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The Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney

In Three Volumes

Sidney, Philip (1554-1586)

I, II.

Volume I, [Volume II]

III.

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IV.

1.

The First Booke or Acte of the Countess of Pembrookes ARCADIA

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2.

The Second Booke or Acte

[In vayne, myne eyes yow Laboure to amend]

[Lett not Oulde age disgrace my hye desyer]

[Synce so myne Eyes are subject to her sighte]

[My Sheepe are Thoughtes wch I bothe guyde & serve]

[Yee Living Powers enclosde in stately shryne]

[My wordes, in hope to blase my stedfast mynde]

[Loved I am, and yet Complayne of Love]

[Over these Brookes trusting to ease myne eyes]

[With twoo straunge fyers of equall heate possest]

[Feede on my sheepe, my Charge, my Comforte, feede?]

[Leave of my sheepe, yt ys no tyme to feede]

[A Hatefull Cry, with hate to heale]

[Apollo greate, whose beames the greater worlde do lighte]

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2.

HERE BEGIN THE SECOND EGLOGUES.

[Thow Rebell vyle, come, to thy Master yeelde]

[Dorus tell mee, where ys thy wonted Motyon?]

[And are yow there oulde Pas? in trouthe I ever thoughte]

[As I behynde a Busshe did sitt]

[Alas how longe this Pillgrimage dothe last]

[Fayre Rockes, goodly Rivers, sweete Woodes, when shall I see peace?]

[My Muse, what ailes this Ardoure?]

[Reason, tell mee thy Mynde, yf here bee Reason?]

[O sweete woodes, the Delighte of Solitarynes?]

3.

The Thirde Booke or Acte.

4.

The Fourthe Booke or Acte.

5.

The Fifte and Last Booke or Acte.

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[We love, and have our loves rewarded.]

[The Shepheards.]
We love, and have our loves rewarded.
We love, and are no whit regarded.
We finde most sweete affections snare,
That sweete, but sower despairefull care.
Who can despaire, whom hope doth beare?
And who can hope, that feeles despaire?

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As without breath, no pipe doth move,
No musike kindly without love.