The Castell of Pleasure by William Nevill: The text of the first issue of the poem with variant readings from the reprint of 1518; Together with introduction, notes and glossary by Roberta D. Cornelius |
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Dysdayne
A proude presumptuous persone goeth neuer without offence
Ye haue well aquyted you now ye haue tolde this tale
It came of a hyghe wyt yf ye well prepence
Within her owne gardyn my lady to assaylle
Without her lycence it lyked you to rayle
On cruell Cupyde your pryde wyll haue a fall
I trust to se you gladde your bonet to auayle
And amonge the waykest be put backe to the wall
Ye haue well aquyted you now ye haue tolde this tale
It came of a hyghe wyt yf ye well prepence
Within her owne gardyn my lady to assaylle
Without her lycence it lyked you to rayle
On cruell Cupyde your pryde wyll haue a fall
I trust to se you gladde your bonet to auayle
And amonge the waykest be put backe to the wall
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Lyke as a sodayn rebuke moche greueth ones herte
Whiche late hath begonne to be aduenturous
So this caused desyre sore astonyed to sterte
Sayenge I haue attempted a thyng ryght Ieopardous
To attayne the presence of my lady moste beautyus
I can make none answere nor utterly denye
That but I haue presumed on a loue precyous
It in this case I blame but hope and fantasy
Whiche late hath begonne to be aduenturous
So this caused desyre sore astonyed to sterte
Sayenge I haue attempted a thyng ryght Ieopardous
To attayne the presence of my lady moste beautyus
I can make none answere nor utterly denye
That but I haue presumed on a loue precyous
It in this case I blame but hope and fantasy
I knowe no remedy what is best to be done
But yf pyte with this pryncesse be present
I may as well elles go muse about the mone
As hyther to come to shewe myn intent
As longe as dysdayne contynueth yll content
Wherfore for pyte I hertly call and crye
That she were with beaute me thynke it expedyent
To dysdayne in open audyence then spake pyte
But yf pyte with this pryncesse be present
I may as well elles go muse about the mone
As hyther to come to shewe myn intent
As longe as dysdayne contynueth yll content
Wherfore for pyte I hertly call and crye
That she were with beaute me thynke it expedyent
To dysdayne in open audyence then spake pyte
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