Chaucer's ghoast Or, A Piece of antiquity. Containing twelve pleasant Fables of Ovid penn'd after the ancient manner of writing in England. Which makes them prove Mock-Poems to the present Poetry. With the History of Prince Corniger, and his Champion Sir Crucifrag, that run a tilt likewise at the present Historiographers |
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[Dum redit itq; frequens in virgine Nona. crinâ.]
Arg. X.
Calisto deflowred by Jupiter.
Dum redit itq; frequens in virgine Nona. crinâ.
Hæsit, &c.
Ovid. l. ii.
Hæsit, &c.
Ovid. l. ii.
King Cytheron upon his Wife
a Daughter had, a goodly life,
and clean Maiden of goodly fame,
and Calisto was her right name
called, and she by many a Lord
was oft besought, but her accord
to Love might no man win,
as she which had no lust therein;
but swore within her heart, and said,
she would for ever be a Maid.
Wherefore to keep her self in peace
with the Nymphs Amadriades,
upon the Springs and the fresh VVells,
she hopes to dwell, and no where ells:
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into the Wood of Tegea,
and thus she came within the sight
of Diana, and there she plight
her troth upon the VVoods so green,
to preserve her Maidenhead clean,
which afterwards upon a day
was privily stolen away.
For Jupiter through his quaintise
from her it took in such a wise,
that suddenly, and forth withall
her womb arose, and she did swall;
so then she could no longer hide,
and thereupon it did betide,
that Diana (the soth to tell)
in privy place unto a VVell,
with Nymphs all in her company
was gone, and out of waggery
she said, that she bathe would,
and bad that every Maiden should
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and then began the privy wo.
And Calisto was red for shame;
but they that never knew the game,
to whom no such thing did befall,
anon they made them naked all,
because that nothing they would hide;
but she withdrew her ever aside;
and netheless into the Floud,
whereas Diana her self stood,
she thought for to come unperceived,
but thereof she was all deceived;
for when she came a little nigh,
and Diana her VVomb did spie,
she said, away O thou foul Beast,
for thy estate is not honest;
nor may'st thou this chaste water touch,
for thou hast ta'ne a touch too much,
which never may be whole again.
And thus she goes which was forlain
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from all the Nymphs, for ever and ay.
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