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The Sheepheard Firmius his Song.
Sheepheards giue eare, and now be still
Vnto my passions, and their cause,
and what they be:
Since that with such an earnest will,
And such great signes of friendships lawes,
you aske it me.
Vnto my passions, and their cause,
and what they be:
Since that with such an earnest will,
And such great signes of friendships lawes,
you aske it me.
It is not long since I was whole,
Nor since I did in euery part
free-will resigne:
It is not long since in my sole
Possession, I did know my hart,
and to be mine.
Nor since I did in euery part
free-will resigne:
It is not long since in my sole
Possession, I did know my hart,
and to be mine.
It is not long, since euen and morrow,
All pleasure that my hart could finde,
was in my power:
It is not long, since greefe and sorrow,
My louing hart began to binde,
and to deuoure.
All pleasure that my hart could finde,
was in my power:
My louing hart began to binde,
and to deuoure.
It is not long since companie
I did esteeme a ioy indeede
still to frequent:
Nor long, since solitarilie
I liu'd, and that this life did breede
my sole content.
I did esteeme a ioy indeede
still to frequent:
Nor long, since solitarilie
I liu'd, and that this life did breede
my sole content.
Desirous I (wretched) to see,
But thinking not to see so much
as then I sawe:
Loue made me know in what degree,
His valour and braue force did touch
me with his lawe.
But thinking not to see so much
as then I sawe:
Loue made me know in what degree,
His valour and braue force did touch
me with his lawe.
First he did put no more nor lesse
Into my hart, then he did view
that there did want:
But when my breast in such excesse
Of liuely flames to burne I knew,
then were so scant
Into my hart, then he did view
that there did want:
But when my breast in such excesse
Of liuely flames to burne I knew,
then were so scant
My ioyes, that now did so abate,
(My selfe estraunged euery way
from former rest:)
That I did know, that my estate,
And that my life was euery day,
in deaths arrest.
(My selfe estraunged euery way
from former rest:)
That I did know, that my estate,
And that my life was euery day,
in deaths arrest.
I put my hand into my side,
To see what was the cause of this
vnwonted vaine:
Where I did finde, that torments hied
By endlesse death to preiudice
my life with paine.
To see what was the cause of this
vnwonted vaine:
Where I did finde, that torments hied
By endlesse death to preiudice
my life with paine.
Because I sawe that there did want
My hart, wherein I did delight,
my dearest hart:
And he that did the same supplant
No iurisdiction had of right
to play that part.
My hart, wherein I did delight,
my dearest hart:
And he that did the same supplant
No iurisdiction had of right
to play that part.
The Iudge and Robber, that remaine
Within my soule, their cause to trie,
are there all one:
And so the giuer of the paine,
And he that is condemn'd to die
or I, or none.
Within my soule, their cause to trie,
are there all one:
And so the giuer of the paine,
And he that is condemn'd to die
or I, or none.
To die I care not any way,
Though without why, to die I greeue,
as I doo see:
But for because I heard her say,
None die for lone, for I beleeue
none such there be.
Though without why, to die I greeue,
as I doo see:
But for because I heard her say,
None die for lone, for I beleeue
none such there be.
Then this thou shalt beleeue by me
Too late, and without remedie
as did in briefe:
Anaxarete, and thou shalt see,
The little she did satisfie
with after griefe.
Too late, and without remedie
as did in briefe:
Anaxarete, and thou shalt see,
The little she did satisfie
with after griefe.
FINIS.
Bar. Yong.
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