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A13279 The vvood-mans bear A poeme. By Io. Syluester. Sylvester, Josuah, 1563-1618. 1620 (1620) STC 23583; ESTC S111328 8,123 44

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second Troy To haue punisht my contempt By bereauing freedoms ioy But vnable there tomatch me Else-where yet he thought to catch-me 30. I was wont for my disport Often in the Summer season To a Village to res●rt Famou● for the rathe ripe Peason Where I en●●th a Plumb-tree shade Many pleasant walks I made 31. Till a grasse-borne-kricket mounted On that goodly Trees faire top Made his fore-fruit rare accounted Ouer-soone to fall and drop Loading euery branch and bow With her brood of krickets now 32. Hether while I vs'd to haunt Cupid seeking change gf harbor Leauing stately Troy-nouant Lighted vnder this fresh Arbor Neere the hower when Titan wounds vs Hides our shaddowes wholly vnder-vs 33. When the Dwarfting did perceiue me Me Loues most rebellious skorner By some cautel to deceiue me Skipt he soone into a corner Where left I should spie the Elfe In a Bear he hid himselfe 34. Many Beasts and Birds beside Adorned with the pride of nature Faire of fether rich of hide Trim of forme and tall of stature Vs'd this Orchard to frequent Till the Summers heat was spent 35. But the Bear was my betrayer Nay she was my liues defender But she was my freedomes slayer Nav she was my thraldomes ender But she fild my soule with sadnesse Nay she turn'd my griefe to gladnesse 36. Blessed Bear that beares the bell From the fairest of her kind Such a Bear as doth excell Those to either Pole assignd Such a Bear as 't wold not grieue me To be Bearward made beleeue me 37. In a Crof●e where Musickes King Making mends for Daphnes wrong Made out of the ground to spring Trees transform'd to Daphnes young In the Crofte so faire and pleasant Harbor of the Prince-dish Pheasant 38. Southward was this white Bear bred Yet not skorcht with Affrick heate For her Dam had dipt her head In the Christall waters neat Of a Spring cald Hambarwell Which can Sun-burnt spots expell 39. And besides while young she was She was carried from that coast To be taught such practise as Makes such beasts beloued most Beast am I to call her beast Yet indeed a Bear 's a beast 40. Bear in name but not in nature Was this much admired creature Per●erlesse piece of perfect stature Full of all desired feature Feature such as all too saint My dull pen presumes to paint 41. Louely Lilly-white she was Straight proportion'd stately-paced Coy or kind as came to passe Curteous-spoken comely graced Graces seem'd of graces lauish Eyes that gaz'd on her to rauish 42. Locks like streames of licquid Amber Smooth downe dangling seem'd to spred Hangings fit for Beauties chamber Curtins fit for Beauties bed Of which slender golden sleaue Loue his wanton nets did weaue 43. Fore-head faire as summers face Built vpon two Ebene Arkes Vnder which in equall space Stood two bright resplendant sparks Sparkes excelling in their shine Fairest beames of Ericyne 44. From those Arkes betweene these eyes Eyes that arme Loues Archers tillar Euen descending did arise Like a pale Piram●d pillar That faire dubble-doored port Where sweet Zephyr loues to sport 45. On each side whereof extended Fields wherein did euer grow Roses Lillies Violets blended Steept in streames of sanguine snow Red-white hils and white-red plaines Azure vales and azure vaines 46. Vaines whose saphir seas do slide Branch-wise winding in and out With a gentle flowing tide All that Little World about Vp and downe aloft and vnder To fill all this world with wonder 47. With her mouth I meddle not Nor with Ecchoes dainty mazes Left these hearing any iot Mis reported of her prayses That in forming it incense To reproue my proud offence 48. But fond he that ouerskips Fearing fancies Had-I-wist Those smooth smiling louely lips Which each other alwaies kist Sweetly swelling round like cherries Fragrant as our garden-berries 49. Lippes like leaues of Damask Rose Ioyned iust in equall measure Which in their sweete folds inclose Plenteous store of pretious treasure Treasures more then may be told Balme and Pearles and purest gold 50. Balme her breth for so it smelt Pearles those pales about the Parke Where that golden Image dwelt Her pure tongue that most I marke Such a tongue as with my tung Neuer can enough be sung 51. Now remaines of all this I●● Onely that white Iuorie Ball Dimpled with a chearefull smile Which the Cape of Loue I call ●den was this Iland Madam While I gaz'd mine eye was Adam 52. Next he● Swan-like necke I saw Then those spotlesse snowie mountaines Which when Loues warme Sunne shall thaw Shall resolue in Nectar fountaines Twixt which mountaines lies a valley Like Joues heauenly milken alley 53. What my Song should further say Art enuying my delight As the night conceales the day Shrowdes in shaddowes from my sight Art that addes so much to others Here a world of beauties smothers 54. Yet not so but that I saw As the Sunne shines through the rack Smalling downe by measures law Her straight comely shapen backe Which though well it liked mee Lest of all I long'd to see 55. But her slender virgin Waste Made me beare her girdle spight Which the same by day imbraste Though it were cast off at night That I wisht I dare not say To be girdle night and day 56. Left those hands that here I kisse As offended therewithall Rise to chastise mine amisse Though their rage be rare and small Yet God shield her praises singer Should offend her little finger 57. Yet I seare in much I shall For to say her hands are white Slicke and slender fingers small Straight and long her knockles dight With curled Roses and her nailes With pearle-muscles shining skailes 58. These are praises great I grant But full often heard I before Many may like honours vant Such as these haue many more Hers are such as such are none Saue that hers are such alone 59. For if she had liued when Proud Arachne was aliue Pallas had not needed then To come downe with her to striue Her faire fingers finely fast Had Arachnes cunning past 60. But when to the musicke choice Of those nimble ioynts she marries Th' Eccho of her Angel-voice Then the praise and prize she carries Both from Orpheus and Amphion Shaming Lynus and Arion 61. Here before her nimble feet Fall we flat mine humble muse To endeauour as is meet All our errors to excuse For these are the beautious bases That support this frame of graces 62. Now like as a Princely building Rare for Modell rich for matter Beautified without with guilding Fond beholders eyes to flatter Inwardly containeth most Both of cunning and of cost 63. So this frame in framing which Nature her owne selfe excelled Though the outward walles were rich Yet within the same there dwelled Rarest beauties richest treasures Chiefe delights and choicest pleasures 64. For within this curious Pallace Mongst the Muses and the Graces Phebe chaste and charming Pallas Kept their Courts in sundry places Lawes of
THE Wood-mans BEAR A Poeme By Io. Syluester 〈…〉 omnes LONDON Printed for Thomas Iones and Laurance Chapman 1620. To the Worshipfull his most approued Friend Mr. Robert Nicolson SIR the kind welcome that you alwaies daigne To the faire Muses and their fauorites And chiefly me the meanest of their traine Too meane to meddle with their sacred rites My willing heart with thankefull hand inuites To offer you my busie-idle paine Il-shapen shaddowes of my yong delights Till better fruits my better Fates ordaine Yet pray you priuate let this Gigge be kept Vnworthy obiect for iudicious eyes Which but for you eternally had slept And but to you from henceforth euer dies But lacke of better forst me for a shift To bring you now this old new New-yeeres gift Semper Arcto-phylos To his diuine Arctoa her deuout Arcto-phylos BEcause I count a promise ●●bt my Deere Especially vnto a speciall friend This promis'd pledge to your sweet selfe I send A gloom●e glasse of your perfections cleere A pourtraiture resembling nothing neere Your heauenly features that in worth extend Beyond the reach of my poore rymes commend As in this plot I make too plaine appeare Yet since for you amid my dumps I drew it And since your selfe haue since desir'd to see it With mild aspect vouchsafe bright-star to view it To doome whereof in your discretion beit But dee●e withall that in this bitter story I graue my griefes and not your beauties glory Vincenti gloria Victi The Wood-mans Bear 1. SEuenty nine skore yeeres and seuen Were expired from the birth Of a Babe be got by Heauen To bring peace vnto the Earth Peace that passeth all esteeming Sinne-bound soules from Hell redeeming Ver. 2. Phaebus in his yeerely race Hauing past the Ram and Steere Now began to post apace Through the Twinnes faire houses cleere Prancking in perfumed robes All these goodly nether Globes Aurora 3. And Aurora richly dight In an azure mantle faire Freng'd about with siluer bright Pearle-deaws dropping through the aire Hung the gate with golden tissues Where Hiperions Chariot issues 4. At which sight that all reioyoes All the cunning Forest Quyer Tuning loud their little voyces Warbled who should warble higher Striuing all to beare the Bell All in vaine from Phylomel 5. When my ioylesse sences dulled With the busie toyle of Cities Me from pensiue fancies pulled To goe heare their heauenly ditties To goe heare and see and sent Sounds sights sauours excellent 6. Wending then through Lawns and Thickets Where the fearefull Deere do brouze Where the wanton Fawnes and Prickets Crop the top of springing boughes Where the Stag and light-foot Hinde Skud and skip and turne and winde 7. While I led my wandring feet Through a silent shady Groue Paued thicke with Primrose sweete As mine eyes about did roue Neere a spring I chanst to spie Where a wretched man did lie 8. Like a Wood-man was his weede Groueling on the grasse he lay Mourning so as doth exceed All that euer I can say Beasts to bellow birds to sing Ceast to see so strange a thing● 9. Wringing hands and weeping eyes Heauy sighes and hollow grones Wailing words and wofull cries Were the witnesse of his moanes Moanes that might with bitter passion Mooue a flintie hearts compassion 10. Faine would I the cause haue kend That could cause him so complaine But I feard him to offend With repeating of his paine Therefore I expected rather From himselfe the same to gather 11. Sitting then in shelter shadie To obserue and marke his mone Suddenly I saw a Ladie Hasting to him all alone Clad in Maiden-white and greene Whom I iudg'd the Forrest Queene 12. Who the eager game pursuing Lost her Ladies in the chase Till she heard the wretches ruing Vnto whom she hied apase Moouing him with mild intreat To vnsold his griefe so great 13. When the Queene of Continence With the musicke of her words Had by sacred influence Charm'd the edge of sorrows swords Swords that deeper wound haue made Then the keene Toledo blade 14. Faine he would and yet he fainted To vnfold his fatall griefe Passions in his face depainted Striuing whether should be chiefe Thus at last though loth and sorry Sigh'd he out his mournfull story 15. Madam quoth he yet he knew not What she was that you may see That I cursed causelesse rue not Lend a while your care to me And you shall perceiue the source Whence my cares haue had their course 16. Whence my cares and sad incumbers Haue arisen and proceeded Whose account of countlesse numbers Hath the Oceans sand exceeded Whose extreme tormenting smart Passeth all conceit of heart 17. Thrice-seuen summers I had seene Deckt in Floraes rich aray And as many winters keene Wrapt in sutes of siluer gray Yet the Cirian Queenes blind Boy Crudged at my grieselesse ioy 18. But when on my maiden chin Mother Nature gan ingender Smooth soft golden doune and thin Blades of beuer silke-like slender Then he finding fuell sit Sought for coales to kindle it 19. Coales he found but found no fier For th' East Frisian icie skie Made the sparkes of loues desier Sudden borne as soone to die Thus so long as there I bid All was vaine that Venus did 20. Seeing then that nought might boot Shee consulting with her bastard Bid the busie wanton shoot But alas he durst not dastard In that quarter well he wist Armes to meet with me he mist 21. Therefore wearie of his toile Hopelesse still of better hap In that so vnhappie soile Where few Brutes he could entrap He forsooke the frozen Ems Soaring towards siluer Thames 22. On whose lillie-paued bancks Where saire water nymphes resorted Plai'd he many wanton pranks While the silly damzels sported Wounding with his cruell darts Their vnwarie tender hearts 23. Chiefly in my Mother-Towne Where the Paragon of honor Vertues praise and beauties crowne With sweet Ladies tending on her Kept her Court in Palla●e royall Guarded by attendants loyall 24. There the Paphian Prince perceiuing Lords and Ladies young and old Apt through ease for Loues deceiuing Sends about hi● shafts of gold Striking all saue her he dares not Dians selfe the rest he spares not 25. Hauing triumpht there a season Ouer all degrees and sexes Planting loue supplanting reason Where his darts dire venome vexes Suddenly he crost the stood To the famous Seat of Lud. 26. Finding there sufficient fuell To maintaine his wanton fiers By and by begins he cruell To inflame both Sonnes and Siers Maid and Mistris Man and Master Dam and Daughter light or chaster 27. Thus he tortures voide of pitie Rich and poore and fond and wise Through the streetes of all the Citie Causing by his cruelties Sighing-singing freezing-frying Laughing-weeping liuing-dying 28. Fates by this time had contriued Causes that me thither drew Which ere euer I arriued This detested Tyrant knew Wyling waiting time and place To reuenge his old disgrace 29. Oftentimes he did attempt Euen in streetes of