Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 197 of 400
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This is a page of running verse poetry from what appears to be an early modern or Renaissance-era work titled "Albions England" (visible at page top). The text describes a man named Erickmon who falls in love with a beautiful young woman called Gyrettas, struggles with his passion for her, attempts to hide his feelings through absence and wit, but ultimately cannot overcome love's power over him. The passage is written in archaic English with old-fashioned typography and spelling conventions typical of early printed books.
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wei a A ERE LONE! “ENGLAND. And fee your felfethe onely hiaede whereto ty foule doth Aye: Iffixch I feeme and be not fuch,let nought betide me well: Iffuch I feeme and be not fuch, [ with no heauen but hell : Iffuch I feeme and be not fach,yout Fauourslermemis, 2 <7 With thar he bleft himfelfe and fayd,ab,what a with was this ? . Then fteps he to fome other Tree,and,as vnto a frend, Bewayles himfelfe, with long difcourte of loue,to little end: And(as it were a myfterie) thus many atime would tell ‘a Of one Evickmon,as mightieeme,with him acquainted well, ‘Who would(quoth he)haue thought that he had dotedon a Laffe 2. Who rather would haue thoughtthe Girle fo eilefull as fhe was? % Once brau’d he it and often found with filken Wenches grace, 4 Yeat(and I wonder)faults he not,though hauingtime and place: % He never hild but gracious thoughts of women,yeat,[winne, | The fayrett She he ever faw night quithis thoughts offinne. — % When of the Court and Citie both he could fufficient fay, ie , From eithers bufie Vanities he gettcth him away: wil Fee Amoneft the woods hishappieftdayes by-comeortobepaft 9 >” He found, had not Gywettas face intrappedhimmat laft. ») fie. Nor Court nor Citiehad the feene syeat eithers prayfe flie hada } So much more worth by howe much lefle fhe was vn-nicely clad. Atfixteene yeares fuch was (he as at Twentie,and at both - Well worth the louing for her loore,her face,and comely groth, Thence,waxing amorous,he checkt his eyesthatcheckthimfo, Which checks as oft were countercheckt by Louehis mightier Foe. _ Heloath’d to live that liu’dtoloue, andlowdtolofie,for why? : | Hefcorn’d thatwontlefle paffionjoranamorousFooletodye. | Fulloften therefore would he balke her fight that pleas’dhim moft, | | And, ifperceawdto be in loue,falfe freedome would he boft, | } Butall fornought,not abfence or fweeteexercife of wit, ——— Or ought befides might put afide Loues ouer-maftring fit, _ Thus pyned erehe pleadeth loue(yeatpleafingherfowell, As noné had fitter time and place hisheartsynrefttotel)) iad & -— P | j | Son Comicbooks:-cc . : - “, ‘ —