WHen first my heedles eyes beheld with pleasure , ij . plea-sure , In Astrophill both of nature & beauty al the treasure , In Astrophill , whose worth exceeds al mea-sure , my fawning hart with hot de-sier surpryzed , ij . wyld me intreat , I might not be dispyzed : But gentle Astrophil with looks vnfained , Before I spake , my plaier intertai-ned , ij . And smi-ling said , ij . vnles Stella dis-sembleth , her looke so passionat , my loue resembleth , her looke so passionat , my loue re-sembleth , vnles Stella dissembleth her looke so passionate my loue resembleth , her looke so passionate , her looke so passionate , her looke so passionate my loue resem-bleth ,

O Merry world when euery louer with his mate , might walk from mead to mead & cheerfully relate , sowr plea-sures & sweet griefs following following a wanton state : Those dais knew no suspect , ij . each one might freely prate , ij . And dance , or sing , or play with his consociate , And dance , or sing , or play with his consoci-ate . Then louers vsd like turtles to kisse , full louingly , ij . O hunny dais , & customes of antiquitie : But the world now is full of so fond iealosie , of so fond iealosie , That we term charity wanton in-iquitie , wanton ini-quitie .

FArewell cruell & vnkind , Alone will I waile me , And till my life thred be vntwinde : ij . Then my poore ghost still weeping , Shall thus disturb thee sleeping : O Amarillis , ô Amarillis , why art thou prowder then sweet Phil-lis , In whose faire face are placed two louely starres , wher-with heauen is disgra-ced : O Amarillis , ô Amaryllis Why art thou prowder then sweet Phil-lis , In whose faire face are placed two louely starres , wher with heauen is disgra-ced .

ZEphyrus breathing , now calls nymfs from out their bowres , Zephirus breathing , ij . now calls nymfs from out their bowrs to play , to play & wa-nton , in roobes of sundry flow'rs : Progne chi-rpeth , Progne chi-rpith , & sweet Philomele recordeth : And Flora seeing what the spring affordeth Smy-leth , smy-leth so sweetly , that heauen , that heauen it self inflamed , Greatly reioyceth , ij . to but heare her named : The welkin , water , and earth , all are full of plea-sure , All creaturs ioy in loue , as Natures treasure , All creatures ioy in loue , as Na-tures treasure .

FAire shepherds Queene , let vs hand in hand inchained , dance vp and down the greene , dance vp & down the greene , like frends vnfai-ned , And merily re-count , And merily recount our happie daies , While my tender flock clymes vp the mount , vp the mount , & ther staies : And shepherds all , come & follow me , ij . ij . praising Amarillis , All but Amintas , ij . ij . whose onely ioy is Phillis . And shepherds all come & follow me , ij . ij . praising Amarillis , All but Amintas , ij . whose onely ioy is Phil-lis , whose onely ioy is Phil-lis .

EVry sin-ging bird , that in the wood reioy-ces , come & assist me , ij . with your charming voi-ces : Zephirus , ij . ij . ij . come too , & make , & make the leaues , the leaues , the leaues , the leaues , the leaues , & the fountaines Gently to send , .ij. a whispring sound vnto the mountains : And from thence pleasant Ec-cho , sweetly re-plying . ij . ij . stay here , stay here play-ing , play-ing , where my Phyllis now is lying , And louely Graces , ij . & louely Gra-ces , with wanton Satyres come & play , dancing & sin-ging . ij . dancing , & sin-ging , dancing & sin-ging , a hornpype , ij . or a runde -

ALas , what a wretched life is this ? nay , what a death , nay what a death where the tyrant loue commaundeth , All my prowd hope , all my prowd hope quight faln , & life vntwyning : My ioyes each after other , in hast are flying , in hast are fly-ing , And leaue my hart dying ? O she from hence departs , my loue refray-ning , for whom all hartlesse alas , for whom all hartles a-las , for whom all hartlesse alas , for whome all hartlesse alas , I dye complayning . lay , or a rundelay , or a rundelay .

THough faint & wa-sted , ij . with ouerlong de-siring , of my belou'd but cru-ell foe , of my belou'd but cruel foe , whose delights are in my woe , yet fancie fra-meth , yet fancie fra-meth no retyring , but dyes admyring : O Loue , ô help at last , ô help at last , let her feele thy dart , That so vnkyndly kills my hart . O Loue , ô help at last , ô help at last , ij . let her feele thy dart , That so vnky-ndly ki-lls my hart . simple , ij . ij . a simple toy , a simple toy . ij . O , O beam

SInce my heedlesse eies began to be ran-ging , I thrise accursed alwais haue bin changing : first was I made a Hart , in whom yet all my hope was grounded , Then to a dy-ing Swan , then to a dy-ing , Swan , my altring state was turned , was turned , for though I sung , yet my fainting hart still moorned , for though I sung , And now & now to a Salamander , chan-ged , with fla-mes surroun-ded , O what a life is this , to liue still wounded . ij . to liue stil woun-ded .

WHen all alone my bony loue , my bony loue was playing , my bony loue was playing , my bony loue , my bony loue was playing , my bony loue , When all a-lone my bony loue , my bony loue was playing , my bony loue was playing , my bony loue , my bony loue was playing , my bony loue , And I saw Phoebus stand at a gaze staying , stand at gaze staying , Alas I feard betraying , alas I feard , Alas I feard , ther wold be some betraying , be some betraying , Alas Alas I feard , Alas I feard there would be some betraying , be some betraying .

WHen I beheld the faire face of Phyllis sleeping I shewd my ioy by weeping : And kissing oft her cheeks with roses stained , To my self I thus complained , ij . now feed your selues my feeble eies with ga-zing , while her eies with a clowd of sleepe are kept from blazing , are kept from blazing , And thou my hart , and thou my hart , whom she hath fired , ij . ij . dispaire not of thy desired , As now mine eies are pleased , So haply when she a-wakes , thou shalt be eased , As now mine eies are pleased , thou shalt be ea-sed .

ALas , where is my loue , wher is my sweeting , Alas , alas , wher is my sweeting , That hath stolne awaie my hart , God send vs meeting , God send vs mee-ting , And all my weeping , But if my sight she fly , Till hartlesse I die , my greiued ghost , with shryks & dreadfull crying , with shryks & dreadful crying , ij . Alwaies about her flying , shall murmur out complayning , To be reuengd of all her deep disdayning . ij . To be reuegd of all her deepe disdayning .

SWeet hart arise , that we may take our pleasure , Sweet hart arise , that we may take our pleasure , may take our pleasure , With prety pastimes , ij . louers onely treasure , dancing amongst faire Nymphs & louely Graces , wher a chast kisse , ij . ij . is mixt with sweet imbraces , with sweet im-braces , ij . O to the woods wend we without delaying , to the woods with-out delaying , wher sweetly sin-ging Byrds on bowes are playing , & beasts in wanton order , ij . from euery mountaine , each after other , each after other , each after other come to wait on Flo-raes traine , each after other ij . each after other come to wayte on Flo-raes trayne .

BVt if the countrie Gods seeke to surround thee , ij . fly then ij . ij . my sweet Phi-llis , false wanton Satirs vse much beguyling , Alas if they but ketch thee , ij . the fight will wound me , And my poore hart , though now it liue in pleasure , And my poore hart , ij . though now it liue in pleasure , ij . will die with onely feare , with feare , with onely feare , to leefe his treasure , will die with onely fea-re , with one-ly feare , to leese his treasure .

WHen from my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me , In Phillis hands he left me , Wher in a Sunne of gladnes , That sees no clowds , That sees no clowds of sa-dnesse , Myne eye beholds the beames ij . of Beauties treasure , ij . Adoring Loue , for god of plea-sure . for god of plea-sure , for god of pleasure . ij . Adoring Loue , for god of plea-sure . for god of plea-sure .

SWeet si-nging Amarillis , Ama-rillis my listning eare in-charmed , ij . And my heedlesse eie was deadly har-med , was deadly harmed when I there be-held the wanton looks of Phillis , ij . A-las ▪ wherfore , A-las wherefore haue not heauenly fates pro-uided , By whom all things are guyded , That either Phyllis face were not so brightsom , Or Amarillis si-nging , were losse delightsom , Or Amarillis si-nging were lesse de-ightsom , Or Amarillis si-nging were lesse de-lightsom .

FAncy retyre thee , Alas my hart will fire thee , ij . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And bony loue now frendles , ij . ij . frend-lesse , that lyfe may remaine , ij . Released of paine , ij . Alas , alas , the hoopes are end-lesse , yeelding much grief , but no gaine , And thou that wert my ▪ Iewell , But alwaies cruell , And thou that wert my Iewell , ij . but alwaies cruell , yet because I lou'd thee , when loue and fancy mou'd mee , O Ama-ryllis farewell ij . O Amarillis farewell .

HOw long with vaine complayning , how long with dryry teares , & ioyes refrayning , and ioyes refrayning , Shall we renewe his dy-ing , whose happy soull is flying , whose happy soull is flying , Not in a place of sadnes , But of eternall gladnes , but of eternall gladnes , ij . Sweet Sydney liues in heau'n [ ô ] therfore let our wee-ping , be turnd to hymns & songs of plesant greeting . be turnd to hymns & songs of pleasant gree-ting , and songs of pleasant greeting , be turnd to hymns and songs of pleasant greeting , and songs of pleasant greeting .

ALl yee that ioy in wayling , Come seat your selues , come seat your selues a rowe , come seat your selues arowe , and weepe beside me , That while my life is fayling , that while my life is fayling , The world may see , in loue what ill betyd me : And after death doe this in my behoue , Tell Cressed Troy-ilus is dead for loue , And after death do this in my behoue , Tell Cressed Troyilus , Tell Cressed Troyilus is dead for loue .

O Heare me heauenvly powrs all at one calling , while you see my cheefest plea-sure down falling , stay Phillis now depar-ting , & inspyre her , That onely my desert & loue may fyre her . And thou for whom Vn-lesse thou wish my death , come againe sweet hart . come againe sweet hart , Vn-lesse thou wish my death , come againe sweet hart . And thou for whome , Vn-lesse thou wish my death , come againe sweet hart . come againe sweet hart . Vn-lesse thou wish my death , come againe sweet hart , Vnlesse thou wish my death come againe sweet hart .

IN chaynes of hope & feare , singing & crying , I clyme & fall : I liue , but euer dying : O tyrant Loue , ô come at once & slay me , That fly-ing hence down , that fly-ing hence down , wher Charons boat doth stay me , Whose prowd aspiring hart doth but de-laie me , I may dance in Ely-sium , the paines of Loue , there resounding with ioy , the paynes of Loue , the paines of Loue , the paines of Loue , ij . and the deep woun-ding . and the deep woun-ding .

WHen Meliboeus soul fly-ing hence de-par-ted Astrophill , whom not long before death darted , Rysing vp fro the starre with him late gra-ced , Down along the heauens he swiftly tra-ced , they both imbraced , ij . And both together ioyfully were placed : ij . ij . ij . together ioyfully were placed : O thrise happy payre of frends , drew them vp , ij . ij . to heauenly plea-sure , drew them vp , ij . to hea-u●nly plea-sure , plea-sure .

NOw twinkling starres do smile , & dance , & play then , Their lights In-creased , & heauens , all new array them , To honor Meliboeus , that did obay them . Tityrus leaue lamenting , Tityrus leaue la-menting , & to bewayle him , & to bewayle him , That is plac't in heauen . that is plac't in heauen , ij . wher ioy ij . for nothing now can quai-le him : wher ioy , where ioy shall neuer faile him : And death go pack thee : for nothing now for nothing now can quai le him .

VNkind ô stay thy flying , And if I needs must die , pitty me dying : But in thee , but in thee my hart is lying , A-las , a-las , till life do fayl thee , Alas , till life do fay-le thee . O therfore if the fates , ô therefore if the fates bid thee be fleting , stay for me , whose poore hart thou hast in kee-ping , O therfore if the fates , ô therefore if the fates bid thee he fleting , stay for mee , whose poore hart thou hast in kee-ping .

LOue hath proclamed warre by Trumpet sounded , by Trumpet soun-ded , ij . And made a vow that beauty shal be wounded , And ij . woun-ded , Di-a-na , Di-a-na , see thy Nymfs be strongly garded , see ij . for his stroks will amaze them , if not well warded , ij . ij . ij . And Amarillis hyde thy beauties treasure , ij . hyde thy beauties treasure , Lest in thy looks loue take too great a pleasure : if he assalt thee , ij . ij . being thus enraged , his wrath in thee alas , his wrath in thee alas must be assuaged , his wrath in thee alas , his wrath in thee alas must be assuaged .

THough faint & wa-sted , ij . with ouerlong de-siring , of my belou'd but cru-ell foe , of my belou'd but cru-ell foe , whose delights are in my woe , no rety-ring , no rety-ring , but dyes admyring : O Loue , O Loue , ô help at last , let her feele thy dart , That so vnkyndly kills my hart . O Loue , ô help a last , ô help at last , let her feele thy dart , That so vnkyndly killd my hart .

SInce my heedlesse eies began to be ran-ging , I thrise accursed alwais haue bin changing : first was I made a Hart , and deadly woū-ded by Phillis , in whom yet all my hope was grounded , Then to a dy-ing Swan , Then to a dy-ing Swan , my altring state was turned , ij . for though I sung , yet my fainting hart still moorned , for though I sung , yet my fainting hart still moorned : And now & now to a Salamander chan-ged , with flames surrounded , O what a life is this , to liue still wounded . ij . ij .

WHen all alone my bony loue was playing , my bony loue was playing , ij . was playing , my bony loue was playing , my bony loue was playing , ij . ij . was playing , my bony loue was playing , And I saw Phoe-bus stand at a gaze staying , stand at a gaze staying , Alas I feard betraying , Alas I feard , Alas I feard , ther wold be some betraying , be some betraying , Alas Alas I feard , Alas I feard there would be some be-traying , be some betraying .

WHen I beheld the face of Phyllis sleeping , I shewd my ioy by wee-ping : And kissing oft her cheeks with roses stained , To my self , to my self I thus cō-plained , now feed your selues my feeble eies with gazing , while her eies with a clowd of sleepe are kept from blazing , while her eies with a clowd of sleepe , are kept from bla-zing , And thou my hart , and thou my hart , whom she hath fired , ij . ij . dispaire not of thy de-sired , As now mine eies are pleased , So haply when she wakes , thou shalt be eased , As now mine eies are pleased , So haply when she awakes , thou shalt be eased .

ALas , where is my loue , where is my sweeting , Alas , alas , wher is my sweeting , That hath stolne awaie my hart , God send vs meeting , God send vs meeting , That rewing my lament with friendly greeting , she may release my smart , And all my wee-ping , But if my sight she fly , Till hartlesse I die , with shryks & dreadfull crying , ij . Alwaies about her flying , shall murmur out complayning , To be reuengd of all her deep disdayning . ij . To be reuengd of all her deep disdayning .

SWeet hart arise , that we may take our pleasure , that we may take our pleasure , ij . ij . With prety pastims , ij . louers onely trea-sure , dancing amongst faire Nimphs & louely Graces , wher a chast kisse , ij . ij . is mixt with sweet imbraces , with sweet imbra-ces , O to the woods wend we without delaying , wher sweetly sin-ging Byrds on bowes are playing , & beasts in wanton order , ij . from euery mountaine , ij . each after other , ij . each after other , come to wait on Flo-raes traine , each after other ij . each after other come to wayte on Floraes trayne . on Flo-raes trayne .

BVt if the countrie Gods seeke to surround thee , ij . fly then , ij . ij . sweet Phillis , trust not their smi-ling , false wanton Satirs do vse much beguyling , Alas if they but ketch thee , ij . The sight will wound me , And my poore hart , ij . though now it liue in pleasure , And my poore hart , though now it liue in pleasure , will die with one-ly fea-re , with one-ly feare , to leese his trea-sure , will die with onely feare , with one-ly feare , to leese his treasure .

WHen from my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me , In Phillis hands he left me , Wher in a Sunne of gladnes , That sees no clowds , That sees no clowds of sadnesse , Myne eye beholds the beames of Beauties treasure , ij . Adoring Loue , for god of plea-sure for god of pleasure , for god of pleasure . ij . ij . Adoring Loue for god of plea-sure , for god of pleasure , for god of plea-sure .

SWeet si-nging Amarillis , Amarillis , my listning eare in-charmed , ij . And my heedlesse eie was deadly harmed , my heedlesse eie was deadly harmed , when I there be-held , the wanton looks of Phillis , the wanton looks of Phy-llis , A-las , wherfore , haue not heauenly fates prouided , By whom all things are guyded , That either Phyllis face were not so brightsom , lesse de-lightsom , Or Amarillis singing , were lesse delightsom , Or Amarillis si-nging were lesse delightsom .

FAncy retyre thee , Alas my hart will fire thee , ij . And bony loue now frendlesse , ij . ij . de-part awaie , that lyfe may remaine , Released of paine , ij . ij . Alas , alas , thy hoopes are end-lesse , yeelding much grief , but no gaine , And thou that wert my Iewell , But alwaies cruell , And thou that wert my Iewell , ij . but alwaies cruell , ij . yet because I lou'd thee , when loue and fancy mou'd mee , O Amaryllis farewell . ij . ij . O farewell .

HOw long with vaine complayning , how long with dryry teares , & ioyes refrayning , and ioyes refrayning , Shall we renewe his dy-ing , whose happy soull is flying , ij . Not in a place of sadnes , But of e-ternall gladnes , but of eternall gladnes , eternall gladnes , Sweet Sydney liues in heau'n , in heau'n [ ô ] therfore let our wee-ping , be turnd to hymns & songs of plesant greeting . & songs of pleasant greeting , & songs of pleasant greeting , be turnd to hymns & songs of pleasant greeting , & songs of pleasant greeting .

ALl yee that ioy in wayling , Come seat your selues , come seat your selues arowe , come seat your selues arowe , and weepe beside me , and weepe beside me , That while my life in fayling , that while my life is fayling , The world may see , in loue what ill be-tyd me : And after death doe this in my behoue , Tell Cressed Troy-ilus And after death do this in my behoue , Tell Cressed Troy-ilus , ij . is dead for loue .

O Heare me hea-uen-ly powrs all at one calling , while you see my cheefest pleasure , plea-sure down falling , stay Phillis now departing , & inspyre her , That onely my desert & loue may fyre her : That onely my desert & loue may fyre her : And thou for whom ( alas ) I feele so deep smart , Vnlesse thou wish my death , my death , Vnlesse thou wish my death , come againe sweet hart . Vn-lesse thou wish my death , come againe sweet hart , And thou for whome , ( alas ) I feele so deep smart , Vnlesse thou wish my death , my death : Vnlesse thou wish my death , come againe sweet hart . Vnlesse thou wish my death , come againe sweet hart . ô come againe , come againe sweet hart .

WHen Meliboeus soull flying hence de-parted , depar-ted , Astrophill , whom not long before death darted , Down along the heauens he swiftly tra-ced , Where meeting with his frend , they both imbra-ced , and both together ioyfully wer pla-ced : ij . ij . ij . together ioyfully wer placed : O Arcadies treasure , Whose vertues drew them vp , drew them vp , ij . to heauenly pleasure , drew them vp , drew them vp , to heauenly heauenly pleasure .

NOw twinkling starres do smile , & dance , & play then , Their lights in-creased , & heauens , all new array them , To honor Meliboeus , that did obay them . Tityrus leaue lamenting , Tityrus leaue la-menting , & to bewail him , & to bewayle him , That is plac't in heauen , where ioy , wher ioy shal ne-uer faile him : And death go pack thee : wher ioy , wher ioy shal neuer faile him : & death go pack thee , for nothing now can quai-le him . for nothing now can quaile him .

VNkind ô stay , And if I needs must die , pitty me dying ▪ But in thee , but in thee my hart is ly-ing . And no death can assaill mee , A-las , a-las , till life do fayl thee , O ô therfore if the fates bid thee be fleting , stay for me , whose poore hart thou hast in keeping , O ô therfore if the fates bid thee be sleting , stay for me whose poore hart thou hast in keeping .

LOue hath proclamed warre by Trumpet sounded , by Trumpet soun-ded , ij . And made a vow that beauty shal be wounded , ij . that beauty shall be wounded , Di-ana , Di-a-na , Diana , see thy Nymfs be strongly garded , see thy Nymfs be strongly garded , for his stroks wil a-maze them , if not well warded , if not well warded , ij . ij . And Amarillis , ij . hyde thy beauties treasure , hyde thy beauties trea-sure , Lest in thy looks loue take too great a pleasure : if he assalt thee , ij . ij . being thus enraged , his wrath in thee alas , his wrath in thee alas must be assuaged , his wrath in thee alas , his wrath in thee alas must be assuaged .