lyrical poems-第7节
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e these bins replenished。 Next; like a bishop consecrate my ground; That lucky fairies here may dance their round; And; after that; lay down some silver pence; The master's charge and care to recompence。 Charm then the chambers; make the beds for ease; More than for peevish pining sicknesses; Fix the foundation fast; and let the roof Grow old with time; but yet keep weather…proof。
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HIS GRANGE; OR PRIVATE WEALTH
Though clock; To tell how night draws hence; I've none; A cock I have to sing how day draws on: I have A maid; my Prue; by good luck sent; To save That little; Fates me gave or lent。 A hen I keep; which; creeking day by day; Tells when She goes her long white egg to lay: A goose I have; which; with a jealous ear; Lets loose Her tongue; to tell what danger's near。 A lamb I keep; tame; with my morsels fed; Whose dam An orphan left him; lately dead: A cat I keep; that plays about my house; Grown fat With eating many a miching mouse: To these A Trasy I do keep; whereby I please The more my rural privacy: Which are But toys; to give my heart some ease: Where care None is; slight things do lightly please。
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A PASTORAL UPON THE BIRTH OF PRINCE CHARLES: PRESENTED TO THE KING; AND SET BY MR NIC。 LANIERE
THE SPEAKERS: MIRTILLO; AMINTAS; AND AMARILLIS
AMIN。 Good day; Mirtillo。 MIRT。 And to you no less; And all fair signs lead on our shepherdess。 AMAR。 With all white luck to you。 MIRT。 But say; What news Stirs in our sheep…walk? AMIN。 None; save that my ewes; My wethers; lambs; and wanton kids are well; Smooth; fair; and fat; none better I can tell: Or that this day Menalchas keeps a feast For his sheep…shearers。 MIRT。 True; these are the least。 But dear Amintas; and sweet Amarillis; Rest but a while here by this bank of lilies; And lend a gentle ear to one report The country has。 AMIN。 From whence? AMAR。 From whence? MIRT。 The Court。 Three days before the shutting…in of May; (With whitest wool be ever crown'd that day!) To all our joy; a sweet…faced child was born; More tender than the childhood of the morn。 CHORUS:Pan pipe to him; and bleats of lambs and sheep Let lullaby the pretty prince asleep! MIRT。 And that his birth should be more singular; At noon of day was seen a silver star; Bright as the wise men's torch; which guided them To God's sweet babe; when born at Bethlehem; While golden angels; some have told to me; Sung out his birth with heav'nly minstrelsy。 AMIN。 O rare! But is't a trespass; if we three Should wend along his baby…ship to see? MIRT。 Not so; not so。 CHOR。 But if it chance to prove At most a fault; 'tis but a fault of love。 AMAR。 But; dear Mirtillo; I have heard it told; Those learned men brought incense; myrrh; and gold; From countries far; with store of spices sweet; And laid them down for offerings at his feet。 MIRT。 'Tis true; indeed; and each of us will bring Unto our smiling and our blooming King; A neat; though not so great an offering。 AMAR。 A garland for my gift shall be; Of flowers ne'er suck'd by th' thieving bee; And all most sweet; yet all less sweet than he。 AMIN。 And I will bear along with you Leaves dropping down the honied dew; With oaten pipes; as sweet; as new。 MIRT。 And I a sheep…hook will bestow To have his little King…ship know; As he is Prince; he's Shepherd too。 CHOR。 Come; let's away; and quickly let's be drest; And quickly give:the swiftest grace is best。 And when before him we have laid our treasures; We'll bless the babe:then back to country pleasures。
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A DIALOGUE BETWIXT HIMSELF AND MISTRESS ELIZA WHEELER; UNDER THE NAME OF AMARILLIS
My dearest Love; since thou wilt go; And leave me here behind thee; For love or pity; let me know The place where I may find thee。
AMARIL。 In country meadows; pearl'd with dew; And set about with lilies; There; filling maunds with cowslips; you May find your Amarillis。
HER。 What have the meads to do with thee; Or with thy youthful hours? Live thou at court; where thou mayst be The queen of men; not flowers。
Let country wenches make 'em fine With posies; since 'tis fitter For thee with richest gems to shine; And like the stars to glitter。
AMARIL。 You set too…high a rate upon A shepherdess so homely。 HER。 Believe it; dearest; there's not one I' th' court that's half so comely。
I prithee stay。 AMARIL。 I must away; Let's kiss first; then we'll sever; AMBO And though we bid adieu to day; We shall not part for ever。
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A BUCOLIC BETWIXT TWO; LACON AND THYRSIS
LACON。 For a kiss or two; confess; What doth cause this pensiveness; Thou most lovely neat…herdess? Why so lonely on the hill? Why thy pipe by thee so still; That erewhile was heard so shrill? Tell me; do thy kine now fail To fulfil the milking…pail? Say; what is't that thou dost ail?
THYR。 None of these; but out; alas! A mischance is come to pass; And I'll tell thee what it was: See; mine eyes are weeping ripe。 LACON。 Tell; and I'll lay down my pipe。
THYR。 I have lost my lovely steer; That to me was far more dear Than these kine which I milk here; Broad of forehead; large of eye; Party…colour'd like a pye; Smooth in each limb as a die; Clear of hoof; and clear of horn; Sharply pointed as a thorn; With a neck by yoke unworn; From the which hung down by strings; Balls of cowslips; daisy rings; Interplaced with ribbonings; Faultless every way for shape; Not a straw could him escape; Ever gamesome as an ape; But yet harmless as a sheep。 Pardon; Lacon; if I weep; Tears will spring where woes are deep。 Now; ai me! ai me! Last night Came a mad dog; and did bite; Ay; and kill'd my dear delight。
LACON Alack; for grief! THYR。 But I'll be brief。 Hence I must; for time doth call Me; and my sad playmates all; To his evening funeral。 Live long; Lacon; so adieu!
LACON Mournful maid; farewell to you; Earth afford ye flowers to strew!
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A PASTORAL SUNG TO THE KING
MONTANO; SILVIO; AND MIRTILLO; SHEPHERDS
MON。 Bad are the times。 SIL。 And worse than they are we。 MON。 Troth; bad are both; worse fruit; and ill the tree: The feast of shepherds fail。 SIL。 None crowns the cup Of wassail now; or sets the quintel up: And he; who used to lead the country…round; Youthful Mirtillo; here he comes; grief…drown'd。 AMBO。 Let's cheer him up。 SIL。 Behold him weeping…ripe。 MIRT。 Ah; Amarillis! farewell mirth and pipe; Since thou art gone; no more I mean to play To these smooth lawns; my mirthful roundelay。 Dear Amarillis! MON。 Hark! SIL。 Mark! MIRT。 This earth grew sweet Where; Amarillis; thou didst set thy feet。 AMBO Poor pitied youth! MIRT。 And here the breath of kine And sheep grew more sweet by that breath of thine。 This dock of wool; and this rich lock of hair; This ball of cowslips; these she gave me here。 SIL。 Words sweet as love itself。 MON。 Hark! MIRT。 This way she came; and this way too she went; How each thing smells divinely redolent! Like to a field of beans; when newly blown; Or like a meadow being lately mown。 MON。 A sweet sad passion MIRT。 In dewy mornings; when she came this way; Sweet bents would bow; to give my Love the day; And when at night she folded had her sheep; Daisies would shut; and closing; sigh and weep。 Besides (Ai me!) since she went hence to dwell; The Voice's Daughter ne'er spake syllable。 But she is gone。 SIL。 Mirtillo; tell us whither? MIRT。 Where she and I shall never meet together。 MON。 Fore…fend it; Pan! and Pales; do thou please To give an end。。。 MIRT。 To what? SIL。 Such griefs as these。 MIRT。 Never; O never! Still I may endure The wound I suffer; never find a cure。 MON。 Love; for thy sake; will bring her to these hills And dales again。 MIRT。 No; I will languish still; And all the while my part shall be to weep; And with my sighs call home my bleating sheep; And in the rind of every comely tree I'll carve thy name; and in that name kiss thee。 MON。 Set with the sun; thy woes! SIL。 The day grows old; And time it is our full…fed flocks to fold。 CHOR。 The shades grow great; but greater grows our sorrow: But let's go steep Our eyes in sleep; And meet to weep To…morrow。
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TO THE WILLOW…TREE
Thou art to all lost love the best; The only true plant found; Wherewith young men and maids distrest And left of love; are crown'd。
When once the lover's rose is dead Or laid aside forlorn; Then willow…garlands; 'bout the head; Bedew'd with tears; are worn。
When with neglect; the lover's bane; Poor maids rewarded be; For their love lost their only gain Is but a wreath from thee。
And underneath thy cooling shade; When weary of the light; The love…spent youth; and love…sick maid; Come to weep out the night。
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THE FAIRY TEMPLE; OR; OBERON'S CHAPEL
DEDICATED TO MR JOHN MERRIFIELD; COUNSELLOR AT LAW
RARE TEMPLES THOU HAST SEEN; I KNOW; AND RICH FOR IN AND OUTWARD SHOW; SURVEY THIS CHAPEL BUILT; ALONE; WITHOUT OR LIME; OR WOOD; OR STONE。 THEN SAY; IF ONE THOU'ST SEEN MORE FINE THAN THIS; THE FAIRIES' ONCE; NOW THINE。
THE TEMPLE
A way enchaced with glass and beads There is; that to the Chapel leads; Whose structure; for his holy rest; Is here the Halcyon's curious nest; Into the which who looks; shall see His Temple of Idolatry; Where he of god…heads has such store; As Rome's Pantheon had not more。 His house of Rimmon th