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VENUS AND ADONIS
William Shakespeare
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY�察�
EARL OF SOUHAMPTON�察�AND BARON OF TICHFIELD。
RIGHT HONOURABLE�察�
I know not how I shall offend in dedicating my unpolished lines to
your lordship�察�nor how the world will censure me for choosing so strong a
prop to support so weak a burthen�此�only�察�if your honour seem but pleased�察�
I account myself highly praised�察 �and vow to take advantage of all idle
hours�察�till I have honoured you with some graver labour。 But if the first
heir of my invention prove deformed�察 �I shall be sorry it had so noble a
godfather�察�and never after ear so barren a land�察�for fear it yield me still so
bad a harvest。 I leave it to your honourable survey�察 �and your honour to
your heart's content�察�which I wish may always answer your own wish and
the world's hopeful expectation。
Your honour's in all duty�察�
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE。
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VENUS AND ADONIS
EVEN as the sun with purple´colour'd face Had ta'en his last leave of
the weeping morn�察�Rose´cheek'd Adonis tried him to the chase�察�Hunting
he lov'd�察�but love he laugh'd to scorn�察�
Sick´thoughted Venus makes amain unto him�察�And like a bold´fac'd
suitor 'gins to woo him。
'Thrice fairer than myself��' thus she began�察 �'The field's chief flower�察�
sweet above compare�察�
Stain to all nymphs�察 �more lovely than a man�察 �More white and red
than doves or roses are�察�Nature that made thee�察�with herself at strife�察�Saith
that the world hath ending with thy life。
'Vouchsafe�察�thou wonder�察�to alight thy steed�察�And rein his proud head
to the saddle´bow�察�If thou wilt deign this favour�察�for thy meed A thousand
honey secrets shalt thou know�此�
Here come and sit�察 �where never serpent hisses�察 �And being set�察 �I'll
smother thee with kisses�此�
'And yet not cloy thy lips with loath'd satiety�察�But rather famish them
amid their plenty�察�
Making them red and pale with fresh variety�察�Ten kisses short as one�察�
one long as twenty�此�A summer's day will seem an hour but short�察�Being
wasted in such time´beguiling sport。'
With this she seizeth on his sweating palm�察�The precedent of pith and
livelihood�察�And�察�trembling in her passion�察�calls it balm�察�Earth's sovereign
salve to do a goddess good�此�
Being so enrag'd�察�desire doth lend her force Courageously to pluck
him from his horse。
Over one arm the lusty courser's rein Under her other was the tender
boy�察�
Who blush'd and pouted in a dull disdain�察�With leaden appetite�察�unapt
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to toy�察 �She red and hot as coals of glowing fire He red for shame�察 �but
frosty in desire。
The studded bridle on a ragged bough Nimbly she fastens��O� �how
quick is love�此�The steed is stalled up�察�and even now To tie the rider she
begins to prove�此�
Backward she push'd him�察�as she would be thrust�察�And govern'd him
in strength�察�though not in lust。
So soon was she along�察�as he was down�察�Each leaning on their elbows
and their hips�此�
Now doth she stroke his cheek�察 �now doth he frown�察 �And 'gins to
chide�察 �but soon she stops his lips�察 �And kissing speaks�察 �with lustful
language broken�察�'If thou wilt chide�察�thy lips shall never open。'
He burns with bashful shame�察 �she with her tears Doth quench the
maiden burning of his cheeks�察�Then with her windy sighs and golden hairs
To fan and blow them dry again she seeks�此�
He saith she is immodest�察�blames her miss�察�What follows more she
murders with a kiss。
Even as an empty eagle�察�sharp by fast�察�Tires with her beak on feathers�察�
flesh and bone�察�
Shaking her wings�察�devouring all in haste�察�Till either gorge be stuff'd
or prey be gone�察 �Even so she kiss'd his brow�察 �his cheek�察 �his chin�察�And
where she ends she doth anew begin。
Forc'd to content�察�but never to obey�察�Panting he lies�察�and breatheth in
her face�察 �She feedeth on the steam�察 �as on a prey�察�And calls it heavenly
moisture�察�air of grace�察�
Wishing her cheeks were gardens full of flowers So they were dewd
with such distilling showers。
Look� �how a bird lies tangled in a net�察�So fasten'd in her arms Adonis
lies�察�
Pure shame and aw'd resistance made him fret�察 �Which bred more
beauty in his angry eyes�此�Rain added to a river that is rank Perforce will
force it overflow the bank。
Still she entreats�察�and prettily entreats�察�For to a pretty ear she tunes
her tale�察 �Still is he sullen�察 �still he lours and frets�察 �'Twixt crimson shame
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and anger ashy´pale�察�
Being red she loves him best�察 �and being white�察 �Her best is better'd
with a more delight。
Look how he can�察 �she cannot choose but love�察 �And by her fair
immortal hand she swears�察�
From his soft bosom never to remove�察 �Till he take truce with her
contending tears�察�Which long have rain'd�察�making her cheeks all wet�察�And
one sweet kiss shall pay this countless debt。
Upon this promise did he raise his chin
Like a dive´dapper peering through a wave�察 �Who�察 �being look'd on�察�
ducks as quickly in�察�So offers he to give what she did crave�察�
But when her lips were ready for his pay�察�He winks�察�and turns his lips
another way。
Never did passenger in summer's heat More thirst for drink than she
for this good turn。
Her help she sees�察�but help she cannot get�察�She bathes in water�察�yet
her fire must burn�此�'O� �pity��' 'gan she cry�察�'flint´hearted boy�此�'Tis but a kiss I
beg�察�why art thou coy�拭�
'I have been woo'd�察�as I entreat thee now�察�Even by the stern and direful
god of war�察 �Whose sinewy neck in battle ne'er did bow�察 �Who conquers
where he comes m every jar�察�
Yet hath he been my captive and my slave�察�And begg'd for that which
thou unask'd shalt have。
'Over my altars hath he hung his lance�察 �His batter'd shield�察 �his
uncontrolled crest�察�
And for my sake hath learn'd to sport and dance To toy�察�to wanton�察�
dally�察�smile�察�and jest�察�Scorning his churlish drum and ensign red Making
my arms his field�察�his tent my bed。
'Thus he that overrul'd I oversway'd�察�Leading him prisoner in a red´
rose chain�此�Strong´temper'd steel his stronger strength obey'd�察�Yet was he
servile to my coy disdain。
O� �be not proud�察 �nor brag not of thy might�察 �For mastering her that
foil'd the god of fight。
Touch but my lips with those falr lips of thine�察�Though mine be not
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so fair�察�yet are they red�察�
The kiss shall be thine own as well as mine�此�What seest thou in the
ground�拭�hold up thy head�此�Look in mine eyeballs�察�there thy beauty lies�察�
Then why not lips on lips�察�since eyes in eyes�拭�
'Art thou asham'd to kiss�拭�then wink again�察�And I will wink�察�so shall
the day seem night�察�Love keeps his revels where there are but twain�察�Be
bold to play�察�our sport is not in sight�此�
These blue´vein'd violets whereon we lean Never can blab�察�nor know
not what we mean。
'The tender spring upon thy tempting lip
Shows thee unripe�察�yet mayst thou well be tasted�此�Make use of time�察�
let not advantage slip�察 �Beauty within itself should not be wasted�此 �Fair
flowers that are not gather'd in their prime Rot and consume themselves in
little time。
'Were I hard´favour'd�察 �foul�察 �or wrinkled´old�察 �Ill´nurtur'd�察 �crooked�察�
churlish�察�harsh in voice�察�O'erworn�察�despised�察�rheumatic�察�and cold�察�Thick´
sighted�察�barren�察�lean�察�and lacking juice�察�
Then mightst thou pause�察�for then I were not for thee�察�But having no
defects�察�why dost abhor me�拭�
'Thou canst not see one winkle in my brow�察�
Mine eyes are grey and bright�察�and quick in turning�察�My beauty as the
spring doth yearly grow�察�My flesh is soft and plump�察�my marrow burning�察�
My smooth moist hand�察 �were it with thy hand felt。 Would in thy palm
dissolve�察�or seem to melt。
'Bid me discourse�察�I will enchant thine ear�察�Or like a fairy�察�trip upon
the green�察�Or�察�like a nymph�察�with long dishevell'd hair�察�Dance on the sands�察�
and yet no footing seen�此�
Love is a spirit all compact of fire�察�Not gross to sink�察�but light�察�and
will aspire。
'Witness this primrose bank whereon I lie�察�
These forceless flowers like sturdy trees support me�察 �Two
strengthless doves will draw me through the sky�察 �From morn till night�察�
even where I list to sport me�此�Is love so light�察�sweet boy�察�and may it be
That thou shouldst think it heavy unto thee�拭�
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'Is thine own heart to shine own face affected�拭 �Can thy right hand
seize love upon thy left�拭�Then woo thyself�察 �be of thyself rejected�察 �Steal
thine own freedom�察�and complain on theft。
Narcissus so himself himself forsook�察�And died to kiss his shadow in
the brook。
'Torches are made to light�察 �jewels to wear�察 �Dainties to taste�察 �fresh
beauty for the use�察�
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