Part 11

our] thy _RP31_]

[54 Yea ... panting heart? _1635-69_, _A25:_ Yea thy pale colours inward as thy heart? _H40_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_, _TCD_]

[56 sad] rude _P_, _TCD_]

[57-66 _om._ _1635-54_, _A25_, _B_]

[58 brains] beams _P:_ brain _Chambers_]

[61 Fortune, _Ed:_ fortune, _1669_

would rive us, with _H40_, _O'F_, _S96_, _TCD:_ would ruine us with _1669_]

[62 her _H40:_ his _1669_

it] yet _1669_

bleed: _Ed:_ bleed. _1669_]

[65 Oh Fortune,] Oh fortune, _1669_, _S96:_ And Fortune _H40_, _P_]

[66 shame. _H40_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ name. _1669_]

[67 Do thy great worst _&c._ _1669:_ Fortune, doe thy worst _&c._ _1635-54_ (_after_ 56 the vulgar story?)

armes, _1635-69_, _H40_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _TCD:_ charmes _H-K_ (_Grosart and Chambers_)]

[69 Rend us in sunder, _1669 and MSS.:_ Bend us, in sunder _1635-54_]

[72 shifts. _1635:_ shifts, _1639-69_]

[76 Water _H40_, _P_, _TCD:_ Waters _1635-69_, _A25_, _S96_

sure. _Ed:_ sure; _1635-69_]

[77 Time] Times _H40_, _TCD_

Spring _Ed:_ spring _1635-69_]

[79 ripened in the eare; _B_, _H40_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_, _TCD:_ ripened in the yeare; _1635:_ inripened the yeare; _1639-69_]

[83-94 _omit_ _1635-54_, _A25_, _B_]

[85 Though _H40_, _P_, _TCD:_ The _1669_, _S96_]

[87 he ... Portions _Ed:_ he ... portions _H40:_ he ... portion _O'F_, _P_, _TCD:_ we ... Portion _1669:_ he can't in like proportion _H-K_ (_Grosart_)]

[88 enjoyes] yet joys _H40_]

[89 ever your] your fayrest _H40_, _TCD_]

[92 by your contempt then constancy: _H40_, _S96:_ be your contempt then constancy: _O'F_, _H-K_ (_Grosart_), _P_, _TCD:_ be your contempt then her inconstancy: _1669_]

[94 there reflected _H40_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _TCD:_ here neglected _1669:_ there neglected _H-K_ (_Grosart, probably wrongly_)]

[95-104 _om. TCD_]

[95 For _H40, S96:_ And _1635-69_]

[96 my words are now; _H40, P:_ my deeds are now; _1635-69, O'F, S96:_ my thoughts are now; _A25_]

[102 oft, _1633-54:_ oft _1669_

would _1635-54, A25, B, H40, O'F, S96: _ most _1669_]

ELEGIE XIII.

_Iulia._

Harke newes, ô envy, thou shalt heare descry'd My _Iulia_; who as yet was ne'r envy'd. To vomit gall in slander, swell her vaines With calumny, that hell it selfe disdaines, Is her continuall practice; does her best, 5 To teare opinion even out of the brest Of dearest friends, and (which is worse than vilde) Sticks jealousie in wedlock; her owne childe Scapes not the showres of envie, To repeate The monstrous fashions, how, were, alive, to eate 10 Deare reputation. Would to God she were But halfe so loath to act vice, as to heare My milde reproofe. Liv'd _Mantuan_ now againe, That fœmall Mastix, to limme with his penne This she _Chymera_, that hath eyes of fire, 15 Burning with anger, anger feeds desire, Tongued like the night-crow, whose ill boding cries Give out for nothing but new injuries, Her breath like to the juice in _Tenarus_ That blasts the springs, though ne'r so prosperous, 20 Her hands, I know not how, us'd more to spill The food of others, then her selfe to fill. But oh her minde, that _Orcus_, which includes Legions of mischiefs, countlesse multitudes Of formlesse curses, projects unmade up, 25 Abuses yet unfashion'd, thoughts corrupt, Mishapen Cavils, palpable untroths, Inevitable errours, self-accusing oaths: These, like those Atoms swarming in the Sunne, Throng in her bosome for creation. 30 I blush to give her halfe her due; yet say, No poyson's halfe so bad as _Iulia_.

[Elegie XIII. _&c. Ed:_ Eleg. XV. _&c. 1635-54:_ Elegie XV. _1669:_ Iulia. _B:_ Elegy. Iulia. _O'F_]

[5 practice; _Ed:_ practice, _1635-69_]

[7 vilde) _Ed:_ vile) _1635-69:_ vilde _is the regular spelling of this word in the Donne MSS._]

[8 in wedlock;] in the sheets of wedlock; _B_]

[10 how, _1635:_ how; _1639-69_]

[That fœmall Mastix, _1635:_ _1639-69 and Chambers drop comma. But see note_]

[18 injuries, _1635-39:_ injuries. _1650-69_]

[20 prosperous, _Ed:_ prosperous. _1635-69_]

[24 mischiefs _O'F:_ mischiefe, _1635-69_]

[28 oaths: _B_, _H-K_ (_Grosart_): loathes: _1635-69_, _O'F_]

[31 give but half _B:_ give half her _O'F_

yet say,] only this say, _B:_ but this say _O'F_]

ELEGIE XIV.

_A Tale of a Citizen and his Wife._

I sing no harme good sooth to any wight, To Lord or foole, Cuckold, begger or knight, To peace-teaching Lawyer, Proctor, or brave Reformed or reduced Captaine, Knave, Officer, Iugler, or Iustice of peace, 5 Iuror or Iudge; I touch no fat sowes grease, I am no Libeller, nor will be any, But (like a true man) say there are too many. I feare not _ore tenus_; for my tale, Nor Count nor Counsellour will redd or pale. 10 A Citizen and his wife the other day Both riding on one horse, upon the way I overtooke, the wench a pretty peate, And (by her eye) well fitting for the feate. I saw the lecherous Citizen turne backe 15 His head, and on his wifes lip steale a smacke, Whence apprehending that the man was kinde, Riding before, to kisse his wife behinde, To get acquaintance with him I began To sort discourse fit for so fine a man: 20 I ask'd the number of the Plaguy Bill, Ask'd if the Custome Farmers held out still, Of the Virginian plot, and whether Ward The traffique of the I land seas had marr'd, Whether the Brittaine _Burse_ did fill apace, 25 And likely were to give th'Exchange disgrace; Of new-built _Algate_, and the _More-field_ crosses, Of store of Bankerouts, and poore Merchants losses I urged him to speake; But he (as mute As an old Courtier worne to his last suite) 30 Replies with onely yeas and nayes; At last (To fit his element) my theame I cast On Tradesmens gaines; that set his tongue agoing: Alas, good sir (quoth he) _There is no doing In Court nor City now_; she smil'd and I, 35 And (in my conscience) both gave him the lie In one met thought: but he went on apace, And at the present time with such a face He rail'd, as fray'd me; for he gave no praise, To any but my Lord of _Essex_ dayes; 40 Call'd those the age of action; true (quoth Hee) There's now as great an itch of bravery, And heat of taking up, but cold lay downe, For, put to push of pay, away they runne; Our onely City trades of hope now are 45 Bawd, Tavern-keeper, Whore and Scrivener; The much of Privileg'd kingsmen, and the store Of fresh protections make the rest all poore; In the first state of their Creation, Though many stoutly stand, yet proves not one 50 A righteous pay-master. Thus ranne he on In a continued rage: so void of reason Seem'd his harsh talke, I sweat for feare of treason. And (troth) how could I lesse? when in the prayer For the protection of the wise Lord Major, 55 And his wise brethrens worships, when one prayeth, He swore that none could say Amen with faith. To get him off from what I glowed to heare, (In happy time) an Angel did appeare, The bright Signe of a lov'd and wel-try'd Inne, 60 Where many Citizens with their wives have bin Well us'd and often; here I pray'd him stay, To take some due refreshment by the way. Looke how hee look'd that hid the gold (his hope) And at's returne found nothing but a Rope, 65 So he on me, refus'd and made away, Though willing she pleaded a weary day: I found my misse, struck hands, and praid him tell (To hold acquaintance still) where he did dwell; He barely nam'd the street, promis'd the Wine, 70 But his kinde wife gave me the very Signe.

[Elegie XIV. _&c._ _Ed:_ Eleg. XVI. A Tale _&c._ _1635-54:_ Elegie XVI. _1669:_ Elegie XV. _O'F:_ _no title, B_]

[2 or foole,] to fool, _1669_]

[5 Iugler, _1635-39:_ Iudge, _1650-69_]

[9 _tenus;_ _Ed:_ _tenus_, _1635-69_]

[10 will redd or pale. _1669_, _B_, _O'F_ (shall): will looke redd or pale. _1635-54_]

[14 feate. _Ed:_ feate, _1635-69_]

[16 steale] seale _O'F_]

[21 Plaguy _1669_, _B_, _O'F:_ Plaguing _1635-54_]

[22 Custome] custome _1635_]

[24 I land _Ed:_ Iland _1635-54:_ Midland _1669_, _O'F:_ the land, the seas _B_, _but later hand has inserted_ mid _above the line:_ Island _Chambers and Grolier_]

[27 _More-field_] Moorefields _B_]

[32 To fit] To hit _O'F_]

[33 agoing: _Ed:_ agoing, _1635-69_]

[35 _In ... now_; _Ed:_ _roman_ _1635-69_]

[38 time _1669:_ times _O'F_]

[41 those ... (quoth Hee) _1669_, _B_, _O'F:_ that ... (quoth I) _1635-54_]

[46 Bawd, ... Scrivener; _B_, _O'F:_ Bawds, Tavernkeepers, Whores and Scriveners, _1635-54:_ Bawds, Tavernkeepers, Whore and Scrivener _1669_]

[47 kingsmen, and the store _1669_, _B_, _O'F_ (kingsman): kinsmen, and store _1635-54_]

[58 him off _O'F:_ off him _1669:_ him _1635-54_]

[61 have bin _B_, _O'F:_ had beene, _1635-69_]

[64 the gold (his hope)] his gold, his hope _1669_]

[65 at's _1669:_ at _1635-54_]

[66 on _1669_, _B:_ at _1635-54_

me,] me: _1635-54_]

[67 day: _1669_, _B_, _O'F:_ stay. _1635-39:_ stay: _1650-54_]

[69 dwell; _1635:_ dwell _1639-54:_ dwell, _1669_]

ELEGIE XV.

_The Expostulation._

To make the doubt cleare, that no woman's true, Was it my fate to prove it strong in you? Thought I, but one had breathed purest aire, And must she needs be false because she's faire? Is it your beauties marke, or of your youth, 5 Or your perfection, not to study truth? Or thinke you heaven is deafe, or hath no eyes? Or those it hath, smile at your perjuries? Are vowes so cheape with women, or the matter Whereof they are made, that they are writ in water, 10 And blowne away with winde? Or doth their breath (Both hot and cold at once) make life and death? Who could have thought so many accents sweet Form'd into words, so many sighs should meete As from our hearts, so many oathes, and teares 15 Sprinkled among, (all sweeter by our feares And the divine impression of stolne kisses, That seal'd the rest) should now prove empty blisses? Did you draw bonds to forfet? signe to breake? Or must we reade you quite from what you speake, 20 And finde the truth out the wrong way? or must Hee first desire you false, would wish you just? O I prophane, though most of women be This kinde of beast, my thought shall except thee; My dearest love, though froward jealousie, 25 With circumstance might urge thy'inconstancie, Sooner I'll thinke the Sunne will cease to cheare The teeming earth, and _that_ forget to beare, Sooner that rivers will runne back, or Thames With ribs of Ice in June would bind his streames, 30 Or Nature, by whose strength the world endures, Would change her course, before you alter yours. But O that treacherous breast to whom weake you Did trust our Counsells, and wee both may rue, Having his falshood found too late, 'twas hee 35 That made me _cast_ you guilty, and you me, Whilst he, black wretch, betray'd each simple word Wee spake, unto the cunning of a third. Curst may hee be, that so our love hath slaine, And wander on the earth, wretched as _Cain_, 40 Wretched as hee, and not deserve least pitty; In plaguing him, let misery be witty; Let all eyes shunne him, and hee shunne each eye, Till hee be noysome as his infamie; May he without remorse deny God thrice, 45 And not be trusted more on his Soules price; And after all selfe torment, when hee dyes, May Wolves teare out his heart, Vultures his eyes, Swine eate his bowels, and his falser tongue That utter'd all, be to some Raven flung, 50 And let his carrion coarse be a longer feast To the Kings dogges, then any other beast. Now have I curst, let us our love revive; In mee the flame was never more alive; I could beginne againe to court and praise, 55 And in that pleasure lengthen the short dayes Of my lifes lease; like Painters that do take Delight, not in made worke, but whiles they make; I could renew those times, when first I saw Love in your eyes, that gave my tongue the law 60 To like what you lik'd; and at maskes and playes Commend the selfe same Actors, the same wayes; Aske how you did, and often with intent Of being officious, be impertinent; All which were such soft pastimes, as in these 65 Love was as subtilly catch'd, as a disease; But being got it is a treasure sweet, Which to defend is harder then to get: And ought not be prophan'd on either part, For though'tis got by _chance_, 'tis kept by _art_. 70

[Elegie XV. _Ed:_ Eleg. XVII. The Expostulation. _1635-54:_ Elegie XVII. _1669:_ Elegie. _1633_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _HN_, _M_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _RP31_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_, _Jonson's_ Underwoods]

[2 strong] full _Und_]

[3 purest] the purer _Und_]

[6 Or your _1633-69:_ Or of your _H40_]

[8 it hath,] she hath _B_, _H40_, _M_, _N_, _P_, _S96_]

[12 (Both hot and cold at once) _RP31:_ Both ... at once, _Und:_ (Both ... cold) at once _1633-69_, _S96:_ Both heate and coole at once _M_

make] threat _Und_]

[14 Form'd into] Tun'd to our _Und_]

[15 As] Blowne _Und_]

[16-18 (all sweeter ... the rest) _1633_, _B_, _Cy_, _M_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _RP31:_ (all sweetend _&c._ _1635_, _which does not complete the bracket:_ (all sweetend by our fears) _&c._ _1639-69_, _L74_ (sweeter), _P_ (sweeter), _S96_ (sweetned)]

[22 wish] have _P_]

[24 This kinde of beast,] The common Monster, _Und_

my thought _1633:_ my thoughts _1635-69_, _HN_, _S96_]

[25 though froward] how ever _RP31_, _Und_]

[26 thy'inconstancie,] the contrarie. _Und_]

[28 beare, _1633:_ beare: _1635-69_]

[30 would _1633_, _Und:_ will _1635-69_

streames, _Ed:_ streames; _1633-69_]

[32 yours.] yours; _1633_]

[34 trust _1633-69:_ drift _Chambers_]

[37 wretch] wrech _1633_]

[38 third. _Ed:_ third; _1633-69_]

[39 love] loves _RP31_]

[40 wretched as _Cain_, _1633-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _N_, _O'F:_ as wretched Cain, _P:_ as cursed Cain, _S:_ wretched on the Earth, as Cain: _Und_]

[52 dogges, ... beast.] dogges; ... beast; _1633_]

[53 have I] I have _1669_

revive] receive _Und_]

[58 worke, _1633-39_, _most MSS.:_ works, _1650-69_, _S96_, _Und_]

[61 and playes] or playes _Und_]

[64 be] grow _Und_]

[65 soft] lost _Und_]

ELEGIE XVI.

_On his Mistris._

By our first strange and fatall interview, By all desires which thereof did ensue, By our long starving hopes, by that remorse Which my words masculine perswasive force Begot in thee, and by the memory 5 Of hurts, which spies and rivals threatned me, I calmly beg: But by thy fathers wrath, By all paines, which want and divorcement hath, I conjure thee, and all the oathes which I And thou have sworne to seale joynt constancy, 10 Here I unsweare, and overswear them thus, Thou shalt not love by wayes so dangerous. Temper, ô faire Love, loves impetuous rage, Be my true Mistris still, not my faign'd Page; I'll goe, and, by thy kinde leave, leave behinde 15 Thee, onely worthy to nurse in my minde, Thirst to come backe; ô if thou die before, My soule from other lands to thee shall soare. Thy (else Almighty) beautie cannot move Rage from the Seas, nor thy love teach them love, 20 Nor tame wilde Boreas harshnesse; Thou hast reade How roughly hee in peeces shivered Faire Orithea, whom he swore he lov'd. Fall ill or good, 'tis madnesse to have prov'd Dangers unurg'd; Feed on this flattery, 25 That absent Lovers one in th'other be. Dissemble nothing, not a boy, nor change Thy bodies habite, nor mindes; bee not strange To thy selfe onely; All will spie in thy face A blushing womanly discovering grace; 30 Richly cloath'd Apes, are call'd Apes, and as soone Ecclips'd as bright we call the Moone the Moone. Men of France, changeable Camelions, Spittles of diseases, shops of fashions, Loves fuellers, and the rightest company 35 Of Players, which upon the worlds stage be, Will quickly know thee, and no lesse, alas! Th'indifferent Italian, as we passe His warme land, well content to thinke thee Page, Will hunt thee with such lust, and hideous rage, 40 As _Lots_ faire guests were vext. But none of these Nor spungy hydroptique Dutch shall thee displease, If thou stay here. O stay here, for, for thee England is onely a worthy Gallerie, To walke in expectation, till from thence 45 Our greatest King call thee to his presence. When I am gone, dreame me some happinesse, Nor let thy lookes our long hid love confesse, Nor praise, nor dispraise me, nor blesse nor curse Openly loves force, nor in bed fright thy Nurse 50 With midnights startings, crying out, oh, oh Nurse, ô my love is slaine, I saw him goe O'r the white Alpes alone; I saw him I, Assail'd, fight, taken, stabb'd, bleed, fall, and die. Augure me better chance, except dread _Iove_ 55 Thinke it enough for me to'have had thy love.

[Elegie XVI. _&c._ _Ed:_ Elegie on his Mistris. _1635-54 where, and in 1669, it appears among_ Funerall Elegies: Elegie. _1669: among_ Elegies _with or without heading or number_, _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _M_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _TCC_, _TCD_, _W:_ _B heads_ His wife would have gone as his page.]

[1 interview, _Ed:_ interview _1635-69_]

[3 starving] striving _1669_, _B_, _P:_ starvling _A18_, _N_, _TC_]

[7 beg: _D:_ beg. _1635-69_

fathers _1635-69_, _O'F:_ Parents _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _M_, _N_, _P_, _S_, _TC_, _W_]

[11 Here I] I here _1669_]

[12 wayes _1635-54_, _O'F:_ means _1669, and rest of MSS._]

[14 still ... faign'd] _1669 om._ still _and reads_ faigned]

[18 My soule ... to thee] From other lands my soule towards thee _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _M_(to), _N_, _P_, _S_, _TC_, _W_

soare. _Ed:_ soare, _1635-69_]

[21 harshness] rashness _P_. _Compare_ Elegy V, 8]

[23 Faire Orithea] The fair Orithea _1669_]

[26 Lovers] friends _P_]

[28 mindes; _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _JC_, _N_, _TC_, _W:_ minde, _1635-69_, _D_, _H49_, _Lec_, _O'F_, _P_]

[29 onely; _A18_, _D_, _N_, _TC:_ onely. _1635-69_]

[35 Loves fuellers,] Lyves fuellers, _1669_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _S96_, _P_]

[37 Will quickly know thee, and no lesse, alas! _1635-54_, _O'F:_ Will too too quickly know thee; and alas, _1669:_ Will quickly know thee, and know thee, and alas _A18_, _N_, _S_ (_omitting second_ and), _TCD_, _W:_ Will quickly know thee, and thee, and alas _A25:_ Will quickly know thee, and alas _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _P_, _S96_, _TCC_]

[39 Page, _Ed:_ Page _1635-39_]

[40 hunt _1635-69_, _O'F:_ haunt _most MSS._]

[42 hydroptique] Aydroptique _1669_]

[46 greatest _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P:_ greate _A18_, _A25_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TC_

call] doe call _A18_, _N_, _TC_

to] in to _A25_, _JC_, _S_]

[49 me, nor blesse] me; Blesse _A18_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _N_, _TC_, _W_]

ELEGIE XVII.

_Variety._