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

Let him drincke this, Whome longe in Armes to folde,
Thow doest desyer, and with free power to holde.