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ln 0001THETHE
ln 0002FAITHFVLLFAITHFUL
ln 0003ShepheardesseShepherdess.


ln 0004ByBy IOHNJOHN FLETCHERFLETCHER.


ln 0005PrintedPrinted atat LondonLondon forfor R.R. BonianBonian
ln 0006andand H.H. WalleyWalley, andand areare toto bebe soldsold atat
ln 0007thethe spredspreadspred EagleEagle ouerover againstagainst thethe
ln 0008greatgreat NorthNorth doredoor ofof S.St.S. PaulesPaul’s.


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ln 0001ToTo thatthat noblenoble andand truetrue louerlover ofof learningearningearninglearning,
ln 0002SirSir VVALTERWALTER ASTONASTON knightknight
ln 0003ofof thethe BathBath.

ln 0004SIrSIr II mustmust askeask youryour patiencepatience, andand bebe trewtrue.
ln 0005ThisThis playplay waswas neuernever likedliked, vnlesseunless byby fewfew
ln 0006ThatThat broughtbrought theirtheir iudgementsjudgements withwith vm’em, forfor ofof latelate
ln 0007FirstFirst thethe infectioninfection, thenthen thethe commoncommon prateprate
ln 0008OfOf commoncommon peoplepeople, hauehave suchsuch customescustoms gotgot
ln 0009EitherEither toto silencesilence plaiesplays, oror likelike themthem notnot.
ln 0010VnderUnder thethe lastlast ofof whichwhich thisthis interludeinterlude,
ln 0011HadHad falnefallen for euerforeverfor ever prestpressed downedown byby thethe ruderude
ln 0012ThatThat likelike aa torrenttorrent whichwhich thethe moistmoist southsouth feedesfeeds,
ln 0013Drowne’sDrownsDrowne’s bothboth beforebefore himhim thethe riperipe cornecorn andand weedesweeds:
ln 0014HadHad notnot thethe sauingsaving sencesense ofof betterbetter menmen
ln 0015Redeem’dRedeemed itit fromfrom corruptioncorruption: (deeredear SirSir thenthen)
ln 0016AmongAmong thethe betterbetter soulessouls, bebe youyou thethe bestbest
ln 0017InIn whomewhom, asas inin aa CenterCenterCentre II taketake restrest,
ln 0018AndAnd propperproper beingbeing: fromfrom whosewhose equallequal eyeeye
ln 0019AndAnd iudgementjudgement, nothingnothing growesgrows butbut puritiepurity:
ln 0020(NorNor dodo II flatterflatter) forfor byby allall thosethose deaddead,
ln 0021GreatGreat inin thethe musesmuses, byby ApolloesApollo’s headhead,
ln 0022HeHe thatthat adsadds anyany thingthing toto youyou; tis’tis donedone
ln 0023LikeLike hishis thatthat lightslights aa candlecandle toto thethe sunnesun:
ln 0024ThenThen bebe asas youyou werewere euerever, your selfeyourself stillstill
ln 0025MouedMoved byby youryour iudgementjudgement, notnot byby louelove, oror willwill
ln 0026AndAnd whenwhen II singsing againeagain asas whowho cancan telltell
ln 0027MyMy nextnext deuotiondevotion toto thatthat holyholy wellwell,
ln 0028YourYour goodnessegoodness toto thethe musesmuses shallshall bebe allall,
ln 0029AbleAble toto makemake aa workework HeroyicallHeroical.

ln 0030GiuenGiven toto youryour seruiceservice
ln 0031IOHNJOHN FLETCHERFLETCHER.

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ln 0001ToTo thethe inheritourinheritor ofof allall worthinesworthiness,
ln 0002SirSir WilliamWilliam ScipwithSkipwithScipwith.


ln 0003OdeOde.

ln 0004IfIf fromfrom seruileservile hopehope oror louelove,
ln 0005II maymay proueprove
ln 0006ButBut soso happyhappy toto bebe thoughtthought forfor
ln 0007SuchSuch aa oneone whosewhose greatestgreatest easeease
ln 0008IsIs toto pleaseplease
ln 0009(WorthyWorthy sirsir) II hauehave allall II soughtsought forfor,

ln 0010ForFor nono ichich ofof greatergreater namename,
ln 0011whichwhich somesome clameclaim
ln 0012ByBy theirtheir versesverses dodo II showshow itit
ln 0013ToTo thethe worldworld; nornor toto protestprotest
ln 0014Tis’Tis thethe bestbest
ln 0015TheseThese areare leanelean faultsfaults, inin aa poetpoet

ln 0016NorNor toto makemake itit serueserve toto feedfeed
ln 0017atat mymy needeneed
ln 0018NorNor toto gainegain acquaintanceacquaintance byby itit
ln 0019NorNor toto rauishravish kindekind AtturniesAttorneys,
ln 0020inin theirtheir iourniesjourneys.
ln 0021NorNor toto readread itit afterafter dietdiet

ln 0022FareFarFare fromfrom meme areare allall thesethese AmesAimsaims
ln 0023FittestFittest framesframes
ln 0024ToTo buildbuild weakenesseweakness onon andand pittypity
ln 0025OnelyOnly toto your selfeyourself, andand suchsuch
ln 0026whosewhose truetrue touchtouch
ln 0027MakesMakes allall goodgood; letlet meme seemeseem wittywitty.

ln 0028TheThe AdmirerAdmirer ofof youryour vertuesvirtues,
ln 0029IOHNJOHN FLETCHERFLETCHER.

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ln 0001ToTo thethe perfectper●ectperfect gentlemangentleman SirSir
ln 0002RobertRobert TownesendTownshendTownesend.


ln 0003IFIF thethe greatestgreatest faultsfaults maymay crauecrave
ln 0004PardonPardon wherewhere contritioncontrition isis
ln 0005(NobleNoble SirSir) II needesneeds mustmust havehave
ln 0006AA longlong oneone; forfor aa longlong amisseamiss
ln 0007IfIf youyou askeask meme (howhow isis thisthis)
ln 0008VponUpon mymy faithfaith IleI’ll telltell youyou frankelyfrankly,
ln 0009YouYou louelove aboueabove mymy meanesmeans toto thankethank yeeye.
ln 0010YetYet accordingaccording toto mymy TalentTalentTalon
ln 0011AsAs sowresour fortunefortune louesloves toto vseuse meme
ln 0012AA poorepoor ShepheardShepherd II hauehave sentsent,
ln 0013InIn home-spunhomespun graygraygrey forfor toto excuseexcuse meme.
ln 0014AndAnd maymay allall mymy hopeshopes refuserefuse meme:
ln 0015ButBut whenwhen betterbetter comescomes ashoreashore,
ln 0016YouYou shallshall hauehave betterbetter, newernewer, moremore.
ln 0017TilTill whenwhen, likelike ourour desperatedesperate debtersdebtors,
ln 0018OrOr ourour threethree pildpiled sweetesweet protestersprotesters
ln 0019II mustmust pleaseplease youyou inin barebare lettersletters
ln 0020AndAnd soso paypay mymy debtsdebts; likelike iestersjesters,
ln 0021YetYet II oftoft hauehave seeneseen goodgood feastersfeasters,
ln 0022OnelyOnly forfor toto pleaseplease thethe palletpallet,
ln 0023LeaueLeave greatgreat meatmeat andand chusechoose aa salletfalletfalletsallet.
ln 0024AllAll yoursyours IohnJohnjohn
ln 0025FletcherFletcher
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ln 0001ToTo TheThe ReaderReader.

ln 0002IFIF youyou bebe notnot reasonablyreasonably assurdeassure ofof youryour knowledgeknowledge inin thisthis
ln 0003kindekind ofof PoemePoem, laylay downedown thethe bookebook oror readread thisthis, whichwhich II
ln 0004wouldwould wishwish hadhad benebeen thethe prologueprologue. ItIt isis aa pastorallpastoral Tragie-com-Tragic-comedieTragic-co|me dieTragicomedy
ln 0005medie,
ln 0005whichwhich thethe peoplepeople seeingseeing whenwhen itit waswas plaidplayed, hauinghaving euerever
ln 0006hadhad aa singulersingular guiseguise inin definingdefining, conclud[*]dconcludedconclud●dconcluded toto bebe aa playplay ofof coū-cou|̄trycountry
ln 0007try
ln 0007hiredhired ShepheardsShepherds, inin graygraygrey cloakescloaks, withwith curtaildcurtailed dogsdogs inin
ln 0008stringsstrings, sometimessometimes laughinglaughing togethertogether, andand sometimessometimes killingkilling
ln 0009oneone anotheranother: AndAnd missingmissing whitsunwhitsun alesales, creamecream, wasselwaffelwassail &and mor-morris-dancesmor∣ris-dancesmorris-dances
ln 0010ris-dances,
ln 0010beganbegan toto bebe angryangry. InIn theirtheir errorerror II wouldwould notnot hauehave
ln 0011youyou fallfall, leastlest youyou incurreincur theirtheir censurecensur●censure. VnderstandUnderstand thereforetherefore aa
ln 0012pastorallpastoral toto bebe aa representationrepresentation ofof shepheardsshepherds andand shepheardshepheardessesshepheard dessesshepherdessesshepherdess
ln 0013desses,
ln 0013withwith theirtheir actionsactions andand passionspassions, whichwhich mustmust bebe suchsuch asas
ln 0014maymay agreeagree withwith theirtheir naturesnatures atat leastleast notnot exceedingexceeding formerformer fic-fictionsfic∣tionsfictions
ln 0015tions,
ln 0015&and vulgarvulgar traditionstraditions: theythey areare notnot toto bebe adorn’dadorned withwith anyany
ln 0016artart, butbut suchsuch improperimproper onesones asas naturenothingn●turenothingnature isis s[*]idsaids●idsaid toto bestowbestow, asas subg-singingsing∣ingsinging
ln 0017ing
ln 0017andand PoetryPoetry, oror suchsuch asas experienceexperience maymay teachteach themthem, asas thethe
ln 0018vertuesvirtues ofof heartshearts, &and fountainefountain thethe ordinaryordinary coursecourse ofof thethe SunSun,
ln 0019moonemoon, andand starresstars, andand suchsuch likel●kelike. ButBut youyou areare euerever toto remem-rememberremem∣berremember
ln 0020ber
ln 0020ShepherdsShepherds toto bebe suchsuch, asas allall thethe ancientancient PoetsPoets andand modernemodern
ln 0021ofof vnderstandingvndersta●dingunderstanding hauehave receauedr●●eauedreceived themthem: thattha●that isis, thethe ownersowners ofof
ln 0022flockesflocks andand notnot hyerlingshirelings AA tragie-comedietragic-comedietragicomedy isis notnot soso calledcalled inin
ln 0023respectrespect ofof mirthmirth andand killingkilling butbut inin respectrespect itit wantswants deathsdeat●sdeaths,
ln 0024whichwhich isis inoughenough toto makemake itit nono tragedietragedy, yetyet bringsbrings somesome neerenear
ln 0025itit, whichwhich isis inoughenough toto makemake itit nono comediecomedy: whichwhich mustmust bebe aa re-representationre∣presentationrepresentation
ln 0026presentation
ln 0026ofof familiarfamiliar peoplepeople, withwith suchsuch kindekind ofof troubletrouble asas nono
ln 0027lifelife bebe questiondquestioned, soso thatthat aa GodGod isis asas lawfulllawful inin thisthis asas inin aa trage-tragedietrage|dietragedy
ln 0028die,
ln 0028andand meanemean peoplepeople asas inin aa comediecomedy. ThusThus muchmuch II hopehope willwill
ln 0029serueserve toto iustifiejustify mymy PoemePoem●Poem, andand makemake youyou vnderstandv●derstandunderstand itit, toto teachteach
ln 0030youyou moremore forfor nothingnothing, II dodo notnot knowknow thatthat II amam inin conscienceconscience
ln 0031boundbound.

ln 0032IohnJohnjohn FletcherFletcher.

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ln 0001ToTo mymy lou’dloved friendfriend M.MasterM. IohnJohnjohn FletcherFletcher, onon hishis PastorallsPastorall●Pastoralspastorals

ln 0002CAnCAn mymy approouementapprovement (SirSir) bebe worthworth youryour thankesthanks?
ln 0003WhoseWhose vnknownevnknwneunknown namename andand musemnsemuse (inin swathingswathing clowtesclouts)
ln 0004IsIs notnot yetyet grownegrown toto strengthstrength, amongamong thesethese rankesranks
ln 0005ToTo hauehave aa roomeroom andand bearebear offoff thethe sharpesharp flowtesflouts
ln 0006OfOf thisthis ourour pregnantpregnant ageage, thatthat doesdoes despisedespise
ln 0007AllAll innocentinnocent verseverse, thatthat letslets alonealone herher vicevice.

ln 0008ButBut II mustmust iustifiejustify whatwhat priuatelyprivately,
ln 0009II censurdcensured toto youyou: mymy ambitionambition isis
ln 0010(EuenEven byby mymy hopeshopes andand louelove toto PoesiePoesy)
ln 0011ToTo liuelive toto perfectperfect suchsuch aa workework, asas thisthis,
ln 0012CladClad inin suchsuch elegantelegant proprietiepropriety
ln 0013OfOf wordswords, includingincluding aa mortallitiemortality.

ln 0014SoSo sweetesweet andand profitableprofitable, thoughthough eacheach manman thatthat heareshears,
ln 0015(AndAnd learninglearning hashas enoughenough toto clapclap andand hissehiss)
ln 0016AriuesArrives notnot too’tto ’tto’t, soso mistymisty itit appearesappears;
ln 0017AndAnd toto theirtheir filmedfilmed reasonsreasons, soso amisseamiss:
ln 0018ButBut letlet ArtArt lookelook inin truthtruth, sheshe likelike aa mirrormirror,
ln 0019ReflectsReflects herher comfortcomfort, ignorancesignorance’s terrorterror

ln 0020SitsSits inin herher owneown browbrow, beingbeing mademade afraidafraid,
ln 0021OfOf herher vnnaturalunnatural complexioncomplexion,
ln 0022AsAs ouglyugly womenwomen (whenwhen theythey areare araidarrayed
ln 0023ByBy glassesglasses) loathloath theirtheir truetrue reflectionreflection,
ln 0024ThenThen howhow cancan suchsuch opinionsopinions iniureinjure theethee,
ln 0025ThatThat trembletremble, atat theirtheir owneown deformitiedeformity?

ln 0026OpinionOpinion, thatthat greatgreat foolefool, makesmakes foolesfools ofof allall,
ln 0027AndAnd (onceonce) II feardfeared herher tilltill II metmet aa mindemind
ln 0028WhoseWhose grauegrave instructionsinstructions philosophicallphilosophical,
ln 0029Toss’dTossed itit likelike dustdust vponupon aa marchmarch strongstrong windewind,
ln 0030HeHe shallshall for euerforeverfor ever mymy exampleexample bebe,
ln 0031AndAnd hishis embracedembraced doctrinedoctrine growgrow inin meme.

ln 0032HisHis soulesoul (&and suchsuch commendcommend thisthis) thatthat commaundcommand
ln 0033SuchSuch artart, itit shouldshould meme betterbetter satisfiesatisfy,
ln 0034ThenThanThen ifif thethe monstermonster claptclapped hishis thousandthousand handshands,
ln 0035AndAnd drownddrowned thethe sceanescene withwith hishis confusedconfused crycry;
ln 0036AndAnd ifif doubtsdoubts riserise, loelowlo theirtheir owneown namesnames toto cleare’emclear ’em
ln 0037WhilstWhilst II amam happyhappy butbut toto standstand soso neere’emnear ’em.
ln 0038N.N. F.F.

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ln 0001ToTo mymy friendfriend MaisterMaster IohnJohnjohn FletcherFletceherFletcher,
ln 0002vponupon hishis faithfullfaithful ShepheardesseShepherdess.


ln 0003II KnowKnow tootoo wellwell thatthat nono moremore thenthan thethe manman
ln 0004ThatThat trauelstravels throughthrough thethe burningburning desartsdeserts, cancan
ln 0005WhenWhen hehe isis beatenbeaten withwith thethe ragingraging sunnesun,
ln 0006HalfeHalf smotherdsmothered withwith thethe dustdust, hauehave povverpowerpower toto runnerun
ln 0007FromFrom aa coolecool riuerriver, whichwhich himselfehimself dothdoth findefind,
ln 0008EreEre●eEre hehe bebe slak’dslakedslacked: nono moremore cancan hehe vvhosewhosewhose mindemind
ln 0009IoiesJoysjoys inin thethe musesmuses, holdhold fromfrom thatthat delightdelight,
ln 0010WhenWhen naturenature, andand hishis fullfull thoughtsthoughts bidbadb●dbidbade himhim writewrite,
ln 0011YetYet wishwish II thosethose whomewhom II forfor friendsfriends hauehave knovvneknowneknown,
ln 0012ToTo singsing theirtheir thoughtsthoughts toto nono earesears butbut theirtheir ovvneowneown:
ln 0013WhyWhy shouldshould thethe manman, whosewhose witwit nerene’er hadhad aa stainestain,
ln 0014VponUpon thethe publikepublic stagestage presentpresent hishis vaineveinvain,
ln 0015AndAnd makemake aa thousandthousand menmen inin iudgementjudgement sitsit,
ln 0016ToTo callcall inin questionquestion hishis vndoubtedundoubted vvitwitwit,
ln 0017ScarceScarce tvvotwotwo ofof vvhichwhichwhich cancan vnderstandunderstand thethe lavveslaweslaws
ln 0018WhichWhich theythey shouldshould iudgejudge byby, nornor thethe partiesparties’party’s causecause,
ln 0019AmongAmong thethe routrout therethere isis notnot oneone thatthat hathhath
ln 0020InIn hishis owneown censurecensure anan expliciteexplicit faithfaith.
ln 0021OneOne companycompany kowingknowingknowing theythey iudgementjudgement lackelack,
ln 0022GroundGround theirtheir beliefebelief onon thethe nextnext manman inin blackeblack:
ln 0023OthersOthers, onon himhim thatthat makesmakes signessigns, andand isis mutemute,
ln 0024SomeSome likelike asas hehe doesdoes inin thethe fairestfairest sutesuit,
ln 0025HeHe asas hishis mistresmistress dothdoth, andand sheshe byboyboyby chancechance,
ln 0026NorNor vvantswantswants therethere thosethose, whowho asas thethe boybodybodyboy dothdoth dancedance
ln 0027BetweeneBetween thethe actesacts, willwill censurecensure thethe wholewhole playplay:
ln 0028SomeSome likelike ifif thethe vvaxwaxwax lightslights bebe nevvnewnew thatthat dayday:
ln 0029ButBut multitudesmultitudes therethere areare whosewhose iudgementsjudgements goesgoes
ln 0030HeadlongHeadlong accordingaccording toto thethe actorsactors’actors clothesclothes.
ln 0031ForFor thisthis, thesethese publickepublic thingsthings andand II, agreeagree
ln 0032SoSo illill, thatthat butbut toto dodo arightaright toto theethee,
ln 0033II hadhad notnot benebeen perswadedpersuaded toto hauehave hurldhurled
ln 0034TheseThese fewfew, ill spokenill-spokenill spoken lineslines, intointo thethe worldworld,
ln 0035BothBoth toto bebe readread, andand censurdcensured ofof, byby thosethose,
ln 0036WhoseWhose veryvery readingreading makesmakes verseverse sencelessenseless proseprose,
ln 0037SuchSuch asas mustmust spendspend aboueabove anan hourehour, toto spellspell
ln 0038AA challengechallenge onon aa postpost, toto knovvknowknow itit vvellwellwell,
ln 0039ButBut sincesince itit waswas thythy happehap toto throvvthrowthrow avvayawayaway,
ln 0040MuchMuch vvitwit, forfor whichwhich thethe peoplepeople diddid notnot paypay,
ln 0041BecauseBecause theythey savvsawsaw itit notnot, II notnot dislikedislike
ln 0042ThisThis secondsecond publicationpublication, whichwhich maymay strikestrike
ln 0043TheirTheir consciencesconsciences, toto seesee thethe thingthing theythey scorndscorned,
ln 0044ToTo bebe vvithwithwith soso muchmuch willwill andand artart adorndadorned.
ln 0045BisidesBesides oneone vantagevantage moremore inin thisthis II seesee,
ln 0046YourYour censurerscensurers mustmust hauehave thethe quallitiequality
ln 0047OfOf readingreading, whichwhich II amam affraidafraid isis moremore
ln 0048ThenThan halfehalf youryour shreudestshrewdest iudgesjudges hadhad beforebefore.
ln 0049Fr.FrancisFr. BeaumontBeaumont.

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wln 0001TheThe faithfullfaithful ShepheardesseShepherdess.

wln 0002ActusActus primiprimi, ScenaScaena primaprima.

wln 0003EnterEnter ClorinCl●rinClorin aa ShepheardesseShepherdess hauinghaving buriedburied herher
wln 0004louelove inin anan ArbourArborArbour.


wln 0005HAileHail holyholy earthearth, whosewhose coldecold armesarms dodo embraceembrace
wln 0006TheThe truesttruest manman thatthat euerever fedfed hishis flockesflocks:
wln 0007ByBy thethe fatfat plainesplains ofof fruitfullfruitful ThessalyThessaly,
wln 0008ThusThus II salutesalute thythy grauegrave, thusthus dodo II paypay
wln 0009MyMy earlyearly vowesvows andand tributetribtutetribute ofof minemine eieseyes,
wln 0010ToTo thythy still louedstill-lovedstill loved ashesashes: thusthus II freefree
wln 0011My selfeMyselfmyself fromfrom allall ensuingensuing heatesheats andand firesfires
wln 0012OfOf louelove, allall sportssports, delightsdelights andand gamesgames,
wln 0013ThatThat ShepheardsShepherds holdhold fullfull dearedearesdeardeer: thusthus putput II offoff.
wln 0014NowNow nono moremore shallshall thesethese smoothsmooth browesbrows bebe girtgi●tgirt,
wln 0015WithWith youthfullyouthful coronalscoronalscolonels, andand leadlead thethe dancedance,
wln 0016NoNo moremore thethe companycompany ofof freshfresh fairefair MaidsMaids
wln 0017AndAnd wantonwanton shepheardsshepherds bebe toto meme delightfulldelightful.
wln 0018NorNor thethe shrillshrill pleasingpleasing soundsound ofof merrymerry pipespipes,
wln 0019VnderUnder somesome shadyshady delldell whenwhen thethe coolecool windewind
wln 0020PlaiesPlays onon thethe leauesleaves, allall bebe farrefar awayaway:
wln 0021SinceSince thouthou artart farrefar awayaway: byby whosewhose dearedear sideside,
wln 0022HowHow oftenoften hauehave II satsat crowndcrowned withwith freshfresh flowersflowers
wln 0023ForFor SummersSummer’s queenequeen, whilstwhilst eueryevery ShepheardsShepherd’s boyboyeboy●boy,,
wln 0024PutsPuts onon hishis lustylustlylustylustily greenegreen withwith gaudygaudy hookehook,
wln 0025AndAnd hanginghanging scrippescrip ofof finestfinest cordeuancordovan:
wln 0026ButBut thouthou artart gonegone, andand thesethese areare gonegone withwith theethee,
wln 0027AndAnd allall areare deaddead butbut thythy dearedear memoriememory:
wln 0028ThatThat shallshall outliueoutlive theethee, andand shallshall euerever springspring,
wln 0029WhilstWhilst therethere areare pipespipes, oror IollyJollyjolly shepheardsshepherds singsing.
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The faithfull Shepheardesse.


wln 0030AndAnd heerehere willwill II, inin honorhonorhonour ofof thythy louelove,
wln 0031DwellDwell byby thythy grauegrave, forgettingforgetting allall thosethose ioyesjoys,
wln 0032ThatThat formerformer timestimes mademade preciousprecious toto minemine eieseyes:
wln 0033OnelyOnly remembringremembering whatwhat mymy youthyouth diddid gainegain,
wln 0034InIn thethe darkedark hiddenhidden vertuousvirtuous vseuse ofof hearbsherbs:
wln 0035ThatThat II willwill II practisepracticepractise, andand asas freelyfreely giuegive
wln 0036AllAll mymy endeauoursendeavorsendeavours, asas II gaindgained themthem freefree.
wln 0037OfOf allall greenegreen woundswounds II knowknow thethe remediesremedies,
wln 0038InIn menmen oror cattellcattle, bebe theythey stungstung withwith snakessnakes,
wln 0039OrOr charmdcharmed withwith powerfullpowerful wordswords ofof wickedwicked artart,
wln 0040OrOr bebe theythey loue-sickelovesick, oror throughthrough tootoo muchmuch heatheat
wln 0041GrowneGrown wildewild oror lunatickelunatic, theirtheir eieseyes oror earesears
wln 0042ThicknedThickened withwith mistymisty filmefilm ofof dullingdulling rumerheum,
wln 0043TheseThese II cancan curecure, suchsuch secretsecret vertuevirtue lieslies
wln 0044InIn hearbsherbs applyedapplied byby aa virginsvirgin’s handhand:
wln 0045MyMy meatmeat shallshall bebe whatwhat thesethese wildewild woodswoods affoordafford,
wln 0046BerriesBerries, andand ChesnutsChestnuts, PlantainsPlantains, onon whosewhose cheekscheeks
wln 0047TheThe SunSun sitssits smilingsmiling, andand thethe loftylofty fruitfruit
wln 0048PuldP●ldPulled fromfrom thethe fairefair headhead ofof thethe straitestraight growngrown pinepine:
wln 0049OnOn thesethese IleI’ll feedefeed withwith freefree contentcontent andand restrest,
wln 0050WhenWhen nightnight shalshall blindeblind thethe worldworld, byby thythy sideside blestblestblessed.

wln 0051EnterEnter aa SatyreSatyrSatire.
wln 0052Sat.SatyrSat.ThroughThrough yonyonyond samesame bendingbending plaineplain,
wln 0053ThatThat flingsflings hishis armesarms downedown toto thethe mainemain,
wln 0054AndAnd throughthrough thesethese thickethick woodswoods hauehave II runnerun,
wln 0055whosewhose bottomebot●omebottom neuernever kistkissed thethe SunneSun
wln 0056SinceSince thethe lustylusty springspring beganbegan,
wln 0057AllAll toto pleaseplease mymy MaisterMaster PanPan,
wln 0058HaueHave II trottedtrotted withoutwithout restrest
wln 0059ToTo getget himhim fruitfruit, forfor atat aa feastfeast,
wln 0060HeHe entertainesentertains thisthis commingcoming nightnight,
wln 0061HisHis ParamoureParamour thethe SyrinxSyrinx brightbright:
wln 0062ButBut beholdbehold aa fairerfairer sightsightHeHe standsstands amazedamazed.
wln 0063ByBy thatthat heauenlyheavenly formeform ofof thinethine,
wln 0064BrightestBrightest fairefair thouthou artart deuinedivine:
wln 0065SprongSp●ongSprung fromfrom greatgreat immortallimmortal racerace
wln 0066OfOf thethe GodsGods: forfor inin thythy faceface,
wln 0067ShinesShines moremore awfullawful maiestymajesty,
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The faithfull Shepheardesse.


wln 0068ThenThanThen dulldull weakeweak mortalitiemortality
wln 0069DareDare withwith mistymisty eieseyes behouldbehold
wln 0070AndAnd liuelive, thereforetherefore onon thisthis mouldmoldmould,
wln 0071LowlyLowly dodo II bendbend mymy kneeknee,
wln 0072InIn worshipworship ofof thythy dietiedeity,
wln 0073DeigneDeign itit GoddesseGoddess fromfrom mymy handhand,
wln 0074ToTo receiuereceive what erewhate’er thisthis landland,
wln 0075FromFrom herher firtilefertile wombewomb dothdoth sendsend
wln 0076OfOf herher choisechoice fruitesfruits: andand butbut lendlend,
wln 0077BeliefeBelief toto thatthat thethe SatyreSatyrSatire telstells,
wln 0078FairerFairer byby thethe famousfamous wellswells,
wln 0079ToTo thisthis presentpresent dayday nerene’er grewegrew,
wln 0080NeuerNever betterbetter nornor moremore truetrue,
wln 0081HeereHere bebe grapesgrapes whosewhose lustylusty bloodblood,
wln 0082IsIs thethe learnedlearned PoetsPoets’Poets goodgood,
wln 0083SweeterSweeter yetyet diddid neuernever crownecrown,
wln 0084TheThe headhead ofof BacchusBacchus, nutsnuts moremore brownebrown
wln 0085ThenThan thethe squirrelssquirrels’squirrels teethteeth thatthat crackecrack themthem,
wln 0086DeigneDeign ôôo fairestfairest fairefair toto taketake themthem,
wln 0087ForFor thesethese black ey’dblack-eyedblack eyed DriopeDryopedryop,
wln 0088HathHath oftenoften timestimes commaundedcommanded meme,
wln 0089WithWith mymy claspedclasped kneeknee toto climeclimb,
wln 0090SeeSee howhow wellwell thethe lustylusty timetime,
wln 0091HathHath decktdecked theirtheir risingrising cheekescheeks inin redred,
wln 0092SuchSuch asas onon youryour lipslips isis spredspread,
wln 0093HeereHere bebe berriesberries forfor aa QueeneQueen,
wln 0094SomeSome bebe redred, somesome bebe greenegreen:
wln 0095TheseThese areare ofof thatthat lussiousluscious meatmeat,
wln 0096TheThe greatgreat GodGod PanPan, himselfehimself dothdoth eateeat:
wln 0097AllAll thesethese, andand whatwhat thethe woodswoods cancan yeeldyield,
wln 0098TheThe hanginghanging mountainemountain oror thethe fieldfield,
wln 0099II freelyfreely offeroffer, andand ereere longlong,
wln 0100WillWill bringbring youyou moremore, moremore sweetsweet andand strongstrong.
wln 0101TillTill whenwhen humblyhumbly leaueleave II taketake,
wln 0102LeastLestlest thethe greatgreat PanPan dodo awakeawake:
wln 0103ThatThat sleepingsleeping lieslies inin aa deepedeep gladeglade,
wln 0104VndeUnderunder aa broadbroad beechesbeech’s shadeshade:
wln 0105II mustmust goego, II mustmust runnerun,
wln 0106SwifterSwifter thenthan thethe fieryfiery SunneSun.ExitExit.
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wln 0107ClorinClorin.AndAnd allall mymy fearesfears goego withwith theethee.
wln 0108WhatWhat greatnessegreatness oror whatwhat priuateprivate hiddenhidden powerpower,
wln 0109IsIs therethere inin meme toto drawdraw submissionsubmission,
wln 0110FromFrom thisthis ruderude manman, andand beastbeast? suresure II amam mortallmortal,
wln 0111TheThe daughterdaughter ofof aa ShepheardShepherd, hehe waswas mortallmortal:
wln 0112AndAnd sheshe thatthat borebore meme mortallmortal: prickeprick mymy handhand
wln 0113AndAnd itit willwill bleedbleed: aa feauerfever shakesshakes meme,
wln 0114AndAnd thethe selfsameselfsame windewind thatthat makesmakes thethe yoūgyoung lambslambs shrinkeshrink,
wln 0115MakesMakes meme aa coldcold, mymy fearefear saiessays II amam mortallmortal:
wln 0116YetYet II hauehave heardheard (mymy mothermother toldtold itit meme)
wln 0117AndAnd nownow II doedo belieuebelieve itit, ifif II keepekeep
wln 0118MyMy virginvirgin flowerflower vncroptuncropped, purepure, chastechaste, &and fairefair,
wln 0119NoNo GoblinGoblin, wood-godwood-god, FaieryFairy, ElfeElf, oror FiendFiend,
wln 0120SatyrSatyr oror otherother powerpower thatthat hauntshaunts thesethese groauesgroves,
wln 0121ShallShall hurthurt mymy bodybody, oror byby vainevain illusionillusion,
wln 0122DrawDraw meme toto wanderwander afterafter idleidle fiersfires.
wln 0123OrOr voicesvoices callingcalling meme inin deaddead ofof nightnight,
wln 0124ToTo makemake meme followefollow, andand soso toletoll meme onon,
wln 0125ThroughThrough miresmires andand standingstanding poolespools:
wln 0126ElseElse whywhy shouldshould thisthis roughrough thingthing, whowho neuernever knewknew
wln 0127MannersManners, nornor smoothsmooth humanitiehumanity, whosewhose heatesheats
wln 0128AreAre rougherrougher thenthan himselfehimself, andand moremore mishapenmishapen,
wln 0129ThusThus mildelymildly kneelekneel toto meme? suresure therethere isis aa powerpower
wln 0130InIn thatthat greatgreat namename ofof virginvirgin; thatthat bindesbinds fastfast
wln 0131AllAll ruderude vnciuilluncivil bloodsbloods, allall appetitesappetites
wln 0132ThatThat breakebreak theirtheir confinesconfines: thenthen strongstrong chastitychastity,
wln 0133BeBe thouthou mymy strongeststrongest guardeguard, forfor heerehere Il’eI’ll dwelldwell
wln 0134InIn oppositionopposition againstagainst FateFate andand HellHell.
wln 0135EnterEnter anan oldeold shepheardshepherd, withwith fourefour couplecouple ofof Shep-ShepheardsShepherds
wln 0136heards
wln 0136andand ShepheardessesShepheardess●sShepherdesses.

wln 0137OldOld Shep.ShepherdShep.NowNow wewe hauehave donedone thisthis holyholy festiuallfestival,
wln 0138InIn honourhonorhonour ofof ourour greatgreat GodGod, andand hishis rightsrights
wln 0139Perform’dPerformed, prepareprepare your seluesyourselves forfor chastchaste
wln 0140AndAnd vncorrupteduncorrupted firesfires: thatthat asas thethe priestpriest,
wln 0141WithWith powerfulpowerful handhand shallshall sprinklesprinkle onon youryour browesbrows
wln 0142HisHis purepure andand holyholy waterwater, yeye maymay bebe
wln 0143FromFrom allall hothot flamesflames ofof lustlust, andand looseloose thoughtsthoughts freefree,
wln 0144KneeleKneel shepheardsshepherds kneelekneel, heerehere comescomes thethe PriestPriest ofof PanPan.
wln 0145EnterEnter PriestPriest.
wln 0146PriestPriest.ShepheardsShepherdsShepherd’s thusthus II purgepurge awayaway,
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wln 0147WhatsoeuerWhatsoever thisthis greatgreat dayday,
wln 0148OrOr thethe pastpast houreshours gauegave notnot goodgood,
wln 0149ToTo corruptcorrupt youryour maidenmaiden bloodblood:
wln 0150FromFrom thethe highhigh rebelliousrebellious heatheat,
wln 0151OfOf thethe grapesgrapes andand strengthstrength ofof meatmeat.
wln 0152FromFrom thethe wantonwanton quickequick desiresdesires,
wln 0153TheyThey dodo kindlekindle byby theirtheir firesfires.
wln 0154II dodo washwash youyou withwith thisthis waterwater,
wln 0155BeBe youyou purepure andand fairefair heereafterhereafter.
wln 0156FromFrom youryour liuerslivers andand youryour vainesveins,
wln 0157ThusThus II taketake awayaway thethe stainesstains.
wln 0158AllAll youryour thoughtsthoughts bebe smoothsmooth andand fairefair,
wln 0159BeBe yeye freshfresh andand freefree asas ayreair.
wln 0160NeuerNever moremore letlet lustfulllustful heatheat,
wln 0161ThroughThrough youryour purgedpurged conduitsconduits beatebeat,
wln 0162OrOr aa plightedplighted trothtroth bebe brokenbroken,
wln 0163OrOr aa wantonwanton verseverse bebe spokenspoken:
wln 0164InIn aa ShepheardessesShepherdess’s eareear,
wln 0165GoGo youryour waiesways y’areyou’re allall cleareclear.
wln 0166TheyThey riserise andand singsing inin praisepraise ofof PanPan.Pan.Pan..

wln 0167TheThe SongSong.

wln 0168SingSing hishis praisespraises thatthat dothdoth keepekeep,
wln 0169ourour FlockesFlocks fromfrom harmeharm,
wln 0170PanPan thethe FatherFather ofof ourour sheepesheep,
wln 0171AndAnd armearm inin armearm
wln 0172TreadTread wewe softlysoftly inin aa roundround,
wln 0173WhilstWhilst thethe hollowhollow neighbouringneighboringneighbouring groundground,
wln 0174FillsFills thethe musickemusic withwith herher soundsound,
wln 0175PanPan, oooh greatgreat GodGod, PanPan toto theethee
wln 0176ThusThus dodo wewe singsing:
wln 0177ThouThou thatthat keepestkeepest vsus chastechaste andand freefree,
wln 0178AsAs thethe youngyoung springspring,
wln 0179EuerEver bebe thythy honourhonorhonour spokespokespoken,
wln 0180FromFrom thatthat placeplace thethe mornemorn isis brokebroke,
wln 0181ToTo thatthat placeplace DayDay dothdoth vnyokeunyoke.

wln 0182ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes butbut PerigotPerigot andand AmoretAmoretAmouret.
wln 0183Peri.PerigotPeri.StayStay gentlegentle AmoretAmoret thouthou faire browdfair-browedfair browed maidemaid,
wln 0184ThyThy ShepheardShepherd praiesprays theeetheethere staystay, thatthat holdsholds theethee deerededeardeereere.
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wln 0185EquallEqual withwith hishis soulessoul’ssouls goodgood:
wln 0186Amo.AmoretAmo.SpeakeSpeak, II giuegive
wln 0187TheeThee freedomefreedom ShepheardShepherd, &and thythy tonguetongue bebe stillstill
wln 0188TheThe samesame itit euerever waswas: asas freefree fromfrom illill
wln 0189AsAs hehe whosewhose conuersationconversation neuernever knewknew
wln 0190TheThe courtcourt oror cittiecity: bebe thouthou euerever truetrue.
wln 0191Peri.PerigotPeri.WhenWhen II fallfall offoff fromfrom mymy affectionaffection,
wln 0192OrOr minglemingle mymy cleaneclean thoughtsthoughts withwith foulefoul desiresdesires,
wln 0193FirstFirst letlet ourour greatgreat GodGod ceasecease toto keepekeep mymy flockesflocks,
wln 0194ThatThat beingbeing leftleft alonealone withoutwithout aa guardguard,
wln 0195TheThe woolfewolf, oror winterswinter’s ragerage, sommerssummer’s greatgreat heatheat,
wln 0196AndAnd wantwant ofof waterwater, rotsro●srots: oror whatwhat toto vsus
wln 0197OfOf illill isis yetyet vnknowneunknown, fallfall speedilyspeedily,
wln 0198AndAnd inin theirtheir generallgeneral ruineruin letlet meme goego.
wln 0199Amo.AmoretAmo.II praypray theethee gentlegentle ShepheardShepherd wishwish notnot soeso,
wln 0200II dodo belieuebelieve theethee: tis’tis asas hardhard forfor meme
wln 0201ToTo thinkethink theethee falsefalse, andand harderharder thenthan forfor theethee
wln 0202ToTo holdehold meme foulefoul.Peri.PerigotPeri.ôôo youyou areare fairerfairer farrefar,
wln 0203ThenThan thethe chastechaste blushingblushing mornemorn, oror thatthat fairefair starrestar,
wln 0204ThatThat guidesguides thethe wandringwand’ring seamanseaman throughthrough thethe deepesdeeps
wln 0205StraighterStraighter thenthan thethe straighteststraightest pinepine vponupon thethe steepesteep
wln 0206HeadHead ofof anan agedaged mountainemountain, andand moremore whitewhite,
wln 0207ThenThan thethe newnew milkemilk wewe stripstrip beforebefore dayday lightlight
wln 0208FromFrom thethe fullfull fraightedfreighted bagsbags ofof ourour fairefair flockesflocks:
wln 0209YourYour hairehair moremore beautiousbeauteous thenthan thosethose hanginghanging lockeslocks
wln 0210OfOf youngyoung ApolloApollo.
wln 0211Amo.AmoretAmo.ShepheardShepherd bebe notnot lostlost,
wln 0212YeYe areare saildsailed tootoo farrefar alreadiealready fromfrom thethe coastcoast
wln 0213OfOf ourour discoursediscourse.
wln 0214Peri.PerigotPeri.DidDid youyou notnot telltell meme onceonce
wln 0215II shouldshould notnot louelove alonealone, II shouldshould notnot looselose
wln 0216ThoseThose manymany passionspassions, vowesvows andand holyholy oathesoaths,
wln 0217II hauehave sentsent toto heauenheaven: diddid youyou notnot giuegive youryour handhand,
wln 0218EuenEven thatthat fairefair handhand inin hostagehostage? dodo notnot thenthen
wln 0219GiueGive backeback againeagain thosethose sweetessweets toto otherother menmen.
wln 0220YouYou your selfeyourself vowdvowed werewere minemine,
wln 0221Amo.AmoretAmo.ShepheardShepherdShepheard soso farrefar asas maidensmaiden’s modestymodesty
wln 0222MayMay giuegive assuranceassurance, II amam onceonce moremore thinethine,
wln 0223OnceOnce moremore II giuegive mymy handhand, bebe euerever freefree
wln 0224FromFrom thatthat greatgreat foefoe toto faithfaith, foulefoul iealosiejealousy.
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wln 0225Peri.PerigotPeri.II taketake itit asas mymy bestbest goodgood, andand desiredesire
wln 0226ForFor strongerstronger confirmationconfirmation ofof ourour louelove,
wln 0227ToTo meetemeet thisthis happyhappy nightnight inin thatthat fairefair grouegrove,
wln 0228WhereWhere allall truetrue shepheardsshepherds hauehave rewardedrewarded benebeen
wln 0229ForFor theirtheir longlong seruiceservice: saysay sweetsweet shallshall itit houldhold?
wln 0230Amo.AmoretAmo.DeereDear friendfriend youyou mustmust notnot blameblame meme ifif II makemake
wln 0231AA doubtdoubt ofof whatwhat thethe silentsilent nightnight maymay doedo,
wln 0232CoupledCoupled withwith thisthis dayesday’s heatheat toto moouemove youryour bloodblood:
wln 0233MaidsMaids mustmust bebe fearefullfearful, suresure youyou hauehave notnot benebeen
wln 0234WashdWashed whitewhite enoughenough, forfor yetyet II seesee aa stainestain
wln 0235StickeStick inin youryour liuerliver, goego andand purgepurge againeagain.
wln 0236Peri.PerigotPeri.OO dodo notnot wrongwrong mymy honesthonest simplesimple truthtruth,
wln 0237My selfeMyselfmyself andand mymy affectionsaffections areare asas purepure,
wln 0238AsAs thosethose chastechaste flamesflames thatthat burneburn beforebefore thethe shrineshrin●shrine,
wln 0239OfOf thethe greatgreat DianDian: onelyonly mymy intentintent
wln 0240ToTo drawdraw youyou thitherthither, waswas toto plightplight ourour trothestroths,
wln 0241WithWith interchangeinterchange ofof mutuallmutual chastechaste imbracesembraces,
wln 0242AndAnd ceremoniousceremonious tyingtying ofof ourour soulessouls:
wln 0243ForFor toto thatthat holyholy woodwood isis consecrateconsecrate,
wln 0244AA vertuousvirtuous WellWell, aboutabout whosewhose floweryflowery bancksbanks,
wln 0245TheThe nimblenimble footedfooted FaieriesFairies dauncedance theirtheir roundsrounds,
wln 0246ByB●By thethe palepale mooneshinemoonshine, dippingdipping oftenoften timestimes
wln 0247TheirTh●irTheir stolenst●lenstolen childrenchildren, soso toto makemake themthem freefree
wln 0248FromFrom dyingdying fleshflesh, andand dulldull mortalitiemortality:
wln 0249ByBy thisthis fairefair FountFount hathhath manymany aa ShepheardShepherd swornesworn,
wln 0250AndAnd giuengiven awayaway hishis freedomefreedom, manymany aa trothtroth
wln 0251BeeneBeen plightplight, whichwhich neitherneither enuyenvy nornor ouldold timetime
wln 0252CouldCould euerever breakebreak, withwith manymany aa chastechaste kissekiss giuengiven,
wln 0253InIn hopehope ofof commingcoming happinessehappiness: byby thisthis
wln 0254FreshFresh FountaineFoun●aineFountain manymany aa blushingblushing maidemaid
wln 0255HathHath crowndcrowned thethe headhead ofof herher long louedlong-lovedlong loved shepheardshepherd,
wln 0256WithWith gaudygaudy flowersflowers, whilstwhilst hehe happyhappy sungsung,
wln 0257LaiesLays ofof hishis louelove andand dearedear captiuitiecaptivity,
wln 0258ThereThere growesgrows allall hearbsherbs fitfit toto coolecool looserlooser flamesflames,
wln 0259OurOur sensuallsensual partsparts prouokepro●okeprovoke chidingchiding ourour bloodesbloods,
wln 0260AndAnd quenchingquenching byby theirthei●their powerpower thosethose hiddenhidden sparkssparks,
wln 0261ThatTh●tThat elseelse wouldwould breakebreak outout, andand prouokeprovoke ourour sencesense,
wln 0262ToTo openopen firesfires, soso vertuousvirtuous isis thatthat placeplace:
wln 0263ThenThen gentlegentle ShepheardesseShepherdess belieuebelieve andand grantgrant,
wln 0264InIn trothtroth itit fitssits〈◊〉sitsfits notnot withwith thatthat faceface toto scantscant.
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wln 0265YourYour faithfullfaithful ShepheardShepherd ofof thosethose chastechaste desiresdesi●esdesires,
wln 0266HeHe euerever aimdaimed atat, andand
wln 0267Amo.AmoretAmo.ThouThou hasthast preuaildprevailed, farwellfarewell, thisthis commingcoming nightnight,
wln 0268ShalShall crownecrown thythy chastechaste hopeshopes withwith long wishdlong-wishedlong wished delightdelight.
wln 0269Peri.PerigotPeri.OurOur greatgreat GodGod PanPan rewardreward theethee forfor thatthat goodgood,
wln 0270ThouThou hasthast giuengiven thythy poorepoor shepheardshepherd fairestfairest budbud
wln 0271OfOf maidenmaiden vertuesvirtues: whenwhen II leaueleave toto bebe
wln 0272TheThe truetrue admireradmirer ofof thythy chastitiechastity,
wln 0273LetLet meme deseruedeserve thethe hothot pollutedpolluted namename,
wln 0274OfOf aa wildewild woodmanwoodman, oror affectaffect somesome damedame
wln 0275WhoseWhose oftenoften prostitutionprostitution hathhath begotbegot,
wln 0276MoreMore foulefoul diseasesdiseases, thenthanthen euerever yetyet thethe hothot
wln 0277SunSun bredbred throughthrough hishis burningsburnings, whilstwhilst thethe dogdog
wln 0278PursuesPursues thethe ragingraging LyonLion, throwingthrowing fogfog
wln 0279AndAnd deadlydeadly vaporvaporvapour fromfrom hishis angryangry breathbreath.
wln 0280FillingFilling thethe lowerlower worldworld withwith plagueplague andand deathdeath.exitexit AmoAm●●AmoretAmo

wln 0281EnterEnter an otheranother ShepheardesseShepherdess thatthat isis inin louelove withwi●hwith PerigotPerigot.

wln 0282Amaril.AmarillisAmaril.ShepheardShepherdShepheard maymay II desiredesire toto bebe belieuedbelieved,
wln 0283WhatWhat II shallshall blushingblushing telltell?
wln 0284Peri.PerigotPeri.FaireFair maidemaid youyou maymay.
wln 0285Amaril.AmarillisAmaril.ThenThen softlysoftly thusthus, II louelove theethee PerigotPerigot,
wln 0286AndAnd wouldwould bebe gladdergladder toto bebe lou’dleu’dloved againeagain,
wln 0287ThenThan thethe coldecold earthearth isis inin hishis frozenfrozen armesarms
wln 0288ToTo clip●l●pclip thethe wantonwanton springspring: naynay dodo notnot startstart,
wln 0289NorNor wonderwonder thatthat II woewoo theethee! thouthou thatthat artart
wln 0290TheThe primeprime ofof ourour youngyoung groomesgrooms, eueneven thethe toptop
wln 0291OfOf allall ourour lustylusty ShepheardsShepherds: whatwhat dulldull eieeye
wln 0292ThatThat neuern●uernever waswas acquaintedacquainted withwith desiredesire,
wln 0293HathHath seenesceneseenscene theethee wrastlewrestle, runrun, oror castcast thethe stonestone,
wln 0294WithWi●hWith nimblenimble strengthstrength andand fairefair deliuerydelivery,
wln 0295AndAnd hathhath notnot sparckledsparkled firefire, andand speedilyspeedily
wln 0296SentSent secretsecret heatheat toto allall thethe neighbouringneighboringneighbouring vainesveins?
wln 0297Who euerWhoeverwhoever heardheard theethee singsing, thatthat broughtbrought againeagain,
wln 0298ThatThat freedomefreedom backeback waswas lentlent vntounto thythy voicevoice?
wln 0299ThenThen dodo notnot blameblame meme (shepheardshepherd) ifif II bebe
wln 0300OneOne toto bebe numbrednumbered inin thisthis companycompany,
wln 0301SinceSince nonenone thatthat euerever sawsaw theethee yetyet, werewere freefree.
wln 0302Peri.PerigotPeri.FaireFair ShepheardesseShepherdess muchmuch pittiepity II cancan lendlend,
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wln 0303ToTo youryour complaintscomplaints: butbut suresure II shalshall notnot louelove:
wln 0304AllAll thatthat isis minemine, my selfemyself andand mymy bestbest hopeshopes,
wln 0305AreAre giuengiven alreadyalready: dodo notnot louelove himhim thenthen
wln 0306ThatThat cannotcannot louelove againeagain: onon otherother menmen
wln 0307BestoweBestow thosethose heatesheats moremore freefree, thatthat maymay returnereturn
wln 0308YouYou firefire forfor firefire, andand inin oneone flameflame equallequal burneburn.
wln 0309Amaril.AmarillisAmaril.ShallShall II rewardedrewarded bebe soso slenderlyslenderly
wln 0310ForFor mymy affectionaffection, mostmost vnkindeunkind ofof menmen?
wln 0311IfIf II werewere oldold, oror hadhad agreedagreed withwith ArtArt,
wln 0312ToTo giuegive anotheranother naturenature toto mymy cheekescheeks,
wln 0313OrOr werewere II commoncommon mistrismistress toto thethe louelove
wln 0314OfOf eueryevery swaineswain, oror couldcould II withwith suchsuch easeease
wln 0315CallCall backeback mymy louelove, asas manymany aa wantonwanton dothdoth,
wln 0316ThouThou mightstmightst refuserefuse meme ShepheardShepherd, butbut toto theethee
wln 0317II amam onelyonly fixtfixed andand setset, letlet itit notnot bebe
wln 0318AA sportsport, thouthou gentlegentle ShepheardShepherd, toto abuseabuse
wln 0319TheThe louelove ofof sillysilly maidemaid.
wln 0320Peri.PerigotPeri.FaireFair soulesoul, yeye vseuse
wln 0321TheseThese wordswords toto littlelittle endend: forfor knoweknow, II maymay
wln 0322BetterBetter callcall backeback, thatthat timetime waswas yesterdayyesterday,
wln 0323OrOr staystay thethe commingcoming nightnight, thenthen bringbring mymy louelove
wln 0324HomeHome toto my selfemyself againeagain, oror recreantrecreant proueprove.
wln 0325II willwill nono longerlonger holdhold youyou withwith delaiesdelays,
wln 0326ThisThis presentpresent nightnight II hauehave appointedappointed benebeen,
wln 0327ToTo meetmeet thatthat chastechaste fairefair (thatthat enioyesenjoys mymy soulesoul)
wln 0328InIn yonderyonder grouegrove, therethere toto makemake vpup ourour louesloves.
wln 0329BeBe notnot deceau’ddeceived nono longerlonger, choosechoose againeagain,
wln 0330TheseThese neighbouringneighboringneighbouring plainesplains hauehave manymany aa comelycomely swaineswain,
wln 0331FresherFresher andand freeerfreerfreeer farrefar thenthan II eree’erere waswas,
wln 0332BestoweBestow thatthat louelove onon themthem andand letlet meme passepass,
wln 0333FarwellFarewell, bebe happyhappy inin aa betterbetter choisechoice.exitexit
wln 0334Amar.AmarillisAmar.CruellCruel, thouthou hasthast struckestruck meme deaderdeader withwith thythy voicevoice
wln 0335ThenThanThen ifif thethe angryangry heauensheavens withwith theirtheir quickequick flamesflames,
wln 0336HadHad shotshot meme throughthrough: II mustmust notnot leaueleave toto louelove,
wln 0337II cannotcannot, nono II mustmust enioyenjoy theethee boyboy,
wln 0338ThoughThough thethe greatgreat dangersdangers twixttwixt mymy hopeshopes andand thatthat
wln 0339BeBe infiniteinfinite: therethere isis aa ShepheardShepherd dwelsdwells
wln 0340DowneDown byby thethe MoreMoorMore, whosewhose lifelife hathhath euerever showneshown
wln 0341MoreMore sullensullen discontentdiscontent thenthan SaturnesSaturn’s browebrow,
wln 0342WhenWhen hehe sitssits frowningfrowning onon thethe birthesbirths ofof menmen:
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wln 0343OneOne thatthat dothdoth wearewear himselfehimself awayaway inin lonenesseloneness,
wln 0344AndAnd neuernever ioyesjoys vnlesseunless itit bebe inin breakingbreaking
wln 0345TheThe holyholy plightedpl●ghtedplighted trothstroths ofof mutuallmutual soulessouls:
wln 0346OneOne thatthat lustslusts afterafter eueryevery seuerallseveral beautybeauty,
wln 0347ButBut neuernever yetyet waswas knowneknown toto louelove oror likelike,
wln 0348WereWere thethe faceface fairerfairer oror moremore fullfull ofof truthtruth,
wln 0349ThenThan PhœbePhoebePhoebe inin herher fulnessefullness, oror thethe youthyouth
wln 0350OfOf smoothsmooth LyeusLyeus, whosewhose nye staruednigh-starvednigh starved flockesflocks
wln 0351AreAre alwaiesalways scabbyscabby, andand infectinfect allall sheepesheep
wln 0352TheyThey feedefeed withallwithal, whosewhose lambeslambs areare euerever lastlast,
wln 0353AndAnd dyedie beforebefore theirtheir weaningweaning, andand whosewhose dogdog,
wln 0354LookesLooks likelike hishis MaisterMaster, leanelean, andand fullfull ofof scurffescurf,
wln 0355NotNot caringcaring forfor thethe pipepipe oror whistlewhistle: thisthis manman maymay
wln 0356(IfIf hehe bebe welwell wroughtwrought) dodo aa deededeed ofof wonderwonder,
wln 0357ForcingForcing meme passagepassage toto mymy longlong desiresdesires:
wln 0358AndAnd heerehere hehe comescomes, asas fitlyfitly toto mymy purposepurpose
wln 0359AsAs mymy quickequick thoughtsthoughts couldcould wishwish forfor.EnterEnter SullenSullen.
wln 0360Sul.SullenSul.FreshFresh beautiebeauty, letlet meme notnot bebe thoughtthought vnciuilluncivil,
wln 0361ThusThus toto bebe partnerpartner ofof youryour lonenesseloneness: t’was’twaswas
wln 0362MyMy louelove (thatthat euer workingever-workingever working passionpassion) drewdrew
wln 0363MeMe toto thisthis placeplace toto seekeseek somesome remedieremedy
wln 0364ForFor mymy sickesick soulesoul: bebe notnot vnkindeunkind andand fairefair,
wln 0365ForFor suchsuch, thethe mightiemighty CupidCupid inin hishis dombedoomdumb
wln 0366HathHath swornesworn toto bebe aueng’davenged onon, thenthen giuegive roomeroom
wln 0367ToTo mymy consumingconsuming firesfires, thatthat soso II maymay
wln 0368InioyEnjoy mymy longlong desiresdesires, andand soso allayallay
wln 0369ThoseThose flamesflames, thatthat elseelse wouldwould burneburn mymy lifelife awayaway.
wln 0370Amar.AmarillisAmar.ShepheardShepherd, werewere II butbut suresure thythy heartheart werewere soundsound
wln 0371AsAs thythy wordswords seemeseem toto bebe, meanesmeans mightmight bebe foundfound
wln 0372ToTo curecure theethee ofof thythy longlong painespains: forfor toto meme
wln 0373ThatThat heauyheavy youth consumingyouth-consumingyouth consuming miseriemisery,
wln 0374TheThe loue sickelovesicklove sick soulesoul enduresendures, neuernever waswas pleasingpleasing,
wln 0375II couldcould bebe wellwell contentcontent withwith thethe quickequick easingeasing
wln 0376OfOf theethee &and thythy hothot firesfires, mightmight itit procureprocure
wln 0377ThyThy faithfaith, andand fartherfarther seruiceservice toto bebe suresure.
wln 0378NameName butbut thatthat greatgreat workework, dangerdanger, oror whatwhat cancan
wln 0379BeBe compastcompassed byby thethe witwit oror artart ofof manman,
wln 0380AndAnd ifif II failefail inin mymy performanceperformance, maymay
wln 0381II neuernever moremore kneelekneel toto thethe rysingrisingrysing dayday,
wln 0382Amar.AmarillisAmar.ThenThen thusthus II trytry theethee shepheardshepherd, thisthis samesame nightnight,
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wln 0383ThatThat nownow comescomes stealingstealing onon, aa gentlegentle pairepair
wln 0384HaueHave promis’dpromised equallequal louelove, andand dodo appointappoint
wln 0385ToTo makemake yonyonyond woodwood thethe placeplace, wherewhere handshands andand heartshearts
wln 0386AreAre toto bebe tiedtied for euerforeverfor ever: breakebreak theirtheir meetingmeeting
wln 0387AndAnd theirtheir strongstrong faithfaith, andand II amam euerever thinethine.
wln 0388Sul.SullenSul.TellTell meme theirtheir namesnames, andand ifif II doedo notnot mouemove
wln 0389(Byby●yByby mymy greatgreat powerpower) thethe centercentercentre ofof theirtheir louelove
wln 0390FromFrom hishis fixtsixtfixedsixth beingbeing, letlet meme neuernever moremore,
wln 0391WarmeWarm meme, byby thosethose fairefair eieseyes II thusthus adoreadore.
wln 0392Amar.AmarillisAmar.ComeCome, asas wewe goego IleI’ll telltell theethee whatwhat theythey areare,
wln 0393AndAnd giuegive theethee fitfit directionsdirections forfor thythy workework.exeuntexeunt.
wln 0394EnterEnter CloeCloe.
wln 0395HowHow hauehave II wrongdwronged thethe timestimes, oror menmen, thatthat thusthus,
wln 0396AfterAfter thisthis holyholy feastfeast II passepass vnknowneunknown,
wln 0397AndAnd vnsalutedunsaluted? t’was’twaswas notnot wontwont toto bebe
wln 0398ThusThus frozenfrozen withwith thethe youngeryounger companycompany
wln 0399OfOf iollyjolly shepheardsshepherds: t’was’twaswas notnot thenthen heldheld goodgood,
wln 0400ForFor lustylusty groomesgrooms toto mixemix theirtheir quickerquicker bloodblood
wln 0401WithWith thatthat dulldull humorhumorhumour: mostmost vnfitunfit toto bebe
wln 0402TheThe friendfriend ofof manman, coldcold andand dulldull chastitiechastity:
wln 0403SureSure II amam heldheld notnot fairefair, oror amam tootoo ouldold,
wln 0404OrOr elseelse notnot freefree enoughenough, oror fromfrom mymy fouldfouled
wln 0405DriueDrive notnot aa flockeflock sufficientsufficient greatgreat, toto gainegain
wln 0406TheThe greedygreedy eieseyes ofof wealth alluringwealth-alluringwealth alluring swaineswain.
wln 0407YetYet ifif II maymay belieuebelieve whatwhat othersothers saysay,
wln 0408MyMy faceface hashas foilefoil enoughenough, nornor cancan theythey laylay
wln 0409IustlyJustlyjustly tootoo strictstrict aa coynessecoyness toto mymy chargecharge.
wln 0410MyMy flockesflocks areare manymany, andand thethe downesdowns asas largelarge
wln 0411TheyThey feedfeed vpponupon: thenthen letlet itit euerever bebe
wln 0412TheirTheir coldnessecoldness, notnot mymy virginvirgin modestymodesty
wln 0413MakesMakes meme complainecomplain.
wln 0414EnterEnter Thenot.Thenot.
wln 0415The.ThenotThe.WasWas euerever manman butbut II,
wln 0416ThusThus truelytruly takentaken withwith vncertaintieuncertainty?
wln 0417WhereWhere shallshall thatthat manman bebe foundfound thatthat louesloves aa mindemind
wln 0418MadeMade vpup inin constancyconstancy, andand daresdares notnot findefind
wln 0419hishis louelove rewardedrewarded? heerehere, letlet allall menmen knoweknow,
wln 0420AA wretchwretch thatthat liueslives toto louelove hishis mistresmistress soso.
wln 0421CloeCloe,ShepheardShepherd II praypray theethee staystay, wherewhere hastehasthaste thouthou benebeen,
wln 0422OrOr whetherwhitherwhether goestgoest thouthou? heerehere bebe woodswoods asas greenegreen
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wln 0423AsAs anyany, ayreair asas freshfresh andand sweetsweet,
wln 0424AsAs wherewhere smoothsmooth ZephirusZephyrusZephirus plaiesplays onon thethe fleetfleet
wln 0425FaceFace ofof thethe curledcurled streamesstreams: withwith flowersflowers asas manymany
wln 0426AsAs thethe youngyoung springspring giuesgives, andand asas choisechoice asas anyany:
wln 0427HeereHere bebe allall newnew delightsdelights, coolecool streamesstreams andand welswells,
wln 0428ArborsArborsArbours areare grownegrown withwith wood bineswoodbineswood bines, CauesCaves, andand delsdells,
wln 0429ChuseChoose wherewhere thouthou wiltwilt, whilstwhilst II sitsit byby andand singsing,
wln 0430OrOr gathergather rushesrushes, toto makemake manymany aa ringring
wln 0431ForFor thythy longlong fingersfingers, telltell theethee talestales ofof louelove,
wln 0432HowHow thethe palepale PhœbePhoebePhoebe huntinghunting inin aa grouegrove,
wln 0433FirstFirst sawsaw thethe boyboy EndimionEndymion, fromfrom whosewhose eyeseyes,
wln 0434SheShe tooketook eternalleternal firefire, thatthat neuernever diesdies,
wln 0435HowHow sheshe conuaidconveyed himhim softlysoftly inin aa sleepesleep,
wln 0436HisHis templestemples boundbound withwith poppypoppy toto thethe steepsteep
wln 0437HeadHead ofof oldold LatmusLatmus, wherewhere sheshe stoopesstoops eacheach nightnight,
wln 0438GildingGilding thethe mountainemountain withwith herher brothersbrother’s lightlight
wln 0439ToTo kissekiss herher sweetestsweetest.
wln 0440Thenot.Thenot.FarreFar fromfrom meme areare thesethese
wln 0441HotHot flashesflashes bredbred fromfrom wantonwanton heatheat andand easeease,
wln 0442II hauehave forgotforgot whatwhat louelove andand louingloving meantmeant,
wln 0443RimesRhymes, SongsSongs, andand merrymerry roundsrounds, thatthat oftoft areare sentsent
wln 0444ToTo thethe softsoft eareear ofof MaidMaid, areare strangestrange toto meme:
wln 0445OnelyOnly II liuelive t’admiret’ admiret’admire aa chastitychastity,
wln 0446ThatThat neitherneither pleasingpleasing ageage, smoothsmooth tonguetongue, oror goldgold,
wln 0447CouldCould euerever breakebreak vponupon, soso suresure thethe moldemoldmould
wln 0448IsIs, thatthat herher mindemind waswas castcast inin: tis’tis toto herher
wln 0449II onelyonly amam reseruedreserved, sheshe isis mymy formeform, II stirrestir
wln 0450ByBy, breathbreathebreath, andand moouemove: tis’tis sheshe andand onlyonly sheshe
wln 0451CanCan makemake meme happyhappy oror giuegive miserymisery.
wln 0452Cloe.Cloe.GoodGood ShepheardShepherd, maymay aa strangerstranger crauecrave toto knowknow,
wln 0453ToTo whomewhom thisthis dearedear obseruanceobservance youyou dodo oweowe?
wln 0454ThenotThenotYeYe maymay, andand byby herher vertuevirtue learnelearn toto squaresquare
wln 0455AndAnd leuelllevel outout youryour lifelife: forfor toto bebe fairefair
wln 0456AndAnd nothingnothing vertuousvirtuous, onelyonly fitsfits thethe eyeeye
wln 0457OfOf gaudygaudy youthyouth, andand swellingswelling vanitievanity.
wln 0458ThenThen knoweknow, shee’sshe’s caldcalled thethe virginvirgin ofof thethe grouegrove,
wln 0459SheShe thatthat hathhath longlong sincesince buriedburied herher chastechaste louelove,
wln 0460AndAnd nownow liueslives byby hishis grauegrave, forfor whosewhose dearedear soulesoul
wln 0461SheShe hathhath vowdvowed her selfeherself intointo thethe holyholy rolerole
wln 0462OfOf stricktstrict virginitievirginity, tis’tis herher II soso admireadmire,
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wln 0463NotNot anyany looserlooser bloodblood oror newnew desirede●iredesire.
wln 0464Cloe.Cloe.FarewellFarewell poorepoor swaineswain, thouthou artart notnot forfor mymy bendbend,
wln 0465II mustmust hauehave quickerquicker soulessouls, whosewhose wordswords maymay tendtend,
wln 0466ToTo somesome freefree actionaction: giuegive meme himhim daredare louelove
wln 0467AtAt firstfirst encounterencounter, andand asas soonesoon daredare prooueprove.
wln 0468TheThe SongSong.
wln 0469ComeCome ShepheardsShepherds comecome,
wln 0470ComeCome awayaway withoutwithout delaydelay,
wln 0471WhilsteWhilst thethe gentlegentle timetime dothdoth staystay,
wln 0472GreeneGreen woodswoods areare dummedumb,
wln 0473AndAnd willwill neuernever telltell toto anyany,
wln 0474ThoseThose deeredear kisseskisses, andand thosethose manymany
wln 0475SweeteSweet imbracesembraces thatthat areare giuengiven,
wln 0476DaintyDainty pleasurespleasures thatthat wouldwould eueneven
wln 0477RaiseRaise inin coldestcoldest ageage aa firefire,
wln 0478AndAnd giuegive virginvirgin bloodblood desiredesire.
wln 0479ThenThen ifif euerever,
wln 0480NowNow oror neuernever,
wln 0481ComeCome andand hauehave itit,
wln 0482ThinkeThink notnot II,
wln 0483DareDare denydeny,
wln 0484IfIf youyou crauecrave itit.
EnterEnter DaphnisDaphnis.
wln 0485HeereHere comescomes anotheranother: betterbetter bebe mymy speedespeed,
wln 0486ThouThou GodGod ofof bloodblood, butbut certainecertain ifif II readeread
wln 0487NotNot falsefalse, thisthis isis thatthat modestmodest shepheardshepherd, hehe
wln 0488ThatThat onelyonly daredare salutesalute, butbut nerene’er couldcould bebe
wln 0489BroughtBrought toto kissekiss anyany, holdehold discoursediscourse, oror singsing,
wln 0490WhisperWhisper, oror boldlyboldly askeask thatthat wishedwished thingthing
wln 0491WeWe allall areare borneborn forfor: oneone thatthat makesmakes louingloving facesfaces,
wln 0492AndAnd couldcould bebe wellwell contentcontent toto couetcovet gracesgraces,
wln 0493WereWere theythey notnot gotgot byby boldnesseboldness: inin thisthis thingthing
wln 0494MyMy hopeshopes areare frozenfrozen, andand butbut fatefate dothdoth bringbring
wln 0495HimHim heatherhither, II wouldwould soonersooner choosechoose
wln 0496AA manman mademade outout ofof snowesnow, andand freeerfrecerfreerfrecer vseuse
wln 0497AnAn EuuenkeEunuch toto mymy endesends: butbut sincesince heehe isis heerehere,
wln 0498ThusThus II attemptattempt himhim: ThouThou ofof menmen mostmost dearedear,
wln 0499WelcomeWelcome toto herher, thatthat onelyonly forfor thythy sakesake,
wln 0500HathHath benebeen contentcontent toto liuelive: herehere boldlyboldly taketake
wln 0501MyMy handhand inin pledgepledge, thisthis handhand, thatthat neuernever yetyet
wln 0502WasWas giuengiven awayaway toto anyany: andand butbut sit●itsit
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wln 0503DowneDown onon thisthis rushyrushy banckebank, whilstwhilst II gogo pullpull
wln 0504FreshFresh blossomesblossoms fromfrom the●hethe bowesboughsbows, oror quicklyquickly cullcull
wln 0505TheThe choisestchoicest delicatesdelicates fromfrom yonderyonder meademead,
wln 0506ToTo makemake theethee chaineschains oror chapletschaplets, oror toto spreadespread
wln 0507VnderUnder ourour faintingfainting bodiesbodies, whenwhen delightdelight
wln 0508ShallShall lockelock vpup allall ourour sencessences●senses howhow thethe sightsight
wln 0509OfOf thosethose smoothsmooth risingrising cheekescheeks renuerenew thethe storystory
wln 0510OfOf youngyoung AdonisAdonis, whenwhen inin pridepride andand gloryglory
wln 0511HeHe laylay infoldedenfolded twixttwixt thethe beatingbeating armesarms
wln 0512OfOf willingwilling VenusVenus: me thinkesmethinks strongerstronger charmescharms,
wln 0513DwellDwell inin thosethose speakingspeaking eyeseyes: andand onon thatthat browbrow
wln 0514MoreMore sweetnessesweetness thenthan thethe painterspainters cancan allowallow,
wln 0515ToTo theirtheir bestbest peecespieces: notnot NarcissusNarcissus hehe:
wln 0516ThatThat weptwept himselfehimself awayaway inin memoriememory
wln 0517OfOf hishis owneown beautiebeauty, nornor SiluanusSilvanus’ boyboy,
wln 0518NorNor thethe twice rauishttwice-ravishedtwice ravished maidemaid, forfor whomewhom oldold TroyTroy,
wln 0519FellFell byby thethe handhand ofof PirrhusPyrrhus, maymay toto theethee,
wln 0520BeBe otherwiseotherwise comparedcompared thenthanthen somesome deaddead treetree
wln 0521ToTo aa youngyoung fruitfullfruitful OliueOlive:
wln 0522Daph.DaphnisDaph.II cancan louelove, butbut II amam lothloath toto saysay soso, leastlest II proueprove
wln 0523TooToo soonesoon vnhappyunhappy.
wln 0524Cloe.Cloe.HappyHappy thouthou wouldstwouldst saysay,
wln 0525MyMy dearestdearest DaphnisDaphnis, blushblush notnot ifif thethe dayday
wln 0526ToTo theethee andand thythy softsoft heatesheats bebe enemieenemy,
wln 0527ThenThen taketake thethe commingcoming nightnight, fairefair youthyouth tis’tis freefre●free
wln 0528ToTo allall thethe worldworld, shepheardshepherd IleI’ll meetmeet theethee thenthen
wln 0529WhenW●enWhen darkenesdarkness hathhath shutshut vpup thethe eieseyes ofof menmen,
wln 0530InIn yonderyonder grouegro●egrove: speakespeak shallshall ourou●our meetingmeeting holdhold?
wln 0531IndeedIndeed yeye areare tootoo bashfulbashful, bebe moremore boldbold,
wln 0532AndAnd telltell meme IAyI.
wln 0533Daph.DaphnisDaph.II amam contentcontent toto saysay soso,
wln 0534AndAnd wouldwould bebe gladglad toto meetmeet, mightmight II butbut praypray soso
wln 0535MuchMuch fromfrom youryour fairenesfairness, thatthat youyou wouldwould bebe truetrue.
wln 0536CloeCloeShepheardShepherdShepheard thouthou hasthast thythy wishewish,
wln 0537Daph.DaphD●ph●DaphnisDaphFreshFresh maidemaid aduieadieuaduieadieu,
wln 0538YetYet oneone wordword moremore, sincesince youyou hauehave drawnedrawn meme onon
wln 0539ToTo comecome thisthis nightnight, fearefear notnot toto meetemeet alonealone,
wln 0540ThatThat manman thatthat willwill notnot offeroffer toto bebe illill,
wln 0541ThoughThough youryour brightbright selfeself wouldwould askeask itit forfor hishis fillfill
wln 0542OfOf thisthis worldsworld’s goodnessegoodness: dodo notnot fearefear himhim thenthen,
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wln 0543ButBut keepekeep youryour pointed’pointedpointed timetime, letlet otherother menmen
wln 0544SetSet vpup theirtheir bloodsbloods toto sailesalesail, minemine shallshall bebe euerever,
wln 0545FaireFair asas thethe soulesoul itit carriescarries, andand vnchastunchaste neuernever.exitexit.
wln 0546Cloe.Cloe.YetYet amam II poorerpoorer thenthan II waswas beforebefore.
wln 0547IsIs itit notnot strangestrange, amongamong soso manymany aascorea scorescore
wln 0548OfOf lustylusty bloodsbloods, II shouldshould pickepick outout thesethese thingesthings
wln 0549whosewhose vainesveins likelike aa dulldull riuerriver farrefar fromfrom springssprings,
wln 0550IsIs stillstill thethe samesame, sloweslow, heauyheavy, andand vnfitunfit
wln 0551ForFor streamestream oror motionmotion, thoughthough thethe strongstrong windeswinds hithit
wln 0552WithWith theirtheir continuallcontinual powerpower vponupon hishis sidessides?
wln 0553OO happyhappy bebe youryour namesnames thatthat hauehave benebeen bridesbrides:
wln 0554AndAnd tastedtasted thosethose rarerare sweetessweets, forfor whichwhich II pinepine,
wln 0555AndAnd farrefar moremore heauyheavy bebe thythy griefegrief andand tinetine.
wln 0556ThouThou lazylazy swaineswain thatthat maistmayst relieuerelieve mymy needesneeds,
wln 0557ThenThenThan hishis vpponupon whosewhose liuerliver alwaiesalways feedesfeeds
wln 0558AA hungryhungry vulturevulture.EnterEnter AlexisAlexis.
wln 0559Alex.AlexisAlex.CanCan suchsuch beautiebeauty bebe
wln 0560SafeSafe inin hishis owneown guardguard, andand notnot drawdraw thethe eyeeye
wln 0561OfOf himhim thatthat passethpasseth onon toto greedygreedy gazegaze,
wln 0562OrOr couetouscovetous desiredesire, whilstwhilst inin aa mazemaze
wln 0563TheThe betterbetter partpart contemplatescontemplates, giuinggiving rainerain
wln 0564AndAnd wishedwished freedomefreedom toto thethe labouringlaboringlabouring vaineveinvain?
wln 0565FairestFairest andand whitestwhitest, maymay II crauecrave toto knoweknow,
wln 0566TheThe causecause ofof youryour retirementretirement, whywhy yeye goego
wln 0567ThusThus allall alonealone? me thinkesmethinks thethe downesdowns areare sweetersweeter
wln 0568AndAnd thethe youngyoung companycompany ofof swainesswains moremore meetermeeter,
wln 0569ThenThan thesethese forsakenforsaken andand vntrodenuntrodden placesplaces.
wln 0570GiueGive notnot your selfeyourself toto lonenesseloneness, andand thosethose gracesgraces
wln 0571HideHide fromfrom thethe eieseyes ofof menmen, thatthat werewere intendedintended
wln 0572ToTo liuelive amongstamongst vsus swainesswains.
wln 0573Cloe.Cloe.ThouThou artart befriendedbefriended,
wln 0574ShepheardShepherd inin allall mymy lifelife, II hauehave notnot seeneseen,
wln 0575AA manman inin whomewhom greatergreater contentscontents hathhath beenebeen,
wln 0576ThenThan thouthou thy selfethyself artart: II couldcould telltell theethee moremore,
wln 0577WereWere therethere butbut anyany hopehope leftleft toto restorerestore
wln 0578MyMy freedomefreedom lostlost: ôôo lendlend meme allall thythy redred,
wln 0579ThouThou shamefastshamefast morningmorning, whenwhen fromfrom TithonsTithon’sTithonus’ bedbed
wln 0580ThouThou risestrisest euerever maidenmaiden.
wln 0581Alex.AlexisAlex.IfIf forfor meme,
wln 0582ThouThou sweetestsweetest ofof allall sweetssweets, thesethese flashesflashes bebe,
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wln 0583SpeakeSpeak andand bebe satisfiedsatisfied, ôôo guideguide herher tonguetongue,
wln 0584MyMy betterbetter angellangel, forceforce mymy namename amongamong
wln 0585HirHer modestmodest thoughtsthoughts, thatthat thethe firstfirst wordword maymay bebe,
wln 0586Cloe.Cloe.AlexisAlexis whenwhen thethe sunnesun shallshall kissekiss thethe seasea,
wln 0587TakingTaking hishis rest●estrest byby thethe whitewhite ThetisThetis’Thetis sideside,
wln 0588MeetMeet inin thethe holyholy woodwood, wherewhere IleI’ll abideabide
wln 0589ThyThy commingcoming ShepheardShepherd.
wln 0590Alex.AlexisAlex.IfIf II staystay behindebehind,
wln 0591AnAn euerlastingeverlasting dulnessedulness andand thethe windewind,
wln 0592ThatThat asas hehe passethpasseth byby shutsshuts vpup thethe streamestream,
wln 0593OfOf ReineRhineRhene oror volgavolga whilstwhilst thethe sunnessun’s hothot beamebeam,
wln 0594BeatsBeats backeback againeagain, ceazeseizecease meme, andand letlet meme turneturn
wln 0595ToTo coldenessecoldness moremore thenthan yceice: ohoho howhow II burneburn
wln 0596AndAnd riserise inin youthyouth andand fierfire! II daredare notnot staystay.exitexit.
wln 0597Cloe.Cloe.MyMy namename shallshall bebe youryour wordword.
wln 0598Alex.AlexisAlex.FlyFly flyfly thouthou dayday,
wln 0599Cloe.Cloe.MyMy griefegrief isis greatgreat ifif bothboth thesethese boyesboys shouldshould failefail,
wln 0600HeHe thatthat willwill vseuse allall windeswinds mustmust shiftshift hishis sailesail.ExitExit.


wln 0601ActusActus secundussecundus ScenaScaena primaprima.

wln 0602EnterEnter anan oldeold shepheardshepherd withwith aa bellbell ringingringing, andand
wln 0603thethe PriestPriest ofof PanPan followingfollowing.


wln 0604PriestPriest.ShepheardsShepherdsshepherds allall, andand maidensmaidens fairefair,
wln 0605FoldFold youryour flockesflocks vpup, forfor thethe AireAir
wln 0606Ginns’Gins’gins toto thickenthicken, andand thethe SunneSun
wln 0607AlreadyAlready hishis greatgreat coursecourse hathhath runnerun,
wln 0608SeeSee thethe dewdew dropsdrops howhow theythey kissekiss
wln 0609EueryEvery littlelittle flowerflower thatthat isis:
wln 0610HangingHanging onon theirtheir veluetvelvet headsheads,
wln 0611LikeLike aa roperope ofof christalcrystal beadesbeads.
wln 0612SeeSee thethe heauyheavy cloudesclouds lowdelowedloud fallingfalling
wln 0613AndAnd brightbright HesperusHesperus downedown callingcalling,
wln 0614TheThe deaddead nightnight fromfrom vnderunder groundground,
wln 0615AtAt whosewhose rysingrising mistesmists vnsoundunsound,
wln 0616dampsdamps, andand vapoursvaporsvapours flyfly apaceapace,
wln 0617HoueringHovering oreo’er thethe wantonwanton faceface,
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wln 0618OfOf thesethese pasturespastures, wherewhere theythey comecome,
wln 0619StrikingStriking deaddead bothboth buddbud andand bloomebloom,
wln 0620ThereforeTherefore fromfrom suchsuch dangerdanger lockelock
wln 0621EueryEvery oneone hishis louedloved flockeflock,
wln 0622AndAnd letlet youryour dogsdogs lyelie looseloose withoutwithout,
wln 0623LeastLestlest thethe WoolfeWolf comecome asas aa scoutscout
wln 0624FromFrom thethe mountainemountain, andand ereere dayday
wln 0625BeareBear aa LambeLamb oror KidKid awayaway:
wln 0626OrOr thethe craftycrafty theeuishthievish FoxeFox,
wln 0627BreakeBreak vponupon youryour simplesimple flockesflocks,
wln 0628ToTo securesecure your seluesyourselves fromfrom thesethese,
wln 0629BeBe notnot tootoo securesecure inin easeease,
wln 0630LetLet oneone eieeye hishis watcheswatches keepekeep,
wln 0631WhilstWhilst thethe tothert’other eieeye dothdoth sleepesleep.
wln 0632SoSo youyou shallshall goodgood ShepheardsShepherds proueprove,
wln 0633AndAnd for euerforeverfor ever holdhold thethe louelove
wln 0634OfOf ourour greatgreat GodGod: sweeeestsweetestsweeeestsweetest slumbersslumbers
wln 0635AndAnd softsoft silencesilence fallfall inin numbersnumbers
wln 0636OnOn youryour eye-lidseyelids: soso farewellfarewell,
wln 0637ThusThus II endend mymy eueningsevenings’evenings’s knellknell.exeuntexeunt.
wln 0638EnterEnter ClorinClorin thethe ShepheardesseShepherdess sortingsorting ofof hearbsherbs,
wln 0639andand tellingtelling thethe naturesnatures ofof themthem.

wln 0640NowNow letlet meme knowknow whatwhat mymy bestbest ArtArt hathhath donedone,
wln 0641HelptHelped byby thethe greatgreat powerpower ofof thethe vertuousvirtuous moonemoon,
wln 0642InIn herher fullfull lightlight, ôôo youyou sonnessons ofof earthearth,
wln 0643YouYou onelyonly broodbrood, vntounto whosewhose happyhappy birthbirth
wln 0644VirtueVirtue waswas giuengiven, holdingholding moremore ofof naturenature
wln 0645ThenThan manman herher firstfirst borneborn &and mostmost perfectperfect creaturecreature.
wln 0646LetLet meme adoreadore youyou, youyou thatthat onelyonly cancan,
wln 0647HelpeHelp oror killkill naturenature, drawingdrawing outout thatthat spanspan
wln 0648OfOf lifelife andand breathbreath, eueneven toto thethe endend ofof timetime,
wln 0649YouYou thatthat thesethese handshands diddid cropcrop, longlong beforebefore primeprime
wln 0650OfOf dayday, giuegive meme youryour namesnames, andand nextnext youryour hiddenhidden powerpower.
wln 0651ThisThis isis thethe CloteClote bearingbearing aa yelloweyellow flowreflower:
wln 0652AndAnd thisthis blackeblack HorehoundHorehoundwhorehound, bothboth areare veryvery goodgood,
wln 0653ForFor sheepesheep oror shepheardshepherd, bittenbitten byby aa woodwood
wln 0654DogsDog’sDogs venomdvenomed toothtooth, thesethese RamunsRhamnusRamun’s branchesbranches areare,
wln 0655WhichWhich stuckestuck inin entriesentries, oror aboutabout thethe barrebar
wln 0656ThatThat holdsholds thethe doredoor fastfast, killkill allall thethe inchantmentsenchantments, charmescharms,
wln 0657WereWere theythey MedeasMedea●Medea’s versesverses thatthat dodo harmesharms
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wln 0658ToTo menmen oror cattelcattle: thesethese forfor frenzyfrenzy bebe
wln 0659AA speedyspeedy andand aa soueraignesovereign remedieremedy.
wln 0660TheThe bitterbitter WormewoodWormwood, SageSage, andand MarigoldMarigold,
wln 0661SuchSuch simpathysympathy withwith mansman’s goodgood theythey dodo holdhold:
wln 0662ThisThis TormentilTormenulTormentil whosewhose vertuevirtue isis toto partpart
wln 0663AllAll deadlydeadly killingkilling poisonpoison fromfrom thethe heartheart,
wln 0664AndAnd heerehere NarcissusNarcissus’ rooteroot, forfor swellingsswellings bestbest:
wln 0665YellowYellow LecimacusL●cimacusLysimachusLecimacus, toto giuegive sweetesweet restrest
wln 0666ToTo thethe faintfaint ShepheardShepherd, killingkilling wherewhere itit comescomes,
wln 0667AllAll busiebusy gnatsgnats, andand eueryevery flyfly thatthat hummeshums,
wln 0668ForFor leprosieleprosy, DarnellDarnelDarnell, andand SellondineCelandineSellondine,
wln 0669WithWith CalamintCalamint, whosewhose vertuesvertueve●tuesvirtuesvirtue dodo resinerefineresinerefine
wln 0670TheThe bloodblood ofof ManMan, makingmaking itit freefree andand fairefair,
wln 0671AsAs thethe firstfirst hourehour itit breath’dbreathed, oror thethe bestbest aireair.
wln 0672HeereHere otherother totwoto, butbut youryour rebelliousrebellious vseuse,
wln 0673IsIs notnot forformeforform meme, whosewhose goodnesgoodness isis abuseabuse,
wln 0674ThereforeTherefore foulefoul standergrassestandergrass, fromfrom meme andand minemine
wln 0675II banishbanish theethee, withwith lustfulllustful TurpentineTurpentine,
wln 0676YouYou thatthat inticeentice thethe vainesveins, andand stirrestir thethe heatheat
wln 0677ToTo ciuillcivil mutenymutiny, scalingscaling thethe seateseat
wln 0678OurOur reasonreason mouesmoves inin, andand deludingdeluding itit
wln 0679WithWith dreamesdreams andand wantonwanton fanciesfancies, tilltill thethe fitfit
wln 0680OfOf burningburning lustlust bebe quenchtquenched byby appetiteappetite,
wln 0681RobbingRobbing thethe soulesoul ofof blessednesblessedness andand lightlight:
wln 0682AndAnd thouthou lightlight VaruinVarminVervainvermin totooto, thouthou mustmust goego afterafter
wln 0683ProuokingProvoking easieeasy soulessouls toto mirthmirth andand laughterlaughter,
wln 0684NoNo moremore shallshall II dipdip theethee inin waterwater nownow,
wln 0685AndAnd sprincklesprinkle eueryevery postpost, andand eueryevery bowboughbow
wln 0686WithWith thythy wellwell pleasingpleasing iuicejuice, toto makemake thethe gromesgrooms,
wln 0687SwellSwell withwith highhigh mirthmirth asas withwith ioyjoy allall thethe romesrooms.

wln 0688EnterEnter ThenotThenot.ThenotThenot...

wln 0689The.ThenotThe.ThisThis isis thethe CabinCabin wherewhere thethe bestbest ofof allall
wln 0690HerHer sexsex, thatthat euerever breathdbreathed, oror euerever shallshall
wln 0691GiueGive heatheat oror happinessehappiness toto thethe ShepheardsShepherd’s sideside,
wln 0692DothDoth onelyonly toto herher worthyworthy selfeself abideabide.
wln 0693ThouThou blessedblessed starrestar, II thankthank theethee forfor thythy lightlight,
wln 0694ThouThou byby whosewhose powerpower thethe darkenessedarkness ofof sadsad nightnight
wln 0695IsIs banishtbanished fromfrom thethe earthearth, inin whosewhose dulldull placeplace
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wln 0696ThyThy chasterchaster beamesbeams playplay onon thethe heauyheavy faceface
wln 0697OfOf allall thethe worldworld: makingmaking thethe blewblue seasea smilesmile,
wln 0698ToTo seesee howhow cunninglycunningly thouthou dostdost beguilebeguile
wln 0699ThyThy brotherbrother ofof hishis brightnessebrightness, giuinggiving dayday
wln 0700AgaineAgain fromfrom ChaosChaos.. whiterwhiter thenthan thatthat wayway
wln 0701ThatThat leadesleads toto IouesJove’sjove’s hyehigh CourtCourt, andand chasterchaster farrefar
wln 0702ThenThan chastitychastity it selfeitself: yonyonyond blessedblessed starrestar
wln 0703ThatThat nightlynightly shinesshines, thouthou allall thethe constancyconstancy
wln 0704ThatThat inin allall womenwomen waswas, oror eree’erere shalbeshall be:
wln 0705FromFrom whosewhose fairefair eye-balleseyeballs fliesflies thatthat holyholyfireholy firefire,
wln 0706ThatThat portspoetsports stilestyle thethe mothermother ofof desiredesire,
wln 0707InfusingInfusing intointo eueryevery gentlegentle breastbreast,
wln 0708AA soulesoul ofof greatergreater priceprice, andand farrefar moremore blestblestblessed
wln 0709ThenThan thatthat quickequick powerpower whichwhich giuesgives aa differencedifference
wln 0710TwixtTwixt manman andand creaturescreatures ofof aa lowerlower sencesense.
wln 0711Clor.ClorinClor.ShepheardShepherdShepheard howhow camstcam’st thouthou hetherhither toto thisthis placeplace?
wln 0712NoNo wayway isis trodentrodden, allall thethe verdentverdant grassegrass
wln 0713TheThe springspring shotshot vpup standsstands yetyet vnbrusedunbruised heerehere
wln 0714OfOf anyany footefoot, onelyonly thethe dapplddappled deeredeer:
wln 0715FarreFar fromfrom thethe fearedfeared soundsound ofof crookedcrooked hornehorn
wln 0716DwelsDwells inin thisthis fastnessefastness.Then.ThenotThen.ChasterChaster thenthan thethe mornemorn,
wln 0717II hauehave notnot wandredwandered, oror byby strongstrong illusionillusion
wln 0718IntoInto thisthis vertuousvirtuous placeplace hauehave mademade intrusionintrusion,
wln 0719ButBut hetherhither amam II comecome (belieuebelieve meme fairefair)
wln 0720ToTo seekeseek youyou outout, ofof whosewhose greatgreat goodgood thethe AireAir
wln 0721IsIs fullfull, andand stronglystrongly laborslaborslabours, whilstwhilst thethe soundsound,
wln 0722BreakesBreaks againstagainst heauenheaven, andand driuesdrives intointo aa stroundstoundstround
wln 0723TheThe amazedamazed ShepheardShepherd, thatthat suchsuch vertuevirtue cancan
wln 0724BeBe residentresident inin lesserlesser thenthan aa manman.
wln 0725Clor.ClorinClor.IfIf anyany artart II hauehave, oror hiddenhidden skillskill,
wln 0726MayMay curecure theethee ofof diseasedisease oror festredfestered illill,
wln 0727WhoseWhose griefegrief oror greenenessegreenness toto anothersanother’s eieeye,
wln 0728MayMay seemeseem vnpossibleunpossible ofof remedieremedy,
wln 0729II daredare yetyet vndertakeundertake itit.
wln 0730Shep.ShepherdShep.Tis’Tis nono painepain
wln 0731II suffersuffer throughthrough diseasedisease, nono beatingbeating vainevain
wln 0732ConuaiesConveys infectioninfection dangerousdangerous toto thethe heartheart,
wln 0733NoNo partpart impostumdeimpostumed toto bebe curdecured byby ArtArt:
wln 0734ThisThis bodiebody holdesholds, andand yetyet aa fellerfeller griefegrief
wln 0735ThenThan euerever skilfullskilful handhand diddid giuegive relieferelief
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wln 0736DwelsDwells onon mymy soulesoul, andand maymay bebe healdhealed byby youyou,
wln 0737FaireFair beauteousbeauteous virginvirgin:
wln 0738Clor.ClorinClor.ThenThen shepheardshepherd letlet meme suesue
wln 0739ToTo knoweknow thythy griefegrief thatthat manman yetyet neuernever knewknew
wln 0740TheThe wayway toto healthhealth, thatthat durstdurst notnot shewshow hishis soresore.
wln 0741Shep.ShepherdShep.ThenThen fairestfairest knowknow II louelove youyou,
wln 0742Clor.ClorinClor.SwaineSwainswain nono moremore.
wln 0743ThouThou hasthast abus’dabused thethe strictnesstrictness ofof thisthis placeplace,
wln 0744AndAnd offredoffered SacriligeousSacrilegioussacrilegious foulefoul disgracedisgrace
wln 0745ToTo thethe sweetsweet restrest ofof thesethese interredinterred bonesbones,
wln 0746ForFor fearefear ofof whosewhose ascendingascending flyfly atat onceonce,
wln 0747ThouThou andand thythy idleidle passionspassions, thatthat thethe sightsight
wln 0748OfOf deathdeath andand speedyspeedy vengeancevengeance maymay notnot frightfright.
wln 0749ThyThy veryvery soulesoul withwith horrorhorror.Shep.ShepherdShep.LetLet meme notnot
wln 0750ThouThou allall perfectionperfection merritmerit suchsuch aa blotblot,
wln 0751ForFor mymy truetrue zealouszealous faithfaith.Clor.ClorinClor.DarestDarest thouthou abideabide
wln 0752ToTo seesee thisthis holyholy earthearth atat onceonce deuidedivide
wln 0753AndAnd giuegive herher bodiebody vpup, forfor suresure itit willwill,
wln 0754IfIf thouthou pursuestpursuest withwith wantonwanton flamesflames toto fillfill
wln 0755ThisThis hallowedhallowed placeplace: thereforetherefore repentrepent andand goego,
wln 0756WhilstWhilst II withwith praiespraiseprays appeaseappease hishis GhostGhost belowebelow,
wln 0757ThatThat elseelse wouldwould telltell theethee whatwhat itit werewere toto bebe,
wln 0758AA riuallrival inin thatthat vertuousvirtuous louelove, thatthat hehe
wln 0759ImbracesEmbraces yetyet.
wln 0760Shep.ShepherdShep.Tis’Tis notnot thethe whitewhite oror redred
wln 0761InhabitsInhabits inin youryour cheekecheek, thatthat thusthus can●ancan wedwed
wln 0762MyMy mindemind toto adorationadoration: nornor youryour eyeeye,
wln 0763ThoughThough itit bebe fullfull andand fairefair, youryour foreheadforehead hyehigh,
wln 0764AndAnd smoothsmooth asas PelopsPelops’Pelops shouldershoulder: notnot thethe smilesmile
wln 0765LiesLies watchingwatching inin thosethose dimplesdimples, toto beguilebeguile
wln 0766TheThe easieeasy soulesoul, youryour handshands andand fingersfingers longlong,
wln 0767WithWith vainesveins inameldenameled richlyrichly, nornor youryour tonguetongue,
wln 0768ThoughThough itit spokespoke sweetersweeter thenthan ArionsArion’s HarpeHarp,
wln 0769YourYour hairehair wouenwoven intointo manymany aa curiouscurious warpewarp,
wln 0770AbleAble inin endlesendless errourerror toto vnfouldunfold
wln 0771TheThe wandringwand’ring soulesoul, notnot thethe truetrue perfectperfect mouldmoldmould,
wln 0772OfOf allall youryour bodiebody, whichwhich asas purepure dothdoth showeshow,
wln 0773InIn MaidenMaiden whiteneswhiteness asas thethe AlpsienAlpsian snowesnow,
wln 0774AllAll thesethese, werewere butbut youryour constancyconstancy awayaway,
wln 0775WouldWould pleaseplease meme lesseless thenthan aa blackeblack stormystormy dayday
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wln 0776TheThe wretchedwretched SeamanSeaman toylingtoiling throughthrough thethe deepdeep.
wln 0777ButBut whilstwhilst thisthis honourdhonoredhonoured strictnesstrictness youyou daredare keepekeep,
wln 0778ThoughThough allall thethe plaguesplagues thatthat eree’erere begottenbegotten werewere,
wln 0779InIn thethe greatgreat wombewomb ofof aireair werewere setledsettled herehere
wln 0780InIn oppositionopposition, II wouldwould likelike thethe treetree,
wln 0781ShakeShake offoff thosethose dropsdrops ofof weakenesweakness, andand bebe freefree
wln 0782EuenEven inin thethe armearm ofof dangerdanger.
wln 0783Clor.ClorinClor.WouldstWouldst thouthou hauehave
wln 0784MeMe raiseraise againeagain fondfond manman, fromfrom silentsilent grauegrave,
wln 0785ThoseThose sparckessparks thatthat longlong agoeago werewere buriedburied herehere,
wln 0786WithWith mymy deaddead friendsfriend’sfriends coldcold ashesashes?
wln 0787Shep.ShepherdShep.DeerestDearest dearedear,
wln 0788II daredare notnot askeask itit, nornor youyou mustmust notnot grauntgrant,
wln 0789StandStand stronglystrongly toto youryour vowvow, andand dodo notnot faintfaint:
wln 0790RememberRemember howhow hehe lou’dloved yeye, andand bebe stillstill,
wln 0791TheThe samesame opinionopinion speakesspeaks yeye, letlet notnot willwill,
wln 0792AndAnd thatthat greatgreat godgod ofof wowenwomenwowen AppetiteAppetite,
wln 0793SetSet vpup youryour bloodblood againeagain, dodo notnot inuiteinvite
wln 0794DesireDesire, andand fancyfancy forfor theirtheir longlong exileexile,
wln 0795ToTo seatseat themthem onceonce moremore inin aa pleasingpleasing smilesmile:
wln 0796BeBe likelike aa RockeRock mademade firmelyfirmly vpup gainst’gainst allall
wln 0797TheThe powerpower ofof angryangry heauenheaven, oror thethe strongstrong fallfall
wln 0798OfOf NeptunesNeptune’s batterybattery, ifif yeye yeildyield II diedie
wln 0799ToTo allall affectionaffection: tis’tis thatthat loialtieloyalty
wln 0800YeYe tietie vntounto thisthis grauegrave II soso admireadmire,
wln 0801AndAnd yetyet theresthere’s somethingsomething elseelse II wouldwould desiredesire,
wln 0802IfIf youyou wouldwould hearehear meme, butbut withallwithal denydeny,
wln 0803OOOh PanPan, whatwhat anan vncertaineuncertain destenydestiny
wln 0804HangesHangs ouerover allall mymy hopeshopes! II willwill retireretire,
wln 0805ForFor ifif II longerlonger staystay, thisthis doubledouble fierfire,
wln 0806WillWill lickelick mymy lifelife vpup.
wln 0807Clor.ClorinClor.DoDo, andand letlet timetime wearewear outout,
wln 0808WhatWhat ArtArt andand NatureNature cannotcannot bringbring aboutabout.
wln 0809Shep.ShepherdShep.FarewellFarewell thouthou soulesoul ofof virtuevirtue, andand bebe blestblestblessed
wln 0810ForFor euerever, whilstwhilst II wretchedwretched restrest
wln 0811ThusThus toto my selfemyself, yetyet grauntgrant meme leaueleave toto dwelldwell
wln 0812InIn kenningkenning ofof thisthis ArborArborArbour, yonyonyond same●amesame delldell
wln 0813OreO’ero’er topttopped withwith mourningmourning CipresseCypress andand sadsad EweYewEwe,
wln 0814ShallShall bebe mymy CabinCabin, wherewhere I’leI’ll earelyearly rewr●wrue,
wln 0815BeforeBefore thethe SunneSun hathhath kistkissed thisthis dewedew awayaway,
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wln 0816TheThe hardhard vncertaineuncertain chancechance whichwhich FateFate dothdoth laylay
wln 0817VponUpon thisthis headhead.
wln 0818Clor.ClorinClor.TheThe GodsGods giuegive quickequick releaserelease
wln 0819AndAnd happyhappy curecure vntounto thythy hardhard diseasedisease.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0820EnterEnter SullenSullen ShepheardShepherd.
wln 0821SullenSullen.II dodo notnot louelove thisthis wenchwench thatthat II shouldshould meetmeet,
wln 0822ForFor neuernever diddid mymy vnconstantunconstant eieeye yetyet greetgreet
wln 0823ThatThat beautiebeauty, werewere itit sweetersweeter oror moremore fairefair,
wln 0824ThenThan thethe newnew blossomesblossoms, whenwhen thethe morningmorning aireair
wln 0825BlowesBlows gentlygently onon themthem, oror thethe breakingbreaking lightlight,
wln 0826WhenWhen manymany maidenmaiden blushesblushes toto ourour sightsight
wln 0827ShootesShoots fromfrom hishis earlyearly faceface: werewere allall thesethese setset
wln 0828InIn somesome neatneat formeform beforebefore meme, twould’twould notnot getget
wln 0829TheThe leastleast louelove fromfrom meme: somesome desiredesire itit mightmight,
wln 0830OrOr presentpresent burningburning: allall toto meme inin sightsight
wln 0831AreAre equallequal, bebe theythey fairefair, oror blackeblack, oror brownebrown,
wln 0832VirginVirgin, oror carelessecareless wantonwanton, II cancan crownecrown
wln 0833MyMy appetiteappetite withwith anyany: swearesweateswearsweat asas oftoft,
wln 0834AndAnd weepeweep asas anyany, meltmelt mymy wordswords asas softsoft
wln 0835IntoInto aa maidensmaiden’s earesears, andand telltell howhow longlong
wln 0836MyMy heartheart hashas benebeen herher seruantservant, andand howhow strongstrong
wln 0837MyMy passionspassions areare: callcall herher vnkindeunkind andand cruellcruel,
wln 0838OfferOffer herher allall II hauehave toto gainegain thethe iewelljewel
wln 0839MaidensMaidens soso highlyhighly praisepraise: thenthen loathloath andand flyfly,
wln 0840ThisThis dodo II holdhold aa blessedblessed destenydestiny.
wln 0841EnterEnter AmarillisAmarillis.
wln 0842Amar.AmarillisAmar.HaileHailHaile ShepheardShepherd PanPan blessebless bothboth thythy flockeflock &and theethee,
wln 0843ForFor beingbeing mindefullmindful ofof thythy wordword toto meme.
wln 0844Sul.SullenSul.VVelcomeWelcome fairefair ShepheardesseShepherdess, thythy louingloving swaineswain
wln 0845GiuesGives theethee thethe selfe sameselfsameself same wisheswishes backeback againeagain:
wln 0846WhoWho tilltill thisthis presentpresent hourehour nerene’er knewknew thatthat eieeye,
wln 0847CouldCould makemake meme crossecross minemine armesarms oror dailydaily dyedie
wln 0848WithWith freshfresh consumingsconsumings: boldlyboldly teltell meme thenthen,
wln 0849HowHow shallshall wewe partpart theirtheir faithfullfaithful louesloves, andand whenwhen?
wln 0850ShallShall II belybeliebelly himhim toto herher, shallshall II sweareswear
wln 0851HisHis faithfaith isis falsefalse, andand hehe louesloves euery whereeverywhere?
wln 0852IleI’ll saysay hehe mocktmocked herher thethe otherother dayday toto youyou,
wln 0853WhichWhich willwill byby youryour confirmingconfirming shewshow asas truetrue,
wln 0854ForFor hehe isis ofof soso purepure anan honestyhonesty,
wln 0855ToTo thinkethink (becausebecause hehe willwill notnot nonenone willwill lyelie.
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wln 0856OrOr elseelse toto himhim IleI’ll slaunderslander AmoretAmoret,
wln 0857AndAnd saysay, sheshe butbut seemesseems chastechaste, IleI’ll sweareswear sheshe metmet
wln 0858MeMe mongst’mongstamongst thethe shadieshady sycamouressycamores lastlast nightnight,
wln 0859AndAnd looselyloosely offerdoffered vpup herher flameflame andand sprightspright,
wln 0860IntoInto mymy bosomebosom: mademade aa wantonwanton bedbed
wln 0861OfOf leauesleaves andand manymany flowersflowers, wherewhere sheshe spredspread
wln 0862HerHer willingwilling bodiebody toto bebe prestpressed byby meme,
wln 0863ThereThere hauehave II caru’dcarved herher namename onon manymany aa treetree,
wln 0864TogetherTogether withwith minemine owneown, toto makemake thisthis showshow
wln 0865MorefullMoreMoreful fullfull ofof seemingseeming: HobinalHobinal youyou knowknow,
wln 0866SonneSon toto thethe agedaged ShepheardShepherd ofof thethe GlenGlen
wln 0867HimHim II hauehave sortedsorted outout ofof manymany menmen,
wln 0868ToTo saysay hehe foundfound vsus atat ourour priuateprivate sportsport,
wln 0869AndAnd rouz’droused vsus forefore ourour timetime byby hishis resortsresorts
wln 0870ThisThis toto confirmeconfirm, II hauehave promis’dpromised toto thethe boyboy
wln 0871ManyMany aa prettypretty knackknack, andand manymany aa toytoy,
wln 0872AsAs grinnesgrins toto catchcatch himhim birdsbirds withwith bowebow, andand boltbolt,
wln 0873ToTo shooteshoot atat nimblenimble squirrelssquirrels inin thethe holtholtsholtholtsholt:
wln 0874AA pairepair ofof paintedpainted buskinsbuskins andand aa lambelamb,
wln 0875SoftSoft asas hishis owneown lockeslocks, oror thethe downedown ofof SwanSwan,
wln 0876ThisThis II hauehave donedone toto winnewin yeye, whichwhich dothdoth giuegive
wln 0877MeMe doubledouble pleasurepleasure, discorddiscord makesmakes meme liuelive.
wln 0878Amar.AmarillisAmar.LouedLoved swaineswain II thankethank yeye, thesethese trickestricks mightmight pre-preuaileprevail(uaile
wln 0879WithWith otherother rustickerus●ickerustic shepheardsshepherds, butbut willwill failefail
wln 0880EuenEven onceonce toto stirrestir, muchmuch moremore toto ouerthrowoverthrow,
wln 0881HisHis fixedfixed louelove fromfrom iudgementjudgement, whowho dothdoth knowknow,
wln 0882YourYour naturenature, mymy endend, andand hishis chosenschosen’s merritmerit,
wln 0883ThereforeTherefore somesome strongerstronger wayway mustmust forceforce hishis spiritspirit
wln 0884WhichWhich II hauehave foundfound: giuegive secondsecond, andand mymy louelove
wln 0885IsIs euerlastingeverlasting thinethine.
wln 0886Sul.SullenSul.TryTry meme andand proueprove.
wln 0887Amar.AmarillisAmar.TheseThese happyhappy pairepair ofof louerslovers meetmeet straightstraight wayway,
wln 0888SooneSoon asas theythey fouldfoldfouled theirtheir flockesflocks vpup withwith thethe dayday
wln 0889InIn thethe thickethick grouegrove borderingbordering vponupon yonyonyond hillhill,
wln 0890InIn whosewhose hardhard sideside NatureNature hathhath caru’dcarved aa wellwell:
wln 0891AndAnd butbut thatthat matchlessematchless springspring whichwhich PoetsPoets knowknow,
wln 0892WasWas nerene’er thethe likelike toto thisthis: byby itit dothdoth growegrow
wln 0893AboutAbout thethe sidessides, allall hearbsherbs whichwhich witcheswitches vseuse,
wln 0894AllAll simplessimples goodgood forfor medicinemedicine oror abuseabuse,
wln 0895AllAll sweetessweets thatthat crownecrown thethe happyhappy nuptiallnuptial dayday.
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wln 0896WithWith allall theirtheir colourscolorscolours, therethere thethe monthmonth ofof MayMay
wln 0897IsIs euerever dwellingdwelling, allall isis youngyoung andand greenegreen,
wln 0898There’sThere’s notnot aa grassegrass onon whichwhich waswas euerever seeneseen,
wln 0899TheThe fallingfalling AutumeAutumnautumn oror coldcold winterswinter’s handhand
wln 0900SoSo fullfull ofof heateheat andand virtuevirtue isis thethe landland:
wln 0901AboutAbout thisthis fountainefountain: whichwhich dothdoth slowlyslowly breakebreak
wln 0902BelowBelow yonyonyond MountainesMountain’smountain’s footefoot, intointo aa creekecreek
wln 0903ThatThat waterswaters allall thethe valleyvalley, giuinggiving fishfish
wln 0904OfOf manymany sortssorts, toto fillfill thethe shepheardsShepherd’s dishdish.
wln 0905ThisThis holyholy wellwell, mymy GrandameGrandamgrandam thatthat isis deaddead,
wln 0906RightRight wisewise inin charmescharms, hathhath oftenoften toto meme sedsaid,
wln 0907HathHath powerpower toto changechange thethe formeform ofof anyany creaturecreature,
wln 0908BeingBeing thricethrice diptdipped ouerover thethe headhead, intointo whatwhat featurefeature,
wln 0909OrOr shapeshape t’would’twould pleaseplease thethe letterletter downedown toto crauecrave,
wln 0910WhoWho mustmust pronouncepronounce thisthis charmecharm toto, whichwhich sheshe gauegave
wln 0911MeMe onon herher deathdeath bedbed, toldtold meme whatwhat andand howhow
wln 0912II shouldshould applyapply vntounto thethe patientspatient’s browbrow,
wln 0913ThatThat wouldwould bebe chang’dchanged, castingcasting themthem thricethrice a sleepeasleep
wln 0914BeforeBefore II trustedtrusted themthem intointo thisthis deepedeep.
wln 0915AllAll thisthis sheshe shew’dshowed meme, andand diddid chargecharge meme proueprove,
wln 0916ThisThis secretsecret ofof herher ArtArt, ifif crostcrossed inin louelove,
wln 0917I’leI’ll thisthis attemptattempt, nownow ShepheardShepherd II hauehave herehere
wln 0918AllAll herher prescriptionsprescriptions andand II willwill notnot fearefear
wln 0919ToTo bebe my selfemyself diptdipped: comecome, mymy templestemples bindebind
wln 0920WithWith thesethese sadsad hearbsherbs, andand whenwhen II sleepesleep youyou findefind
wln 0921AsAs youyou dodo speakespeak youryour charmecharm, thricethrice downedown meme letlet,
wln 0922AndAnd bidbid thethe waterwater raiseraise meme AmoretAmoret,
wln 0923WhichWhich beingbeing donedone, leaueleave meme toto mymy affaireaffair,
wln 0924AndAnd ereere thethe dayday shallshall quitequite it selfeitself outout wearewear,
wln 0925II willwill returnereturn vntounto mymy ShepheardsShepherd’s armearm,
wln 0926DipDip meme againeagain, andand thenthen repeatrepeat thisthis charmecharm,
wln 0927AndAnd pluckepluck meme vpup my selfemyself, whomewhom freelyfreely taketake,
wln 0928AndAnd thethe hotsthot’st firefire ofof thinethine affectionaffection slakeslake.
wln 0929Sul.SullenSul.AndAnd ifif II fitfit theethee notnot, thenthen fitfit notnot meme,
wln 0930II longlong thethe truthtruth ofof thisthis welswell’s powerpower toto seesee.ExeuntExeunt,


wln 0931ActusActus secundussecundus ScenaScaena quartaquarta.

wln 0932EnterEnter DaphnisDaphnis
wln 0933HeereHere willwill II staystay, forfor thisthis thethe couertcovert isis
wln 0934WhereWhere II appointedappointed CloeCloe, dodo notnot missemiss:
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wln 0935ThouThou bright ey’dbright-eyedbright eyed virginvirgin, comecome, ôôo comecome mymy fairefair,
wln 0936BeBe notnot abus’dabused withwith fearefear, nornor letlet coldcold carecare
wln 0937OfOf honorhonorhonour slayslay theethee fromfrom thythy ShepheardsShepherd’s armearm,
wln 0938WhoWho wouldwould asas hardhard bebe wonnewon toto offeroffer harmeharm
wln 0939ToTo thythy chastechaste thoughtsthoughts, asas whitenessewhiteness fromfrom thethe dayday,
wln 0940OrOr yonyonyond greatgreat roundround toto mouemove anotheranother wayway.
wln 0941MyMy languagelanguage shallshall bebe honesthonest, fullfull ofof truthtruth,
wln 0942MyMy flameflame asas smoothsmooth andand spotlessespotless asas mymy youthyouth:
wln 0943II willwill notnot entertaineentertain thatthat wandringwand’ring thoughtthought,
wln 0944WhoseWhose easieeasy currantcurrentcurrant maymay atat lengthlength bebe broughtbrought
wln 0945ToTo aa looseloose vastenesvastness.
wln 0946AlexisAlexiswithinwithin.CloeCloe!
wln 0947Daph.DaphnisDaph.Tis’Tis herher voicevoice
wln 0948AndAnd II mustmust answereanswer, CloeCloe! ôôo thethe choisechoice
wln 0949OfOf dearedear imbracesembraces, chastechaste andand holyholy strainesstrains
wln 0950OurOur handshands shallshall giuegive! II chargecharge youyou allall mymy vainesveins
wln 0951ThroughThrough whichwhich thethe bloodblood andand spiritspirit taketake theirtheir wayway,
wln 0952LockeLookeLo●keLockLook vpup youryour disobedientdisobedient heatsheats, andand staystay
wln 0953ThoseThose mutinousmutinous desiresdesires, thatthat elseelse wouldwould growegrow
wln 0954ToTo strongstrong rebellionrebellion: dodo notnot wilderwilder showeshow
wln 0955ThenThan blushingblushing modestiemodesty maymay entertaineentertain.
wln 0956AlexisAlexiswithinwithin. CloeCloe!
wln 0957Daph.DaphnisDaph.ThereThere soundssounds thatthat blessedblessed namename againeagain,
wln 0958AndAnd II willwill meetemeet itit: letlet meme notnot mistakemistake,EnterEnter AlexisAlexis.
wln 0959ThisThis isis somesome ShepheardShepherd, suresure II amam awakeawake,
wln 0960WhatWhat maymay thisthis riddleriddle meanemean? II willwill retireretire,
wln 0961ToTo giuegive my selfemyself moremore knowledgeknowledge
wln 0962Alex.AlexisAlex.OhOhO mymy fierfire,
wln 0963HowHow thouthou consum’stconsumest meme? CloeCloe answereanswer meme,
wln 0964AlexisAlexis, strongstrong AlexisAlexis, highhigh, andand freefree,
wln 0965CalsCalls vponupon CloeCloe: seesee minemine armesarms areare fullfull
wln 0966OfOf intertainemententertainment, readyready forfor toto pullpull
wln 0967ThatThat goldengolden fruitfruit whichwhich tootoo tootoo longlong hathhath hunghung,
wln 0968TemptingTempting thethe greedygreedy eyeeye: thouthou stayeststayest tootoo longlong,
wln 0969II amam impatientimpatient ofof thesethese madmad delaiesdelays,
wln 0970II mustmust notnot leaueleave vnsoughtunsought thosethose manymany waiesways
wln 0971ThatThat leadlead intointo thisthis centercentercentre, tilltill II findefind
wln 0972QuenchQuench forfor mymy burningburning lustlust, II comecome vnkindeunkind.ExitExit AlexisAlexis.
wln 0973Daph.DaphnisDaph.CanCan mymy imaginationimagination workework meme soso muchmuch illill,
wln 0974ThatThat II maymay creditcredit thisthis forfor truthtruth, andand stillstill
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wln 0975BelieueBelieve minemine eieseyes, oror shallshall II firmelyfirmly holdhold herher
wln 0976HerHer yetyet vntainteduntainted, andand thesethese sightssights butbut boldbold
wln 0977IllusionIllusion? suresure suchsuch fanciesfancies oftoft hauehave benebeen
wln 0978SentSent toto abuseabuse truetrue louelove, andand yetyet areare seeneseen,
wln 0979DaringDaring toto blindeblind thethe vertuousvirtuous thoughthough withwith errorerror,
wln 0980ButBut bebe theythey farrefar fromfrom meme withwith theirtheir fondfond terrorterror:
wln 0981II amam resoludresolved mymy CloeCloe yetyet isis truetrue.CloeCloe withinwithin.
wln 0982CloeCloe harkehark CloeCloe suresure thisthis voicevoice isis newnew,
wln 0983WhoseWhose shrilnesshrillness likelike thethe soundingsounding ofof aa bellbell,
wln 0984TelsTells meme itit isis aa womanwoman: CloeCloe, telltell
wln 0985ThyThy blessedblessed namename againeagainCloeCloewithinwithin.HeereHere.
wln 0986OhOhO whatwhat aa greefegrief isis thisthis toto bebe soso neerenear
wln 0987AndAnd notnot incounterencounter?EnterEnter CloeCloe.
wln 0988ShepheardShepherd wewe areare metmet,
wln 0989DrawDraw closeclose intointo thethe couertcovert, leastlest thethe wetwet
wln 0990whichwhich fallesfalls likelike lazylazy mistesmists vpponupon thethe groundground,
wln 0991SoakeSoak throughthrough yousyour startvpsstartups.
wln 0992Daph.DaphnisDaph.FairestFairest, areare youyou foundfound
wln 0993HowHow hauehave wewe wandredwandered thatthat thethe betterbetter partpart
wln 0994OfOf thisthis goodgood nightnight isis perishtperished? oho mymy heartheart!
wln 0995HowHow hauehave II longdlonged toto meetmeet yeye? howhow toto kissekiss
wln 0996ThoseThose lillylily handshands? howhow toto receiuereceive thethe blissebliss
wln 0997ThatThat charmingcharming tonguetongue giuesgives toto thethe happyhappy eareear
wln 0998OfOf himhim thatthat drinkesdrinks youryour languagelanguage? butbut II fearefear
wln 0999II amam tootoo muchmuch vnmannerdunmannered, farrefar totoo ruderude,
wln 1000AndAnd almostalmost grownegrown lasciuouslascivious toto intrudeintrude
wln 1001TheseThese hothot behauioursbehaviorsbehaviours, wherewhere regardregard ofof famefame,
wln 1002HonorHonorHonour, andand modestymodesty, aa vertuousvirtuous namename,
wln 1003AndAnd suchsuch discoursediscourse, asas oneone fairefair sistersister maymay
wln 1004WithoutWithout offenceoffenseoffence vntounto thethe brotherbrother saysay,
wln 1005ShouldShould ratherrather hauehave benebeen tenderdtendered, butbut belieuebelieve
wln 1006HeereHere dwelsdwells aa betterbetter tempertemper, dodo notnot grieuegrieve,
wln 1007ThenThen euerever kindestkindest thatthat mymy firstfirst salutesalute,
wln 1008SeasonsSeasons soso muchmuch ofof fancyfancy, II amam mutemute
wln 1009HenceforthHence●orthHenceforth toto allall discoursesdiscourses, butbut shallshall bebe
wln 1010SutingSuiting toto youryour sweetsweet thoughtsthoughts andand modestiemodesty:
wln 1011IndeedeIndeed II willwill notnot askeask aa kissekiss ofof youyou,
wln 1012NoNo notnot toto wringwring youryour fingersfingers, nornor toto suesue
wln 1013ToTo thosethose blestblestblessed pairepair ofof fixedfixed starresstars forfor smilessmiles,
wln 1014AllAll aa youngyoung louerslover’slovers cunningcunning, allall hishis wileswiles:
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wln 1015AndAnd prettypretty wantonwanton dyingsdyings shallshall toto meme
wln 1016BeBe strangersstrangers, onelyonly toto youryour ChastityChastity
wln 1017II amam deuoteddevoted euerever.
wln 1018CloeCloe,HonestHonest swaineswain,
wln 1019FirstFirst letlet meme thankethank youyou, thenthen returnereturn againeagain
wln 1020AsAs muchmuch ofof mymy louelove: nono thouthou artart tootoo coldcold
wln 1021VnhappyUnhappy boyboy, notnot temperdtempered toto mymy moldmoldmould,
wln 1022ThyThy bloodblood falsfalls heauyheavy downewarddownward, tis’tis notnot fearefear
wln 1023ToTo offendoffend inin boldnesseboldness winswins, theythey neuernever wearewear
wln 1024deserueddeserved fauoursfavorsfavours thatthat denydeny toto taketake
wln 1025WhenWhen theythey areare offredoffered freelyfreely: dodo II wakewake
wln 1026ToTo seesee aa manman ofof hishis youthyouth, yearesyears andand featurefeature,
wln 1027AndAnd suchsuch aa oneone asas wewe callcall goodlygoodly creaturecreature,
wln 1028ThusThus backewardbackward? whatwhat aa worldworld ofof preciousprecious ArtArt,
wln 1029WereWere meerelymerely lostlost, toto makemake himhim dodo hishis partpart?
wln 1030ButBut II willwill shakeshake himhim offoff, thatthat daresdares notnot holdhold,
wln 1031LetLet menmen thatthat hopehope toto bebe beloudbeloved bebe boldbold,
wln 1032DaphnisDaphnis II dodo desiredesire sincesince wewe areare metmet
wln 1033SoSo happilyhappily, ourour liueslives andand fortunesfortunes setset,
wln 1034VpponUpon oneone stakestake toto giuegive assuranceassurance nownow,
wln 1035ByBy interchangeinterchange ofof handshands andand holyholy vowvow,
wln 1036NeuerNever toto breakebreak againeagain: walkewalk youyou thatthat wayway,
wln 1037WhilstWhilst II inin zealouszealous meditationmeditation straystray
wln 1038AA littlelittle thisthis wayway whenwhen weewe bothboth hauehave endedended
wln 1039TheseThese rightsrights andand duetiesduties byby thethe woodswoods befriendedbefriended,
wln 1040AndAnd secresiesecrecy ofof nightnight, retireretire andand findefind
wln 1041AnAn agedaged oakeoak whosewhose hollowneshollowness maymay bindebind
wln 1042VsUs bothboth withinwithin hishis bodiebody, thitherthither goego:
wln 1043ItIt standsstands withinwithin yonyonyond bottomebottom●●bottom
wln 1044Daph.DaphnisDaph.BeBe itit sosoExeitExitEx●itExit DaphnisDaphnis.
wln 1045Cloe.Cloe.AndAnd II willwill meetemeet therethere neuernever moremore withwith theethee,
wln 1046ThouThou idleidle shamefastnesseshamefastness,AlexisAlexiswithinwithin,CloeCloe!
wln 1047CloeCloeTis’Tis heehe.
wln 1048ThatThat daredare II hopehope bebe bolderbolder.Alex.AlexisAlex.CloeCloe.Cloe.Cloe.nownow
wln 1049GreatGreat PanPan forfor SirinxSyrinx’Syrinx’s sakesake bidbid speedspeed ourour plowplow.ExitExit CloeCloe.


wln 1050ActusActus tertiustertius ScenaScaena primaprima.

wln 1051EnterEnter thethe SullenSullen ShepheardShepherd withwith AmarillisAmarillis inin aa sleepesleep
wln 1052Sull.SullenSull.FromFrom thythy foreheadforehead thusthus II taketake
wln 1053TheseThese hearbsherbs, andand chargecharge theethee notnot awakeawake,
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wln 1054TillTill inin yonderyonder holyholy wellwell,
wln 1055ThriceThrice withwith powerfullpowerful magickemagic spellspell,
wln 1056FildFilled withwith manymany aa balefullbaleful wordword,
wln 1057ThouThou hasthast benebeen diptdipped, thusthus withwith mymy cordcord
wln 1058OfOf blastedblasted hempehemp, byby moone-lightmoonlight twindetwined,
wln 1059II dodo thythy sleepysleepy bodybody bindebind,
wln 1060II turneturn thythy headhead intointo thethe EastEast,
wln 1061AndAnd thythy feetefeet intointo thethe WestWest,
wln 1062ThyThy leftleft armearm toto thethe SouthSouth putput forthforth,
wln 1063AndAnd thythy rightright vntounto thethe NorthNorth:
wln 1064II taketake thythy bodybody fromfrom thethe groundground,
wln 1065InIn thisthis deepedeep andand deadlydeadly soundsound:
wln 1066AndAnd intointo thisthis holyholy springspring,
wln 1067II letlet theethee slideslide downedown byby mymy stringstring:
wln 1068TakeTake thisthis maidemaid thouthou holyholy pitpit
wln 1069ToTo thythy bottombottom, neerernearer yetyet,
wln 1070InIn thythy waterwater purepure andand sweetesweet,
wln 1071ByBy thythy leaueleave II dipdip herher feetefeet:
wln 1072ThusThus II letlet herher lowerlower yetyet,
wln 1073ThatThat herher ancklesankles maymay bebe wetwet:
wln 1074YetYet downedown lowerlower, letlet herher kneeknee
wln 1075InIn thythy waterswaters washedwashed beebe,
wln 1076ThereThere stopstop: FlyFly awayaway EueryEvery thingthing thatthat louesloves thethe dayday,
wln 1077TruthTruth thatthat hathhath butbut oneone faceface,
wln 1078ThusThus II charmecharm theethee fromfrom thisthis placeplace.
wln 1079SnakesSnakes thatthat castcast youryour coatescoats forfor newnew,
wln 1080CamelionsChameleons, thatthat alteralter huehue,
wln 1081HaresHares thatthat yearelyyearly sexessexessex’s changechange,
wln 1082ProteusProteus altringalt’ringaltering oftoft andand strangestrange,
wln 1083HæcatæHaecataeHaecataeHecate withwith shapesshapes threethree,
wln 1084LetLet thisthis maidenmaiden changedchanged bebe,
wln 1085WithWith thisthis holyholy waterwater wetwet, ToTo thethe shapeshape ofof AmoretAmoret:
wln 1086CinthiaCinthia workework thouthou withwith mymy charmecharm,
wln 1087ThusThus II drawdraw theethee freefree fromfrom harmeharm,
wln 1088VpUp outout ofof thisthis blessedblessed lakelake,
wln 1089RiseRise bothboth likelike herher andand awakeawake.SheShe awakehawakethawakehawakethawaken
wln 1090Amo.AmoretAmo.SpeakeSpeak shepheardshepherd, amam II AmoretAmoret toto sightsight?
wln 1091OrOr hasthast thouthou mistmissed inin anyany magickemagic rightright?
wln 1092ForFor wantwant ofof whichwhich anyany defectdefect inin meme,
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wln 1093MayMay makemake ourour practisespracticespractises discouereddiscovered bebe?
wln 1094Sull.SullenSull.ByBy yonderyonder moonemoon, butbut thatthat II heerehere dodo standstand,
wln 1095WhoseWhose breathbreath hathhath thusthus reformdreformed theethee, andand whosewhose handhand,
wln 1096LetLet theethee downedown drydry, andand plucktplucked theethee vpup thusthus wetwet,
wln 1097II shouldshould my selfemyself taketake theethee forfor AmoretAmoret,
wln 1098ThouThou artart inin clothesclothes, inin featurefeature, voicevoice andand hewhuehew
wln 1099SoSo likelike, thatthat sencesense cancan notnot distinguishdistinguish youyou.
wln 1100Amore.AmoretAmore.ThenThen thisthis deceitdeceit whichwhich cannotcannot crossedcrossed bebe,
wln 1101AtAt onceonce shallshall looselose herher himhim, andand gainegain theethee meme.
wln 1102HetherHither sheshe needesneeds mustmust comecome, byby promisepromise mademade,
wln 1103AndAnd suresure hishis naturenature neuernever waswas soso badbad,
wln 1104ToTo bidbid aa virginvirgin meetemeet himhim inin thethe woodwood,
wln 1105WhenWhen nightnight andand fearefear areare vpup, butbut vnderstoodunderstood,
wln 1106T’was’TwasWas hishis partpart toto comecome firstfirst: beingbeing comecome, IleI’ll saysay
wln 1107MyMy constantconstant louelove mademade meme comecome firstfirst andand staystay,
wln 1108ThenThen willwill II leadelead himhim furtherfurther toto thethe grouegrove,
wln 1109ButBut staystay youyou herehere, andand ifif hishis owneown truetrue louelove
wln 1110shallshall seekeseek himhim heerehere, setset herher inin somesome wrongwrong pathpath,
wln 1111WhichWhich saysay herher louerlover latelylately trodentrodden hathhath:
wln 1112IleI’ll notnot bebe farrefar fromfrom hencehence, ifif needeneed therethere beebe
wln 1113HeereHere isis anotheranother charmecharm, whosewhose powerpower willwill freefree
wln 1114TheThe dazeleddazzled sencesense readread byby thethe moonemoon beamesbeams cleareclear,
wln 1115AndAnd inin mymy oneone truetrue shapeshape makemake meme appeareappear.EnterEnter PerigotPerigot
wln 1116Sul.SullenSul.StandStand closeclose, heeee’sheere’sheeee’shere’s PerigotPerigot, whosewhose constantconstant heartheart,
wln 1117LongsLongs toto beholdbehold herher, inin whosewhose shapeshape thouthou artart.
wln 1118Peri.PerigotPeri.ThisThis isis thethe placeplace (fairefair AmoretAmoret) thethe hourehour
wln 1119IsIs yetyet scarcescarce comecome, heerehere eueryevery siluanesylvan powerpower
wln 1120DelightsDelights toto bebe, aboutabout yonyo●yon sacredsacred wellwell,
wln 1121WhichWhich theythey hauehave blestblestblessed withwith manymany aa powerfullpowerful spellspell,
wln 1122ForFor neuernever trauailertraveler inin deaddead ofof nightnight,
wln 1123NorNor straiedstrayed beastsbeasts hauehave falnefallen inin, butbut whenwhen fightfight,
wln 1124HathHath faildfailed themthem, thenthen theirtheir rightright wayway theythey hauehave foundfound,
wln 1125ByBy helpehelp ofof themthem, soso holyholy isis thethe groundground,
wln 1126ButBut II willwill fartherfarther seekeseek, leastlest AmoretAmoret
wln 1127ShouldShould bebe firstfirst comecome andand soso straystray longlong vnmetunmet.
wln 1128MyMy AmoretAmoret, AmoretAmoret!ExitExit. AmarilAmarillisAmaril.PerigotPerigot!
wln 1129PerPerigotPerMyMy louelove!AmarillA●arillAmarillisAmarill.II comecome mymy louelove.exitexit.
wln 1130Sul.SullenSul.NowNow sheshe hathhath gotgot
wln 1131HerHer owneown desiresdesires, andand II shallshall gainergainer bebe
wln 1132OfOf mymy longlong looktlooked forfor hopeshopes aswelas well asas sheshe;
wln 1133HowHow brightbright thethe moonemoon shinesshines heerehere, asas ifif sheshe strouestrove
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wln 1134ToTo showshow herher gloryglory inin thisthis littlelittle grouegroveEnterEnter AmoretAmoretAmouret.
wln 1135ToTo somesome new louednew-lovednew loved ShepheardShepherd: yonderyonder isis
wln 1136AnotherAnother AmoretAmoret: wherewhere differsdiffers thisthis
wln 1137FromFrom thatthat, butbut thatthat sheshe PerigotPerigot hathhath metmet,
wln 1138II shouldshould hauehave taneta’en thisthis forfor thethe counterfeitcounterfeit:
wln 1139HearbsHerbs, woodswoods, andand springssprings, thethe powerpower thatthat inin youyou lieslies,
wln 1140IfIf mortallmortal menmen couldcould knowknow youryour propertiesproperties.
wln 1141Amo.AmoretAmo.Me thinkesMethinksmethinks itit isis notnot nightnight, II hauehave nono fearefear,
wln 1142WalkingWalking thisthis woodwood ofof LyonLion, oror ofof BeareBear,
wln 1143WhoseWhose namesnames atat otherother timestimes, hauehave mademade meme quakequake,
wln 1144WhenWhen anyany shepheardesseshepherdess inin herher taletale spakespoke,
wln 1145OfOf somesome ofof themthem, thatthat vnderneathunderneath aa woodwood
wln 1146HaueHave tornetorn truetrue louerslovers thatthat togethertogether stoodstood.
wln 1147Me thinkesMethinksmethinks therethere areare nono goblinsgoblins, andand mensmen’s talketalk,
wln 1148ThatThat inin thesethese woodswoods thethe nimblenimble FaieriesFairiesFairy’s walkewalk,
wln 1149AreAre fablesfables, suchsuch aa strongstrong hartheart II hauehave gotgot,
wln 1150BecauseBecause II comecome toto meetemeet withwith PerigotPerigot,
wln 1151MyMy PerigotPerigot, whosewho’s thatthat mymy PerigotPerigot?
wln 1152Sul.SullenSul.FaireFair MaidMaid.
wln 1153Amo.AmoretAmo.AyAy meme thouthou artart notnot PerigotPerigot.
wln 1154Sul.SullenSul.ButBut II cancan telltell yeye newesnews ofof PerigotPerigot,
wln 1155AnAn hourehour togethertogether vnderunder yonderyonder treetree,
wln 1156HeHe satsat withwith wreathedwreathed armesarms andand caldcalled onon theethee,
wln 1157AndAnd saidsaid, whywhy AmoretAmoret staieststayest thouthou soso longlong:
wln 1158ThenThen startingstarting vpup downedown yonderyonder pathpath hehe flungflung,
wln 1159LeastLestlest thouthou hadsthadst mistmissed thythy wayway: werewere itit dayday lightlight
wln 1160HeHe couldcould notnot yetyet hauehave borneborne himhim outout ofof sightsight.
wln 1161Amo.AmoretAmo.ThankesThanks gentlegentle ShepheardShepherd andand beshrewbeshrew mymy staystay,
wln 1162ThatThat mademade meme fearefullfearful II hadhad lostlost mymy wayway:
wln 1163AsAs fastfast asas mymy weakeweakelegsweak legslegs, (thatthat cannotcannot bebe
wln 1164WearyWeary withwith seekingseeking himhim) willwill carrycarry meme,
wln 1165IleI’ll followefollow, andand forfor thisthis thythy carecare ofof meme,
wln 1166PrayPray PanPan thythy louelove maymay euerever followfollow theethee.ExitExit.
wln 1167Sul.SullenSul.HowHow brightbright sheshe waswas? howhow louelylovely diddid sheshe showshow?
wln 1168WasWas itit notnot pittiepity toto deceiuedeceive herher soso?
wln 1169SheShe plucktplucked herher garmentsgarments vpup andand tripttripped awayaway,
wln 1170AndAnd withwith aa virginvirgin innocenceinnocence diddid praypray
wln 1171ForFor meme, thatthat periurdperjured herher: whilstwhilst sheshe waswas heerehere,
wln 1172Me thoughtMethoughtmethought thethe beamesbeams ofof lightlight thatthat diddid appeareappear,
wln 1173WereWere shotshot fromfrom herher: me thoughtmethought thethe moonemoon gauegave nonenone,
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wln 1174ButBut whatwhat itit hadhad fromfrom herher: sheshe waswas alonealone
wln 1175WithWith meme, ifif thenthen herher presencepresence diddid soso mouemove,
wln 1176WhyWhy diddid notnot II assayassay toto winwin herher louelove?
wln 1177SheShe wouldwould notnot suresure hauehave yeildedyielded vntounto meme,
wln 1178WoemenWomen louelove onelyonly oportunitieopportunity
wln 1179AndAnd notnot thethe manman, oror ifif sheshe hadhad denieddenied
wln 1180AloneAlone, II mightmight hauehave forcdforced herher toto hauehave triedtried
wln 1181WhoWho hadhad benebeen strongerstronger: ôôo vainevain foolefool, toto letlet
wln 1182SuchSuch blestblestblessed occasionoccasion passepass, IleI’ll followfollow yetyet,
wln 1183MyMy bloodblood isis vpup, II cannotcannot nownow forbeareforbear.
wln 1184EnterEnter AlexisAlexis andand CloeCloe.
wln 1185II comecome sweetesweet AmoretAmoret, softsoft whowho isis heerehere?
wln 1186AA pairepair ofof louerslovers, hehe shallshall yeildyield herher meme,
wln 1187NowNow lustlust isis vpup, alikealike allall womenwomen bebe.
wln 1188Alex.AlexisAlex.WhereWhere shallshall wewe restrest, butbut forfor thethe louelove ofof meme,
wln 1189CloeCloe II knowknow ereere thisthis wouldwould wearyweary bebe.
wln 1190Cloe.Cloe.AlexisAlexis letlet vsus restrest heerehere, ifif thethe placeplace
wln 1191BeBe priuateprivate, andand outout ofo●of thethe commoncommon tracetrace
wln 1192OfOf eueryevery shepheardshepherd: forfor II vnderstoodunderstood,
wln 1193ThisThis nightnight aa numbernumber areare aboutabout thethe woodwood,
wln 1194ThenThen letlet vsus choosechoose somesome placeplace wherewhere outout ofof sightsight,
wln 1195WeWe freelyfreely maymay inioyenjoy ourour stolnestol’nstolen delightdelight,
wln 1196Alex.AlexisAlex.ThenThen boldlyboldly heerehere, wherewhere wewe shallshall nerene’er bebe foundfound,
wln 1197NoNo shepheardsShepherd’s wayway lieslies heerehere, tis’tis hallowedhallowed groundground,
wln 1198NoNo maidemaid seekesseeks heerehere herher straiedstrayed CowCow, oror SheepeSheep,
wln 1199FaieriesFairies andand FawnesFawns, andand SatiresSatyrsSatires dodo itit keepekeep,
wln 1200ThenThen carelesselycarelessly restrest heerehere, andand clipclip andand kissekiss,
wln 1201AndAnd letlet nono fearefear makemake vsus ourour pleasurespleasures missemiss.
wln 1202Cloe.Cloe.ThenThen lyelie byby meme, thethe soonersooner wewe beginbegin,
wln 1203TheThe longerlonger ereere dayday descrydescry ourour sinsin.
wln 1204Sul.SullenSul.ForbeareForbear toto touchtouch mymy louelove, oror byby yonyonyond flameflame
wln 1205TheThe greatestgreatest powerpower thatthat ShepheardsShepherdsshepherds daredare toto namename,
wln 1206HeereHere wherewhere thouthou firstfirst vnderunder thisthis holyholy treetree,
wln 1207HerHer toto dishonerdishonordishonour thouthou shaltshalt buriedburied bebe.
wln 1208AlexAlexIfIf PanPan himselfehimself shouldshould comecome outout ofof thethe lawneslawns,
wln 1209WithWith alall hishis troopestroops ofof SatyresSatyrsSatires andand ofof FaunesFaunsfauns,
wln 1210AndAnd bidbid meme leaueleave II sweareswear byby herher twotwo eieseyes,
wln 1211AA greatergreater oathoath thenthan thinethine, II wouldwould notnot riserise.
wln 1212Sul.SullenSul.ThenThen fromfrom thethe coldcold earthearth neuernever thouthou shaltshalt mouemove,
wln 1213ButBut looselose atat oneone strokestroke bothboth thythy lifelife andand louelove.
wln 1214Cloe.Cloe.HoldHold gentlegentle ShepheardShepherd.
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wln 1215Sul.SullenSul.FairestFairest ShepheardesseShepherdess,
wln 1216ComeCome youyou withwith meme, II dodo notnot louelove yeye lesseless
wln 1217ThenThan thatthat fondfond manman thatthat wouldwould hauehave keptkept youyou therethere
wln 1218FromFrom meme ofof moremore desertdesert.
wln 1219Alex.AlexisAlex.OO yetyet forbeareforbear
wln 1220ToTo taketake herher fromfrom meme, giuegive meme leaueleave toto diedie
wln 1221ByBy herher.

wln 1222TheThe SatyreSatyrSatire entersenters, hehe runsruns oneone wayway andand sheshe anotheranother.
wln 1223Saty.SatyrSaty.NowNow whilstwhilst thethemethemethetheme mooneoneonemoonone dothdoth rulerule thethe skysky,
wln 1224AndAnd thethe starresstars, whosewhose feeblefeeble lightlight
wln 1225GiueGive aa palepale shadowshadow toto thethe nightnight,
wln 1226AreAre vpup, greatgreat PanPan commaundedcommanded meme
wln 1227ToTo walkewalk thisthis grouegrove aboutabout, whilstwhilst hehe
wln 1228InIn aa cornercorner ofof thethe woodwood,
wln 1229WhereWhere neuernever mortallmortal footefoot hathhath stoodstood,
wln 1230KeepesKeeps dancingdancing, musickemusic andand aa feastfeast,
wln 1231ToTo intertaineentertain aa louelylovely guestguest:
wln 1232WhereWhere hehe giuesgives herher manymany aa roserose
wln 1233SweeterSweeter thenthan thethe breathbreath thatthat blowesblows
wln 1234TheThe leauesleaves: grapesgrapes, beriesberries ofof thethe bestbest,
wln 1235II neuernever sawsaw soso greatgreat aa feastfeast.
wln 1236ButBut toto mymy chargecharge: heerehere mustmust II staystay,
wln 1237ToTo seesee whatwhat mortallsmortals looselose theirtheir wayway,
wln 1238AndAnd byby aa falsefalse firefire seemingseeming brightbright,
wln 1239TraineTrain themthem inin andand leaueleave themthem rightright:
wln 1240ThenThen mustmust II watchwatch ifif anyany bebe
wln 1241ForcingForcing ofof aa chastitychastity,
wln 1242IfIf II findefind itit, thenthen inin hastehaste,
wln 1243GiueGive mymy wreathedwreathed hornehorn aa blastblast,
wln 1244AndAnd thethe faieriesfairies allall willwill runrun,
wln 1245WildelyWildly dauncingdancing byby thethe moonemoon,
wln 1246AndAnd willwill pinchpinch himhim toto thethe bonebone,
wln 1247TillTill hishis lustfulllustful thoughtsthoughts bebe gonegone.
wln 1248Alex.AlexisAlex.OO deathdeath●death!Sat.SatyrSat.BackeBack againeagain aboutabout thisthis groundground
wln 1249SureSure II hearehear aa mortallmortal soundsound,
wln 1250II bindebind theethee byby thisthis powerfullpowerful spellspell,
wln 1251ByBy thethe waterswaters ofof thisthis wellwell:
wln 1252ByBy thethe glimmeringglimmering moone beamesmoonbeamsmoon beams brightbright,
wln 1253SpeakeSpeak againeagain thouthou mortallmortal wightwight.
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wln 1254Alex.AlexisAlex.OhOhOSat.SatyrSat.SpeakeSpeak againeagain thouthou mortallmortal wightwight,
wln 1255HeereHere thethe foolishfoolish mortallmortal lieslies,
wln 1256SleepingSleeping onon thethe groundground, arisearise,
wln 1257TheThe poorepoor wightwight isis almostalmost deaddead,
wln 1258OnOn thethe GroundGround hishis woundeswounds hauehave bledbled,
wln 1259AndAnd hishis ClothesClothes fouldfouled withwith hishis bloudblood,
wln 1260ToTo mymy GoddesseGoddess inin thethe woodwood,
wln 1261WillWill II leadlead himhim, whosewhose handshands purepure,
wln 1262WillWill helpehelp thisthis mortallmortal wightwight toto curecure,

wln 1263EnterEnter CloeCloe againeagain.

wln 1264Cloe.Cloe.SinceSince II beheldbeheld, youyou shaggyshaggy ManMan, mymy brestbreast,
wln 1265DothDoth pantpant, eacheach bushbush me thinksmethinks shouldshould hidehide aa BeastBeast,
wln 1266YetYet mymy desiredesire, keepeskeeps stillstill aboueabove mymy fearefear,
wln 1267II wouldwould fainefain meetemeet somesome SheapheardShepherd knewknew II wherewhere,
wln 1268ForFor fromfrom oneone causecause ofof fearefear, II amam mostmost freefree,
wln 1269ItIt isis ImpossibleImpossible toto RauishRavish meeme,
wln 1270II amam soeso willingwilling, herehere vponupon thisthis groundground,
wln 1271II leftleft mymy louelove allall BloodyBloody withwi●hwith hishis woundwound,
wln 1272YetYet tilltill thatthat fearefullfearful shapeshape mademade meme bebe gonegone,
wln 1273ThoughThough hehe werewere hurthurt, II furnishtfurnished waswas ofof oneone,
wln 1274ButBut nownow bothboth lostlost AlexisAlexis speakespeak oror mouemove,
wln 1275IfIf thouthou hasthast anyany lifelife thouthou artart yetyet mymy louelove,
wln 1276Hee’sHe’s deaddead, oror elseelse isis withwith hishis littlelittle mightmight,
wln 1277CreptCrept fromfrom thethe BanckeBank forfor fearefear ofof thatthat illill sprightspritespright,
wln 1278ThenThen wherewhere artart thouthou thatthat struck’ststruck’st mymy louelove oooh straystray,
wln 1279BringBring meeme thy selfethyself inin ChangeChange, andand thenthen IleI’ll saysay,
wln 1280ThouThou hasthast somesome IusticeJusticejustice, II willwill makemake theethee trimtrim,
wln 1281WithWith FlowersFlowers, andand GarlandsGarlands, thatthat werewere mentmeant forfor himhim,
wln 1282IleI’ll ClipClip theethee roundround, withwith bothboth minemine armesarms asas fastfast,
wln 1283AsAs II diddid meanemean, hehe shouldshould hauehave binbeen imbracedembraced.
wln 1284ButBut thouthou artart fledfled whatwhat hopehope isis leftleft forfor meeme?
wln 1285IleI’ll runrun toto DaphnisDaphnis inin thethe hollowhollow treetree.
wln 1286WhoWho II diddid meanemean toto mockemock, thoughthough hopehope bebe smallsmall,
wln 1287ToTo makemake himhim boldebold, ratherrather thenthan nonenone atat allall,
wln 1288IleI’ll trytry himhim, hishis heartheart, andand mymy behauiourbehaviorbehaviour totooto
wln 1289PerhapesPerhaps maymay teachteach himhim, whatwhat hehe oughtought toto doedo.ExitExit,

wln 1290EnterEnter thethe sullensullen SheappeardShepherdSheappeard.
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wln 1291ThisThis waswas thethe placeplace, twas’twas butbut mymy feeblefeeble sightsight,
wln 1292MixtMixed withwith thethe horrorhorror ofof mymy deeddeed, anan nightnight,
wln 1293ThatThat shaptshaped theisethese fearesfears andand mademade meme runrun awayaway,
wln 1294AndAnd looselose mymy BeautiousBeauteous hardly gottenhardly-gottenhardly gotten PrayPray,
wln 1295SpeakeSpeak GentleGentle SheappardessShepherdessshepherdess II amam alonealone,
wln 1296AndAnd tendertender louelove, forfor louelove, butbut sheeshe isis gonegone,
wln 1297FromFrom meme, thatthat hauinghaving strukestruck herher louerlover deaddead:
wln 1298ForFor fillysilly fearefear leftleft herher a lonealonea lone andand fledfled:
wln 1299AndAnd seesee thethe woundedwounded BodyBody isis RemouedRemoved.
wln 1300ByBy herher ofof whomewhom itit waswas soso wellwell belouedbeloved.

wln 1301EnterEnter perigotperigot &and AmarillisAmarillis. inin thethe shapeshape ofof aa AmoretAmoreAmor●AmoreAmoret.

wln 1302ButBut allall theisethese fanciesfancies mustmust bebe quitequite forforforgottforgot,
wln 1303II mustmust lyelie closeclose heerehere comescomes youngeyoung PerigottPerigot,
wln 1304withwith subtillsubtle AmarillisAmarillis inin thethe shapeshape,
wln 1305OfOf AmoretAmoret praypray louelove heehe maymay notnot scapescape.
wln 1306Amo.AmoretAmo.BelouedBeloved PerigotPerigot, showshow meeme somesome placeplace,
wln 1307WhereWhere II maymay restrest mymy LimbesLimbs, weakeweak withwith thethe ChaceChase
wln 1308OfOf theethee●thee,, anan howerhour beforebefore thouthou cam’stcam’st atat leastleast
wln 1309perperigotper.BeshreweBeshrew mymy TardyTardy steppssteps, herehere shaltshalt thouthou restrest
wln 1310VpponUpon thisthis holyholy banckebank nono deadlydeadly snakesnake,
wln 1311VpponUpon thisthis TurffeTurf her selfeherself inin fouldsfolds dothdoth makemake,
wln 1312HereHere isis nono poysonpoison, forfor thethe ToadeToadsToad●ToadToads toto feedfeed.
wln 1313HereH●reHere boldly●oldlyboldly spreadspread thythy handeshands, nono venomdvenomed weedweed,
wln 1314DaresDares blisterblister themthem, NoNo slysly mymy snailesnail daredare creepecreep,
wln 1315OuerOver thythy faceface whenwhen thouthou artart fastfast a sleepeasleep,
wln 1316HereHere neuernever durstdurst thethe bablingebabbling CuckoeCuckoocuckoo spittspit.
wln 1317NoNo sloughslough ofof fallingfalling StarrStar diddid euerever hitthit.
wln 1318VpponUpon thisthis BanckeBancke●Bank letlet thisthis thythy CabinCabin beebe.
wln 1319ThisThis otherother setset withwith violetsviolets forfor meeme.
wln 1320Amo.AmoretAmo.ThouThou dostdost notnot louelonelovelone meeme PerigotPerigot?
wln 1321Per.PerigotPer.FaireFair maydemaid
wln 1322YouYou onelyonly liuel●uelive toto hearehear itit oftenoften saydsaid;
wln 1323YouYou dodo notn●tnot doubt●oubtdoubt,
wln 1324Amo.AmoretAmo.BeleeueBelieve meeme, butbut II doedo.
wln 1325Per.PerigotPer.WhatWhat shallshall weewe nownow beginbegin againeagain toto woewoowoe,
wln 1326Tis’Tis thethe bestbest wayway toto makemake youryour louerlover lastlast,
wln 1327ToTo playplay withwith himhim, whenwhen youyou hauehave caughtcaught himhim fastfast,
wln 1328Amo.AmoretAmo.ByBy PanIPanIanan II sweareswear, belouedbeloved PerigotPerigot,
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wln 1329AndAnd byby youyou MooneMoon, II thinckethink thouthou louestlovest meme notnot.
wln 1330PerPerigotPer:ByBy PanPan II sweareswear andand ifif II falcelyfalsely sweareswear:
wln 1331LetLet himhim notnot guardguard mymy flockesflocks, letlet FoxesFoxes tearetear,
wln 1332MyMy EarelyestEarliestearliest lambeslambs, andand wolueswolves whilstwhilst II doedo sleepesteepesleepsteep
wln 1333FallFall oneone thethe restrest aa RottRot amongeamong mymy sheepesheep,
wln 1334II louelove thetheethe betterbetter, thenthan thethe carefullcareful EweEwe,
wln 1335TheThe newnew yeandyeaned lambelamb thatthat isis ofof herher owneown hewhue,
wln 1336II dotedote vpponupon theethee moremore thent●enthan thatthat youngyoung lambel●mbelamb.
wln 1337DothDoth onon thethe BaggBag, thatthat feedesfeeds himhim fromfrom hishis damdam.
wln 1338WereW●reWere therethere aa sortsort ofof wolueswolves gottgot inin mymy fouldfoldfouled,
wln 1339AndAnd oneone RannRan afterafter theethee bothboth youngyoung andand ouldold,
wln 1340ShouldShould bebe deuour’ddevoured, andand itit shouldshould beebe mymy strifestrife,
wln 1341ToTo sauesave theethee, whomwhom II louelove aboueabove, mymy lifelife,
wln 1342Amo:AmoretAmo:HoweHowhow shouldshould II trusttrust theethee whenwhen II seesee theethee chusechoose
wln 1343AnotherAnother beddbed, andand dostdost mymy sideside refuserefuse,
wln 1344Per:PerigotPer:Twas’Twas’twas onlyonly thatthat thethe chastchaste thoughtsthoughts, mightmight beebe showenshown,
wln 1345TwixtTw●xtTwixt theethee andand meeme, althoughalthough wewe werewere alonealone,
wln 1346Ama:AmarillisAma:ComeCome PerigotPerigot willwill showshow hishis powerpower thatthat heehe
wln 1347CanCan makemake hishis AmoretAmoret, thoughthough sheshe wearyweary beebe,
wln 1348RiseRise nimblynimbly fromfrom herher CouchCouch andand comecome toto hishis.
wln 1349HereHere taketake thythy AmoretAmoret imbraceembrace, andand KisseKiss:
wln 1350Per.PerigotPer.WhatWhat meanesmeane●means mymy louelove;
wln 1351Amo:AmoretAmo:ToTo dodo asas louerslovers shudshould.
wln 1352ThatThat areare toto beebe inioyedenjoyed notnot toto beebe woedwooed.
wln 1353Ther’sThere’sthere’s nerene’er aa SheapardesseSheapardShepherdessshepherdesseesse inin allall thethe playneplain,
wln 1354CanCan kissekiss theethee withwith moremore ArtArt, ther’sthere’s nonenone cancan fainefeign.
wln 1355MoreMore wantonwanton trickestricks,
wln 1356Per:PerigotPer:ForbeareForbear dearedear soulesoul toto tryetry,
wln 1357WhetherWhether mymy hartheart bebe purepure, IleI’ll ratherrather dyedie,
wln 1358ThenThen nourishnourish oneone thoughtthought toto dishonordishonordishonour theethee,
wln 1359Amo:AmoretAmo:StillStill thinkstthinkst thouthou suchsuch aa thingething asas ChastitieChastity,
wln 1360IsIs amongstamongst woemenwomen. PerigotPerigot thersthere’s nonenone,
wln 1361ThatThat withwith herher louelove isis inin aa woodwood alonealone,
wln 1362AndAnd woodwouldwood comecome homehome aa MaydeMaid bebe notnot abusdabused,
wln 1363WithWith thythy fondsond●ondfondsound firstfirst beleifebelief, letlet timetime bebe vsdused,
wln 1364WhyWhy dostdost thouthou riserise,
wln 1365PerigotPerigot:MyMy truetrue heartheart, thouthonthou hasthast slaineslain,
wln 1366Amo:Amo.AmoretAmo.FaythFaith PerigotPerigot, IleI’ll pluckepluck theethee downedown againeagain,
wln 1367Per.PerigotPer.LetLet goego thouthou SerpentSerpent thatthat intointo mymy brestbreast,
wln 1368HastHast withwith thythy CunningCunning diu’ddived artart, artart notnot ininiestin iestjest;
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wln 1369Amo:AmoretAmo:SweeteSweet louelove lyelie downedown,
wln 1370Per:PerigotPer:SinceSince thisthis II liuelive toto seesee,
wln 1371SomeSome bitterbitter NorthNorth windwind blastblast mymy flocksflocks andand meeme
wln 1372Amo.AmoretAmo.YouYou sworeswore youyou lou’dloved yetyet willwill notnot doedo mymy willwill,
wln 1373Per:PerigotPer:OO bebe asas thouthou wertwert, onceonce, IleI’ll louelove theethee stillstill,
wln 1374Amo:AmoretAmo:II amam, asas stillstill II waswas andand allall mymy kindkind,
wln 1375ThoughThough otherother showesshows weewe hauehave poorepoor menmen toto blyndblind,
wln 1376Per:PerigotPer:ThenThen herehere II endend allall louelove, andand lestlest mymy vainevain,
wln 1377BeleeifeBeliefbelief shouldshould euerever drawdraw meme inin againeagain,
wln 1378BeforeBefore thythy faceface thatthat hasthast mymy youthyouth misleadmislead,
wln 1379II endend mymy lifelife mymy bloodblood bebe onon thythy headhead,
wln 1380Amo:AmoretAmo:OO holdhold thythy handshands thythy AmoretAmoret dothdoth crycry,
wln 1381Per:PerigotPer:ThouThou counsayl’stc●unsayl’stcounsel’st wellwell, firstfirst AmoretAmoret shallshall dyedie,
wln 1382ThatThat isis thethe causecause ofof mymy EternallEternal smartsmart,
wln 1383AusoAmoretAuso:OO holdhold.
wln 1384PerPerigotPer:ThisThis steelesteel shallshall peirsepierce thythy lustfulllustful hartheart,HeHe runsruns afterafter herhe●her

wln 1385TheThe SullenSullen SheapheardShepherdshepherd stepessteps outout andand vncharmesuncharms herher●her.

wln 1386SullenSullen.vpup andand downedown euery whereeverywhere,
wln 1387II strewestrew thethe hearbsherbs toto purgepurge thethe AyerAirair.
wln 1388LetLet youryour OdorOdorOdour driuedrive hencehence,
wln 1389AllAll mistesmists thatthat dazelldazzle sencesense,
wln 1390HerbesHerbs andand springssprings whosewhose hyddenhidden mightmightsmigh●●mightsmight,,
wln 1391AltersAlters shapesshapes, andand mocksmocks thethe sightsight.
wln 1392ThusThus II chargecharge yeye toto vndoundo;
wln 1393AllAll beforebefore II broughtbrought yeeye toto
wln 1394LetLet herher flyefly letlet herher scapescape,
wln 1395GiueGive againeagain herher owneown shapeshape:

wln 1396EnterEnter AmarillisAmarillis.

wln 1397For beareForbearFor bear thouthou gentlegentle swayneswain thouthou dostdost mistakemistake;
wln 1398SheeShe whomwhom thouthou followedstfollowedst fledfled intointo thethe brakebrake●brake..
wln 1399AndAnd asas II crostcrossed thythy wayway II mettmet thythy wrathwrath;
wln 1400TheThe onlyonly fearefear ofof whichwhich neerenear slayneslain meme hathhath,
wln 1401Per:PerigotPer:PardonPardon fayrefair SheapardesseSheapardes●eShepherdess mymy ragerage andand nightnight,
wln 1402WereWere bothboth vpponupon meme andand beguildbeguiled mymy sightsight;
wln 1403ButBut farrfar bebe itit fromfrom meeme toto spillspill thethe bloodblood.
wln 1404OfOf harmelesseharmless maydesmaids thatthat wanderwander inin thethe woodwood,ExitExit
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wln 1405EnterEnter AmoretAmoretAmouret.

wln 1406AmoretAmoretAmouret.ManyMany aa wearyweary steppstep inin yonderyonder pathpath
wln 1407PoorePoor hoplessehopeless AmoretAmoret twicetwice trodentrodden hathhath,
wln 1408ToTo seekeseek herher PerigotPerigot, yetyet cannotcannot hearehear,
wln 1409HisHis voycevoice, mymy Perigot●erigotPerigot, sheeshe louesloves theethee dearedear:
wln 1410ThatThat callescalls.
wln 1411PerPerigotPer:SeeSee yonderyonder wherewhere sheeshe isis howhow fairefair.
wln 1412SheeSheshe showesshows, andand yetyet herher breathbreath infectsinfects thethe AyerAir.
wln 1413Amo.AmoretAmo.MyMy PerigotPerigot:
wln 1414PerPerigotPer:HereHere.
wln 1415Amo:AmoretAmo:HappyeHappy.
wln 1416PerPerigotPer:HaplesseHapless firstfirst:
wln 1417ItIt lightslights, onon theethee, thethe nextnext bloweblow isis thethe worstworst,
wln 1418Amo:AmoretAmo:StayStay PerigotPerigot, mymy louelove, thoutho●thou artart vniustunjust:
wln 1419Per.PerigotPer.DeathDeath isis thethe bestbest rewardreward, thatsthat’s duedue toto lustlust;ExitExit PerPerigotPer:
wln 1420SullenSullen.NowNow shallshall theirtheir louelove bebe crostcrossed, forfor beingbeing struckestruck;
wln 1421IleI’ll throwethrow herher inin thethe FountFount leastlestleast beingbeing tooketook:
wln 1422ByBy somesome NightNight TrauaylerTravelerTraveller, whosewhose honesthonest carecare,
wln 1423MayMay helphelp toto curecure herher, SherpardesseShepherdessshepherdess prepareprepare,
wln 1424Your selfeYourselfyourself toto dyedie,
wln 1425Amo:AmoretAmo:NoNo mercymercy II doedo crauecraue●crave,,
wln 1426ThouThou canstcanst notnot giuegive aa worsseworse bloweblow thenthan II hauehave;
wln 1427TellTell himhim thatthat gauegave meeme thisthis, whowho lou’dloved himhim totooto●too,,
wln 1428HeHe struckestruck mymy soulesoul andand notnot mymy bodyebody throughthrough:
wln 1429TellTell himhim whenwhen II amam deaddead mymy soulesoul shallshall beebe.
wln 1430AtAt peacepeace ifif heehe butbut thinckethink heehe iniurdinjured meemee●me.HeHe flingesflin●esflings herher intointo yetheyethe wellwell
wln 1431SullenSullen.InIn thisthis FountFount beebe thythy GraueGrave, thouthou wertwert notnot mentmeant,
wln 1432SureSure forfor aa womanwoman, thouthou artart soso InnocentInnocent●Innocent..
wln 1433SheeShe cannotcannot scapescape forfor vnderneathunderneath thethe groundground,
wln 1434InIn aa longelong hollowehollow thethe cleereclear springspring isis boundbound,
wln 1435TillTill onon youyonyou sydeside wherewhere thethe MornsMorn’smorn’s sunnsun dothdoth lookelooke●look,
wln 1436TheThe struglingstruggling waterwater breakesbreaks outout inin aa brookebrook,ExitExit.

wln 1437TheThe GodGod ofof thethe RiuerRiver RisethRiseth withwith AmoretAmoretAmouret, inin hishis armesarms

wln 1438GodGodwhatwhat powerfullpowerful CharmesCharms mymy streamesstreams doedo bringbring
wln 1439BackeBack againeagain vntounto theirtheir springspring?
wln 1440WithWith suchsuch forceforce thatthat II theirtheir godgod,
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wln 1441ThreeThree timestimes strickingstriking withwith mymy rodrod,
wln 1442CouldCould notnot keepekeep themthem inin theirtheir RancksRanks
wln 1443MyMy fishesfishes shuteshoot intointo thethe bankesbanks.
wln 1444Ther’sThere’sthere’s notnot oneone, thatthat stayesstays andand feedsfeeds,
wln 1445AllAll hauehave hiddhid themth●mthem inin thethe weedesweeds
wln 1446HeresHere’shere’s aa MortallMortal almostalmost deaddead,
wln 1447FalneFallen intointo mymy RiuerRiver headhead,
wln 1448HollowedHollowed soso withwith manymany aa spellspell,
wln 1449ThatThat tilltill nownow nonenone euerever fellfell,
wln 1450Tis’Tis’tis aa FeamaleFemaleFeamale youngyoung andand cleareclear,
wln 1451CastCast inin byby somesome RauisherRavisher,
wln 1452SeeSee vpponupon herher brestbreast aa woundwound,
wln 1453OnOn whichwhich therethere isis nono playsterplaster boundbound,
wln 1454YetYet shee’sshe’s warmewa●mewarm, herher pulsespulses beatbeat,
wln 1455Tis’Tis aa signesign ofof lifelife andand heateheat,
wln 1456IfIf thouthou bee’stbeest aa virginvirgin purepure,
wln 1457II cancan giuegive aa presentpresent curecure,
wln 1458TakeTake aa droopedropdroop intointo thythy woundwound
wln 1459FromFrom mymy watrywat’rywatery lockelock moremore roundround,
wln 1460ThenThanThen OrientOrient PearlePearl, andand farrfar moremore purepure,
wln 1461ThenThanThen vnchastunchaste fleshfl●shflesh maymay endureendure,
wln 1462SeeSee sheeshe pantspants andand from●romfrom herher fleshflesh,
wln 1463TheThe warmewarm bloodblood gushethgusheth outout a freshafresh,
wln 1464SheShe isis anan vnpolutedunpolluted maydemaid:
wln 1465II mustmust hauehave thisthis bleedingbleeding staydestayed,
wln 1466FromFrom mymy banckesbanks, II pluckepluck thisthis flowerflower.
wln 1467WithWith holyholy handhand whosewhose vertuousvirtuous powerpower,
wln 1468IsIs atat onceonce toto healeheal andand drawdraw●draw,,
wln 1469TheThe bloodblood ReturnesReturnes●Returnsreturns II neuernever sawsaw,
wln 1470AA fayrer●ayrerfairer MortallMortal, nownow dothdoth breakebreak,
wln 1471HerHer deadlydeadly slumberslumber, virginvirgin, speakespeak,
wln 1472Amo:AmoretAmo:WhoWho hathhath restor’drestored mymy sencesense, giuengiven meeme newnew breathbreath,
wln 1473AndAnd broughtbrought meeme backeback outout ofof thethe ArmesArms ofo●of deathdeath,
wln 1474GodGod.II hauehave healdhealed thythy woundswounds:
wln 1475Amo:AmoretAmo:AyeAyay meeme,
wln 1476GodGod.FeareFear notnot himhim thatthat succordsuccoredsuccoured theethee:
wln 1477II amam thisthis FountaynesFountayne●Fountain’sFountains GodGod belowebelow,
wln 1478MyMy waterswaters toto aa RiuerRiver growegrow,
wln 1479AndAnd twixttwixt twotwo banckesbanks withwith OsiersOsiers settset,
wln 1480ThatThat onlyonly prosperp●o●perprosper inin thethe wetwet,
wln 1481ThroughThrough thethe MeddowesMeadows dodo theythey glideglide,
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wln 1482WheelingWheeling stillstill on●non eueryevery sydeside,
wln 1483SometimesSometimes windingwinding roundround aboutabout.
wln 1484ToTo findfind thethe EuenestEvenest channellchannel outout,
wln 1485AndAnd ifif thouthou wiltwilt gogo withwith meeme,
wln 1486LeauingLeaving MortallMortal companycompany.
wln 1487InIn thethe CooleCool streamesstreams shallshall thouthou lyelie:
wln 1488FreeFree fromfrom harmeharm asas wellwell asas II,
wln 1489II willwill giuegive theethee forfor thythy foodfood,
wln 1490NoNo fishfish thatthat vsethvse●huseth inin thethe muddmud,
wln 1491ButBut TroutTrout andand PikePike thatthat louelove toto swimswim,
wln 1492WhereWhere thethe GrauellGravel fromfrom thethe brimbrim,
wln 1493ThoughThough thethe purepure streamesstreams maymay bebeseenebe seeneseen,
wln 1494OrientOrient PearlePearl fitfit forfor aa QueeneQueen,
wln 1495WillWill II giuegive thythy louelove toto winnewinn●win
wln 1496AndAnd aa shellshell toto keepekeep themthem inin,
wln 1497NotNot aa fishfish inin allall mymy brookebrook,
wln 1498ThatThat shallshall disobeyedisobey thythy lookelook,
wln 1499ButBut whenwhen thouthou wiltwilt comecome slydingsliding byeby,
wln 1500AndAnd fromfrom thythy whitewhite handh●ndhand taketake aa flyefly,
wln 1501AndAnd toto makemake theethee vnderstandunderstand:
wln 1502HowHow II cancan mymy waueswaves commaundcommand,
wln 1503TheyThey shallshall BubbleBubble whilstwhilst II singsing,
wln 1504SweeterSweeter thenthan thethe siluersilver stringstring.

wln 1505TheThe SongSong.

wln 1506DoeDo notnot fearefear toto putput thythy feetefeet,
wln 1507NakedNaked inin thethe RiuerRiver sweetesweet,
wln 1508ThinkeThink notnot leachleech, oror NeuteNeu●eNewt, oror ToadToad,
wln 1509WillWill bytebite thythy footefoot, whenwhen thoutho●thou hasthast trodtrod,
wln 1510NotNot letlet thethe waterwater risingrising hyehigh
wln 1511AsAs thouthou wadestwadest inin makemake theethee crycry:
wln 1512AndAnd sobbsob, butbut euerever liueli●elive withwith meeme.
wln 1513AndAnd notnot aa wauewave shallshall troubletrouble theethee.


wln 1514Amo:AmoretAmo:ImmortallImmortal powerpower, therthere rul’strul’●trul’st thisthis holyholy fludflood,
wln 1515II knowknow my selfemyself, vnworthyunworthy toto bebe woedwooed,
wln 1516ByBy thetheethe aa GodGod, forfor ereere thisthis, butbut forfor theethee:
wln 1517II shouldshould hauehave showneshown mymy weakeweak MortallitieMortality,
wln 1518BesidesBesides byby holyholy OathOath betwixtbetwixt vsus twainetwain,
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The faithfull Shepheardesse.


wln 1519II amam betrothdbe throthdbetrothed vntounto aa SheaphardShepherdshepherd SwaineSwain,
wln 1520WhoseWhose comelycomely faceface; II knowknow thethe GodsGods aboueabove:
wln 1521MayMay makemake meeme leaueleave toto seesee; butbut notnot toto louelove,
wln 1522GodGod:MayeMaymay heehe proueprove toto theethee asas trewe●rewetrue:
wln 1523FayrestFairest virginvirgin nownow adueadieu,
wln 1524II mustmust makemake mymy waterswaters flyefly,
wln 1525LeastLestlest theythey leaueleave thertheir ChannellsChannels drydry.
wln 1526AndAnd beastsbeasts, thatthat comecome vntounto thethe springspring
wln 1527MisseMiss thertheir morningsmornings watringewatering.
wln 1528WhichWhich II wouldwould notnot, forfor ofof latelate.
wln 1529AllAll thethe NeighbourNeighborNeighbour peoplepeople satesatesat.
wln 1530OneOnOne mymy banckesbanks andand fromfrom thethe foldfold,
wln 1531TowTwoTow whitewhite LambsLambs ofof threethree weeksweeks OldOld,
wln 1532OfferedOffered toto mymy DietieDeitydeity,
wln 1533ForFor whichwhich thisthis yeareyear theythey shallshall beebe freefree
wln 1534FromFrom ragingraging floodsfloods thatthat asas theythey passepass,
wln 1535LeaueLeave theirtheir grauellgravel inin thethe grassegrass,
wln 1536NorNor shallshall theirtheir MeadesMeads bebe ouerover flowneflown,
wln 1537WhenWhen theirtheir grassegrass isis newlynewly moanemownmoan,
wln 1538Amo:AmoretAmo:ForFor thythy kindnessekindness toto meme showneshown,
wln 1539NeuerNever fromfrom thythy bancksbanks bebe blowneblown,
wln 1540AnyAny TreeTree; withwith windywindy forceforce.
wln 1541CrosseCross thythy streamesstreams toto stoppstop thythy CourseCourse,
wln 1542MayMay nono BeastBeast thatthat comescomes toto drinckedrink
wln 1543WithWith hishis HornesHornshorn’s castcast downedown thythy brinckebrink
wln 1544MayMay nonnonenon thatthat forfor thythy fishefish doedo lookelook,
wln 1545CuttCut thythy banckesbanks toto dammedam thythy BrookeBrook:
wln 1546Bare-footeBarefoot maymay nono NeighbourNeighborNeighbour wadewade:
wln 1547InIn thythy coolecool streamesstreams? wifewife nornor maydemaid,
wln 1548WhenWhen thethe spawnesspawn●sspawns oneonone stonesstones dodo lyelie,
wln 1549ToTo washwash thertheir HempeHemp andand spoylespoil thethe fryefry.
wln 1550GodGod.ThankesThanks VirginVirgin, II mustmust downedown againeagain.
wln 1551ThyThy woundwound willwill putput theethee toto noeno painepain.
wln 1552WonderWonder notnot, soso soonesoon tis’tis gonegone;
wln 1553AA holyholy handhand waswas laydlaid vpponupon.ExitExit.
wln 1554Amo:AmoretAmo:AndAnd II vnhappyeunhappy borneborn toto beebe.
wln 1555MustMust followfollow himhim, thatthat flyesflies fromfrom meeme,


wln 1556SinisFinisFinisFinis ActusActus TertisTertiusTertis

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wln 1557EnterEnter PerigotPerigot.

wln 1558PerPer.PerigotPer.SheeShe isis vntrueuntrue vnconstantunconstant, andand vnkindeunkind,
wln 1559Shee’sShe’s gonegone shee’sshe’s gonegone, blowblow hyghhigh thouthou North westNorthwestNorth west windewind,
wln 1560AndAnd rayseraise thethe SeaSea toto MountaynesMountains: letlet thethe TreesTrees,
wln 1561ThatThat daredare opposeoppose thythy RagingRaging furyfury leeseleeselose
wln 1562TheirTheir firmefirm foundationfoundation: CreepeCreep intointo thethe earthea●thearth,
wln 1563AndAnd shakeshake thethe worldworld asas atat thethe monstrusmonstrousmonstruous birthbirth,
wln 1564OfOf somesome newnew ProdegeyProdigyprodigy, whilstwhilst II constantconstant standstand,
wln 1565HoldingeHolding thisthis trustytrusty Bore-SpeareBoar-Spearboar-spear inin mymy handhand,
wln 1566AndAnd fallingfalling thusthus vpponupon itit.

wln 1567PerigotPe●igotPerigot toto EnterEnter.., AmarillisAma ri●lisAmarillis running●●nu●ngrunningrun

wln 1568StayStay thythy dead doingdead-doingdead doing handhand thouthou artart totoo hotthot,
wln 1569AgainstAgainst thy selfethyself belieuebelieve meme comelycomely SwaineSwain,
wln 1570IfIf thatthat thouthou dyestdiest, notnot allall thethe showersshowers ofof RayneRain.
wln 1571TheThe heauyheavy ClowdesClouds sendsend downedown cancan washwash awayaway:
wln 1572TheThe foule●oulefoul vnmanlyunmanly guiltguilt, thethe worldworld willwill laylay,
wln 1573VpponUpon theethee, yetyet thythy louelove vntainteduntainted standsstands:
wln 1574BelieueBelieve meeme sheeshe isis constantconstant, notnot thethe sandssands,
wln 1575CanCan beebe soso hardlyhardly numbrednumbered asas sheeshe wunnwon:
wln 1576II dodo notnot triffletrifle, SheapardShepherdshepherd, byby theethethee MooneMoon,
wln 1577AndAnd allall thosethose lesserlesser lightslights ourour eyeseyes doedo veweview
wln 1578AllAll thatthat II touldcouldtoldcould theethee PerigotPerigot isis truetrue,
wln 1579ThenThen beebe aa free manfreemanfreemanfreemanfree man, putput awayaway dispayredespair,
wln 1580AndAnd willwill toto dyedie, smoothsmooth gentlygently vpup thatthat fayrefair,
wln 1581DeiectedDejected foreheadforehead: bebe asas whenwhen thosethose eyeseyes,
wln 1582TookeTook thethe firstfirst heatheat,
wln 1583Per:PerigotPer:AllasAlas heehe doebledoubly dyesdies,
wln 1584ThatThat wouldwould beleiuebelieve, butbut cannotcannot, tis●is’tis notnot wellwell,
wln 1585YeYe keepekeep meeme thusthus fromfrom dyingdying herehere toto dwelldwell,
wln 1586WithWith manymany worseworse companionscompanions: butbut ohoho deathdeath,
wln 1587II amam notnot yetyet inamourdenamoredenamoured ofof hishis breathbreath,
wln 1588SoSo muchmuch, butbut II daredare leaueleave itit, tis’tis notnot paynepain,
wln 1589InIn forcingforcing ofof aa woundwound: nornor afterafter gaynegain,
wln 1590OfOf manymany dayesdays, cancan holdhold meeme fromfrom mymy willwill,
wln 1591Tis’Tis notnot my selfemyself, butbut AmoretAmoret. bydsbids killekille●kill::
wln 1592Ama.Amo.AmarillisAmo.:StayStay, butbut aa littlelittle●little littlelittle butbut ononeon howerhour,
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wln 1593AndAnd ifif II dodo notnot showeshow theethee throughthrough thethe powerpower?
wln 1594OfOf hearbesherbs andand wordswords II hauehave, asas darkedark asas NightNight?
wln 1595My selfeMyselfmyself, turn’dturned toto thythy AmoretAmoret, inin sightsight?
wln 1596HerHer veryvery figurefigure, andand thethe RobeRobe sheeshe weareswears;
wln 1597WithWith tawnytawny BuskinsBuskins, andand theethethee hookehook sheshe bearesbears
wln 1598OfOf thynethine owneown CaruingCarving, wherewhere youryour namesnames areare setset,
wln 1599WroughtWrought vnderneathunderneath withwith manymany aa CuriousCurious frettfret
wln 1600TheThe prim-RosePrimrose ChapletChaplet? taudry-lacetawdry-lace andand RingRing,
wln 1601ThouThou gauestgav’st herher forfor herher singingsinging withwith eacheach thingthing,
wln 1602ElseElse thatthat sheeshe weareswears aboutabout herher lettlet meeme feelefeel;
wln 1603TheThe firstfirst felltelltellfell strokestroke ofof thatthat ReuengingRevenging steelesteel?
wln 1604Per.PerigotPer.II amam contentedcontented ifif therthere beebe aa hopehope;
wln 1605ToTo giuegive itit EntertaynementEntertainment forfor thethe scopescope;
wln 1606OfOf oneone poorepoor howerhour; goego youyou shallshall findfind meme nextnext?
wln 1607VnderUnder yonyouyouyon shadyshady BeechBeech? eueneven thusthus perplextperplexed;
wln 1608AndAnd thusthus beleiuingbelieving.
wln 1609Amaril.AmarillisAmaril.ByndeBind beforebefore II goego;
wln 1610ThyThy soulesoul byby PanPan vntounto meeme, notnot toto doedo,
wln 1611HarmeHarm oror outragiousoutrageous wrongwrong vpponupon thythy lifelife,
wln 1612TillTill mymy ReturneReturn.
wln 1613Per.PerigotPer.ByBy PanPan andand byby thethe strifestrife;
wln 1614HeeHe hadhad withwith PhoebusPhoebus forfor thethe MasteryeMastery,
wln 1615WhenWhen GouldenGolden MydasMidas, iudg’djudged theirtheir MinstralcyeMinstrelsyminstrelsy;
wln 1616II willwill notnot.ExeuntExeunt;

wln 1617EnterEnter SatyreSatyrSatire withwith AlezisAlexisAlezisAlexisAlexis’ hurthurt.

wln 1618SatyreSatyrSatire:SoftlySoftly glydinggliding asas II goego;
wln 1619WithWith thisthis BurdenBurden fullfull ofof woewoe;
wln 1620ThroughThrough stillstill silencesilence ofof thethe nightnight?
wln 1621GuidedGuided byby thethe glooe-wormesglow-worms’glow-worms lightlight.
wln 1622HetherHither amam II comecome atat lastlast;
wln 1623ManyMany aa ThicketThicket hauehanehave II pastpassed;
wln 1624NotNot atat twiggtwig thatthat durstdurst denydeny meeme;
wln 1625NorNor aa bushbush thatthat durstdurst descrydescry meeme.
wln 1626ToTo thethe littlelittle BirdBird thatthat sleepessleeps:
wln 1627OnOn thethe tendertender sprayspray nornor creepscreeps,
wln 1628ThatThat hardyhardlyhardlyhardy wormeworm withwith poyntedpointed TayleTail;
wln 1629ButBut ifif II beebe vnderunder saylesail;
wln 1630FlyingFlying fasterfaster thenthan thethe windwind;
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wln 1631LeauingeLeaving allall thethe ClowdesClouds behindbehind,
wln 1632ButBut dothdoth hidehide herher tendertender headhead,
wln 1633InIn somesome hollowhollow TreeTree oro●or beddbed;
wln 1634OfOf seeded●eededseeded NettellsNettlesnettles notnot aa HareHare
wln 1635CanCan bebe startedstarted fromfrom hishis farefare;
wln 1636ByBy mymy footingfooting nornor aa wishwish;
wln 1637IsIs moremore suddensudden, nornor aa fishfish?
wln 1638CanCan beebe foundfound; withwith greatergreater easeease,
wln 1639CutCut thethe vastvast vnboundedunbounded seaesseas;
wln 1640LeauingLeaving neitherneither printprint nornor soundsound.
wln 1641ThenThen II whenwhen nimblynimbly onon thethe groundground,
wln 1642II measuremeasure manymany aa leageleague anan howrehour;
wln 1643ButBut beholdbehold thethe happyhappy bowerbower,
wln 1644ThatThat mustmust easeease meme ofof mymy chargecharge,
wln 1645AndAnd byby holyholy handhand enlardgeenlarge;
wln 1646TheThe soule●oulesoul ofof thisthis saddsad manman thatthat yetyet,
wln 1647LyesLies fastfast boundbound inin deadlydeadly fittfitfit,
wln 1648HeauenHeaven andand greatgreat PanPan, suckersuccorsucker itit,
wln 1649HayleHay●eHail thouthou beautybeauty ofof thethe BowerBower,
wln 1650WhitherWhither thenthen thethe ParamoreParamour:
wln 1651OfOf mymy MaisterMaster; letlet meme crauecrave,
wln 1652ThyThy virteousvirtuous helpehelp toto keepekeep fromfrom GraueGrave,
wln 1653ThisThis poorepoor MortallMortal thatthat herehere lyeslies,
wln 1654WaytingWaiting whenwhen theethethee destinyesdestinies.
wln 1655WillWill vndoundo hishis threadthread ofof lifelife,
wln 1656VeiweViewview thethe woundwound byby cruellcruel knifeknife,
wln 1657TrenchtTrenched intointo himhim●him.
wln 1658ClorClorinClor:WhatWhat artart thouthou? call’stcall’st meeme fromfrom mymy holyholy RightesRights
wln 1659AndAnd withwith thethe fearedfeared namename ofof deathdeath a frightesafrightsa fright’s
wln 1660MyMy tendertender EaresEars, speakespeak meme thythy namename andand willwill,
wln 1661SatyreSatyrSatireII amam thethe StatyreSatyrsatyr thatthat diddid fillfill,
wln 1662YourYour lapplap withwith earlyearly fruitefruit andand willwill,
wln 1663WhenWhen II happhap toto gathergather moremore,
wln 1664BringBring yeeye betterbetter, andand moremore storestore:
wln 1665YetYet II comecome notnot emptyempty nownow,
wln 1666SeeSee aa blossomeblossom fromfrom thethe boweboughbow,
wln 1667ButBut be shrewebeshrewbe shrew hishis hartheart thatthat pulldpulled itit,
wln 1668AndAnd hishis perfectperfect SightSight thatthat CulldCulled itit,
wln 1669FromFrom thethe otherother springingespringing bloomesblooms
wln 1670ForFor aa sweetersweeter youthyouth thethe GwomesGroomsGwomes
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wln 1671CannotCannot showshow meeme nornor thethe downesdowns:
wln 1672NorNor thethe manymany neighbouringneighboringneighbouring TownesTowns,
wln 1673LowLow inin yonderyonder gladeglade II foundfound himhim,
wln 1674SoftlySoftly inin minemine ArmesArms II boundbound himhim,
wln 1675HetherHither hauehave II broughtbrought himhim sleepingsleeping,
wln 1676InIn aa TranceTrance, hishis woundswounds freshfresh weepingeweeping,
wln 1677InIn remembranceremembrance suchsuch youthyouth maymay
wln 1678SpringSpring andand perishperish inin aa DayDay.
wln 1679Clor:ClorinClor:SatyreSatyrSatire: theythey wrongwrong theethee, thatthat doedo tearmeterm theethee ruderude
wln 1680ThoughThough thouthou beestbeest outwardoutward roughrough andand tawnytawny huedhued:
wln 1681ThyThy mannersmanners areare asas gentlegentle andand asas fayrefair,
wln 1682AsAs hishis whowho braggesbrags himselfehimself, borneborn onlyonly heyreheir,
wln 1683ToTo allall HumanityHumanity: letlet meeme seesee thiethy woundwound:
wln 1684ThisThis HearbHerb willwill staystay thethe CurrantCurrentCurrant beingbeing boundbound,
wln 1685FastFast toto thethe OrephyseOr●physeOrifice, andand thisthis restraynerestrain,
wln 1686VlcersUlcersulcers, andand SwellingesSwellingsswellings, andand suchsuch inwardinward paynepain,
wln 1687AsAs thethe coldcold AyreAir hathhath forc’dforced intointo thethe soresore,
wln 1688ThisThis toto, drawedraw outout suchsuch PutrifiingPutrefyingputrefying goregore,
wln 1689AsAs inwardinward fallsfalls.

wln 1690SatryeSatyreSatryeSatyr:HeauenHeaven grantgrant itit maymay doedo goodgood,
wln 1691Clor:ClorinClor:FayrelyFairly wipewipe awayaway thethe bloodblood,
wln 1692HoldHold himhim gentlygently tilltill II flingfling,
wln 1693WaterWater ofof aa vertuousvirtuous springspring:
wln 1694OnOn hishis TemplesTemples turneturn himhim twicetwice:
wln 1695ToTo thethe MooneMoon beamesbeams pinchpinch himhim thricethrice:
wln 1696ThatThat thethe labouringlaboringlabouring soulesoul maymay drawedraw.
wln 1697FromFrom hishis greatgreat ecclipseecclip●eeclipse.
wln 1698SatrySatyr:II sawesaw.
wln 1699HisHis Eye-lidsEyelids moouingmoving.
wln 1700Clor:ClorinClor:GiueGive himhim breathbreath,
wln 1701AllAll thethe dangerdanger ofof coldcold deathdeath:
wln 1702NowNow isis vanishtvanished, withwith thisthis playsterplaster:
wln 1703AndAnd thisthis vnctionunction doedo II maistermaster:
wln 1704AllAll thethe festredfestered illill thatthat mayemay:
wln 1705GiueGive himhim greifegrief anotheranother dayday.
wln 1706SatyrSatyr:SeeSee heehe gathersgathers vpup hishis sprightspritespright
wln 1707AndAnd beginsbegins toto hunthunt forfor lightlight,
wln 1708NowNow a’a gapesgapes andand breathesbreathes agayneagain:
wln 1709HowHow thethe bloudblood runnsruns toto thethe vayneveinvain:
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wln 1710ThatThat eastersteast waswas emplyemptyemply.

wln 1711AlexisAlexis.OhOhO mymy hartheart,
wln 1712MyMy dearestdearest, dearestdearest CloeCloe OOOh thethe smartsmart,
wln 1713RunnesRuns, throughthrough mymy sideside: II feelefeel somesome poyntedpointed thingthing,
wln 1714PassePass throughthrough mymy BowelsBowels, sharpersharper thenthan thethe stingesting,
wln 1715OfOf ScorpionScorpion.
wln 1716PanPan, preseruepreserve meeme, whatwhat areare youyou,
wln 1717DoeDo notnot hurthurt meeme. II amam truetrue,
wln 1718ToTo mymy CloeCloe thoughthough sheeshe flyfly
wln 1719AndAnd leaueleave meeme toto thisthis DestinyDestiny,
wln 1720ThereThere sheeshe standsstands, andand willwill notnot lendlend,

wln 1721HerHer smoothsmooth whitewhite handhand toto helpehelp herher freindfriend,
wln 1722ButBut II amam muchmuch mistakenmistaken, forfor thatthat faceface,
wln 1723BearesBears moremore AusterityeAusterity andand modestmodest gracegrace,

wln 1724MoreMore reprouingreproving andand moremore aweawe.
wln 1725ThenThanThen theisethese EyesEyes yetyet euerever sawesaw,
wln 1726InIn mymy CloeCloe, oho mymy paynepain:
wln 1727EagerlyEagerly RenewesRenews againeagain:


wln 1728GiueGive meeme youryour helpehelp forfor hishis sakesake youyou louelove bestbest:
wln 1729Clor:ClorinClor:SheapheardShepherd thouthou CanstCanst notnot possiblepossible taketake restrest.
wln 1730TillTill thouthou hasthast layedlaid a sydeasidea side allall heatesheats, desiersdesires,
wln 1731ProuokingProvoking thoughtsthoughts, thatthat stirrstir vppup lustylusty fiersfires.
wln 1732CommerseCommerce withwith wantonwanton EyesEyes: strongstrong bloudblood andand willwill,
wln 1733ToTo executeexecute theisethese mustmust beebe purg’dpurged vntilluntil,
wln 1734TheThe vayneveinvain growegrow WhiterWhiter thenthenthan RepentRepent andand praypray:
wln 1735GreatGreat PanPan, toto keepekeep youyou fromfrom thethe likelike decayedecay,
wln 1736AndAnd II shallshall vndertakeundertake youryour curecure withwith easeease.
wln 1737TillTill whenwhen thisthis verteousvirtuous PlaystersPlasters willwill displeasedisplease,
wln 1738YourYour tendertender sidessides. giuegive meeme youryour handhand andand riserise.
wln 1739helpehelp himhim aa littlelittle SatyreSatyrSatire. forfor hishis ThyghesThighs.
wln 1740YetYet areare feeblefeeble.
wln 1741AlexisAlexis.SureSure II hauehave lostlost muchmuch bloodblood.
wln 1742SatyreSatyrSatire.Tis’Tis nono mattermatter, twas’twas notnot goodgood,
wln 1743MortallMortal youyou mustmust leaueleave youryour woingwooing,
wln 1744ThoughThough therthere bebe a Ioyealoyea Joyalloy inin doingdoing,
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wln 1745YetYet itit bringsbrings muchmuch griefegrief, behyndbehind itit,
wln 1746TheyThey bestbest feele●eelefeel itit, thatthat doedo findfind itit,

wln 1747Clor:ClorinClor:ComeCome bringebring himhim inin, II willwill attendattend hishis soresore,
wln 1748WhenWhen youyou areare wellwell, taketake heedheed youyou lustlust nono moremo●emore,

wln 1749SatyrSatyr:SheapeardShepherdshepherd seesee whatwhat comescomes ofof kissingekissing
wln 1750ByBy mymy headhead twere’twere betterbetter missingmissing,
wln 1751BryghtestBrightestbrightest ifif therthere, beebe ramayningremaining,
wln 1752AnyAny seruiceservice, withoutwithout fayningefeigning,
wln 1753II willwill dodo itit, werewere II settset,
wln 1754ToTo catchcatch thethe nimblenimble windwind oror gettget,
wln 1755ShaddowesShadows glydingegliding onon thethe greenegreen,
wln 1756OrOr toto stealesteal fromfrom thethe greatgreat QueeneQueen,
wln 1757OfOf FayryesFairies, allall herher BeautyeBeauty,
wln 1758II wouldwould dodo itit soso muchmuch dutyeduty,
wln 1759DoeDo II oweowe thosethose pretiousprecious EyesEyes,

wln 1760Clor:ClorinClor:II thanckethank thetheethe honesthonest SatyreSatyrSatire, ifif thethe CryesCries,
wln 1761OfOf anyany otherother thatthat bebe hurthurt, oror illill,
wln 1762DrawDraw theethee vntounto themth●mthem, pritheeprithee dodo thythy willwill?
wln 1763ToTo bringbring themthem hetherhither,

wln 1764SatyreSatyrSatire:II willwill andand whenwhen thethe weatherweathe●weather:
wln 1765SeruesServes toto AngleAngle inin thethe brookebrook,
wln 1766II willwill bringbring aa siluersilver hookehook,
wln 1767WithWith aa lyneline ofof finestfinest silkesilk,
wln 1768AndAnd aa roddrodd●rod asas whitewhite asas mi[*]kemilkemilk,
wln 1769ToTo deseruedeserve thethe littlelittle fishefish,
wln 1770SoeSo II taketake mymy leaueleave andand wishwish,
wln 1771OnOn thisthis bowrebower maymay euerever dwelldwell,
wln 1772SpringeSpring, andand sommersummer.
wln 1773Clor:ClorinClor:FriendFriend farewellfarewell.ExitExit.

wln 1774EnterEnter AmoretAmoretAmouret, seekingseeking herher louelove

wln 1775Amo:AmoretAmo:ThisThis placeplace isis OminousOminous forfor herehere II lostlost,
wln 1776MyMy louelove andand almostalmost lifelife, andand sincesince hauehave crostcrossed,
wln 1777AllAll theisethese woodeswoods ouerover, neuernever aa NookeNook oror delldell,
wln 1778WhereWhere anyany littlelittle ByrdBird, oror beastbeast dothdoth dwelldwell,
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wln 1779ButBut II hauehave soughtsought itit, neuernever aa bendingbending browebrow,
wln 1780OfOf anyany hillhill oror GladeGlade, thethe windwind singssings throughthrough,
wln 1781NorNor aa greenegreen banckebank oror shadeshade wherewhe●ewhere SheapeardsShepherd’sshepherd’s vseuse,
wln 1782ToTo sitsittsi●tsit andand RiddleRiddle s,weetelysweetelysweetly pipepipe oror chusechoose,
wln 1783TheirTheir valentynesvalentines:: butbut II hauehave mistmissed toto findfind.
wln 1784MyMy louelove inin, PerigotPerigot, OhOhO totoo vnkindunkind.
wln 1785WhyWhy hasthast thouthou fledfled meeme? whetherwhither artart thouthou gonegone,
wln 1786HoweHow hauehave II wrong’dwronged theethee? waswas mymy louelove alonealone,
wln 1787ToTo theethee, worthyworthy thisthis scornedscorned RecompenceRecompense? tis’tis wellwell,
wln 1788II amam contentcontent toto fee[*]efeelefee●feel iteitit; butbut II telltell
wln 1789TheeThee SheapeardShepherdshepherd: andand theisethese lustylusty woodswoods shallshall hearehear.
wln 1790ForsakenForsaken AmoretAmoret isis yetyet asas cleareclear,
wln 1791OfOf anyany strangerstranger fierfire, asas HeauenHeaven isis.
wln 1792FromFrom foulefoul CorruptionCorruption, oror thethe deepedeep: AbisseAbyss,
wln 1793FromFrom lightlight, andand happynessehappiness, andand thouthou maystmayst knoweknow,
wln 1794AllAll thisthis forfor truthtruth andand howhow thatthat fatallfatal bloweblow,
wln 1795ThouThou gauestgavestgav’st meeme, neuernever fromfrom desertdesert ofof mynemine,
wln 1796FellFell onon mymy lifelife, butbut fromfrom suspectsuspect ofof thynethine,
wln 1797OrOr furyfury moremore thenthan MadnesMadness thereforetherefore, herehere.
wln 1798SinceSince II hauehave lostlost mymy lifelife, mymy louelove, mymy dearedear,
wln 1799VponUpon thisthis cursedcursed placeplace, andand onon thisthis greenegreen,
wln 1800ThatThat firstfirst devorceddivorced vsus, shortlyshortly shallshall beebe seeneseen,
wln 1801AA sightsight ofof soso greatgreat pittypity thatthat eacheach eyeeye,
wln 1802ShallShall daylydaily spendspen●spend hishis springspring inin memoryememory.

wln 1803EnterEnter AmarillsiAmarillisAmarillsiAmarillis.

wln 1804OfOf mymy vntymelyuntimely fallfall.
wln 1805Amaril:AmarillisAmaril:II amam notnot blyndblind,
wln 1806NorNor isis itit throughthrough thethe workingworking ofof mymy MyndMind.
wln 1807ThatThat thisthis showesshows AmoretAmoret, forsakefor sakeforsake meme allall,
wln 1808ThatThat dwelldwell vpponupon thethe soulesoul, butbut whatwhat menmen callcall
wln 1809WonderWonder, oror moremore thenthan wonderwonder MiracleMiracle,
wln 1810ForFor suresure soso strangestrange asas thisthis thethe OracleOracle,
wln 1811NeuerNever gauegave answereanswer ofof, ItIt passethpasseth dreamesdreams,
wln 1812OrOr maddmensmadmen’s fancyefancy whenwhen thethe manymany streamesstreams,
wln 1813OfOf newenew ImaginationImagination riserise andand fallfall:
wln 1814Tis’Tis butbut anan howrehour sincesince theisethese EaresEars heardheard herher callcall,
wln 1815ForFor pittypity toto youngyoung PerigotPerigot? whilstwhilstheewhilst heehe,
wln 1816DirectedDirected byby hishis furyfury BloodelyeBloodilybloodily,
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wln 1817Lanch’tLaunched vppvp●up herher brestbreast, whichwhich bloudlessebloodless fellfell andand coldcold,
wln 1818AndAnd ifif beleifebelief maymay CreditCredit whatwhat waswas toldtold,
wln 1819AfterAfter allall thisthis thethe MellanchollyMelancholy SwayneSwain,
wln 1820TookeTook herher intointo hishis ArmesArms beingbeing almostalmost slayneslain.
wln 1821AndAnd toto thethe bottombottom ofof thethe holyholy wellwell,
wln 1822flungslungslungflung herher for euerforeverfor ever withwith thethe waueswaves toto dwelldwell,
wln 1823Tis’Tis sheeshe, thethe veryvery samesame, tis’tis AmoretAmoret.
wln 1824AndAnd liuingliving yetyet, thethe greatgreat powerspowers willwill notnot letlet,
wln 1825TheirTheir verteousvirtuous louelove bebe CrostCrossed, maydemaid wipewipe awayaway,
wln 1826ThoseThose heauyheavy droppsdrops ofof sorrowsorrow, andand allayallay,
wln 1827TheThe stormestorm thatthat yetyet goesgoes highhigh, whichwhich notnot deprestdepressed,
wln 1828BreakesBreaks, hartheart, andand lifelife, andand allall beforebefore itit restrest:
wln 1829ThyThy PerigotPerigot:
wln 1830Amo:AmoretAmo:wherewhere: whichwhich isis PerigotPerigot.
wln 1831AmarilAmarillisAmarilSitsSits therethere belowbelow lamentinglamenting muchmuch GodGod wottwot:
wln 1832TheeThee, andand thythy fortunefortune, goego andand comfortcomfort himhim,
wln 1833AndAnd thouthou shaltshalt findefind himhim vnderneathunderneath aa brimbrim,
wln 1834OfOf saylingsailing PynesPinespines thatthat edgeedge yonyonyond MountaineMountaiueMountain inin,
wln 1835Amo:AmoretAmo:II goego, II runrun HeauenHeaven grauntgrant meeme. II mayemay winnwin:
wln 1836HisHis soulesoul agayneagain.

wln 1837EnterEnter SullenSullen:

wln 1838StayStay AmarillisAmarillis staystay,
wln 1839YeYe areare totooto fleetefleet, tis’tis twotwo howershours yetyet toto daydaysdaysday;;
wln 1840II hauehave perform’dperformed mymy promisepromise lettle●tlet vsus sittsit;
wln 1841AndAnd warmewarm ourour bloodesbloods togethertogether tilltill thethe fittfitsittfit;
wln 1842ComeCome liuelylively onon vsus;
wln 1843Amaril:AmarillisAmaril:FreindFriend youyou areare totoo keenekeen;
wln 1844TheThe MorningMorning, RisethRiseth, andand weewe shallshall bebe seeneseen,
wln 1845For beareForbearFor bear aa littlelittle;
wln 1846SullenSullen:II cancan stayestay nono longerlonger;
wln 1847Amaril:AmarillisAmaril:HoldHold SheapeardShepherdshepherd holdhold, learnelearn notnot toto beebe aa wrongerwronger;
wln 1848OfOf youryour wordword, waswas notnot youryour promisepromise layedlaid,
wln 1849ToTo breakbreak theirtheir louesloves firstfirst:
wln 1850SullenSullen:II hauehave donedone itit MaydMaid?
wln 1851Amaril:AmarillisAmaril:NoNo theythey areare yetyet vnbrokenunbroken, metmet againeagain,
wln 1852AndAnd areare asas hardhard toto partpart yetyet asas thethe staynestain?
wln 1853IsIs fromfrom thethe finestfinest lawnelawn,
wln 1854SullenSullen.II saysay theythey areare.
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wln 1855nownow atat thisthis presentpresent partedparted, andand soso farrfar,
wln 1856ThatThat theythey shallshall neuernever meetemeet,
wln 1857AmarilAmarillisAmarilSwayneSwain tis’tis notnot soso,
wln 1858ForFor dodo butbut toto yonyonyond hanginghanging MountayneMountain goego,
wln 1859AndAnd therthere beleiuebelieve youryour eyeseyes,
wln 1860SullenSullen:youyou doedo butbut holdhold:
wln 1861OfOffOf withwith delayesdelays: andand triflestrifles, fare welfarewellfare well coldcold,
wln 1862AndAnd frozenfrozen bashfullnesbashfulness, vnfitunfit forfor menmen,
wln 1863ThusThus II sallutesalute theethee virginvirgin,
wln 1864Amaril:AmarillisAmaril:AndAnd thusthus thenthen,
wln 1865II bidbid youyou followefollow, CatchCatch meeme ifif yeye cancan,ExitExit.
wln 1866SullenSullen.:AndAnd ifIfifIf II staystay behindbehind II amam nono ManMan.ExitExit runningrunning afterafter herher

wln 1867EnterEnter PerigotPerigot.

wln 1868NightNight dodo notnot stealesteal awayaway: II woewoo theethee yetyet?
wln 1869ToTo holdhold aa hardhard handhand oreo’er thethe RustyRusty byttbit,
wln 1870ThatThat GydesGuides thythy LazyLazy teameteam goego backeback againeagain,
wln 1871BootesBootes thouthou thatthat driu’stdrivest thythy frozenfrozen wanewane,
wln 1872RoundRound asas aa RingeRing andand bringbring aa secondsecond NightNight,
wln 1873ToTo hydehide mymy sorowessorrows fromfrom thethe commingcoming lightlight,
wln 1874LetLet notnot thethe EyesEyes ofof menmen starestare onon mymy faceface,
wln 1875AndAnd readread mymy fallingfalling●falling,, giuegive meeme somesome blackeblack placeplace,
wln 1876WhereWhere neuernever sunn beamesunbeamsun’s beam, shotshot hishis wholsomewholesome lightlight,
wln 1877ThatThat II maymay sittsit, andand powrepour outout mymy saddsad sprightspright,
wln 1878LikeLike runningrunning waterwater neuernever toto bebe knowneknown:
wln 1879AfterAfter thethe forcedforced fallfall andand soundsound isis gonegone,

wln 1880EnterEnter AmoretAmoretAmouret lookinglooking ofof PerigotPerigot

wln 1881ThisThis isis thethe bottomebottom: speakespeak ifif thouthou bebe herehere,
wln 1882MyMy PerigotPerigot, thythy AmoretAmoret, thythy dearedear,
wln 1883CallesCalls onon thythy louedloved NameName,
wln 1884Per:PerigotPer:WhatWhat thouthou daredare,
wln 1885TreadTread theisethese forbyddenforbidden pathespaths, wherewhere deathdeath andand carecare,
wln 1886DwellDwell onon thethe faceface ofof darcknesdarkness,
wln 1887Amo:AmoretAmo:Tis’Tis thythy friendfriend,
wln 1888ThyThy AmoretAmoret comecome hetherhither toto giuegive endend,
wln 1889ToTo theisethese consumingesconsumings lookelook vppup gentlegentle BoyeBoy,
wln 1890II hauehave forgotforgot thosethose paynespains, andand dearedear annoyannoy,
wln 1891II sufferdsuffered forfor thythy sakesake, andand amam contentcontent,
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wln 1892ToTo beebe thythy louelove againeagain whywhy hasthast thouthou rentrent,
wln 1893ThoseThose curledcurled lockeslocks, wherwhere II hauehave oftenoften hungehung,
wln 1894RibandesRibandsribbons andand damaskedamask RosesRoses, andand hauehave flungeflung,
wln 1895WatersWaters distillddistilled toto makemake theethee freshfresh andand gayegay,
wln 1896SweeterSweeter thenthan Nose-gayesNosegays onon aa BridallBridal dayeday,
wln 1897WhyWhy dostdost thouthou crossecross thynethine ArmesArms, andand hanghang thythy faceface,
wln 1898DowneDown toto thythy BoosomeBosom, lettingletting fallfall apaceapace,
wln 1899FromFrom thosethose tootoo littlelittle HeauensHeavens vpponupon thethe groundground
wln 1900ShowresShowers ofof moremore priceprice, moremore OrientOrient, &and moremore roundround
wln 1901ThenThan thosethose thatthat hangehang vpponupon thethe moonesmoon’smoons palepale browebrow
wln 1902CeaseCease theisethese complainingscomplainings SheapheardShepherd II amam nowenow,
wln 1903TheThe samesame, II euerever waswas, asas kindekind andand freefree,
wln 1904AndAnd cancan forgiueforgive beforebefore youyou askeask ofof meeme,
wln 1905IndeedIndeed II cancan, andand willwill.
wln 1906PerPerigotPer:SoeSo spokespoke mymy fayrefair,
wln 1907OOOh youyou greatgreat workingworking powerspowers ofof EarthEarth, andand AyreAir,
wln 1908WaterWater, andand formingforming fierfire, whywhy hauehave youyou lentlent,
wln 1909YourYour hyddenhidden vertuesvirtues ofof soso illill intentintent,
wln 1910EuenEven suchsuch aafacea faceface, soso fayrefair soso brightbright ofof hewehue,
wln 1911HadHad AmoretAmoret, suchsuch, wordswords,, soe●soeso smoothsmooth andand newenew,
wln 1912CameCame flowingflowing fromfrom herher tonguetongue, suchsuch waswas herher eyeeye,
wln 1913AndAnd suchsuch thethe poyntedpointed sparcklesparkle thatthat diddid flyefly
wln 1914ForthForth likelike aa bleedingbleeding shaftshaft, allall isis thethe samesame,
wln 1915TheThe RobeRobe, andand BuskinsBuskins, paintedpainted, hookehook, andand frameframe,
wln 1916OfOf allall herher BodyBody OOOh meeme AmoretAmoret,
wln 1917Amo:AmoretAmo:SheapeardShepherdshepherd whatwhat meanesmeans thisthis RiddleRiddle whowho hathhath settset,
wln 1918SoSo strangestrange aa differencedifference, twixttwixt my selfemyself andand meeme,
wln 1919ThatThat II amam grownegrown annotheranother, lookelook andand seesee.
wln 1920TheThe RingRing thouthou gauestgav’st meeme, andand aboutabout mymy wrestwrist.
wln 1921ThatThat CuriousCurious BraesletBraceletbracelet thouthou thy selfethyself didstdidst twisttwist.
wln 1922FromFrom thosethose fayrefair TressesTresses, knowestknowest thouthou AmoretAmoret.
wln 1923HathHath notnot somesome newernewer louelove forcedforced theethee forgetforget,
wln 1924ThyThy AuncientAncient faythfaith,
wln 1925Per:PerigotPer:StillStill nearernearer toto mymy louelove;
wln 1926TheiseThese bebe thethe veryvery wordswords sheeshe oftoft diddid proueprove,
wln 1927VpponUpon mymy tempertemper, soso sheeshe stillstill wodwould taketake,
wln 1928wonderwonder intointo herher faceface, andand silentsilent makemake,
wln 1929SingesSings whithwith herher headhead andand handhand asas whowho wodwould sayesay
wln 1930SheapeardShepherdshepherd rememberremember thisthis annotheranother dayeday:
wln 1931Amo:AmoretAmo:AmAm II notnot AmoretAmoret. wherewhere waswas II lostlost,
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wln 1932CanCan therethere bebe HeauenHeaven, andand timetime, andand menmen mostmost
wln 1933OfOf theisethese vnconstantunconstant? faythfaith wherewhere artart thouthou fledfled?
wln 1934AreAre allall thethe vowesvows andand protestationsprotestations deaddead:
wln 1935TheThe handshands heldheld vppup? thethe wisheswishes andand thethe hartheart?
wln 1936IsIs therthere notnot oneone remayningeremayningneremaining notnot apartapart,
wln 1937OfOf allall theisethese toto beebe foundfound whywhy thenthen II seesee:
wln 1938MenMen neuernever kneweknew thatthat vertuevirtue constancyeconstancy
wln 1939Per.PerPerigotPerMenMen euerever werewere mostmost blessedblessed, tilltill CrosseCross fatefate,
wln 1940BroughtBrought louelove, andand woemenwomen forthforth vnfortunateunfortunate,
wln 1941ToTo allall thatthat euerever tastedtasted ofof theirtheir smilessmiles,
wln 1942WhoseWhose ActionsActions areare allall doubledouble, fullfull ofof wileswiles,
wln 1943LikeLike toto thethe subtillsubtle HareHare, thatthat forefore thethe HoundesHounds,
wln 1944MakesMakes manymany turningsturnings leapesleaps andand manymany roundesrounds,
wln 1945ThisThis wayeway andaudand thatthat wayeway, toto deceauedeceive thethe sentscent,
wln 1946OfOf herher pursuersp●rsuerspursuers:
wln 1947Amo:AmoretAmo:Tis’Tis butbut toto preuentprevent,
wln 1948TherTheirThere speedyspeedy commingecoming, onon thatthat seekeseek herher fallfall,
wln 1949TheThe handshands ofof CruellCruel menmen,, moremore BestiallBestial,
wln 1950AndAnd ofof aa naturenature moremore refusingrefusing goodgood,
wln 1951ThenThanThen beastesbeasts themseluesthemselves, oror fishesfishes ofof thethe floodflood,
wln 1952ThouThou artart allall theisethese, andand moremore thenthan naturenature mentmeant,
wln 1953WhenWhen sheeshe createdcreated allall, frownesfrowns, ioyesjoys, contentcontent:
wln 1954ExtreameExtreme fierfire forfor anan howerhour, andand presentlyepresently:
wln 1955ColderColder thenthan sleepysleepy poysonpoison: oror thethe seasea,
wln 1956VpponUpon whosewhose faceface sittssits aa continuallcontinual frostfrost
wln 1957YourYour ActionsActions euerever driuendriven toto thethe mostmost,
wln 1958ThenThen downedown agayneagain asas lowelow thatthat nonenone cancan findfind,
wln 1959TheThe riserise oror fallingfalling ofof aa woemanswoman’s mindemind,
wln 1960Amo:AmoretAmo:CanCan therthere beebe anyany AgeAge, oror dayesdays, oror timetime,
wln 1961OrOr tonguestongues: ofof MenMen, guiltyguilty soso greatgreat aa crimecrime:
wln 1962AsAs wrongingwronging simplesimple MaydeMaid, OOOh PerigotPerigot:
wln 1963ThouThou thatthat wastwast yesterdayyesterday withoutwithout aa blottblot,
wln 1964ThouThou thatthat wastwast eueryevery goodegood●good andand eueryevery thingething,
wln 1965ThatThat menmen callcall blessedblessed: thouthou thatthat wastwast thethe springspring.
wln 1966FromFrom whencewhence ourour looserlooser groomesgrooms drewdrewalldrew allall theirtheir bestbest:
wln 1967ThouThou thatthat wastwast alwaiesalways IustJust, andand alwaiesalways blestblestblessed,
wln 1968InIn faythfaith andand promisepromise, thouthou thatthat hadsthadst thethe namename,
wln 1969OfOf vertuousvirtuous giuengiven theethee, andand mademade goodgood thethe samesame:
wln 1970EuenEven fromfrom thythy CradleCradle: thouthou thatthat wastwast thatthat allall,
wln 1971ThatThat menmen delighteddelighted inin, OhOhO whatwhat aa fallfall,
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wln 1972IsIs thisthis toto hauehave benebeen soeso, andand nownow toto beebe,
wln 1973TheThe onlyeonly bestbest inin wrongwrong, andand infamyeinfamy,
wln 1974AndAnd II toto liuelive toto knowknow thisthis, andand byby meeme.
wln 1975ThatThat lou’dloved theethee dearerdearer thenthan, mynemine EyesEyes oror thatthat,
wln 1976WhichWhich weewe esteemeesteem ourour honourhonorhonour virginvirgin statestate,
wln 1977DearerDearer thenthan swallowesswallows louelove thethe earlyearly mornemorn,
wln 1978OrOr doggsdogs ofof ChaceChase thethe soundsouudsound ofof merrymerry HorneHorn,
wln 1979DearerDearer thenthan thouthou canstcanst louelove thythy newenew louelove, ifif thouthou hasthast●hast..
wln 1980AnotherAnother andand farrfar dearerdearer thenthan thethe lastlast,
wln 1981DearerDearer thenthan thouthou can’stcanst louelove thy selfethyself, thoughthough allall,
wln 1982TheThe selfeself louelove werewere wîthinwithinwîthin theethee, thatthat diddid fallfall.
wln 1983withwith thatthat coyecoy swayneswain: thathathatthat nownow isis mademade aa flowerflower
wln 1984ForFor whosewhose dearedear sakesake, EcchoEcho weepesweeps manymany aa showreshower
wln 1985AndAnd amam II thusthus rewardedrewarded forfor mymy flameflame,
wln 1986Lou’dLoved worthelyworthily toto gettget aa wantonswanton’swantons namename,
wln 1987ComeCome thouthou forsakenforsaken willowewillow windewind mymy headhead,
wln 1988AndAnd noysenoise itit toto thethe worldworld, mymy louelove isis deaddead:
wln 1989II amam forsakenforsaken II amam CastCast awayeaway,
wln 1990AndAnd leftleft forfor eueryevery lazylazy GromeGroom toto sayesay,
wln 1991II waswas vnconstantunconstant lightlight, andand soonersooner lostlost,
wln 1992ThenThan thethe quickequick ClowdsClouds weewe seesee oror thethe ChillChill frostfrost,
wln 1993WhenWhen thethe hotthot sunsun beatesbeats onon itit telltell meeme yetyet,
wln 1994CanstCanst thouthou notnot louelonelovelone againeagain thythy AmorettAmoretAmorett?
wln 1995Per.PerigotPer.ThouThonThou artart notnot worthyworthy ofof thatthat blessedblessed namename,
wln 1996II mustmust notnot knoweknow theethee, flyngefling thythy wantonwanton flameflame,
wln 1997vpponupon somesome lighterlighter bloodblood: thatthat maymay bebe hotthot,
wln 1998WithWith wordswords andand faynedfeigned passionspassi●nspassions, PerigotPerigot,
wln 1999WasWas euerever yetyet vnstayndunstained, andand shallshall notnot nowenow.
wln 2000StoopeStoop toto thethe meltingsmeltings ofof aa borrowedborrowed browebrow:
wln 2001Amo:AmoretAmo:ThenThen hearehear meeme heauenheaven: toto whomewhom II callcall forfor rightright.
wln 2002AndAnd youyou fayresayrefair twincklingtwinkling starresstars thatthat crownecrown thethe nightnight,
wln 2003AndAnd hearehear meeme woodswoods andand andand silencesilence ofof thisthis placeplace,
wln 2004AndAnd yeye sadsad howershours, thatthat moouemove aa sullensullen pacepace,
wln 2005HeareHear meeme yeye shadowesshadows, thatthat delightdelight toto dwelldwell,
wln 2006InIn horredhorrid darknessedarkness, andand yeye powerspowers ofof HellHell,
wln 2007WhilstWhilst II breathbreathe outout mymy lastlast, II amam thatthat maydemaid,
wln 2008ThatThat yetyet vntaynteduntainted AmoretAmoret thatthat playedplayed:
wln 2009TheThe carelessecareless ProdigallProdigal: andand gauegave awayeaway:
wln 2010MyMy soulesoul toto thisthis youngeyoung manman thatthat nownow daresdares saysay:
wln 2011II amam aa strangerstranger, notnot thethe samesame, moremore wildwild,
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wln 2012AndAnd thusthus withwith muchmuch beleifebelief, II waswas beguildbe guildbeguiled,
wln 2013II amam thatthat MaydeMaid, thatthat hauehave delayddelayed denyedeny,
wln 2014AndAudAnd almostalmost scorndscorned thethe louesloves ofof allall thatthat trydetrydedtried,
wln 2015ToTo winwin meme butbut thisthis swayneswain, andand yetyet confesseconfess,
wln 2016II hauehave benebeen woedwooed byby manymany withwith nono lesseless.
wln 2017SouleSoul ofof affectionaffection andand hauehave oftenoften hadhad:
wln 2018RingesRings BelltsRelltsBelts andand CracknelsCracknels. sentsent meme fromfrom thethe ladlad.
wln 2019ThatThat feedsfeeds hishis flockesflocks downedown westwardwestward, LambesLambs andand DouesDoves
wln 2020ByBy youngyoung AlexisAlexis, DaphnisDaphnis sentsent meme glouesgloves,
wln 2021AllAll whichwhich II gauegave toto theethee notnot theisethese nornor theythey
wln 2022ThatThat sentsent themthem, diddid II smylesmile oneonone, oror eree’erere laylay.
wln 2023vppup toto mymy af[*]er memoryeafter memoryeaf●erafter-memoryafter memory butbut whywhy,
wln 2024DoDo II resolueresolve toto grieuegrieve andand notnot toto dyedie
wln 2025HappyHappy hadhad benebeen thethe stroakestroke thouthou gauestgav’st ifif homehome,
wln 2026ByBy thisthis tymetime hadhad II foundfound aa quietquiet roomeroom.
wln 2027WhereWhere eueryevery slaueslave isis freefree, andand eueryevery brestbreast,
wln 2028ThatThat liuingliving breadbreedbread, newnew carecare, nownow lyeslies atat restrest,
wln 2029AndAnd thetherthither willwill poorepoor AmoretAmoret,
wln 2030Per.Ver.PerigotVer.ThouThou mustmust,
wln 2031WasWas euerever anyany manman, soeso loathloath toto trusttrust,
wln 2032HisHis EyesEyes asas II, oror waswas therthere euerever yetyet,
wln 2033AnyAny soso likelike, asas thisthis toto AmoretAmoret,
wln 2034ForFor whosewhose dearedear sakesake, II promisepromise ifif therthere beebe
wln 2035AA liuingliving soulesoul withinwithin theethee thusthus toto free●reefree,
wln 2036ThyThy BodyBody fromfrom itit,HeHe hurtshurlshur●shurlshurts herher agayneagain.
wln 2037Amo:AmoretAmo:SoSo thisthis workework hathhath endend.
wln 2038FarewellFarewell andand liuelive bebe constantconstant toto thythy friendfriend,
wln 2039ThatThat louesloves theethee nextnext,

wln 2040EnterEnter SatyreSatryeSatyr: PerigotPerigot runnsrunusruns ofoffof.

wln 2041SatyreSatyrSatire.SeeSee thethe dayday beginsbegins toto breakebreak,
wln 2042AndAnd thethe lightlight shuttsshuts likelike aa streakestreak,
wln 2043OfOf subtillsubtle fierfire thethe windwind blowesblows coldcold,
wln 2044WhilstWhilst thethe morningmorning dothdoth vnfoldunfold,
wln 2045NoweNow thethe ByrdsBirds beginbegin toto rouserouse,
wln 2046AndAnd thethe SquyrrillSquirrelsquirrel fromfrom thethe boughesboughs,
wln 2047LepsLeapsleaps toto gettget himhim NuttsNuts andand fruitefruit,
wln 2048TheThe earlyearly LarkeLark earsterst waswas mutemute,
wln 2049CarrollscarrollsCarr●llsCarolscarols toto thethe RisingeRisingrising dayeday,
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wln 2050ManyMany aa NoteNote, andand manymanyemany aa layelaysay,
wln 2051TherforeTherefore herehere II endend mymy watchwatch,
wln 2052LeastLestlest thethe wanderingwandering SwayneSwain shouldshould catchcatch,
wln 2053HarmeHarm oror looselose him selfehimselfhim selfAmoAmoretAmo:ahah meeme.
wln 2054SatyreSatyrSatire:speakespeak agayneagain what erewhate’er thouthou beebe,
wln 2055II amam readyready speakespeak II saysay,
wln 2056ByBy thethe dawningdawning ofof thethe dayday,
wln 2057ByBy thethe powerpower ofof NightNight andand PanPan;
wln 2058II inforceenforce theethee speakespeak againeagain,
wln 2059Amo:AmoretAmo:OO II amam mostmost vnhappieunhappy.
wln 2060SatyreSatyrSatire.YetYet moremore bloodblood,
wln 2061SureSure thesethese wantonwanton SwaynesSwains areare woodwood,
wln 2062CanCan therethere bebe aa handhand, oror hartheart,
wln 2063DareDare commitcommit soso vildvild aa partpart,
wln 2064AsAs thisthis MurderMurder, byby thethe MooneMoon,
wln 2065ThatThat hyddhid her selfeherself whenwhen thisthis waswas donedone,
wln 2066NeuerNever waswas aa sweetersweeter faceface,
wln 2067II willwill bearebear herher toto thethe placeplace,
wln 2068WhereWhere mymy GoddessGoddess keepeskeeps andand crauecrave,
wln 2069HerHer toto giuegive herher lifelife, oror grauegrave,
wln 2070exeuntexeunt,
wln 2071EnterEnter ClorinClorin,

wln 2072ClorinClorin,HereHere whilstwhilst oneone patientpatient takestakes hishis restrest securesecure
wln 2073II stealesteal a broadabroada broad toto doedo annotheranother CureCure,
wln 2074PardonPardon thouthou buryedburied bodybody ofof mymy louelove,
wln 2075ThatThat fromfrom thythy sideside II daredare soso soonesoon remooueremove,
wln 2076II willwill notnot proueprove vnconstantunconstant nornor willwill leaueleave,
wln 2077TheeThee forfor anan howerhour alonealone, whenwhen II deceauedeceive,
wln 2078MyMy firstfirst mademade vowevow, thethe wildestwildest ofof thethe woodwood,
wln 2079TeareTear meme, andand oreo’er thythy GraueGrave lettlet outout mymy bloodblood,
wln 2080II goego byby wittwit toto CureCure aa louerslover’s paynepain,
wln 2081WhichWhich nono hearbherb cancan, beingbeing donedone, IleI’ll comecome againeagain,ExitExit,

wln 2082EnterEnter ThenotThenot

wln 2083PoorePoor SheapeardShepherdshepherd inin thisthis shadeshade forfor euerever lyelie,
wln 2084AndAnd seeingseeing thythy fayrefair ClorinsClorin’s, CabinCabin dyedie,
wln 2085OOOh happlessehapless louelove whichwhich beingbeing answeredanswered endsends,
wln 2086AndAnd asas aa littlelittle InfantInfant cryescries andand bendesbends,
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wln 2087HisHis tendertender BrowesBrows, whenwhen rowlingrolling ofof hishis eyeeye,
wln 2088HeHe hathhath espyedespied somesome thingthing thatthat glistersglisters nyenigh.
wln 2089WhichWhich hehe wouldwould hauehave, yetyet giuegive itit himhim, awayaway,
wln 2090HeHe throwesthrows itit straightstraight, andand cryescries a freshafresha fresh toto playeplay
wln 2091WithWith some thingsomesomethingsomethingthing elseelse suchsuch mymy affectionaffection settset,
wln 2092OnOn thatthat whichwhich II shouldshould loathloathe ifif II couldcould geettgettgeettget

wln 2093EnterEnter ClorinClorin.

wln 2094SeeSee wherewhere heehe lieslies diddid euerever manman butbut heehe,
wln 2095LoueLove anyany woemanwoman forfor herher ConstancyConstancy,
wln 2096ToTo herher deaddead louerlover whichwhich sheshe needsneeds mustmust endend,
wln 2097BeforeBefore sheshe cancan aloweallow himhim, forfor herher freindfriend,
wln 2098AndAnd hehe himselfehimself, mustmust needesneeds thethe causecause destroyedestroy,
wln 2099ForFor whichwhich hehe louesloves, beforebefore hehe cancan inioyeenjoy,
wln 2100PoorePoor SheapeardShepherdshepherd, HeauenHeaven grantgrant II atat onceonce maymay freefree,
wln 2101TheeThee fromfrom thythy paynepain, andand keepekeep mymy loyaltyloyalty,
wln 2102SheapheardShepherd lookelook vppup,
wln 2103ThenotThenotThyThy brightnessebrightness dothdoth amazeamaze,
wln 2104SoeSo PhoebusPhoebus maymay atat NooneNoon bydbid mortallsmortalsmortals’ gazegaze,
wln 2105ThyThy gloriousglorious constancyconstancy appearesappears soso brightbright,
wln 2106II daredare notnot meetemeet thethe BeamesBeams withwith mymy weakeweakesightweak sightsight
wln 2107ClorinClorin.WhyWhy dostdost thouthou pynepine awayaway thy selfethyself forfor meeme
wln 2108ThenotThenotWhyWhy dostdost thouthou keepekeep suchsuch spottlessespotless constancyconstancy?
wln 2109ClorinClorin.ThouThou holyholy SheapheardShepherd seesee whatwhat forfor thythy sakesake,
wln 2110ClorinClorin, thythy ClorinClorin, nownow daredare vndertakeundertake,hehe startsstarts vpup
wln 2111Thenot.Thenot.StayStay therthere, thouthou constantconstant ClorinClorin ifif therthere beebe,
wln 2112YetYet anyany partpart ofof woemanwoman leftleft inin theethee,
wln 2113ToTo makemake theethee lightlight thinckethink yetyet beforebefore thouthou speakespeak,
wln 2114ClorinClorin.SeeSee whatwhat aa holyholy vowevow, forfor theethee II breakebreak,
wln 2115II thatthat alreadyalready hauehave mymy famefame farrfar spreadspread,
wln 2116ForFor beeingbeing constantconstant toto mymy louerlover deaddead
wln 2117Thenot.Thenot.thinckethink yetyet dearedear ClorinClorin ofof youryour louelove, howhow trewetrue,
wln 2118IfIf youyou hadhad dyeddied, hehe wouldwould hauehave benebeen toto youyou
wln 2119ClorinClorinYetYet allall IleI’ll looselose forfor theethee.
wln 2120Thenot.Thenot.ThinckeThink butbut howhow blestblestblessed,
wln 2121AA constantconstant woemanwoman isis aboueabove thethe restrest,
wln 2122ClorinClorin.AndAnd offeroffer vppup my selfemyself, herehere onon thisthis groundground,
wln 2123ToTo bebe disposddisposed byby theethee,
wln 2124ThenotThenesThenesThenotwhywhy dostdost thouthou woundwound,
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wln 2125HisHis hartheart withwith MalliceMalice, againstagainst woemenwomen moremore.
wln 2126ThatThat hatedhated allall thethe SexSex, butbut theethee beforebefore,
wln 2127HowHow muchmuch moremore pleasantpleasant hadhad itit benebeen toto meeme,
wln 2128ToTo dyedie thenthan beholdbehold thisthis changechange inin theethee,
wln 2129YetYet, yetyet returnereturn: letlet notnot thethe woemanwoman swayesway,
wln 2130ClorinClorin:InsultIn sultInsult notnot onon herher nownow, nornor vseuse delayedelay
wln 2131WhoWho forfor thythy sakesake hathhath venturdventured allall herher famefame,
wln 2132ThenotThenot:ThouThou hasthast notnot venturdventured butbut boughtbought CertaineCertain shameshame,
wln 2133YourYour SexesSex’sSexes CurseCurse, foulefoul falshoodfalsehood, mustmust andand shallshall,
wln 2134II seesee onceonce inin youryour liuesliveslife’s lightlight onon youyou allall;
wln 2135II hatehate theethee nownow: yetyet turneturn
wln 2136ClorinClorin,BeBe iustjust toto meeme:
wln 2137ShallShall II atat onceonce●once,, looselose bothboth mymy famefame andand theethee,
wln 2138Thenot.Thenot.ThouThonThou hadsthadst nono famefame, thatthat whichwhich thouthou didstdidst likelike goodgood
wln 2139WasWas butbut thythy AppetiteAppetite thatthat swayedswayed thythy bloudblood,
wln 2140ForFor thattha●that timetime toto thethe bestbest, forfor asas aa blastblast,
wln 2141ThatThat throughthrough aa housenousehouse comescomes, vsuallyusually dothdoth castcast,
wln 2142ThingsThings outout ofof orderorder: yetyet byby chauncechance maymay comecome,
wln 2143AndAnd bloweblow somesome oneone thingething toto hishis properproper romeroom,
wln 2144SoeSo diddid thythy AppetiteAppetite, andand notnot thythy zealezeal.
wln 2145SwayeSway thethee byby chauncechance toto dodo somesome oneone thingthing wellwell.
wln 2146YetYet turneturn.
wln 2147ClorinClorin:ThouThou dostdost butbut tryetry meme ifif II wouldwould.
wln 2148ForsakeForsake thythy deeredear imbracesembraces forfor mymy ouldold
wln 2149LouesLove’sLoves thoughthough hehe werewere aliuealive, butbut doedo notnot fearefeare●fear,
wln 2150ThenotThenotII doedo contemnecontemn theethee nowenow: andand daredare comecome nearenear.
wln 2151AndAnd gaysegaze vpponupon theethee, forfor me thinkesmethinks thatthat gracegrace:
wln 2152AusterityeAusterity, whichwhich sattsat vpponupon thatthat face●aceface,
wln 2153IsIs gonegone, andand thouthou likelike othersothers.. falsefalse maydemaid seesee,
wln 2154ThisThis isis thethe gainegain ofof foulefoul InconstanceInconstance,
wln 2155ExitExit.ClorinClorin:Tis’Tis donedone greatgreat: PanPan, II giuegive theethee thankesthanks forfor itit,
wln 2156WhatWhat ArtArt couldcould notnot hauehave healdhealed, isis curdcured byby wittwit,

wln 2157EnterEnter: ThenotThenot agayneagain:

wln 2158WillWill yeye bebe constantconstant yetyet, willwill yeye remooueremove,
wln 2159IntoInto thethe CabinCabin toto youryour buryedburied louelove,
wln 2160ClorinClorin:NoeNono lettlet meme dyedie, butbut byby thythy sideside remayneremain,
wln 2161Thenot.Thenot.Ther’sThere’sthere’s nonenone shallshall knoweknow thatthat thouthou didstdidst euerever staynestain,
wln 2162ThyThy worthyworthy stricknesstrictness, butbut shaltshalt honnerdhonoredhonoured beebe
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wln 2163AndAnd II willwill lyelie againeagain vnderunder thisthis treetree,
wln 2164AndAnd pinepine andand dyedie forfor theethee withwith moremore delightdelight,
wln 2165ThenThan II hauehave sorrowsorrow nownow toto knowknow theethee lightlight,
wln 2166ClorinClorin.LetLet meeme hauehave theethee, andand IleI’ll bebe wherewhere thouthou wiltwilt.
wln 2167TheonotThenotTheonotThenot.ThouThou artart ofof womenswomen’s racerace andand fullfull ofof guiltguilt,
wln 2168FarewellFarewell allall hopehope ofof thatthat sexsex, whilstwhilst II thoughtthought,
wln 2169ThereThere waswas oneone goodgood, II fearedfeared toto findfind oneone noughtnaught
wln 2170ButBut sincesince theretheirthere mindsminds II allall alikealike espieespy
wln 2171HenceHence foorthforth IleI’ll chusechoose asas therstheirs, byby minemine eyeeye,
wln 2172ClorinClorin.BlestBlestBlessed bebe yeeye powerspowers thatthat gauegave suchsuch quickequick redresseredress,
wln 2173AndAnd forfor mymy labourslaborslabours sentsent soso goodgood successesuccess,
wln 2174II ratherrather chusechoose thoughthough II aa womanwoman beebe,
wln 2175HeHe shouldshould speakespeak illill ofof allall,
wln 2176thenthanthen dyedie forfor meme.
wln 2177FinisFinis ActusActus quartusquartus.



wln 2178ActusActus QuintusQuintus.
wln 2179ScenaScaena. 1.1.


wln 2180EnterEnter PriestPriest, andand oldold ShepheardShepherd.

wln 2181PriestPriest.ShepheardsShepherdsshepherds, riserise andand shakeshake ofoffof sleepesleep.
wln 2182SeeSee thethe blushingblushing MorneMorn dothdoth peepepeep,
wln 2183ThroughThrough thethe windoweswindows, whilstwhilst thethe SuneSunneSu●eSun
wln 2184ToTo thethe MountayneMountain toppstops isis runnerun,
wln 2185GildingGilding allall thethe valesvales belowbelow,
wln 2186WithWith hishis risingrising flamesflames whichwhich growgrow,
wln 2187GreaterGreater byby hishis climingclimbing stillstill.
wln 2188VpUp yeeye●ye lazylazy groomesgrooms andand fillfill,
wln 2189BaggBagbag andand BottleBottle forfor thethe fieldefield,
wln 2190ClaspeClasp youryour cloakescloaks fastfast lestlest theythey yeeldyield,
wln 2191ToTo thethe bitterbitter NortheastNortheast windwind,
wln 2192CallCall thethe MaydensMaidens vpup andand findfind.
wln 2193WhoWho layelaysay longestlongest, thatthat sheshe maymay,
wln 2194GoGo withoutwithout aa friendfriend allall dayeday.
wln 2195ThenThen rewardreward youryour dogsdogs andand prayeprayprey,
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wln 2196PanPan toto keepekeep youyou fromfrom decaydecay,
wln 2197SoSo vnfoldunfold, andand thenthen awayaway
wln 2198WhatWhat notnot aa ShepheardShepherd stirringstirring suresure thethe groomesgrooms,
wln 2199HaueHave foundfound theirtheir bedsbeds totoo easieeasy, oror thethe RoomesRooms.
wln 2200FilldeFilledfilled withwith suchsuch newnew delightdelight, andand heatheat thatthat theythey,
wln 2201HaueHave bothboth forgotforgot theirtheir hungryhungry sheepesheep, andand dayday,
wln 2202KnockKnock thatthat theythey maymay rememberremember whatwhat aa shameshame,
wln 2203SloathSloth andand neclectneglectneclect, layeslays onon aa ShepheardsShepherd’s namename.
wln 2204Old.Old.ItIt isis toto littlelittle purposepurpose, notnot aa swayneswain,
wln 2205ThisThis nightnight hathhath knowneknown hishis lodginglodging, heerehere; oror laynelain,
wln 2206WithinWithin thesethese cotescotescoats: thethe woodswoods oror somesome neerenear townetown,
wln 2207thatthat isis aa neighbourneighborneighbour toto thethe borderingbordering downedown:
wln 2208HathHath drawnedrawn themthem thetherthither, boutbout somesome lustylusty sportsport;
wln 2209OrOr spicedspiced wassalwassail BouleBowlbowl, toto whichwhich resortresort.
wln 2210AllAll thethe youngyoung menmen andand maydesmaids ofof manymany aa coatecotecoat,
wln 2211WhilstWhilst thethe TrimTrim, MinstrellMinstrel strikesstrikes hishis merrymerry notenote.
wln 2212PriestPriest.GodGod pardonpardon sinnesin, showeshow meme thethe wayway thatthat leadesleads,
wln 2213ToTo anyany ofof theirtheir hauntshaunts.
wln 2214Old.Old.ThisThis toto thethe MeadesMeads.
wln 2215AndAnd thatthat downedown toto thethe woodswoods,
wln 2216PriestPriest.ThenThen thisthis forfor meme,
wln 2217ComeCome ShepheardShepherd letlet meme crauecrave youryour companycompany.exeuntexeunt.
wln 2218EnterEnter ClorinClorin inin herher CabinCabin, AllexisAlexisAllexis withwith herher,
wln 2219andand AmorillisAmorillis

wln 2220ClorinClorin.NowNow youryour thoughtsthoughts areare almostalmost purepure:
wln 2221AndAnd youryour woundwound beginnsbegins toto curecure.
wln 2222StriueStrive toto bannishbanish allall thatsthat’s vainevain,
wln 2223LestLest itit shouldshould breakebreak outout againeagain.
wln 2224AllexisAlexisAllexis.EternallEternal thanksthanks toto theethee, thouthou holyholy maydemaid:
wln 2225II findfind mymy formerformer wandringwand’ring thoughtsthoughts, wellwell staydstayed,
wln 2226ThroughThrough thythy wise●isewise preceptsprecepts, andand mymy outwardoutward paynepain,
wln 2227ByBy thythy choycechoice hearbsherbs isis almostalmost gonegone againeagain.
wln 2228ThyThy sexessex’s vicevice andand vertuevirtue areare reuealdrevealed,
wln 2229AtAt onceonce, forfor whatwhat oneone hurthurt anotheranother healdhealed.
wln 2230ClorinClorin.MayMay thythy griefegrief moremore apeaseappease,
wln 2231RelapsesRelapses, areare thethe worstworst diseasedisease:
wln 2232TakeTake heedeheed howhow youyou inin thoughtthought offendoffend,
wln 2233SoSo mindmind andand bodybody bothboth willwill mendmend.
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wln 2234EnterEnter SatyreSatyrSatire withwith AmoretAmoretAmouret.
wln 2235Amo.AmoretAmo.BeestBeestBe’st thouthou thethe wildestwildest creaturecreature ofof thethe WoodWood,
wln 2236ThatThat bearstbear’st meme thusthus a wayawaya way drownddrowned inin mymy bloodblood.
wln 2237AndAnd dyingdying, knowknow II cannotcannot iniurdinjured bebe
wln 2238II amam aa maydemaid, letlet thatthat namename fightfight forfor meme:
wln 2239SatireSatyrSatire.FayrestFairest VirgineVirgin dodo notnot fearefear,
wln 2240MeMe thatthat dothdoth thythy bodybody bearebear,
wln 2241NotNot toto hurthurt, butbut heldheld toto bebe,
wln 2242MenMen areare ruderruder farrefar thenthan wewe.
wln 2243SeeSee fayrefair GoddesseGoddess inin thethe woodwood,
wln 2244TheyThey hauehave letlet outout yetyet moremore bloodblood:
wln 2245SomeSome sauadgesavage manman hathhath struckestruck herher brestbreast
wln 2246SoSo softsoft andand whitewhite, thatthat nono wildwild beastbeast,
wln 2247DurstDurst aa touchttouched asleepeasleep oror wakewake,
wln 2248SoSo sweetesweet thatthat AdderAdder, NeutNewtnewt, oror SnakeSnake.
wln 2249WouldWould hauehave laynelayn●lainlaid fromfrom armearm toto armearm,
wln 2250OnOn herher BossomeBosombosom toto bebe warmewarm,
wln 2251AllAll aa nightnight andand beingbeing hothot,
wln 2252GoneGone awayaway andand stungstung herher notnot.
wln 2253QuicklyQuickly clapclap hearbsherbs toto herher brestbreast,
wln 2254AA manman suresure isis aa kindkind ofof BeastBeast,
wln 2255ClorinClorin.WithWith spottlessespotless handhand, onon spotlessespotless BrestBreast,
wln 2256II putput thesethese hearbsherbs toto giuegive theethee restrest.
wln 2257WhichWhich tilltill itit healeheal thethee therethere wilwill bidebide
wln 2258IfIf bothboth bebe purepure, ifif notnot ofoffof slideslide.
wln 2259SeeSee itit fallsfalls ofoffof fromfrom thethe woundwound,
wln 2260SepheardesseShepherdessshepherdess thouthou artart notnot soundsound,
wln 2261FullFallFallFull ofof lustlust.
wln 2262SatyreSatyrSatire.WhoWho wouldwould hauehave thoughtthought itit,
wln 2263SoSo fayrefair aa faceface:
wln 2264ClorinClorin.WhyWhy thatthat hathhath broughtbrought itit.
wln 2265Amo.AmoretAmo.ForFor oughtaught II knowknow oror thinkethink, thesethese wordswords mymy lastlast:
wln 2266YetYet PanPan, soso helpehelp meme asas mymy thoughtsthoughts areare chastchaste.
wln 2267ClorinClorin.AndAnd soso maymay PanPan blessebless thisthis mymy curecure,
wln 2268AsAs allall mymy thoughtsthoughts areare iustjust andand purepure,
wln 2269SomeSome vncleanesseuncleanness nyenigh dothdoth lurkelurk,
wln 2270ThatThat willwill notnot letlet mymy medcinesmed’cinesmedicines workework.
wln 2271SatyreSatyrSatire searchsearch ifif thouthou canstcanst findfind itit,
wln 2272SatyreSatyrSatire.HereHere awayaway me thinksmethinks II windwind itit.
wln 2273StrongerStronger yetyet, OhOhO herehere theythey bebe,
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wln 2274HeereHere heerehere inin aa hollowhollow treetree.
wln 2275TwoTwo fondfond mortallsmortals hauehave II foundfound,
wln 2276ClorinClorin.BringBring themthem outout theythey areare vnsoundunsound.

wln 2277EnterEnter CloeCloe, andand DaphinisDaphnisDaphinis.

wln 2278SatyreSatyrSatire.ByBy thethe fingersfingers thusthus II wringwring yeeye,
wln 2279ToTo mymy GoddesseGoddess thusthus II bringbring yeeye.
wln 2280StrifeStrife isis vaynevain comecome gentlygently inin,
wln 2281II sentedscented themthem, theythey areare fullfull ofof sinnesin,
wln 2282ClorinClorin.HoldHold SatyreSatyrSatire, taketake thisthis GlasseGlass,
wln 2283SprinkleSprinkle ouerover allall thethe placeplace,
wln 2284PurgePurge thethe AyreAir fromfrom lustfulllustful breathbreath,
wln 2285ToTo sauesave thisthis ShepheardesseShepherdess frōfrom deathdeath.
wln 2286AndAnd standstand youyou stillstill, whilstwhilst II dodo dressedress
wln 2287HerHer woundwound forfor fearefear thethe paynepain increaseincrease,
wln 2288SatyreSatyrSatire.FromFrom thisthis glasseglass II throwthrow aa droppdrop,
wln 2289OfOf ChristallCrystal waterwater onon thethe topptop.
wln 2290OfOf eueryevery grassegrass onon flowersflowers aa payrepair:
wln 2291SendSend aa fumefume andand keepekeep thethe AyreAir,
wln 2292PurePure andand wholesomewholesome, sweetesweet &and blestblestblessed,
wln 2293TillTill thisthis virginsvirgin’s woundwound bebe drestdressed,
wln 2294ClorinClorin.SatyreSatyrSatire helphelp toto bringbring herher inin,
wln 2295SatyreSatyrSatire.ByBy PanPan, II thinkethink sheeshe hathhath nono sinnesin.
wln 2296SheShe isis soso lightlight, lyelie onon thesethese leauesleaves,
wln 2297SleepeSleep thatthat mortallmortal sencesense deceauesdeceives.
wln 2298CrowneCrown thinethine eyeseyes, andand easeease thythy painepain,
wln 2299MaystMayst thouthou sonesoon bebe wellwell againeagain,
wln 2300ClorinClorin.SatyreSatyrSatire bringbring thethe ShepheardSheph●ardShepherd nerenear,
wln 2301TryeTry himhim ifif hishis mindmind bebe cleereclear,
wln 2302SatyreSatyrSatire.ShepheardShepherdShepheard comecome,
wln 2303DaphinisDaphnisDaphinis.MyMy thoughtsthoughts areare purepure,
wln 2304TheThe betterbetter tryalltrial toto endureendure.
wln 2305SatyreSatyrSatire.InIn thisthis flameflame hishis figerfingerfigerfinger thrustthrust,
wln 2306ClorinClorin.WhichWhich willwill burneburn himhim ifif hehe lustlust.
wln 2307ButBut ifif notnot awayaway willwill turneturn,
wln 2308AsAs loathloath vnspottedunspotted fleshflesh toto burneburn:
wln 2309SeeSee itit giuesgives backeback letlet himhim gogo.
wln 2310FarewellFarewell MortallMortal keepekeep theethee soso.
wln 2311SatyreSatyrSatire.StayStay fayrefair NymphNymph, flyefly notnot soso fastfast,
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wln 2312WeeWewe mustmust tryetry ifif youyonyouyond bebe chastechaste:
wln 2313HeresHere’shere’s aa handhand thatthat quaksquakes forfor fearefear,
wln 2314SureSure sheshe willwill notnot proueprove soso cleareclear:
wln 2315ClorinClorin.HoldHold herher fingerfinger toto thethe flameflame:
wln 2316ThatThat willwill yeeldyield herher praisepraise oror shameshame.
wln 2317SatireSatyrSatire.ToTo herher doomedoom sheeshe daresdares notnot standstand,
wln 2318ButBut pluckesplucks awayaway herher tendertender handhand:
wln 2319AndAnd thethe TaperTaper dartingdarting sendssends,
wln 2320HisHis hothot beamesbeams atat herher fingersfingers’finger’s endsends.
wln 2321OO thouthou artart foulefoul withinwithin, andand hasthasthaste;
wln 2322AA mindmind ifif nothingnothing elseelse vnchastunchaste.
wln 2323AlexisAlexis.IsIs notnot thatthat CloeCloe? tis’tis mymy louelove; tis’tis sheeshe:
wln 2324CloeCloe, fairefair CloeCloe.
wln 2325Cloe.Cloe.MyMy AlexisAlexis.AlexisAlexis: HeHe.
wln 2326Cloe.Cloe.LetLet meme imbraceembrace theethee.
wln 2327ClorinClorin.TakeTake herher hencehence, LeastLestlest herher sightsight disturbedisturb hishis sencesense.
wln 2328AlexisAlexis.TakeTake notnot herher: taketake mymy lifelife firstfirst.
wln 2329ClorinClorin.SeeSee hishis woundwound againeagain isis burstburst,
wln 2330KeepeKeep herher neerenear heerehere inin thethe woodwood.
wln 2331TilTill II hauehave stoptstopped thesethese streamesstreams ofof bloudblood.
wln 2332SooneSoon againeagain hehe easeease shallshall findfind,
wln 2333IfIf II cancan butbut stillstill hishis mindemind:
wln 2334ThisThis curtainecurtain thusthus II dodo displaydisplay,
wln 2335ToTo keepekeep thethe pierceingpiercing AyreAir awayaway.

wln 2336EnterEnter oldold sheepheardshepherd, andand PriestPriest.

wln 2337PriestPriest.SureSure theythey areare lostlost for euerforeverfor ever, tis’tis inin vainevain,
wln 2338ToTo findefind themthem outout, withwith troubletrouble andand muchmuch painepain:
wln 2339ThatThat hauehave aa RipeRipe desiredesire, andand forwardforward willwill,
wln 2340ToTo flyefly thethe companycompany ofof allall, butbut illill:
wln 2341WhatWhat shallshall bebe counsaildcounselled: NowNow shallshall wewe retireretire?
wln 2342OrOr constantconstant followfollow stillstill, thatthat firstfirst desiredesire,
wln 2343WeWe hadhad toto findefind themthem?
wln 2344OldeOldOlde.StayStay aa littlelittle whilewhile:
wln 2345ForFor ifif thethe morningsmorning’s mistmist dodo notnot beguilebeguile,
wln 2346MyMy sightsight withwith shaddowesshadows: suresure II seesee aa swaineswain
wln 2347OneOne ofof thisthis iollyjolly troopestroops comecome backeback againeagain.

wln 2348EnterEnter ThenotThenot.ThenotThenot..
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wln 2349PriestPriest.DoestDost thouthou notnot blushblush youngyoung sheepheardshepherd toto bebe knowneknown,
wln 2350ThusThus withoutwithout carecare, leauingleaving thythy flocksflocks alonealone:
wln 2351AndAnd followingefollowing whatwhat desiredesire andand presentpresent bloudblood,
wln 2352ShapesShapes outout beforebefore thythy burningburning sencesense, forfor goodgood,
wln 2353HauingeHaving forgotforgot whatwhat tonguetongue hereafterhereafter maymay
wln 2354TellTell toto thethe worldworld thythy faleingfallingfall offoff, andand saysay
wln 2355ThouThou artart regardlesseregardless bothboth ofof goodgood andand shameshame,
wln 2356SpurningSpurning atat vertuevirtue, andand aa verteousvirtuous namename:
wln 2357AndAnd likelike aa gloriousglorious desperatdesperate manman, thatthat buiesbuys,
wln 2358AA poisonpoison ofof muchmuch priceprice, byby whichwhich hehe dyesdies
wln 2359DoestDost thouthou laylay outout forfor lustlust, whosewhose onlyonly gainegain,
wln 2360IsIs foulefoul diseasedisease, withwith presentpresent ageage andand painepain:
wln 2361AndAnd thenthen aa GraueGrave: thesethese bebe thethe frutesfruits thatthat growegrow,
wln 2362InIn suchsuch hothot vainesveins thatthat onlyonly beatbeat toto knowknow,
wln 2363WhereWhere theythey maymay taketake mostmost easeease &and growegrow ambtiousambitiousambtiousambitious,
wln 2364ThroughThrough theirtheir owneown wantonwanton firefire, andand pridepride delitiousde●itiousdelicious.
wln 2365Thenot.Thenot.RightRight holyholy SirSir II hauehave notnot knowenknown thisthis nightnight,
wln 2366WhatWhat thethe smoothsmooth faceface ofof MirthMirth waswas: oror thethe sightsight,
wln 2367OfOf anyany loosenesselooseness, musickemusic, ioyjoy andand easeease,
wln 2368HaueHave benebeen toto meme, asas bitterbitter druggesdrugs toto pleaseplease
wln 2369AA StomakeStomach lostlost withwith weakenesseweakness, notnot aa gamegame
wln 2370ThatThat II amam skildskilled atat throghlythroughly, nornor aa damedame,
wln 2371WentWent herher tonguetongue smoothersmoother thenthan thethe feetefeet ofof TimeTime,
wln 2372HerHer beauybevy euerever liuingliving likelike thethe RimeRhyme,
wln 2373OurOur blessedblessed TyterusTityrus diddid singesing ofof yoreyore,
wln 2374NoNo, werewere sheeshe moremore entisingenticing thenthan thethe storestore
wln 2375OfOf fruitfullfruitful SummrSummerSummrSummer, whenwhen thethe loadenlodenloaden treetree,
wln 2376BidsBids thethe faintfaint TrauellerTravelerTraveller bebe boldebold andand freefree
wln 2377Twere’Twere’twere butbut toto meme likelike ThunderThunder gainst’gainst thethe baybay,
wln 2378WhoseWhose lightninglightning maymay incloseenclose, butbut neuernever staystay
wln 2379VponUpon hishis charmedcharmed branchesbranches, suchsuch amam II,
wln 2380AgainstAgainst thethe catchingcatchiugcatching flamesflames ofof womanswoman’s eyeeye.
wln 2381PriestPriest.ThenThen whereforewherefore hasthast thouthou wandredwandered.
wln 2382Thenot.Thenot.Twas’Twas’twas aa vowevow,
wln 2383thatthat drewdrew meme outout lastlast nightnight, whichwhich II hauehave nowenow,
wln 2384StrictlyStrictly perform’dperformed, andand homewardshomewards gogo toto giuegive
wln 2385freshfresh pasturepasture toto mymy sheepesheep, thatthat theythey maymay liuelive.
wln 2386PriestPriest.Tis’Tis goodgood toto hearehear yeye Sheeph[*]ardSheephardSheeph ardShepherd ifif thethe heartheart,
wln 2387InIn thisthis wellwell soundingsounding MusickMusic bearebear hishis partpart;
wln 2388WhereWhere hauehave youyou leftleft thethe restrest,
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wln 2389II hauehave notnot seeneseen,
wln 2390SinceSince yesternightyesternight, wewe metmet vponupon thisthis greenegreen,
wln 2391ToTo fouldfoldfouled ourour flocksflocks vpup, anyany ofof thatthat traynetrain
wln 2392YetYet hauehave II walktwalked thesethese woodswoods roundround andand hauehavehauehave lainelain
wln 2393AllAll thisthis longlong nightnight vnderunder anan agedaged treetree●tree::.
wln 2394YetYet neytherneither wandringwand’ring ShepheardShepherd diddid II seesee,
wln 2395OrOr ShepheardesseShepherdess, oror drewdrew intointo mynemine eareear,
wln 2396TheThe soundsound ofof liuingliving thingthing vnlesseunless itit werewere,
wln 2397TheThe NightingaleNightingale, amongamong thethe thick leauedthicke leauedthick-leavedthick leaved springspring
wln 2398ThatThat sitsfitsfitsfitssits alonealone, inin sorrowsorrow andand dothdoth singsing:
wln 2399WholeWhole nightsnights awayaway inin mourningmourning, oror thethe OwleOwl,
wln 2400OrOr ourour greatgreat EnemyeEnemy thatthat stillstill dothdoth howlehowl.
wln 2401AgainstAgainst thethe MoonesMoon’smoon’s coldcold beamesbeams.
wln 2402PriestPriest.GoGo andand bewarebeware,
wln 2403OfOf afterafter fallingfalling.
wln 2404Thenot.Thenot.FatherFather tis’tis mymy carecare.ExitExit TheonotThenotTheon●tThenot.

wln 2405EnterEnter DaphnisDa●hnisDaphnis.

wln 2406Old.Old.HereHere comescomes anotheranother stragglerstraggler, suresure II seesee,
wln 2407AA shameshame inin thisthis youngyoung ShepheardShepherd DaphinisDaphnisDaphinis,
wln 2408DaphnisDaphnis.HeeHe,
wln 2409PreestPriest.WhereWhere hasthast leftleft thethe restrest, thatthat shouldshould hauehave benebeen
wln 2410LongLong beforebefore thisthis, grazinggrazing vponupon thethe greenegreen:
wln 2411TheirTheir yetyet imprisondimprisoned flocksflocks,
wln 2412Daph.DaphnisDaph.ThouThou holyholy manman.
wln 2413GiueGive meme aa litlelittle breathingbreathing tilltill II cancan,
wln 2414BeBe ableable toto vnfoldunfold whatwhat II hauehave seeneseen,
wln 2415SuchSuch horrorhorror thatthat thethe likelike hathhath neuernever benebeen,
wln 2416KnowneKnown toto thethe eareear ofof ShepheardShepherd: oho mymy heartheart,
wln 2417LaboursL●boursLaborsLabours aa doubledouble motionmotion toto impartimpart,
wln 2418SoSo heauyheavy tydingstidings youyou allall knowknow thethe BowerBower,
wln 2419WhereWhere thethe chastchaste ClorinClorin, liueslives byby whosewhose greatgreat powerpower,
wln 2420SickeSick menmen andand cattellcattle hanehave benebeen oftenoften cur’dcured,
wln 2421ThereThere louelylovely AmoretAmoret, thatthat waswas assur’dassured,
wln 2422ToTo lustylusty PerrigotPerigot: bleedesbleeds outout herher lifelife:
wln 2423ForcedForced byby somesome ironiron handhand andand fatallfatal knifeknife,
wln 2424AndAnd byby herher youngyoung AllexisAllex●sAlexis.
wln 2425EnterEnter AmarillisAmarillis runningrunning fromfrom herher sullens●llensullen sheepeheardshepherd.
wln 2426IfIf therethere bebe
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wln 2427EuerEver aa Neighbour-brookeNeighbor-brook oror hollowhollow treetree,
wln 2428ReceiueReceive mymy bodybody, closeclose meme vpup fromfrom lustlust,
wln 2429ThatThat followsfollows atat mymy heelesheels, bebe euerever iustjust,
wln 2430ThouThou GodGod ofof sheepheardsshepherds: PanPan forfor herher dearedear sakesake,
wln 2431ThatThat louesloves thethe RiuersRiver’sriver’s brinksbrinks, andand stillstill doethdoth shakeshake,
wln 2432InIn coldecold remenbranceremembrance ofof thythy quickquick pursutepursuit:
wln 2433LetLet meme bebe mademade aa reedereed, andand euerever mutemute,
wln 2434NodNod toto thethe waterswater’swaters fallfall, whilestwhilst eueryevery blastblast,
wln 2435SingesSings throughthrough mymy slenderslender leauesleaves thatthat II waswas chastechaste:
wln 2436PriestPriest.ThisThis isis aa nightnight ofof wonderwonder, AmarillAmarill,
wln 2437BeBe ComfortedComforted, thethe holyholy godsgods areare stillstill,
wln 2438ReuengersRevengers ofof thesethese wrongswrongs.
wln 2439Amar.AmarillisAmar.ThouThou blessedblessed manman,
wln 2440HonourdHonoredHonoured vponupon thesethese plainesplains andaudand lou’dloved ofof PanPan:
wln 2441HeareHear meme, andand sauesave fromfrom endlesendless infamyinfamy,
wln 2442MyMy yetyet vnblastedunblasted flowerflower VirginitieVirginity
wln 2443ByBy allall thethe GarlandsGarlands thatthat hauehave croun’dcrowned thatthat headhead,
wln 2444ByBy thythy chastchaste officeoffice, andand thethe mariagemarriage bedbed,
wln 2445ThatThat stillstill isis blestblestblessed byby theethee: byby allall thethe rightsrights
wln 2446DueDue toto ourour GodGod: andand byby thosethose virginvirgin lightslights,
wln 2447ThatThat burneburn beforebefore hishis AltarAltar: letlet meme notnot,
wln 2448FallFall fromfrom mymy formerformer statestate toto gainegain thethe blotblot
wln 2449ThatThat neuernever shallshall bebe purgedpurged.
wln 2450II amam notnot nownow,
wln 2451ThatThat wantonwanton AmarillisAmarillis: heerehere II vowevow,
wln 2452ToTo HeauenHeaven, andand theethee grauegrave fatherfather, ifif II maymay,
wln 2453ScapeScape thisthis vnhappyunhappy NightNight, toto knoweknow thethe dayday,
wln 2454AA virginvirgin, neuernever afterafter toto endureendure
wln 2455TheThe tonguestongues, oror companycompany ofof menmen vnpureunpure.
wln 2456II hearehear himhim, comecome, sauesave meme.
wln 2457PriestPriestRetireRetire aa whilewhile,
wln 2458BehindeBehind thisthis bushkbushbushkbush, tilltill weewe hauehave knowenknown thatthat vilevile
wln 2459AboserAbuserAboserAbuser ofof youngyoung maydensmaidens.

wln 2460EnterEnter SullenSullen.

wln 2461StayStay thythy pacepace,
wln 2462MostMost louedloved AmarillisAmarillis: letlet thethe chasechase,
wln 2463growegrow calmecalm andand mildermilder, flyefly meme notnot soso fastfast,
wln 2464II fearefear thethe pointedpointed BramblesBrambles hauehave vnlac’tunlaced
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wln 2465ThyThy goldengolden BuskinsBuskins, turneturn againeagain andand seesee:
wln 2466ThyThy ShepheardShepherd followfollow, thatthat isis strongstrong andand freefree,
wln 2467AbleAble toto giuegive theethee allall contentcont●ntcontent andand easecasecaseease,
wln 2468II amam notnot bashfullbashful virginvirgin, II cancan pleaseplease:
wln 2469AtAt firstfirst encounterencounter hugghug theethee inin minemine armearm,
wln 2470AndAnd giuegive theethee manymany kisseskisses, softsoft andand warmewarm,
wln 2471AsAs thosethose thethe SunneSun printsprints onon thythy smilingsmiling cheekecheek,
wln 2472OfOf PlummesPlums oror mellowmellow peachespeaches II amam sleekesleek,
wln 2473AndAnd smoothsmooth asas NeptuneNeptune whenwhen stearnestern EolusAeolus,
wln 2474LocksLo●ksLocks vpup hishis surleysurly windswinds andand nimblynimbly thusthus,
wln 2475CanCan shewshow mymy ActiueActive youthyouth whywhy doostdost thouthou flyefly.
wln 2476RemmberRememberRemmberRemember AmarillisAmarillis itit waswas II,
wln 2477ThatThat kildkilled AlexisAlexis forfor thythy sakesake, andand setset,
wln 2478AnAn euerlastingeverlasting hatehate twixttwixt AmoretAmoret,
wln 2479AndAnd herher belouedbeloved PerigotPerigot twas’twas II,
wln 2480ThatThat drownddrowned herher inin thethe wellwell, wherewhere sheshe mustmust lyelie,
wln 2481TillTill timetime shallshall leaueleave toto bebe, thenthen turneturn againeagain:
wln 2482TurneTur●eTurn withwith thythy openopen armesarms andand clippclip thethe swayneswain
wln 2483ThatThat hathhath performdperformed allall thisthis, turneturn turneturn II saysayesay:
wln 2484II mustmust notnot bebe deludeddeluded,
wln 2485PriestPriest.MonsterMonster staystay,
wln 2486ThouThou thatthat artart likelike aa cankercanker toto thethe statestate,
wln 2487ThouThou liuestlivest andand brethestbreathest inin, eatingeating withwith debatedebate,
wln 2488ThroughThrough eueryevery honesthonest bosomebosom, forcingforcing stillstill,
wln 2489TheThe vaynesveins ofof anyany menmen, maymay serueserve thythy willwill.
wln 2490ThouThou thatthat hasthast offeredoffered withwith aa sinfullsinful handhand,
wln 2491ToTo seazeseize vponupon thisthis virginvirgin thatthat dothdoth standstand,
wln 2492yetyet tremblingtrembling herehere.
wln 2493SullenSullen.GoodGood holynesseholiness declaredeclare,
wln 2494WhatWhat hadhad thethe dangerdanger benebeen ifif beingbeing barebare,
wln 2495II hadhad imbracdembraced herher, telltell meme byby youryour ArtArt:
wln 2496WhatWhat commingcoming wonderswonders woodwouldwood thatthat sightfightfightsight impartimpart.
wln 2497PriestPriest.LustLust, andand brandedbranded soulesoul,
wln 2498SullenSullen.YetYet telltell meme moremore,
wln 2499HathHath notnot ourour MotherMother NatureNature forfor herher storestore,
wln 2500AndAnd greatgreat increaseincrease, saydsaid itit isis goodgood andand iustjust,
wln 2501AndAnd willdwilled thatthat eueryevery liuingliving creaturecreature mustmust,
wln 2502BegetBeget hishis likelike.
wln 2503PriestPriest.YeeYe areare betterbetter readread thenthan II,
wln 2504II mustmust confesseconfess inin BloodBlood andand LetcheryLechery:
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wln 2505NowNow toto thethe BowreBower andand bringbring thisthis beastbeast alongalong,
wln 2506WhereWhere hehe maymay suffersuffer PennancePenance forfor hishis wrongwrong,

wln 2507EnterEnter PerigotPerigot withwith hishis handhand bloodybloody,

wln 2508Per.PerigotPer.HereHere willwill II washwash itit inin thethe morningsmorning’s dewedew,
wln 2509WhichWhich sheshe onon eueryevery litlelittle grassegrass dothdoth strewestrew,
wln 2510InIn siluersilver droppsdrops againstagainst thethe SunnesSun’sSuns appeareappear:
wln 2511Tis’Tis holyholy waterwater andand willwill makemake meme cleereclear.
wln 2512MyMy handhand willwill notnot bebe cleansedcleansed, mymy wrongedwronged louelove,
wln 2513IfIf thythy chastchaste spiritspirit inin thethe AyreAir yetyet mouemove,
wln 2514LookeLook mildlymildly downedown onon himhim thatthat yetyet dothdoth standstand,
wln 2515AllAll fullfull ofof guiltguilt thythy bloodblood vponupon hishis handhand,
wln 2516AndAnd thoughthough II struckestruck theethee vndeseruedlyundeservedly,
wln 2517LetLet mymy reuengerevenge onon herher thatthat IniurdInjured theethee.
wln 2518MakeMake lesseless aa faultfault whichwhich II intendedintended notnot,
wln 2519AndAnd letlet thesethese dewdew droppsdrops washwash awayaway mymy spotspot,
wln 2520ItIt willwill notnot cleansecle●nsecleanse, OOOh toto whatwhat sacredsacred flood●loodflood,
wln 2521ShallShall II resortresort toto washwash awayaway thisthis bloodblood:
wln 2522AmidstAmidstAmid thesethese TreesTrees thethe holyholy ClorinClorin. dwellsdwells,
wln 2523InIn aa lowlow CabinCabin, ofof cutcut boughsboughs andand healesheals,
wln 2524AllAll woundswounds, toto herher II willwill my selfemyself a dresseaddressa dress,
wln 2525AndAnd mymy rashrash●faultesrash faultesfaults repentantlyrepentantly confesseconfess:
wln 2526PerhapsPerhaps sheeleshe’ll findfind aa meanesmeans byby ArteArt oror prayerprayer,
wln 2527ToTo makemake mymy handhand withwith chastchaste bloodblood staynedstained, fayrefair
wln 2528ThatThat donedone notnot farrefar hencehence vnderneathunderneath somesome treetree,
wln 2529IleI’ll hauehave aa littlelittle CabinCabin builtbuilt sincesince sheeshe,
wln 2530WhomWhom II adordeadoredadore isis deaddead, therethere willwill II giuegive,
wln 2531My selfeMyselfmyself toto stricknessestrictness andand likelike ClorinClorin liuelive.exitexit.

wln 2532TheThe CurtayneCurtain isis drawnedrawn, ClorinClorin appearesappears sittingsitting inin thethe CabinCabin,
wln 2533AmoretAmoretAmouret sittingsitting onon thethe onon sideside ofof herher, AllexisAlexisAllexis andand CloeCloe
wln 2534onon thethe otherother, thethe SatyreSatyrSatire standingstanding byby.


wln 2535ClorinGlorinClorin.ShepheardShepherd onceonce moremore youryour bloodblood isis stayedstayed,
wln 2536TakeTake exampleexample byby thisthis maydmaid,
wln 2537WhoWho isis healdehealed ereere youyou bebe purepure,
wln 2538soso hardhard itit isis lewdlewd lustlust toto curecure,
wln 2539TakeTake heedeheed thenthen howhow youyou turneturn youryour eyeeyeseye●eyeseye,,
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wln 2540OnOn thesethese otherother lust fullylustfullylust fully,
wln 2541AndAnd sheepheardessesheephear●esseshepherdess taketake heed●eedleastheed leastlestleast youyou,
wln 2542MoueMove hishis willingwilling eyeeye theretothereto,
wln 2543LetLet nono wringwring, nornor pinchpinch, nornor smilesmile
wln 2544OfOf yoursyours, hishis weakerweaker sencesense beguylebeguile,
wln 2545IsIs youryour louelove yetyet truetrue andand chastchaste,
wln 2546AndAnd for euerforeverfor ever soso toto lastlast.
wln 2547AlexisAlexis.II hauehave forgotforgot allall vainevain desiresdesires,
wln 2548AllAll looserlooser thoughtsthoughts, illill tempredtemp●edtempered firesfires,
wln 2549TrueTrue louelove II findfind aa pleasantpleasant fumefume,
wln 2550WhoseWhose moderatmoderate heatheat cancan nerene’er consumeconsume.
wln 2551Cloe.Cloe.AndAnd II aa newenew firefire feelefeel inin meeme,
wln 2552WhoseWhose basebase endend isis notnot quenchtquenched toto bebe.
wln 2553ClorinClorin.IoyneJoinjoin youryour handshands withwith modestmodest touchtouch,
wln 2554AndAnd for euerforeverfor ever keepekeep youyou suchsuch.
wln 2555EnterEnter PerigotPerigot.
wln 2556PerigotPerigot.YonYonYond isis herher cabincabin, thusthus farfar offoff ilei’llI’ll standstand,
wln 2557AndAnd callcall herher foorthforth, forfor mymy vnhallowedunhallowed handhand,
wln 2558II daredare notnot bringbring soso neerenear yonyo●yon sacerdsacredsacerdsacred placeplace,
wln 2559ClorinClorin comecome foorthforth andand dodo aa timelytimely gracegrace,
wln 2560ToTo aa poorepoor swaineswain,
wln 2561ClorinClorinWhatWhat artart thouthou thatthat doestdost callcall?
wln 2562ClorinClorin isis readyready toto dodo goodgood toto allall.
wln 2563ComeCome neerenear.
wln 2564Per.PerigotPer.II daredare notnot.ClorinClorin. SatyreSatyrSatire, seesee
wln 2565WhoWho itit isis thatthat callscalls onon meeme.
wln 2566SatyreSatyrSatireThersThere’s aa hand somehandsomehand some swaineswain dothdoth standstand,
wln 2567StretchingStretching outout aa bloudybloody handhand.
wln 2568Per.PerigotPer.ComeCome ClorinClorin bringbring thythy holyholy waterswaters clearclear,
wln 2569ToTo washwash mymy handhand.
wln 2570ClorinClorin.WhatWhat wondersw●nderswonders hauehave beenebeen herehere
wln 2571To nightTonighttonight stretchstretch foorth●oorthforth thythy handhand youngyoung swaineswain,
wln 2572WashWash andand rubbe●ubberub itit whylstwhilst II rainerain
wln 2573HolyHoly waterwater.
wln 2574PerPerigotPerStillStill youyou powerpower,
wln 2575ButBut mymy handhand willwill neuernever scourescour.
wln 2576ClorinClorinSatireSatyrSatire bringbring himhim toto thethe bowrebower
wln 2577WeeWewe willwill trytry thethe soueragnesovereign powerpower
wln 2578OfOf otherother waterswaters.
wln 2579SatireSatyrSatireMortallMo●tallMortal suresure,
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wln 2580Tis’Tis thethe bloudblood ofof maydenmaiden purepure
wln 2581ThatThat stainesstains heehe soeso.

wln 2582TheThe SatireSatyrSatire leadethleadeth himhim toto thethe BowerBower, wherewhere hehe spiethspieth AmoretAmoretAmouret
wln 2583&and kneelethkneeleth downedown: sheeshe knowethknoweth himhim,


wln 2584PerigotPerigotWhat e’reWhate’erwhatever thouthou bebe.
wln 2585BeestBeestBe’st thouthou herher sprightspritespright, oror somesome diuinitiedivinity,
wln 2586ThatThat inin herher shapeshape thinksthinks goodgood toto walkewalk thisthis grouegrove,
wln 2587PardonPardon poorepoor PerigotPer●gotPerigot
wln 2588Amor.AmoretAmor.II amam thythy louelove.
wln 2589ThyThy AmoretAmoret. forfor euermoreevermore thythy louelove:
wln 2590StickeStick onceonce moremore onon mymy nakednaked brestbreast, IleI’ll prooueprove
wln 2591AsAs constantconstant stillstill, OOOh canstcanst thouthou louelove meme yetyet,
wln 2592HowHow soonesoon couldcould II mymy formerformer griefesgriefs forgetforget.
wln 2593Perig.PerigotPerig.SoSo ouer greatover-greatover great withwith ioyjoy, thatthat youyou liuelive nowenow
wln 2594II amam, thatthat nono desiredesire ofof knowingknowing howhow
wln 2595doethdoth seazeseize meme; hasthast thouthou stillstill powerpower toto forgiueforgive,
wln 2596Amor.AmoretAmor.Whil’stWhilst thouthou hasthast powerpower toto louelove, oror II toto liuelive,
wln 2597MoreMore welcomewelcome nownow thenthen hadsthadst thouthou neuernever gonegone
wln 2598A strayAA strayAstrayA stray fromfrom meme.
wln 2599Per.PerigotPer.AndAnd whenwhen thouthou lou’stlov’st alonealone
wln 2600AndAnd notnot II, deathdeath oror somesome lingringlingering painepain●pain
wln 2601That’sThat’s worseworse, lightlight onon meme.
wln 2602ClorinClorin.NowNow youryour stainestain
wln 2603PerhapsPerhaps willwill cleansecleanse, theethee onceonce againeagain
wln 2604SeeSee thethe bloudblood thatthat ersterst diddid staystay,
wln 2605WithWith thethe waterwater dropsdrops awayaway:
wln 2606AllAll thethe powerspowers againeagain areare pleas’dpleased,
wln 2607AndAnd withwith thisthis newenew knotknot areare appeasdappeased:
wln 2608IoyneJoinjoin youryour handshands, andand riserise togethertogether,
wln 2609PanPan bebe blestblestblessed thatthat broughtbrought youyou hetherhither.

wln 2610EnterEnter PriestPriest &and oldeold SheepheardShepherd.

wln 2611ClorinClorin.GoeGo backeback againeagain what erewhate’er thouthou artart: vnlesseunless
wln 2612SmoothSmooth maidenmaiden thoughtsthoughts possessepossess theethee, doedo notnot pressepress
wln 2613ThisThis hallowedhallowed groundground, goego SatireSatyrSatire taketake hishis handhand,
wln 2614AndAnd giuegive himhim presentpresent trialltrial.
wln 2615SatireSatyrSatireMortallMortal standstand.
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wln 2616TillTill byby firefire, II hauehave mademade knowneknown
wln 2617WhetherWhether thouthou bebe suchsuch aa oneone,
wln 2618ThatThat maystmayst freelyfreely treadtread thisthis placeplace,
wln 2619HoldeHold thythy handhand vpup, neuernever waswas,
wln 2620MoreMore vntainteduntainted fleshflesh thenthanthen thisthis,
wln 2621FairestFairest hehe isis fallfullfall ofof blissebliss.
wln 2622ClorinClorin.ThenThen boldelyboldly speakespeak whywhy doestdost thouthou seekeseek thisthis placeplace,
wln 2623PriestPriest.FirstFirst honourdhonoredhonoured virginvirgin toto beholdbehold thythy faceface,
wln 2624WhereWhere allall goodgood dwellsdwells, thatthat isis, nextnext forfor toto trytry
wln 2625TheThe truethtruth ofof latelate reportreport, waswas giuengiven toto meeme:
wln 2626ThoseThose sheepheardsshepherds thatthat hauehave metmet withwith foule●oulefoul mischancemischance,
wln 2627ThroughThrough muchmuch neglectneglect, andand moremore illill gouernancegovernance,
wln 2628WhetherWhether thethe woundswounds theythey hauehave maymay yetyet endureendure
wln 2629TheThe openopen ayreair, oror staystay aa longerlonger curecure,
wln 2630AndAnd lastlylastly whatwhat thethe doomedoom maymay bebe, shallshall lightlight
wln 2631VponUpon thosethose guiltyguilty wretcheswretches, throughthrough whosewhose spightspite
wln 2632AllAll thisthis confusionconfusion fullfull. ForFor toto thisthis placeplace,
wln 2633ThouThou holyholy maydenmaiden hauehave II broughtbrought thethe racerace,
wln 2634OfOf thesethese offendersoffenders, whowho hauehave freelyfreely toldetold,
wln 2635BothBoth whywhy, andand byby whatwhat meanesmeans, theythey gauegave thisthis boldbold
wln 2636AttemptAttempt vponupon theirtheir liueliveslife.
wln 2637ClorinClorin.FumeFume allall thethe groundground,
wln 2638AndAnd sprincklesprinkle holyholy waterwater, forfor vnsoundunsound
wln 2639AndAnd foulefoul InfectionInfection ginnes’ginsbegins toto fillfill thethe AyreAir
wln 2640ItIt gathersgathers yetyet moremore stronglystrongly,
wln 2641OfOf CensorsCensors fildfilled withwith FranckensenceFrankincensefrankincense andand MirrMyrrhmyrrh.
wln 2642TogetherTogether withwith coldcold CamphireCamphorCamphire, quicklyquickly stirrstir.
wln 2643TheThe gentlegentle SatireSatyrSatire, forfor thethe placeplace beginnsbegins
wln 2644ToTo sweatsweat andand labourlaborlabour, withwith thethe abhorredabhorred sinnessins
wln 2645OfOf thosethose offendorsoffenders, letlet themthem notnot comecome nyenigh,
wln 2646ForFor fullfull ofof itchingitching flameflame andand leprosieleprosy,
wln 2647TheirTheir veryvery soulessouls areare, thatthat thethe groundground goesgoes backeback,
wln 2648AndAnd shrinksshrinks toto feelefeel thethe sullen●ullensullen waightweight ofof blackblack
wln 2649AndAnd soso vnheardunheard ofof vennomevenom, hyehie theethee fastfast,
wln 2650ThouThou holyholy manman, andand bannishbanish fromfrom thethe chastchaste,
wln 2651TheseThese manlikemanlike monstersmonsters, letlet themthem neuernever moremore
wln 2652BeBe knowenknown vponupon thesthese dounesdowns, butbut longelong beforebefore,
wln 2653TheThe nextnext sunnessun’ssuns risingrising, putput themthem fromfrom thethe sightsight,
wln 2654AndAnd memorymemory ofof eueryevery honesthonest wightwight.
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wln 2655BeBe quickequick inin expeditionexpedition, lestlest thethe soressores
wln 2656OfOf thesethese weakeweak patientspatients, breakebreak intointo newenew goresgoresExi.ExitExi●Exit PriestPriest.
wln 2657Per.PerigotPer.MyMy dearedear dearedear AmoretAmoret, howhow happyhappy areare,
wln 2658ThoseThose blessedblessed pairespairs, inin whomwhom aa littlelittle iarrl●rrjar
wln 2659HathHath bredbred anan euerlastingeverlasting louelove, totoo strongstrong
wln 2660ForFor timetime oror steelesteel, oror enuyenvy toto dodo wrongwrong,
wln 2661HowHow dodo youyou feelefeel youryour hurtshurts, alasseaalasalasselass poorepoor heartheart
wln 2662HowHow muchmuch II waswas abusdabused, giuegive meme thethe smartsmart
wln 2663ForFor itit isis iustlyjustly minemine.
wln 2664Amo.AmoretAmo.II doedo beleeuebelieve.
wln 2665ItIt isis enoughenough dearedear friendfriend, leaueleave offoff toto grieuegrieve,
wln 2666AndAnd letlet vsus onceonce moremore inin despightdespite ofof illill,
wln 2667GiueGive handshands, andand heartshearts againeagain
wln 2668Per.PerigotPer.withwith betterbetter willwill,
wln 2669ThenThanTh●nThan ereere II wentwent toto findefind, inin hottesthottest dayday
wln 2670CooleCool ChristallChristCrystalChristallall ofof thethe fountainefountain, toto allayallay
wln 2671MyMy eagereager thirstthirst, maymay thisthis bandband neuernever breakebreak,
wln 2672HeareHear vsus oo heauenheaven.
wln 2673Amo.AmoretAmo.BeBe constantconstant.
wln 2674Per.PerigotPer.ElseElse PanPan wreakewreak
wln 2675WithWith doubledouble vengeancevengeance, mymy disloyaltydisloyalty.
wln 2676LetLet meme notnot daredare toto knoweknow thethe companycompany
wln 2677OfOf menmen, oror anyany moremore beholdbehold thosethose eyeseyes.
wln 2678Amo.AmoretAmo.ThusThus shheephearesheepheardshheepheareshepherd withwith aa kissekiss allall enuyenvy diesdies.

wln 2679EnterEnter PriestPriest.

wln 2680PriestPriestBrightBright MaidMaid, II hauehave perform’dperformed youryour willwill, thethe swaineswain
wln 2681InIn whomwhom suchsuch heateheat, andand blackeblack rebellionsrebellionsrebellion’s raignereign
wln 2682HathHath vndergoneundergone youryour sentencesentence:
wln 2683OnlyOnly thethe maidemaid II hauehave reseru’dreserved, whosewhose faceface
wln 2684shewesshows muchmuch amendmentamendment, manymany aa tearetear dothdoth fallfall
wln 2685InIn sorrowsorrow ofof herher faultfault, greatgreat fairefair recallrecall
wln 2686YourYour heauieheavy doomedoom, inin hopehope ofof betterbetter dayesdays
wln 2687WhichWhich II daredare promisepromise: onceonce againagain, vpraiseupraise
wln 2688herher heauyheavy SpiritSpirit, thatthat neerene’er drowneddrowned lieslies
wln 2689InIn selfe consumingself-consumingself consuming carecare thatthat neuernever diesdies.
wln 2690ClorinClorin.II amam contentcontent toto pardonpardon: callcall herher inin,
wln 2691TheThe ayreair growesgrows coolecool againeagain, andand dothdoth beginnbegin
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wln 2692ToTo purgepurge it selfeitself, howhow brightbright thethe dayday dothdoth showeshow
wln 2693AfterAfter thisthis stormystormy cloudcloud, goego SatireSatyrSatire goego,
wln 2694AndAnd withwith thisthis tapertaper boldlyboldly trytry herher handhand.
wln 2695IfIf sheshe bebe purepure andand goodgood, andand firmelyfirmly standstand
wln 2696toto bebe soso stillstill: wewe hauehave perfoormdperformed aa woorkework
wln 2697worthyworthy thethe godsgods them-seluesthemselvesSatireSatyrSatire bringsbrings AmarillisAmarillis inin.
wln 2698SatireSatyrSatireComeCome forwardforward MaidenMaiden, dodo notnot lurkelurk
wln 2699NorNor hidehide youryour faceface withwith griefegrief &and shameshame,
wln 2700NowNow oror neuernever getget aa namename,
wln 2701ThatThat maymay raiseraise theethee, andand recurerecure,
wln 2702AllAll thythy lifeli●elife thatthat waswas impureimpure,
wln 2703HoldeHold youryour handhand vntounto thethe flameflame,
wln 2704IfIf thouthou beestbeest aa perfectperfect damedame:
wln 2705OrOr hasthast truelytruly vowdvowed toto mendmend,
wln 2706ThisThis palepale firefire willwill bebe thythy friendfriend.
wln 2707SeeSee thethe TaperTaper hurtshurts herher notnot,
wln 2708GoeGo thythy waiesways letlet neuernever spotspot,
wln 2709HencefoorthHenceforth ceazeseizecease vponupon thythy bloodeblood.
wln 2710ThankeThank thethe GodsGods andand stillstill bebe goodgood.
wln 2711ClorinCl●rinClorin. YongeYoung sheepheardesseshepherdess nownow, yeye areare broughtbrought againeagain
wln 2712ToTo virginvirgin statestate, bebe soso, andand soso remaineremain
wln 2713ToTo thythy lastlast dayday, vnlesseunless thethe faithfullfaithful louelove
wln 2714OfOf somesome goodgood sheepeheardshepherd forceforce theethee toto remoueremove,
wln 2715ThenThen labourlaborlabour toto bebe truetrue toto himhim, andand liuelive
wln 2716AsAs suchsuch aa oneone, thatthat euerever striuesstrives toto giuegive
wln 2717AA blessedblessed memorymemory toto afterafter TimeTime:
wln 2718BeBe famousfamous forfor youryour goodgood, notnot forfor youryour crimecrime.
wln 2719NowNow holyholy manman, II offeroffer vpup againeagain
wln 2720TheseThese patientspatients fullfull ofof healthhealth, andand freefree fromfrom painepain
wln 2721KeepeKeep themthem, fromfrom afterafter illsills, bebe euerever neerenear
wln 2722VntoUnto theirtheir actionsactions: teachteach themthem howhow toto cleareclear,
wln 2723TheThe tedeoustedious wayway theythey passepass thoughthough, fromfrom suspectsuspect
wln 2724KeepeKeep themthem fromfrom wrongwrong inin othersothers, oror neglectneglect
wln 2725OfOf duetyduty inin them seluesthemselves, correctcorrect thethe bloudblood,
wln 2726WithWith thriftythrifty bittsbits andand labourelaborlabour, letlet thethe floodflood,
wln 2727OrOr thethe nextnext neghbouringneighboringneighbouring springspring giuegive remedyremedy
wln 2728ToTo greedygreedy thirstthirst, andand trauailetravail, notnot thethe treetree
wln 2729ThatThat hangeshangs withwith wantonwanton clustersclusters, letlet notnot winewine
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wln 2730VnlesseUnless inin sacrificesacrifice oror rightsrights deuinedivine,
wln 2731BeBe euerever knowenknown ofof shepheardsshepherds, hauehave aa carecare,
wln 2732ThouThou manman ofof holyholy lifelife, NowNow dodo notnot sparespare,
wln 2733TheirTheir faultsfaults throughthrough muchmuch remissnesremissness, notnot forgetforget,
wln 2734ToTo cherishcherish himhim, whosewhose manymany paynespains andand sweatsweat,
wln 2735HathHath giuengiven increaseincrease, andand addedadded toto thethe downesdowns.
wln 2736SortSort allall youryour ShepheardsShepherds fromfrom thethe lazielazy clownesclowns:
wln 2737ThatThat feedefeed theirtheir heafersheifers inin thethe buddedbudded BroomesBrooms,
wln 2738TeachTeach thethe youngyoung maydensmaidensmaiden’s stricknestricknesstrictness thatthat yeyetheye groomsgrooms
wln 2739MayMay euerever fearefear toto tempttempt theirtheir blowingblowing youthyouth,
wln 2740BanishBanish allall complementcompliment butbut singlesingle truthtruth.
wln 2741FromFrom eueryevery tonguetongue, andand eueryevery ShepheardsShepherd’s heartheart,
wln 2742LetLet themthem vseuse perswadingpersuading, butbut nono ArtArt:
wln 2743ThusThus holyholy PriestPriest, II wishwish toto theethee andand thesethese,
wln 2744AllAll thethe bestbest goodsgoods andand comfortscomforts thatthat maymay pleaseplease,
wln 2745AllAll.AndAnd allall thosethose blessingsblessings HeauenHeaven diddid euerever giuegive,
wln 2746WeeWewe prayepray vponupon thisthis BowerBower maymay euerever liuelive.
wln 2747PriestPriest.KneeleKneel eueryevery ShepheardShepherd, whilstwhilst withwith powerfulpowerful handhand,
wln 2748II blessebless youyou afterafter labourslaborslabours, andand thethe LandLand.
wln 2749YouYou feedefeed youryour flocksflocks vponupon GreatGreat PanPan defenddefend youyou.
wln 2750FromFrom misfortunemisfortune andand amendamend youyou,
wln 2751KeepeKeep youyou fromfrom thosethose dangersdangers stillstill,
wln 2752ThatThat areare followedfollowed byby youryour willwill:
wln 2753GiueGive yeeye meanesmeans toto knowknow atat lenghtlength,
wln 2754AllAll youryour RitchesRiches allall youryour strenghtstrength.
wln 2755CaunotCannotCannot keepekeep youryour footfoot fromfrom fallingfalling,
wln 2756ToTo lewdlewd lustlust, thatthat stillstill isis callingcalling,
wln 2757AtAt youryour cottagecottage, tilltill hishis powerpower,
wln 2758BringBring againeagain thatthat goldengolden howrehour:
wln 2759OfOf peacepeace andand restrest, toto eueryevery soulesoul.
wln 2760MayMay hishis carecare ofof youyou controlecontrol,
wln 2761AllAll diseasesdiseases, soressores oror paynepain,
wln 2762ThatThat inin afterafter timetime maymay raignereign,
wln 2763EytherEither inin youryour flocksflocks oror youyou,
wln 2764GiueGive yeeye allall affectionsaffections newnew.
wln 2765NewNew desiresdesires andand temperstempers newnew,
wln 2766ThatThat yeeye maymay bebe euerever truetrue.
wln 2767NowNow riserise andand gogo, andand asas yeye passepass awayaway,
wln 2768SingSing toto thethe GodGod ofof sheepesheep, thatthat happyhappy layelay:
wln 2769ThatThat honesthonest DorusD●rusDorus taughttaught yeeye, DorusDorus heehe,
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wln 2770ThatThat waswas thethe soulesoul andand GodGod ofof melodymelody.

wln 2771SongSong.thetheythe allall singsing.

wln 2772AllAll yeeye WoodesWoods, andand TreesTrees, andand BowersBowers,
wln 2773AllAll yeye vertuesvirtues, andand yeeye powerspowers:
wln 2774ThatThat inhabitinhabit inin thethe lakeslakes,
wln 2775InIn thethe pleasantpleasant springssprings oror brakesbrakes.
wln 2776MoueMove youryour feetefeet,
wln 2777toto ourour soundsound:
wln 2778WhilstWhilst weewe greetegreet,
wln 2779allall thisthis groundground.
wln 2780WithWith hishis honourhonorhonour andand hishis namename.
wln 2781ThatThat defendesdefends ourour flockesflocks fromfrom blameblame.

wln 2782HeeHe isis greatgreat, andand hehe isis iustjust,
wln 2783HeeHe isis euerever goodgood andand mustmust:
wln 2784ThusThus bebe honnerdhonoredhonoured, DaffadillyesDaffodiliesDaffodils,
wln 2785RosesRoses, PinckesPinks, andand louedloved LillyesLillies.
wln 2786LetLet vsus flingfling,
wln 2787WhilstWhilst weewe singsing,
wln 2788EuerEver holyholy,
wln 2789EuerEver holyholy.
wln 2790EuerEver honerdhonoredhonoured, euerever youngyoung,
wln 2791ThusThus greatgreat PanPan isis euerever sungsung.
ExeuntExeunt.

wln 2792SatyreSatyrSatire.ThouThou deuinestdivinest, fayrestfairest, brightestbrightest,
wln 2793ThouThou mostmost powerfullpowerful maydmaid, andand whitestwhitest.
wln 2794ThouThou mostmost vertuousvirtuous, andand mostmost blessedblessed,
wln 2795EyesEyes ofof StarrsStars andand GoldenGolden TressedTressed,
wln 2796LikeLike ApolloApollo, telltell meme sweetestsweetest,
wln 2797WhatWhat newnew seruiceservice nownow isis meetestmeetest.
wln 2798ForFor theethee SatyreSatyrSatire shallshall II straystray,
wln 2799InIn thethe middlemiddle AyreAir andand stayestay,
wln 2800ThyThy SaylingSailingsailing RackeRack oror nimblynimbly taketake,
wln 2801HoldHold byby thethe MooneMoon, andand gentlygently makemake.
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wln 2802SuiteSuit toto thethe palepale QueeneQueen ofof thethe nightnight,
wln 2803ForFor aa BeameBeam toto giuegive theethee lightlight,
wln 2804ShallShall II diuedive intointo thethe SeaSea,
wln 2805AndAnd bringbring thethe corrallcoral makingmaking wayway,
wln 2806ThroughThrough thethe risingrising waueswaves thatthat fallfall,
wln 2807InIn snowysnowy fleecesfleeces, deerestdearest shallshall,
wln 2808II catchcatch thethe wantonwanton fawnesfawns, oror flyesflies,
wln 2809WhoseWhose wouenwoven wingswings thethe SummerSummer dyesdyesdies,
wln 2810ForFor manymany coulourscolorscolours getget theethee fruitfruit,
wln 2811OrOr stealesteal fromfrom HeauenHeaven oldold OrpheusOrpheus’ LuteLute
wln 2812AllAll thesethese II venterventure forfor andand moremore,
wln 2813ToTo dodo herher seruiceservice, allall thesethese WoodsWoods adoreadore
wln 2814ClorinClorin.NoNo otherother SeruiceService SatyreSatyrSatire butbut thythy watchwatch,
wln 2815AboutAbout thesethese ThicksThicks leastleast harmlesseharmless peoplepeople catchcatch,
wln 2816MischiefeMischief oror sadsad mischancemischance.

wln 2817SatyreSatyrSatire.HolyHoly virginvirgin, II willwill dauncedance,
wln 2818RoundRound aboutabout thesethese woodswoods asas quickquick,
wln 2819AsAs thethe breakingbreaking lightlight, andand prickeprick,
wln 2820DowneDown thethe lawneslawns, andand downedown thethe valesvales,
wln 2821FasterFaster thenthan thethe WindmillWindmill saylessails.
wln 2822SoSo II taketake mymy leaueleave andand prayepray,
wln 2823AllAll thethe comfortscomforts ofof thethe dayday:
wln 2824SuchSuch asas PhæbusPhaebusPhoebus’ heateheat dothdoth sendsend,
wln 2825OnOn thethe EarthEarth maymay stillstill bebe friendfriend,
wln 2826TheeThee andand thisthis ArborArborArbour.
wln 2827ClorinClorin.AndAnd toto theethee,
wln 2828AllAll thythy mastersmaster’s louelove bebe freefree.exeuntexeunt.


wln 2829FINISFINIS. TheThe PastorallPastoral ofof thethe
wln 2830faithfullfaithful ShepheardesseShepherdess
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Textual Notes
  1. 6 (4-a) : The regularized reading concluded is supplied for the original conclud[*]d.
  2. 16 (4-a) : The regularized reading said is supplied for the original s[*]id.
  3. 21 (5-a) : The regularized reading knowing is amended from the original kowing.
  4. 184 (7-b) : The regularized reading thee is amended from the original theee.
  5. 331 (9-b) : The regularized reading freer is amended from the original freeer.
  6. 496 (11-b) : The regularized reading freer is amended from the original freeer.
  7. 612 (13-a) : The regularized reading lowed comes from the original lowde, though possible variants include low.
  8. 634 (13-b) : The regularized reading sweetest is amended from the original sweeeest.
  9. 669 (14-a) : The regularized reading refine is amended from the original resine.
  10. 706 (14-b) : The regularized reading poets is amended from the original ports.
  11. 756 (15-a) : The regularized reading praise comes from the original praies, though possible variants include prayers.
  12. 792 (15-b) : The regularized reading women is amended from the original wowen.
  13. 991 (18-a) : The regularized reading your is amended from the original yous.
  14. 1089 (19-a) : The regularized reading awaketh is amended from the original awakeh.
  15. 1116 (19-b) : The regularized reading here’s is amended from the original heeee’s.
  16. 1128 (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. 1129 (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. 1298 (22-a) : The regularized reading silly is amended from the original filly.
  19. 1346 (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. 1362 (22-b) : The regularized reading would is amended from the original wood.
  21. 1383 (23-a) : The regularized reading Amoret is amended from the original Auso.
  22. 1556 (26-a) : The regularized reading Finis is amended from the original Sinis.
  23. 1567 (26-b) : Likely missing a word after to.
  24. 1670 (27-b) : The regularized reading Grooms is amended from the original Gwomes.
  25. 1768 (29-a) : The regularized reading milk is supplied for the original mi[*]ke.
  26. 1788 (29-b) : The regularized reading feel is supplied for the original fee[*]e.
  27. 2023 (32-b) : The regularized reading after-memory is supplied for the original af[*]er memorye.
  28. 2386 (37-a) : The regularized reading Shepherd is supplied for the original Sheeph[*]ard.
  29. 2771 (42-b) : The regularized reading they is amended from the original the.
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