Englands Helicon Casta placent superis, pura cum veste venite, et manibus puris sumite fontis aquam.

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Englands Helicon Casta placent superis, pura cum veste venite, et manibus puris sumite fontis aquam.
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At London :: Printed by I. R[oberts] for Iohn Flasket, and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Beare,
1600.
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English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Early works to 1800.
Pastoral poetry, English -- Early works to 1800.
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"Englands Helicon Casta placent superis, pura cum veste venite, et manibus puris sumite fontis aquam." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16273.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.

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¶Another of the same, by Firmius the Sheepheard.

IF that the gentle winde dooth mooue the leaues with pleasant sound, If that the Kid behind Is left, that cannot find her dam, runnes bleating vp and downe: The Bagpipe, Reede, or Flute, onely with ayre if that they touched be, With pitty all salute, And full of loue doo brute thy name, and sound Diana, seeing thee: A faire Mayde wed to prying Iealousie.
The fierce and sauage beasts (beyond their kind and nature yet) With pitteous voyce and brest, In mountaines without rest the selfe same Song doo not forget.

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If that they stay'd at (Faire) and had not passed to prying Iealousie: With plaints of such despaire As moou'd the gentle ayre to teares: The Song that they did sing, should be One of the fayrest as euer I did see.
Mishap, and fortunes play, ill did they place in Beauties brest: For since so much to say, There was of beauties sway, they had done well to leaue the rest. They had enough to doo, if in her praise their wits they did awake: But yet so must they too, And all thy loue that woo, thee not too coy, nor too too proude to make, If that thou wilt a secret Louer take.
For if thou hadst but knowne the beauty, that they heere doo touch, Thou woul'dst then loue alone Thy selfe, nor any one, onely thy selfe accounting much. But if thou doo'st conceaue this beauty, that I will not publique make, And mean'st not to bereaue The world of it, but leaue the same to some (which neuer peere did take,) (Sweet life) doo not my secret loue forsake.

Bar. Yong.

FINIS.
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