Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets with a Discourse of the Friendly affections of Tymetes to Pyndara his Ladie. Newly corrected with additions, and set out by George Turbervile |
Counsell returned by Pyndara to Tymetes, of constancie.
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Counsell returned by Pyndara to Tymetes, of constancie.
What made the Troyan Dukethat wandring Prince to haue
Such yll report, and foule defame
as him Carthago gaue?
What faythlesse Iason forcde
a Traytors name to gaine?
When he to Colchos came, and did
the golden Fleese attaine?
What Theseus causde to bee
reported of so yll,
As yet record thereof remaynes
(I think) and euer wyll?
Cause they their faithfull Friendes
that saude their doubtfull lyues
Forsooke at last, and did disdaine
to take them to their wyues.
They brake their vowed hestes,
by ship away they went:
And so betrayde those siely soules
that craft nor falsehood ment.
Wherefore if you (my Friend)
the like report will flee
Stand euer to the promise made,
and plighted troth to mee.
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were constant (as you say)
But sure these Louers I alleage
vnfaithfull parts did play.
More cause haue I to doubt
of you (Tymetes) then,
For (as you see) we Women are
more trustie than you men.
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