The Works of Thomas Campion Complete Songs, Masques, and Treatises with a Selection of the Latin Verse: Edited with an introduction and notes by Walter R. Davis |
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The eight Chapter, of Ditties and Odes.
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The eight Chapter, of Ditties and Odes.
The English Sapphick.
Faiths pure shield, the Christian Diana,
Englands glory crownd with all devinenesse,
Live long with triumphs to blesse thy people
At thy sight triumphing.
Englands glory crownd with all devinenesse,
Live long with triumphs to blesse thy people
At thy sight triumphing.
Loe, they sound; the Knights in order armed
Entring threat the list, adrest to combat
For their courtly loves; he, hees the wonder
Whome Eliza graceth.
Entring threat the list, adrest to combat
For their courtly loves; he, hees the wonder
Whome Eliza graceth.
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Their plum'd pomp the vulgar heaps detaineth,
And rough steeds; let us the still devices
Close observe, the speeches and the musicks
Peacefull arms adorning.
And rough steeds; let us the still devices
Close observe, the speeches and the musicks
Peacefull arms adorning.
But whence showres so fast this angry tempest,
Clowding dimme the place? Behold, Eliza
This day shines not here; this heard, the launces
And thick heads do vanish.
Clowding dimme the place? Behold, Eliza
This day shines not here; this heard, the launces
And thick heads do vanish.
The Example.
[Rose-cheekt Lawra, come]
Rose-cheekt Lawra, come,
Sing thou smoothly with thy beawties
Silent musick, either other
Sweetely gracing.
Sing thou smoothly with thy beawties
Silent musick, either other
Sweetely gracing.
Lovely formes do flowe
From concent devinely framed;
Heav'n is musick, and thy beawties
Birth is heavenly.
From concent devinely framed;
Heav'n is musick, and thy beawties
Birth is heavenly.
These dull notes we sing
Discords neede for helps to grace them;
Only beawty purely loving
Knowes no discord:
Discords neede for helps to grace them;
Only beawty purely loving
Knowes no discord:
But still mooves delight,
Like cleare springs renu'd by flowing,
Ever perfect, ever in them-
selves eternall.
Like cleare springs renu'd by flowing,
Ever perfect, ever in them-
selves eternall.
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The Example.
[Just beguiler]
Just beguiler,
Kindest love, yet only chastest,
Royall in thy smooth denyals,
Frowning or demurely smiling,
Still my pure delight.
Kindest love, yet only chastest,
Royall in thy smooth denyals,
Frowning or demurely smiling,
Still my pure delight.
Let me view thee
With thoughts and with eyes affected,
And if then the flames do murmur,
Quench them with thy vertue, charme them
With thy stormy browes.
With thoughts and with eyes affected,
And if then the flames do murmur,
Quench them with thy vertue, charme them
With thy stormy browes.
Heav'n so cheerefull
Laughs not ever, hory winter
Knowes his season, even the freshest
Sommer mornes from angry thunder
Jet not still secure.
Laughs not ever, hory winter
Knowes his season, even the freshest
Sommer mornes from angry thunder
Jet not still secure.
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