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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

2.

The Second Booke or Acte

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3.

The Thirde Booke or Acte.

[O sweete glove the witness of my secrett Blisse]

[The Merchaunt Man, whome gayne dothe teache ye Sea]

[The Merchaunt man, whome many seas have taughte]

[Phaebus Farewell, a sweeter Sainte, I serve]

[Synce that the Stormy Rage of passyons darcke]

[Hearke playntfull Ghostes, Infernall furyes harcke?]

[Lyke those sicke folckes in whome straunge Humors flowe]

[Howe ys my Sunne (whose Beames are shyning brighte]

[This Cave ys Darcke, but yt had never Lighte]

[A Banisshed man longe barrd from his Desyer]

[My true Love hathe my harte, and I have his]

[O wordes whiche falle like Som̄er Deawe on mee]

[Doo not Disdayne O streighte upraysed Pyne?]

[Sweete Roote say thow, the Roote of my Desyer?]

[Yow goodly Pynes whiche still with brave assent]

[Lyke Dyvers Flowers whose dyvers Beutyes serve]

[Looke up fayre Liddes, the Treasures of my harte]

[Whye doest thow haste away]

[O, Stealing tyme, the Subject of Delay]

[My Lute within thy self, thy Tunes enclose?]

[When Twoo Sunnes doo appeare]

[Aurora nowe thow shewest thy blusshing Lighte]

[Beuty hathe force to catche the Humane sighte]

[Let him drincke this, Whome longe in Armes to folde]

[Gett hence fowle greeffe, the Cancker of the mynde]

[Vertue Bewty and Speeche, did stryke, wounde, Charme]

[The Love whiche ys imprinted in my sowle]

[What Toungue can her perfections tell?]

3.

THE THIRDE EGLOGUES.

4.

The Fourthe Booke or Acte.

5.

The Fifte and Last Booke or Acte.

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[Sweete Roote say thow, the Roote of my Desyer?]

Sweete Roote say thow, the Roote of my Desyer?
Was vertue cladd in Constant Loves Attyer.