Mir. Till then farewell. [Exit Thyrsis.
The gentlest youth that ever play'd on pipe,
But see, who's here? O, 'tis my other lover,
His mistress with him; I will not disturb him.
SCENA II.
Nerina, Hylas, Mirtillus.
Ner. Shepherd, I would you'd leave to follow me.
Hyl. How can I, sweetest, when my heart is with you?
Ner. With me? Then tell me where, and see how soon
I shall restore it you.
Mir. O, this is fine! [Aside.
Hyl. It hangs upon your eyes where, being scorch'd
With their disdain, and dazzl'd with their lustre,
It flies for ease unto your rosy lips.
But, beaten thence with many a harsh denial,
Fain would it come for better harbour here;
But here for ever it must be an exile.
For pity then, fair nymph, receive it you;
And if you can, teach it the hardness of
Your own, and make it marble, as yours is.
Mir. I see he is not such a novice as
I took him for; he can tell how to speak. [Aside.
Ner. Well, if my heart be such as you will make it,
I am so much the gladder that it is
Of strength to be a fence unto my honour.