his heart and the nymphs, described as the women the shepherd falls for who see nothing to come of him.
In the first poem by Marlowe, the Shepherd is a romantic who only wants a woman by his side, “Come live with me and be my love,” (Marlowe lines 1 and 20) by sending gifts and pleasures, “And if these pleasures may thee move.” (Marlowe line 19) We further see that the shepherd speaks through lust, where some may say through his heart, the shepherd seems to almost bribe the nymph with treasures,…
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