My sighs so deep, Procure to weep, In howling wise, to see my doleful plight. Through heartless ground, Like a thousand vanquish'd men in bloody fight! "The Passionate Pilgrim and Weelkes's book have, Love is dying,' and 'Heart's denying. The reading of the text is found in England's Helicon, except that it has, 'Love is,' and 'Faith is.'"-MALONE. b- renying, Forswearing. d My sighs] So Weelkes's Madrigals. The other copics read, "With sighes," &c. Weelkes's copy has, Green plants bring not "Loud bells ring not VOL. VI. LL 31 Whenas thine eye hath chose the dame, Take counsel of some wiser head, And when thou com'st thy tale to tell, But plainly say thou lov'st her well, What though her frowning brows be bent, That which with scorn she put away. sweet lass,-] We follow Weelkes's Madrigals. The other copies read, "sweet love," &c. b- the cause of all my moan:] So Weelkes's Madrigals, and “England's Helicon.” "The Passionate Pilgrim" has, my woe," &c. As well as fancy partial might:] This is very probably corrupt, but the change proposed by Steevens, "partial tike," is unendurable; and we have no faith in the reading said to be derived from a MS. of this poem in the possession of Mr. Collier,"As well as partial fancy like," &c. - filed talk,-] Polished diction. And set thy person forth to sell.] A reading supplied by a manuscript copy of this poem, of the age of Shakespeare, which Malone used. The Passionate Pilgrim' has, "her person forth to sale." - will clear-] So the MS. just referred to. "The Passionate Pilgrim" reads, "will calm," &c. What though she strive to try her strengt And to her will frame all thy ways; The strongest castle, tower, and town, Serve always with assured trust, When time shall serve, be thou not slack The wiles and guiles that women work, Think women love to match with men, But soft! enough,-too much I fear; Yet will she blush, here be it said, • Begin when age does them attaint.] This is the lection of the MS. followed by Malone; it is poor stuff, but it has the advantage of being intelligible, which cannot be said of the corresponding stanza in "The Passionate Pilgrim," "Think women still to strive with men, b For if-] So the MS. To sin and never for to saint; There is no heaven by holy then, When time with age shall them attaint." "The Passionate Pilgrim" reads,-" Lest that," &c. She will not stick to ring mine ear,-] The reading of the MS. used by Malone. That of "The Passionate Pilgrim" is, 66 to round me on th' ear," &c. XVIII. Live with me, and be my love," There will we sit upon the rocks, There will I make thee a bed of roses, A belt of straw and ivy buds, Love's Answer. If that the world and love were young,b As it fell upon a day XIX. In the merry month of May, Which a grove of myrtles made, Beasts did leap, and birds did sing, Save the nightingale alone: She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Scarce I could from tears refrain Live with me, and be my love,-] This beautiful song, which is imperfectly giver here, will be found complete at p. 414, Vol. II. It is generally supposed to have been written by Marlowe. b If that the world and love were young,-] The present version of the "Answer” is also defective. Compare the copy in "England's Helicon," where it bears the signature. often adopted by Sir Walter Raleigh, of Ignoto. See also Percy's "Reliques," Vol. 1. p. 237, edit. 1812. For her griefs, so lively shown, Senseless trees they cannot hear thee; All thy friends are lapp'd in lead; XX. Whilst as fickle Fortune smil'd, Words are easy, like the wind; Whilst thou hast wherewith to spend ; They have him at commandement; beasts, &c.] From the abridged version of this poem in "England's Helicon." "The Passionate Pilgrim" has "bears," &c. This couplet, which terminates the poem in "England's Helicon," is omitted in "The Passionate Pilgrim." |