[1]Knights of the Order] Of the Garter.
The title-page to the 1593 edition—taken fromThe Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney, Volume II (Cambridge, 1922)—is used as a cover.
Amongst the different editionsBithyniaandPontusare sometimes used interchangeably.
Some instances of “lower(ing)” should be pronounced “lour(ing).”
Endnote markers are given in [square] brackets, and page-numbers in {curly} brackets.
The following editions were consulted for most of the changes listed below: 10th edition, printed by William Du-Gard (London, 1655); 14th edition, printed for E. Taylor, et al. (3 vol., London, 1724-1725); Samson Low, Son, & Marston (London, 1868); and Penguin Classics (London, 1987).
Some minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g.gray/grey, sheep-hook/sheep hook/sheephook, etc.) have been preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Abandon the use of drop-caps.
Convert footnotes to endnotes.
Correct/regularize the spelling of character names.
Decouple ligatured Latin characters.
Modernize/regularize the spelling of: befel (befell), Bithinia (Bithynia), Bizantium (Byzantium), Cameleon (Chameleon), chastly (chastely), chrystal (crystal), dolor (dolour), dulness (dullness), e’er (ere), e’re (ere), enterprize (enterprise), fancie (fancy), fulness (fullness), gastful (ghastful), Hircania (Hyrcania), impressa (impresa), jerfaulcon (gyrfalcon), letchery (lechery), lilly (lily), loathesome (loathsome), Mantinæa (Mantinea), me seems (meseems), Missenia (Messenia), o’re (o’er), Panonia (Pannonia), porphyrie (porphyry), pye (pie), recompence (recompense), Seistine (Sestine), spie (spy), subtilty (subtlety), Trebisond (Trebizond), unchastly (unchastely), vail (veil), wherof (whereof), woful (woeful). Note: old word forms (e.g.dost, gat, sith, spake, etc.) have been preserved.
Punctuation is largely preserved save for the following changes: quotation mark pairings/nestings, possessives lacking apostrophes, missing periods, direct addresses lacking commas, etc. Also adjust some hyphenation: far fetched (far-fetched), illwill (ill-will), straw coloured (straw-coloured), etc.
Miscellaneous: farther/further, passed/past, than/then, and their/there.
Minor formatting changes to some songs and eclogues.
[Introductory matter]
“Jorge de Montemayor, the author ofDiana Enamorada” changeDiana EnamoradatoDiana. (Jorge de Montemayor wroteDiana; Gaspar Gil Polo wroteDiana Enamorada, a continuation of Montemayor’s work.)
Change “they put wildimprobabilitesin the place” toimprobabilities.
“made therein an absoluteheroicallpoem” toheroical.
“love in its various aspects; Helen, Queen of Corinth...” change semicolon to comma.
“of Elizabethan prose, the falseantithees” toantitheses.
“of the older romances In imitation of Montemayor” add period afterromances.
“London, Printed in theYerMDCCXXV” toYear.
Change a few instances of “FulkeGrevil” to “FulkeGreville”, “RobertWalde-graue” to “RobertWaldegrave”, andJohnstountoJohnstone.
“whichbrakethe bone of his thigh” tobroke.
“his will, and settling hiswordlyaffairs” toworldly.
[Book I]
“that as our remembrance cameeverclothedunto us in the” toever clothed.
“it isnorfor me to attend so high a blissfulness” tonot.
“to set on all thecanvasshe could and fly” tocanvas.
“nor yetflubberedup with good fellowship” toslubbered.
“he thoughtmigheither profit or gratify” tomight.
“his countenance could not but withdumeloquence” todumb.
“courage, andlargnessof magnificence” tolargeness.
“small a boat) doth sooverwaypoor Dametas” tooversway.
“Thismuch now that I have told you is nothing” toThus.
“Oh no,Hecannot be good that knows” tohe.
“by the skilfullest trencher-men ofMedea” toMedia.
“one of the Kalander’s servants rounded in his ear” deletethe.
“not able longer to to control herself” delete oneto.
“so famous over the the world as Argalus” delete onethe.
“andwhetttngtheir courage with revenge” towhetting.
“was acquainted withstrategems) invented” tostratagems.
“to set fire inthe allparts of Greece” toall the.
“was surpassing it in bravery offighing” tofighting.
“wavering between looking forsamestratagem” tosome.
“uponoachnever to bear arms against the Helots” tooath.
“this office be not. perchance, suitable to my” change period to comma.
“so ugly to behold, For my part” change comma to period.
“having set out somegalliesunder the charge” togalleys.
“of so many things united inperfecion” toperfection.
“so perfect aplatof the celestial dwellings” toplot.
“shortenenedthe way’s length, till they came” toshortened.
“which Pyrocles had written before he wenta hunting” toa-hunting.
“take abye-waywhich might lead to Kalander’s” tobyway.
“the less curiouslyinquisiveafter them” toinquisitive.
“Where are allhereoicparts but in Amphialus” toheroical.
“and thus muchvillianyam I content” tovillainy.
“at theolympiangames there celebrated” toOlympian.
“because I wear a woman’sapparal” toapparel.
“since it hath an endallotedunto it” toallotted.
“be in as greatexellencyin yourself” toexcellency.
“a wonted kind of desire to see rarefights” tosights.
“the Amazons: myselfneiceto Senicia, queen” toniece.
“Jupitorwhen he was in the form of an eagle” toJupiter.
“under and carried itahoutas a mill” toabout.
“the next day early to comea footthither” toafoot.
“known him further than by report of his goodjusting” tojousting.
“by a certainSycionianknight, was lost” toSicyonian.
“breath a mortal mislike against Basilius,” change comma to period.
“to make him miserable by thefightof Philoclea” tosight.
“even when the sun, like a noblehart” toheart.
“The injury seemedgrievious, but when it came” togrievous.
“heavenly or hellish title thouliftto have” tolist.
“she leaped up, and ran to thelodge ward” tolodge-ward.
“so that it was a newfight fortunehad prepared” tosight Fortune.
“guided with suchtraiterouseyes” totraitorous.
“Till I get her, shall I to keepinnuremyself?” toinure.
“And lovewith lovers hurtis inhumanity” towhich lover hurts.
“Nothrallike them that inward bondage have” tothrall.
“And lives infancyseeing,” tofancy’s.
“Gynecia’s but that shefouudtoo well” tofound.
“hillock show, by the loftyolympus” toOlympus.
“love is bettertbana pair of spectacles” tothan.
“Busy withokerdid their shoulders mark” toochre.
“As bragging that free of allpassions none” topassions’ moan.
“And that thebyassof her blood was wrought” tobias.
“Butlickrous, poison’d, fain to her would go” tolick’rous.
“but game, theself hurt wontonmeant” toself-hurt wanton.
“A fieldthey go, where many lookers be” toAfield.
“Like some which seek to salve theirblootedname” toblotted.
“A hasten’d hare from greedygrayhoundgo” togreyhound.
“And then thePhænixfeared to be caught” toPhoenix.
[Book II]
“had atleast wiseproduced thus much happiness” toleastwise.
“no faint pleasure couldwith-holdhim” towithhold.
“Thus having deliveredhistale in this perplexed manner” tomy.
“banished all vain fancy ofsuperstitution” tosuperstition.
“heavenly bodies there are great hiddendieties” todeities.
“lone to take the ring Wherein truly at least” add period afterring.
“One time he danced thematachinedance” tomatachin.
“have made ahanderchiefby that time a-day” tohandkerchief.
“Letthe sweetness of virtue’s disposition, jealous” toYet.
“whomseewas half ashamed she did love so well” toshe.
“from them and, as it were twocounter-ballances” tocounter-balances.
“made partaker of thisoft-bindinglight” tooft-blinding.
“whether the heavens at that timeliftedto play” tolisted.
“that they might fill the sails as theylifted” tolisted.
“the moreway-wardit showed itself towards them” towayward.
“already he had been apt todeterminine” todetermine.
“and thinking to make all mena dread” toadread.
“both make ostentation of his his own felicity” delete onehis.
“spots heartificallyput upon his face” toartificially.
“I needed envy nofartherfor the chief comfort” tofather.
“having only with them the twovaliautbrothers” tovaliant.
(that occasion,Ikneeled down, and with humble heartedness, and hearty earnestness printed inmygraces; “Alas!” saidI,) tohe,his, andhe, respectively.
“the river not runningforth right” toforthright.
“they began bypiece-mealto take away the eclipsing” topiecemeal.
“The second-sweetlysenced word” tofenced ward.
“Likepomelsround of marble clear;” topommels.
“Perching within square royalroves” torooves.
“Whichconduite-like with curious crooks,” toconduit.
“he was driven with thepummelof his sword” topommel.
“a mile hence, and crossing ahigh-way” tohighway.
“Tocause full-wrath, which thou can’st not resist” tocauseful wrath.
“Can thoughts still thinking, so restunapalled?” tounappalled.
“And in thy case doglazemine own debility:” toglass.
“The wretch compell’d arunnagatebecame,” torunagate.
“but humbly besought Pamelaweshould perform” toshe.
“could not butfertilyrequite his father’s fatherly” tofertilely.
“thou now receive this disasteredchangling” tochangeling.
“keeping a countenanceascancesshe understood” toaskance.
“with all theconjuriugwords which desire could indite” toconjuring.
“unto me to meet him at a placeappionted” toappointed.
“have left such anoff-spring, in shape” tooffspring.
“those servants ofour’sin readiness” toours.
“thereto had she thatscutchionof her desires” toscutcheon.
“who had been one of thecheifest make-bates” tochiefest makebates.
“laying indifferently amongtbem, made such havoc” tothem.
“meaning to observe awassaillingwatch all” towassailing.
“seemed to singmaugerthemauses” tomaugreandMuses.
“which beingconfrmedwith presagious chances” toconfirmed.
“dull to anybehoofulresolution” tobehoveful.
“marking eyes, he conferredwtthAntiphilus” towith.
“some hazard he might be inapparantlikelihood” toapparent.
“she had even newlyrecelvednews from” toreceived.
“whichmultipledthe force of his anguish” tomultiplied.
“by soheniousa treason murdered” toheinous.
“Thyfaintis dead, or dead is thy devotion” tosaint.
“although mymettallwere most mutable” tometal.
“I curse thefidlingfinders out of music” tofiddling.
“Onrock’ddespair, the burial of my bliss” torock.
“The seedsaft meaningis, no truth to miss” tofast-meaning.
“Hailstones of tears, ofsighta monstrous blast,” tosighs.
“Be those despairs which have my hopes quitewaft” torased.
“For even the herbs our hateful musicdestroyes” tostroys.
“Who minds to please the mind drown’d inannoyes” toannoys.
“For proof of man,woosprung of heav’nly fire” towho.
“Onefaith, he mocks; anotherfaithhe plays,” change both tosaith.
“Yet thou art micklewarse, then e’er was I” toworse.
“When that we see ouroff-springgaily bent” tooffspring.
“And what manner a mind which had to that humour avain?” tovein.
“Can then a cause be so light that forceth a man to go die?I.” toAye.
“since unto her will I dowinde?Winde.” towindandWind.
“Wo, but seems to me joy, that agrees” toWoe.
“Ods? what anodsis there since” toOddsandodds.
“My muse whatailesthis ardor” toails.
“So great passion all feel,” addaaftergreat.
“Alas shefaithI am thine” tosaith.
“Thus sweet pain, I do yieldwhat ereI can yield,” towhate’er.
[Book III]
“Dread notawhit(O goodly cruel) that pity may” toa whit.
“but they set so among certaintuffsof cypress” totufts.
“Therefore would he notemplythe still man” toemploy.
“and will confirm hisgilt, and your receipt of both” togift.
“Then can one string make as good music as aconcert” toconsort.
“I have now such a liberty as thesealeddove hath” toseeled.
“the more it didexprobate, as she thought” toexprobrate.
“marriage; the worthiness of thesuiter” tosuitor.
“a certainprophesyhad been told him that” toprophecy.
“For nearacquaintaincedoth diminish reverent fear” toacquaintance.
“was rather increased thanany wisesatisfied” toanywise.
“any entertainment of so unwelcome a guest the made Cecropia” deletetheand add comma afterguest.
“Dear niece, or rather deardaugher, if my affection” todaughter.
“great clerks into the world to serve asshieldsto keep them from those faults” toshewels(“scarecrows”).
“by the staff ofvulgeropinions, I would not” tovulgar.
“tail covered the crupper of of the horse” delete oneof.
“so that he battered thelamsthereof” tolames.
“Hispetreland reins were embroidered with” topoitrel.
“Amphialus hadover stickenhimself so” toover-stricken.
“letting him have reins,petrel, with the rest” topoitrel.
“was indeed like the painter, thatfaithin his picture” tosaith.
“thy wretched heart think it wastimerousnessthat made” totimorousness.
“Place, see my graveup torn” touptorn.
“repine with never so much grieving-Mother,” replace hyphen with period and space.
“Thissightbeing the more cruel, since both love” tofight.
“took a body to show his (self unconceivable) beauty” toelse-unconceivable.
“and looking a sideward upon the ground” deletea.
“that wereaccessaryto this cruelty” toaccessory.
“for no eye could haveabidento see such beauty” toabidden.
“preferingdutiful affection before fearful duty” topreferring.
“that thou arthebeggarliest dastardly villain” tothe.
“means to temper the minds of their proudwoers” towooers.
“self-love then first in him divided itself fromvain glory” tovainglory.
“Novillian, die: it is Philoclea that” tovillain.
“a strongcaskbravely covered, wherewith he covered his head” tocasque.
“encroached to usurp a room in her rightride” toside.
“the rest were quicklydiscomfitted, and, despairing”discomfited.
(“can Musidorus have anything wherein I have no interest?” “I,” said he, “and for the present a greater wonder...) toAye.
“and we only can restore them tothemselvee” tothemselves.
(“I,” quoth he, “and when my man Dorus durst...) toAye.
“my sun, whose beams areshinlngbright” toshining.
“which dost lightsomely,methink, make me see the...” tomethinks.
“Betwixt which two in me I have thissight” tofight.
“scatteringlying a great number of rich medals” toscatteringly.
“and with a look full ofswornspite” toforworn.
“never after to feed on worse thanfurmetry” tofrumenty.
“Giv’n to my heart, by my forewoundedeye:” toeyne.
“Ho’dme most yours, then my long suit is sign’d.” toHold.
“Nay higher thoughts (though thralled thoughts)” addI callto the end of the line.
“You none can claim but you yourselfa right,” toaright.
“with theshame facedlook of that suitor” toshamefaced.
“rising up with a kindlybashfulnes” tobashfulness.
“I can neveracccounta wrong” toaccount.
“(Better despis’d)be wondergazing eye.” tobewonder.
“Asprinces loseor change:” toprince’s loss.
“Twogleaningsuns of splendour like I see,” togleaming.
“Formishiefsgreat, day after day doth show,” tomischiefs.
“commanded them to carryforwithZelmane’s bed” toforthwith.
“Where simple love, whichchastnessdoth impart,” tochasteness.
“So that you may on higherflippersstay,” toslippers.
“Burnt Caban, lost mycloke,” tocloak.
“Lanquet, theshepherdsbest swift Ister knew,” toshepherd.
“His good strong staff myflipp’ryyears upbore:” toslipp’ry.
“Ant, industry; andconney, skill to build;” toconey.
“And aye more awe towards him for toplaint,” toplant.
“As tigers, leopards, bears, andlion’s feed” tolions’ seed.
“When falcon they, andgross hawksaw in mew” togoss-hawk.
“Austere she is, when he would honestp’ays;” toplays.
“Lord, whatbye-wordsthey speak, what spite” tobywords.
“That neverpast soulword, I dare well say:” topassed foul.
[Book IV]
“leftall consideration how to recover her” toleave.
“daughter’s little wits had quite left her greatnoul” tonoll.
“mumping out her hoarsechase” tochafe.
“creatures, asPhychedid upon her unknown lover” toPsyche.
“included all the world within hissheep coat” tosheep-cote.
“totasteinto herself new devised counsel” totake.
“Ofhumanelife to be the quiet measure” tohuman.
“that which maybysafest for yourself” tobe.
“O mother of mine what a dreadfulfuckhave you given” tosuck.
“perfectest workmanship, theirchieftesthonour” tochiefest.
“For if it were not a respecting the harm,” deletea.
“and tobecameall as well hangmen as judges” tobecome.
“which as soon as sheapppearedto play her part” toappeared.
“hold but of Pamela,thinkihgit want of a” tothinking.
“her grace knew the ancient laws of Arcadiawere” tobare.
“which likewiseacordingto the statutes of Arcadia” toaccording.
“as windows, stones, andpinacleswere well” topinnacles.
“was an extrememedlyof diversified thoughts” tomedley.
“the soldiersdesiriousof trouble, as the nurse of” todesirous.
“and laying order for thegovermentby” togovernment.
“especially in apinceunder whom they had found a refuge” toprince.
“And inward grieffailup with outward wailing” toseal.
“Within itself, and nevertastedend:” totasteth.
[Book V]
“kept close,withouconference with any man” towithout.
“be shadowed out by theskillfullestpencil than by” toskilfullest.
“that it dothappaltheir minds” toappall.
“or thelicourishnessof dominion make you beyond justice” tolickerishness.
“the modern minds, who madesuitersmagistrates” tosuitors.
“Philanax and the othermoblemenshould deal” tonoblemen.
“Had she I say no practice to lead her unto it?” add commas aftersheandsay.
“the name of this mankindcourtisanshall ever be remembered” tocourtesan.
“in this matter,e’erthe eyes of the world upon you” toare.
“excellent Philoclea herhononr, by taking” tohonour.
“hard-heartedly bent toapppointotherwise” toappoint.
“these two are both abominable andinexcuseable” toinexcusable.
“which hadLynce’seyes in another’s” tolynx’s.
[Book VI]
“much pitying the before-unheard of death of so excellent a queen” delete firstof.
“what estate the castle was against thebeseigers” tobesiegers.
“thefatesreserved so great a blessing in store” toFates.
“begging what goodnesssolicitesyou to grant” tosolicits.
“and the ill-bought quiet of anignominouspeace” toignominious.
“This kingdom ofArgus, wherein you are,” toArgos.
“thefatesmust be indulgent to your youth and beauty” toFates.
“with adown-castlook, which sorrow excused” todowncast.
“Sweet link of hearts, joy’s surestanchor hold,” toanchor-hold.
“Man still complains upon his state tolowre,” tolower.
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