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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Thauctor.
This sayd he was auaunced by commaundement of beaute
To her owne fete the chayre of preemynence
Wheras dysdayne was so enuyouse and angre
That she fared as one without intellygence
Saynge I wyll nolenger tary I wyll go hens
Syth that as soone is auaunced a man of yesterdaye
Hauynge no good property as one that without offence
Hath contynued from yonge aege in seruyce alway.
To her owne fete the chayre of preemynence
Wheras dysdayne was so enuyouse and angre
That she fared as one without intellygence
Saynge I wyll nolenger tary I wyll go hens
Syth that as soone is auaunced a man of yesterdaye
Hauynge no good property as one that without offence
Hath contynued from yonge aege in seruyce alway.
Than she torned her backe full skornfully
And towarde the gates she hyed a hasty pace
And from thens she was conueyed by fantasy
To that she was clene without the palace
Than pyte sayd what sory grace
Where is dysdayne is she gone without leue
For sothe that were a very heuy case
Yet I trust it sholde not many folkes greue.
And towarde the gates she hyed a hasty pace
And from thens she was conueyed by fantasy
To that she was clene without the palace
Than pyte sayd what sory grace
Where is dysdayne is she gone without leue
For sothe that were a very heuy case
Yet I trust it sholde not many folkes greue.
Noyse rumour and fame went shortly all abrode
Within the garden that dysdayne was clerely gone
Whiche caused many louers that made longe abode
To complayne to theyr ladyes they went all alone
They fered than nothynge but made theyr mone
And sone were sped and went out at the gate
Where as afore there coude not haue passed one
Fantasy stode alwaye so contynuall thereat.
Within the garden that dysdayne was clerely gone
Whiche caused many louers that made longe abode
To complayne to theyr ladyes they went all alone
They fered than nothynge but made theyr mone
And sone were sped and went out at the gate
Where as afore there coude not haue passed one
Fantasy stode alwaye so contynuall thereat.
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Whiche lyberty encreased amonge them suche Ioyes
That me thought I herde the sownynge of many an instrument
Whiche grete tryumphe & penytrable noyse
Caused Morpheus to vanysshe incontynent
Because it was not necessary he sholde be present
But auoyde from thens where is noyse and company
Whan he was gone I waked and sodaynly dyd sprent
So astonyed I knewe not where I was perfytely.
That me thought I herde the sownynge of many an instrument
Whiche grete tryumphe & penytrable noyse
Caused Morpheus to vanysshe incontynent
Because it was not necessary he sholde be present
But auoyde from thens where is noyse and company
Whan he was gone I waked and sodaynly dyd sprent
So astonyed I knewe not where I was perfytely.
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