Daphnis and Chloe. A most sweet, and pleasant pastorall romance for young ladies. / By Geo: Thornley, Gent.
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- Daphnis and Chloe. A most sweet, and pleasant pastorall romance for young ladies. / By Geo: Thornley, Gent.
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- London, :: Printed for John Garfeild, at the sign of the Rolling-presse for Pictures near the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill, over against Popes-Head-Alley,
- 1657.
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A Summary of the Second Book.
THe Vintage is kept, and solemnized. After that, Daphnis and Chloe return to the fields. Philetas the Herdsman, entertains them with a discourse of Cupid, and Love. Love increases betwixt them. In the mean time, the young men of Methymne, come into the Fields of Mitylene, to hawk and hunt. Their Pinnace ha∣ving lost her Cable, they fasten her to the shore with a with. A Goat gnawes the with in pieces. The Ship with her Money, and other riches, as blown off to Sea. The Methymnaeans madded at it, look about for him that did it: they light upon Daphnis, and pay him soundly. The Countrey Lads come in to help him. Philetas is constituted Judge. A Methym∣naean
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is Plaintiffe; Daphnis, De∣fendant. Daphnis carries the day. The Methymnaeans fall to force, but are beaten off with Clubs. Getting home, they complain of injury and losse by the Mytelenians. The Methymnaeans presently command Bryaxis their Generall to move with 10. Ships against the Mytelenians knowing nothing. They land at the fields, plunder all they can lay their hands on, and carry away Chloe. Daphnis knowing it, would dye: but the Nymphs comfort him. Pan sends a Terrour (which is rarely described) upon the Methymnaeans; and warns their Captain in his sleep, to bring back Chloe. The Captain obeyes, and she returns joyfull to Daphnis. They keep Holy-dayes to Pan, and Philetas is there. Lamo tells the Story of the Pipe. Philetas gives Daphnis his most artificial Pipe. Daphnis and Chloe proceed to the binding of one another by amorous Oaths.