby aa virginsvirgin’s handhand:
MyMy meatmeat shallshall bebe whatwhat thesethese wildewild woodswoods affoordafford,
BerriesBerries, andand ChesnutsChestnuts, PlantainsPlantains, onon whosewhose cheekscheeks
TheThe SunSun sitssits smilingsmiling, andand thethe loftylofty fruitfruit
PuldP●ldPulled fromfrom thethe fairefair headhead ofof thethe straitestraight growngrown pinepine:
OnOn thesethese IleI’ll feedefeed withwith freefree contentcontent andand restrest,
WhenWhen nightnight shalshall blindeblind thethe worldworld, byby thythy sideside blestblestblessed.

EnterEnter aa SatyreSatyrSatire.
Sat.SatyrSat.ThroughThrough yonyonyond samesame bendingbending plaineplain,
ThatThat flingsflings hishis armesarms downedown toto thethe mainemain,
AndAnd throughthrough thesethese thickethick woodswoods hauehave II runnerun,
whosewhose bottomebot●omebottom neuernever kistkissed thethe SunneSun
SinceSince thethe lustylusty springspring beganbegan,
AllAll toto pleaseplease mymy MaisterMaster PanPan,
HaueHave II trottedtrotted withoutwithout restrest
ToTo getget himhim fruitfruit, forfor atat aa feastfeast,
HeHe entertainesentertains thisthis commingcoming nightnight,
HisHis ParamoureParamour thethe SyrinxSyrinx brightbright:
ButBut beholdbehold aa fairerfairer sightsightHeHe standsstands amazedamazed.
ByBy thatthat heauenlyheavenly formeform ofof thinethine,
BrightestBrightest fairefair thouthou artart deuinedivine:
SprongSp●ongSprung fromfrom greatgreat immortallimmortal racerace
OfOf thethe GodsGods: forfor inin thythy faceface,
ShinesShines moremore awfullawful maiestymajesty,

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The faithfull Shepheardesse.

ThenThen dulldull weakeweak mortalitiemortality
DareDare withwith mistymisty eieseyes behouldbehold
AndAnd liuelive, thereforetherefore onon thisthis mouldmould,
LowlyLowly dodo II bendbend mymy kneeknee,
InIn worshipworship ofof thythy dietiedeity,
DeigneDeign itit GoddesseGoddess fromfrom mymy handhand,
ToTo receiuereceive what erewhate’er thisthis landland,
FromFrom herher firtilefertile wombewomb dothdoth sendsend
OfOf herher choisechoice fruitesfruits: andand butbut lendlend,
BeliefeBelief toto thatthat thethe SatyreSatyrSatire telstells,
FairerFairer byby thethe famousfamous wellswells,
ToTo thisthis presentpresent dayday nerene’er grewegrew,
NeuerNever betterbetter nornor moremore truetrue,
HeereHere bebe grapesgrapes whosewhose lustylusty bloodblood,
IsIs thethe learnedlearned PoetsPoets’Poets goodgood,
SweeterSweeter yetyet diddid neuernever crownecrown,
TheThe headhead ofof BacchusBacchus, nutsnuts moremore brownebrown
ThenThan thethe squirrelssquirrels’squirrels teethteeth thatthat crackecrack themthem,
DeigneDeign ôôo fairestfairest fairefair toto taketake themthem,
ForFor thesethese blackblack ey’deyed DriopeDryopedryop,
HathHath oftenoften timestimes commaundedcommanded meme,
WithWith mymy claspedclasped kneeknee toto climeclimb,
SeeSee howhow wellwell thethe lustylusty timetime,
HathHath decktdecked theirtheir risingrising cheekescheeks inin redred,
SuchSuch asas onon youryour lipslips isis spredspread,
HeereHere bebe berriesberries forfor aa QueeneQueen,
SomeSome bebe redred, somesome bebe greenegreen:
TheseThese areare ofof thatthat lussiousluscious meatmeat,
TheThe greatgreat GodGod PanPan, himselfehimself dothdoth eateeat:
AllAll thesethese, andand whatwhat thethe woodswoods cancan yeeldyield,
TheThe hanginghanging mountainemountain oror thethe fieldfield,
II freelyfreely offeroffer, andand ereere longlong,
WillWill bringbring youyou moremore, moremore sweetsweet andand strongstrong.
TillTill whenwhen humblyhumbly leaueleave II taketake,
LeastLestlest thethe greatgreat PanPan dodo awakeawake:
ThatThat sleepingsleeping lieslies inin aa deepedeep gladeglade,
VndeUnderunder aa broadbroad beechesbeech’s shadeshade:
II mustmust goego, II mustmust runnerun,
SwifterSwifter thenthan thethe fieryfiery SunneSun.ExitExit.

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The faithfull Shepheardesse.

ClorinClorin.AndAnd allall mymy fearesfears goego withwith theethee.
WhatWhat greatnessegreatness oror whatwhat priuateprivate hiddenhidden powerpower,
IsIs therethere inin meme toto drawdraw submissionsubmission,
FromFrom thisthis ruderude manman, andand beastbeast? suresure II amam mortallmortal,
TheThe daughterdaughter ofof aa ShepheardShepherd, hehe waswas mortallmortal:
AndAnd sheshe thatthat borebore meme mortallmortal: prickeprick mymy handhand
AndAnd itit willwill bleedbleed: aa feauerfever shakesshakes meme,
AndAnd thethe selfsameselfsame windewind thatthat makesmakes thethe yoūgyoung lambslambs shrinkeshrink,
MakesMakes meme aa coldcold, mymy fearefear saiessays II amam mortallmortal:
YetYet II hauehave heardheard (mymy mothermother toldtold itit meme)
AndAnd nownow II doedo belieuebelieve itit, ifif II keepekeep
MyMy virginvirgin flowerflower vncroptuncropped, purepure, chastechaste, &and fairefair,
NoNo GoblinGoblin, wood-godwood-god, FaieryFairy, ElfeElf, oror FiendFiend,
SatyrSatyr oror otherother powerpower thatthat hauntshaunts thesethese groauesgroves,
ShallShall hurthurt mymy bodybody, oror byby vainevain illusionillusion,
DrawDraw meme toto wanderwander afterafter idleidle fiersfires.
OrOr voicesvoices callingcalling meme inin deaddead ofof nightnight,
ToTo makemake meme followefollow, andand soso toletoll meme onon,
ThroughThrough miresmires andand standingstanding poolespools:
ElseElse whywhy shouldshould thisthis roughrough thingthing, whowho neuernever knewknew
MannersManners, nornor smoothsmooth humanitiehumanity, whosewhose heatesheats
AreAre rougherrougher thenthan himselfehimself, andand moremore mishapenmishapen,
ThusThus mildelymildly kneelekneel toto meme? suresure therethere isis aa powerpower
InIn thatthat greatgreat namename ofof virginvirgin; thatthat bindesbinds fastfast
AllAll ruderude vnciuilluncivil bloodsbloods, allall appetitesappetites
ThatThat breakebreak theirtheir confinesconfines: thenthen strongstrong chastitychastity,
BeBe thouthou mymy strongeststrongest guardeguard, forfor heerehere Il’eI’ll dwelldwell
InIn oppositionopposition againstagainst FateFate andand HellHell.
EnterEnter anan oldeold shepheardshepherd, withwith fourefour couplecouple ofof Shep-ShepheardsShepherds
heards
andand ShepheardessesShepheardess●sShepherdesses.
OldOld Shep.ShepherdShep.NowNow wewe hauehave donedone thisthis holyholy festiuallfestival,
InIn honourhonour ofof ourour greatgreat GodGod, andand hishis rightsrights
Perform’dPerformed, prepareprepare your seluesyourselves forfor chastchaste
AndAnd vncorrupteduncorrupted firesfires: thatthat asas thethe priestpriest,
WithWith powerfulpowerful handhand shallshall sprinklesprinkle onon youryour browesbrows
HisHis purepure andand holyholy waterwater, yeye maymay bebe
FromFrom allall hothot flamesflames ofof lustlust, andand looseloose thoughtsthoughts freefree,
KneeleKneel shepheardsshepherds kneelekneel, heerehere comescomes thethe PriestPriest ofof PanPan.
EnterEnter PriestPriest.
PriestPriest.ShepheardsShepherdsShepherd’s thusthus II purgepurge awayaway,

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WhatsoeuerWhatsoever thisthis greatgreat dayday,
OrOr thethe pastpast houreshours gauegave notnot goodgood,
ToTo corruptcorrupt youryour maidenmaiden bloodblood:
FromFrom thethe highhigh rebelliousrebellious heatheat,
OfOf thethe grapesgrapes andand strengthstrength ofof meatmeat.
FromFrom thethe wantonwanton quickequick desiresdesires,
TheyThey dodo kindlekindle byby theirtheir firesfires.
II dodo washwash youyou withwith thisthis waterwater,
BeBe youyou purepure andand fairefair heereafterhereafter.
FromFrom youryour liuerslivers andand youryour vainesveins,
ThusThus II taketake awayaway thethe stainesstains.
AllAll youryour thoughtsthoughts bebe smoothsmooth andand fairefair,
BeBe yeye freshfresh andand freefree asas ayreair.
NeuerNever moremore letlet lustfulllustful heatheat,
ThroughThrough youryour purgedpurged conduitsconduits beatebeat,
OrOr aa plightedplighted trothtroth bebe brokenbroken,
OrOr aa wantonwanton verseverse bebe spokenspoken:
InIn aa ShepheardessesShepherdess’s eareear,
GoGo youryour waiesways y’areyou’re allall cleareclear.
TheyThey riserise andand singsing inin praisepraise ofof PanPan.Pan.Pan..

TheThe SongSong.

SingSing hishis praisespraises thatthat dothdoth keepekeep,
ourour FlockesFlocks fromfrom harmeharm,
PanPan thethe FatherFather ofof ourour sheepesheep,
AndAnd armearm inin armearm
TreadTread wewe softlysoftly inin aa roundround,
WhilstWhilst thethe hollowhollow neighbouringneighbouring groundground,
FillsFills thethe musickemusic withwith herher soundsound,
PanPan, oooh greatgreat GodGod, PanPan toto theethee
ThusThus dodo wewe singsing:
ThouThou thatthat keepestkeepest vsus chastechaste andand freefree,
AsAs thethe youngyoung springspring,
EuerEver bebe thythy honourhonour spokespokespoken,
FromFrom thatthat placeplace thethe mornemorn isis brokebroke,
ToTo thatthat placeplace DayDay dothdoth vnyokeunyoke.
ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes butbut PerigotPerigot andand AmoretAmoretAmouret.
Peri.PerigotPeri.StayStay gentlegentle AmoretAmoret thouthou fairefair browdbrowed maidemaid,
ThyThy ShepheardShepherd praiesprays theeetheethere staystay, thatthat holdsholds theethee deerededeardeereere.

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EquallEqual withwith hishis soulessoul’ssouls goodgood:
Amo.AmoretAmo.SpeakeSpeak, II giuegive
TheeThee freedomefreedom ShepheardShepherd, &and thythy tonguetongue bebe stillstill
TheThe samesame itit euerever waswas: asas freefree fromfrom illill
AsAs hehe whosewhose conuersationconversation neuernever knewknew
TheThe courtcourt oror cittiecity: bebe thouthou euerever truetrue.
Peri.PerigotPeri.WhenWhen II fallfall offoff fromfrom mymy affectionaffection,
OrOr minglemingle mymy cleaneclean thoughtsthoughts withwith foulefoul desiresdesires,
FirstFirst letlet ourour greatgreat GodGod ceasecease toto keepekeep mymy flockesflocks,
ThatThat beingbeing leftleft alonealone withoutwithout aa guardguard,
TheThe woolfewolf, oror winterswinter’s ragerage, sommerssummer’s greatgreat heatheat,
AndAnd wantwant ofof waterwater, rotsro●srots: oror whatwhat toto vsus
OfOf illill isis yetyet vnknowneunknown, fallfall speedilyspeedily,
AndAnd inin theirtheir generallgeneral ruineruin letlet meme goego.
Amo.AmoretAmo.II praypray theethee gentlegentle ShepheardShepherd wishwish notnot soeso,
II dodo belieuebelieve theethee: tis’tis asas hardhard forfor meme
ToTo thinkethink theethee falsefalse, andand harderharder thenthan forfor theethee
ToTo holdehold meme foulefoul.Peri.PerigotPeri.ôôo youyou areare fairerfairer farrefar,
ThenThan thethe chastechaste blushingblushing mornemorn, oror thatthat fairefair starrestar,
ThatThat guidesguides thethe wandringwand’ring seamanseaman throughthrough thethe deepesdeeps
StraighterStraighter thenthan thethe straighteststraightest pinepine vponupon thethe steepesteep
HeadHead ofof anan agedaged mountainemountain, andand moremore whitewhite,
ThenThan thethe newnew milkemilk wewe stripstrip beforebefore dayday lightlight
FromFrom thethe fullfull fraightedfreighted bagsbags ofof ourour fairefair flockesflocks:
YourYour hairehair moremore beautiousbeauteous thenthan thosethose hanginghanging lockeslocks
OfOf youngyoung ApolloApollo.
Amo.AmoretAmo.ShepheardShepherd bebe notnot lostlost,
YeYe areare saildsailed tootoo farrefar alreadiealready fromfrom thethe coastcoast
OfOf ourour discoursediscourse.
Peri.PerigotPeri.DidDid youyou notnot telltell meme onceonce
II shouldshould notnot louelove alonealone, II shouldshould notnot looselose
ThoseThose manymany passionspassions, vowesvows andand holyholy oathesoaths,
II hauehave sentsent toto heauenheaven: diddid youyou notnot giuegive youryour handhand,
EuenEven thatthat fairefair handhand inin hostagehostage? dodo notnot thenthen
GiueGive backeback againeagain thosethose sweetessweets toto otherother menmen.
YouYou your selfeyourself vowdvowed werewere minemine,
Amo.AmoretAmo.ShepheardShepherdShepheard soso farrefar asas maidensmaiden’s modestymodesty
MayMay giuegive assuranceassurance, II amam onceonce moremore thinethine,
OnceOnce moremore II giuegive mymy handhand, bebe euerever freefree
FromFrom thatthat greatgreat foefoe toto faithfaith, foulefoul iealosiejealousy.

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Peri.PerigotPeri.II taketake itit asas mymy bestbest goodgood, andand desiredesire
ForFor strongerstronger confirmationconfirmation ofof ourour louelove,
ToTo meetemeet thisthis happyhappy nightnight inin thatthat fairefair grouegrove,
WhereWhere allall truetrue shepheardsshepherds hauehave rewardedrewarded benebeen
ForFor theirtheir longlong seruiceservice: saysay sweetsweet shallshall itit houldhold?
Amo.AmoretAmo.DeereDear friendfriend youyou mustmust notnot blameblame meme ifif II makemake
AA doubtdoubt ofof whatwhat thethe silentsilent nightnight maymay doedo,
CoupledCoupled withwith thisthis dayesday’s heatheat toto moouemove youryour bloodblood:
MaidsMaids mustmust bebe fearefullfearful, suresure youyou hauehave notnot benebeen
WashdWashed whitewhite enoughenough, forfor yetyet II seesee aa stainestain
StickeStick inin youryour liuerliver, goego andand purgepurge againeagain.
Peri.PerigotPeri.OO dodo notnot wrongwrong mymy honesthonest simplesimple truthtruth,
My selfeMyselfmyself andand mymy affectionsaffections areare asas purepure,
AsAs thosethose chastechaste flamesflames thatthat burneburn beforebefore thethe shrineshrin●shrine,
OfOf thethe greatgreat DianDian: onelyonly mymy intentintent
ToTo drawdraw youyou thitherthither, waswas toto plightplight ourour trothestroths,
WithWith interchangeinterchange ofof mutuallmutual chastechaste imbracesembraces,
AndAnd ceremoniousceremonious tyingtying ofof ourour soulessouls:
ForFor toto thatthat holyholy woodwood isis consecrateconsecrate,
AA vertuousvirtuous WellWell, aboutabout whosewhose floweryflowery bancksbanks,
TheThe nimblenimble footedfooted FaieriesFairies dauncedance theirtheir roundsrounds,
ByB●By thethe palepale mooneshinemoonshine, dippingdipping oftenoften timestimes
TheirTh●irTheir stolenst●lenstolen childrenchildren, soso toto makemake themthem freefree
FromFrom dyingdying fleshflesh, andand dulldull mortalitiemortality:
ByBy thisthis fairefair FountFount hathhath manymany aa ShepheardShepherd swornesworn,
AndAnd giuengiven awayaway hishis freedomefreedom, manymany aa trothtroth
BeeneBeen plightplight, whichwhich neitherneither enuyenvy nornor ouldold timetime
CouldCould euerever breakebreak, withwith manymany aa chastechaste kissekiss giuengiven,
InIn hopehope ofof commingcoming happinessehappiness: byby thisthis
FreshFresh FountaineFoun●aineFountain manymany aa blushingblushing maidemaid
HathHath crowndcrowned thethe headhead ofof herher longlong louedloved shepheardshepherd,
WithWith gaudygaudy flowersflowers, whilstwhilst hehe happyhappy sungsung,
LaiesLays ofof hishis louelove andand dearedear captiuitiecaptivity,
ThereThere growesgrows allall hearbsherbs fitfit toto coolecool looserlooser flamesflames,
OurOur sensuallsensual partsparts prouokepro●okeprovoke chidingchiding ourour bloodesbloods,
AndAnd quenchingquenching byby theirthei●their powerpower thosethose hiddenhidden sparkssparks,
ThatTh●tThat elseelse wouldwould breakebreak outout, andand prouokeprovoke ourour sencesense,
ToTo openopen firesfires, soso vertuousvirtuous isis thatthat placeplace:
ThenThen gentlegentle ShepheardesseShepherdess belieuebelieve andand grantgrant,
InIn trothtroth itit fitssits〈◊〉sitsfits notnot withwith thatthat faceface toto scantscant.

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YourYour faithfullfaithful ShepheardShepherd ofof thosethose chastechaste desiresdesi●esdesires,
HeHe euerever aimdaimed atat, andand —
Amo.AmoretAmo.ThouThou hasthast preuaildprevailed, farwellfarewell, thisthis commingcoming nightnight,
ShalShall crownecrown thythy chastechaste hopeshopes withwith longlong wishdwished delightdelight.
Peri.PerigotPeri.OurOur greatgreat GodGod PanPan rewardreward theethee forfor thatthat goodgood,
ThouThou hasthast giuengiven thythy poorepoor shepheardshepherd fairestfairest budbud
OfOf maidenmaiden vertuesvirtues: whenwhen II leaueleave toto bebe
TheThe truetrue admireradmirer ofof thythy chastitiechastity,
LetLet meme deseruedeserve thethe hothot pollutedpolluted namename,
OfOf aa wildewild woodmanwoodman, oror affectaffect somesome damedame
WhoseWhose oftenoften prostitutionprostitution hathhath begotbegot,
MoreMore foulefoul diseasesdiseases, thenthanthen euerever yetyet thethe hothot
SunSun bredbred throughthrough hishis burningsburnings, whilstwhilst thethe dogdog
PursuesPursues thethe ragingraging LyonLion, throwingthrowing fogfog
AndAnd deadlydeadly vaporvapour fromfrom hishis angryangry breathbreath.
FillingFilling thethe lowerlower worldworld withwith plagueplague andand deathdeath.exitexit AmoAm●●AmoretAmo

EnterEnter an otheranother ShepheardesseShepherdess thatthat isis inin louelove withwi●hwith PerigotPerigot.

Amaril.AmarillisAmaril.ShepheardShepherdShepheard maymay II desiredesire toto bebe belieuedbelieved,
WhatWhat II shallshall blushingblushing telltell?
Peri.PerigotPeri.FaireFair maidemaid youyou maymay.
Amaril.AmarillisAmaril.ThenThen softlysoftly thusthus, II louelove theethee PerigotPerigot,
AndAnd wouldwould bebe gladdergladder toto bebe lou’dleu’dloved againeagain,
ThenThan thethe coldecold earthearth isis inin hishis frozenfrozen armesarms
ToTo clip●l●pclip thethe wantonwanton springspring: naynay dodo notnot startstart,
NorNor wonderwonder thatthat II woewoo theethee! thouthou thatthat artart
TheThe primeprime ofof ourour youngyoung groomesgrooms, eueneven thethe toptop
OfOf allall ourour lustylusty ShepheardsShepherds: whatwhat dulldull eieeye
ThatThat neuern●uernever waswas acquaintedacquainted withwith desiredesire,
HathHath seenesceneseenscene theethee wrastlewrestle, runrun, oror castcast thethe stonestone,
WithWi●hWith nimblenimble strengthstrength andand fairefair deliuerydelivery,
AndAnd hathhath notnot sparckledsparkled firefire, andand speedilyspeedily
SentSent secretsecret heatheat toto allall thethe neighbouringneighbouring vainesveins?
Who euerWhoeverwhoever heardheard theethee singsing, thatthat broughtbrought againeagain,
ThatThat freedomefreedom backeback waswas lentlent vntounto thythy voicevoice?
ThenThen dodo notnot blameblame meme (shepheardshepherd) ifif II bebe
OneOne toto bebe numbrednumbered inin thisthis companycompany,
SinceSince nonenone thatthat euerever sawsaw theethee yetyet, werewere freefree.
Peri.PerigotPeri.FaireFair ShepheardesseShepherdess muchmuch pittiepity II cancan lendlend,

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ToTo youryour complaintscomplaints: butbut suresure II shalshall notnot louelove:
AllAll thatthat isis minemine, my selfemyself andand mymy bestbest hopeshopes,
AreAre giuengiven alreadyalready: dodo notnot louelove himhim thenthen
ThatThat cannotcannot louelove againeagain: onon otherother menmen
BestoweBestow thosethose heatesheats moremore freefree, thatthat maymay returnereturn
YouYou firefire forfor firefire, andand inin oneone flameflame equallequal burneburn.
Amaril.AmarillisAmaril.ShallShall II rewardedrewarded bebe soso slenderlyslenderly
ForFor mymy affectionaffection, mostmost vnkindeunkind ofof menmen?
IfIf II werewere oldold, oror hadhad agreedagreed withwith ArtArt,
ToTo giuegive anotheranother naturenature toto mymy cheekescheeks,
OrOr werewere II commoncommon mistrismistress toto thethe louelove
OfOf eueryevery swaineswain, oror couldcould II withwith suchsuch easeease
CallCall backeback mymy louelove, asas manymany aa wantonwanton dothdoth,
ThouThou mightstmightst refuserefuse meme ShepheardShepherd, butbut toto theethee
II amam onelyonly fixtfixed andand setset, letlet itit notnot bebe
AA sportsport, thouthou gentlegentle ShepheardShepherd, toto abuseabuse
TheThe louelove ofof sillysilly maidemaid.
Peri.PerigotPeri.FaireFair soulesoul, yeye vseuse
TheseThese wordswords toto littlelittle endend: forfor knoweknow, II maymay
BetterBetter callcall backeback, thatthat timetime waswas yesterdayyesterday,
OrOr staystay thethe commingcoming nightnight, thenthen bringbring mymy louelove
HomeHome toto my selfemyself againeagain, oror recreantrecreant proueprove.
II willwill nono longerlonger holdhold youyou withwith delaiesdelays,
ThisThis presentpresent nightnight II hauehave appointedappointed benebeen,
ToTo meetmeet thatthat chastechaste fairefair (thatthat enioyesenjoys mymy soulesoul)
InIn yonderyonder grouegrove, therethere toto makemake vpup ourour louesloves.
BeBe notnot deceau’ddeceived nono longerlonger, choosechoose againeagain,
TheseThese neighbouringneighbouring plainesplains hauehave manymany aa comelycomely swaineswain,
FresherFresher andand freeerfreerfreeer farrefar thenthan II eree’erere waswas,
BestoweBestow thatthat louelove onon themthem andand letlet meme passepass,
FarwellFarewell, bebe happyhappy inin aa betterbetter choisechoice.exitexit
Amar.AmarillisAmar.CruellCruel, thouthou hasthast struckestruck meme deaderdeader withwith thythy voicevoice
ThenThanThen ifif thethe angryangry heauensheavens withwith theirtheir quickequick flamesflames,
HadHad shotshot meme throughthrough: II mustmust notnot leaueleave toto louelove,
II cannotcannot, nono II mustmust enioyenjoy theethee boyboy,
ThoughThough thethe greatgreat dangersdangers twixttwixt mymy hopeshopes andand thatthat
BeBe infiniteinfinite: therethere isis aa ShepheardShepherd dwelsdwells
DowneDown byby thethe MoreMoorMore, whosewhose lifelife hathhath euerever showneshown
MoreMore sullensullen discontentdiscontent thenthan SaturnesSaturn’s browebrow,
WhenWhen hehe sitssits frowningfrowning onon thethe birthesbirths ofof menmen:

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OneOne thatthat dothdoth wearewear himselfehimself awayaway inin lonenesseloneness,
AndAnd neuernever ioyesjoys vnlesseunless itit bebe inin breakingbreaking
TheThe holyholy plightedpl●ghtedplighted trothstroths ofof mutuallmutual soulessouls:
OneOne thatthat lustslusts afterafter eueryevery seuerallseveral beautybeauty,
ButBut neuernever yetyet waswas knowneknown toto louelove oror likelike,
WereWere thethe faceface fairerfairer oror moremore fullfull ofof truthtruth,
ThenThan PhœbePhoebePhoebe inin herher fulnessefullness, oror thethe youthyouth
OfOf smoothsmooth LyeusLyeus, whosewhose nyenigh staruedstarved flockesflocks
AreAre alwaiesalways scabbyscabby, andand infectinfect allall sheepesheep
TheyThey feedefeed withallwithal, whosewhose lambeslambs areare euerever lastlast,
AndAnd dyedie beforebefore theirtheir weaningweaning, andand whosewhose dogdog,
LookesLooks likelike hishis MaisterMaster, leanelean, andand fullfull ofof scurffescurf,
NotNot caringcaring forfor thethe pipepipe oror whistlewhistle: thisthis manman maymay
(IfIf hehe bebe welwell wroughtwrought) dodo aa deededeed ofof wonderwonder,
ForcingForcing meme passagepassage toto mymy longlong desiresdesires:
AndAnd heerehere hehe comescomes, asas fitlyfitly toto mymy purposepurpose
AsAs mymy quickequick thoughtsthoughts couldcould wishwish forfor.EnterEnter SullenSullen.
Sul.SullenSul.FreshFresh beautiebeauty, letlet meme notnot bebe thoughtthought vnciuilluncivil,
ThusThus toto bebe partnerpartner ofof youryour lonenesseloneness: t’was’twaswas
MyMy louelove (thatthat euerever workingworking passionpassion) drewdrew
MeMe toto thisthis placeplace toto seekeseek somesome remedieremedy
ForFor mymy sickesick soulesoul: bebe notnot vnkindeunkind andand fairefair,
ForFor suchsuch, thethe mightiemighty CupidCupid inin hishis dombedoomdumb
HathHath swornesworn toto bebe aueng’davenged onon, thenthen giuegive roomeroom
ToTo mymy consumingconsuming firesfires, thatthat soso II maymay
InioyEnjoy mymy longlong desiresdesires, andand soso allayallay
ThoseThose flamesflames, thatthat elseelse wouldwould burneburn mymy lifelife awayaway.
Amar.AmarillisAmar.ShepheardShepherd, werewere II butbut suresure thythy heartheart werewere soundsound
AsAs thythy wordswords seemeseem toto bebe, meanesmeans mightmight bebe foundfound
ToTo curecure theethee ofof thythy longlong painespains: forfor toto meme
ThatThat heauyheavy youth consumingyouth youth-consumingyouth consumingconsuming miseriemisery,
TheThe loue sickeloue lovesicklove sickesick soulesoul enduresendures, neuernever waswas pleasingpleasing,
II couldcould bebe wellwell contentcontent withwith thethe quickequick easingeasing
OfOf theethee &and thythy hothot firesfires, mightmight itit procureprocure
ThyThy faithfaith, andand fartherfarther seruiceservice toto bebe suresure.
NameName butbut thatthat greatgreat workework, dangerdanger, oror whatwhat cancan
BeBe compastcompassed byby thethe witwit oror artart ofof manman,
AndAnd ifif II failefail inin mymy performanceperformance, maymay
II neuernever moremore kneelekneel toto thethe rysingrisingrysing dayday,
Amar.AmarillisAmar.ThenThen thusthus II trytry theethee shepheardshepherd, thisthis samesame nightnight,

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ThatThat nownow comescomes stealingstealing onon, aa gentlegentle pairepair
HaueHave promis’dpromised equallequal louelove, andand dodo appointappoint
ToTo makemake yonyonyond woodwood thethe placeplace, wherewhere handshands andand heartshearts
AreAre toto bebe tiedtied for euerfor foreverfor euerever: breakebreak theirtheir meetingmeeting
AndAnd theirtheir strongstrong faithfaith, andand II amam euerever thinethine.
Sul.SullenSul.TellTell meme theirtheir namesnames, andand ifif II doedo notnot mouemove
(Byby●yByby mymy greatgreat powerpower) thethe centercentre ofof theirtheir louelove
FromFrom hishis fixtsixtfixedsixth beingbeing, letlet meme neuernever moremore,
WarmeWarm meme, byby thosethose fairefair eieseyes II thusthus adoreadore.
Amar.AmarillisAmar.ComeCome, asas wewe goego IleI’ll telltell theethee whatwhat theythey areare,
AndAnd giuegive theethee fitfit directionsdirections forfor thythy workework.exeuntexeunt.
EnterEnter CloeCloe.
HowHow hauehave II wrongdwronged thethe timestimes, oror menmen, thatthat thusthus,
AfterAfter thisthis holyholy feastfeast II passepass vnknowneunknown,
AndAnd vnsalutedunsaluted? t’was’twaswas notnot wontwont toto bebe
ThusThus frozenfrozen withwith thethe youngeryounger companycompany
OfOf iollyjolly shepheardsshepherds: t’was’twaswas notnot thenthen heldheld goodgood,
ForFor lustylusty groomesgrooms toto mixemix theirtheir quickerquicker bloodblood
WithWith thatthat dulldull humorhumour: mostmost vnfitunfit toto bebe
TheThe friendfriend ofof manman, coldcold andand dulldull chastitiechastity:
SureSure II amam heldheld notnot fairefair, oror amam tootoo ouldold,
OrOr elseelse notnot freefree enoughenough, oror fromfrom mymy fouldfouled
DriueDrive notnot aa flockeflock sufficientsufficient greatgreat, toto gainegain
TheThe greedygreedy eieseyes ofof wealthwealth alluringalluring swaineswain.
YetYet ifif II maymay belieuebelieve whatwhat othersothers saysay,
MyMy faceface hashas foilefoil enoughenough, nornor cancan theythey laylay
IustlyJustlyjustly tootoo strictstrict aa coynessecoyness toto mymy chargecharge.
MyMy flockesflocks areare manymany, andand thethe downesdowns asas largelarge
TheyThey feedfeed vpponupon: thenthen letlet itit euerever bebe
TheirTheir coldnessecoldness, notnot mymy virginvirgin modestymodesty
MakesMakes meme complainecomplain.
EnterEnter Thenot.Thenot.
The.ThenotThe.WasWas euerever manman butbut II,
ThusThus truelytruly takentaken withwith vncertaintieuncertainty?
WhereWhere shallshall thatthat manman bebe foundfound thatthat louesloves aa mindemind
MadeMade vpup inin constancyconstancy, andand daresdares notnot findefind
hishis louelove rewardedrewarded? heerehere, letlet allall menmen knoweknow,
AA wretchwretch thatthat liueslives toto louelove hishis mistresmistress soso.
CloeCloe,ShepheardShepherd II praypray theethee staystay, wherewhere hastehasthaste thouthou benebeen,
OrOr whetherwhitherwhether goestgoest thouthou? heerehere bebe woodswoods asas greenegreen

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AsAs anyany, ayreair asas freshfresh andand sweetsweet,
AsAs wherewhere smoothsmooth ZephirusZephyrusZephirus plaiesplays onon thethe fleetfleet
FaceFace ofof thethe curledcurled streamesstreams: withwith flowersflowers asas manymany
AsAs thethe youngyoung springspring giuesgives, andand asas choisechoice asas anyany:
HeereHere bebe allall newnew delightsdelights, coolecool streamesstreams andand welswells,
ArborsArbours areare grownegrown withwith wood bineswoodwoodbineswood bines bines, CauesCaves, andand delsdells,
ChuseChoose wherewhere thouthou wiltwilt, whilstwhilst II sitsit byby andand singsing,
OrOr gathergather rushesrushes, toto makemake manymany aa ringring
ForFor thythy longlong fingersfingers, telltell theethee talestales ofof louelove,
HowHow thethe palepale PhœbePhoebePhoebe huntinghunting inin aa grouegrove,
FirstFirst sawsaw thethe boyboy EndimionEndymion, fromfrom whosewhose eyeseyes,
SheShe tooketook eternalleternal firefire, thatthat neuernever diesdies,
HowHow sheshe conuaidconveyed himhim softlysoftly inin aa sleepesleep,
HisHis templestemples boundbound withwith poppypoppy toto thethe steepsteep
HeadHead ofof oldold LatmusLatmus, wherewhere sheshe stoopesstoops eacheach nightnight,
GildingGilding thethe mountainemountain withwith herher brothersbrother’s lightlight
ToTo kissekiss herher sweetestsweetest.
Thenot.Thenot.FarreFar fromfrom meme areare thesethese
HotHot flashesflashes bredbred fromfrom wantonwanton heatheat andand easeease,
II hauehave forgotforgot whatwhat louelove andand louingloving meantmeant,
RimesRhymes, SongsSongs, andand merrymerry roundsrounds, thatthat oftoft areare sentsent
ToTo thethe softsoft eareear ofof MaidMaid, areare strangestrange toto meme:
OnelyOnly II liuelive t’admiret’admire aa chastitychastity,
ThatThat neitherneither pleasingpleasing ageage, smoothsmooth tonguetongue, oror goldgold,
CouldCould euerever breakebreak vponupon, soso suresure thethe moldemould
IsIs, thatthat herher mindemind waswas castcast inin: tis’tis toto herher
II onelyonly amam reseruedreserved, sheshe isis mymy formeform, II stirrestir
ByBy, breathbreath, andand moouemove: tis’tis sheshe andand onlyonly sheshe
CanCan makemake meme happyhappy oror giuegive miserymisery.
Cloe.Cloe.GoodGood ShepheardShepherd, maymay aa strangerstranger crauecrave toto knowknow,
ToTo whomewhom thisthis dearedear obseruanceobservance youyou dodo oweowe?
ThenotThenotYeYe maymay, andand byby herher vertuevirtue learnelearn toto squaresquare
AndAnd leuelllevel outout youryour lifelife: forfor toto bebe fairefair
AndAnd nothingnothing vertuousvirtuous, onelyonly fitsfits thethe eyeeye
OfOf gaudygaudy youthyouth, andand swellingswelling vanitievanity.
ThenThen knoweknow, shee’sshe’s caldcalled thethe virginvirgin ofof thethe grouegrove,
SheShe thatthat hathhath longlong sincesince buriedburied herher chastechaste louelove,
AndAnd nownow liueslives byby hishis grauegrave, forfor whosewhose dearedear soulesoul
SheShe hathhath vowdvowed her selfeherself intointo thethe holyholy rolerole
OfOf stricktstrict virginitievirginity, tis’tis herher II soso admireadmire,

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NotNot anyany looserlooser bloodblood oror newnew desirede●iredesire.
Cloe.Cloe.FarewellFarewell poorepoor swaineswain, thouthou artart notnot forfor mymy bendbend,
II mustmust hauehave quickerquicker soulessouls, whosewhose wordswords maymay tendtend,
ToTo somesome freefree actionaction: giuegive meme himhim daredare louelove
AtAt firstfirst encounterencounter, andand asas soonesoon daredare prooueprove.
TheThe SongSong.
ComeCome ShepheardsShepherds comecome,
ComeCome awayaway withoutwithout delaydelay,
WhilsteWhilst thethe gentlegentle timetime dothdoth staystay,
GreeneGreen woodswoods areare dummedumb,
AndAnd willwill neuernever telltell toto anyany,
ThoseThose deeredear kisseskisses, andand thosethose manymany
SweeteSweet imbracesembraces thatthat areare giuengiven,
DaintyDainty pleasurespleasures thatthat wouldwould eueneven
RaiseRaise inin coldestcoldest ageage aa firefire,
AndAnd giuegive virginvirgin bloodblood desiredesire.
ThenThen ifif euerever,
NowNow oror neuernever,
ComeCome andand hauehave itit,
ThinkeThink notnot II,
DareDare denydeny,
IfIf youyou crauecrave itit.EnterEnter DaphnisDaphnis.
HeereHere comescomes anotheranother: betterbetter bebe mymy speedespeed,
ThouThou GodGod ofof bloodblood, butbut certainecertain ifif II readeread
NotNot falsefalse, thisthis isis thatthat modestmodest shepheardshepherd, hehe
ThatThat onelyonly daredare salutesalute, butbut nerene’er couldcould bebe
BroughtBrought toto kissekiss anyany, holdehold discoursediscourse, oror singsing,
WhisperWhisper, oror boldlyboldly askeask thatthat wishedwished thingthing
WeWe allall areare borneborn forfor: oneone thatthat makesmakes louingloving facesfaces,
AndAnd couldcould bebe wellwell contentcontent toto couetcovet gracesgraces,
WereWere theythey notnot gotgot byby boldnesseboldness: inin thisthis thingthing
MyMy hopeshopes areare frozenfrozen, andand butbut fatefate dothdoth bringbring
HimHim heatherhither, II wouldwould soonersooner choosechoose
AA manman mademade outout ofof snowesnow, andand freeerfrecerfreerfrecer vseuse
AnAn EuuenkeEunuch toto mymy endesends: butbut sincesince heehe isis heerehere,
ThusThus II attemptattempt himhim: ThouThou ofof menmen mostmost dearedear,
WelcomeWelcome toto herher, thatthat onelyonly forfor thythy sakesake,
HathHath benebeen contentcontent toto liuelive: herehere boldlyboldly taketake
MyMy handhand inin pledgepledge, thisthis handhand, thatthat neuernever yetyet
WasWas giuengiven awayaway toto anyany: andand butbut sit●itsit

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DowneDown onon thisthis rushyrushy banckebank, whilstwhilst II gogo pullpull
FreshFresh blossomesblossoms fromfrom the●hethe bowesboughsbows, oror quicklyquickly cullcull
TheThe choisestchoicest delicatesdelicates fromfrom yonderyonder meademead,
ToTo makemake theethee chaineschains oror chapletschaplets, oror toto spreadespread
VnderUnder ourour faintingfainting bodiesbodies, whenwhen delightdelight
ShallShall lockelock vpup allall ourour sencessences●senses howhow thethe sightsight
OfOf thosethose smoothsmooth risingrising cheekescheeks renuerenew thethe storystory
OfOf youngyoung AdonisAdonis, whenwhen inin pridepride andand gloryglory
HeHe laylay infoldedenfolded twixttwixt thethe beatingbeating armesarms
OfOf willingwilling VenusVenus: me thinkesmethinks strongerstronger charmescharms,
DwellDwell inin thosethose speakingspeaking eyeseyes: andand onon thatthat browbrow
MoreMore sweetnessesweetness thenthan thethe painterspainters cancan allowallow,
ToTo theirtheir bestbest peecespieces: notnot NarcissusNarcissus hehe:
ThatThat weptwept himselfehimself awayaway inin memoriememory
OfOf hishis owneown beautiebeauty, nornor SiluanusSilvanus’ boyboy,
NorNor thethe twicetwice rauishtravished maidemaid, forfor whomewhom oldold TroyTroy,
FellFell byby thethe handhand ofof PirrhusPyrrhus, maymay toto theethee,
BeBe otherwiseotherwise comparedcompared thenthen somesome deaddead treetree
ToTo aa youngyoung fruitfullfruitful OliueOlive:
Daph.DaphnisDaph.II cancan louelove, butbut II amam lothloath toto saysay soso, leastlest II proueprove
TooToo soonesoon vnhappyunhappy.
Cloe.Cloe.HappyHappy thouthou wouldstwouldst saysay,
MyMy dearestdearest DaphnisDaphnis, blushblush notnot ifif thethe dayday
ToTo theethee andand thythy softsoft heatesheats bebe enemieenemy,
ThenThen taketake thethe commingcoming nightnight, fairefair youthyouth tis’tis freefre●free
ToTo allall thethe worldworld, shepheardshepherd IleI’ll meetmeet theethee thenthen
WhenW●enWhen darkenesdarkness hathhath shutshut vpup thethe eieseyes ofof menmen,
InIn yonderyonder grouegro●egrove: speakespeak shallshall ourou●our meetingmeeting holdhold?
IndeedIndeed yeye areare tootoo bashfulbashful, bebe moremore boldbold,
AndAnd telltell meme II.
Daph.DaphnisDaph.II amam contentcontent toto saysay soso,
AndAnd wouldwould bebe gladglad toto meetmeet, mightmight II butbut praypray soso
MuchMuch fromfrom youryour fairenesfairness, thatthat youyou wouldwould bebe truetrue.
CloeCloeShepheardShepherdShepheard thouthou hasthast thythy wishewish,
Daph.DaphD●ph●DaphnisDaphFreshFresh maidemaid aduieadieuaduieadieu,
YetYet oneone wordword moremore, sincesince youyou hauehave drawnedrawn meme onon
ToTo comecome thisthis nightnight, fearefear notnot toto meetemeet alonealone,
ThatThat manman thatthat willwill notnot offeroffer toto bebe illill,
ThoughThough youryour brightbright selfeself wouldwould askeask itit forfor hishis fillfill
OfOf thisthis worldsworld’s goodnessegoodness: dodo notnot fearefear himhim thenthen,

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ButBut keepekeep youryour pointed’pointedpointed timetime, letlet otherother menmen
SetSet vpup theirtheir bloodsbloods toto sailesalesail, minemine shallshall bebe euerever,
FaireFair asas thethe soulesoul itit carriescarries, andand vnchastunchaste neuernever.exitexit.
Cloe.Cloe.YetYet amam II poorerpoorer thenthan II waswas beforebefore.
IsIs itit notnot strangestrange, amongamong soso manymany aascorea scorescore
OfOf lustylusty bloodsbloods, II shouldshould pickepick outout thesethese thingesthings
whosewhose vainesveins likelike aa dulldull riuerriver farrefar fromfrom springssprings,
IsIs stillstill thethe samesame, sloweslow, heauyheavy, andand vnfitunfit
ForFor streamestream oror motionmotion, thoughthough thethe strongstrong windeswinds hithit
WithWith theirtheir continuallcontinual powerpower vponupon hishis sidessides?
OO happyhappy bebe youryour namesnames thatthat hauehave benebeen bridesbrides:
AndAnd tastedtasted thosethose rarerare sweetessweets, forfor whichwhich II pinepine,
AndAnd farrefar moremore heauyheavy bebe thythy griefegrief andand tinetine.
ThouThou lazylazy swaineswain thatthat maistmayst relieuerelieve mymy needesneeds,
ThenThenThan hishis vpponupon whosewhose liuerliver alwaiesalways feedesfeeds
AA hungryhungry vulturevulture.EnterEnter AlexisAlexis.
Alex.AlexisAlex.CanCan suchsuch beautiebeauty bebe
SafeSafe inin hishis owneown guardguard, andand notnot drawdraw thethe eyeeye
OfOf himhim thatthat passethpasseth onon toto greedygreedy gazegaze,
OrOr couetouscovetous desiredesire, whilstwhilst inin aa mazemaze
TheThe betterbetter partpart contemplatescontemplates, giuinggiving rainerain
AndAnd wishedwished freedomefreedom toto thethe labouringlabouring vaineveinvain?
FairestFairest andand whitestwhitest, maymay II crauecrave toto knoweknow,
TheThe causecause ofof youryour retirementretirement, whywhy yeye goego
ThusThus allall alonealone? me thinkesmethinks thethe downesdowns areare sweetersweeter
AndAnd thethe youngyoung companycompany ofof swainesswains moremore meetermeeter,
ThenThan thesethese forsakenforsaken andand vntrodenuntrodden placesplaces.
GiueGive notnot your selfeyourself toto lonenesseloneness, andand thosethose gracesgraces
HideHide fromfrom thethe eieseyes ofof menmen, thatthat werewere intendedintended
ToTo liuelive amongstamongst vsus swainesswains.
Cloe.Cloe.ThouThou artart befriendedbefriended,
ShepheardShepherd inin allall mymy lifelife, II hauehave notnot seeneseen,
AA manman inin whomewhom greatergreater contentscontents hathhath beenebeen,
ThenThan thouthou thy selfethyself artart: II couldcould telltell theethee moremore,
WereWere therethere butbut anyany hopehope leftleft toto restorerestore
MyMy freedomefreedom lostlost: ôôo lendlend meme allall thythy redred,
ThouThou shamefastshamefast morningmorning, whenwhen fromfrom TithonsTithon’sTithonus’ bedbed
ThouThou risestrisest euerever maidenmaiden.
Alex.AlexisAlex.IfIf forfor meme,
ThouThou sweetestsweetest ofof allall sweetssweets, thesethese flashesflashes bebe,

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SpeakeSpeak andand bebe satisfiedsatisfied, ôôo guideguide herher tonguetongue,
MyMy betterbetter angellangel, forceforce mymy namename amongamong
HirHer modestmodest thoughtsthoughts, thatthat thethe firstfirst wordword maymay bebe,
Cloe.Cloe.AlexisAlexis whenwhen thethe sunnesun shallshall kissekiss thethe seasea,
TakingTaking hishis rest●estrest byby thethe whitewhite ThetisThetis sideside,
MeetMeet inin thethe holyholy woodwood, wherewhere IleI’ll abideabide
ThyThy commingcoming ShepheardShepherd.
Alex.AlexisAlex.IfIf II staystay behindebehind,
AnAn euerlastingeverlasting dulnessedulness andand thethe windewind,
ThatThat asas hehe passethpasseth byby shutsshuts vpup thethe streamestream,
OfOf ReineRhineRhene oror volgavolga whilstwhilst thethe sunnessun’s hothot beamebeam,
BeatsBeats backeback againeagain, ceazeseizecease meme, andand letlet meme turneturn
ToTo coldenessecoldness moremore thenthan yceice: ohoho howhow II burneburn
AndAnd riserise inin youthyouth andand fierfire! II daredare notnot staystay.exitexit.
Cloe.Cloe.MyMy namename shallshall bebe youryour wordword.
Alex.AlexisAlex.FlyFly flyfly thouthou dayday,
Cloe.Cloe.MyMy griefegrief isis greatgreat ifif bothboth thesethese boyesboys shouldshould failefail,
HeHe thatthat willwill vseuse allall windeswinds mustmust shiftshift hishis sailesail.ExitExit.



ActusActus secundussecundus ScenaScaena primaprima.

EnterEnter anan oldeold shepheardshepherd withwith aa bellbell ringingringing, andand
thethe PriestPriest ofof PanPan followingfollowing.

PriestPriest.ShepheardsShepherdsshepherds allall, andand maidensmaidens fairefair,
FoldFold youryour flockesflocks vpup, forfor thethe AireAir
Ginns’Gins’gins toto thickenthicken, andand thethe SunneSun
AlreadyAlready hishis greatgreat coursecourse hathhath runnerun,
SeeSee thethe dewdew dropsdrops howhow theythey kissekiss
EueryEvery littlelittle flowerflower thatthat isis:
HangingHanging onon theirtheir veluetvelvet headsheads,
LikeLike aa roperope ofof christalcrystal beadesbeads.
SeeSee thethe heauyheavy cloudesclouds lowdelowedloud fallingfalling
AndAnd brightbright HesperusHesperus downedown callingcalling,
TheThe deaddead nightnight fromfrom vnderunder groundground,
AtAt whosewhose rysingrising mistesmists vnsoundunsound,
dampsdamps, andand vapoursvapours flyfly apaceapace,
HoueringHovering oreo’er thethe wantonwanton faceface,

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OfOf thesethese pasturespastures, wherewhere theythey comecome,
StrikingStriking deaddead bothboth buddbud andand bloomebloom,
ThereforeTherefore fromfrom suchsuch dangerdanger lockelock
EueryEvery oneone hishis louedloved flockeflock,
AndAnd letlet youryour dogsdogs lyelie looseloose withoutwithout,
LeastLestlest thethe WoolfeWolf comecome asas aa scoutscout
FromFrom thethe mountainemountain, andand ereere dayday
BeareBear aa LambeLamb oror KidKid awayaway:
OrOr thethe craftycrafty theeuishthievish FoxeFox,
BreakeBreak vponupon youryour simplesimple flockesflocks,
ToTo securesecure your seluesyourselves fromfrom thesethese,
BeBe notnot tootoo securesecure inin easeease,
LetLet oneone eieeye hishis watcheswatches keepekeep,
WhilstWhilst thethe tothert’other eieeye dothdoth sleepesleep.
SoSo youyou shallshall goodgood ShepheardsShepherds proueprove,
AndAnd for euerfor foreverfor euerever holdhold thethe louelove
OfOf ourour greatgreat GodGod: sweeeestsweetestsweeeestsweetest slumbersslumbers
AndAnd softsoft silencesilence fallfall inin numbersnumbers
OnOn youryour eye-lidseyelids: soso farewellfarewell,
ThusThus II endend mymy eueningsevenings’evenings’s knellknell.exeuntexeunt.
EnterEnter ClorinClorin thethe ShepheardesseShepherdess sortingsorting ofof hearbsherbs,
andand tellingtelling thethe naturesnatures ofof themthem.
NowNow letlet meme knowknow whatwhat mymy bestbest ArtArt hathhath donedone,
HelptHelped byby thethe greatgreat powerpower ofof thethe vertuousvirtuous moonemoon,
InIn herher fullfull lightlight, ôôo youyou sonnessons ofof earthearth,
YouYou onelyonly broodbrood, vntounto whosewhose happyhappy birthbirth
VirtueVirtue waswas giuengiven, holdingholding moremore ofof naturenature
ThenThan manman herher firstfirst borneborn &and mostmost perfectperfect creaturecreature.
LetLet meme adoreadore youyou, youyou thatthat onelyonly cancan,
HelpeHelp oror killkill naturenature, drawingdrawing outout thatthat spanspan
OfOf lifelife andand breathbreath, eueneven toto thethe endend ofof timetime,
YouYou thatthat thesethese handshands diddid cropcrop, longlong beforebefore primeprime
OfOf dayday, giuegive meme youryour namesnames, andand nextnext youryour hiddenhidden powerpower.
ThisThis isis thethe CloteClote bearingbearing aa yelloweyellow flowreflower:
AndAnd thisthis blackeblack HorehoundHorehoundwhorehound, bothboth areare veryvery goodgood,
ForFor sheepesheep oror shepheardshepherd, bittenbitten byby aa woodwood
DogsDog’sDogs venomdvenomed toothtooth, thesethese RamunsRhamnusRamun’s branchesbranches areare,
WhichWhich stuckestuck inin entriesentries, oror aboutabout thethe barrebar
ThatThat holdsholds thethe doredoor fastfast, killkill allall thethe inchantmentsenchantments, charmescharms,
WereWere theythey MedeasMedea●Medea’s versesverses thatthat dodo harmesharms

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ToTo menmen oror cattelcattle: thesethese forfor frenzyfrenzy bebe
AA speedyspeedy andand aa soueraignesovereign remedieremedy.
TheThe bitterbitter WormewoodWormwood, SageSage, andand MarigoldMarigold,
SuchSuch simpathysympathy withwith mansman’s goodgood theythey dodo holdhold:
ThisThis TormentilTormenulTormentil whosewhose vertuevirtue isis toto partpart
AllAll deadlydeadly killingkilling poisonpoison fromfrom thethe heartheart,
AndAnd heerehere NarcissusNarcissus’ rooteroot, forfor swellingsswellings bestbest:
YellowYellow LecimacusL●cimacusLysimachusLecimacus, toto giuegive sweetesweet restrest
ToTo thethe faintfaint ShepheardShepherd, killingkilling wherewhere itit comescomes,
AllAll busiebusy gnatsgnats, andand eueryevery flyfly thatthat hummeshums,
ForFor leprosieleprosy, DarnellDarnelDarnell, andand SellondineCelandineSellondine,
WithWith CalamintCalamint, whosewhose vertuesvertueve●tuesvirtuesvirtue dodo resinerefineresinerefine
TheThe bloodblood ofof ManMan, makingmaking itit freefree andand fairefair,
AsAs thethe firstfirst hourehour itit breath’dbreathed, oror thethe bestbest aireair.
HeereHere otherother totwoto, butbut youryour rebelliousrebellious vseuse,
IsIs notnot forformeforform meme, whosewhose goodnesgoodness isis abuseabuse,
ThereforeTherefore foulefoul standergrassestandergrass, fromfrom meme andand minemine
II banishbanish theethee, withwith lustfulllustful TurpentineTurpentine,
YouYou thatthat inticeentice thethe vainesveins, andand stirrestir thethe heatheat
ToTo ciuillcivil mutenymutiny, scalingscaling thethe seateseat
OurOur reasonreason mouesmoves inin, andand deludingdeluding itit
WithWith dreamesdreams andand wantonwanton fanciesfancies, tilltill thethe fitfit
OfOf burningburning lustlust bebe quenchtquenched byby appetiteappetite,
RobbingRobbing thethe soulesoul ofof blessednesblessedness andand lightlight:
AndAnd thouthou lightlight VaruinVarminVervainvermin totooto, thouthou mustmust goego afterafter
ProuokingProvoking easieeasy soulessouls toto mirthmirth andand laughterlaughter,
NoNo moremore shallshall II dipdip theethee inin waterwater nownow,
AndAnd sprincklesprinkle eueryevery postpost, andand eueryevery bowboughbow
WithWith thythy wellwell pleasingpleasing iuicejuice, toto makemake thethe gromesgrooms,
SwellSwell withwith highhigh mirthmirth asas withwith ioyjoy allall thethe romesrooms.

EnterEnter ThenotThenot.ThenotThenot...

The.ThenotThe.ThisThis isis thethe CabinCabin wherewhere thethe bestbest ofof allall
HerHer sexsex, thatthat euerever breathdbreathed, oror euerever shallshall
GiueGive heatheat oror happinessehappiness toto thethe ShepheardsShepherd’s sideside,
DothDoth onelyonly toto herher worthyworthy selfeself abideabide.
ThouThou blessedblessed starrestar, II thankthank theethee forfor thythy lightlight,
ThouThou byby whosewhose powerpower thethe darkenessedarkness ofof sadsad nightnight
IsIs banishtbanished fromfrom thethe earthearth, inin whosewhose dulldull placeplace

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ThyThy chasterchaster beamesbeams playplay onon thethe heauyheavy faceface
OfOf allall thethe worldworld: makingmaking thethe blewblue seasea smilesmile,
ToTo seesee howhow cunninglycunningly thouthou dostdost beguilebeguile
ThyThy brotherbrother ofof hishis brightnessebrightness, giuinggiving dayday
AgaineAgain fromfrom ChaosChaos..● whiterwhiter thenthan thatthat wayway
ThatThat leadesleads toto IouesJove’sjove’s hyehigh CourtCourt, andand chasterchaster farrefar
ThenThan chastitychastity it selfeitself: yonyonyond blessedblessed starrestar
ThatThat nightlynightly shinesshines, thouthou allall thethe constancyconstancy
ThatThat inin allall womenwomen waswas, oror eree’erere shalbeshall be:
FromFrom whosewhose fairefair eye-balleseyeballs fliesflies thatthat holyholyfireholy firefire,
ThatThat portspoetsports stilestyle thethe mothermother ofof desiredesire,
InfusingInfusing intointo eueryevery gentlegentle breastbreast,
AA soulesoul ofof greatergreater priceprice, andand farrefar moremore blestblestblessed
ThenThan thatthat quickequick powerpower whichwhich giuesgives aa differencedifference
TwixtTwixt manman andand creaturescreatures ofof aa lowerlower sencesense.
Clor.ClorinClor.ShepheardShepherdShepheard howhow camstcam’st thouthou hetherhither toto thisthis placeplace?
NoNo wayway isis trodentrodden, allall thethe verdentverdant grassegrass
TheThe springspring shotshot vpup standsstands yetyet vnbrusedunbruised heerehere
OfOf anyany footefoot, onelyonly thethe dapplddappled deeredeer:
FarreFar fromfrom thethe fearedfeared soundsound ofof crookedcrooked hornehorn
DwelsDwells inin thisthis fastnessefastness.Then.ThenotThen.ChasterChaster thenthan thethe mornemorn,
II hauehave notnot wandredwandered, oror byby strongstrong illusionillusion
IntoInto thisthis vertuousvirtuous placeplace hauehave mademade intrusionintrusion,
ButBut hetherhither amam II comecome (belieuebelieve meme fairefair)
ToTo seekeseek youyou outout, ofof whosewhose greatgreat goodgood thethe AireAir
IsIs fullfull, andand stronglystrongly laborslabours, whilstwhilst thethe soundsound,
BreakesBreaks againstagainst heauenheaven, andand driuesdrives intointo aa stroundstoundstround
TheThe amazedamazed ShepheardShepherd, thatthat suchsuch vertuevirtue cancan
BeBe residentresident inin lesserlesser thenthan aa manman.
Clor.ClorinClor.IfIf anyany artart II hauehave, oror hiddenhidden skillskill,
MayMay curecure theethee ofof diseasedisease oror festredfestered illill,
WhoseWhose griefegrief oror greenenessegreenness toto anothersanother’s eieeye,
MayMay seemeseem vnpossibleunpossible ofof remedieremedy,
II daredare yetyet vndertakeundertake itit.
Shep.ShepherdShep.Tis’Tis nono painepain
II suffersuffer throughthrough diseasedisease, nono beatingbeating vainevain
ConuaiesConveys infectioninfection dangerousdangerous toto thethe heartheart,
NoNo partpart impostumdeimpostumed toto bebe curdecured byby ArtArt:
ThisThis bodiebody holdesholds, andand yetyet aa fellerfeller griefegrief
ThenThan euerever skilfullskilful handhand diddid giuegive relieferelief

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DwelsDwells onon mymy soulesoul, andand maymay bebe healdhealed byby youyou,
FaireFair beauteousbeauteous virginvirgin:
Clor.ClorinClor.ThenThen shepheardshepherd letlet meme suesue
ToTo knoweknow thythy griefegrief thatthat manman yetyet neuernever knewknew
TheThe wayway toto healthhealth, thatthat durstdurst notnot shewshow hishis soresore.
Shep.ShepherdShep.ThenThen fairestfairest knowknow II louelove youyou,
Clor.ClorinClor.SwaineSwainswain nono moremore.
ThouThou hasthast abus’dabused thethe strictnesstrictness ofof thisthis placeplace,
AndAnd offredoffered SacriligeousSacrilegioussacrilegious foulefoul disgracedisgrace
ToTo thethe sweetsweet restrest ofof thesethese interredinterred bonesbones,
ForFor fearefear ofof whosewhose ascendingascending flyfly atat onceonce,
ThouThou andand thythy idleidle passionspassions, thatthat thethe sightsight
OfOf deathdeath andand speedyspeedy vengeancevengeance maymay notnot frightfright.
ThyThy veryvery soulesoul withwith horrorhorror.Shep.ShepherdShep.LetLet meme notnot
ThouThou allall perfectionperfection merritmerit suchsuch aa blotblot,
ForFor mymy truetrue zealouszealous faithfaith.Clor.ClorinClor.DarestDarest thouthou abideabide
ToTo seesee thisthis holyholy earthearth atat onceonce deuidedivide
AndAnd giuegive herher bodiebody vpup, forfor suresure itit willwill,
IfIf thouthou pursuestpursuest withwith wantonwanton flamesflames toto fillfill
ThisThis hallowedhallowed placeplace: thereforetherefore repentrepent andand goego,
WhilstWhilst II withwith praiespraiseprays appeaseappease hishis GhostGhost belowebelow,
ThatThat elseelse wouldwould telltell theethee whatwhat itit werewere toto bebe,
AA riuallrival inin thatthat vertuousvirtuous louelove, thatthat hehe
ImbracesEmbraces yetyet.
Shep.ShepherdShep.Tis’Tis notnot thethe whitewhite oror redred
InhabitsInhabits inin youryour cheekecheek, thatthat thusthus can●ancan wedwed
MyMy mindemind toto adorationadoration: nornor youryour eyeeye,
ThoughThough itit bebe fullfull andand fairefair, youryour foreheadforehead hyehigh,
AndAnd smoothsmooth asas PelopsPelops’Pelops shouldershoulder: notnot thethe smilesmile
LiesLies watchingwatching inin thosethose dimplesdimples, toto beguilebeguile
TheThe easieeasy soulesoul, youryour handshands andand fingersfingers longlong,
WithWith vainesveins inameldenameled richlyrichly, nornor youryour tonguetongue,
ThoughThough itit spokespoke sweetersweeter thenthan ArionsArion’s HarpeHarp,
YourYour hairehair wouenwoven intointo manymany aa curiouscurious warpewarp,
AbleAble inin endlesendless errourerror toto vnfouldunfold
TheThe wandringwand’ring soulesoul, notnot thethe truetrue perfectperfect mouldmould,
OfOf allall youryour bodiebody, whichwhich asas purepure dothdoth showeshow,
InIn MaidenMaiden whiteneswhiteness asas thethe AlpsienAlpsian snowesnow,
AllAll thesethese, werewere butbut youryour constancyconstancy awayaway,
WouldWould pleaseplease meme lesseless thenthan aa blackeblack stormystormy dayday

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TheThe wretchedwretched SeamanSeaman toylingtoiling throughthrough thethe deepdeep.
ButBut whilstwhilst thisthis honourdhonoured strictnesstrictness youyou daredare keepekeep,
ThoughThough allall thethe plaguesplagues thatthat eree’erere begottenbegotten werewere,
InIn thethe greatgreat wombewomb ofof aireair werewere setledsettled herehere
InIn oppositionopposition, II wouldwould likelike thethe treetree,
ShakeShake offoff thosethose dropsdrops ofof weakenesweakness, andand bebe freefree
EuenEven inin thethe armearm ofof dangerdanger.
Clor.ClorinClor.WouldstWouldst thouthou hauehave
MeMe raiseraise againeagain fondfond manman, fromfrom silentsilent grauegrave,
ThoseThose sparckessparks thatthat longlong agoeago werewere buriedburied herehere,
WithWith mymy deaddead friendsfriend’sfriends coldcold ashesashes?
Shep.ShepherdShep.DeerestDearest dearedear,
II daredare notnot askeask itit, nornor youyou mustmust notnot grauntgrant,
StandStand stronglystrongly toto youryour vowvow, andand dodo notnot faintfaint:
RememberRemember howhow hehe lou’dloved yeye, andand bebe stillstill,
TheThe samesame opinionopinion speakesspeaks yeye, letlet notnot willwill,
AndAnd thatthat greatgreat godgod ofof wowenwomenwowen AppetiteAppetite,
SetSet vpup youryour bloodblood againeagain, dodo notnot inuiteinvite
DesireDesire, andand fancyfancy forfor theirtheir longlong exileexile,
ToTo seatseat themthem onceonce moremore inin aa pleasingpleasing smilesmile:
BeBe likelike aa RockeRock mademade firmelyfirmly vpup gainst’gainst allall
TheThe powerpower ofof angryangry heauenheaven, oror thethe strongstrong fallfall
OfOf NeptunesNeptune’s batterybattery, ifif yeye yeildyield II diedie
ToTo allall affectionaffection: tis’tis thatthat loialtieloyalty
YeYe tietie vntounto thisthis grauegrave II soso admireadmire,
AndAnd yetyet theresthere’s somethingsomething elseelse II wouldwould desiredesire,
IfIf youyou wouldwould hearehear meme, butbut withallwithal denydeny,
OOOh PanPan, whatwhat anan vncertaineuncertain destenydestiny
HangesHangs ouerover allall mymy hopeshopes! II willwill retireretire,
ForFor ifif II longerlonger staystay, thisthis doubledouble fierfire,
WillWill lickelick mymy lifelife vpup.
Clor.ClorinClor.DoDo, andand letlet timetime wearewear outout,
WhatWhat ArtArt andand NatureNature cannotcannot bringbring aboutabout.
Shep.ShepherdShep.FarewellFarewell thouthou soulesoul ofof virtuevirtue, andand bebe blestblestblessed
ForFor euerever, whilstwhilst II wretchedwretched restrest
ThusThus toto my selfemyself, yetyet grauntgrant meme leaueleave toto dwelldwell
InIn kenningkenning ofof thisthis ArborArbour, yonyonyond same●amesame delldell
OreO’ero’er topttopped withwith mourningmourning CipresseCypress andand sadsad EweYewEwe,
ShallShall bebe mymy CabinCabin, wherewhere I’leI’ll earelyearly rewr●wrue,
BeforeBefore thethe SunneSun hathhath kistkissed thisthis dewedew awayaway,

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TheThe hardhard vncertaineuncertain chancechance whichwhich FateFate dothdoth laylay
VponUpon thisthis headhead.
Clor.ClorinClor.TheThe GodsGods giuegive quickequick releaserelease
AndAnd happyhappy curecure vntounto thythy hardhard diseasedisease.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter SullenSullen ShepheardShepherd.
SullenSullen.II dodo notnot louelove thisthis wenchwench thatthat II shouldshould meetmeet,
ForFor neuernever diddid mymy vnconstantunconstant eieeye yetyet greetgreet
ThatThat beautiebeauty, werewere itit sweetersweeter oror moremore fairefair,
ThenThan thethe newnew blossomesblossoms, whenwhen thethe morningmorning aireair
BlowesBlows gentlygently onon themthem, oror thethe breakingbreaking lightlight,
WhenWhen manymany maidenmaiden blushesblushes toto ourour sightsight
ShootesShoots fromfrom hishis earlyearly faceface: werewere allall thesethese setset
InIn somesome neatneat formeform beforebefore meme, twould’twould notnot getget
TheThe leastleast louelove fromfrom meme: somesome desiredesire itit mightmight,
OrOr presentpresent burningburning: allall toto meme inin sightsight
AreAre equallequal, bebe theythey fairefair, oror blackeblack, oror brownebrown,
VirginVirgin, oror carelessecareless wantonwanton, II cancan crownecrown
MyMy appetiteappetite withwith anyany: swearesweateswearsweat asas oftoft,
AndAnd weepeweep asas anyany, meltmelt mymy wordswords asas softsoft
IntoInto aa maidensmaiden’s earesears, andand telltell howhow longlong
MyMy heartheart hashas benebeen herher seruantservant, andand howhow strongstrong
MyMy passionspassions areare: callcall herher vnkindeunkind andand cruellcruel,
OfferOffer herher allall II hauehave toto gainegain thethe iewelljewel
MaidensMaidens soso highlyhighly praisepraise: thenthen loathloath andand flyfly,
ThisThis dodo II holdhold aa blessedblessed destenydestiny.
EnterEnter AmarillisAmarillis.
Amar.AmarillisAmar.HaileHailHaile ShepheardShepherd PanPan blessebless bothboth thythy flockeflock &and theethee,
ForFor beingbeing mindefullmindful ofof thythy wordword toto meme.
Sul.SullenSul.VVelcomeWelcome fairefair ShepheardesseShepherdess, thythy louingloving swaineswain
GiuesGives theethee thethe selfe sameselfe selfsameself samesame wisheswishes backeback againeagain:
WhoWho tilltill thisthis presentpresent hourehour nerene’er knewknew thatthat eieeye,
CouldCould makemake meme crossecross minemine armesarms oror dailydaily dyedie
WithWith freshfresh consumingsconsumings: boldlyboldly teltell meme thenthen,
HowHow shallshall wewe partpart theirtheir faithfullfaithful louesloves, andand whenwhen?
ShallShall II belybeliebelly himhim toto herher, shallshall II sweareswear
HisHis faithfaith isis falsefalse, andand hehe louesloves euery whereeverywhere?
IleI’ll saysay hehe mocktmocked herher thethe otherother dayday toto youyou,
WhichWhich willwill byby youryour confirmingconfirming shewshow asas truetrue,
ForFor hehe isis ofof soso purepure anan honestyhonesty,
ToTo thinkethink (becausebecause hehe willwill notnot nonenone willwill lyelie.

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OrOr elseelse toto himhim IleI’ll slaunderslander AmoretAmoret,
AndAnd saysay, sheshe butbut seemesseems chastechaste, IleI’ll sweareswear sheshe metmet
MeMe mongst’mongstamongst thethe shadieshady sycamouressycamores lastlast nightnight,
AndAnd looselyloosely offerdoffered vpup herher flameflame andand sprightspright,
IntoInto mymy bosomebosom: mademade aa wantonwanton bedbed
OfOf leauesleaves andand manymany flowersflowers, wherewhere sheshe spredspread
HerHer willingwilling bodiebody toto bebe prestpressed byby meme,
ThereThere hauehave II caru’dcarved herher namename onon manymany aa treetree,
TogetherTogether withwith minemine owneown, toto makemake thisthis showshow
MorefullMoreMoreful fullfull ofof seemingseeming: HobinalHobinal youyou knowknow,
SonneSon toto thethe agedaged ShepheardShepherd ofof thethe GlenGlen
HimHim II hauehave sortedsorted outout ofof manymany menmen,
ToTo saysay hehe foundfound vsus atat ourour priuateprivate sportsport,
AndAnd rouz’droused vsus forefore ourour timetime byby hishis resortsresorts
ThisThis toto confirmeconfirm, II hauehave promis’dpromised toto thethe boyboy
ManyMany aa prettypretty knackknack, andand manymany aa toytoy,
AsAs grinnesgrins toto catchcatch himhim birdsbirds withwith bowebow, andand boltbolt,
ToTo shooteshoot atat nimblenimble squirrelssquirrels inin thethe holtholtsholtholtsholt:
AA pairepair ofof paintedpainted buskinsbuskins andand aa lambelamb,
SoftSoft asas hishis owneown lockeslocks, oror thethe downedown ofof SwanSwan,
ThisThis II hauehave donedone toto winnewin yeye, whichwhich dothdoth giuegive
MeMe doubledouble pleasurepleasure, discorddiscord makesmakes meme liuelive.
Amar.AmarillisAmar.LouedLoved swaineswain II thankethank yeye, thesethese trickestricks mightmight pre-preuaileprevail(uaile

WithWith otherother rustickerus●ickerustic shepheardsshepherds, butbut willwill failefail
EuenEven onceonce toto stirrestir, muchmuch moremore toto ouerthrowoverthrow,
HisHis fixedfixed louelove fromfrom iudgementjudgement, whowho dothdoth knowknow,
YourYour naturenature, mymy endend, andand hishis chosenschosen’s merritmerit,
ThereforeTherefore somesome strongerstronger wayway mustmust forceforce hishis spiritspirit
WhichWhich II hauehave foundfound: giuegive secondsecond, andand mymy louelove
IsIs euerlastingeverlasting thinethine.
Sul.SullenSul.TryTry meme andand proueprove.
Amar.AmarillisAmar.TheseThese happyhappy pairepair ofof louerslovers meetmeet straightstraight wayway,
SooneSoon asas theythey fouldfoldfouled theirtheir flockesflocks vpup withwith thethe dayday
InIn thethe thickethick grouegrove borderingbordering vponupon yonyonyond hillhill,
InIn whosewhose hardhard sideside NatureNature hathhath caru’dcarved aa wellwell:
AndAnd butbut thatthat matchlessematchless springspring whichwhich PoetsPoets knowknow,
WasWas nerene’er thethe likelike toto thisthis: byby itit dothdoth growegrow
AboutAbout thethe sidessides, allall hearbsherbs whichwhich witcheswitches vseuse,
AllAll simplessimples goodgood forfor medicinemedicine oror abuseabuse,
AllAll sweetessweets thatthat crownecrown thethe happyhappy nuptiallnuptial dayday.

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WithWith allall theirtheir colourscolours, therethere thethe monthmonth ofof MayMay
IsIs euerever dwellingdwelling, allall isis youngyoung andand greenegreen,
There’sThere’s notnot aa grassegrass onon whichwhich waswas euerever seeneseen,
TheThe fallingfalling AutumeAutumnautumn oror coldcold winterswinter’s handhand
SoSo fullfull ofof heateheat andand virtuevirtue isis thethe landland:
AboutAbout thisthis fountainefountain: whichwhich dothdoth slowlyslowly breakebreak
BelowBelow yonyonyond MountainesMountain’smountain’s footefoot, intointo aa creekecreek
ThatThat waterswaters allall thethe valleyvalley, giuinggiving fishfish
OfOf manymany sortssorts, toto fillfill thethe shepheardsShepherd’s dishdish.
ThisThis holyholy wellwell, mymy GrandameGrandamgrandam thatthat isis deaddead,
RightRight wisewise inin charmescharms, hathhath oftenoften toto meme sedsaid,
HathHath powerpower toto changechange thethe formeform ofof anyany creaturecreature,
BeingBeing thricethrice diptdipped ouerover thethe headhead, intointo whatwhat featurefeature,
OrOr shapeshape t’would’twould pleaseplease thethe letterletter downedown toto crauecrave,
WhoWho mustmust pronouncepronounce thisthis charmecharm toto, whichwhich sheshe gauegave
MeMe onon herher deathdeath bedbed, toldtold meme whatwhat andand howhow
II shouldshould applyapply vntounto thethe patientspatient’s browbrow,
ThatThat wouldwould bebe chang’dchanged, castingcasting themthem thricethrice a sleepeasleep
BeforeBefore II trustedtrusted themthem intointo thisthis deepedeep.
AllAll thisthis sheshe shew’dshowed meme, andand diddid chargecharge meme proueprove,
ThisThis secretsecret ofof herher ArtArt, ifif crostcrossed inin louelove,
I’leI’ll thisthis attemptattempt, nownow ShepheardShepherd II hauehave herehere
AllAll herher prescriptionsprescriptions andand II willwill notnot fearefear
ToTo bebe my selfemyself diptdipped: comecome, mymy templestemples bindebind
WithWith thesethese sadsad hearbsherbs, andand whenwhen II sleepesleep youyou findefind
AsAs youyou dodo speakespeak youryour charmecharm, thricethrice downedown meme letlet,
AndAnd bidbid thethe waterwater raiseraise meme AmoretAmoret,
WhichWhich beingbeing donedone, leaueleave meme toto mymy affaireaffair,
AndAnd ereere thethe dayday shallshall quitequite it selfeitself outout wearewear,
II willwill returnereturn vntounto mymy ShepheardsShepherd’s armearm,
DipDip meme againeagain, andand thenthen repeatrepeat thisthis charmecharm,
AndAnd pluckepluck meme vpup my selfemyself, whomewhom freelyfreely taketake,
AndAnd thethe hotsthot’st firefire ofof thinethine affectionaffection slakeslake.
Sul.SullenSul.AndAnd ifif II fitfit theethee notnot, thenthen fitfit notnot meme,
II longlong thethe truthtruth ofof thisthis welswell’s powerpower toto seesee.ExeuntExeunt,

ActusActus secundussecundus ScenaScaena quartaquarta.

EnterEnter DaphnisDaphnis
HeereHere willwill II staystay, forfor thisthis thethe couertcovert isis
WhereWhere II appointedappointed CloeCloe, dodo notnot missemiss:

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ThouThou brightbright ey’deyed virginvirgin, comecome, ôôo comecome mymy fairefair,
BeBe notnot abus’dabused withwith fearefear, nornor letlet coldcold carecare
OfOf honorhonour slayslay theethee fromfrom thythy ShepheardsShepherd’s armearm,
WhoWho wouldwould asas hardhard bebe wonnewon toto offeroffer harmeharm
ToTo thythy chastechaste thoughtsthoughts, asas whitenessewhiteness fromfrom thethe dayday,
OrOr yonyonyond greatgreat roundround toto mouemove anotheranother wayway.
MyMy languagelanguage shallshall bebe honesthonest, fullfull ofof truthtruth,
MyMy flameflame asas smoothsmooth andand spotlessespotless asas mymy youthyouth:
II willwill notnot entertaineentertain thatthat wandringwand’ring thoughtthought,
WhoseWhose easieeasy currantcurrentcurrant maymay atat lengthlength bebe broughtbrought
ToTo aa looseloose vastenesvastness.
AlexisAlexiswithinwithin.CloeCloe!
Daph.DaphnisDaph.Tis’Tis herher voicevoice
AndAnd II mustmust answereanswer, CloeCloe! ôôo thethe choisechoice
OfOf dearedear imbracesembraces, chastechaste andand holyholy strainesstrains
OurOur handshands shallshall giuegive! II chargecharge youyou allall mymy vainesveins
ThroughThrough whichwhich thethe bloodblood andand spiritspirit taketake theirtheir wayway,
LockeLookeLo●keLockLook vpup youryour disobedientdisobedient heatsheats, andand staystay
ThoseThose mutinousmutinous desiresdesires, thatthat elseelse wouldwould growegrow
ToTo strongstrong rebellionrebellion: dodo notnot wilderwilder showeshow
ThenThan blushingblushing modestiemodesty maymay entertaineentertain.
AlexisAlexiswithinwithin. CloeCloe!
Daph.DaphnisDaph.ThereThere soundssounds thatthat blessedblessed namename againeagain,
AndAnd II willwill meetemeet itit: letlet meme notnot mistakemistake,EnterEnter AlexisAlexis.
ThisThis isis somesome ShepheardShepherd, suresure II amam awakeawake,
WhatWhat maymay thisthis riddleriddle meanemean? II willwill retireretire,
ToTo giuegive my selfemyself moremore knowledgeknowledge
Alex.AlexisAlex.OhOhO mymy fierfire,
HowHow thouthou consum’stconsumest meme? CloeCloe answereanswer meme,
AlexisAlexis, strongstrong AlexisAlexis, highhigh, andand freefree,
CalsCalls vponupon CloeCloe: seesee minemine armesarms areare fullfull
OfOf intertainemententertainment, readyready forfor toto pullpull
ThatThat goldengolden fruitfruit whichwhich tootoo tootoo longlong hathhath hunghung,
TemptingTempting thethe greedygreedy eyeeye: thouthou stayeststayest tootoo longlong,
II amam impatientimpatient ofof thesethese madmad delaiesdelays,
II mustmust notnot leaueleave vnsoughtunsought thosethose manymany waiesways
ThatThat leadlead intointo thisthis centercentre, tilltill II findefind
QuenchQuench forfor mymy burningburning lustlust, II comecome vnkindeunkind.ExitExit AlexisAlexis.
Daph.DaphnisDaph.CanCan mymy imaginationimagination workework meme soso muchmuch illill,
ThatThat II maymay creditcredit thisthis forfor truthtruth, andand stillstill

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BelieueBelieve minemine eieseyes, oror shallshall II firmelyfirmly holdhold herher
HerHer yetyet vntainteduntainted, andand thesethese sightssights butbut boldbold
IllusionIllusion? suresure suchsuch fanciesfancies oftoft hauehave benebeen
SentSent toto abuseabuse truetrue louelove, andand yetyet areare seeneseen,
DaringDaring toto blindeblind thethe vertuousvirtuous thoughthough withwith errorerror,
ButBut bebe theythey farrefar fromfrom meme withwith theirtheir fondfond terrorterror:
II amam resoludresolved mymy CloeCloe yetyet isis truetrue.CloeCloe withinwithin.
CloeCloe harkehark CloeCloe suresure thisthis voicevoice isis newnew,
WhoseWhose shrilnesshrillness likelike thethe soundingsounding ofof aa bellbell,
TelsTells meme itit isis aa womanwoman: CloeCloe, telltell
ThyThy blessedblessed namename againeagainCloeCloewithinwithin.HeereHere.
OhOhO whatwhat aa greefegrief isis thisthis toto bebe soso neerenear
AndAnd notnot incounterencounter?EnterEnter CloeCloe.
ShepheardShepherd wewe areare metmet,
DrawDraw closeclose intointo thethe couertcovert, leastlest thethe wetwet
whichwhich fallesfalls likelike lazylazy mistesmists vpponupon thethe groundground,
SoakeSoak throughthrough yousyour startvpsstartups.
Daph.DaphnisDaph.FairestFairest, areare youyou foundfound
HowHow hauehave wewe wandredwandered thatthat thethe betterbetter partpart
OfOf thisthis goodgood nightnight isis perishtperished? oho mymy heartheart!
HowHow hauehave II longdlonged toto meetmeet yeye? howhow toto kissekiss
ThoseThose lillylily handshands? howhow toto receiuereceive thethe blissebliss
ThatThat charmingcharming tonguetongue giuesgives toto thethe happyhappy eareear
OfOf himhim thatthat drinkesdrinks youryour languagelanguage? butbut II fearefear
II amam tootoo muchmuch vnmannerdunmannered, farrefar totoo ruderude,
AndAnd almostalmost grownegrown lasciuouslascivious toto intrudeintrude
TheseThese hothot behauioursbehaviours, wherewhere regardregard ofof famefame,
HonorHonour, andand modestymodesty, aa vertuousvirtuous namename,
AndAnd suchsuch discoursediscourse, asas oneone fairefair sistersister maymay
WithoutWithout offenceoffence vntounto thethe brotherbrother saysay,
ShouldShould ratherrather hauehave benebeen tenderdtendered, butbut belieuebelieve
HeereHere dwelsdwells aa betterbetter tempertemper, dodo notnot grieuegrieve,
ThenThen euerever kindestkindest thatthat mymy firstfirst salutesalute,
SeasonsSeasons soso muchmuch ofof fancyfancy, II amam mutemute
HenceforthHence●orthHenceforth toto allall discoursesdiscourses, butbut shallshall bebe
SutingSuiting toto youryour sweetsweet thoughtsthoughts andand modestiemodesty:
IndeedeIndeed II willwill notnot askeask aa kissekiss ofof youyou,
NoNo notnot toto wringwring youryour fingersfingers, nornor toto suesue
ToTo thosethose blestblestblessed pairepair ofof fixedfixed starresstars forfor smilessmiles,
AllAll aa youngyoung louerslovers cunningcunning, allall hishis wileswiles:

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AndAnd prettypretty wantonwanton dyingsdyings shallshall toto meme
BeBe strangersstrangers, onelyonly toto youryour ChastityChastity
II amam deuoteddevoted euerever.
CloeCloe,HonestHonest swaineswain,
FirstFirst letlet meme thankethank youyou, thenthen returnereturn againeagain
AsAs muchmuch ofof mymy louelove: nono thouthou artart tootoo coldcold
VnhappyUnhappy boyboy, notnot temperdtempered toto mymy moldmould,
ThyThy bloodblood falsfalls heauyheavy downewarddownward, tis’tis notnot fearefear
ToTo offendoffend inin boldnesseboldness winswins, theythey neuernever wearewear
deserueddeserved fauoursfavours thatthat denydeny toto taketake
WhenWhen theythey areare offredoffered freelyfreely: dodo II wakewake
ToTo seesee aa manman ofof hishis youthyouth, yearesyears andand featurefeature,
AndAnd suchsuch aa oneone asas wewe callcall goodlygoodly creaturecreature,
ThusThus backewardbackward? whatwhat aa worldworld ofof preciousprecious ArtArt,
WereWere meerelymerely lostlost, toto makemake himhim dodo hishis partpart?
ButBut II willwill shakeshake himhim offoff, thatthat daresdares notnot holdhold,
LetLet menmen thatthat hopehope toto bebe beloudbeloved bebe boldbold,
DaphnisDaphnis II dodo desiredesire sincesince wewe areare metmet
SoSo happilyhappily, ourour liueslives andand fortunesfortunes setset,
VpponUpon oneone stakestake toto giuegive assuranceassurance nownow,
ByBy interchangeinterchange ofof handshands andand holyholy vowvow,
NeuerNever toto breakebreak againeagain: walkewalk youyou thatthat wayway,
WhilstWhilst II inin zealouszealous meditationmeditation straystray
AA littlelittle thisthis wayway whenwhen weewe bothboth hauehave endedended
TheseThese rightsrights andand duetiesduties byby thethe woodswoods befriendedbefriended,
AndAnd secresiesecrecy ofof nightnight, retireretire andand findefind
AnAn agedaged oakeoak whosewhose hollowneshollowness maymay bindebind
VsUs bothboth withinwithin hishis bodiebody, thitherthither goego:
ItIt standsstands withinwithin yonyonyond bottomebottom●●bottom
Daph.DaphnisDaph.BeBe itit sosoExeitExitEx●itExit DaphnisDaphnis.
Cloe.Cloe.AndAnd II willwill meetemeet therethere neuernever moremore withwith theethee,
ThouThou idleidle shamefastnesseshamefastness,AlexisAlexiswithinwithin,CloeCloe!
CloeCloeTis’Tis heehe.
ThatThat daredare II hopehope bebe bolderbolder.Alex.AlexisAlex.CloeCloe.Cloe.Cloe.nownow
GreatGreat PanPan forfor SirinxSyrinx’Syrinx’s sakesake bidbid speedspeed ourour plowplow.ExitExit CloeCloe.


ActusActus tertiustertius ScenaScaena primaprima.

EnterEnter thethe SullenSullen ShepheardShepherd withwith AmarillisAmarillis inin aa sleepesleep
Sull.SullenSull.FromFrom thythy foreheadforehead thusthus II taketake
TheseThese hearbsherbs, andand chargecharge theethee notnot awakeawake,

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TillTill inin yonderyonder holyholy wellwell,
ThriceThrice withwith powerfullpowerful magickemagic spellspell,
FildFilled withwith manymany aa balefullbaleful wordword,
ThouThou hasthast benebeen diptdipped, thusthus withwith mymy cordcord
OfOf blastedblasted hempehemp, byby moone-lightmoonlight twindetwined,
II dodo thythy sleepysleepy bodybody bindebind,
II turneturn thythy headhead intointo thethe EastEast,
AndAnd thythy feetefeet intointo thethe WestWest,
ThyThy leftleft armearm toto thethe SouthSouth putput forthforth,
AndAnd thythy rightright vntounto thethe NorthNorth:
II taketake thythy bodybody fromfrom thethe groundground,
InIn thisthis deepedeep andand deadlydeadly soundsound:
AndAnd intointo thisthis holyholy springspring,
II letlet theethee slideslide downedown byby mymy stringstring:
TakeTake thisthis maidemaid thouthou holyholy pitpit
ToTo thythy bottombottom, neerernearer yetyet,
InIn thythy waterwater purepure andand sweetesweet,
ByBy thythy leaueleave II dipdip herher feetefeet:
ThusThus II letlet herher lowerlower yetyet,
ThatThat herher ancklesankles maymay bebe wetwet:
YetYet downedown lowerlower, letlet herher kneeknee
InIn thythy waterswaters washedwashed beebe,
ThereThere stopstop: FlyFly awayaway EueryEvery thingthing thatthat louesloves thethe dayday,
TruthTruth thatthat hathhath butbut oneone faceface,
ThusThus II charmecharm theethee fromfrom thisthis placeplace.
SnakesSnakes thatthat castcast youryour coatescoats forfor newnew,
CamelionsChameleons, thatthat alteralter huehue,
HaresHares thatthat yearelyyearly sexessexessex’s changechange,
ProteusProteus altringalt’ringaltering oftoft andand strangestrange,
HæcatæHaecataeHaecataeHecate withwith shapesshapes threethree,
LetLet thisthis maidenmaiden changedchanged bebe,
WithWith thisthis holyholy waterwater wetwet, ToTo thethe shapeshape ofof AmoretAmoret:
CinthiaCinthia workework thouthou withwith mymy charmecharm,
ThusThus II drawdraw theethee freefree fromfrom harmeharm,
VpUp outout ofof thisthis blessedblessed lakelake,
RiseRise bothboth likelike herher andand awakeawake.SheShe awakehawakethawakehawakethawaken
Amo.AmoretAmo.SpeakeSpeak shepheardshepherd, amam II AmoretAmoret toto sightsight?
OrOr hasthast thouthou mistmissed inin anyany magickemagic rightright?
ForFor wantwant ofof whichwhich anyany defectdefect inin meme,

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MayMay makemake ourour practisespractises discouereddiscovered bebe?
Sull.SullenSull.ByBy yonderyonder moonemoon, butbut thatthat II heerehere dodo standstand,
WhoseWhose breathbreath hathhath thusthus reformdreformed theethee, andand whosewhose handhand,
LetLet theethee downedown drydry, andand plucktplucked theethee vpup thusthus wetwet,
II shouldshould my selfemyself taketake theethee forfor AmoretAmoret,
ThouThou artart inin clothesclothes, inin featurefeature, voicevoice andand hewhuehew
SoSo likelike, thatthat sencesense cancan notnot distinguishdistinguish youyou.
Amore.AmoretAmore.ThenThen thisthis deceitdeceit whichwhich cannotcannot crossedcrossed bebe,
AtAt onceonce shallshall looselose herher himhim, andand gainegain theethee meme.
HetherHither sheshe needesneeds mustmust comecome, byby promisepromise mademade,
AndAnd suresure hishis naturenature neuernever waswas soso badbad,
ToTo bidbid aa virginvirgin meetemeet himhim inin thethe woodwood,
WhenWhen nightnight andand fearefear areare vpup, butbut vnderstoodunderstood,
T’was’TwasWas hishis partpart toto comecome firstfirst: beingbeing comecome, IleI’ll saysay
MyMy constantconstant louelove mademade meme comecome firstfirst andand staystay,
ThenThen willwill II leadelead himhim furtherfurther toto thethe grouegrove,
ButBut staystay youyou herehere, andand ifif hishis owneown truetrue louelove
shallshall seekeseek himhim heerehere, setset herher inin somesome wrongwrong pathpath,
WhichWhich saysay herher louerlover latelylately trodentrodden hathhath:
IleI’ll notnot bebe farrefar fromfrom hencehence, ifif needeneed therethere beebe
HeereHere isis anotheranother charmecharm, whosewhose powerpower willwill freefree
TheThe dazeleddazzled sencesense readread byby thethe moonemoon beamesbeams cleareclear,
AndAnd inin mymy oneone truetrue shapeshape makemake meme appeareappear.EnterEnter PerigotPerigot
Sul.SullenSul.StandStand closeclose, heeee’sheere’sheeee’shere’s PerigotPerigot, whosewhose constantconstant heartheart,
LongsLongs toto beholdbehold herher, inin whosewhose shapeshape thouthou artart.
Peri.PerigotPeri.ThisThis isis thethe placeplace (fairefair AmoretAmoret) thethe hourehour
IsIs yetyet scarcescarce comecome, heerehere eueryevery siluanesylvan powerpower
DelightsDelights toto bebe, aboutabout yonyo●yon sacredsacred wellwell,
WhichWhich theythey hauehave blestblestblessed withwith manymany aa powerfullpowerful spellspell,
ForFor neuernever trauailertraveler inin deaddead ofof nightnight,
NorNor straiedstrayed beastsbeasts hauehave falnefallen inin, butbut whenwhen fightfight,
HathHath faildfailed themthem, thenthen theirtheir rightright wayway theythey hauehave foundfound,
ByBy helpehelp ofof themthem, soso holyholy isis thethe groundground,
ButBut II willwill fartherfarther seekeseek, leastlest AmoretAmoret
ShouldShould bebe firstfirst comecome andand soso straystray longlong vnmetunmet.
MyMy AmoretAmoret, AmoretAmoret!ExitExit. AmarilAmarillisAmaril.PerigotPerigot!
PerPerigotPerMyMy louelove!AmarillA●arillAmarillisAmarill.II comecome mymy louelove.exitexit.
Sul.SullenSul.NowNow sheshe hathhath gotgot
HerHer owneown desiresdesires, andand II shallshall gainergainer bebe
OfOf mymy longlong looktlooked forfor hopeshopes aswelas well asas sheshe;
HowHow brightbright thethe moonemoon shinesshines heerehere, asas ifif sheshe strouestrove

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ToTo showshow herher gloryglory inin thisthis littlelittle grouegroveEnterEnter AmoretAmoretAmouret.
ToTo somesome newnew louedloved ShepheardShepherd: yonderyonder isis
AnotherAnother AmoretAmoret: wherewhere differsdiffers thisthis
FromFrom thatthat, butbut thatthat sheshe PerigotPerigot hathhath metmet,
II shouldshould hauehave taneta’en thisthis forfor thethe counterfeitcounterfeit:
HearbsHerbs, woodswoods, andand springssprings, thethe powerpower thatthat inin youyou lieslies,
IfIf mortallmortal menmen couldcould knowknow youryour propertiesproperties.
Amo.AmoretAmo.Me thinkesMethinksmethinks itit isis notnot nightnight, II hauehave nono fearefear,
WalkingWalking thisthis woodwood ofof LyonLion, oror ofof BeareBear,
WhoseWhose namesnames atat otherother timestimes, hauehave mademade meme quakequake,
WhenWhen anyany shepheardesseshepherdess inin herher taletale spakespoke,
OfOf somesome ofof themthem, thatthat vnderneathunderneath aa woodwood
HaueHave tornetorn truetrue louerslovers thatthat togethertogether stoodstood.
Me thinkesMethinksmethinks therethere areare nono goblinsgoblins, andand mensmen’s talketalk,
ThatThat inin thesethese woodswoods thethe nimblenimble FaieriesFairiesFairy’s walkewalk,
AreAre fablesfables, suchsuch aa strongstrong hartheart II hauehave gotgot,
BecauseBecause II comecome toto meetemeet withwith PerigotPerigot,
MyMy PerigotPerigot, whosewho’s thatthat mymy PerigotPerigot?
Sul.SullenSul.FaireFair MaidMaid.
Amo.AmoretAmo.AyAy meme thouthou artart notnot PerigotPerigot.
Sul.SullenSul.ButBut II cancan telltell yeye newesnews ofof PerigotPerigot,
AnAn hourehour togethertogether vnderunder yonderyonder treetree,
HeHe satsat withwith wreathedwreathed armesarms andand caldcalled onon theethee,
AndAnd saidsaid, whywhy AmoretAmoret staieststayest thouthou soso longlong:
ThenThen startingstarting vpup downedown yonderyonder pathpath hehe flungflung,
LeastLestlest thouthou hadsthadst mistmissed thythy wayway: werewere itit dayday lightlight
HeHe couldcould notnot yetyet hauehave borneborne himhim outout ofof sightsight.
Amo.AmoretAmo.ThankesThanks gentlegentle ShepheardShepherd andand beshrewbeshrew mymy staystay,
ThatThat mademade meme fearefullfearful II hadhad lostlost mymy wayway:
AsAs fastfast asas mymy weakeweakelegsweak legslegs, (thatthat cannotcannot bebe
WearyWeary withwith seekingseeking himhim) willwill carrycarry meme,
IleI’ll followefollow, andand forfor thisthis thythy carecare ofof meme,
PrayPray PanPan thythy louelove maymay euerever followfollow theethee.ExitExit.
Sul.SullenSul.HowHow brightbright sheshe waswas? howhow louelylovely diddid sheshe showshow?
WasWas itit notnot pittiepity toto deceiuedeceive herher soso?
SheShe plucktplucked herher garmentsgarments vpup andand tripttripped awayaway,
AndAnd withwith aa virginvirgin innocenceinnocence diddid praypray
ForFor meme, thatthat periurdperjured herher: whilstwhilst sheshe waswas heerehere,
Me thoughtMethoughtmethought thethe beamesbeams ofof lightlight thatthat diddid appeareappear,
WereWere shotshot fromfrom herher: me thoughtmethought thethe moonemoon gauegave nonenone,

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ButBut whatwhat itit hadhad fromfrom herher: sheshe waswas alonealone
WithWith meme, ifif thenthen herher presencepresence diddid soso mouemove,
WhyWhy diddid notnot II assayassay toto winwin herher louelove?
SheShe wouldwould notnot suresure hauehave yeildedyielded vntounto meme,
WoemenWomen louelove onelyonly oportunitieopportunity
AndAnd notnot thethe manman, oror ifif sheshe hadhad denieddenied
AloneAlone, II mightmight hauehave forcdforced herher toto hauehave triedtried
WhoWho hadhad benebeen strongerstronger: ôôo vainevain foolefool, toto letlet
SuchSuch blestblestblessed occasionoccasion passepass, IleI’ll followfollow yetyet,
MyMy bloodblood isis vpup, II cannotcannot nownow forbeareforbear.
EnterEnter AlexisAlexis andand CloeCloe.
II comecome sweetesweet AmoretAmoret, softsoft whowho isis heerehere?
AA pairepair ofof louerslovers, hehe shallshall yeildyield herher meme,
NowNow lustlust isis vpup, alikealike allall womenwomen bebe.
Alex.AlexisAlex.WhereWhere shallshall wewe restrest, butbut forfor thethe louelove ofof meme,
CloeCloe II knowknow ereere thisthis wouldwould wearyweary bebe.
Cloe.Cloe.AlexisAlexis letlet vsus restrest heerehere, ifif thethe placeplace
BeBe priuateprivate, andand outout ofo●of thethe commoncommon tracetrace
OfOf eueryevery shepheardshepherd: forfor II vnderstoodunderstood,
ThisThis nightnight aa numbernumber areare aboutabout thethe woodwood,
ThenThen letlet vsus choosechoose somesome placeplace wherewhere outout ofof sightsight,
WeWe freelyfreely maymay inioyenjoy ourour stolnestol’nstolen delightdelight,
Alex.AlexisAlex.ThenThen boldlyboldly heerehere, wherewhere wewe shallshall nerene’er bebe foundfound,
NoNo shepheardsShepherd’s wayway lieslies heerehere, tis’tis hallowedhallowed groundground,
NoNo maidemaid seekesseeks heerehere herher straiedstrayed CowCow, oror SheepeSheep,
FaieriesFairies andand FawnesFawns, andand SatiresSatyrsSatires dodo itit keepekeep,
ThenThen carelesselycarelessly restrest heerehere, andand clipclip andand kissekiss,
AndAnd letlet nono fearefear makemake vsus ourour pleasurespleasures missemiss.
Cloe.Cloe.ThenThen lyelie byby meme, thethe soonersooner wewe beginbegin,
TheThe longerlonger ereere dayday descrydescry ourour sinsin.
Sul.SullenSul.ForbeareForbear toto touchtouch mymy louelove, oror byby yonyonyond flameflame
TheThe greatestgreatest powerpower thatthat ShepheardsShepherdsshepherds daredare toto namename,
HeereHere wherewhere thouthou firstfirst vnderunder thisthis holyholy treetree,
HerHer toto dishonerdishonour thouthou shaltshalt buriedburied bebe.
AlexAlexIfIf PanPan himselfehimself shouldshould comecome outout ofof thethe lawneslawns,
WithWith alall hishis troopestroops ofof SatyresSatyrsSatires andand ofof FaunesFaunsfauns,
AndAnd bidbid meme leaueleave II sweareswear byby herher twotwo eieseyes,
AA greatergreater oathoath thenthan thinethine, II wouldwould notnot riserise.
Sul.SullenSul.ThenThen fromfrom thethe coldcold earthearth neuernever thouthou shaltshalt mouemove,
ButBut looselose atat oneone strokestroke bothboth thythy lifelife andand louelove.
Cloe.Cloe.HoldHold gentlegentle ShepheardShepherd.

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Sul.SullenSul.FairestFairest ShepheardesseShepherdess,
ComeCome youyou withwith meme, II dodo notnot louelove yeye lesseless
ThenThan thatthat fondfond manman thatthat wouldwould hauehave keptkept youyou therethere
FromFrom meme ofof moremore desertdesert.
Alex.AlexisAlex.OO yetyet forbeareforbear
ToTo taketake herher fromfrom meme, giuegive meme leaueleave toto diedie
ByBy herher.

TheThe SatyreSatyrSatire entersenters, hehe runsruns oneone wayway andand sheshe anotheranother.
Saty.SatyrSaty.NowNow whilstwhilst thethemethemethetheme mooneoneonemoonone dothdoth rulerule thethe skysky,
AndAnd thethe starresstars, whosewhose feeblefeeble lightlight
GiueGive aa palepale shadowshadow toto thethe nightnight,
AreAre vpup, greatgreat PanPan commaundedcommanded meme
ToTo walkewalk thisthis grouegrove aboutabout, whilstwhilst hehe
InIn aa cornercorner ofof thethe woodwood,
WhereWhere neuernever mortallmortal footefoot hathhath stoodstood,
KeepesKeeps dancingdancing, musickemusic andand aa feastfeast,
ToTo intertaineentertain aa louelylovely guestguest:
WhereWhere hehe giuesgives herher manymany aa roserose
SweeterSweeter thenthan thethe breathbreath thatthat blowesblows
TheThe leauesleaves: grapesgrapes, beriesberries ofof thethe bestbest,
II neuernever sawsaw soso greatgreat aa feastfeast.
ButBut toto mymy chargecharge: heerehere mustmust II staystay,
ToTo seesee whatwhat mortallsmortals looselose theirtheir wayway,
AndAnd byby aa falsefalse firefire seemingseeming brightbright,
TraineTrain themthem inin andand leaueleave themthem rightright:
ThenThen mustmust II watchwatch ifif anyany bebe
ForcingForcing ofof aa chastitychastity,
IfIf II findefind itit, thenthen inin hastehaste,
GiueGive mymy wreathedwreathed hornehorn aa blastblast,
AndAnd thethe faieriesfairies allall willwill runrun,
WildelyWildly dauncingdancing byby thethe moonemoon,
AndAnd willwill pinchpinch himhim toto thethe bonebone,
TillTill hishis lustfulllustful thoughtsthoughts bebe gonegone.
Alex.AlexisAlex.OO deathdeath●death!Sat.SatyrSat.BackeBack againeagain aboutabout thisthis groundground
SureSure II hearehear aa mortallmortal soundsound,
II bindebind theethee byby thisthis powerfullpowerful spellspell,
ByBy thethe waterswaters ofof thisthis wellwell:
ByBy thethe glimmeringglimmering moone beamesmoonemoonbeamsmoon beames beams brightbright,
SpeakeSpeak againeagain thouthou mortallmortal wightwight.

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Alex.AlexisAlex.OhOhOSat.SatyrSat.SpeakeSpeak againeagain thouthou mortallmortal wightwight,
HeereHere thethe foolishfoolish mortallmortal lieslies,
SleepingSleeping onon thethe groundground, arisearise,
TheThe poorepoor wightwight isis almostalmost deaddead,
OnOn thethe GroundGround hishis woundeswounds hauehave bledbled,
AndAnd hishis ClothesClothes fouldfouled withwith hishis bloudblood,
ToTo mymy GoddesseGoddess inin thethe woodwood,
WillWill II leadlead himhim, whosewhose handshands purepure,
WillWill helpehelp thisthis mortallmortal wightwight toto curecure,

EnterEnter CloeCloe againeagain.

Cloe.Cloe.SinceSince II beheldbeheld, youyou shaggyshaggy ManMan, mymy brestbreast,
DothDoth pantpant, eacheach bushbush me thinksmethinks shouldshould hidehide aa BeastBeast,
YetYet mymy desiredesire, keepeskeeps stillstill aboueabove mymy fearefear,
II wouldwould fainefain meetemeet somesome SheapheardShepherd knewknew II wherewhere,
ForFor fromfrom oneone causecause ofof fearefear, II amam mostmost freefree,
ItIt isis ImpossibleImpossible toto RauishRavish meeme,
II amam soeso willingwilling, herehere vponupon thisthis groundground,
II leftleft mymy louelove allall BloodyBloody withwi●hwith hishis woundwound,
YetYet tilltill thatthat fearefullfearful shapeshape mademade meme bebe gonegone,
ThoughThough hehe werewere hurthurt, II furnishtfurnished waswas ofof oneone,
ButBut nownow bothboth lostlost AlexisAlexis speakespeak oror mouemove,
IfIf thouthou hasthast anyany lifelife thouthou artart yetyet mymy louelove,
Hee’sHe’s deaddead, oror elseelse isis withwith hishis littlelittle mightmight,
CreptCrept fromfrom thethe BanckeBank forfor fearefear ofof thatthat illill sprightspright,
ThenThen wherewhere artart thouthou thatthat struck’ststruck’st mymy louelove oooh straystray,
BringBring meeme thy selfethyself inin ChangeChange, andand thenthen IleI’ll saysay,
ThouThou hasthast somesome IusticeJusticejustice, II willwill makemake theethee trimtrim,
WithWith FlowersFlowers, andand GarlandsGarlands, thatthat werewere mentmeant forfor himhim,
IleI’ll ClipClip theethee roundround, withwith bothboth minemine armesarms asas fastfast,
AsAs II diddid meanemean, hehe shouldshould hauehave binbeen imbracedembraced.
ButBut thouthou artart fledfled whatwhat hopehope isis leftleft forfor meeme?
IleI’ll runrun toto DaphnisDaphnis inin thethe hollowhollow treetree.
WhoWho II diddid meanemean toto mockemock, thoughthough hopehope bebe smallsmall,
ToTo makemake himhim boldebold, ratherrather thenthan nonenone atat allall,
IleI’ll trytry himhim, hishis heartheart, andand mymy behauiourbehaviour totooto
PerhapesPerhaps maymay teachteach himhim, whatwhat hehe oughtought toto doedo.ExitExit,

EnterEnter thethe sullensullen SheappeardShepherdSheappeard.

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ThisThis waswas thethe placeplace, twas’twas butbut mymy feeblefeeble sightsight,
MixtMixed withwith thethe horrorhorror ofof mymy deeddeed, anan nightnight,
ThatThat shaptshaped theisethese fearesfears andand mademade meme runrun awayaway,
AndAnd looselose mymy BeautiousBeauteous hardly gottenhardly hardly-gottenhardly gottengotten PrayPray,
SpeakeSpeak GentleGentle SheappardessShepherdessshepherdess II amam alonealone,
AndAnd tendertender louelove, forfor louelove, butbut sheeshe isis gonegone,
FromFrom meme, thatthat hauinghaving strukestruck herher louerlover deaddead:
ForFor fillysilly fearefear leftleft herher a lonea alonea lonelone andand fledfled:
AndAnd seesee thethe woundedwounded BodyBody isis RemouedRemoved.
ByBy herher ofof whomewhom itit waswas soso wellwell belouedbeloved.

EnterEnter perigotperigot &and AmarillisAmarillis. inin thethe shapeshape ofof aa AmoretAmoreAmor●AmoreAmoret.

ButBut allall theisethese fanciesfancies mustmust bebe quitequite forforforgottforgot,
II mustmust lyelie closeclose heerehere comescomes youngeyoung PerigottPerigot,
withwith subtillsubtle AmarillisAmarillis inin thethe shapeshape,
OfOf AmoretAmoret praypray louelove heehe maymay notnot scapescape.
Amo.AmoretAmo.BelouedBeloved PerigotPerigot, showshow meeme somesome placeplace,
WhereWhere II maymay restrest mymy LimbesLimbs, weakeweak withwith thethe ChaceChase
OfOf theethee●thee,, anan howerhour beforebefore thouthou cam’stcam’st atat leastleast
perperigotper.BeshreweBeshrew mymy TardyTardy steppssteps, herehere shaltshalt thouthou restrest
VpponUpon thisthis holyholy banckebank nono deadlydeadly snakesnake,
VpponUpon thisthis TurffeTurf her selfeherself inin fouldsfolds dothdoth makemake,
HereHere isis nono poysonpoison, forfor thethe ToadeToadsToad●ToadToads toto feedfeed.
HereH●reHere boldly●oldlyboldly spreadspread thythy handeshands, nono venomdvenomed weedweed,
DaresDares blisterblister themthem, NoNo slysly mymy snailesnail daredare creepecreep,
OuerOver thythy faceface whenwhen thouthou artart fastfast a sleepeasleep,
HereHere neuernever durstdurst thethe bablingebabbling CuckoeCuckoocuckoo spittspit.
NoNo sloughslough ofof fallingfalling StarrStar diddid euerever hitthit.
VpponUpon thisthis BanckeBancke●Bank letlet thisthis thythy CabinCabin beebe.
ThisThis otherother setset withwith violetsviolets forfor meeme.
Amo.AmoretAmo.ThouThou dostdost notnot louelonelovelone meeme PerigotPerigot?
Per.PerigotPer.FaireFair maydemaid
YouYou onelyonly liuel●uelive toto hearehear itit oftenoften saydsaid;
YouYou dodo notn●tnot doubt●oubtdoubt,
Amo.AmoretAmo.BeleeueBelieve meeme, butbut II doedo.
Per.PerigotPer.WhatWhat shallshall weewe nownow beginbegin againeagain toto woewoowoe,
Tis’Tis thethe bestbest wayway toto makemake youryour louerlover lastlast,
ToTo playplay withwith himhim, whenwhen youyou hauehave caughtcaught himhim fastfast,
Amo.AmoretAmo.ByBy PanIPanIanan II sweareswear, belouedbeloved PerigotPerigot,

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AndAnd byby youyou MooneMoon, II thinckethink thouthou louestlovest meme notnot.
PerPerigotPer:ByBy PanPan II sweareswear andand ifif II falcelyfalsely sweareswear:
LetLet himhim notnot guardguard mymy flockesflocks, letlet FoxesFoxes tearetear,
MyMy EarelyestEarliestearliest lambeslambs, andand wolueswolves whilstwhilst II doedo sleepesteepesleepsteep
FallFall oneone thethe restrest aa RottRot amongeamong mymy sheepesheep,
II louelove thetheethe betterbetter, thenthan thethe carefullcareful EweEwe,
TheThe newnew yeandyeaned lambelamb thatthat isis ofof herher owneown hewhue,
II dotedote vpponupon theethee moremore thent●enthan thatthat youngyoung lambel●mbelamb.
DothDoth onon thethe BaggBag, thatthat feedesfeeds himhim fromfrom hishis damdam.
WereW●reWere therethere aa sortsort ofof wolueswolves gottgot inin mymy fouldfoldfouled,
AndAnd oneone RannRan afterafter theethee bothboth youngyoung andand ouldold,
ShouldShould bebe deuour’ddevoured, andand itit shouldshould beebe mymy strifestrife,
ToTo sauesave theethee, whomwhom II louelove aboueabove, mymy lifelife,
Amo:AmoretAmo:HoweHowhow shouldshould II trusttrust theethee whenwhen II seesee theethee chusechoose
AnotherAnother beddbed, andand dostdost mymy sideside refuserefuse,
Per:PerigotPer:Twas’Twas’twas onlyonly thatthat thethe chastchaste thoughtsthoughts, mightmight beebe showenshown,
TwixtTw●xtTwixt theethee andand meeme, althoughalthough wewe werewere alonealone,
Ama:AmarillisAma:ComeCome PerigotPerigot willwill showshow hishis powerpower thatthat heehe
CanCan makemake hishis AmoretAmoret, thoughthough sheshe wearyweary beebe,
RiseRise nimblynimbly fromfrom herher CouchCouch andand comecome toto hishis.
HereHere taketake thythy AmoretAmoret imbraceembrace, andand KisseKiss:
Per.PerigotPer.WhatWhat meanesmeane●means mymy louelove;
Amo:AmoretAmo:ToTo dodo asas louerslovers shudshould.
ThatThat areare toto beebe inioyedenjoyed notnot toto beebe woedwooed.
Ther’sThere’sthere’s nerene’er aa SheapardesseSheapardShepherdessshepherdesseesse inin allall thethe playneplain,
CanCan kissekiss theethee withwith moremore ArtArt, ther’sthere’s nonenone cancan fainefeign.
MoreMore wantonwanton trickestricks,
Per:PerigotPer:ForbeareForbear dearedear soulesoul toto tryetry,
WhetherWhether mymy hartheart bebe purepure, IleI’ll ratherrather dyedie,
ThenThen nourishnourish oneone thoughtthought toto dishonordishonour theethee,
Amo:AmoretAmo:StillStill thinkstthinkst thouthou suchsuch aa thingething asas ChastitieChastity,
IsIs amongstamongst woemenwomen. PerigotPerigot thersthere’s nonenone,
ThatThat withwith herher louelove isis inin aa woodwood alonealone,
AndAnd woodwouldwood comecome homehome aa MaydeMaid bebe notnot abusdabused,
WithWith thythy fondsond●ondfondsound firstfirst beleifebelief, letlet timetime bebe vsdused,
WhyWhy dostdost thouthou riserise,
PerigotPerigot:MyMy truetrue heartheart, thouthonthou hasthast slaineslain,
Amo:Amo.AmoretAmo.FaythFaith PerigotPerigot, IleI’ll pluckepluck theethee downedown againeagain,
Per.PerigotPer.LetLet goego thouthou SerpentSerpent thatthat intointo mymy brestbreast,
HastHast withwith thythy CunningCunning diu’ddived artart, artart notnot ininiestin iestjest;

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Amo:AmoretAmo:SweeteSweet louelove lyelie downedown,
Per:PerigotPer:SinceSince thisthis II liuelive toto seesee,
SomeSome bitterbitter NorthNorth windwind blastblast mymy flocksflocks andand meeme
Amo.AmoretAmo.YouYou sworeswore youyou lou’dloved yetyet willwill notnot doedo mymy willwill,
Per:PerigotPer:OO bebe asas thouthou wertwert, onceonce, IleI’ll louelove theethee stillstill,
Amo:AmoretAmo:II amam, asas stillstill II waswas andand allall mymy kindkind,
ThoughThough otherother showesshows weewe hauehave poorepoor menmen toto blyndblind,
Per:PerigotPer:ThenThen herehere II endend allall louelove, andand lestlest mymy vainevain,
BeleeifeBeliefbelief shouldshould euerever drawdraw meme inin againeagain,
BeforeBefore thythy faceface thatthat hasthast mymy youthyouth misleadmislead,
II endend mymy lifelife mymy bloodblood bebe onon thythy headhead,
Amo:AmoretAmo:OO holdhold thythy handshands thythy AmoretAmoret dothdoth crycry,
Per:PerigotPer:ThouThou counsayl’stc●unsayl’stcounsel’st wellwell, firstfirst AmoretAmoret shallshall dyedie,
ThatThat isis thethe causecause ofof mymy EternallEternal smartsmart,
AusoAmoretAuso:OO holdhold.
PerPerigotPer:ThisThis steelesteel shallshall peirsepierce thythy lustfulllustful hartheart,HeHe runsruns afterafter herhe●her

TheThe SullenSullen SheapheardShepherdshepherd stepessteps outout andand vncharmesuncharms herher●her.

SullenSullen.vpup andand downedown euery whereeverywhere,
II strewestrew thethe hearbsherbs toto purgepurge thethe AyerAirair.
LetLet youryour OdorOdour driuedrive hencehence,
AllAll mistesmists thatthat dazelldazzle sencesense,
HerbesHerbs andand springssprings whosewhose hyddenhidden mightmightsmigh●●mightsmight,,
AltersAlters shapesshapes, andand mocksmocks thethe sightsight.
ThusThus II chargecharge yeye toto vndoundo;
AllAll beforebefore II broughtbrought yeeye toto
LetLet herher flyefly letlet herher scapescape,
GiueGive againeagain herher owneown shapeshape:

EnterEnter AmarillisAmarillis.

For beareFor ForbearFor bearebear thouthou gentlegentle swayneswain thouthou dostdost mistakemistake;
SheeShe whomwhom thouthou followedstfollowedst fledfled intointo thethe brakebrake●brake..
AndAnd asas II crostcrossed thythy wayway II mettmet thythy wrathwrath;
TheThe onlyonly fearefear ofof whichwhich neerenear slayneslain meme hathhath,
Per:PerigotPer:PardonPardon fayrefair SheapardesseSheapardes●eShepherdess mymy ragerage andand nightnight,
WereWere bothboth vpponupon meme andand beguildbeguiled mymy sightsight;
ButBut farrfar bebe itit fromfrom meeme toto spillspill thethe bloodblood.
OfOf harmelesseharmless maydesmaids thatthat wanderwander inin thethe woodwood,ExitExit

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EnterEnter AmoretAmoretAmouret.

AmoretAmoretAmouret.ManyMany aa wearyweary steppstep inin yonderyonder pathpath
PoorePoor hoplessehopeless AmoretAmoret twicetwice trodentrodden hathhath,
ToTo seekeseek herher PerigotPerigot, yetyet cannotcannot hearehear,
HisHis voycevoice, mymy Perigot●erigotPerigot, sheeshe louesloves theethee dearedear:
ThatThat callescalls.
PerPerigotPer:SeeSee yonderyonder wherewhere sheeshe isis howhow fairefair.
SheeSheshe showesshows, andand yetyet herher breathbreath infectsinfects thethe AyerAir.
Amo.AmoretAmo.MyMy PerigotPerigot:
PerPerigotPer:HereHere.
Amo:AmoretAmo:HappyeHappy.
PerPerigotPer:HaplesseHapless firstfirst:
ItIt lightslights, onon theethee, thethe nextnext bloweblow isis thethe worstworst,
Amo:AmoretAmo:StayStay PerigotPerigot, mymy louelove, thoutho●thou artart vniustunjust:
Per.PerigotPer.DeathDeath isis thethe bestbest rewardreward, thatsthat’s duedue toto lustlust;ExitExit PerPerigotPer:
SullenSullen.NowNow shallshall theirtheir louelove bebe crostcrossed, forfor beingbeing struckestruck;
IleI’ll throwethrow herher inin thethe FountFount leastlestleast beingbeing tooketook:
ByBy somesome NightNight TrauaylerTraveller, whosewhose honesthonest carecare,
MayMay helphelp toto curecure herher, SherpardesseShepherdessshepherdess prepareprepare,
Your selfeYourselfyourself toto dyedie,
Amo:AmoretAmo:NoNo mercymercy II doedo crauecraue●crave,,
ThouThou canstcanst notnot giuegive aa worsseworse bloweblow thenthan II hauehave;
TellTell himhim thatthat gauegave meeme thisthis, whowho lou’dloved himhim totooto●too,,
HeHe struckestruck mymy soulesoul andand notnot mymy bodyebody throughthrough:
TellTell himhim whenwhen II amam deaddead mymy soulesoul shallshall beebe.
AtAt peacepeace ifif heehe butbut thinckethink heehe iniurdinjured meemee●me.HeHe flingesflin●esflings herher intointo yetheyethe wellwell
SullenSullen.InIn thisthis FountFount beebe thythy GraueGrave, thouthou wertwert notnot mentmeant,
SureSure forfor aa womanwoman, thouthou artart soso InnocentInnocent●Innocent..
SheeShe cannotcannot scapescape forfor vnderneathunderneath thethe groundground,
InIn aa longelong hollowehollow thethe cleereclear springspring isis boundbound,
TillTill onon youyonyou sydeside wherewhere thethe MornsMorn’smorn’s sunnsun dothdoth lookelooke●look,
TheThe struglingstruggling waterwater breakesbreaks outout inin aa brookebrook,ExitExit.

TheThe GodGod ofof thethe RiuerRiver RisethRiseth withwith AmoretAmoretAmouret, inin hishis armesarms

GodGodwhatwhat powerfullpowerful CharmesCharms mymy streamesstreams doedo bringbring
BackeBack againeagain vntounto theirtheir springspring?
WithWith suchsuch forceforce thatthat II theirtheir godgod,

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ThreeThree timestimes strickingstriking withwith mymy rodrod,
CouldCould notnot keepekeep themthem inin theirtheir RancksRanks
MyMy fishesfishes shuteshoot intointo thethe bankesbanks.
Ther’sThere’sthere’s notnot oneone, thatthat stayesstays andand feedsfeeds,
AllAll hauehave hiddhid themth●mthem inin thethe weedesweeds
HeresHere’shere’s aa MortallMortal almostalmost deaddead,
FalneFallen intointo mymy RiuerRiver headhead,
HollowedHollowed soso withwith manymany aa spellspell,
ThatThat tilltill nownow nonenone euerever fellfell,
Tis’Tis’tis aa FeamaleFemaleFeamale youngyoung andand cleareclear,
CastCast inin byby somesome RauisherRavisher,
SeeSee vpponupon herher brestbreast aa woundwound,
OnOn whichwhich therethere isis nono playsterplaster boundbound,
YetYet shee’sshe’s warmewa●mewarm, herher pulsespulses beatbeat,
Tis’Tis aa signesign ofof lifelife andand heateheat,
IfIf thouthou bee’stbeest aa virginvirgin purepure,
II cancan giuegive aa presentpresent curecure,
TakeTake aa droopedropdroop intointo thythy woundwound
FromFrom mymy watrywat’rywatery lockelock moremore roundround,
ThenThanThen OrientOrient PearlePearl, andand farrfar moremore purepure,
ThenThanThen vnchastunchaste fleshfl●shflesh maymay endureendure,
SeeSee sheeshe pantspants andand from●romfrom herher fleshflesh,
TheThe warmewarm bloodblood gushethgusheth outout a freshafresh,
SheShe isis anan vnpolutedunpolluted maydemaid:
II mustmust hauehave thisthis bleedingbleeding staydestayed,
FromFrom mymy banckesbanks, II pluckepluck thisthis flowerflower.
WithWith holyholy handhand whosewhose vertuousvirtuous powerpower,
IsIs atat onceonce toto healeheal andand drawdraw●draw,,
TheThe bloodblood ReturnesReturnes●Returnsreturns II neuernever sawsaw,
AA fayrer●ayrerfairer MortallMortal, nownow dothdoth breakebreak,
HerHer deadlydeadly slumberslumber, virginvirgin, speakespeak,
Amo:AmoretAmo:WhoWho hathhath restor’drestored mymy sencesense, giuengiven meeme newnew breathbreath,
AndAnd broughtbrought meeme backeback outout ofof thethe ArmesArms ofo●of deathdeath,
GodGod.II hauehave healdhealed thythy woundswounds:
Amo:AmoretAmo:AyeAyay meeme,
GodGod.FeareFear notnot himhim thatthat succordsuccoured theethee:
II amam thisthis FountaynesFountayne●Fountain’sFountains GodGod belowebelow,
MyMy waterswaters toto aa RiuerRiver growegrow,
AndAnd twixttwixt twotwo banckesbanks withwith OsiersOsiers settset,
ThatThat onlyonly prosperp●o●perprosper inin thethe wetwet,
ThroughThrough thethe MeddowesMeadows dodo theythey glideglide,

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WheelingWheeling stillstill on●non eueryevery sydeside,
SometimesSometimes windingwinding roundround aboutabout.
ToTo findfind thethe EuenestEvenest channellchannel outout,
AndAnd ifif thouthou wiltwilt gogo withwith meeme,
LeauingLeaving MortallMortal companycompany.
InIn thethe CooleCool streamesstreams shallshall thouthou lyelie:
FreeFree fromfrom harmeharm asas wellwell asas II,
II willwill giuegive theethee forfor thythy foodfood,
NoNo fishfish thatthat vsethvse●huseth inin thethe muddmud,
ButBut TroutTrout andand PikePike thatthat louelove toto swimswim,
WhereWhere thethe GrauellGravel fromfrom thethe brimbrim,
ThoughThough thethe purepure streamesstreams maymay bebeseenebe seeneseen,
OrientOrient PearlePearl fitfit forfor aa QueeneQueen,
WillWill II giuegive thythy louelove toto winnewinn●win
AndAnd aa shellshell toto keepekeep themthem inin,
NotNot aa fishfish inin allall mymy brookebrook,
ThatThat shallshall disobeyedisobey thythy lookelook,
ButBut whenwhen thouthou wiltwilt comecome slydingsliding byeby,
AndAnd fromfrom thythy whitewhite handh●ndhand taketake aa flyefly,
AndAnd toto makemake theethee vnderstandunderstand:
HowHow II cancan mymy waueswaves commaundcommand,
TheyThey shallshall BubbleBubble whilstwhilst II singsing,
SweeterSweeter thenthan thethe siluersilver stringstring.

TheThe SongSong.

DoeDo notnot fearefear toto putput thythy feetefeet,
NakedNaked inin thethe RiuerRiver sweetesweet,
ThinkeThink notnot leachleech, oror NeuteNeu●eNewt, oror ToadToad,
WillWill bytebite thythy footefoot, whenwhen thoutho●thou hasthast trodtrod,
NotNot letlet thethe waterwater risingrising hyehigh
AsAs thouthou wadestwadest inin makemake theethee crycry:
AndAnd sobbsob, butbut euerever liueli●elive withwith meeme.
AndAnd notnot aa wauewave shallshall troubletrouble theethee.

Amo:AmoretAmo:ImmortallImmortal powerpower, therthere rul’strul’●trul’st thisthis holyholy fludflood,
II knowknow my selfemyself, vnworthyunworthy toto bebe woedwooed,
ByBy thetheethe aa GodGod, forfor ereere thisthis, butbut forfor theethee:
II shouldshould hauehave showneshown mymy weakeweak MortallitieMortality,
BesidesBesides byby holyholy OathOath betwixtbetwixt vsus twainetwain,

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II amam betrothdbe throthdbetrothed vntounto aa SheaphardShepherdshepherd SwaineSwain,
WhoseWhose comelycomely faceface; II knowknow thethe GodsGods aboueabove:
MayMay makemake meeme leaueleave toto seesee; butbut notnot toto louelove,
GodGod:MayeMaymay heehe proueprove toto theethee asas trewe●rewetrue:
FayrestFairest virginvirgin nownow adueadieu,
II mustmust makemake mymy waterswaters flyefly,
LeastLestlest theythey leaueleave thertheir ChannellsChannels drydry.
AndAnd beastsbeasts, thatthat comecome vntounto thethe springspring
MisseMiss thertheir morningsmornings watringewatering.
WhichWhich II wouldwould notnot, forfor ofof latelate.
AllAll thethe NeighbourNeighbour peoplepeople satesatesat.
OneOnOne mymy banckesbanks andand fromfrom thethe foldfold,
TowTwoTow whitewhite LambsLambs ofof threethree weeksweeks OldOld,
OfferedOffered toto mymy DietieDeitydeity,
ForFor whichwhich thisthis yeareyear theythey shallshall beebe freefree
FromFrom ragingraging floodsfloods thatthat asas theythey passepass,
LeaueLeave theirtheir grauellgravel inin thethe grassegrass,
NorNor shallshall theirtheir MeadesMeads bebe ouerover flowneflown,
WhenWhen theirtheir grassegrass isis newlynewly moanemownmoan,
Amo:AmoretAmo:ForFor thythy kindnessekindness toto meme showneshown,
NeuerNever fromfrom thythy bancksbanks bebe blowneblown,
AnyAny TreeTree; withwith windywindy forceforce.
CrosseCross thythy streamesstreams toto stoppstop thythy CourseCourse,
MayMay nono BeastBeast thatthat comescomes toto drinckedrink
WithWith hishis HornesHornshorn’s castcast downedown thythy brinckebrink
MayMay nonnonenon thatthat forfor thythy fishefish doedo lookelook,
CuttCut thythy banckesbanks toto dammedam thythy BrookeBrook:
Bare-footeBarefoot maymay nono NeighbourNeighbour wadewade:
InIn thythy coolecool streamesstreams? wifewife nornor maydemaid,
WhenWhen thethe spawnesspawn●sspawns oneonone stonesstones dodo lyelie,
ToTo washwash thertheir HempeHemp andand spoylespoil thethe fryefry.
GodGod.ThankesThanks VirginVirgin, II mustmust downedown againeagain.
ThyThy woundwound willwill putput theethee toto noeno painepain.
WonderWonder notnot, soso soonesoon tis’tis gonegone;
AA holyholy handhand waswas laydlaid vpponupon.ExitExit.
Amo:AmoretAmo:AndAnd II vnhappyeunhappy borneborn toto beebe.
MustMust followfollow himhim, thatthat flyesflies fromfrom meeme,


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EnterEnter PerigotPerigot.

PerPer.PerigotPer.SheeShe isis vntrueuntrue vnconstantunconstant, andand vnkindeunkind,
Shee’sShe’s gonegone shee’sshe’s gonegone, blowblow hyghhigh thouthou North westNorth North-westNorth westwest windewind,
AndAnd rayseraise thethe SeaSea toto MountaynesMountains: letlet thethe TreesTrees,
ThatThat daredare opposeoppose thythy RagingRaging furyfury leeseleeselose
TheirTheir firmefirm foundationfoundation: CreepeCreep intointo thethe earthea●thearth,
AndAnd shakeshake thethe worldworld asas atat thethe monstrusmonstrousmonstruous birthbirth,
OfOf somesome newnew ProdegeyProdigyprodigy, whilstwhilst II constantconstant standstand,
HoldingeHolding thisthis trustytrusty Bore-SpeareBoar-Spearboar-spear inin mymy handhand,
AndAnd fallingfalling thusthus vpponupon itit.

PerigotPe●igotPerigot toto EnterEnter.., AmarillisAma ri●lisAmarillis running●●nu●ngrunningrun

StayStay thythy dead doingdead dead-doingdead doingdoing handhand thouthou artart totoo hotthot,
AgainstAgainst thy selfethyself belieuebelieve meme comelycomely SwaineSwain,
IfIf thatthat thouthou dyestdiest, notnot allall thethe showersshowers ofof RayneRain.
TheThe heauyheavy ClowdesClouds sendsend downedown cancan washwash awayaway:
TheThe foule●oulefoul vnmanlyunmanly guiltguilt, thethe worldworld willwill laylay,
VpponUpon theethee, yetyet thythy louelove vntainteduntainted standsstands:
BelieueBelieve meeme sheeshe isis constantconstant, notnot thethe sandssands,
CanCan beebe soso hardlyhardly numbrednumbered asas sheeshe wunnwon:
II dodo notnot triffletrifle, SheapardShepherdshepherd, byby theethethee MooneMoon,
AndAnd allall thosethose lesserlesser lightslights ourour eyeseyes doedo veweview
AllAll thatthat II touldcouldtoldcould theethee PerigotPerigot isis truetrue,
ThenThen beebe aa free manfreemanfreemanfreemanfree man, putput awayaway dispayredespair,
AndAnd willwill toto dyedie, smoothsmooth gentlygently vpup thatthat fayrefair,
DeiectedDejected foreheadforehead: bebe asas whenwhen thosethose eyeseyes,
TookeTook thethe firstfirst heatheat,
Per:PerigotPer:AllasAlas heehe doebledoubly dyesdies,
ThatThat wouldwould beleiuebelieve, butbut cannotcannot, tis●is’tis notnot wellwell,
YeYe keepekeep meeme thusthus fromfrom dyingdying herehere toto dwelldwell,
WithWith manymany worseworse companionscompanions: butbut ohoho deathdeath,
II amam notnot yetyet inamourdenamoured ofof hishis breathbreath,
SoSo muchmuch, butbut II daredare leaueleave itit, tis’tis notnot paynepain,
InIn forcingforcing ofof aa woundwound: nornor afterafter gaynegain,
OfOf manymany dayesdays, cancan holdhold meeme fromfrom mymy willwill,
Tis’Tis notnot my selfemyself, butbut AmoretAmoret. bydsbids killekille●kill::
Ama.Amo.AmarillisAmo.:StayStay, butbut aa littlelittle●little littlelittle butbut ononeon howerhour,

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AndAnd ifif II dodo notnot showeshow theethee throughthrough thethe powerpower?
OfOf hearbesherbs andand wordswords II hauehave, asas darkedark asas NightNight?
My selfeMyselfmyself, turn’dturned toto thythy AmoretAmoret, inin sightsight?
HerHer veryvery figurefigure, andand thethe RobeRobe sheeshe weareswears;
WithWith tawnytawny BuskinsBuskins, andand theethethee hookehook sheshe bearesbears
OfOf thynethine owneown CaruingCarving, wherewhere youryour namesnames areare setset,
WroughtWrought vnderneathunderneath withwith manymany aa CuriousCurious frettfret
TheThe prim-RosePrimrose ChapletChaplet? taudry-lacetawdry-lace andand RingRing,
ThouThou gauestgav’st herher forfor herher singingsinging withwith eacheach thingthing,
ElseElse thatthat sheeshe weareswears aboutabout herher lettlet meeme feelefeel;
TheThe firstfirst felltelltellfell strokestroke ofof thatthat ReuengingRevenging steelesteel?
Per.PerigotPer.II amam contentedcontented ifif therthere beebe aa hopehope;
ToTo giuegive itit EntertaynementEntertainment forfor thethe scopescope;
OfOf oneone poorepoor howerhour; goego youyou shallshall findfind meme nextnext?
VnderUnder yonyouyouyon shadyshady BeechBeech? eueneven thusthus perplextperplexed;
AndAnd thusthus beleiuingbelieving.
Amaril.AmarillisAmaril.ByndeBind beforebefore II goego;
ThyThy soulesoul byby PanPan vntounto meeme, notnot toto doedo,
HarmeHarm oror outragiousoutrageous wrongwrong vpponupon thythy lifelife,
TillTill mymy ReturneReturn.
Per.PerigotPer.ByBy PanPan andand byby thethe strifestrife;
HeeHe hadhad withwith PhoebusPhoebus forfor thethe MasteryeMastery,
WhenWhen GouldenGolden MydasMidas, iudg’djudged theirtheir MinstralcyeMinstrelsyminstrelsy;
II willwill notnot.ExeuntExeunt;

EnterEnter SatyreSatyrSatire withwith AlezisAlexisAlezisAlexisAlexis’ hurthurt.

SatyreSatyrSatire:SoftlySoftly glydinggliding asas II goego;
WithWith thisthis BurdenBurden fullfull ofof woewoe;
ThroughThrough stillstill silencesilence ofof thethe nightnight?
GuidedGuided byby thethe glooe-wormesglow-worms’glow-worms lightlight.
HetherHither amam II comecome atat lastlast;
ManyMany aa ThicketThicket hauehanehave II pastpassed;
NotNot atat twiggtwig thatthat durstdurst denydeny meeme;
NorNor aa bushbush thatthat durstdurst descrydescry meeme.
ToTo thethe littlelittle BirdBird thatthat sleepessleeps:
OnOn thethe tendertender sprayspray nornor creepscreeps,
ThatThat hardyhardlyhardlyhardy wormeworm withwith poyntedpointed TayleTail;
ButBut ifif II beebe vnderunder saylesail;
FlyingFlying fasterfaster thenthan thethe windwind;

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LeauingeLeaving allall thethe ClowdesClouds behindbehind,
ButBut dothdoth hidehide herher tendertender headhead,
InIn somesome hollowhollow TreeTree oro●or beddbed;
OfOf seeded●eededseeded NettellsNettlesnettles notnot aa HareHare
CanCan bebe startedstarted fromfrom hishis farefare;
ByBy mymy footingfooting nornor aa wishwish;
IsIs moremore suddensudden, nornor aa fishfish?
CanCan beebe foundfound; withwith greatergreater easeease,
CutCut thethe vastvast vnboundedunbounded seaesseas;
LeauingLeaving neitherneither printprint nornor soundsound.
ThenThen II whenwhen nimblynimbly onon thethe groundground,
II measuremeasure manymany aa leageleague anan howrehour;
ButBut beholdbehold thethe happyhappy bowerbower,
ThatThat mustmust easeease meme ofof mymy chargecharge,
AndAnd byby holyholy handhand enlardgeenlarge;
TheThe soule●oulesoul ofof thisthis saddsad manman thatthat yetyet,
LyesLies fastfast boundbound inin deadlydeadly fittfitfit,
HeauenHeaven andand greatgreat PanPan, suckersuccoursucker itit,
HayleHay●eHail thouthou beautybeauty ofof thethe BowerBower,
WhitherWhither thenthen thethe ParamoreParamour:
OfOf mymy MaisterMaster; letlet meme crauecrave,
ThyThy virteousvirtuous helpehelp toto keepekeep fromfrom GraueGrave,
ThisThis poorepoor MortallMortal thatthat herehere lyeslies,
WaytingWaiting whenwhen theethethee destinyesdestinies.
WillWill vndoundo hishis threadthread ofof lifelife,
VeiweViewview thethe woundwound byby cruellcruel knifeknife,
TrenchtTrenched intointo himhim●him.
ClorClorinClor:WhatWhat artart thouthou? call’stcall’st meeme fromfrom mymy holyholy RightesRights
AndAnd withwith thethe fearedfeared namename ofof deathdeath a frightesa afrightsa frightesfright’s
MyMy tendertender EaresEars, speakespeak meme thythy namename andand willwill,
SatyreSatyrSatireII amam thethe StatyreSatyrsatyr thatthat diddid fillfill,
YourYour lapplap withwith earlyearly fruitefruit andand willwill,
WhenWhen II happhap toto gathergather moremore,
BringBring yeeye betterbetter, andand moremore storestore:
YetYet II comecome notnot emptyempty nownow,
SeeSee aa blossomeblossom fromfrom thethe boweboughbow,
ButBut be shrewebe beshrewbe shreweshrew hishis hartheart thatthat pulldpulled itit,
AndAnd hishis perfectperfect SightSight thatthat CulldCulled itit,
FromFrom thethe otherother springingespringing bloomesblooms
ForFor aa sweetersweeter youthyouth thethe GwomesGroomsGwomes

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CannotCannot showshow meeme nornor thethe downesdowns:
NorNor thethe manymany neighbouringneighbouring TownesTowns,
LowLow inin yonderyonder gladeglade II foundfound himhim,
SoftlySoftly inin minemine ArmesArms II boundbound himhim,
HetherHither hauehave II broughtbrought himhim sleepingsleeping,
InIn aa TranceTrance, hishis woundswounds freshfresh weepingeweeping,
InIn remembranceremembrance suchsuch youthyouth maymay
SpringSpring andand perishperish inin aa DayDay.
Clor:ClorinClor:SatyreSatyrSatire: theythey wrongwrong theethee, thatthat doedo tearmeterm theethee ruderude
ThoughThough thouthou beestbeest outwardoutward roughrough andand tawnytawny huedhued:
ThyThy mannersmanners areare asas gentlegentle andand asas fayrefair,
AsAs hishis whowho braggesbrags himselfehimself, borneborn onlyonly heyreheir,
ToTo allall HumanityHumanity: letlet meeme seesee thiethy woundwound:
ThisThis HearbHerb willwill staystay thethe CurrantCurrentCurrant beingbeing boundbound,
FastFast toto thethe OrephyseOr●physeOrifice, andand thisthis restraynerestrain,
VlcersUlcersulcers, andand SwellingesSwellingsswellings, andand suchsuch inwardinward paynepain,
AsAs thethe coldcold AyreAir hathhath forc’dforced intointo thethe soresore,
ThisThis toto, drawedraw outout suchsuch PutrifiingPutrefyingputrefying goregore,
AsAs inwardinward fallsfalls.

SatryeSatyreSatryeSatyr:HeauenHeaven grantgrant itit maymay doedo goodgood,
Clor:ClorinClor:FayrelyFairly wipewipe awayaway thethe bloodblood,
HoldHold himhim gentlygently tilltill II flingfling,
WaterWater ofof aa vertuousvirtuous springspring:
OnOn hishis TemplesTemples turneturn himhim twicetwice:
ToTo thethe MooneMoon beamesbeams pinchpinch himhim thricethrice:
ThatThat thethe labouringlabouring soulesoul maymay drawedraw.
FromFrom hishis greatgreat ecclipseecclip●eeclipse.
SatrySatyr:II sawesaw.
HisHis Eye-lidsEyelids moouingmoving.
Clor:ClorinClor:GiueGive himhim breathbreath,
AllAll thethe dangerdanger ofof coldcold deathdeath:
NowNow isis vanishtvanished, withwith thisthis playsterplaster:
AndAnd thisthis vnctionunction doedo II maistermaster:
AllAll thethe festredfestered illill thatthat mayemay:
GiueGive himhim greifegrief anotheranother dayday.
SatyrSatyr:SeeSee heehe gathersgathers vpup hishis sprightspritespright
AndAnd beginsbegins toto hunthunt forfor lightlight,
NowNow a’a gapesgapes andand breathesbreathes agayneagain:
HowHow thethe bloudblood runnsruns toto thethe vayneveinvain:

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ThatThat eastersteast waswas emplyemptyemply.

AlexisAlexis.OhOhO mymy hartheart,
MyMy dearestdearest, dearestdearest CloeCloe OOOh thethe smartsmart,
RunnesRuns, throughthrough mymy sideside: II feelefeel somesome poyntedpointed thingthing,
PassePass throughthrough mymy BowelsBowels, sharpersharper thenthan thethe stingesting,
OfOf ScorpionScorpion.
PanPan, preseruepreserve meeme, whatwhat areare youyou,
DoeDo notnot hurthurt meeme. II amam truetrue,
ToTo mymy CloeCloe thoughthough sheeshe flyfly
AndAnd leaueleave meeme toto thisthis DestinyDestiny,
ThereThere sheeshe standsstands, andand willwill notnot lendlend,

HerHer smoothsmooth whitewhite handhand toto helpehelp herher freindfriend,
ButBut II amam muchmuch mistakenmistaken, forfor thatthat faceface,
BearesBears moremore AusterityeAusterity andand modestmodest gracegrace,

MoreMore reprouingreproving andand moremore aweawe.
ThenThanThen theisethese EyesEyes yetyet euerever sawesaw,
InIn mymy CloeCloe, oho mymy paynepain:
EagerlyEagerly RenewesRenews againeagain:

GiueGive meeme youryour helpehelp forfor hishis sakesake youyou louelove bestbest:
Clor:ClorinClor:SheapheardShepherd thouthou CanstCanst notnot possiblepossible taketake restrest.
TillTill thouthou hasthast layedlaid a sydea asidea sydeside allall heatesheats, desiersdesires,
ProuokingProvoking thoughtsthoughts, thatthat stirrstir vppup lustylusty fiersfires.
CommerseCommerce withwith wantonwanton EyesEyes: strongstrong bloudblood andand willwill,
ToTo executeexecute theisethese mustmust beebe purg’dpurged vntilluntil,
TheThe vayneveinvain growegrow WhiterWhiter thenthenthan RepentRepent andand praypray:
GreatGreat PanPan, toto keepekeep youyou fromfrom thethe likelike decayedecay,
AndAnd II shallshall vndertakeundertake youryour curecure withwith easeease.
TillTill whenwhen thisthis verteousvirtuous PlaystersPlasters willwill displeasedisplease,
YourYour tendertender sidessides. giuegive meeme youryour handhand andand riserise.
helpehelp himhim aa littlelittle SatyreSatyrSatire. forfor hishis ThyghesThighs.
YetYet areare feeblefeeble.
AlexisAlexis.SureSure II hauehave lostlost muchmuch bloodblood.
SatyreSatyrSatire.Tis’Tis nono mattermatter, twas’twas notnot goodgood,
MortallMortal youyou mustmust leaueleave youryour woingwooing,
ThoughThough therthere bebe a Ioyealoyea Joyalloy inin doingdoing,

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YetYet itit bringsbrings muchmuch griefegrief, behyndbehind itit,
TheyThey bestbest feele●eelefeel itit, thatthat doedo findfind itit,

Clor:ClorinClor:ComeCome bringebring himhim inin, II willwill attendattend hishis soresore,
WhenWhen youyou areare wellwell, taketake heedheed youyou lustlust nono moremo●emore,

SatyrSatyr:SheapeardShepherdshepherd seesee whatwhat comescomes ofof kissingekissing
ByBy mymy headhead twere’twere betterbetter missingmissing,
BryghtestBrightestbrightest ifif therthere, beebe ramayningremaining,
AnyAny seruiceservice, withoutwithout fayningefeigning,
II willwill dodo itit, werewere II settset,
ToTo catchcatch thethe nimblenimble windwind oror gettget,
ShaddowesShadows glydingegliding onon thethe greenegreen,
OrOr toto stealesteal fromfrom thethe greatgreat QueeneQueen,
OfOf FayryesFairies, allall herher BeautyeBeauty,
II wouldwould dodo itit soso muchmuch dutyeduty,
DoeDo II oweowe thosethose pretiousprecious EyesEyes,

Clor:ClorinClor:II thanckethank thetheethe honesthonest SatyreSatyrSatire, ifif thethe CryesCries,
OfOf anyany otherother thatthat bebe hurthurt, oror illill,
DrawDraw theethee vntounto themth●mthem, pritheeprithee dodo thythy willwill?
ToTo bringbring themthem hetherhither,

SatyreSatyrSatire:II willwill andand whenwhen thethe weatherweathe●weather:
SeruesServes toto AngleAngle inin thethe brookebrook,
II willwill bringbring aa siluersilver hookehook,
WithWith aa lyneline ofof finestfinest silkesilk,
AndAnd aa roddrodd●rod asas whitewhite asas mi[*]kemilkemilk,
ToTo deseruedeserve thethe littlelittle fishefish,
SoeSo II taketake mymy leaueleave andand wishwish,
OnOn thisthis bowrebower maymay euerever dwelldwell,
SpringeSpring, andand sommersummer.
Clor:ClorinClor:FriendFriend farewellfarewell.ExitExit.

EnterEnter AmoretAmoretAmouret, seekingseeking herher louelove

Amo:AmoretAmo:ThisThis placeplace isis OminousOminous forfor herehere II lostlost,
MyMy louelove andand almostalmost lifelife, andand sincesince hauehave crostcrossed,
AllAll theisethese woodeswoods ouerover, neuernever aa NookeNook oror delldell,
WhereWhere anyany littlelittle ByrdBird, oror beastbeast dothdoth dwelldwell,

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ButBut II hauehave soughtsought itit, neuernever aa bendingbending browebrow,
OfOf anyany hillhill oror GladeGlade, thethe windwind singssings throughthrough,
NorNor aa greenegreen banckebank oror shadeshade wherewhe●ewhere SheapeardsShepherd’sshepherd’s vseuse,
ToTo sitsittsi●tsit andand RiddleRiddle s,weetelysweetelysweetly pipepipe oror chusechoose,
TheirTheir valentynesvalentines:: butbut II hauehave mistmissed toto findfind.
MyMy louelove inin, PerigotPerigot, OhOhO totoo vnkindunkind.
WhyWhy hasthast thouthou fledfled meeme? whetherwhither artart thouthou gonegone,
HoweHow hauehave II wrong’dwronged theethee? waswas mymy louelove alonealone,
ToTo theethee, worthyworthy thisthis scornedscorned RecompenceRecompense? tis’tis wellwell,
II amam contentcontent toto fee[*]efeelefee●feel iteitit; butbut II telltell
TheeThee SheapeardShepherdshepherd: andand theisethese lustylusty woodswoods shallshall hearehear.
ForsakenForsaken AmoretAmoret isis yetyet asas cleareclear,
OfOf anyany strangerstranger fierfire, asas HeauenHeaven isis.
FromFrom foulefoul CorruptionCorruption, oror thethe deepedeep: AbisseAbyss,
FromFrom lightlight, andand happynessehappiness, andand thouthou maystmayst knoweknow,
AllAll thisthis forfor truthtruth andand howhow thatthat fatallfatal bloweblow,
ThouThou gauestgavestgav’st meeme, neuernever fromfrom desertdesert ofof mynemine,
FellFell onon mymy lifelife, butbut fromfrom suspectsuspect ofof thynethine,
OrOr furyfury moremore thenthan MadnesMadness thereforetherefore, herehere.
SinceSince II hauehave lostlost mymy lifelife, mymy louelove, mymy dearedear,
VponUpon thisthis cursedcursed placeplace, andand onon thisthis greenegreen,
ThatThat firstfirst devorceddivorced vsus, shortlyshortly shallshall beebe seeneseen,
AA sightsight ofof soso greatgreat pittypity thatthat eacheach eyeeye,
ShallShall daylydaily spendspen●spend hishis springspring inin memoryememory.

EnterEnter AmarillsiAmarillisAmarillsiAmarillis.

OfOf mymy vntymelyuntimely fallfall.
Amaril:AmarillisAmaril:II amam notnot blyndblind,
NorNor isis itit throughthrough thethe workingworking ofof mymy MyndMind.
ThatThat thisthis showesshows AmoretAmoret, forsakefor sakeforsake meme allall,
ThatThat dwelldwell vpponupon thethe soulesoul, butbut whatwhat menmen callcall
WonderWonder, oror moremore thenthan wonderwonder MiracleMiracle,
ForFor suresure soso strangestrange asas thisthis thethe OracleOracle,
NeuerNever gauegave answereanswer ofof, ItIt passethpasseth dreamesdreams,
OrOr maddmensmadmen’s fancyefancy whenwhen thethe manymany streamesstreams,
OfOf newenew ImaginationImagination riserise andand fallfall:
Tis’Tis butbut anan howrehour sincesince theisethese EaresEars heardheard herher callcall,
ForFor pittypity toto youngyoung PerigotPerigot? whilstwhilstheewhilst heehe,
DirectedDirected byby hishis furyfury BloodelyeBloodilybloodily,

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Lanch’tLaunched vppvp●up herher brestbreast, whichwhich bloudlessebloodless fellfell andand coldcold,
AndAnd ifif beleifebelief maymay CreditCredit whatwhat waswas toldtold,
AfterAfter allall thisthis thethe MellanchollyMelancholy SwayneSwain,
TookeTook herher intointo hishis ArmesArms beingbeing almostalmost slayneslain.
AndAnd toto thethe bottombottom ofof thethe holyholy wellwell,
flungslungslungflung herher for euerfor foreverfor euerever withwith thethe waueswaves toto dwelldwell,
Tis’Tis sheeshe, thethe veryvery samesame, tis’tis AmoretAmoret.
AndAnd liuingliving yetyet, thethe greatgreat powerspowers willwill notnot letlet,
TheirTheir verteousvirtuous louelove bebe CrostCrossed, maydemaid wipewipe awayaway,
ThoseThose heauyheavy droppsdrops ofof sorrowsorrow, andand allayallay,
TheThe stormestorm thatthat yetyet goesgoes highhigh, whichwhich notnot deprestdepressed,
BreakesBreaks, hartheart, andand lifelife, andand allall beforebefore itit restrest:
ThyThy PerigotPerigot:
Amo:AmoretAmo:wherewhere: whichwhich isis PerigotPerigot.
AmarilAmarillisAmarilSitsSits therethere belowbelow lamentinglamenting muchmuch GodGod wottwot:
TheeThee, andand thythy fortunefortune, goego andand comfortcomfort himhim,
AndAnd thouthou shaltshalt findefind himhim vnderneathunderneath aa brimbrim,
OfOf saylingsailing PynesPinespines thatthat edgeedge yonyonyond MountaineMountaiueMountain inin,
Amo:AmoretAmo:II goego, II runrun HeauenHeaven grauntgrant meeme. II mayemay winnwin:
HisHis soulesoul agayneagain.

EnterEnter SullenSullen:

StayStay AmarillisAmarillis staystay,
YeYe areare totooto fleetefleet, tis’tis twotwo howershours yetyet toto daydaysdaysday;;
II hauehave perform’dperformed mymy promisepromise lettle●tlet vsus sittsit;
AndAnd warmewarm ourour bloodesbloods togethertogether tilltill thethe fittfitsittfit;
ComeCome liuelylively onon vsus;
Amaril:AmarillisAmaril:FreindFriend youyou areare totoo keenekeen;
TheThe MorningMorning, RisethRiseth, andand weewe shallshall bebe seeneseen,
For beareFor ForbearFor bearebear aa littlelittle;
SullenSullen:II cancan stayestay nono longerlonger;
Amaril:AmarillisAmaril:HoldHold SheapeardShepherdshepherd holdhold, learnelearn notnot toto beebe aa wrongerwronger;
OfOf youryour wordword, waswas notnot youryour promisepromise layedlaid,
ToTo breakbreak theirtheir louesloves firstfirst:
SullenSullen:II hauehave donedone itit MaydMaid?
Amaril:AmarillisAmaril:NoNo theythey areare yetyet vnbrokenunbroken, metmet againeagain,
AndAnd areare asas hardhard toto partpart yetyet asas thethe staynestain?
IsIs fromfrom thethe finestfinest lawnelawn,
SullenSullen.II saysay theythey areare.

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nownow atat thisthis presentpresent partedparted, andand soso farrfar,
ThatThat theythey shallshall neuernever meetemeet,
AmarilAmarillisAmarilSwayneSwain tis’tis notnot soso,
ForFor dodo butbut toto yonyonyond hanginghanging MountayneMountain goego,
AndAnd therthere beleiuebelieve youryour eyeseyes,
SullenSullen:youyou doedo butbut holdhold:
OfOffOf withwith delayesdelays: andand triflestrifles, fare welfare farewellfare welwell coldcold,
AndAnd frozenfrozen bashfullnesbashfulness, vnfitunfit forfor menmen,
ThusThus II sallutesalute theethee virginvirgin,
Amaril:AmarillisAmaril:AndAnd thusthus thenthen,
II bidbid youyou followefollow, CatchCatch meeme ifif yeye cancan,ExitExit.
SullenSullen.:AndAnd ifIfifIf II staystay behindbehind II amam nono ManMan.ExitExit runningrunning afterafter herher

EnterEnter PerigotPerigot.

NightNight dodo notnot stealesteal awayaway: II woewoo theethee yetyet?
ToTo holdhold aa hardhard handhand oreo’er thethe RustyRusty byttbit,
ThatThat GydesGuides thythy LazyLazy teameteam goego backeback againeagain,
BootesBootes thouthou thatthat driu’stdrivest thythy frozenfrozen wanewane,
RoundRound asas aa RingeRing andand bringbring aa secondsecond NightNight,
ToTo hydehide mymy sorowessorrows fromfrom thethe commingcoming lightlight,
LetLet notnot thethe EyesEyes ofof menmen starestare onon mymy faceface,
AndAnd readread mymy fallingfalling●falling,, giuegive meeme somesome blackeblack placeplace,
WhereWhere neuernever sunn beamesunn sunbeamsun’s beamebeam, shotshot hishis wholsomewholesome lightlight,
ThatThat II maymay sittsit, andand powrepour outout mymy saddsad sprightspright,
LikeLike runningrunning waterwater neuernever toto bebe knowneknown:
AfterAfter thethe forcedforced fallfall andand soundsound isis gonegone,

EnterEnter AmoretAmoretAmouret lookinglooking ofof PerigotPerigot

ThisThis isis thethe bottomebottom: speakespeak ifif thouthou bebe herehere,
MyMy PerigotPerigot, thythy AmoretAmoret, thythy dearedear,
CallesCalls onon thythy louedloved NameName,
Per:PerigotPer:WhatWhat thouthou daredare,
TreadTread theisethese forbyddenforbidden pathespaths, wherewhere deathdeath andand carecare,
DwellDwell onon thethe faceface ofof darcknesdarkness,
Amo:AmoretAmo:Tis’Tis thythy friendfriend,
ThyThy AmoretAmoret comecome hetherhither toto giuegive endend,
ToTo theisethese consumingesconsumings lookelook vppup gentlegentle BoyeBoy,
II hauehave forgotforgot thosethose paynespains, andand dearedear annoyannoy,
II sufferdsuffered forfor thythy sakesake, andand amam contentcontent,

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ToTo beebe thythy louelove againeagain whywhy hasthast thouthou rentrent,
ThoseThose curledcurled lockeslocks, wherwhere II hauehave oftenoften hungehung,
RibandesRibandsribbons andand damaskedamask RosesRoses, andand hauehave flungeflung,
WatersWaters distillddistilled toto makemake theethee freshfresh andand gayegay,
SweeterSweeter thenthan Nose-gayesNosegays onon aa BridallBridal dayeday,
WhyWhy dostdost thouthou crossecross thynethine ArmesArms, andand hanghang thythy faceface,
DowneDown toto thythy BoosomeBosom, lettingletting fallfall apaceapace,
FromFrom thosethose tootoo littlelittle HeauensHeavens vpponupon thethe groundground
ShowresShowers ofof moremore priceprice, moremore OrientOrient, &and moremore roundround
ThenThan thosethose thatthat hangehang vpponupon thethe moonesmoon’smoons palepale browebrow
CeaseCease theisethese complainingscomplainings SheapheardShepherd II amam nowenow,
TheThe samesame, II euerever waswas, asas kindekind andand freefree,
AndAnd cancan forgiueforgive beforebefore youyou askeask ofof meeme,
IndeedIndeed II cancan, andand willwill.
PerPerigotPer:SoeSo spokespoke mymy fayrefair,
OOOh youyou greatgreat workingworking powerspowers ofof EarthEarth, andand AyreAir,
WaterWater, andand formingforming fierfire, whywhy hauehave youyou lentlent,
YourYour hyddenhidden vertuesvirtues ofof soso illill intentintent,
EuenEven suchsuch aafacea faceface, soso fayrefair soso brightbright ofof hewehue,
HadHad AmoretAmoret, suchsuch, wordswords,, soe●soeso smoothsmooth andand newenew,
CameCame flowingflowing fromfrom herher tonguetongue, suchsuch waswas herher eyeeye,
AndAnd suchsuch thethe poyntedpointed sparcklesparkle thatthat diddid flyefly
ForthForth likelike aa bleedingbleeding shaftshaft, allall isis thethe samesame,
TheThe RobeRobe, andand BuskinsBuskins, paintedpainted, hookehook, andand frameframe,
OfOf allall herher BodyBody OOOh meeme AmoretAmoret,
Amo:AmoretAmo:SheapeardShepherdshepherd whatwhat meanesmeans thisthis RiddleRiddle whowho hathhath settset,
SoSo strangestrange aa differencedifference, twixttwixt my selfemyself andand meeme,
ThatThat II amam grownegrown annotheranother, lookelook andand seesee.
TheThe RingRing thouthou gauestgav’st meeme, andand aboutabout mymy wrestwrist.
ThatThat CuriousCurious BraesletBraceletbracelet thouthou thy selfethyself didstdidst twisttwist.
FromFrom thosethose fayrefair TressesTresses, knowestknowest thouthou AmoretAmoret.
HathHath notnot somesome newernewer louelove forcedforced theethee forgetforget,
ThyThy AuncientAncient faythfaith,
Per:PerigotPer:StillStill nearernearer toto mymy louelove;
TheiseThese bebe thethe veryvery wordswords sheeshe oftoft diddid proueprove,
VpponUpon mymy tempertemper, soso sheeshe stillstill wodwould taketake,
wonderwonder intointo herher faceface, andand silentsilent makemake,
SingesSings whithwith herher headhead andand handhand asas whowho wodwould sayesay
SheapeardShepherdshepherd rememberremember thisthis annotheranother dayeday:
Amo:AmoretAmo:AmAm II notnot AmoretAmoret. wherewhere waswas II lostlost,

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CanCan therethere bebe HeauenHeaven, andand timetime, andand menmen mostmost
OfOf theisethese vnconstantunconstant? faythfaith wherewhere artart thouthou fledfled?
AreAre allall thethe vowesvows andand protestationsprotestations deaddead:
TheThe handshands heldheld vppup? thethe wisheswishes andand thethe hartheart?
IsIs therthere notnot oneone remayningeremayningneremaining notnot apartapart,
OfOf allall theisethese toto beebe foundfound whywhy thenthen II seesee:
MenMen neuernever kneweknew thatthat vertuevirtue constancyeconstancy
Per.PerPerigotPerMenMen euerever werewere mostmost blessedblessed, tilltill CrosseCross fatefate,
BroughtBrought louelove, andand woemenwomen forthforth vnfortunateunfortunate,
ToTo allall thatthat euerever tastedtasted ofof theirtheir smilessmiles,
WhoseWhose ActionsActions areare allall doubledouble, fullfull ofof wileswiles,
LikeLike toto thethe subtillsubtle HareHare, thatthat forefore thethe HoundesHounds,
MakesMakes manymany turningsturnings leapesleaps andand manymany roundesrounds,
ThisThis wayeway andaudand thatthat wayeway, toto deceauedeceive thethe sentscent,
OfOf herher pursuersp●rsuerspursuers:
Amo:AmoretAmo:Tis’Tis butbut toto preuentprevent,
TherThere speedyspeedy commingecoming, onon thatthat seekeseek herher fallfall,
TheThe handshands ofof CruellCruel menmen,, moremore BestiallBestial,
AndAnd ofof aa naturenature moremore refusingrefusing goodgood,
ThenThanThen beastesbeasts themseluesthemselves, oror fishesfishes ofof thethe floodflood,
ThouThou artart allall theisethese, andand moremore thenthan naturenature mentmeant,
WhenWhen sheeshe createdcreated allall, frownesfrowns, ioyesjoys, contentcontent:
ExtreameExtreme fierfire forfor anan howerhour, andand presentlyepresently:
ColderColder thenthan sleepysleepy poysonpoison: oror thethe seasea,
VpponUpon whosewhose faceface sittssits aa continuallcontinual frostfrost
YourYour ActionsActions euerever driuendriven toto thethe mostmost,
ThenThen downedown agayneagain asas lowelow thatthat nonenone cancan findfind,
TheThe riserise oror fallingfalling ofof aa woemanswoman’s mindemind,
Amo:AmoretAmo:CanCan therthere beebe anyany AgeAge, oror dayesdays, oror timetime,
OrOr tonguestongues: ofof MenMen, guiltyguilty soso greatgreat aa crimecrime:
AsAs wrongingwronging simplesimple MaydeMaid, OOOh PerigotPerigot:
ThouThou thatthat wastwast yesterdayyesterday withoutwithout aa blottblot,
ThouThou thatthat wastwast eueryevery goodegood●good andand eueryevery thingething,
ThatThat menmen callcall blessedblessed: thouthou thatthat wastwast thethe springspring.
FromFrom whencewhence ourour looserlooser groomesgrooms drewdrewalldrew allall theirtheir bestbest:
ThouThou thatthat wastwast alwaiesalways IustJust, andand alwaiesalways blestblestblessed,
InIn faythfaith andand promisepromise, thouthou thatthat hadsthadst thethe namename,
OfOf vertuousvirtuous giuengiven theethee, andand mademade goodgood thethe samesame:
EuenEven fromfrom thythy CradleCradle: thouthou thatthat wastwast thatthat allall,
ThatThat menmen delighteddelighted inin, OhOhO whatwhat aa fallfall,

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IsIs thisthis toto hauehave benebeen soeso, andand nownow toto beebe,
TheThe onlyeonly bestbest inin wrongwrong, andand infamyeinfamy,
AndAnd II toto liuelive toto knowknow thisthis, andand byby meeme.
ThatThat lou’dloved theethee dearerdearer thenthan, mynemine EyesEyes oror thatthat,
WhichWhich weewe esteemeesteem ourour honourhonour virginvirgin statestate,
DearerDearer thenthan swallowesswallows louelove thethe earlyearly mornemorn,
OrOr doggsdogs ofof ChaceChase thethe soundsouudsound ofof merrymerry HorneHorn,
DearerDearer thenthan thouthou canstcanst louelove thythy newenew louelove, ifif thouthou hasthast●hast..
AnotherAnother andand farrfar dearerdearer thenthan thethe lastlast,
DearerDearer thenthan thouthou can’stcanst louelove thy selfethyself, thoughthough allall,
TheThe selfeself louelove werewere wîthinwîthin theethee, thatthat diddid fallfall.
withwith thatthat coyecoy swayneswain: thathathatthat nownow isis mademade aa flowerflower
ForFor whosewhose dearedear sakesake, EcchoEcho weepesweeps manymany aa showreshower
AndAnd amam II thusthus rewardedrewarded forfor mymy flameflame,
Lou’dLoved worthelyworthily toto gettget aa wantonswanton’swantons namename,
ComeCome thouthou forsakenforsaken willowewillow windewind mymy headhead,
AndAnd noysenoise itit toto thethe worldworld, mymy louelove isis deaddead:
II amam forsakenforsaken II amam CastCast awayeaway,
AndAnd leftleft forfor eueryevery lazylazy GromeGroom toto sayesay,
II waswas vnconstantunconstant lightlight, andand soonersooner lostlost,
ThenThan thethe quickequick ClowdsClouds weewe seesee oror thethe ChillChill frostfrost,
WhenWhen thethe hotthot sunsun beatesbeats onon itit telltell meeme yetyet,
CanstCanst thouthou notnot louelonelovelone againeagain thythy AmorettAmoretAmorett?
Per.PerigotPer.ThouThonThou artart notnot worthyworthy ofof thatthat blessedblessed namename,
II mustmust notnot knoweknow theethee, flyngefling thythy wantonwanton flameflame,
vpponupon somesome lighterlighter bloodblood: thatthat maymay bebe hotthot,
WithWith wordswords andand faynedfeigned passionspassi●nspassions, PerigotPerigot,
WasWas euerever yetyet vnstayndunstained, andand shallshall notnot nowenow.
StoopeStoop toto thethe meltingsmeltings ofof aa borrowedborrowed browebrow:
Amo:AmoretAmo:ThenThen hearehear meeme heauenheaven: toto whomewhom II callcall forfor rightright.
AndAnd youyou fayresayrefair twincklingtwinkling starresstars thatthat crownecrown thethe nightnight,
AndAnd hearehear meeme woodswoods andand andand silencesilence ofof thisthis placeplace,
AndAnd yeye sadsad howershours, thatthat moouemove aa sullensullen pacepace,
HeareHear meeme yeye shadowesshadows, thatthat delightdelight toto dwelldwell,
InIn horredhorrid darknessedarkness, andand yeye powerspowers ofof HellHell,
WhilstWhilst II breathbreathe outout mymy lastlast, II amam thatthat maydemaid,
ThatThat yetyet vntaynteduntainted AmoretAmoret thatthat playedplayed:
TheThe carelessecareless ProdigallProdigal: andand gauegave awayeaway:
MyMy soulesoul toto thisthis youngeyoung manman thatthat nownow daresdares saysay:
II amam aa strangerstranger, notnot thethe samesame, moremore wildwild,

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AndAnd thusthus withwith muchmuch beleifebelief, II waswas beguildbe guildbeguiled,
II amam thatthat MaydeMaid, thatthat hauehave delayddelayed denyedeny,
AndAudAnd almostalmost scorndscorned thethe louesloves ofof allall thatthat trydetrydedtried,
ToTo winwin meme butbut thisthis swayneswain, andand yetyet confesseconfess,
II hauehave benebeen woedwooed byby manymany withwith nono lesseless.
SouleSoul ofof affectionaffection andand hauehave oftenoften hadhad:
RingesRings BelltsRelltsBelts andand CracknelsCracknels. sentsent meme fromfrom thethe ladlad.
ThatThat feedsfeeds hishis flockesflocks downedown westwardwestward, LambesLambs andand DouesDoves
ByBy youngyoung AlexisAlexis, DaphnisDaphnis sentsent meme glouesgloves,
AllAll whichwhich II gauegave toto theethee notnot theisethese nornor theythey
ThatThat sentsent themthem, diddid II smylesmile oneonone, oror eree’erere laylay.
vppup toto mymy af[*]er memoryeafter af●er after-memoryafter memoryememo●yememory butbut whywhy,
DoDo II resolueresolve toto grieuegrieve andand notnot toto dyedie
HappyHappy hadhad benebeen thethe stroakestroke thouthou gauestgav’st ifif homehome,
ByBy thisthis tymetime hadhad II foundfound aa quietquiet roomeroom.
WhereWhere eueryevery slaueslave isis freefree, andand eueryevery brestbreast,
ThatThat liuingliving breadbreedbread, newnew carecare, nownow lyeslies atat restrest,
AndAnd thetherthither willwill poorepoor AmoretAmoret,
Per.Ver.PerigotVer.ThouThou mustmust,
WasWas euerever anyany manman, soeso loathloath toto trusttrust,
HisHis EyesEyes asas II, oror waswas therthere euerever yetyet,
AnyAny soso likelike, asas thisthis toto AmoretAmoret,
ForFor whosewhose dearedear sakesake, II promisepromise ifif therthere beebe
AA liuingliving soulesoul withinwithin theethee thusthus toto free●reefree,
ThyThy BodyBody fromfrom itit,HeHe hurtshurlshur●shurlshurts herher agayneagain.
Amo:AmoretAmo:SoSo thisthis workework hathhath endend.
FarewellFarewell andand liuelive bebe constantconstant toto thythy friendfriend,
ThatThat louesloves theethee nextnext,

EnterEnter SatyreSatryeSatyr: PerigotPerigot runnsrunusruns ofoffof.

SatyreSatyrSatire.SeeSee thethe dayday beginsbegins toto breakebreak,
AndAnd thethe lightlight shuttsshuts likelike aa streakestreak,
OfOf subtillsubtle fierfire thethe windwind blowesblows coldcold,
WhilstWhilst thethe morningmorning dothdoth vnfoldunfold,
NoweNow thethe ByrdsBirds beginbegin toto rouserouse,
AndAnd thethe SquyrrillSquirrelsquirrel fromfrom thethe boughesboughs,
LepsLeapsleaps toto gettget himhim NuttsNuts andand fruitefruit,
TheThe earlyearly LarkeLark earsterst waswas mutemute,
CarrollscarrollsCarr●llsCarolscarols toto thethe RisingeRisingrising dayeday,

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ManyMany aa NoteNote, andand manymanyemany aa layelaysay,
TherforeTherefore herehere II endend mymy watchwatch,
LeastLestlest thethe wanderingwandering SwayneSwain shouldshould catchcatch,
HarmeHarm oror looselose him selfehim himselfhim selfeselfAmoAmoretAmo:ahah meeme.
SatyreSatyrSatire:speakespeak agayneagain what erewhate’er thouthou beebe,
II amam readyready speakespeak II saysay,
ByBy thethe dawningdawning ofof thethe dayday,
ByBy thethe powerpower ofof NightNight andand PanPan;
II inforceenforce theethee speakespeak againeagain,
Amo:AmoretAmo:OO II amam mostmost vnhappieunhappy.
SatyreSatyrSatire.YetYet moremore bloodblood,
SureSure thesethese wantonwanton SwaynesSwains areare woodwood,
CanCan therethere bebe aa handhand, oror hartheart,
DareDare commitcommit soso vildvild aa partpart,
AsAs thisthis MurderMurder, byby thethe MooneMoon,
ThatThat hyddhid her selfeherself whenwhen thisthis waswas donedone,
NeuerNever waswas aa sweetersweeter faceface,
II willwill bearebear herher toto thethe placeplace,
WhereWhere mymy GoddessGoddess keepeskeeps andand crauecrave,
HerHer toto giuegive herher lifelife, oror grauegrave,
exeuntexeunt,
EnterEnter ClorinClorin,

ClorinClorin,HereHere whilstwhilst oneone patientpatient takestakes hishis restrest securesecure
II stealesteal a broada abroada broadbroad toto doedo annotheranother CureCure,
PardonPardon thouthou buryedburied bodybody ofof mymy louelove,
ThatThat fromfrom thythy sideside II daredare soso soonesoon remooueremove,
II willwill notnot proueprove vnconstantunconstant nornor willwill leaueleave,
TheeThee forfor anan howerhour alonealone, whenwhen II deceauedeceive,
MyMy firstfirst mademade vowevow, thethe wildestwildest ofof thethe woodwood,
TeareTear meme, andand oreo’er thythy GraueGrave lettlet outout mymy bloodblood,
II goego byby wittwit toto CureCure aa louerslover’s paynepain,
WhichWhich nono hearbherb cancan, beingbeing donedone, IleI’ll comecome againeagain,ExitExit,

EnterEnter ThenotThenot

PoorePoor SheapeardShepherdshepherd inin thisthis shadeshade forfor euerever lyelie,
AndAnd seeingseeing thythy fayrefair ClorinsClorin’s, CabinCabin dyedie,
OOOh happlessehapless louelove whichwhich beingbeing answeredanswered endsends,
AndAnd asas aa littlelittle InfantInfant cryescries andand bendesbends,

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HisHis tendertender BrowesBrows, whenwhen rowlingrolling ofof hishis eyeeye,
HeHe hathhath espyedespied somesome thingthing thatthat glistersglisters nyenigh.
WhichWhich hehe wouldwould hauehave, yetyet giuegive itit himhim, awayaway,
HeHe throwesthrows itit straightstraight, andand cryescries a fresha afresha freshfresh toto playeplay
WithWith some thingsomesomethingsomethingthing elseelse suchsuch mymy affectionaffection settset,
OnOn thatthat whichwhich II shouldshould loathloathe ifif II couldcould geettgettgeettget

EnterEnter ClorinClorin.

SeeSee wherewhere heehe lieslies diddid euerever manman butbut heehe,
LoueLove anyany woemanwoman forfor herher ConstancyConstancy,
ToTo herher deaddead louerlover whichwhich sheshe needsneeds mustmust endend,
BeforeBefore sheshe cancan aloweallow himhim, forfor herher freindfriend,
AndAnd hehe himselfehimself, mustmust needesneeds thethe causecause destroyedestroy,
ForFor whichwhich hehe louesloves, beforebefore hehe cancan inioyeenjoy,
PoorePoor SheapeardShepherdshepherd, HeauenHeaven grantgrant II atat onceonce maymay freefree,
TheeThee fromfrom thythy paynepain, andand keepekeep mymy loyaltyloyalty,
SheapheardShepherd lookelook vppup,
ThenotThenotThyThy brightnessebrightness dothdoth amazeamaze,
SoeSo PhoebusPhoebus maymay atat NooneNoon bydbid mortallsmortals’ gazegaze,
ThyThy gloriousglorious constancyconstancy appearesappears soso brightbright,
II daredare notnot meetemeet thethe BeamesBeams withwith mymy weakeweakesightweak sightsight
ClorinClorin.WhyWhy dostdost thouthou pynepine awayaway thy selfethyself forfor meeme
ThenotThenotWhyWhy dostdost thouthou keepekeep suchsuch spottlessespotless constancyconstancy?
ClorinClorin.ThouThou holyholy SheapheardShepherd seesee whatwhat forfor thythy sakesake,
ClorinClorin, thythy ClorinClorin, nownow daredare vndertakeundertake,hehe startsstarts vpup
Thenot.Thenot.StayStay therthere, thouthou constantconstant ClorinClorin ifif therthere beebe,
YetYet anyany partpart ofof woemanwoman leftleft inin theethee,
ToTo makemake theethee lightlight thinckethink yetyet beforebefore thouthou speakespeak,
ClorinClorin.SeeSee whatwhat aa holyholy vowevow, forfor theethee II breakebreak,
II thatthat alreadyalready hauehave mymy famefame farrfar spreadspread,
ForFor beeingbeing constantconstant toto mymy louerlover deaddead
Thenot.Thenot.thinckethink yetyet dearedear ClorinClorin ofof youryour louelove, howhow trewetrue,
IfIf youyou hadhad dyeddied, hehe wouldwould hauehave benebeen toto youyou
ClorinClorinYetYet allall IleI’ll looselose forfor theethee.
Thenot.Thenot.ThinckeThink butbut howhow blestblestblessed,
AA constantconstant woemanwoman isis aboueabove thethe restrest,
ClorinClorin.AndAnd offeroffer vppup my selfemyself, herehere onon thisthis groundground,
ToTo bebe disposddisposed byby theethee,
ThenotThenesThenesThenotwhywhy dostdost thouthou woundwound,

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HisHis hartheart withwith MalliceMalice, againstagainst woemenwomen moremore.
ThatThat hatedhated allall thethe SexSex, butbut theethee beforebefore,
HowHow muchmuch moremore pleasantpleasant hadhad itit benebeen toto meeme,
ToTo dyedie thenthan beholdbehold thisthis changechange inin theethee,
YetYet, yetyet returnereturn: letlet notnot thethe woemanwoman swayesway,
ClorinClorin:InsultIn sultInsult notnot onon herher nownow, nornor vseuse delayedelay
WhoWho forfor thythy sakesake hathhath venturdventured allall herher famefame,
ThenotThenot:ThouThou hasthast notnot venturdventured butbut boughtbought CertaineCertain shameshame,
YourYour SexesSex’sSexes CurseCurse, foulefoul falshoodfalsehood, mustmust andand shallshall,
II seesee onceonce inin youryour liuesliveslife’s lightlight onon youyou allall;
II hatehate theethee nownow: yetyet turneturn
ClorinClorin,BeBe iustjust toto meeme:
ShallShall II atat onceonce●once,, looselose bothboth mymy famefame andand theethee,
Thenot.Thenot.ThouThonThou hadsthadst nono famefame, thatthat whichwhich thouthou didstdidst likelike goodgood
WasWas butbut thythy AppetiteAppetite thatthat swayedswayed thythy bloudblood,
ForFor thattha●that timetime toto thethe bestbest, forfor asas aa blastblast,
ThatThat throughthrough aa housenousehouse comescomes, vsuallyusually dothdoth castcast,
ThingsThings outout ofof orderorder: yetyet byby chauncechance maymay comecome,
AndAnd bloweblow somesome oneone thingething toto hishis properproper romeroom,
SoeSo diddid thythy AppetiteAppetite, andand notnot thythy zealezeal.
SwayeSway thethee byby chauncechance toto dodo somesome oneone thingthing wellwell.
YetYet turneturn.
ClorinClorin:ThouThou dostdost butbut tryetry meme ifif II wouldwould.
ForsakeForsake thythy deeredear imbracesembraces forfor mymy ouldold
LouesLove’sLoves thoughthough hehe werewere aliuealive, butbut doedo notnot fearefeare●fear,
ThenotThenotII doedo contemnecontemn theethee nowenow: andand daredare comecome nearenear.
AndAnd gaysegaze vpponupon theethee, forfor me thinkesmethinks thatthat gracegrace:
AusterityeAusterity, whichwhich sattsat vpponupon thatthat face●aceface,
IsIs gonegone, andand thouthou likelike othersothers.. falsefalse maydemaid seesee,
ThisThis isis thethe gainegain ofof foulefoul InconstanceInconstance,
ExitExit.ClorinClorin:Tis’Tis donedone greatgreat: PanPan, II giuegive theethee thankesthanks forfor itit,
WhatWhat ArtArt couldcould notnot hauehave healdhealed, isis curdcured byby wittwit,

EnterEnter: ThenotThenot agayneagain:

WillWill yeye bebe constantconstant yetyet, willwill yeye remooueremove,
IntoInto thethe CabinCabin toto youryour buryedburied louelove,
ClorinClorin:NoeNono lettlet meme dyedie, butbut byby thythy sideside remayneremain,
Thenot.Thenot.Ther’sThere’sthere’s nonenone shallshall knoweknow thatthat thouthou didstdidst euerever staynestain,
ThyThy worthyworthy stricknesstrictness, butbut shaltshalt honnerdhonoured beebe

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AndAnd II willwill lyelie againeagain vnderunder thisthis treetree,
AndAnd pinepine andand dyedie forfor theethee withwith moremore delightdelight,
ThenThan II hauehave sorrowsorrow nownow toto knowknow theethee lightlight,
ClorinClorin.LetLet meeme hauehave theethee, andand IleI’ll bebe wherewhere thouthou wiltwilt.
TheonotThenotTheonotThenot.ThouThou artart ofof womenswomen’s racerace andand fullfull ofof guiltguilt,
FarewellFarewell allall hopehope ofof thatthat sexsex, whilstwhilst II thoughtthought,
ThereThere waswas oneone goodgood, II fearedfeared toto findfind oneone noughtnaught
ButBut sincesince theretheirthere mindsminds II allall alikealike espieespy
HenceHence foorthforth IleI’ll chusechoose asas therstheirs, byby minemine eyeeye,
ClorinClorin.BlestBlestBlessed bebe yeeye powerspowers thatthat gauegave suchsuch quickequick redresseredress,
AndAnd forfor mymy labourslabours sentsent soso goodgood successesuccess,
II ratherrather chusechoose thoughthough II aa womanwoman beebe,
HeHe shouldshould speakespeak illill ofof allall,
thenthanthen dyedie forfor meme.
FinisFinis ActusActus quartusquartus.

ActusActus QuintusQuintus.
ScenaScaena. 1.1.

EnterEnter PriestPriest, andand oldold ShepheardShepherd.

PriestPriest.ShepheardsShepherdsshepherds, riserise andand shakeshake ofoffof sleepesleep.
SeeSee thethe blushingblushing MorneMorn dothdoth peepepeep,
ThroughThrough thethe windoweswindows, whilstwhilst thethe SuneSunneSu●eSun
ToTo thethe MountayneMountain toppstops isis runnerun,
GildingGilding allall thethe valesvales belowbelow,
WithWith hishis risingrising flamesflames whichwhich growgrow,
GreaterGreater byby hishis climingclimbing stillstill.
VpUp yeeye●ye lazylazy groomesgrooms andand fillfill,
BaggBagbag andand BottleBottle forfor thethe fieldefield,
ClaspeClasp youryour cloakescloaks fastfast lestlest theythey yeeldyield,
ToTo thethe bitterbitter NortheastNortheast windwind,
CallCall thethe MaydensMaidens vpup andand findfind.
WhoWho layelaysay longestlongest, thatthat sheshe maymay,
GoGo withoutwithout aa friendfriend allall dayeday.
ThenThen rewardreward youryour dogsdogs andand prayeprayprey,

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PanPan toto keepekeep youyou fromfrom decaydecay,
SoSo vnfoldunfold, andand thenthen awayaway
WhatWhat notnot aa ShepheardShepherd stirringstirring suresure thethe groomesgrooms,
HaueHave foundfound theirtheir bedsbeds totoo easieeasy, oror thethe RoomesRooms.
FilldeFilledfilled withwith suchsuch newnew delightdelight, andand heatheat thatthat theythey,
HaueHave bothboth forgotforgot theirtheir hungryhungry sheepesheep, andand dayday,
KnockKnock thatthat theythey maymay rememberremember whatwhat aa shameshame,
SloathSloth andand neclectneglectneclect, layeslays onon aa ShepheardsShepherd’s namename.
Old.Old.ItIt isis toto littlelittle purposepurpose, notnot aa swayneswain,
ThisThis nightnight hathhath knowneknown hishis lodginglodging, heerehere; oror laynelain,
WithinWithin thesethese cotescotescoats: thethe woodswoods oror somesome neerenear townetown,
thatthat isis aa neighbourneighbour toto thethe borderingbordering downedown:
HathHath drawnedrawn themthem thetherthither, boutbout somesome lustylusty sportsport;
OrOr spicedspiced wassalwassail BouleBowlbowl, toto whichwhich resortresort.
AllAll thethe youngyoung menmen andand maydesmaids ofof manymany aa coatecotecoat,
WhilstWhilst thethe TrimTrim, MinstrellMinstrel strikesstrikes hishis merrymerry notenote.
PriestPriest.GodGod pardonpardon sinnesin, showeshow meme thethe wayway thatthat leadesleads,
ToTo anyany ofof theirtheir hauntshaunts.
Old.Old.ThisThis toto thethe MeadesMeads.
AndAnd thatthat downedown toto thethe woodswoods,
PriestPriest.ThenThen thisthis forfor meme,
ComeCome ShepheardShepherd letlet meme crauecrave youryour companycompany.exeuntexeunt.
EnterEnter ClorinClorin inin herher CabinCabin, AllexisAlexisAllexis withwith herher,
andand AmorillisAmorillis
ClorinClorin.NowNow youryour thoughtsthoughts areare almostalmost purepure:
AndAnd youryour woundwound beginnsbegins toto curecure.
StriueStrive toto bannishbanish allall thatsthat’s vainevain,
LestLest itit shouldshould breakebreak outout againeagain.
AllexisAlexisAllexis.EternallEternal thanksthanks toto theethee, thouthou holyholy maydemaid:
II findfind mymy formerformer wandringwand’ring thoughtsthoughts, wellwell staydstayed,
ThroughThrough thythy wise●isewise preceptsprecepts, andand mymy outwardoutward paynepain,
ByBy thythy choycechoice hearbsherbs isis almostalmost gonegone againeagain.
ThyThy sexessex’s vicevice andand vertuevirtue areare reuealdrevealed,
AtAt onceonce, forfor whatwhat oneone hurthurt anotheranother healdhealed.
ClorinClorin.MayMay thythy griefegrief moremore apeaseappease,
RelapsesRelapses, areare thethe worstworst diseasedisease:
TakeTake heedeheed howhow youyou inin thoughtthought offendoffend,
SoSo mindmind andand bodybody bothboth willwill mendmend.

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EnterEnter SatyreSatyrSatire withwith AmoretAmoretAmouret.
Amo.AmoretAmo.BeestBeestBe’st thouthou thethe wildestwildest creaturecreature ofof thethe WoodWood,
ThatThat bearstbear’st meme thusthus a waya awaya wayway drownddrowned inin mymy bloodblood.
AndAnd dyingdying, knowknow II cannotcannot iniurdinjured bebe
II amam aa maydemaid, letlet thatthat namename fightfight forfor meme:
SatireSatyrSatire.FayrestFairest VirgineVirgin dodo notnot fearefear,
MeMe thatthat dothdoth thythy bodybody bearebear,
NotNot toto hurthurt, butbut heldheld toto bebe,
MenMen areare ruderruder farrefar thenthan wewe.
SeeSee fayrefair GoddesseGoddess inin thethe woodwood,
TheyThey hauehave letlet outout yetyet moremore bloodblood:
SomeSome sauadgesavage manman hathhath struckestruck herher brestbreast
SoSo softsoft andand whitewhite, thatthat nono wildwild beastbeast,
DurstDurst aa touchttouched asleepeasleep oror wakewake,
SoSo sweetesweet thatthat AdderAdder, NeutNewtnewt, oror SnakeSnake.
WouldWould hauehave laynelayn●lainlaid fromfrom armearm toto armearm,
OnOn herher BossomeBosombosom toto bebe warmewarm,
AllAll aa nightnight andand beingbeing hothot,
GoneGone awayaway andand stungstung herher notnot.
QuicklyQuickly clapclap hearbsherbs toto herher brestbreast,
AA manman suresure isis aa kindkind ofof BeastBeast,
ClorinClorin.WithWith spottlessespotless handhand, onon spotlessespotless BrestBreast,
II putput thesethese hearbsherbs toto giuegive theethee restrest.
WhichWhich tilltill itit healeheal thethee therethere wilwill bidebide
IfIf bothboth bebe purepure, ifif notnot ofoffof slideslide.
SeeSee itit fallsfalls ofoffof fromfrom thethe woundwound,
SepheardesseShepherdessshepherdess thouthou artart notnot soundsound,
FullFallFallFull ofof lustlust.
SatyreSatyrSatire.WhoWho wouldwould hauehave thoughtthought itit,
SoSo fayrefair aa faceface:
ClorinClorin.WhyWhy thatthat hathhath broughtbrought itit.
Amo.AmoretAmo.ForFor oughtaught II knowknow oror thinkethink, thesethese wordswords mymy lastlast:
YetYet PanPan, soso helpehelp meme asas mymy thoughtsthoughts areare chastchaste.
ClorinClorin.AndAnd soso maymay PanPan blessebless thisthis mymy curecure,
AsAs allall mymy thoughtsthoughts areare iustjust andand purepure,
SomeSome vncleanesseuncleanness nyenigh dothdoth lurkelurk,
ThatThat willwill notnot letlet mymy medcinesmed’cinesmedicines workework.
SatyreSatyrSatire searchsearch ifif thouthou canstcanst findfind itit,
SatyreSatyrSatire.HereHere awayaway me thinksmethinks II windwind itit.
StrongerStronger yetyet, OhOhO herehere theythey bebe,

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HeereHere heerehere inin aa hollowhollow treetree.
TwoTwo fondfond mortallsmortals hauehave II foundfound,
ClorinClorin.BringBring themthem outout theythey areare vnsoundunsound.

EnterEnter CloeCloe, andand DaphinisDaphnisDaphinis.

SatyreSatyrSatire.ByBy thethe fingersfingers thusthus II wringwring yeeye,
ToTo mymy GoddesseGoddess thusthus II bringbring yeeye.
StrifeStrife isis vaynevain comecome gentlygently inin,
II sentedscented themthem, theythey areare fullfull ofof sinnesin,
ClorinClorin.HoldHold SatyreSatyrSatire, taketake thisthis GlasseGlass,
SprinkleSprinkle ouerover allall thethe placeplace,
PurgePurge thethe AyreAir fromfrom lustfulllustful breathbreath,
ToTo sauesave thisthis ShepheardesseShepherdess frōfrom deathdeath.
AndAnd standstand youyou stillstill, whilstwhilst II dodo dressedress
HerHer woundwound forfor fearefear thethe paynepain increaseincrease,
SatyreSatyrSatire.FromFrom thisthis glasseglass II throwthrow aa droppdrop,
OfOf ChristallCrystal waterwater onon thethe topptop.
OfOf eueryevery grassegrass onon flowersflowers aa payrepair:
SendSend aa fumefume andand keepekeep thethe AyreAir,
PurePure andand wholesomewholesome, sweetesweet &and blestblestblessed,
TillTill thisthis virginsvirgin’s woundwound bebe drestdressed,
ClorinClorin.SatyreSatyrSatire helphelp toto bringbring herher inin,
SatyreSatyrSatire.ByBy PanPan, II thinkethink sheeshe hathhath nono sinnesin.
SheShe isis soso lightlight, lyelie onon thesethese leauesleaves,
SleepeSleep thatthat mortallmortal sencesense deceauesdeceives.
CrowneCrown thinethine eyeseyes, andand easeease thythy painepain,
MaystMayst thouthou sonesoon bebe wellwell againeagain,
ClorinClorin.SatyreSatyrSatire bringbring thethe ShepheardSheph●ardShepherd nerenear,
TryeTry himhim ifif hishis mindmind bebe cleereclear,
SatyreSatyrSatire.ShepheardShepherdShepheard comecome,
DaphinisDaphnisDaphinis.MyMy thoughtsthoughts areare purepure,
TheThe betterbetter tryalltrial toto endureendure.
SatyreSatyrSatire.InIn thisthis flameflame hishis figerfingerfigerfinger thrustthrust,
ClorinClorin.WhichWhich willwill burneburn himhim ifif hehe lustlust.
ButBut ifif notnot awayaway willwill turneturn,
AsAs loathloath vnspottedunspotted fleshflesh toto burneburn:
SeeSee itit giuesgives backeback letlet himhim gogo.
FarewellFarewell MortallMortal keepekeep theethee soso.
SatyreSatyrSatire.StayStay fayrefair NymphNymph, flyefly notnot soso fastfast,

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WeeWewe mustmust tryetry ifif youyonyouyond bebe chastechaste:
HeresHere’shere’s aa handhand thatthat quaksquakes forfor fearefear,
SureSure sheshe willwill notnot proueprove soso cleareclear:
ClorinClorin.HoldHold herher fingerfinger toto thethe flameflame:
ThatThat willwill yeeldyield herher praisepraise oror shameshame.
SatireSatyrSatire.ToTo herher doomedoom sheeshe daresdares notnot standstand,
ButBut pluckesplucks awayaway herher tendertender handhand:
AndAnd thethe TaperTaper dartingdarting sendssends,
HisHis hothot beamesbeams atat herher fingersfingers’finger’s endsends.
OO thouthou artart foulefoul withinwithin, andand hasthasthaste;
AA mindmind ifif nothingnothing elseelse vnchastunchaste.
AlexisAlexis.IsIs notnot thatthat CloeCloe? tis’tis mymy louelove; tis’tis sheeshe:
CloeCloe, fairefair CloeCloe.
Cloe.Cloe.MyMy AlexisAlexis.AlexisAlexis: HeHe.
Cloe.Cloe.LetLet meme imbraceembrace theethee.
ClorinClorin.TakeTake herher hencehence, LeastLestlest herher sightsight disturbedisturb hishis sencesense.
AlexisAlexis.TakeTake notnot herher: taketake mymy lifelife firstfirst.
ClorinClorin.SeeSee hishis woundwound againeagain isis burstburst,
KeepeKeep herher neerenear heerehere inin thethe woodwood.
TilTill II hauehave stoptstopped thesethese streamesstreams ofof bloudblood.
SooneSoon againeagain hehe easeease shallshall findfind,
IfIf II cancan butbut stillstill hishis mindemind:
ThisThis curtainecurtain thusthus II dodo displaydisplay,
ToTo keepekeep thethe pierceingpiercing AyreAir awayaway.

EnterEnter oldold sheepheardshepherd, andand PriestPriest.

PriestPriest.SureSure theythey areare lostlost for euerfor foreverfor euerever, tis’tis inin vainevain,
ToTo findefind themthem outout, withwith troubletrouble andand muchmuch painepain:
ThatThat hauehave aa RipeRipe desiredesire, andand forwardforward willwill,
ToTo flyefly thethe companycompany ofof allall, butbut illill:
WhatWhat shallshall bebe counsaildcounselled: NowNow shallshall wewe retireretire?
OrOr constantconstant followfollow stillstill, thatthat firstfirst desiredesire,
WeWe hadhad toto findefind themthem?
OldeOldOlde.StayStay aa littlelittle whilewhile:
ForFor ifif thethe morningsmorning’s mistmist dodo notnot beguilebeguile,
MyMy sightsight withwith shaddowesshadows: suresure II seesee aa swaineswain
OneOne ofof thisthis iollyjolly troopestroops comecome backeback againeagain.

EnterEnter ThenotThenot.ThenotThenot..

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PriestPriest.DoestDost thouthou notnot blushblush youngyoung sheepheardshepherd toto bebe knowneknown,
ThusThus withoutwithout carecare, leauingleaving thythy flocksflocks alonealone:
AndAnd followingefollowing whatwhat desiredesire andand presentpresent bloudblood,
ShapesShapes outout beforebefore thythy burningburning sencesense, forfor goodgood,
HauingeHaving forgotforgot whatwhat tonguetongue hereafterhereafter maymay
TellTell toto thethe worldworld thythy faleingfallingfall offoff, andand saysay
ThouThou artart regardlesseregardless bothboth ofof goodgood andand shameshame,
SpurningSpurning atat vertuevirtue, andand aa verteousvirtuous namename:
AndAnd likelike aa gloriousglorious desperatdesperate manman, thatthat buiesbuys,
AA poisonpoison ofof muchmuch priceprice, byby whichwhich hehe dyesdies
DoestDost thouthou laylay outout forfor lustlust, whosewhose onlyonly gainegain,
IsIs foulefoul diseasedisease, withwith presentpresent ageage andand painepain:
AndAnd thenthen aa GraueGrave: thesethese bebe thethe frutesfruits thatthat growegrow,
InIn suchsuch hothot vainesveins thatthat onlyonly beatbeat toto knowknow,
WhereWhere theythey maymay taketake mostmost easeease &and growegrow ambtiousambitiousambtiousambitious,
ThroughThrough theirtheir owneown wantonwanton firefire, andand pridepride delitiousde●itiousdelicious.
Thenot.Thenot.RightRight holyholy SirSir II hauehave notnot knowenknown thisthis nightnight,
WhatWhat thethe smoothsmooth faceface ofof MirthMirth waswas: oror thethe sightsight,
OfOf anyany loosenesselooseness, musickemusic, ioyjoy andand easeease,
HaueHave benebeen toto meme, asas bitterbitter druggesdrugs toto pleaseplease
AA StomakeStomach lostlost withwith weakenesseweakness, notnot aa gamegame
ThatThat II amam skildskilled atat throghlythroughly, nornor aa damedame,
WentWent herher tonguetongue smoothersmoother thenthan thethe feetefeet ofof TimeTime,
HerHer beauybevy euerever liuingliving likelike thethe RimeRhyme,
OurOur blessedblessed TyterusTityrus diddid singesing ofof yoreyore,
NoNo, werewere sheeshe moremore entisingenticing thenthan thethe storestore
OfOf fruitfullfruitful SummrSummerSummrSummer, whenwhen thethe loadenlodenloaden treetree,
BidsBids thethe faintfaint TrauellerTraveller bebe boldebold andand freefree
Twere’Twere’twere butbut toto meme likelike ThunderThunder gainst’gainst thethe baybay,
WhoseWhose lightninglightning maymay incloseenclose, butbut neuernever staystay
VponUpon hishis charmedcharmed branchesbranches, suchsuch amam II,
AgainstAgainst thethe catchingcatchiugcatching flamesflames ofof womanswoman’s eyeeye.
PriestPriest.ThenThen whereforewherefore hasthast thouthou wandredwandered.
Thenot.Thenot.Twas’Twas’twas aa vowevow,
thatthat drewdrew meme outout lastlast nightnight, whichwhich II hauehave nowenow,
StrictlyStrictly perform’dperformed, andand homewardshomewards gogo toto giuegive
freshfresh pasturepasture toto mymy sheepesheep, thatthat theythey maymay liuelive.
PriestPriest.Tis’Tis goodgood toto hearehear yeye Sheeph[*]ardSheephardSheeph ardShepherd ifif thethe heartheart,
InIn thisthis wellwell soundingsounding MusickMusic bearebear hishis partpart;
WhereWhere hauehave youyou leftleft thethe restrest,

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II hauehave notnot seeneseen,
SinceSince yesternightyesternight, wewe metmet vponupon thisthis greenegreen,
ToTo fouldfoldfouled ourour flocksflocks vpup, anyany ofof thatthat traynetrain
YetYet hauehave II walktwalked thesethese woodswoods roundround andand hauehavehauehave lainelain
AllAll thisthis longlong nightnight vnderunder anan agedaged treetree●tree::.
YetYet neytherneither wandringwand’ring ShepheardShepherd diddid II seesee,
OrOr ShepheardesseShepherdess, oror drewdrew intointo mynemine eareear,
TheThe soundsound ofof liuingliving thingthing vnlesseunless itit werewere,
TheThe NightingaleNightingale, amongamong thethe thick leauedthickethick-leavedthick leaued leaved springspring
ThatThat sitsfitsfitsfitssits alonealone, inin sorrowsorrow andand dothdoth singsing:
WholeWhole nightsnights awayaway inin mourningmourning, oror thethe OwleOwl,
OrOr ourour greatgreat EnemyeEnemy thatthat stillstill dothdoth howlehowl.
AgainstAgainst thethe MoonesMoon’smoon’s coldcold beamesbeams.
PriestPriest.GoGo andand bewarebeware,
OfOf afterafter fallingfalling.
Thenot.Thenot.FatherFather tis’tis mymy carecare.ExitExit TheonotThenotTheon●tThenot.

EnterEnter DaphnisDa●hnisDaphnis.

Old.Old.HereHere comescomes anotheranother stragglerstraggler, suresure II seesee,
AA shameshame inin thisthis youngyoung ShepheardShepherd DaphinisDaphnisDaphinis,
DaphnisDaphnis.HeeHe,
PreestPriest.WhereWhere hasthast leftleft thethe restrest, thatthat shouldshould hauehave benebeen
LongLong beforebefore thisthis, grazinggrazing vponupon thethe greenegreen:
TheirTheir yetyet imprisondimprisoned flocksflocks,
Daph.DaphnisDaph.ThouThou holyholy manman.
GiueGive meme aa litlelittle breathingbreathing tilltill II cancan,
BeBe ableable toto vnfoldunfold whatwhat II hauehave seeneseen,
SuchSuch horrorhorror thatthat thethe likelike hathhath neuernever benebeen,
KnowneKnown toto thethe eareear ofof ShepheardShepherd: oho mymy heartheart,
LaboursL●boursLabours aa doubledouble motionmotion toto impartimpart,
SoSo heauyheavy tydingstidings youyou allall knowknow thethe BowerBower,
WhereWhere thethe chastchaste ClorinClorin, liueslives byby whosewhose greatgreat powerpower,
SickeSick menmen andand cattellcattle hanehave benebeen oftenoften cur’dcured,
ThereThere louelylovely AmoretAmoret, thatthat waswas assur’dassured,
ToTo lustylusty PerrigotPerigot: bleedesbleeds outout herher lifelife:
ForcedForced byby somesome ironiron handhand andand fatallfatal knifeknife,
AndAnd byby herher youngyoung AllexisAllex●sAlexis.
EnterEnter AmarillisAmarillis runningrunning fromfrom herher sullens●llensullen sheepeheardshepherd.
IfIf therethere bebe

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EuerEver aa Neighbour-brookeNeighbor-brook oror hollowhollow treetree,
ReceiueReceive mymy bodybody, closeclose meme vpup fromfrom lustlust,
ThatThat followsfollows atat mymy heelesheels, bebe euerever iustjust,
ThouThou GodGod ofof sheepheardsshepherds: PanPan forfor herher dearedear sakesake,
ThatThat louesloves thethe RiuersRiver’sriver’s brinksbrinks, andand stillstill doethdoth shakeshake,
InIn coldecold remenbranceremembrance ofof thythy quickquick pursutepursuit:
LetLet meme bebe mademade aa reedereed, andand euerever mutemute,
NodNod toto thethe waterswater’swaters fallfall, whilestwhilst eueryevery blastblast,
SingesSings throughthrough mymy slenderslender leauesleaves thatthat II waswas chastechaste:
PriestPriest.ThisThis isis aa nightnight ofof wonderwonder, AmarillAmarill,
BeBe ComfortedComforted, thethe holyholy godsgods areare stillstill,
ReuengersRevengers ofof thesethese wrongswrongs.
Amar.AmarillisAmar.ThouThou blessedblessed manman,
HonourdHonoured vponupon thesethese plainesplains andaudand lou’dloved ofof PanPan:
HeareHear meme, andand sauesave fromfrom endlesendless infamyinfamy,
MyMy yetyet vnblastedunblasted flowerflower VirginitieVirginity
ByBy allall thethe GarlandsGarlands thatthat hauehave croun’dcrowned thatthat headhead,
ByBy thythy chastchaste officeoffice, andand thethe mariagemarriage bedbed,
ThatThat stillstill isis blestblestblessed byby theethee: byby allall thethe rightsrights
DueDue toto ourour GodGod: andand byby thosethose virginvirgin lightslights,
ThatThat burneburn beforebefore hishis AltarAltar: letlet meme notnot,
FallFall fromfrom mymy formerformer statestate toto gainegain thethe blotblot
ThatThat neuernever shallshall bebe purgedpurged.
II amam notnot nownow,
ThatThat wantonwanton AmarillisAmarillis: heerehere II vowevow,
ToTo HeauenHeaven, andand theethee grauegrave fatherfather, ifif II maymay,
ScapeScape thisthis vnhappyunhappy NightNight, toto knoweknow thethe dayday,
AA virginvirgin, neuernever afterafter toto endureendure
TheThe tonguestongues, oror companycompany ofof menmen vnpureunpure.
II hearehear himhim, comecome, sauesave meme.
PriestPriestRetireRetire aa whilewhile,
BehindeBehind thisthis bushkbushbushkbush, tilltill weewe hauehave knowenknown thatthat vilevile
AboserAbuserAboserAbuser ofof youngyoung maydensmaidens.

EnterEnter SullenSullen.

StayStay thythy pacepace,
MostMost louedloved AmarillisAmarillis: letlet thethe chasechase,
growegrow calmecalm andand mildermilder, flyefly meme notnot soso fastfast,
II fearefear thethe pointedpointed BramblesBrambles hauehave vnlac’tunlaced

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ThyThy goldengolden BuskinsBuskins, turneturn againeagain andand seesee:
ThyThy ShepheardShepherd followfollow, thatthat isis strongstrong andand freefree,
AbleAble toto giuegive theethee allall contentcont●ntcontent andand easecasecaseease,
II amam notnot bashfullbashful virginvirgin, II cancan pleaseplease:
AtAt firstfirst encounterencounter hugghug theethee inin minemine armearm,
AndAnd giuegive theethee manymany kisseskisses, softsoft andand warmewarm,
AsAs thosethose thethe SunneSun printsprints onon thythy smilingsmiling cheekecheek,
OfOf PlummesPlums oror mellowmellow peachespeaches II amam sleekesleek,
AndAnd smoothsmooth asas NeptuneNeptune whenwhen stearnestern EolusAeolus,
LocksLo●ksLocks vpup hishis surleysurly windswinds andand nimblynimbly thusthus,
CanCan shewshow mymy ActiueActive youthyouth whywhy doostdost thouthou flyefly.
RemmberRememberRemmberRemember AmarillisAmarillis itit waswas II,
ThatThat kildkilled AlexisAlexis forfor thythy sakesake, andand setset,
AnAn euerlastingeverlasting hatehate twixttwixt AmoretAmoret,
AndAnd herher belouedbeloved PerigotPerigot twas’twas II,
ThatThat drownddrowned herher inin thethe wellwell, wherewhere sheshe mustmust lyelie,
TillTill timetime shallshall leaueleave toto bebe, thenthen turneturn againeagain:
TurneTur●eTurn withwith thythy openopen armesarms andand clippclip thethe swayneswain
ThatThat hathhath performdperformed allall thisthis, turneturn turneturn II saysayesay:
II mustmust notnot bebe deludeddeluded,
PriestPriest.MonsterMonster staystay,
ThouThou thatthat artart likelike aa cankercanker toto thethe statestate,
ThouThou liuestlivest andand brethestbreathest inin, eatingeating withwith debatedebate,
ThroughThrough eueryevery honesthonest bosomebosom, forcingforcing stillstill,
TheThe vaynesveins ofof anyany menmen, maymay serueserve thythy willwill.
ThouThou thatthat hasthast offeredoffered withwith aa sinfullsinful handhand,
ToTo seazeseize vponupon thisthis virginvirgin thatthat dothdoth standstand,
yetyet tremblingtrembling herehere.
SullenSullen.GoodGood holynesseholiness declaredeclare,
WhatWhat hadhad thethe dangerdanger benebeen ifif beingbeing barebare,
II hadhad imbracdembraced herher, telltell meme byby youryour ArtArt:
WhatWhat commingcoming wonderswonders woodwouldwood thatthat sightfightfightsight impartimpart.
PriestPriest.LustLust, andand brandedbranded soulesoul,
SullenSullen.YetYet telltell meme moremore,
HathHath notnot ourour MotherMother NatureNature forfor herher storestore,
AndAnd greatgreat increaseincrease, saydsaid itit isis goodgood andand iustjust,
AndAnd willdwilled thatthat eueryevery liuingliving creaturecreature mustmust,
BegetBeget hishis likelike.
PriestPriest.YeeYe areare betterbetter readread thenthan II,
II mustmust confesseconfess inin BloodBlood andand LetcheryLechery:

I

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NowNow toto thethe BowreBower andand bringbring thisthis beastbeast alongalong,
WhereWhere hehe maymay suffersuffer PennancePenance forfor hishis wrongwrong,

EnterEnter PerigotPerigot withwith hishis handhand bloodybloody,

Per.PerigotPer.HereHere willwill II washwash itit inin thethe morningsmorning’s dewedew,
WhichWhich sheshe onon eueryevery litlelittle grassegrass dothdoth strewestrew,
InIn siluersilver droppsdrops againstagainst thethe SunnesSun’sSuns appeareappear:
Tis’Tis holyholy waterwater andand willwill makemake meme cleereclear.
MyMy handhand willwill notnot bebe cleansedcleansed, mymy wrongedwronged louelove,
IfIf thythy chastchaste spiritspirit inin thethe AyreAir yetyet mouemove,
LookeLook mildlymildly downedown onon himhim thatthat yetyet dothdoth standstand,
AllAll fullfull ofof guiltguilt thythy bloodblood vponupon hishis handhand,
AndAnd thoughthough II struckestruck theethee vndeseruedlyundeservedly,
LetLet mymy reuengerevenge onon herher thatthat IniurdInjured theethee.
MakeMake lesseless aa faultfault whichwhich II intendedintended notnot,
AndAnd letlet thesethese dewdew droppsdrops washwash awayaway mymy spotspot,
ItIt willwill notnot cleansecle●nsecleanse, OOOh toto whatwhat sacredsacred flood●loodflood,
ShallShall II resortresort toto washwash awayaway thisthis bloodblood:
AmidstAmidstAmid thesethese TreesTrees thethe holyholy ClorinClorin. dwellsdwells,
InIn aa lowlow CabinCabin, ofof cutcut boughsboughs andand healesheals,
AllAll woundswounds, toto herher II willwill my selfemyself a dresseaaddressa dresse dress,
AndAnd mymy rashrash●faultesrash faultesfaults repentantlyrepentantly confesseconfess:
PerhapsPerhaps sheeleshe’ll findfind aa meanesmeans byby ArteArt oror prayerprayer,
ToTo makemake mymy handhand withwith chastchaste bloodblood staynedstained, fayrefair
ThatThat donedone notnot farrefar hencehence vnderneathunderneath somesome treetree,
IleI’ll hauehave aa littlelittle CabinCabin builtbuilt sincesince sheeshe,
WhomWhom II adordeadoredadore isis deaddead, therethere willwill II giuegive,
My selfeMyselfmyself toto stricknessestrictness andand likelike ClorinClorin liuelive.exitexit.

TheThe CurtayneCurtain isis drawnedrawn, ClorinClorin appearesappears sittingsitting inin thethe CabinCabin,
AmoretAmoretAmouret sittingsitting onon thethe onon sideside ofof herher, AllexisAlexisAllexis andand CloeCloe
onon thethe otherother, thethe SatyreSatyrSatire standingstanding byby.

ClorinGlorinClorin.ShepheardShepherd onceonce moremore youryour bloodblood isis stayedstayed,
TakeTake exampleexample byby thisthis maydmaid,
WhoWho isis healdehealed ereere youyou bebe purepure,
soso hardhard itit isis lewdlewd lustlust toto curecure,
TakeTake heedeheed thenthen howhow youyou turneturn youryour eyeeyeseye●eyeseye,,

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OnOn thesethese otherother lust fullylustlustfullylust fully fully,
AndAnd sheepheardessesheephear●esseshepherdess taketake heed●eedleastheed leastlestleast youyou,
MoueMove hishis willingwilling eyeeye theretothereto,
LetLet nono wringwring, nornor pinchpinch, nornor smilesmile
OfOf yoursyours, hishis weakerweaker sencesense beguylebeguile,
IsIs youryour louelove yetyet truetrue andand chastchaste,
AndAnd for euerforforeverfor euer ever soso toto lastlast.
AlexisAlexis.II hauehave forgotforgot allall vainevain desiresdesires,
AllAll looserlooser thoughtsthoughts, illill tempredtemp●edtempered firesfires,
TrueTrue louelove II findfind aa pleasantpleasant fumefume,
WhoseWhose moderatmoderate heatheat cancan nerene’er consumeconsume.
Cloe.Cloe.AndAnd II aa newenew firefire feelefeel inin meeme,
WhoseWhose basebase endend isis notnot quenchtquenched toto bebe.
ClorinClorin.IoyneJoinjoin youryour handshands withwith modestmodest touchtouch,
AndAnd for euerforforeverfor euer ever keepekeep youyou suchsuch.
EnterEnter PerigotPerigot.
PerigotPerigot.YonYonYond isis herher cabincabin, thusthus farfar offoff ilei'llI’ll standstand,
AndAnd callcall herher foorthforth, forfor mymy vnhallowedunhallowed handhand,
II daredare notnot bringbring soso neerenear yonyo●yon sacerdsacredsacerdsacred placeplace,
ClorinClorin comecome foorthforth andand dodo aa timelytimely gracegrace,
ToTo aa poorepoor swaineswain,
ClorinClorinWhatWhat artart thouthou thatthat doestdost callcall?
ClorinClorin isis readyready toto dodo goodgood toto allall.
ComeCome neerenear.
Per.PerigotPer.II daredare notnot.ClorinClorin. SatyreSatyrSatire, seesee
WhoWho itit isis thatthat callscalls onon meeme.
SatyreSatyrSatireThersThere’s aa hand somehandhandsomehand some some swaineswain dothdoth standstand,
StretchingStretching outout aa bloudybloody handhand.
Per.PerigotPer.ComeCome ClorinClorin bringbring thythy holyholy waterswaters clearclear,
ToTo washwash mymy handhand.
ClorinClorin.WhatWhat wondersw●nderswonders hauehave beenebeen herehere
To nightTonighttonight stretchstretch foorth●oorthforth thythy handhand youngyoung swaineswain,
WashWash andand rubbe●ubberub itit whylstwhilst II rainerain
HolyHoly waterwater.
PerPerigotPerStillStill youyou powerpower,
ButBut mymy handhand willwill neuernever scourescour.
ClorinClorinSatireSatyrSatire bringbring himhim toto thethe bowrebower
WeeWewe willwill trytry thethe soueragnesovereign powerpower
OfOf otherother waterswaters.
SatireSatyrSatireMortallMo●tallMortal suresure,

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Tis’Tis thethe bloudblood ofof maydenmaiden purepure
ThatThat stainesstains heehe soeso.

TheThe SatireSatyrSatire leadethleadeth himhim toto thethe BowerBower, wherewhere hehe spiethspieth AmoretAmoretAmouret
&and kneelethkneeleth downedown: sheeshe knowethknoweth himhim,

PerigotPerigotWhat e’reWhate’erwhatever thouthou bebe.
BeestBeestBe’st thouthou herher sprightspritespright, oror somesome diuinitiedivinity,
ThatThat inin herher shapeshape thinksthinks goodgood toto walkewalk thisthis grouegrove,
PardonPardon poorepoor PerigotPer●gotPerigot
Amor.AmoretAmor.II amam thythy louelove.
ThyThy AmoretAmoret. forfor euermoreevermore thythy louelove:
StickeStick onceonce moremore onon mymy nakednaked brestbreast, IleI’ll prooueprove
AsAs constantconstant stillstill, OOOh canstcanst thouthou louelove meme yetyet,
HowHow soonesoon couldcould II mymy formerformer griefesgriefs forgetforget.
Perig.PerigotPerig.SoSo ouer greatouerover-greatover great great withwith ioyjoy, thatthat youyou liuelive nowenow
II amam, thatthat nono desiredesire ofof knowingknowing howhow
doethdoth seazeseize meme; hasthast thouthou stillstill powerpower toto forgiueforgive,
Amor.AmoretAmor.Whil’stWhilst thouthou hasthast powerpower toto louelove, oror II toto liuelive,
MoreMore welcomewelcome nownow thenthen hadsthadst thouthou neuernever gonegone
A strayAAAstrayA stray stray stray fromfrom meme.
Per.PerigotPer.AndAnd whenwhen thouthou lou’stlov’st alonealone
AndAnd notnot II, deathdeath oror somesome lingringlingering painepain●pain
That’sThat’s worseworse, lightlight onon meme.
ClorinClorin.NowNow youryour stainestain
PerhapsPerhaps willwill cleansecleanse, theethee onceonce againeagain
SeeSee thethe bloudblood thatthat ersterst diddid staystay,
WithWith thethe waterwater dropsdrops awayaway:
AllAll thethe powerspowers againeagain areare pleas’dpleased,
AndAnd withwith thisthis newenew knotknot areare appeasdappeased:
IoyneJoinjoin youryour handshands, andand riserise togethertogether,
PanPan bebe blestblestblessed thatthat broughtbrought youyou hetherhither.

EnterEnter PriestPriest &and oldeold SheepheardShepherd.

ClorinClorin.GoeGo backeback againeagain what erewhate’er thouthou artart: vnlesseunless
SmoothSmooth maidenmaiden thoughtsthoughts possessepossess theethee, doedo notnot pressepress
ThisThis hallowedhallowed groundground, goego SatireSatyrSatire taketake hishis handhand,
AndAnd giuegive himhim presentpresent trialltrial.
SatireSatyrSatireMortallMortal standstand.

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TillTill byby firefire, II hauehave mademade knowneknown
WhetherWhether thouthou bebe suchsuch aa oneone,
ThatThat maystmayst freelyfreely treadtread thisthis placeplace,
HoldeHold thythy handhand vpup, neuernever waswas,
MoreMore vntainteduntainted fleshflesh thenthanthen thisthis,
FairestFairest hehe isis fallfullfall ofof blissebliss.
ClorinClorin.ThenThen boldelyboldly speakespeak whywhy doestdost thouthou seekeseek thisthis placeplace,
PriestPriest.FirstFirst honourdhonoured virginvirgin toto beholdbehold thythy faceface,
WhereWhere allall goodgood dwellsdwells, thatthat isis, nextnext forfor toto trytry
TheThe truethtruth ofof latelate reportreport, waswas giuengiven toto meeme:
ThoseThose sheepheardsshepherds thatthat hauehave metmet withwith foule●oulefoul mischancemischance,
ThroughThrough muchmuch neglectneglect, andand moremore illill gouernancegovernance,
WhetherWhether thethe woundswounds theythey hauehave maymay yetyet endureendure
TheThe openopen ayreair, oror staystay aa longerlonger curecure,
AndAnd lastlylastly whatwhat thethe doomedoom maymay bebe, shallshall lightlight
VponUpon thosethose guiltyguilty wretcheswretches, throughthrough whosewhose spightspite
AllAll thisthis confusionconfusion fullfull. ForFor toto thisthis placeplace,
ThouThou holyholy maydenmaiden hauehave II broughtbrought thethe racerace,
OfOf thesethese offendersoffenders, whowho hauehave freelyfreely toldetold,
BothBoth whywhy, andand byby whatwhat meanesmeans, theythey gauegave thisthis boldbold
AttemptAttempt vponupon theirtheir liueliveslife.
ClorinClorin.FumeFume allall thethe groundground,
AndAnd sprincklesprinkle holyholy waterwater, forfor vnsoundunsound
AndAnd foulefoul InfectionInfection ginnes’ginsbegins toto fillfill thethe AyreAir
ItIt gathersgathers yetyet moremore stronglystrongly,
OfOf CensorsCensors fildfilled withwith FranckensenceFrankincensefrankincense andand MirrMyrrhmyrrh.
TogetherTogether withwith coldcold CamphireCamphorCamphire, quicklyquickly stirrstir.
TheThe gentlegentle SatireSatyrSatire, forfor thethe placeplace beginnsbegins
ToTo sweatsweat andand labourlabour, withwith thethe abhorredabhorred sinnessins
OfOf thosethose offendorsoffenders, letlet themthem notnot comecome nyenigh,
ForFor fullfull ofof itchingitching flameflame andand leprosieleprosy,
TheirTheir veryvery soulessouls areare, thatthat thethe groundground goesgoes backeback,
AndAnd shrinksshrinks toto feelefeel thethe sullen●ullensullen waightweight ofof blackblack
AndAnd soso vnheardunheard ofof vennomevenom, hyehie theethee fastfast,
ThouThou holyholy manman, andand bannishbanish fromfrom thethe chastchaste,
TheseThese manlikemanlike monstersmonsters, letlet themthem neuernever moremore
BeBe knowenknown vponupon thesthese dounesdowns, butbut longelong beforebefore,
TheThe nextnext sunnessun’ssuns risingrising, putput themthem fromfrom thethe sightsight,
AndAnd memorymemory ofof eueryevery honesthonest wightwight.

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BeBe quickequick inin expeditionexpedition, lestlest thethe soressores
OfOf thesethese weakeweak patientspatients, breakebreak intointo newenew goresgoresExi.ExitExi●Exit PriestPriest.
Per.PerigotPer.MyMy dearedear dearedear AmoretAmoret, howhow happyhappy areare,
ThoseThose blessedblessed pairespairs, inin whomwhom aa littlelittle iarrl●rrjar
HathHath bredbred anan euerlastingeverlasting louelove, totoo strongstrong
ForFor timetime oror steelesteel, oror enuyenvy toto dodo wrongwrong,
HowHow dodo youyou feelefeel youryour hurtshurts, alasseaalasalasselass poorepoor heartheart
HowHow muchmuch II waswas abusdabused, giuegive meme thethe smartsmart
ForFor itit isis iustlyjustly minemine.
Amo.AmoretAmo.II doedo beleeuebelieve.
ItIt isis enoughenough dearedear friendfriend, leaueleave offoff toto grieuegrieve,
AndAnd letlet vsus onceonce moremore inin despightdespite ofof illill,
GiueGive handshands, andand heartshearts againeagain
Per.PerigotPer.withwith betterbetter willwill,
ThenThanTh●nThan ereere II wentwent toto findefind, inin hottesthottest dayday
CooleCool ChristallChristCrystalChristallall ofof thethe fountainefountain, toto allayallay
MyMy eagereager thirstthirst, maymay thisthis bandband neuernever breakebreak,
HeareHear vsus oo heauenheaven.
Amo.AmoretAmo.BeBe constantconstant.
Per.PerigotPer.ElseElse PanPan wreakewreak
WithWith doubledouble vengeancevengeance, mymy disloyaltydisloyalty.
LetLet meme notnot daredare toto knoweknow thethe companycompany
OfOf menmen, oror anyany moremore beholdbehold thosethose eyeseyes.
Amo.AmoretAmo.ThusThus shheephearesheepheardshheepheareshepherd withwith aa kissekiss allall enuyenvy diesdies.

EnterEnter PriestPriest.

PriestPriestBrightBright MaidMaid, II hauehave perform’dperformed youryour willwill, thethe swaineswain
InIn whomwhom suchsuch heateheat, andand blackeblack rebellionsrebellionsrebellion’s raignereign
HathHath vndergoneundergone youryour sentencesentence:
OnlyOnly thethe maidemaid II hauehave reseru’dreserved, whosewhose faceface
shewesshows muchmuch amendmentamendment, manymany aa tearetear dothdoth fallfall
InIn sorrowsorrow ofof herher faultfault, greatgreat fairefair recallrecall
YourYour heauieheavy doomedoom, inin hopehope ofof betterbetter dayesdays
WhichWhich II daredare promisepromise: onceonce againagain, vpraiseupraise
herher heauyheavy SpiritSpirit, thatthat neerene’er drowneddrowned lieslies
InIn selfeself consumingcons●mingconsuming carecare thatthat neuernever diesdies.
ClorinClorin.II amam contentcontent toto pardonpardon: callcall herher inin,
TheThe ayreair growesgrows coolecool againeagain, andand dothdoth beginnbegin

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ToTo purgepurge it selfeitself, howhow brightbright thethe dayday dothdoth showeshow
AfterAfter thisthis stormystormy cloudcloud, goego SatireSatyrSatire goego,
AndAnd withwith thisthis tapertaper boldlyboldly trytry herher handhand.
IfIf sheshe bebe purepure andand goodgood, andand firmelyfirmly standstand
toto bebe soso stillstill: wewe hauehave perfoormdperformed aa woorkework
worthyworthy thethe godsgods them-seluesthemselvesSatireSatyrSatire bringsbrings AmarillisAmarillis inin.
SatireSatyrSatireComeCome forwardforward MaidenMaiden, dodo notnot lurkelurk
NorNor hidehide youryour faceface withwith griefegrief &and shameshame,
NowNow oror neuernever getget aa namename,
ThatThat maymay raiseraise theethee, andand recurerecure,
AllAll thythy lifeli●elife thatthat waswas impureimpure,
HoldeHold youryour handhand vntounto thethe flameflame,
IfIf thouthou beestbeest aa perfectperfect damedame:
OrOr hasthast truelytruly vowdvowed toto mendmend,
ThisThis palepale firefire willwill bebe thythy friendfriend.
SeeSee thethe TaperTaper hurtshurts herher notnot,
GoeGo thythy waiesways letlet neuernever spotspot,
HencefoorthHenceforth ceazeseizecease vponupon thythy bloodeblood.
ThankeThank thethe GodsGods andand stillstill bebe goodgood.
ClorinCl●rinClorin. YongeYoung sheepheardesseshepherdess nownow, yeye areare broughtbrought againeagain
ToTo virginvirgin statestate, bebe soso, andand soso remaineremain
ToTo thythy lastlast dayday, vnlesseunless thethe faithfullfaithful louelove
OfOf somesome goodgood sheepeheardshepherd forceforce theethee toto remoueremove,
ThenThen labourlabour toto bebe truetrue toto himhim, andand liuelive
AsAs suchsuch aa oneone, thatthat euerever striuesstrives toto giuegive
AA blessedblessed memorymemory toto afterafter TimeTime:
BeBe famousfamous forfor youryour goodgood, notnot forfor youryour crimecrime.
NowNow holyholy manman, II offeroffer vpup againeagain
TheseThese patientspatients fullfull ofof healthhealth, andand freefree fromfrom painepain
KeepeKeep themthem, fromfrom afterafter illsills, bebe euerever neerenear
VntoUnto theirtheir actionsactions: teachteach themthem howhow toto cleareclear,
TheThe tedeoustedious wayway theythey passepass thoughthough, fromfrom suspectsuspect
KeepeKeep themthem fromfrom wrongwrong inin othersothers, oror neglectneglect
OfOf duetyduty inin them seluesthemselves, correctcorrect thethe bloudblood,
WithWith thriftythrifty bittsbits andand labourelabour, letlet thethe floodflood,
OrOr thethe nextnext neghbouringneighbouring springspring giuegive remedyremedy
ToTo greedygreedy thirstthirst, andand trauailetravail, notnot thethe treetree
ThatThat hangeshangs withwith wantonwanton clustersclusters, letlet notnot winewine

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VnlesseUnless inin sacrificesacrifice oror rightsrights deuinedivine,
BeBe euerever knowenknown ofof shepheardsshepherds, hauehave aa carecare,
ThouThou manman ofof holyholy lifelife, NowNow dodo notnot sparespare,
TheirTheir faultsfaults throughthrough muchmuch remissnesremissness, notnot forgetforget,
ToTo cherishcherish himhim, whosewhose manymany paynespains andand sweatsweat,
HathHath giuengiven increaseincrease, andand addedadded toto thethe downesdowns.
SortSort allall youryour ShepheardsShepherds fromfrom thethe lazielazy clownesclowns:
ThatThat feedefeed theirtheir heafersheifers inin thethe buddedbudded BroomesBrooms,
TeachTeach thethe youngyoung maydensmaidensmaiden’s stricknestricknesstrictness thatthat yeyetheye groomsgrooms
MayMay euerever fearefear toto tempttempt theirtheir blowingblowing youthyouth,
BanishBanish allall complementcompliment butbut singlesingle truthtruth.
FromFrom eueryevery tonguetongue, andand eueryevery ShepheardsShepherd’s heartheart,
LetLet themthem vseuse perswadingpersuading, butbut nono ArtArt:
ThusThus holyholy PriestPriest, II wishwish toto theethee andand thesethese,
AllAll thethe bestbest goodsgoods andand comfortscomforts thatthat maymay pleaseplease,
AllAll.AndAnd allall thosethose blessingsblessings HeauenHeaven diddid euerever giuegive,
WeeWewe prayepray vponupon thisthis BowerBower maymay euerever liuelive.
PriestPriest.KneeleKneel eueryevery ShepheardShepherd, whilstwhilst withwith powerfulpowerful handhand,
II blessebless youyou afterafter labourslabours, andand thethe LandLand.
YouYou feedefeed youryour flocksflocks vponupon GreatGreat PanPan defenddefend youyou.
FromFrom misfortunemisfortune andand amendamend youyou,
KeepeKeep youyou fromfrom thosethose dangersdangers stillstill,
ThatThat areare followedfollowed byby youryour willwill:
GiueGive yeeye meanesmeans toto knowknow atat lenghtlength,
AllAll youryour RitchesRiches allall youryour strenghtstrength.
CaunotCannotCannot keepekeep youryour footfoot fromfrom fallingfalling,
ToTo lewdlewd lustlust, thatthat stillstill isis callingcalling,
AtAt youryour cottagecottage, tilltill hishis powerpower,
BringBring againeagain thatthat goldengolden howrehour:
OfOf peacepeace andand restrest, toto eueryevery soulesoul.
MayMay hishis carecare ofof youyou controlecontrol,
AllAll diseasesdiseases, soressores oror paynepain,
ThatThat inin afterafter timetime maymay raignereign,
EytherEither inin youryour flocksflocks oror youyou,
GiueGive yeeye allall affectionsaffections newnew.
NewNew desiresdesires andand temperstempers newnew,
ThatThat yeeye maymay bebe euerever truetrue.
NowNow riserise andand gogo, andand asas yeye passepass awayaway,
SingSing toto thethe GodGod ofof sheepesheep, thatthat happyhappy layelay:
ThatThat honesthonest DorusD●rusDorus taughttaught yeeye, DorusDorus heehe,

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ThatThat waswas thethe soulesoul andand GodGod ofof melodymelody.

SongSong.thetheythe allall singsing.

AllAll yeeye WoodesWoods, andand TreesTrees, andand BowersBowers,
AllAll yeye vertuesvirtues, andand yeeye powerspowers:
ThatThat inhabitinhabit inin thethe lakeslakes,
InIn thethe pleasantpleasant springssprings oror brakesbrakes.
MoueMove youryour feetefeet,
toto ourour soundsound:
WhilstWhilst weewe greetegreet,
allall thisthis groundground.
WithWith hishis honourhonour andand hishis namename.
ThatThat defendesdefends ourour flockesflocks fromfrom blameblame.

HeeHe isis greatgreat, andand hehe isis iustjust,
HeeHe isis euerever goodgood andand mustmust:
ThusThus bebe honnerdhonoured, DaffadillyesDaffodiliesDaffodils,
RosesRoses, PinckesPinks, andand louedloved LillyesLillies.
LetLet vsus flingfling,
WhilstWhilst weewe singsing,
EuerEver holyholy,
EuerEver holyholy.
EuerEver honerdhonoured, euerever youngyoung,
ThusThus greatgreat PanPan isis euerever sungsung.ExeuntExeunt.

SatyreSatyrSatire.ThouThou deuinestdivinest, fayrestfairest, brightestbrightest,
ThouThou mostmost powerfullpowerful maydmaid, andand whitestwhitest.
ThouThou mostmost vertuousvirtuous, andand mostmost blessedblessed,
EyesEyes ofof StarrsStars andand GoldenGolden TressedTressed,
LikeLike ApolloApollo, telltell meme sweetestsweetest,
WhatWhat newnew seruiceservice nownow isis meetestmeetest.
ForFor theethee SatyreSatyrSatire shallshall II straystray,
InIn thethe middlemiddle AyreAir andand stayestay,
ThyThy SaylingSailingsailing RackeRack oror nimblynimbly taketake,
HoldHold byby thethe MooneMoon, andand gentlygently makemake.

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SuiteSuit toto thethe palepale QueeneQueen ofof thethe nightnight,
ForFor aa BeameBeam toto giuegive theethee lightlight,
ShallShall II diuedive intointo thethe SeaSea,
AndAnd bringbring thethe corrallcoral makingmaking wayway,
ThroughThrough thethe risingrising waueswaves thatthat fallfall,
InIn snowysnowy fleecesfleeces, deerestdearest shallshall,
II catchcatch thethe wantonwanton fawnesfawns, oror flyesflies,
WhoseWhose wouenwoven wingswings thethe SummerSummer dyesdyesdies,
ForFor manymany coulourscolours getget theethee fruitfruit,
OrOr stealesteal fromfrom HeauenHeaven oldold OrpheusOrpheus’ LuteLute
AllAll thesethese II venterventure forfor andand moremore,
ToTo dodo herher seruiceservice, allall thesethese WoodsWoods adoreadore
ClorinClorin.NoNo otherother SeruiceService SatyreSatyrSatire butbut thythy watchwatch,
AboutAbout thesethese ThicksThicks leastleast harmlesseharmless peoplepeople catchcatch,
MischiefeMischief oror sadsad mischancemischance.

SatyreSatyrSatire.HolyHoly virginvirgin, II willwill dauncedance,
RoundRound aboutabout thesethese woodswoods asas quickquick,
AsAs thethe breakingbreaking lightlight, andand prickeprick,
DowneDown thethe lawneslawns, andand downedown thethe valesvales,
FasterFaster thenthan thethe WindmillWindmill saylessails.
SoSo II taketake mymy leaueleave andand prayepray,
AllAll thethe comfortscomforts ofof thethe dayday:
SuchSuch asas PhæbusPhaebusPhoebus’ heateheat dothdoth sendsend,
OnOn thethe EarthEarth maymay stillstill bebe friendfriend,
TheeThee andand thisthis ArborArbour.
ClorinClorin.AndAnd toto theethee,
AllAll thythy mastersmaster’s louelove bebe freefree.exeuntexeunt.

FINISFINIS. TheThe PastorallPastoral ofof thethe
faithfullfaithful ShepheardesseShepherdess.

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1. (4-a) : The regularized reading concluded is supplied for the original conclud[*]d.
2. (4-a) : The regularized reading said is supplied for the original s[*]id.
3. (5-a) : The regularized reading knowing is amended from the original kowing.
4. (7-b) : The regularized reading thee is amended from the original theee.
5. (9-b) : The regularized reading freer is amended from the original freeer.
6. (11-b) : The regularized reading freer is amended from the original freeer.
7. (13-a) : The regularized reading lowed comes from the original lowde, though possible variants include low.
8. (13-b) : The regularized reading sweetest is amended from the original sweeeest.
9. (14-a) : The regularized reading refine is amended from the original resine.
10. (14-b) : The regularized reading poets is amended from the original ports.
11. (15-a) : The regularized reading praise comes from the original praies, though possible variants include prayers.
12. (15-b) : The regularized reading women is amended from the original wowen.
13. (18-a) : The regularized reading your is amended from the original yous.
14. (19-a) : The regularized reading awaketh is amended from the original awakeh.
15. (19-b) : The regularized reading here’s is amended from the original heeee’s.
16. (19-b) : Prefix for Amarillis, the actual character, being used in place of Amoret, the disguise she has put on. Prefix is at variance with usage for the rest of the scene.
17. (19-b) : Prefix for Amarillis, the actual character, being used in place of Amoret, the disguise she has put on. Prefix is at variance with usage for the rest of the scene.
18. (22-a) : The regularized reading silly is amended from the original filly.
19. (22-b) : Prefix for Amarillis, the actual character, being used in place of Amoret, the disguise she has put on. Prefix is at variance with usage for the rest of the scene.
20. (22-b) : The regularized reading would is amended from the original wood.
21. (23-a) : The regularized reading Amoret is amended from the original Auso.
22. (26-a) : The regularized reading Finis is amended from the original Sinis.
23. (26-b) : Likely missing a word after ‘to.’
24. (27-b) : The regularized reading Grooms is amended from the original Gwomes.
25. (29-a) : The regularized reading milk is supplied for the original mi[*]ke.
26. (29-b) : The regularized reading feel is supplied for the original fee[*]e.
27. (32-b) : The regularized reading after-memory is supplied for the original af[*]er memorye.
28. (37-a) : The regularized reading Shepherd is supplied for the original Sheeph[*]ard.
29. (42-b) : The regularized reading they is amended from the original the.