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[XIII. From what part of the heauen]

From what part of the heauen

From what part of the heauen, from what example brought was the mould whence nature hath deriued, that sweet face full of beautie, that sweet face full of beautie, in which he striued, to prooue in earth her powre aboue, her powre aboue was ample? The syluane queene adored, that so daintie fine locks in ayre displaid, nor hart diuine with so great vertue stored, yet by her lookes my lyfe is all betrayed.

[XV. In euery place I finde my griefe & anguish]

In euery place I finde my griefe & anguish

In euery place I finde my griefe & anguish, saue where I see, saue where I see those beames, those beames that me haue burned, & eke myne eyes to flouds of teares haue turned, to flouds of teares haue turned, thus in extreamest pangs, extreamest pangs, eche houre I languish, O me, O me, my shining starre so sweet & sacred, cause of all comfort, of this world the Iuel, for want of thee my lyfe I haue in hatred, my lyfe I haue in hatred, was neuer griefe so great, nor death so cruell, was neuer griefe so great, nor death so cruell.

[XVI. Thirsis to dye desired]

Thirsis to dye desired

Thirsis to dye desired, Thirsis to dye desired, marking her eyes that to his hart was nearest, and she that with his flame no lesse was fyred, sayd to him, Oh hart's loue dearest, Oh hart's loue dearest, alas forbeare to dye now, by thee I lyue, with thee I wish to dye too, to dye too, by thee I lyue, with thee I wish to dye too, to dye too, to dye too.

[XVII. The second part. Thirsis that heate refrayned]

Thirsis that heate refrayned,

Thirsis that heate refrayned, wherewith in hast to dye he dyd betake him, thinking it death yet, and while his looke ful fixed he retained, on her eyes ful of plesure, & louely Nectar sweet frō thē he tasted, his daintie Nymphe that now at hand espyed, the haruest of Loues treasure, sayd thus with eyes all trembling faint & wasted, I dye now, the shepherd then replyed, & I sweet lyfe do dye too, & I sweet lyfe too, and I sweete lyfe do dye too.

[XVIII. The third part. Thus these two louers]

Thus these two louers, fortunately dyed

Thus these two louers, fortunately dyed, of death so sweete, so happy, & so desired, that to dye so againe, their lyfe retyred, that to dye so againe, their lyfe retyred.

[XIX. Svsanna faire sometime of loue requested]

Svsanna faire sometime of loue requested

Svsanna faire sometime of loue requested, sometime of loue requested, by two old men whome her sweete lookes allur'd, was in was in her hart full sad & sore molested, seing the force her chastitie endur'd, to them she sayd, if I by craft procur'd, do yeld to you my body to abuse it, I kill my soule, I kill my soule, & if I shal refuse it, you wil me iudge to death reprochfully, but better it is, in innocēce to chuse /it, in innocēce to chuse it, then by my fault, thē by my fault, t'offēd my God on hye, then by my fault, t'offēd my God on hye.

[XXI. When shall I cease lamenting]

When shall I cease lamenting, lamenting, lamenting

When shall I cease lamenting, lamenting, lamenting, when shall I cease lamenting, lamenting, when shall I cease, lamēting? whē shall my plaint & moning, to tunes of Ioy be turned? whē shall my plaint & moning, to tunes of Ioy be turned? good Loue, good Loue leaue thy tormenting, good Loue leaue thy tormēting, too long thy flames within my hart haue burned. O graunt alas with quicknes, O graunt alas with quicknes, some litle comfort, after so long a sicknes, Some litle comfort, Some litle comfort, for so long a sicknes.

[XXII. I must depart all haples]

I must depart all haples

I must depart all haples, I must depart al haples, so that if I liue hartles, if I liue hartles, Loue doth a worke miraculus and blessed, If I liue hartles Loue doth a worke miraculous and blessed, but so great paine assaile me, that sure ere it be long, my life will fayle me, that sure ere it be long my life will fayle me, my life will fayle me, will fayle me.

[XXIII. I saw my Lady weeping]

I saw my Lady weeping, & Loue did languish

I saw my Lady weeping, & Loue did languish, & of their plaint ensued so rare consenting, that neuer yet was heard more sweet lamenting, that neuer yet was heard more sweet lamenting, made all of tender pitty & mournfull anguish, & mournful angguish, the floodes forsaking their delightfull swelling, the floodes forsaking their delightfull swelling, stayd to attend their plaint, the windes enraged, the windes enraged, still & content to quyet calme assuaged, their wonted storming, their wonted storming, euery blast rebelling.

[XXIIII. The second part. Like as from heauen]

Like as from heauen the dew full softly showring

Like as from heauen the dew full softly showring, doth fall, & so refresh both fields and closes, both fields & closes, filling the parched flowers with sappe & sauour? so while she bath'd the violetts & the roses, vpon her louely cheekes, her louely cheekes, so freshly flowring, the spring renued his force with her sweet fauour, with her sweet fauour, so while she bath'd the violetts and the roses, vpon her louely cheekes, her louely cheekes, so freshly flowring, the spring renu'd his force with her sweet fauour, with her sweet fauour, with her sweete fauour.

[XXV. So gratious is thy sweete selfe]

So gratious is thy sweete selfe

So gratious is thy sweete selfe, so gratious is thy selfe, so fayre so framed, so gratious is thy sweete selfe, so gratious is thy selfe, so fayre, so framed, that who so sees thee, without a hart enflamed, either he lyues not, either he lyues not, or loues delight he knowes not, either he liues not, or loues delight he knowes not.

[XXVI. Cruell vnkinde]

Cruell vnkinde, my hart thou hast bereft me

Cruell vnkinde, my hart thou hast bereft me, my hart thou hast bereft me, my hart thou hast bereft me, Cruell vnkinde, my hart thou hast bereft me, my hart thou hast bereft me, my hart thou hast bereft me, & wilt not leaue yet, and wilt not leaue while any lyfe is left me, while any lyfe is left me, and yet, and yet, and yet still will I loue thee, and yet, and yet, and yet still will I loue thee.

[XXVII. What doth my pretie dearling]

What doth my pretie dearling

What doth my pretie dearling, my pretie dearling, what doth my pretie dearling? what doth what doth my song & chaūting, that they sing not of her, the prayse and vaunting? to her I giue my violets, to her I giue my violets; & garland sweetly smelling, for to crowne her sweet lockes pure gold excellng, to her I giue my violetts, & garland sweetly smelling, for to crowne her sweet locks pure gold excelling, for to crowne her sweet locks pure gold excelling.

[XXVIII. Sleepe sleepe, mine onely Iuell]

Sleepe Sleepe, mine onely Iuell

Sleepe Sleepe, mine onely Iuell, mine onely Iuell, mine onely Iuell, Sleepe Sleepe mine onely Iuell, mine onely Iuell, mine onely Iuell, much more thou didst delight me, then my belou'd too cruell, that hid her face, that hid her face to spyte me, her face to spyte me, that hyd her face to spyte me, to spyte me, that hid her face to spyte me, much more thou didst delight me, then my beloued too cruell, that hid her face to spyte me, her face to spyte me, that hid her face to spyte me, her face to spyte me, that hid her face to spyte me, to spyte me.

[XXIX. The second part. Thou bringst her home ful nye me]

Thou bringst her home ful nye me

Thou bringst her home ful nye me, while she so fast dyd flye me, while she so fast dyd flye me, by thy meanes I behold those eyes so shining, long time absented, that looke so myld appeased, thus is my griefe declyning, thou in thy dreames dost make desire well pleased, Sleepe, if thou be lyke death as thou art fayned, as thou art fayned, a happy lyfe by such a death were gayned, a happy lyfe by such a death were gayned, a happy lyfe by such a death were gained.

[XXX. Sound out my voyce with pleasant tunnes recording]

Sound out my voyce with pleasant tunnes recording

Sound out my voyce with pleasant tunnes recording, recording, the new delight that Loue to me inspireth, pleasd & content with that my minde desireth, my minde desireth, thanked be Loue so heauenly Ioyes affording, she that my plaints with rigor long reiected, reiected, bynding my hart with those her golden tresses, In recompence of all my long distresses, Said with a sigh thy griefe hath me infected, Sayd with a sigh thy griefe hath me infected.

[XXXI. Liquide and watrye perles Loue wept]

Liquide and watrye perles Loue wept full kindly

Liquide and watrye perles Loue wept full kindly, Liquide and watry pearles, Loue wept full kindly, to quench my hart enflamed, but he alas, alas, alas vnfriendly so great a fire had framed, as were enough to burne me, as were enough to burne me, without recomfort, and into ashes turne me.

[XXXII. The Nightingale so pleasant]

The Nightingale so pleasant and so gay

The Nightingale so pleasant and so gay, in greenewood groues, in greenewood groues delights to make his dwelling, in fieldes to flye chanting his roundelay, at liberty against the cage rebelling, but my poore hart, with sorowes ouerswelling, through bondage vyle, bynding my freedome short, bynding my freedome short, no pleasure takes, no pleasure takes in these his sports excelling, nor of his song receiueth no comfort, nor of his song receiueth no comfort, nor of his song, nor of his song receyueth no comfort.

[XXXIII. With in a greene wood]

With in a greene wood, sweete of myrtle sauour

With in a greene wood, sweete of myrtle sauour, when as the earth was with fayre flowres reuested, I saw a shepeherd with his Nymph that rested, thus spake the Nymph with sugred words of fauour, say (sweete Loue) to thy loue, tell me my dearling, the shepeherd answered then with a deepe sighing, all full of sweetnes, & of sorow mixed, on thee daintie deare lyfe my loue is fixed, my loue is fixed, with that the gentle Nymph full sweetly smyling, with kynde words of delight & flattering gloses, she kindly kist his cheeke, with lippes of roses, she kindely kist his cheeke with lippes of roses, with lippes of roses.

[XXXIIII. Sometime when hope relyu'd me]

Sometime when hope relyu'd me

Sometime when hope relyu'd me, I was cōntented to see my starre so sightly, that shines so cleare & brightly, to see my starre so sightly, that shines so cleare & brightly, that shines so cleare & brightly, O since shee first consented to leaue the world all earthly Ioy defying, to leaue the world all earthly ioy defying, all earthly ioy defying, in vaine lament I, since a vayle now hideth the rarest beautie that on earth abydeth, the rarest beauty that on earth abydeth, the rarest beautie that on earth abydeth, that on the earth abydeth.

[XXXV. Rvbyes and perles & treasure]

Rvbyes and perles & treasure

Rvbyes and perles & treasure, kingdomes, renowne & glory, kingdomes, renowne and glory, please the delightfull mynde, and cheare the sory, please the delightfull mynde, & cheare the sory, but much the greater measure of true delight he gayneth, that for the fruits of loue, sues & obtayneth, but much the greater measure, of true delight he gayneth, that for the fruits of Loue, sues & obtayneth, sues and obtayneth.

[XXXVI. O sweet kisse full of comfort]

O sweet kisse full of comfort

O sweet kisse full of comfort, O Ioy to me enuyed, so often sought, so oft to me denyed, to me denyed, denyed, Yet thee I neuer tasted, O lippes so false and wyly, so false and wyly, that me to kisse prouoked, and shrounck so slyly, O lookes empoysned, O face well may I feare thee, that kilst who thee beholdes & comes not neare thee, I dye a death most painfull, kild with vnkindnes, farewell sweete lippes disdaynfull, kild with vnkindnes, fare well sweet lippes disdaynefull, I dye now farewell sweet lyppes disdaynfull.

[XXXVII. Some time my hope full weakly]

Some time my hope full weakly, went on by lyne & leasure

Some time my hope full weakly, went on by lyne & leasure, but now it growes to do my hart some pleasure, some time my hopefull weakly went on by lyne and leasure, but now it growes to do my hart some pleasure, to do my hart some pleasure, but now it growes to do my hart some pleasure, Yet that my hope decay not by ouer much contenting, Loue wil not giue my Ioyes their full augmenting, their full augmenting, their full augmenting, allayes my blisse that hope may be the faster, but still with some desaster, allayes my blisse that hope may be the faster, the faster, allayes my blesse that hope may be the faster.

[XXXVIII. Lady that hand of plenty]

Lady that hand of plenty, which gaue vnto the needefull

Lady that hand of plenty, which gaue vnto the needefull, Lady that hand of plenty, which gaue vnto the needefull, did steale my hart vnheedfull, did steale my hart vnheedefull, sweet theefe of loue so daynty, what will you do by theeuing, that rob whē you are giuing? but you do giue so surely, that you may rob & steale the more securely, that you may rob & steale the more securely, that may poore hart be eased, you do not that to ioy me, but stil by fresh assaults quite to destroy me, you do not that to ioy me, but stil by fresh assaults quite to destroy me, but stil by fresh assaults quite to destroy me, quite to destroy me.

[XXXIX. My hart, my hart alas why dost thou Loue]

My hart, my hart alas why dost thou Loue

My hart, my hart alas why dost thou Loue, my hart alas why dost thou loue thine enemy, why dost thou loue thine enemy, thine enemy, laughing so merely she goes, laughing so merely she goes with gladnes, with gladnes, to see thy griefe and sadnes, Cruell disdaine, cruell disdayne, merely does she goe with gladnes, merely does she goe, merely does she goe, with gladnes, to see thy griefe & sadnes, cruell disdayne, lasting paine no remedy, saue most singuler beauty, & litle pitye, & litle litle pity, saue most singuler beauty, & litle pitty, & litle litle pity.

[XL. Lady if you so spight me]

Lady if you so spight me, if you so spight me

Lady if you so spight me, if you so spight me, if you so spight me, wherfore do you so oft kisse & delight me, kisse and delight me, wherefore do you so oft kisse and delight me, sure that my hart opprest and ouerioyed, & ouerioyed, may breake and be destroyed, destroyed, If you seeke so to spill me, if you seeke so to spil me, come kisse me sweete & kill me, so shall your hart be eased, and I shall rest content, shall rest content and dye well pleased, shall

rest content, and dye well pleased, So shall your hart be eased, and I shall rest content, and dye well pleased, and dye well pleased.

XLI. Cantio rustica.

When I would thee embrace

When I would thee embrace, when I, when I would thee embrace, when I would thee embrace, thou dost but mock me, thou dost but mock me, thou dost but mock me, When I would thee embrace, when I, when I would thee embrace, when I would thee embrace thou dost but mock me, thou dost but mock me and when I lament, and when I lament my case, and when I lament, when I lament my case thou cryest ty hy hy hy hy hy,

thou cryest ty hy, and no no no no, still sayth my piggs nye, and no no no no, so sayth my piggs nye, and no, and no, and no, still sayth my piggs nye.

[XLII. Thirsis enioyd the graces]

Thirsis enioyd the graces

Thirsis enioyd the graces, Thirsis enioyd the graces, of Clori's sweet embraces, sweet embraces, yet both their ioyes were scanted, for darke it was and candle light they wanted, & candle light they wanted, where with kinde Cinthia in the heauen that shined, her nightly vayle resigned, and that fayre face disclosed, and that fayre face disclosed, then eche from others lookes such ioy deriued, then eche from others lookes such ioy deryued, such ioy deriued, that both with meere delight, dyed and reuiued, that both with meere delight dyed and reuiued, reuiued.

[LXIII. The Nightingale so pleasant and so gay]

The Nightingale so pleasant and so gay

The Nightingale so pleasant and so gay, the Nightingale, the Nightingale so pleasant and so gay, in greenwood groues, in greenwood groues delights, delights to make his dwelling, in fields to flye chaunting his roundelay, in fields to flye, chaunting his roundelay, at liberty against the cage rebelling, but my poore hart, with sorowes ouerswelling, through bondage vyle, binding my fredome short, no pleasure takes in these his sports excelling, nor of his song receiueth no comfort, receiueth no comfort, nor of his song receiueth no comfort, receiueth no comfort.

[XLIIII. The first part. The fayre yong Virgin]

The fayre yong Virgin is lyke the rose vntaynted

The fayre yong Virgin is lyke the rose vntaynted, in garden fayre while tender stalke doth beare it, sole and vntoucht, with no resort acquainted, no shepherd, no shepherd nor his flock doth once come neare it, th'ayre full of sweetnesse, the morning fresh depainted, the earth, the water, with all theyr fauours cheare it, daintie yong gallants, and ladyes most desired, delight to haue therewith, delight to haue therewith their heads and breasts attyred, daintie yong gallants,

and ladies most desired, delight to haue therewith, their heads and breastes attyred.

[XLV. The second part. Bvt not so soone]

Bvt not so soone, from greene stock where it growed

Bvt not so soone, from greene stock where it growed, the same is pluckt, and from the braunch remoued, as lost is all from heauen and earth that flowed, both fauour grace & beauty best beloued, The virgen fayre, that hath the flowre bestowed, which more then life to gard it her behoued, loseth her prayse & is no more desired, of those that late vnto her loue aspired, of those that late vnto her loue aspired, loseth her praise & is no more desired, of those that late vnto her loue aspired, of those that late vnto her loue aspired.