The little Love-god lying once asleep
Laid by his side his heart-inflaming brand,
Whilst many nymphs that vow'd chaste life to keep
Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand
The fairest votary took up that fire
Which many legions of true hearts had warm'd;
And so the general of hot desire
Was sleeping by a virgin hand disarm'd.
This brand she quenched in a cool well by,
Which from Love's fire took heat perpetual,
Growing a bath and healthful remedy
For men diseased; but I, my mistress' thrall,
Came there for cure, and this by that I prove,
Love's fire heats water, water cools not love.
The little Love-God Cupid once fell asleep
After placing his heart-inflaming torch by his side.
Several nymphs that had vowed to remain chaste for life
Came skipping by, and one of them,
Who was the most beautiful, picked up the fire
Which had warmed the hearts of armies of true lovers;
And so the leader of hot desire
Was asleep when a virgin disarmed him.
She extinguished the torch in a cool pool water nearby,
Which absorbed the perpetual heat of Cupid’s fire
And became a bath that provides a healthy remedy
For men who are diseased; but I, enslaved to my mistress,
Came there for the cure and tested the waters to find:
Love’s fire heats water, but water does not cool love.
Table of Contents
About This Series
Histories
King John
Characters
Act I
SCENE 1
Act II.
SCENE 1
Act III
SCENE 1.
SCENE 2.
SCENE 3.
SCENE 4.
Act IV.
SCENE 1.
SCENE 2.
SCENE 3.
Act V
SCENE 1.
SCENE 2.
SCENE 3.
SCENE 4.
SCENE 5.
SCENE 6.
SCENE 7.
King Richard the Second
Characters
Act I
SCENE I.
SCENE II.
SCENE III.
SCENE IV.
ACT II.
SCENE I.
SCENE II.
SCENE III.
SCENE IV.
ACT III.
SCENE I.
SCENE II.
SCENE III.
SCENE IV.
ACT IV.
SCENE I.
ACT V.
SCENE 1.
SCENE II.
SCENE III.
SCENE IV.
SCENE V.
SCENE VI.
King Richard III
Characters
ACT I
SCENE 1.
SCENE 2.
SCENE 3.
SCENE 4.
ACT II
SCENE 1.
SCENE 2.
SCENE 3.
SCENE 4.
ACT III
SCENE 1.
SCENE 2.
SCENE 3.
SCENE 4.
SCENE 5.
SCENE 6.
SCENE 7.
ACT IV.
SCENE 1.
SCENE 2.
SCENE 3.
SCENE 4.
SCENE 5.
ACT V.
SCENE 1.
SCENE 2.
SCENE 3.
SCENE 4.
SCENE 5.
Henry IV: Part One
Characters
Act I
Scene I.
Scene II. The same. An Apartment of Prince Henry's.
Scene III. The Same.A Room in the Palace.
Act II
Scene I. Rochester. An Inn-Yard.
Scene II. The Road by Gads-hill.
Scene III. Warkworth.A Room in the Castle.
Scene IV. Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern.
Act III
Scene I. Bangor. A Room in the Archdeacon's House.
Scene II. London. A Room in the Palace.
Scene III. Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern.
Act IV
Scene I. The Rebel Camp near Shrewsbury.
Scene II. A public Road near Coventry.
Scene III. The Rebel Camp near Shrewsbury.
Scene IV. York.A Room in the Archbishop's Palace.
Act V
Scene I. The King's Camp near Shrewsbury.
Scene II. The Rebel Camp.
Scene III. Plain between the Camps.
Scene IV. Another Part of the Field.
Scene V. Another Part of the Field.
Henry IV, Part Two
CHARACTERS
INDUCTION
ACT I
SCENE 1. The same.
SCENE II. London. A street.
SCENE III. York. The Archbishop's palace.
ACT II
SCENE I. London. A street.
SCENE II. London. Another street.
SCENE III. Warkworth. Before the castle.
SCENE IV. London. The Boar's-head Tavern in Eastcheap.
ACT III
SCENE I. Westminster. The palace.
SCENE II. Gloucestershire. Before Justice Shallow's house.
ACT IV
SCENE I. Yorkshire. Gaultree Forest.
SCENE II. Another part of the forest.
SCENE III. Another part of the forest.
SCENE IV. Westminster. The Jerusalem Chamber.
SCENE V. Another chamber.
ACT V
SCENE 1. Gloucestershire. Shallow's house.
SCENE II. Westminster. The palace.
SCENE III. Gloucestershire. Shallow's orchard.
SCENE IV. London. A street.
SCENE V. A public place near Westminster Abbey.
Henry V
Characters
Act I
Prologue
Scene I: London. An ante-chamber in the King’s palace.
Scene II: The same. The Presence chamber.
Act II
Prologue
Scene I: London. A street.
Scene II: Southampton. A council-chamber.
Scene III: London. Before a tavern.
Scene IV: France. The King’s Palace.
Act III
Prologue
Scene I: France. Before Harfleur.
Scene II: The same.
Scene III: The same. Before the gates.
Scene IV: The French King’s palace.
Scene V: The same.
Scene VI: the English camp in Picardy.
Scene VII: The French camp, near Agincourt.
Act IV
Prologue
Scene I: The English camp at Agincourt.
Scene II: The French camp.
Scene III: The English camp.
Scene IV: The field of battle.
Scene V: Another part of the field.
Scene VI: Another part of the field.
Scene VII: Another part of the field.
Scene VIII: Before King Henry’s pavilion.
Act V
Prologue
Scene I: France. The English camp.
Scene II: France. A royal palace.
Henry VI: Part 1
Characters
Act I
SCENE I
SCENE II.
SCENE III.
SCENE IV. Orleans.
SCENE V. The same.
SCENE VI. The Same.
Act II
SCENE I. Before Orleans.
SCENE II. Orleans. Within the town.
SCENE III. Auvergne. The Countess's castle.
SCENE IV. London. The Temple-garden.
SCENE V. The Tower of London.
Act III
SCENE I. London. The Parliament-house.
SCENE II. France. Before Rouen.
SCENE III. The plains near Rouen.
SCENE IV. Paris. The palace.
Act IV
SCENE I. Paris. A hall of state.
SCENE II. Before Bordeaux.
SCENE III. Plains in Gascony.
SCENE IV. Other plains in Gascony.
SCENE V. The English camp near Bordeaux.
SCENE VI. A field of battle.
SCENE VII. Another part of the field.
Act V
SCENE I. London. The palace.
SCENE II. France. Plains in Anjou.
SCENE III. Before Angiers.
SCENE IV. Camp of the Duke of York in Anjou.
SCENE V. London. The royal palace.
Henry VI: Part 2
Characters
Act I
SCENE I. London. The palace
SCENE II. The Duke of Gloster's House.
SCENE III. London. The palace.
SCENE IV. Gloster's Garden
ACT II
SCENE I. Saint Alban's.
SCENE II. London. The Duke of York's Garden.
SCENE III. A Hall of Justice.
SCENE IV. A Street.
ACT III
SCENE I. The Abbey at Bury St. Edmund's.
SCENE II. Bury St. Edmund's. A Room of State.
SCENE III. A Bedchamber.
ACT IV
SCENE I. The Coast of Kent.
SCENE II. Blackheath.
SCENE III. Another part of Blackheath.
SCENE IV. London. The Palace.
SCENE V. London. The Tower.
SCENE VI. London. Cannon Street.
SCENE VII. London. Smithfield.
SCENE VIII. Southwark.
SCENE IX. Kenilworth Castle.
SCENE X. Kent. Iden's Garden.
ACT V
SCENE I. Fields between Dartford and Blackheath.
SCENE II. Saint Alban's.
SCENE III. Fields near Saint Alban's.
Henry VI: Part 3
Character
Act I
SCENE I. London. The Parliament-house
SCENE II. Sandal Castle
SCENE III. Plains near Sandal Castle.
SCENE IV. The Same
Act II
SCENE I. A plain near Mortimer's Cross in Herefordshire.
SCENE II. Before York
SCENE III. A field of battle between Towton.
SCENE IV. Another Part of the Field.
SCENE V. Another Part of the Field.
SCENE VI. Another Part of the Field
Act III
SCENE I. A Forest in the North of England.
SCENE II. The palace.
SCENE III. France. The King's Palace.
Act IV
SCENE I. London. The Palace
SCENE II. A Plain in Warwickshire
SCENE III. Edward's Camp near Warwick.
SCENE IV. London. The Palace
SCENE V. A park near Middleham Castle in Yorkshire
SCENE VI. London. The Tower
SCENE VII. Before York
SCENE VIII. London. The Palace.
Act V
