The Faithful Shepherdess - The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10). by John Fletcher;Francis Beaumont
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Now at this present parted, and so far,
That they shall never meet. _Amar_. Swain 'tis not so, For do but to yon hanging Mountain go, And there believe your eyes. _Sull_. You do but hold Off with delayes and trifles; farewell cold And frozen bashfulness, unfit for men; Thus I salute thee Virgin. _Amar_. And thus then, I bid you follow, catch me if you can. [_Exit_. _Sull_. And if I stay behind I am no man. [_Exit running after her_. _Enter_ Perigot. _Per_. Night do not steal away: I woo thee yet To hold a hard hand o're the rusty bit That guides the lazy Team: go back again, _Bootes_, thou that driv'st thy frozen Wain Round as a Ring, and bring a second Night To hide my sorrows from the coming light; Let not the eyes of men stare on my face, And read my falling, give me some black place Where never Sun-beam shot his wholesome light, That I may sit and pour out my sad spright Like running water, never to be known |
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