marke Men his obiects earth his parke Gods and men his hunting game Beauty natures deareling came Beautie clad in natiue hue Whome the Graces did endue With rich plentie of their gifts Beautie cause of witty shifts Beautie with whose worth delighted Poets haue sweet hymns endited Faire as is the ruddy morne Leauing restfull bowre forlorne Morne dide with Vermilion red Rising from old Tithones bed Thus this fairest of all faire Deind to grace the liquide aire Passing by where loue did stand Holding powre-full bowe in hand Not saluting as she went Him that rag'd in discontent Boyling wrath must issue finde Wrath that boilde in troubled minde For the ease of whose vnrest Thus his furie was exprest Loue said he was Beauties better She said Loue was Natures debter Loue exclaimde on Beauties pride Which all duties force denide She said Loue receiude no wrong Where no dutie did belong None might craue peculiar right Sith they were of equall might He said beautie nere preuailed But where Loue the heart assailed Beautie for it selfe admired His shafts causde to be desired For where Loue bred no remorse There had beautie litle force Psyche was more faire then any Loude of few though likde of many Yet so likde that not affected Sisters sped but she reiected Yet quoth Beautie Psyche gainde Cupids heart to her enchainde Where was then his wonted might Vanquishde by a womans sight Thus fell Loue into a trip Thus she galde him with a quip He said twas his owne procurement She said it was her allurement Loue said beautie pleasde the eie But he wrought hearts sympathie She said heart when eye had viewde Was by beauties force subdude He said beautie soone decaide She said loue no longer staide Then while beautie was in prime Thus did both giue place to time Cupid grieude with these replies Framde by her in taunting wise Sware by dreadfull Stygian lake Greatest vow that gods can make That he would no more descend Till he did this quarrell end Vowing by his godheads might Beauties darlings to despight Thus he saies and vp he flies Swiftly through the Empyre skies If men might this strife decide As by men it should be tride Then would all agree in one Beautie can preuaile alone Beautie able to enthrall Eyes and heart and thoughts and all Yet three powers in one assenting Stroke mine heart heart soone relenting Eyes saw beautie and admirde it Loue saw heart through eyes he firde it But faire lookes did first constraine Cupids shafts to shape my paine Fairer Vertue beauties iewel Bad mee not pronounce Loue cruel Loue that forc'd me to affect Beauties worth by Vertue deckt Then ô three of all the chiefe Ease at last my loathed griefe His second inuention followes thus CVPIDS PALACE PAphos now a worthlesse name Wants the grace of wonted Fame Fishie Cnidus not frequented Samos highly discontented Discontented with the misse Of so great a former blisse Where from altars did arise Odors sweete with louers cries Breathing sighes from hearts amaine Sad reporters of their paine Barraine be Idalian hill Vnadornd by Natures skill Dry be Acidalian spring Circled with no euening ring Of the Fairy wood-Nymphs tripping And on greene grasse lightly skipping Where sweete Amorets were chaunted While it was by goddesse haunted Be they of all bounties reft Sith they are by Venus left Loues coy queene forgetting quight Iles could yeeld her queint delight Deeming earthly mansions drosse Former solace future losse Haunts the palace of her sonne Worke of wonder lately done Daily guest she there remaineth And of loue to Loue complaineth Now no more to rule she deignes Yoked Swans with siluer reines As she did from earth ascend Earth which erst she did commend And returnd through liquide aire Gliding to Ioues royall chaire Vulcan staide from framing thunder That he might erect this wonder Wanton boy would neuer cease Wily mother grant no peace Till by this the strife were ended Feined strife by them pretended Top is close the fourme is round Seated on an azure ground No doore seene yet doores each-where Entries close yet many there For one colour teinteth all Turrets doores and gyring wall Clammy stuffe the colour beareth Halfe white halfe red hue it weareth Such as in Asphaltis lake Did Chaldaean workemen take For that high-entitled frame Honord with first Empires name On the top with triumphs fild Stockdoues mothers birds did build Right side was with windowes dight To receiue th'infused light Light so cleare so bright so faire As in clearest open aire There the roofes are rich embost Wals adornd with equal cost Workes engraude of queint deuise And enchasde with gemmes of price There his bow of beaten gold Worth a world of wealth vntold And shafts pointed with like mettle Wily wag thought meet to settle Pleasure gardian of this roome Author of each happie doome Loues Vicegerent on that side Vaunts the worth of heau'ns chiefe pride Fancies on her steps attend Such as do her fauours send Or affoord the fruites of pleasure When delight by loue they measure These serue when the god doth strike Both hearts with one shaft alike Not that one should sue in vaine And the other dart disdaine But a mutuall passion wrought In one sympathie of thought Or when hope of hap vnproued Plots the praise of things beloued Pyrocles such fancie knew Fancie giuing Loue his due Which did on Philoclea looke Bathing in a Christall brooke He disguisde a virgin seemd And his name was Zelmane deemd O how sweetly did he praise In those lines those louely laies All perfections in her planted For his pen no praises wanted Tresses of her Ambre haire Wauing in the wanton aire Rubie lips and corall chin Soft smooth Alablaster skin Angels â—ookes hands lily white Eyes subduing at the sight Left side hath no windowes made Darker then Tartarian shade There was bowe of fatal yue Acting horrors that ensue And his arrowes with leade tipt Which in Stygian poole were dipt Sorrow keeps this seate of terror Mirthlesse hag the whelpe of error Fancies do on her attend Fancies which despaire do send When one shaft poore heart doth shiuer Drawne from loue-enforcing quiuer But a second tipt with lead Strikes affections vigor dead In an other heart not moued With remorse of paine vnproued These do on repulses muse And Loues rigor oft accuse And soft sounds like minutes breath Sighes by turnes from vnderneath But ô God the most diuine Sith Timocleas heart and mine Were with equall wound opprest And with fairest Fancies blest End these sowres with sweete conclusion Least thy godhead seeme illusion His third inuention not treating of loue but shadowing the worth of Poesie in a fiction was thus The worth of Poesie IMpute it not prophane impietie Dread god of Delos and chaste virgin-troupe To him that in vnpitied miserie That doth enforce his wearied muse to stoupe And him all cheerlesse abiect-like to droupe Reueales those holie secrets of your hill That do concerne defence of depest skill
ARISBAS Euphues amidst his slumbers Or Cupids Iourney to Hell DECYPHERING A MYRROR of Constancie a Touch-stone of tried affection begun in chaste desires ended in choise delights And emblasoning Beauties glorie adorned by Natures bountie VVITH THE TRIVMPH OF TRVE Loue in the foyle of false Fortune By I. D. Est aliquid leuibus depingere seria â—â—gis Imprinted at London by Thomas Creede for Thomas Woodcocke and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard 1594. TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPfull Maister Edward Dyer Esquire the Maecenas of worth and mirror of all admired perfections WEll might Telamonian Aiax Right worshipfull a Peere of the peerlesse Iliade and owner of the seuen-fold target stoutly oppose himselfe to inuading Hector that vaunted his dreaded prowesse backed by succor of the gods and strongly repulse the thick-darted Troian fires from their endaungered nauy the sole staie of their then-doubted return hauing for his vigorous arme so massy a bulwarke for his valiant heart so man-like a bodie And si magnis componere parua licebit in like sort I shrouded vnder the shadow of your worships winges haue therfore the more boldly aduentured to thrust into the open light this mine abortiue issue the frute of some fewe idle houres sith after many thoughts I could not excogitate any more pleasing recreatioÌ„ wheron I might bestow times of leasure hoping that for the common good liking which all men conceiue of you and for the generall good speeches which all men vse of you they will the better censure of my dooing when they see your worshippes name to whose worth this worthlesse Pamphlet is entitled staÌ„ding in the front as a strong fort of defence to shield me from the descanting verdites of such vnfriendly readers which conceiting the Authors entent amisse may wrest his meaning by wroÌ„g coÌ„iectures froÌ„ the sowre ceÌ„sures of the ouer-curious Moralists of our age which glory to be termed the new-vprearers of the loÌ„g ago confuted Stoical Apathy although these harsh ensuing lines merit no such high protectioÌ„ sith they are not ouer-curiously labored for I deem it mere folly to make a trifle a labor or my pleasure my paine and they may be tearmed the worke of a slumbring rather then of a wakefull Muse yet I haue obserued that Poetical method in my discourse which the best most approued Authors of the ancientest and most famous languages haue alwaies vsed allowed beginning in Medio afterward at occasions vnfolding former accidents Howsoeuer if these the saplesse frutes of greene youth pithlesse blossomes of a simple Authors vnripe wit purchase such fauor acceptance as I desire though they deserue not I shall be emboldened to raise my Muses note that now yeelds harsh Musick to an higher key a fairer frute of my better ordred vacant houres manifest my dutie to your worship in some matter of greater import then a superficiall toye for I iudge it the extremitie of folly to trouble the worlde with heapes of trifles But fearing to grow offensiue through tedious interrupting of your worshippes serious affaires and humbly crauing pardon of mine audacious enterprise I ende wishing to your worship manie daies of happinesse in this life and heauen in the other life Your Worships most firmely deuoted in all dutie and seruice Iohn Dickenson To the Gentlemen-Readers LEarned and curteous Gentlemen Although the whitest Swanne sweetest of Apolloes musicall birdes hath put an endlesse periode to his euer-liuing lines being preuented by vntimely death the Herauld of ouer-hastie destiny though he the honour of Art hope of Armes Mineruaes nourse-childe and beloued Secretary to the sacred Muses was in the spring-time of his glorie raised from below to reigne aboue yet as his heroique spirit disrobed of the perishing habit of mortalitie swiftly passing through the inferior orbes hath ascended to the Empyre heauen participating eternall ioyes in the habitation of the blessed and doth with happier eyes view the glorious light of the Deitie and resting in that blisfull seate of his repose woÌ„ders at heauens huge frame wherto his high thoghts did alwaies honourably aspire So his Fame winged with desert suted in robes of immortalitie vanquishing death tryumphing ouer time and nothing staied by triuiall stoppes towres to the cloudes and not comprehended in smal limits fils the eares of all men with oft-rebounded ecchoes of his praise ouerspreading Europe nay the worldes wide continent as did the flourishing vine which seemed to dismaid Astyages in his ill-presaging dreame to couer Asia with a spatious shade If you demaund whom I meane euen he it is to whom I wil ascribe no other titles theÌ„ the world hath allotted though I cannot duly affoord them as he deserues them yet take theÌ„ as I haue placed them in this English distich a testimonie of the reuerent affection which I beare to the memorie of such a famous Worthie Sweet Astrophil the solace of my pen Wonder of worth and Peere of peerlesse men But who can adde to that which is infinite or what pen can sufficiently expresse his praise which exceeds the praises of al pens especially of mine whose slender wit treating such an ample subiect feeles want in plentie raunging in a large field of copious matter and being engulfed in an Ocean of conceit lies there ouerwhelmed But some may demaund wherto this tendes to whom I answere thus briefly framing mine owne Apologie I hope that it shall not minister iust occasion of offence to any that my blushing Muse reuerencing the steps wherein he traced and houering aloofe with awe-full dread doth yet at last warily approach and carefully obserue the directioÌ„s of so worthie a guide in part glance at the vnmatchable height of his heroique humor Did not Statius charge his Thebaide to attend with like reuerence on the loftie foote-steps of the royall Aeneide But to conclude I shall be full heire of mine hope and shall esteeme it no small good hap if you grace mine endeuours with fauourable doome and accept my good-will in lieu of currant performance Thus Gentlemen committing my Pamphlet to your friendly view and submitting my selfe to your curteous censures I end wishing to you al seueral good fortunes and concluding my resolution in this harsh Epigramme hatched in codde humour Quaeris delicias faeetiasque Festiuosque iocos habes quod optas Faecunda Astrophili petens fluenta Late mellifluis referta â—iuis Quaeris dulce melos sales omnes Verborum veneres habes quod optas Foecunda Astrophili petens fluenta Passim nectareis adaucta lymphis Quaeris suauiculi nouos lepores Gazas ingeni tenes quod optas Faecunda Astrophili petens fluenta Lauro littorea superba myrto Illi Pierides fuere curae Illum Pieridesque Gratiaeque Curant Quin petis illius fluenta Queis tot lacteoli canunt olores At me saeuior insidere terrae Cogit Calliope negatque vela Exemit tamen infimo illa vulgo Et sperare dedit placere posse I. D.
recouered his legs away he trotted amaine wingd with feare dreading euer that some of those mad companions were at his héeles and neuer thought himself secure vntill he came to hell but he left his seruant Treasure behinde him on the earth with a thousand curses to them which kept it Of which one was that they should neuer be quiet in minde Another that the brats of Vsurers should be alwaies sicke of the loose disease neuer able to holde any thing long Thus haue you heard the cause of his headlong stumbling in but here I will presume to comment on the conceit of Dorilus Plutus did gladly â—â—cept this offer of Proserpina hoping thereby to recouer his seruant Treasure for which purpose he vsed to wound louers after Cupids fashion with the gold-tipped shafts but he pierced the hearts of their beloued obiects with leaden headed arrowes though garnished with a thin couerture of golde which intimated that they carried Mercinary affectioÌ„s not vouchsafing them any fauour which brought them no fée But belike the god himselfe ment to share stakes and by that kinde of tribute which they paied to recouer in part his seruant Treasure through them to whom he had bene the author of so profitable a profession Hereat Arisbas smiled and Damon ending this his first merry digression procéeded thus on a second This was not his first experience of repulsed affection and vnregarded passions for before this wonders arriuall he extremely doated on Palma a faire shepheardesse which was more delighted with obseruing Dianaes orders then accepting his offers He halfe in despaire pend a conceit as he thought persuasiue thinking that could moue her which did rathâ—r mad her and thus it was Dorylus his Ode in English Sapphiques TEll me thou fairest of al earthly creatures Faire by thy vertue by thy beautie blessed Tell me what moues thee to refuse my seruice sleightly regarded Loue of a sole life to be like Diana May perhaps moue you but I wish ye would not Would not or could not but I hope ye will not stil be resolude so If to the Forrests to the shadie thickets Fancie doth moue thee to repaire alone thus If to the wide woods to the craggie mountaines or to the vallies Then wil I speed mee to the groues vnhanted Where Satyres sport them to the Fairie wood-Nymphs Nimbly now skipping then againe reposing neare to the fountaines Like not a sole life Venus is reuenging Feare ye not frownings of an angrie goddesse Scorne not her hests then be no foe to Nature Loue is a pleasure Beautie decaieth yet is no chiefest Grace of a Virgin yet it is required Life is vncertaine Who can hold a shadow Lost in a moment Such was his conceit wherein he sped not as he expected the issue of his fortune yet loth to disgrace himselfe to salue that suspition which might intimate want of perfections in him he thus feined the cause of that repulse Dorylus his Madrigal Loue vowde himselfe my friend and chose his time To wound faire Palma Cynthia him espide As wantonly the god did climbe To fit his aime and sware to worke his smart If he presum'd to pierce so chaste an heart And therewithall from Mayden side She drew a shaft away the god gan flie With wings fast wau'd nor durst the wanton scant Or slacke his course amid the skie Thus he his will and I my wish must want But let vs returne to his last wooing hauing thus descanted â—ndeceiuing hope hée attempted to effect his deuice but failing in the execution being reiected with seuere lookes finding frownes in stead of fauours he felt such déepe impression of sorrow that since that time of his repulse he hath led a discontented life spending his daies in pensiue meditations His fortune or rather misfortune not so rare as by his laments made ruthfull is memorized by vs in a prouerbial byword for we term il successe in loue the destinie of Dorylus Thus you haue heard what I can discourse concerning this wonder a name well fitting his perfections modestie of behauiour maiestie of lookes comelinesse not common fairenesse of face eyes lyke Starres browes sometimes furrowed with prettie frownes yet alwayes beauties bowre frownes resembling those siluer steppes in the milke-white way leading to Ioues palace chéekes cherrie redde yet was this louely tincture circled with a mayden white such neate proportion of all parts that I want a world of tearmes to emblason their perticular praises and will therefore ende with this affertion which I dare auouch against all men that Nature in framing him hath wronged her owne sexe bereauing it of so great a glorie Arisbas galled to the quicke with Damons wordes houering betwéene hope and feare knew not how to surmise what to suppose for he felt a worlde of melancholy motions mustring tumults in his fancie Weighing the report of that wonders beautie he thought it could be no other then his Timoclea but when he remembred the diuersitie of the sexe he was againe discouraged till hope rescuing his drouping passions with timely succours of happie comfort bad him imagine that as loue doth oft effect rare stratagems so he might proue his power miraculous in this one thing shadowing the sexe for his auaile Being in these dumpes he held a session in his thoughtes whereto he assembled all his powers and therein resolued to ryd himselfe of this doubt by a spéedie view of that far-renowmed wonder For this purpose hée enquired of Damon the name and distance of the place where hée remained who answered that hée dwelt farre of in the Southerne parts of Arcadia and that it were â—â—lly to wearie himselfe with a néedelesse iourney sith if hée woulde continue his abode but nine dayes hée might with lesse trauaile and in a full assembly view him at ease The Prince demanded how The shepheard after a long pause beganne thus gracing his relation with an vnexpected discourse When our Country was haunted with the almost-daily presence of heauens high inhabitantes though now bereaued of so great a good through our owne ingratitude For Iupiter courted Calisto in Dianaes shape robbing her of her dearest Iewell and Apollo mastered or rather martyred by Cupid for his high contempt pursued swift Daphne winged with chaste desires There liued in Arcadia a most faire Ladde famous as the rest I may well terme him faire a terme too slender to emblazon his beauties woorth Much I muse yet I néede not muse for Iupiter possessed Ganimede alreadie that he made not him a praie for his pleasure But sith I cannot fully expresse his perfections I wil rehearse to you the description of him couched by an Arcadian pen-man in a briefe Ode a conceit wel knowne to all shepheards and by them oft recited The description of Hyalus in an Ode GAnimede th'Idaean boy Second glorie of the day Phrigiaes wonder fathers ioy Loues content â—oues wishfull pray Blith Adonis beauties treasure Venus darling Fancies fire In whose lookes were heauens of pleasure Fruite
too faire of foule desire Both these would though both were rare Both the mirrors of their time Blush if they should make compare With this wonder of our clime In whose eyes loue lodgd his darts But he did with glaunses ayme them That hee might subdue all hearts And his owne by conquest clayme them Such his face such was his stature Locks resembling burnisht golde That his like astonisht nature Framd not since of earthly moulde Nature at her selfe amazed O what influence then did guide her Sith in want such worth was blazed Worth which heau'ns haue since denide her May not then this louely boy For he was a louely creature Well be tearmd Arcadiaes ioy Blest in bearing such a feature Well he may and if not he Who should then our wonder be Such and so many were his perfections that he could not fully describe them much lesse I discouer them He was affected by many admirde by all Shepheards doted on him Lasses droupt for him all liked him for who could not loue him It is the custome of Arcadians to rest in some shade when Sommers scortching heate annoyes them Being shrowded from the Sunne they spend the time in discoursing on their owne or their fellowes fortunes Shepheards I meane men of their owne profession whether natiue in Arcadia or no as in memorizing the worth of Astrophell praising the perfections of Phillis lamenting the losse commending the loyaltie of Amyntas mourning for the death yet misliking the disdeine and pride of Amaryllis pitying the distresse of the forlorne Shepheard the vnhappy admirer though happy herauld oâ— her worth But if Hyalus by hap came by as oft he did they would abruptly breake off these discourses and follow him gréedily gazing on so glorious an obiect Nor was this vniformitie of affections only in humane hearts for the rurall powers were touched with like simpathy Pan sighed to sée him remembring by him his Syrinx though of an other sexe The Hamadryades flocked to view him wishing him one of their troupe Faunes Siluans Satyres séeldome séene before were oft beheld by men while they left the hallowed groues to gaze in the open fields on that eye Syren alluring not with the sound but at the sight Amongst other Pomona Goddesse and patronesse of fruite did so deepely affect him that Venus could not more dote on her Adonis She desirous to winne him with ouer-cloying kindnesse fed him with Apples gaue him Plums presented him Peares Hauing made this entrance into her future solace she would vse oft his company kisse him coll him check him chuck him walke with him wéepe for him in the fields neere the fountaines sit with him sue to him omitting no kindes of dalliance to woe him winne him feyning to droupe to dye for him But he which would not listen to loues lore nor obey his hests nor abide his lawes tooke no pleasure in her passions loathed her embraces liked not these amorous combats and oft shunning her sight would repaire to the vnhappy Shepheard disdaind by Amaryllis and sit with him and sing tying his angels voyes to the obseruations of musick recording the skilfull Swaines swéete ditties in heauenly notes for he loued him for his pleasing grace in passionate Sonets While these things chaunced Zephyrus that glads Arcadia with friendly gales sawe him and sighed for him nor did hée only sée him but by oft breathing coole gales into him felt the many swéetes lodged in that louely subiect While he thought of no fellowe in his affection his passions were moderate but when he knew that Pomona was his riuall he loath to brooke a partner in his pleasure or a companion in his content resolued to sequester his delight from hazard of surpazing and thus effected his resolution As on a day Hyalus parched with sommers heate and tyrde with faintnesse reposed his weary lims on a gréene banke Zephyrus not omitting this oppertunitie gently heaued him from the ground and softly conueyed him musing much into the worlds Westerne coasts wafting this wonder to the fortunate Ilands the blessed soyle not annoyde with rough blasts nor ouerwhelmd with immoderate raynes but sometimes though seldome touched with a superficiall moysture of showres There he layde him downe in a medowe on a bed of floures gathered against his comming by his ayrie seruants to whome before he had intimated his intent When the boy was layde being in a pretie chafe he scolded and exclaymed though not knowing whome he might accuse Zephyrus which felt fresh coales kindled in his heart by this louers combat spake thus Scolde not my wanton with thy friend whose name if thou desire know that it is he which for thy sake hath oft mantled Arcadia with Floras pride to delight thine eies comforted thée with a pleasing coole in extreame heate to relieue thy faintnesse euen Zephyrus Lord of the Westerne blasts whome if thou canst affect thou shalt want nothing which the world can affoorde try me trust me employ me impute to me thy desires thy delights This sayd resoluing himselfe into ayre he diued into his dearling on his eyes on his lips he seazd he surfeited then raysing him thence he carried him to his Palace a most pleasant coole edifice There Hyalus rested long not wanting his will in any wish He was serued by vnséene attâ—ndants that waited with diligence on their Lords dearling Varietie of daintiest fare choise of wines change of meates store of delicates were plentifully brought or rather blowne in at appointed houres tables couered all things furnished with more then princely magnificence yet no seruitour appearing diuine melodie on windie instruments fild his eares with continuall charmes of harmonious sounds Oft he walked abroade to viewe the perfections planted in that soyle and being weary or wanton roade backe in an ayrie Chariot But all this could not content him who wanting his wonted companions seemed to leade a life voyde of comfort Hée did therefore so importune Zephyrus with childish complaints that he vnable to deny him any thing graunted the boyes most earnest desire and ratified his graunt with spéedie performance Truce was taken and the composition sealed with many kisses the summe of their agréement was that Hyalus after his arriuall in Arcadia should shunne the sight of Pomona and leaue all other that pretended loue On these conditioÌ„s he was conueyd backe and layd in the place whence he was lifted The rumor of his returne being bruted abroade the Arcadians throngd in thicker troupes then before to sée him for measuring the worth of his presence by the griefe of his absence they could not glut themselues with gazing on him So soone as Pomona heard these happy tidings she erecting tropheys in her fancy vowde to preuent like future misfortune Hauing gotten a sight of him she ran he ran he fled she followed and followed so fast that she ouertooke him in his course and stayd him from starting then she began thus Shun not thy friend fond wagge which hath sought thée sobd
for thée grieud to loose thée glad to finde thée At first I thought that Iupiter misliking Ganimede that now growes stale had taken thée to supply his roome or Venus chosen thée her second Adonis But when I heard that Zephyrus had done this I was the lesse discouraged knowing my selfe able to encounter such an aduersary and beard so basâ—â— riuall in the pride of his hope Now I haue got thée and beshrow me wanton if I watch not your wiles and kéepe you not in a surer garde This sayd she tooke him by the hand and led the blushing boy to her mansion where she locked him vp close prisoner restraind his former large libertie allowed him only to walke in her Orchards and féede on her fruites O beautie nourse of bondage faire ill sowre swéete O most preposterous estate of all things that he should be captiue to them whome his lookes had conquered Vngentle Fortune what malice did selly Hyalus merite that hauing perfections worth he should féele pleasures want was he therefore faire that he should be infortunate this by the way but ile procéede Zephyrus renewing his olde wont romde through Arcadia and missing his choise marueiled at the change Did he violate his vowe tush he was a childe that could not value the vertue of an oath Was he vrged by others why not for he was faire Did he loue an other he might for he was yong Thus dreading many doubts he swallowed his discontent but when he knewe that Hyalus was Pomonaes prisoner he was so enraged with furious passions that he ruminated on nothing saue reuenge and being vnable to hurt so power-full a riuall vowd to inflict vengeance on the whole countrey of Arcadia In this impatient humour he hasted to the Northren regions and méeting there with Boreas saluted him thus Father of stormes salue now the sorrowes of vnhappy Zephyrus thy brother in nature thy equall in substance helpe me and for euer haue me a friend a fauourer I haue in one iniurie receiued more wrongs then I can reckon Vnmindfull vnthankfull Arcadia not weighing the many fauours by mée affoorded withholds from me my loue my life my hope my heauen but if thou powre thy plagues on that vnkinde soyle and oppresse the inhabitants with outragious furie of thy blasts my riuall may repent her rashnesse and I recouer my losse Do it then deare fellowe and for this courtesie I will for euer rest at thy commaund let thy tryall of affection moue thée to weigh my affliction Boreas replide with a rough voyce Brother Zephyrus though our blasts doe oft effect contrarieties in the ayre yet are not we contrary in our thoughts I haue heard thy cause and will auenge thy quarell scourging the continent with such a storme of whirle-windes embattaild against themselues raysing in their tragedies the tropheyes of my mercilesse fury that the world hearing report of this ruthfull accident shall repute thy cause highly reuenged I vowe to thée by the Scepter of our King not to defer the execution of thy desire Zephyrus comforted with these words yéelded him many thanks and returned to the West Boreas forthwith issude from his icy prouince with a troupe of tempests and inuaded Arcadia where he wrought so many mischieues in a moment that no eye could viewe them tearelesse Groues were disgarnished of their shrubs fields disfurnished of their floures trées some torne some rent vp by the rootes cattaile violently carried from the places where they fed and tumbled headlong downe the cliffes men staggering could not stay their steps leauing therefore their wonted walkes they housed themselues The Arcadians grieued with so many incommodities imputed these afflictions to the anger of the Gods whose wrath they sought to appease by Sacrifice Repairing for counsell to the Delphiâ—n Oracle they receyued this answere that they should sue to Aeolus for he onely could ease them whose altars they loaded with many oblations omitting no vsuall solemnities The God pitying their distresse checked Boreas for his vnruly rage and limited his boistrous furie with appointed boundes commaunding him not to touch the pompe of Flora or the hope of Syluanus not to wrong the harmelesse Husband-men or hurt the selly Shepheards but afflict onely the places of Pomonaes charge which thing he did The amorous Goddesse séeing a generall tranquillitie and all other places quiet saue where she was president was forced to bridle her affection and release her prisoner least for a fickle humor she should loose her honor Hyalus set frée raunged in a childish rage but being weary with wandering he rested néere a pleasant Spring and hauing wept fréely slept soundly In this sléepe strange sléepe the late sexe was changed and of a faire boy a fairer maide fashioned Awaking and musing much at this metamorphosis she was in the midst of her dumps raisde with a strong gale carried to a place néere the streights of Thermopyles where was a Temple dedicated to Aeolus wherein the louely maide was consecrated a Priest to that God and continued there the whole tearme of her life a spotlesse virgin Our auncestors desirous to celebrate the remembrance of this rare accident with eternall honor appointed the day of her change to be for euer memorizd in a yearely feast called Parthenia wherein the Priest of Aeolus accompanyed with the fairest of the youth of both sexes offers a noble Sacrifice disposing all things with due Ceremonies Which done they compassing the aultar in a ring sing a solemne Hymne in prayse of that God This did our auncestors institute and their progeny hath by long successe of time obserued their deuoute orders This feast must be solemnized nine dayes hence whereat doubtlesse you shall sée this wonder one of that louely Chorus Arisbas delighted with this talke and cheered with hope-full courage thanked Damon for his discourse and resolued to tarry the néere-approching time and desirous in the meane while to rid himselfe of wonted pensiuenesse in a veine halfe rude halfe ready he fashioned these thrée fancies for taking truce with sorrowe yet not wholly sorrow-lesse he felt more comfort though no full content But take them as he wrote them wherein if all be not currant impute it to his thoughts which were not clearde If this passe with fauour the other followe with like hope The strife of Loue and Beautie LOue was arm'd with fatall bowe Shafts which mother did bestowe Mother gaue but Father framde Father Mother both were blamde Wanton Goddesse did beguile Husband with a feigned smile For a kisse she did obtaine Labor neuer spent in vaine That her Sonne by Vulcanes trade Might the chiefest God be made Thus she wonne him to her will Wily worke of womans skill But the boy more proude then wise Waues his wings and foorth he flyes Soone as he on earth had lighted Thus the fondling was despighted As he vaunted vncontrolde Thinking all that glisterd golde Terming in a foolish thought Which his selfe-conceipt had wrought Heau'n his foote-stoole Gods his
that béeing a stranger hée lamented the losse of his way to which imagination applying his words hée began thus Friend for so I may tearme you without offence the day is almost spent and the night dangerous for such as you are or at least seeme to bée I meane a stranger Accept then a simple lodging in my Cottage with such homely fare as Shepheards houses yeelde and when to morrowes Sunne shall display his faire though late forcelesse beames you may prosecute your entended iourney wherein if my directions may further you you shall finde me ready to afford them Arisbas wondering at such rare humanitie harboured in those contemptible wéedes made a long pause as if he had enioynde his mouth to perpetuall silence at last shapt this reply Friend for so your proffered courtesie bindes me to tearme you muse not that sobs interrupt my wordes or sorrowes season my discourse which onely comfort my fates haue assignde mée What I was I list not now repeate what I am you sée I grieue A lodging in your Cottage I gladly accept your countrey fare ile thankefully receiue Your directions will be as néedefull as my distresse is notable My bodie wearied much through trauaile requires longer rest then one nightes repose My minde wrapped in a Chaos of confusions expects ease by earnest conference I haue a secret to disclose a sorrowe to disciphre which while I smother in priuate passions I shall in stead of comfort reape discontent but by discouering my fortune I may discharge my fancie And if this double fauour doe procéede from you then in requitall of your courtesie first I beséech Iupiter Xenius the patrone of hospitalitie and protector of strangers to blesse your labors prosper your attempts enrich your store with heaped plentie Next I vowe by that bright lampe heauens ornament that if fortune as she is neuer stable rayse me from so lowe an ebbe to the wonted height of my good hap I will remunerate your kindnesse with most ample recompence For knowe that I can by birth challenge what may beséeme a Prince to clayme Euery Shepheard is not a Swayne nor all priuate that séeme poore Damon such was the Shepheards name séeing maiestie in his lookes grauitie seated in disguise royaltie suted in base attire gathered by these probable coniectures that he could be of no meane degrée mooued therefore with a déeper remorse he curteously intreated him to repaire to his simple lodging and remayne there till fortune should conuert her frowns into fauors protesting that though he could not entertaine him as the qualitie of his condition required yet he would supply in good will the disabling defects of his lowe estate Which wordes wrought such chéerefulnesse in the heart of Arisbas that he yéelded him millions of thanks and accompanyed him to his house which when he entred he found not gorgeously embost yet gayly trimmed not courtly yet comely though homely yet handsome and he was kindly welcommed by Damons wife who gréeted him with a merry countenance being by her husband certified of his fortune Soiourning there some small time he sought by sundry meanes to abolish the impression of his sorrowe but being vnable to finde ease in ease he resolued to depart and finish his search by finding his loue or ending his life Thus ready to effect his resolution he determined to enforme Damon at full of his estate knowing that he being both borne and brought vp in Arcadia could not be ignorant of such accidents as fortune there had acted As they walked together on a day through Damons ground conferring of sundry matters the heate growing excessiue they hasted to a coole shade there sate downe Arisbas loth to omit so méete occasion séeing opportunitie friend to his desire began thus Friend Damon sith many respects shorten my intended residence I haue resolued with speede to leaue you though for euer bound to loue you my fortune enforceth the one your courtesie causeth the other But before my departure I will disclose to you a secret which may moue you to meruaile and me to melancholy A secret so rare so ruthfull that euery periode may effect a passion each clause a corrosiue wherein you shall sée a world of wonders plotted by loue and perfourmed by fortune For know that you haue lodged a Prince whose maiestie masking in disguise of miserie droupt in a lower ebbe then might séeme a decorum in my former dignitie If you muse at this then marke the rest and lend attentiue eare to my tale Cyprus of all neighbour Iles the noblest is my fathers Kingdome the succession of whose estate right of birth and title of inheritance will by due claime after his decease transferre to mée But what auailes it to be inuested with a diademe want delight When the date of my nonage was expired hee desirous to linke me in some honourable alliance determined to prouide a wife with an ample dowrie and large hopes of future good haps Many Princes of Ionia and Péeres of Europe desirous to insert themselues into so royall a kinred and to haue interest in so noble a Familie offered their daughters with large portions But onely the Prince of Lemnos sped in his suite whose allyance my Father accepted shadowing his pretence which was aymed at hoped profit for the match was concluded with this condition that if the Prince dyed without heire Male as he then had none nor may by any likelihoode hope of any then the enioying of his estate and possession of his Crowne should in right of his daughter descend to mée This compact thus subtilly contriued was by agréement of both our Parents confirmed so that nothing wanted to finish the bargaine and strengthen the contract but my consent whereof my Father seeming to conceiue no doubt made me priuie to his proceedings commanding me to deliuer my resolution in briefe and playne tearmes I who misliking his choise would not conforme my thoughts to an others direction perceiuing the old mans drift yet dissembling my intent answered in effect thus that my yeares were fewe my experience small my affections frée a sole life best fitting my fancie Yet did I in humilitie submit me to his disposing onely crauing a little respit to summon my senses and conceite a change desiring him to impute the not liking of so honourable an estate to the imperfections of my youth He suspecting no fraude in these faire speaches thought it sufficient that I was so flexible and referd the times appointment to mine owne choise But I déeming nothing more dishonourable then to measure affection by money or leuell the eye fancies herault at a gainefull though inglorious obiect pronounced lucre an heresie in loue and estéeming such mercenary thoughts méeter for a peasant than a Prince would rather neuer marry then so marre For should I wed mine owne woe Should I accept her a spouse whose beautie I beheld not whose behauiour I knewe not of whose worth I was vncertaine because it was vnséene
How could that loue be constant that affection permanent which had no déeper roote then the parents naked consent no surer seale then a bare saluting at the first fight Yet such was the inclination of my youth I earnestly desired to fixe my fancy on some fortunate obiecte worthie of a Princes fauour Many both gorgeous and gallant Dames attended in my Fathers Court yet none fit though all faire While fancy commenced such tumults in my thoughts there arriued in Cyprus a noble Epirote surnamed Aristophon a man noble in déede graced with all ornaments which nature might afford or vertue challenge He was banished from his natiue soyle by tyrannous doome of his vnnaturall Souereigne being falsely accused to attempt an innouation in the State and plot some treacherous practise with the King of Macedon For it was vniustly surmised by some and beléeued by all that he had conspired to betray to him the countrey of Ambracia whereof he was President and had annexed it by force of Armes to the Crowne of Epirus Although his integritie should haue cleared him from such a crime yet as it commonly happens innocencie oppressed by iniurie could not preuaile leauing therefore his vnkinde countrey despairing of returne yet bearing with manlike patience the burthen of his exile he repaired to my Fathers Court who reléeued him with princely liberalitie allowing him an honourable pension for maintenance of his estate for hauing oft employd him in weightie affaires and finding him fortunate in atchieuements he perceiued by these experiments that he was garnished with all glories of nobilitie graue in counsell valiant armes of dauntlesse courage spotlesse truth But leauing this digression I will returne to the proposed entent of my discourse Hée brought with him his daughter and onely childe named Timoclea a creature endued with such ornaments of the bodie graced with such qualities of the minde that it seemed nature and vertue concurring in one had conspired to make her a péerelesse proofe-péece of their vnited perfections and though fortune fretting at their fauours so largely bestowed sought to crosse their courtesies with her cruelties yet could she not blemish the bright-shining worth of so famous a wonder But as a small cloude in a cleare day may somewhat stayne not wholy stop the Sunnes light so fortunes malice did rather darken then drowne her merits in whose Iuory browes Chastitie sate enthronizde as gardian of her lookes Modestie teinting her chéekes with a vermilian dye of Virgin-red maiden-blushes emblasond her a map of mirrors Maiestie whiche beautie claymed birth challenged loue commaunded guided her gestures with such decent proportion as Iuno wanted in the pride of her glorie or Minerua in the prime of her pompe These gifts these glories did so enchaunt enthrall enforce me that hauing scarce viewde her I vowde her mine or my selfe not mine owne such déepe impressions were wrought in mine affections Loue hauing wonne and wounded me with mine owne weapons finding an easy entrance into mine heart through mine eyes the authors of my disease and discouerers of my desire disgarisond my thoughts of wonted fancies conuerting my solace into sobs my delights into despaire I vnable to susteine so grieuous a burthen perceiuing that the more I stroue to allay the heate the more those smothered cinders reuiude in quenchlesse flames Flames which Aetna-like boild in my brest resembling the horrors of Mount Ghibelloes firie rage which vomits millions of vapors and darts heapes of sulphur from the glowing centre being I say torturde with troubles I resolued to finde ease for my loue or end for my life suing to her bountie which had vndone me by her beautie I am so briefe in relating my fortunes as I was then loth to defer the execution of mine enterprise that so highly concernd the hope of my good hap Finding her on a time in company with other I singled her from the rest my intent not suspected by any When we were alone I hauing awhile dallyed with common deuises to enterteine her with varietie of talke in the end though I could not Orator-like paynt my passions in figuratiue tearmes nor contriue them with rhetoricall conceipts yet did I playnely discouer my affection protesting my present loue vowing my future loyaltie producing causes desiring comfort alleadging her worth my wants seasoning my words with many sighes She in a cholerike humor but it was a pretty choler framde a courteous yet cruell answere courteous in her words enterlaced with reuerent speaches cruell in that vnkinde repulse yet kinde rebukes not omitting to insert the respect of her owne honor and the regard of her fathers safetie but concluding her friendly anger in a calmer veine she proffered in submission all seruice loue excepted and her honour reserued Although the last clause afforded sufficient matter for a fresh reply yet did her constancie so confound me that being vnable to vtter one word I brake off our parle abruptly and summoning my fancies to a retreate I resolued to attempt a second onset wherein being likewise vanquished by her vertues yet rather animated then amated these kinde conflicts kindling not quenching my flaming passions I attached a third onset but hauing therein receiued a sharper foyle I proceeded to a fourth of all most fatall for she taunted me with contemptuous tearmes and yéelding a full denyall sealed with a storme of frownes she departed leauing me amid my discontent plunged in a sea of dangerous conceipts musing on my mishaps meditating on her rigor desperate of all hope destitute of all delights but my passions were such that I could not conceale them vndiscouered such my sorrows that I could not smother them in silence thus therefore I vttâ—red part of my griefe in an extemporall Sonet Arisbas his Sonet SHould I accuse mine eyes that boldly gazed On that fayre obiect not to be obteyned Or blame the worth in Europes wonder blazed That them to looke and me to loue constreyned Eyes for excuse alleadgde preuailing reason Heart in extreames on fancies wrong exclaymed Hopes sun-shine clowded like obscurest season Yeelds to despeire at my misfortunes aymed Nature too lauish outward graces planted Vertue too friendly inward bounties sowed Yet those faire eyes of courteous looks are scanted And angels hue on tygres thoughts bestowed Tush loue which not alike did wound vs both Is cause that I my death-like life doe loath But not satisfyed thus to haue expressed my sorrowe I did in an odder veine pen an Elegie without methode or good matter but as it was I will rehearse it Arisbas his Elegie FAint wel I may for I feele enfeebling faintnes about me faintnes vpon my lims heart to beset to besot Loue is a God but a cruell God but a boy but a wanton blinde but boldly triumphs proud to be tearmd a tyran What shal I do shal I sue to the gods that lodge in Olympus there loue seated aloft vaunts to be Lord ouer all Heau'n yeelds small comfort him they do tremble obeying and themselues 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