a defence of poesie and poems-第16章
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t one mind in bodies three。
And as the turtle dove To mate with whom he liveth; Such comfort fervent love Of you to my heart giveth。 Join hearts and hands; so let it be; Make but one mind in bodies three。
Now joined be our hands; Let them be ne'er asunder; But link'd in binding bands By metamorphosed wonder。 So should our severed bodies three As one for ever joined be。
POEM: DISPRAISE OF A COURTLY LIFE
Walking in bright Phoebus' blaze; Where with heat oppressed I was; I got to a shady wood; Where green leaves did newly bud; And of grass was plenty dwelling; Decked with pied flowers sweetly smelling。
In this wood a man I met; On lamenting wholly set; Ruing change of wonted state; Whence he was transformed late; Once to shepherds' God retaining; Now in servile court remaining。
There he wand'ring malecontent; Up and down perplexed went; Daring not to tell to me; Spake unto a senseless tree; One among the rest electing; These same words; or this affecting:
〃My old mates I grieve to see Void of me in field to be; Where we once our lovely sheep Lovingly like friends did keep; Oft each other's friendship proving; Never striving; but in loving。
〃But may love abiding be In poor shepherds' base degree? It belongs to such alone To whom art of love is known: Seely shepherds are not witting What in art of love is fitting。
〃Nay; what need the art to those To whom we our love disclose? It is to be used then; When we do but flatter men: Friendship true; in heart assured; Is by Nature's gifts procured。
〃Therefore shepherds; wanting skill; Can Love's duties best fulfil; Since they know not how to feign; Nor with love to cloak disdain; Like the wiser sort; whose learning Hides their inward will of harming。
〃Well was I; while under shade Oaten reeds me music made; Striving with my mates in song; Mixing mirth our songs among。 Greater was the shepherd's treasure Than this false; fine; courtly pleasure。
〃Where how many creatures be; So many puffed in mind I see; Like to Juno's birds of pride; Scarce each other can abide: Friends like to black swans appearing; Sooner these than those in hearing。
〃Therefore; Pan; if thou may'st be Made to listen unto me; Grant; I say; if seely man May make treaty to god Pan; That I; without thy denying; May be still to thee relying。
〃Only for my two loves' sake; In whose love I pleasure take; Only two do me delight With their ever…pleasing sight; Of all men to thee retaining; Grant me with those two remaining。
〃So shall I to thee always With my reeds sound mighty praise: And first lamb that shall befall; Yearly deck thine altar shall; If it please thee to be reflected; And I from thee not rejected。〃
So I left him in that place; Taking pity on his case; Learning this among the rest; That the mean estate is best; Better filled with contenting; Void of wishing and repenting。
POEM: DIRGE
Ring out your bells; let mourning shows be spread; For Love is dead: All Love is dead; infected With plague of deep disdain: Worth; as nought worth; rejected; And faith fair scorn doth gain。 From so ungrateful fancy; From such a female frenzy; From them that use men thus; Good Lord; deliver us。
Weep; neighbours; weep; do you not hear it said That Love is dead: His death…bed; peacock's folly: His winding…sheet is shame; His will; false…seeming holy; His sole executor; blame。 From so ungrateful fancy; From such a female frenzy; From them that use men thus; Good Lord; deliver us。
Let dirge be sung; and trentals rightly read; For Love is dead: Sir Wrong his tomb ordaineth My mistress' marble heart; Which epitaph containeth; 〃Her eyes were once his dart。〃 From so ungrateful fancy; From such a female frenzy; From them that use men thus; Good Lord; deliver us。
Alas! I lie: rage hath this error bred; Love is not dead; Love is not dead; but sleepeth In her unmatched mind: Where she his counsel keepeth Till due deserts she find。 Therefore from so vile fancy; To call such wit a frenzy: Who Love can temper thus; Good Lord; deliver us。
POEM: STANZAS TO LOVE
Ah; poor Love; why dost thou live; Thus to see thy service lost; If she will no comfort give; Make an end; yield up the ghost!
That she may; at length; approve That she hardly long believed; That the heart will die for love That is not in time relieved。
Oh; that ever I was born Service so to be refused; Faithful love to be forborn! Never love was so abused。
But; sweet Love; be still awhile; She that hurt thee; Love; may heal thee; Sweet! I see within her smile More than reason can reveal thee。
For; though she be rich and fair; Yet she is both wise and kind; And; therefore; do thou not despair But thy faith may fancy find。
Yet; although she be a queen That may such a snake despise; Yet; with silence all unseen; Run; and hide thee in her eyes:
Where if she will let thee die; Yet at latest gasp of breath; Say that in a lady's eye Love both took his life and death。
POEM: A REMEDY FOR LOVE
Philoclea and Pamela sweet; By chance; in one great house did meet; And meeting; did so join in heart; That th' one from th' other could not part: And who indeed (not made of stones) Would separate such lovely ones? The one is beautiful; and fair As orient pearls and rubies are; And sweet as; after gentle showers; The breath is of some thousand flowers: For due proportion; such an air Circles the other; and so fair; That it her brownness beautifies; And doth enchant the wisest eyes。
Have you not seen; on some great day; Two goodly horses; white and bay; Which were so beauteous in their pride; You knew not which to choose or ride? Such are these two; you scarce can tell; Which is the daintier bonny belle; And they are such; as; by my troth; I had been sick with love of both; And might have sadly said; 'Good…night Discretion and good fortune quite;' But that young Cupid; my old master; Presented me a sovereign plaster: Mopsa! ev'n Mopsa! (precious pet) Whose lips of marble; teeth of jet; Are spells and charms of strong defence; To conjure down concupiscence。
How oft have I been reft of sense; By gazing on their excellence; But meeting Mopsa in my way; And looking on her face of clay; Been healed; and cured; and made as sound; As though I ne'er had had a wound? And when in tables of my heart; Love wrought such things as bred my smart; Mopsa would come; with face of clout; And in an instant wipe them out。 And when their faces made me sick; Mopsa would come; with face of brick; A little heated in the fire; And break the neck of my desire。 Now from their face I turn mine eyes; But (cruel panthers!) they surprise Me with their breath; that incense sweet; Which only for the gods is meet; And jointly from them doth respire; Like both the Indies set on fire:
Which so o'ercomes man's ravished sense; That souls; to follow it; fly hence。 No such…like smell you if you range To th' Stocks; or Cornhill's square Exchange; There stood I still as any stock; Till Mopsa; with her puddle dock; Her compound or electuary; Made of old ling and young canary; Bloat…herring; cheese; and voided physic; Being somewhat troubled with a phthisic; Did cough; and fetch a sigh so deep; As did her very bottom sweep: Whereby to all she did impart; How love lay rankling at her heart: Which; when I smelt; desire was slain; And they breathed forth perfumes in vain。 Their angel voice surprised me now; But Mopsa; her Too…whit; Too…whoo; Descending through her oboe nose; Did that distemper soon compose。
And; therefore; O thou precious owl; The wise Minerva's only fowl; What; at thy shrine; shall I devise To offer up a sacrifice? Hang AEsculapius; and Apollo; And Ovid; with his precious shallow。 Mopsa is love's best medicine; True water to a lover's wine。 Nay; she's the yellow antidote; Both bred and born to cut Love's throat: Be but my second; and stand by; Mopsa; and I'll them both defy; And all else of those gallant races; Who wear infection in their faces; For thy face (that Medusa's shield!) Will bring me safe out of the field。
POEM: VERSES
To the tune of the Spanish song; 〃Si tu senora no ducles de mi。〃
O fair! O sweet! when I do look on thee; In whom all joys so well agree; Heart and soul do sing in me。 T