Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
GReat Praetor, and grave Senators, she craves A free admittance on these curied waves, Who doth from long antiquity profess Her to be your gratious Patronesse: Oft have I on a passant Lion sat, And through your populous streets been borne in state: Oft have I grac'ty our Triumphs on the shore, But on the Waters was not seen before. Will you the reason know why it doth fall, That I thus change my Element? you shall: When Triton with his pearly trumpets blew A streperous blast, to summon all the crew Of Marine gods and goddesses to appear, (As the annual custom is) and meet you here: As they were then in council to debate, What honour they might add unto the state Of this Inauguration; there appeared God Mercury, who would from Iove be heard: His Caducaus silence might command, Whilst all attentive were to understand The tenor of his message: who thus spoke. The Sire of gods, with what you undertake Is highly pleased, and greatly doth commend That fair design and purpose you intent; But he beheld a Machine from an high, Which at first sight dazed his immortal eye; A royal Ark, whose bright and glorious beams Rival the Suns, ready to prove your streams: A vessel of such beauty, burden, state, That all the high Powers were amazed thereat; So beautified, so munified, so clad, As might an eight to the seven wonders add: Which must be now your charge; 'twas Jove's own motion, That all of you attend her to the Ocean. This notwithstanding, such was their great care, (To show that o'er you they indulgent are) That Neptune from his Chariot bade me choose Two of his best Sea-horses, to excuse His enforced absence: Thames (whose breast doth swell Still with that glorious burden) bade me tell, That loves command shall be no sooner done, But every Tide he'll on your errands run From hence to the Lands end, and thence again Back, to convey your traffic from the Main: My message thus delivered; now proceed To take your oath, there is no further need Of my assistance; who on Land will meet you, And with the state of greater Triumphs greet you. SAcred's the number four, Philosophers say, And bears an happy Omen; as this day It may appear: four Elements conspire, Namely, the Water, Earth, the Air, and Fire, To make up man: the colours in him bred Are also four, White, Pallid, Black, and red: Of four Complexions he existeth solely, Phlegmatic, Sanguine, Choler, Melancholy. His meat four several digestions gains, In Stomach, Liver, Members, and the Veins. Four qualities called primae within lie, Which are thus titled, Hot, Cold, Moist, and Dry.
seed 43: T53 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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GReat Praetor, and grave Senators, she craves A free admittance on these curied waves, Who doth from long antiquity professe Her to be your gratious Patronesse: Oft have I on a passant Lyon sate, And through your populous streets beene borne in state: Oft have I grac'ty our Triumphes on the shore, But on the Waters was not seene before. Will you the reason know why it doth fall, That I thus change my Element? you shall: When Triton with his pearly trumpets blew A streperous blast, to summon all the crew Of Marine gods and goddesses to appeare, (As the annuall custome is) and meet you here: As they were then in councell to debate, What honour they might adde unto the state Of this Inauguration; there appear'd God Mercury, who would from Iove be heard: His Caducaus silence might command, Whilst all attentive were to understand The tenor of his message: who thus spake. The Sire of gods, with what you undertake Is highly pleas'd, and greatly doth commend That faire designe and purpose you intend; But he beheld a Machine from an high, Which at first sight daz'd his immortall eye; A royall Arke, whose bright and glorious beams Rivall the Sunnes, ready to proove your streames: A vessell of such beauty, burthen, state, That all the high Powers were amaz'd thereat; So beautified, so munified, so clad, As might an eight to the seaven wonders adde: VVhich must be now your charge; 'twas Ioves owne motion, That all of you attend her to the Ocean. This notwithstanding, such was their great care, (To shew that o're you they indulgent are) That Neptune from his Chariot bad me chuse Two of his best Sea-horses, to excuse His inforc't absence: Thames (whose breast doth swell Still with that glorious burthen) bad me tell, That loves command shall be no sooner done, But every Tide he'le on your errands runne From hence to the Lands end, and thence againe Backe, to conveigh your trafficke from the Maine: My message thus delivered; now proceed To take your oath, there is no further need Of my assistance; who on Land will meete you, And with the state of greater Triumphes greete you. SAcred's the number foure, Philosophers say, And beares an happy Omen; as this day It may appeare: foure Elements conspire, Namely, the Water, Earth, the Aire, and Fire, To make up man: the colours in him bred Are also foure, White, Pallid, Blacke, and red: Of foure Complexions he existeth soly, Flegmaticke, Sanguine, Choler, Melancholy. His meate foure severall digestions gaines, In Stomacke, Liver, Members, and the Veines. Foure qualities cald primae within lie, Which are thus titled, Hot, Cold, Moist, and Drie.