The Pastime of Pleasure by Stephen Hawes A literal reprint of the earliest complete copy (1517) with variant readings from the editions of 1509, 1554, and 1555 together with introduction notes, glossary, and indexes: By William Edward Mead |
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How graunde amoure dyscomfyted the wonder
full monster of the seuen metalles made by enchauntemente. Ca. xxxvij.
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How graunde amoure dyscomfyted the wonder
full monster of the seuen metalles made by enchauntemente. Ca. xxxvij.
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XXXVII. How graunde amoure dyscomfyted the wonder full monster of the seuen metalles made by enchauntemente. Ca. xxxvij.
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And at the lande we aryued than
With all the ladyes in my company
Whiche to praye for me sodaynly began
To the god Mars lodesterre of chyualry
I toke my leue of them full gentylly
And ryght anone to fynde oute my fo
This mortall dragon / I wente to and fro
With all the ladyes in my company
Whiche to praye for me sodaynly began
To the god Mars lodesterre of chyualry
I toke my leue of them full gentylly
And ryght anone to fynde oute my fo
This mortall dragon / I wente to and fro
Tyll at the last besyde n craggy roche
I sawe the dragon whiche dyde me aspye
And nere and nere as I gan to approche
I behelde his heed with his grete body
Whiche was mysshaped full ryght wonderly
Of golde so shene was bothe his hede and face
Full lyke a mayden it was a meruaylous cace
I sawe the dragon whiche dyde me aspye
And nere and nere as I gan to approche
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Whiche was mysshaped full ryght wonderly
Of golde so shene was bothe his hede and face
Full lyke a mayden it was a meruaylous cace
His necke syluer and thycke lyke a bull
His brest stele and lyke an olyphante
His forlegges latyn and of feders full
Ryght lyke a Grype was euery tallaunt
And as of strength he nothynge dyde want
His backe afore lyke brystles of a swyne
Of the fyne coper dyde moost clerely shyne
His brest stele and lyke an olyphante
His forlegges latyn and of feders full
Ryght lyke a Grype was euery tallaunt
And as of strength he nothynge dyde want
His backe afore lyke brystles of a swyne
Of the fyne coper dyde moost clerely shyne
His hynder legges was lyke to a catte
All of tynne / and lyke a scorpyon
He had a tayle with a heed theratte
All of lede of plyaunte facyon
His herte stele without menyssyon
Towarde me he came rorynge lyke the thonder
Spyttynge oute fyre for to se grete wonder
All of tynne / and lyke a scorpyon
He had a tayle with a heed theratte
All of lede of plyaunte facyon
His herte stele without menyssyon
Towarde me he came rorynge lyke the thonder
Spyttynge oute fyre for to se grete wonder
In his forhede with letters all of grewe
Was wryten my name is malyce preuy
That olde debate can full sone remewe
Bytwene true louers with coloure crafty
Agaynst graunde amoure I shall so fortefy
My euyll subtyll power and cursed courage
To let hym truly of his hye passage
Was wryten my name is malyce preuy
That olde debate can full sone remewe
Bytwene true louers with coloure crafty
Agaynst graunde amoure I shall so fortefy
My euyll subtyll power and cursed courage
To let hym truly of his hye passage
I toke my boxe as Pallas commaunded
And my swerde and shelde with all my armure
In euery place I ryght well anoynted
To hardynes I toke my herte in cure
Makynge me redy / and whan I thought me sure
I toke my swerde and with an hardy herte
Towarde the dragon I began to sterte
And my swerde and shelde with all my armure
In euery place I ryght well anoynted
To hardynes I toke my herte in cure
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I toke my swerde and with an hardy herte
Towarde the dragon I began to sterte
And as I gan my grete stroke to charge
He blewe out so moche fyre innumerable
That on the grounde I dyde my myght dyscharge
The smoke was derke full gretly domageable
And the hote fyre was so intollerable
Aboue me fleynge that vnneth I myght
Through my vysure cast a brode my syght
He blewe out so moche fyre innumerable
That on the grounde I dyde my myght dyscharge
The smoke was derke full gretly domageable
And the hote fyre was so intollerable
Aboue me fleynge that vnneth I myght
Through my vysure cast a brode my syght
But the swete oyntemente had suche a vertue
That the wylde fyre myght nothynge endomage
Me through hete / for it dyde extue
The magykkes arte with grete aduauntage
Causynge the fyre ryght well to a swage
And with my swerde as nothynge a gast
Vpon the serpente I dyde stryke full fast
That the wylde fyre myght nothynge endomage
Me through hete / for it dyde extue
The magykkes arte with grete aduauntage
Causynge the fyre ryght well to a swage
And with my swerde as nothynge a gast
Vpon the serpente I dyde stryke full fast
His body was grete as ony tonne
The deuyll aboute dyde his body bere
He was as egre as grype or lyon
So with his tallantes he dyde my harneys tere
That ofte he put me in a mortall fere
Tyll at the last I dyde his body perce
With my good swerde he myght not it reuerce
The deuyll aboute dyde his body bere
He was as egre as grype or lyon
So with his tallantes he dyde my harneys tere
That ofte he put me in a mortall fere
Tyll at the last I dyde his body perce
With my good swerde he myght not it reuerce
Ryght ther withall the dragon to brast
And out ther flewe ryght blacke and tedyous
A foule ethyope whiche suche smoke dyde cast
That all the ylonde was full tenebrous
It thondred loude with clappes tempestyous
Then all the ladyes were full sore adred
They thought none other but that I was deed
And out ther flewe ryght blacke and tedyous
A foule ethyope whiche suche smoke dyde cast
That all the ylonde was full tenebrous
It thondred loude with clappes tempestyous
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They thought none other but that I was deed
The spyryte vanysshed the ayre wexed clere
Then dyde I loke and beholde aboute
Where was the toure of my lady so dere
Tyll at the last I had espyed it oute
Set on a rokke ryghte hye without doubte
And all the ladyes with perseueraunce
To me dyde come with Ioye and pleasaunce
Then dyde I loke and beholde aboute
Where was the toure of my lady so dere
Tyll at the last I had espyed it oute
Set on a rokke ryghte hye without doubte
And all the ladyes with perseueraunce
To me dyde come with Ioye and pleasaunce
Forsothe quod they you are moche fortunate
So to subdue the serpente venymous
Whiche by forcery was surely ordenate
You for to sle with fyre so vycyous
Blyssed tbe Pallas the goddes gloryous
Whiche that thou taught a perfyte remedy
For to deuoyde the crafte of sorcery
So to subdue the serpente venymous
Whiche by forcery was surely ordenate
You for to sle with fyre so vycyous
Blyssed tbe Pallas the goddes gloryous
Whiche that thou taught a perfyte remedy
For to deuoyde the crafte of sorcery
It was no wonder thoughe that I was glad
After the payne and trybulacyon
That in many places I ryght often had
For to attayne the hye promocyon
Of la belle pucelles domynacyon
Consyderynge in my passage daungerous
All I subdued to me contraryous
After the payne and trybulacyon
That in many places I ryght often had
For to attayne the hye promocyon
Of la belle pucelles domynacyon
Consyderynge in my passage daungerous
All I subdued to me contraryous
And than ryght sone with grete solempnyte
So forth we rode to the solempne mancyon
Of la belle pucelles worthy dygnyte
Whiche was a toure of meruaylous facyon
Replete with Ioye without suggestyon
Walled with syluer and many a story
Vpon the wall enameled ryally
So forth we rode to the solempne mancyon
Of la belle pucelles worthy dygnyte
Whiche was a toure of meruaylous facyon
Replete with Ioye without suggestyon
Walled with syluer and many a story
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So at the last we came vnto the gate
Whiche all of syluer was knotted proprely
Where was a lady of ryght hye estate
Whiche vs receyued well and nobly
And than perseueraunce went full shortly
To la belle pucell shewynge euery thynge
Of myne aduenture and sodayne comynge
Whiche all of syluer was knotted proprely
Where was a lady of ryght hye estate
Whiche vs receyued well and nobly
And than perseueraunce went full shortly
To la belle pucell shewynge euery thynge
Of myne aduenture and sodayne comynge
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How graunde amoure dyscomfyted the wonder
full monster of the seuen metalles made by enchauntemente. Ca. xxxvij.
The Pastime of Pleasure by Stephen Hawes | |