Astrophel's Song of Phyllida and Corydon

Fair in a morn (O fairest morn!),Was never morn so fair,There shone a sun, though not the sunThat shineth in the air.For the earth, and from the earth,(Was never such a creature!)Did come this face (was never faceThat carried such a feature).Upon a hill (O blessed hill!Was never hill so blessed),There stood a man (was never manFor woman so distressed):This man beheld a heavenly view,Which did such virtue giveAs clears the blind, and helps the lame,And makes the dead man live.This man had hap (O happy man!More happy none than he);For he had hap to see the hapThat none had hap to see.This silly swain (and silly swainsAre men of meanest grace):Had yet the grace (O gracious gift!)To hap on such a face.He pity cried, and pity cameAnd pitied so his pain,As dying would not let him dieBut gave him life again.For joy whereof he made such mirthAs all the woods did ring;And Pan with all his swains came forthTo hear the shepherd sing;But such a song sung never was,Nor shall be sung again,Of Phyllida the shepherds' queen,And Corydon the swain.Fair Phyllis is the shepherds' queen,(Was never such a queen as she,)And Corydon her only swain(Was never such a swain as he):Fair Phyllis hath the fairest faceThat ever eye did yet behold,And Corydon the constant'st faithThat ever yet kept flock in fold;Sweet Phyllis is the sweetest sweetThat ever yet the earth did yield,And Corydon the kindest swainThat ever yet kept lambs in field.Sweet Philomel is Phyllis' bird,Though Corydon be he that caught her,And Corydon doth hear her sing,Though Phyllida be she that taught her:Poor Corydon doth keep the fieldsThough Phyllida be she that owes them,And Phyllida doth walk the meads,Though Corydon be he that mows them:The little lambs are Phyllis' love,Though Corydon is he that feeds them,The gardens fair are Phyllis' ground,Though Corydon is he that weeds them.Since then that Phyllis only isThe only shepherd's only queen;And Corydon the only swainThat only hath her shepherd been,--Though Phyllis keep her bower of state,Shall Corydon consume away?No, shepherd, no, work out the week,And Sunday shall be holiday.