lucasta-第14节
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ll Time and Love Haste to their everlasting rest。
Alex。 Ah subtile swaine! doth not my flame rise high As yours; and burne as hot? Am not I shot With the selfe same artillery?
And can I breath without her air?Amyn。 Why; then; From thy tempestuous earth; Where blood and dearth Raigne 'stead of kings; agen
Wafte thy selfe over; and lest storms from far Arise; bring in our sight The seas delight; Lucasta; that bright northerne star。
Alex。 But as we cut the rugged deepe; I feare The green god stops his fell Chariot of shell; And smooths the maine to ravish her。
Amyn。 Oh no; the prince of waters' fires are done; He as his empire's old; And rivers; cold; His queen now runs abed to th' sun;
But all his treasure he shall ope' that day: Tritons shall sound: his fleete In silver meete; And to her their rich offrings pay。
Alex。 We flye; Amyntor; not amaz'd how sent By water; earth; or aire: Or if with her By fire: ev'n there I move in mine owne element。
Endymion Porter?
Lovelace himself。
CALLING LUCASTA FROM HER RETIREMENT。 ODE。
I。 From the dire monument of thy black roome; Wher now that vestal flame thou dost intombe; As in the inmost cell of all earths wombe。
II。 Sacred Lucasta; like the pow'rfull ray Of heavenly truth; passe this Cimmerian way; Whilst all the standards of your beames display。
III。 Arise and climbe our whitest; highest hill; There your sad thoughts with joy and wonder fill; And see seas calme as earth; earth as your will。
IV。 Behold! how lightning like a taper flyes; And guilds your chari't; but ashamed dyes; Seeing it selfe out…gloried by your eyes。
V。 Threatning and boystrous tempests gently bow; And to your steps part in soft paths; when now There no where hangs a cloud; but on your brow。
VI。 No showrs but 'twixt your lids; nor gelid snow; But what your whiter; chaster brest doth ow; Whilst winds in chains colder for sorrow blow。
VII。 Shrill trumpets doe only sound to eate; Artillery hath loaden ev'ry dish with meate; And drums at ev'ry health alarmes beate。
VIII。 All things Lucasta; but Lucasta; call; Trees borrow tongues; waters in accents fall; The aire doth sing; and fire is musicall。
IX。 Awake from the dead vault in which you dwell; All's loyall here; except your thoughts rebell Which; so let loose; often their gen'rall quell。
X。 See! she obeys! By all obeyed thus; No storms; heats; colds; no soules contentious; Nor civill war is found; I meane; to us。
XI。 Lovers and angels; though in heav'n they show; And see the woes and discords here below; What they not feele; must not be said to know。
Original has COLME。
i。e。 own。
Original reads YOUR。
Original has FIRE'S; but FIRE IS is required by the metre; and it is probably what the poet wrote。
AMARANTHA。 A PASTORALL。
Up with the jolly bird of light Who sounds his third retreat to night; Faire Amarantha from her bed Ashamed starts; and rises red As the carnation…mantled morne; Who now the blushing robe doth spurne; And puts on angry gray; whilst she; The envy of a deity; Arayes her limbes; too rich indeed To be inshrin'd in such a weed; Yet lovely 'twas and strait; but fit; Not made for her; but she to it: By nature it sate close and free; As the just bark unto the tree: Unlike Love's martyrs of the towne; All day imprison'd in a gown; Who; rackt in silke 'stead of a dresse; Are cloathed in a frame or presse; And with that liberty and room; The dead expatiate in a tombe。 No cabinets with curious washes; Bladders and perfumed plashes; No venome…temper'd water's here; Mercury is banished this sphere: Her payle's all this; in which wet glasse She both doth cleanse and view her face。 Far hence; all Iberian smells; Hot amulets; Pomander spells; Fragrant gales; cool ay'r; the fresh And naturall odour of her flesh; Proclaim her sweet from th' wombe as morne。 Those colour'd things were made; not borne。 Which; fixt within their narrow straits; Do looke like their own counterfeyts。 So like the Provance rose she walkt; Flowerd with blush; with verdure stalkt; Th' officious wind her loose hayre curles; The dewe her happy linnen purles; But wets a tresse; which instantly Sol with a crisping beame doth dry。 Into the garden is she come; Love and delight's Elisium; If ever earth show'd all her store; View her discolourd budding floore; Here her glad eye she largely feedes; And stands 'mongst them; as they 'mong weeds; The flowers in their best aray As to their queen their tribute pay; And freely to her lap proscribe A daughter out of ev'ry tribe。 Thus as she moves; they all bequeath At once the incense of their breath。 The noble Heliotropian Now turnes to her; and knowes no sun。 And as her glorious face doth vary; So opens loyall golden Mary Who; if but glanced from her sight; Straight shuts again; as it were night。 The violet (else lost ith' heap) Doth spread fresh purple for each step; With whose humility possest; Sh' inthrones the Poore Girle in her breast: The July…flow'r that hereto thriv'd; Knowing her self no longer…liv'd; But for one look of her upheaves; Then 'stead of teares straight sheds her leaves。 Now the rich robed Tulip who; Clad all in tissue close; doth woe Her (sweet to th' eye but smelling sower); She gathers to adorn her bower。 But the proud Hony…suckle spreads Like a pavilion her heads; Contemnes the wanting commonalty; That but to two ends usefull be; And to her lips thus aptly plac't; With smell and hue presents her tast。 So all their due obedience pay; Each thronging to be in her way: Faire Amarantha with her eye Thanks those that live; which else would dye: The rest; in silken fetters bound; By crowning her are crown and crown'd。 And now the sun doth higher rise; Our Flora to the meadow hies: The poore distressed heifers low; And as sh' approacheth gently bow; Begging her charitable leasure To strip them of their milkie treasure。 Out of the yeomanry oth' heard; With grave aspect; and feet prepar'd; A rev'rend lady…cow drawes neare; Bids Amarantha welcome here; And from her privy purse lets fall A pearle or two; which seeme's' to call This adorn'd adored fayry To the banquet of her dayry。 Soft Amarantha weeps to see 'Mongst men such inhumanitie; That those; who do receive in hay; And pay in silver twice a day; Should by their cruell barb'rous theft Be both of that and life bereft。 But 'tis decreed; when ere this dies; That she shall fall a sacrifice Unto the gods; since those; that trace Her stemme; show 'tis a god…like race; Descending in an even line From heifers and from steeres divine; Making the honour'd extract full In Io and Europa's bull。 She was the largest goodliest beast; That ever mead or altar blest; Round 'w'as her udder; and more white Then is the Milkie Way in night; Her full broad eye did sparkle fire; Her breath was sweet as kind desire; And in her beauteous crescent shone; Bright as the argent…horned moone。 But see! this whiteness is obscure; Cynthia spotted; she impure; Her body writheld; and her eyes Departing lights at obsequies: Her lowing hot to the fresh gale; Her breath perfumes the field withall; To those two suns that ever shine; To those plump parts she doth inshrine; To th' hovering snow of either hand; That love and cruelty command。 After the breakfast on her teat; She takes her leave oth' mournfull neat Who; by her toucht; now prizeth her life; Worthy alone the hollowed knife。 Into the neighbring wood she's gone; Whose roofe defies the tell…tale Sunne; And locks out ev'ry prying beame; Close by the lips of a cleare streame; She sits and entertaines her eye With the moist chrystall and the frye With burnisht…silver mal'd; whose oares Amazed still make to the shoares; What need she other bait or charm; What hook or angle; but her arm? The happy captive; gladly ta'n; Sues ever to be slave in vaine; Who instantly (confirm'd in's feares) Hasts to his element of teares。 From hence her various windings roave To a well…orderd stately grove; This is the pallace of the wood And court oth' Royall Oake; where stood The whole nobility: the Pine; Strait Ash; tall Firre; and wanton Vine; The proper Cedar; and the rest。 Here she her deeper senses blest; Admires great Nature in this pile; Floor'd with greene…velvet Camomile; Garnisht with gems of unset fruit; Supply'd still with a self recruit; Her bosom wrought with pretty eyes Of never…planted Strawberries; Where th' winged musick of the ayre Do richly feast; and for their fare; Each evening in a silent shade; Bestow a grateful