English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
A Satyres sonne yborne in forrest wyld,
2 By straunge aduenture as it did betyde,
And there begotten of a Lady myld,
4 Faire _Thyamis_ the daughter of _Labryde_,
That was in sacred bands of wedlocke tyde
6 To _Therion_, a loose vnruly swayne;
Who had more ioy to raunge the forrest wyde,
8 And chase the saluage beast with busie payne,
Then serue his Ladies loue, and wast in pleasures vayne.
1 A satyr's son, born in forest wild,
2 By strange adventure as it did betide,
adventure > chance
betide > happen, befall
3 And there begotten of a lady mild,
mild > gracious, kind
4 Fair Thyamis, the daughter of Labryde,
Thyamis > "Passion"
Labryde > "Turbulent, Greedy"
5 That was in sacred bonds of wedlock tied
6 To Therion, a loose, unruly swain;
Therion > "Wild Beast"
swain > youth, young man
7 Who had more joy to range the forest wide,
8 And chase the savage beast with busy pain,
savage > wild, _but not necessarily_ savage
busy pain > careful labour
9 Than serve his lady's love, and waste in pleasures vain.
waste > idle time away
vain > foolish, empty
106.22
The forlorne mayd did with loues longing burne,
2 And could not lacke her louers company,
But to the wood she goes, to serue her turne,
4 And seeke her spouse, that from her still does fly,
And followes other game and venery:
6 A Satyre chaunst her wandring for to find,
And kindling coles of lust in brutish eye,
8 The loyall links of wedlocke did vnbind,
And made her person thrall vnto his beastly kind.
1 The forlorn maid did with love's longing burn,
2 And could not lack her lover's company,
lack > do without
3 But to the wood she goes, to serve her turn,
serve her turn > answer her need
4 And seek her spouse, that from her still does fly,
still > continually
fly > flee
5 And follows other game and venery.
venery > hunting; sexual pleasure
6 A satyr chanced her wandering to find,
7 And, kindling coals of lust in brutish eye,
8 The loyal links of wedlock did unbind,
9 And made her person thrall to his beastly kind.
thrall > slave
kind > nature
106.23
So long in secret cabin there he held
2 Her captiue to his sensuall desire,
Till that with timely fruit her belly sweld,
4 And bore a boy vnto that saluage sire:
Then home he suffred her for to retire,
6 For ransome leauing him the late borne childe;
Whom till to ryper yeares he gan aspire,
8 He +noursled+ vp in life and manners wilde,
Emongst wild beasts and woods, from lawes of men exilde.
8 noursled > nousled _1590 ( = nuzzled; cf. 411.32:8)_
1 So long in secret cabin there he held
So long > [Thus for a long time]
cabin > den; cave
2 Her captive to his sensual desire,
3 Till with timely fruit her belly swelled,
4 And bore a boy to that savage sire:
savage > wild, uncivilized
sire > father
5 Then home he suffered her to retire,
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