The Canterbury tales and Faerie queene &c., &c., &c., ed. for popular perusal with current illustrations and explanatory notes, by D. Laing Purves.

JUNE.] THE SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR. 569
All save a bell, which he left behind The simple air, the gentle warbling wind,
In the basket for the Kid to find; So calm, so cool, as nowhere else I find;
Which when the Kid stoop'd down to catch, The grassy ground with dainty daisies dight,
He popp'd him in, and his basket did latch; The bramble bush, where birds of ev'ry kind
Nor stay'd he once the door to make fast, To the waters' fall their tunes attemper 7 right.
But ran away with him in all haste.
But ran away with him in all haste. O happy Hobbinol! I bless thy state,
Home when the doubtful Dam had her bled
^Home when thedoubtful Dam had her lied, That Paradise hast found which Adam lost:
She might see the door stand open wide;
She might see the dr s d on w; Here wander may thy flock early or late,
All aghast, loudly she gan to call
All aghast, loudly she ganse to call Withouten dread of wolves to be y-tost; 8
Her Kid; but he n'ould answer at all:
Then on the floor she sawnthe merchandise Thy lovely lays here may'st thou freely boast:
Then on the floor she saw the merchandise, w F
But I, unhappy man! whom cruel Fate
Of which her son had set too dear a priced
Of which her son had set too dear a price. And angry gods pursue from coast to coast,
What help? her Kid she knew well was gone: Can nowhere find to shroud my luckless pate.
>i,.,..1,1 1..L... Can nowhere find to shroud my luckless pate.
She weeped, and wailed, and made great moan.
Such end had the Kid, for he n'ould warn'd be H. Then, if by me thou list advised be,
Of craft, coloured with simplicity; Forsake the soil that so doth thee bewitch;
And such end, pardie, does all them remain, Leave me those hills where harbour n' is to se&,9
That of such falsers'3 friendship be fain.4 Nor holly-bush, nor briar, nor winding ditch;
Pal. Truly, Piers, thou art beside thy wit, And to the dales resort, where shepherds rich,
Farthest from the mark, weening it to hit. And fruitful flocks, be ev'rywhere to see:
Now, I pray thee, let me thy tale borrow Here no night-ravens lodge, more black than
For our Sir John,5 to say to-morrow pitch,
At the kirk when it is holyday; Nor elvish ghosts, nor ghastly owls do flee;
For well he means, but little can say.
ForBut an' if foxes but littlee so crafty asan sayo, But friendly Fairies, met with many Graces,
But an' if foxes be so crafty as so, An
Much needeth all shepherds them to know. lightfoot Nymphs, can chase the lingering
Piers. Of their falsehood more could I re- Night
count WVith heydeguys,l0 and trimly trodden traces,
But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount; *Whilst Sisters Nine, which dwell on Parnass'
But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount; hei ht,
And, for the dewy night now doth nigh, height,
I hold it best for us home to hie. Do make them music for their more delight;
I hold it best for us home to hie. 0'
And Pan himself, to kiss their crystal faces,
PALINODE'S EMBLEM: Will pipe and dance when Phoebe shineth
Has tPv 1diro-ros &T7-6re?. (Every one without bright
faith is distrustful.) Such peerless pleasures have we in these places.
C. And I, whilst youth, and course of carePIERS HIS EMBLEM: less years,
Tis 3'apa wlriTs arloaTp; (What faith, then, is Did let me walk withouten links of love,
to be placed in the faithless?) In such delights did joy amongst my peers;
But riper age such pleasures doth reprove:
My fancy eke from former follies move
To stayed steps; for time in passing wears
(As garments do, which waxen old above),
J U NE. And draweth new delights with hoary hairs.
EGLOGA SEXTA.-ARGUMENT. Then could I sing of love, and tune my pipe
Unto my plaintive pleas in verses made;
Th is AEglogue is wholly vowed 6 to the complaining of Then would I seek for queen-apples unripe,
Colin's ill success in his love. For being (a is To give my Rosalind; and in summer shade
aforesaid) enamoured of a country lass Rosalind, 1 g
and having (as seemeth) found place in her heart, D gaudy garlands was my comm trade,
he lamnenteth to his dear friend Hobbinol, that he To crown her golden locks; but years more ripe,
is now forsaken unfaithfully, and in his stead And loss of her whose love as life I weigh'd,l2
Menalcas, another shepherd, received disloyally. Those weary wanton toys away did wipe.
And this is the whole Argument of this.Eglogue.. Colin, to hear thy rhymes and roundelays,
Whichthouwert wont on wasteful13 hills to sing,
ilobbinot. Col in Clout.
I more delight than lark in summer days;
H. Lo! Colin, here the place whose pleasant Whose echo made the neighbour groves to ring,
site Andtaught the birds, which in the lower spring 1
From other shades hath wean'd my wand'ring Did shroud in shady leaves from sunny rays,
mind; Frame to thy song their cheerful chirruping,
Tell me, what wants me here to work delight? Or hold their peace for shame of thy sweet lays.
1 Would not. 6 Devoted. 7 Modulate.
2 For which her son had paid so dear-with his life. 8 Harassed.
3 Deceivers. 4 Glad, desirous. 9 Where no shelter is to be seen.
5 The taunting or disrespectful title applied to a lo Country dances. 11 Toprepare.
Popish priest; so the Host addresses the Nun's Priest 12 Valued. 13 Desert.
in The Canterbury Tales. See note 1, page 165. 14 In the young trees.