The Faithful Shepherdess - The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10). by John Fletcher;Francis Beaumont
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This Tormentil, whose vertue is to part
All deadly killing poyson from the heart; And here _Narcissus_ roots for swellings be: Yellow _Lysimacus_, to give sweet rest To the faint Shepherd, killing where it comes All busie gnats, and every fly that hums: For leprosie, Darnel, and Sellondine, With Calamint, whose vertues do refine The blood of man, making it free and fair As the first hour it breath'd, or the best air. Here other two, but your rebellious use Is not for me, whose goodness is abuse; Therefore foul Standergrass, from me and mine I banish thee, with lustful Turpentine, You that intice the veins and stir the heat To civil mutiny, scaling the seat Our reason moves in, and deluding it With dreams and wanton fancies, till the fit Of burning lust be quencht; by appetite, Robbing the soul of blessedness and light: And thou light _Varvin_ too, thou must go after, Provoking easie souls to mirth and laughter; No more shall I dip thee in water now, And sprinkle every post, and every bough With thy well pleasing juyce, to make the grooms Swell with high mirth, as with joy all the rooms. _Enter_ Thenot. _The_. This is the Cabin where the best of all |
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