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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Of the grete maryage bytwene graunde amoure &
La belle pucell. Ca. xxix.
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Of the grete maryage bytwene graunde amoure &
La belle pucell. Ca. xxix.
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XXIX. Of the grete maryage bytwene graunde amoure & La belle pucell. Ca. xxix.
Than perseueraunce in all goodly hast
Vnto the stuarde called lyberalyte
Gaue warnynge for to make redy fast
Agaynst this tyme of grete solempnyte
That on the morowe halowed sholde be
She warned the coke called temperaunce
And after that the ewres obseruaunce
Vnto the stuarde called lyberalyte
Gaue warnynge for to make redy fast
Agaynst this tyme of grete solempnyte
That on the morowe halowed sholde be
She warned the coke called temperaunce
And after that the ewres obseruaunce
With pleasaunce the panter / and dame curteysy
The gentyll butler with the ladyes all
Eche in her offyce was prepayred shortly
Agaynst this feest so moche tryumphall
And la belle pucell thenne in specyall
Was vp be tyme in the morowe graye
Ryght so was I whan I sawe the daye
The gentyll butler with the ladyes all
Eche in her offyce was prepayred shortly
Agaynst this feest so moche tryumphall
And la belle pucell thenne in specyall
Was vp be tyme in the morowe graye
Ryght so was I whan I sawe the daye
And ryght anone la belle pucell me sente
Agaynst my weddynge of the satyn fyne
Whyte as the mylke a goodly garmente
Brandred with perle that clerely dyde shyne
And so the maryage for to determyne
Venus me broughte to a ryall chapell
Whiche of fyne golde was wrought euerydell
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Whyte as the mylke a goodly garmente
Brandred with perle that clerely dyde shyne
And so the maryage for to determyne
Venus me broughte to a ryall chapell
Whiche of fyne golde was wrought euerydell
And after that the gay and gloryous
La bell pucell to the chapell was ledde
In a whyte vesture fayre and precyous
With a golden chaplet on her yalowe hede
And lex ecclesie dyde me to her wedde
After wiche weddynge there was a grete fest
Nothynge we lacked but had of the best
La bell pucell to the chapell was ledde
In a whyte vesture fayre and precyous
With a golden chaplet on her yalowe hede
And lex ecclesie dyde me to her wedde
After wiche weddynge there was a grete fest
Nothynge we lacked but had of the best
What sholde I tary by longe contynuaunce
Of the feest for of my Ioye and pleasure
Wysdome can Iuge withouten varyaunce
That nought I lacked as ye may be sure
Payenge the swete due det of nature
Thus with my lady that was fayre and clere
In Ioye I lyued full ryght many a yere
Of the feest for of my Ioye and pleasure
Wysdome can Iuge withouten varyaunce
That nought I lacked as ye may be sure
Payenge the swete due det of nature
Thus with my lady that was fayre and clere
In Ioye I lyued full ryght many a yere
O lusty youth and yonge tender herte
The trewe companyon of my lady bryght
God let vs neuer frome other asterte
But all in Ioye to lyue bothe day and nyght
Thus after sorow Ioye aryueth aryght
After my payne I had sporte and playe
Full lytell thought I that it sholde dekaye
The trewe companyon of my lady bryght
God let vs neuer frome other asterte
But all in Ioye to lyue bothe day and nyght
Thus after sorow Ioye aryueth aryght
After my payne I had sporte and playe
Full lytell thought I that it sholde dekaye
Tyll that dame nature naturynge had made
All thynges to growe vnto theyr fortytude
And nature naturynge waxte retrograde
By strength my youthe so for to exclude
As was euer her olde consuetude
Fyrst to augmente and than to abate
This is the custome of her hye estate.
All thynges to growe vnto theyr fortytude
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By strength my youthe so for to exclude
As was euer her olde consuetude
Fyrst to augmente and than to abate
This is the custome of her hye estate.
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Of the grete maryage bytwene graunde amoure &
La belle pucell. Ca. xxix.
The Pastime of Pleasure by Stephen Hawes | |