 | A strife betwene Appelles and Pigmalion |  |
Of trust and triall.
Who trusts before he tries, may soone his trust repent,Who tries before he trusts, doth so his care preuent:
Thus trust may not be cause of triall (then we see)
But triall must be cause of trust, in ech degree.
B. G.
FINIS.
A strife betwene Appelles and Pigmalion.
When
that Appelles liued in Grece,
Pigmalion also raigned than:
These two did striue to frame a pece,
Which should amaze the sight of man.
Whereby they might win such a name,
As should deserue immortall fame.
Pigmalion also raigned than:
These two did striue to frame a pece,
Which should amaze the sight of man.
Whereby they might win such a name,
As should deserue immortall fame.
Appelles then strayed euerie where,
To marke and viewe ech courtlie Dame:
And when he heard where any were,
Did well deserue the prayse and fame:
He thither rode with willyng harte,
Of her to take the cumliest parte.
To marke and viewe ech courtlie Dame:
And when he heard where any were,
Did well deserue the prayse and fame:
He thither rode with willyng harte,
Of her to take the cumliest parte.
And when he had with trauaile great,
A thousand wights knit vp in one:
He found therewith to wurke his feat,
A paterne such, as earst was none.
And then with ioye retourned backe,
For to those limmes, but lyfe did lacke.
A thousand wights knit vp in one:
He found therewith to wurke his feat,
A paterne such, as earst was none.
And then with ioye retourned backe,
For to those limmes, but lyfe did lacke.
Pigmalion eke, to shew his arte,
Did then conclude, in Iuorie white
To forme and frame in euerie parte,
A woman fayre to his delighte.
Wherein was euerie limme so coucht,
As not a vayne he lefte vntoucht.
Did then conclude, in Iuorie white
To forme and frame in euerie parte,
A woman fayre to his delighte.
Wherein was euerie limme so coucht,
As not a vayne he lefte vntoucht.
When their two cunnings ioyned were,
A worlde it was to see their wurke:
But yet it may greue euerie eare,
To heare the chaunce did therein lurke.
For through the pece they framed had,
For loue, Pigmalion did run mad.
A worlde it was to see their wurke:
But yet it may greue euerie eare,
To heare the chaunce did therein lurke.
For through the pece they framed had,
For loue, Pigmalion did run mad.
Which seene, Appelles shut his booke,
And durst no longer viewe that sight:
For why? her comelie limmes and looke,
In one did passe ech other wight.
And while Appelles wiped his eye,
The pece did mount vnto the Skye.
And durst no longer viewe that sight:
For why? her comelie limmes and looke,
In one did passe ech other wight.
And while Appelles wiped his eye,
The pece did mount vnto the Skye.
Where as dame Nature toke it straight,
And wrapt it vp in linnen folde:
Esteeming it more, then the waight
Had ten times ben of glistryng golde.
Shee lockt it vp fast in a chest,
To pleasure him that shee loued best.
And wrapt it vp in linnen folde:
Esteeming it more, then the waight
Had ten times ben of glistryng golde.
Shee lockt it vp fast in a chest,
To pleasure him that shee loued best.
Appelles then dismayed much,
Did throw his booke in to the fire:
He feared lest the Gods did grutch,
That wurkemen should so high aspire.
Yet once agayne he trauailed Grece,
With lesse effect, and made a pece.
Did throw his booke in to the fire:
He feared lest the Gods did grutch,
That wurkemen should so high aspire.
Yet once agayne he trauailed Grece,
With lesse effect, and made a pece.
Which long time did hold great renowne
For Venus all men did it call:
Tyll in our dayes gan Nature frowne,
And gaue the workemannes worke a fall.
For, from her chest t'auoyde all stryfe,
Shee tooke the pece, and gaue it lyfe.
For Venus all men did it call:
Tyll in our dayes gan Nature frowne,
And gaue the workemannes worke a fall.
For, from her chest t'auoyde all stryfe,
Shee tooke the pece, and gaue it lyfe.
And for a token gaue the same,
Unto the highest man of state:
And said: since thou art crownd by Fame,
Take to thee here, this worthie mate.
The same which kyld the caruers strife,
Before that Nature gaue it life.
Unto the highest man of state:
And said: since thou art crownd by Fame,
Take to thee here, this worthie mate.
The same which kyld the caruers strife,
Before that Nature gaue it life.
Lorde, yf Appelles now did know,
Or yf Pigmalion once should heare:
Of this their worke the worthie show,
Since Nature gaue it life to beare.
No doubt at all, her worthie prayse,
Those selie Grekes from death wold rayse.
Or yf Pigmalion once should heare:
Of this their worke the worthie show,
Since Nature gaue it life to beare.
No doubt at all, her worthie prayse,
Those selie Grekes from death wold rayse.
Then those that daylie see her grace,
Whose vertue passeth euerie wight:
Her comelie corps, her christall face,
They ought to pray both day and night.
That God may graunt most happie state,
Unto that Princesse and her mate.
Whose vertue passeth euerie wight:
Her comelie corps, her christall face,
They ought to pray both day and night.
That God may graunt most happie state,
Unto that Princesse and her mate.
Ber. Gar.
FINIS.
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