Porta Pietatis, or The Port or Harbor of Piety · chunk 2 of 3
Heywood, Thomas · published 1638 · first performed or written 1638 [Oct 29] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T57 Ships, merchants and pirates · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
THe dignity of Merchants who can tell? Or how much they all Traders ante-cell? When others hear at home securely sleep, He ploughs the bosom of each unknown deep, And in them sees heavens wonders; for he can Take a full view of the Leviathan, Whose strength all Marine Monsters doth surpass, His Ribs as Iron, his Fins and scales as brass. His Ship like to the feathered Fowl he wings, And from all Coasts he rich materials brings, For ornament or profit; those by which Inferior Arts subsist, and become rich; By Land he makes discovery of all Nations, Their Manners, and their Country's situations, And with those savage natures so complies, That there's no rarity from thence can rise But he makes frequent with us, and yet these Not without dangers, both on shores and seas: The Land he pierceth, and the Ocean skowers, To make them all by free transportage ours. You (honoured Sir) amongst the chief are named, By whose commerce our Nation hath been famed. The Romans in their triumphs had before Their Chariots borne or lead, (to grace the more The sumptuous Show) the prime and choicest things, Which they had taken from the Captive, Kings: What curious Statue▪ what strange bird, or beast That Clime did yield (if rare above the rest) Was there exposed: Entering your civil state, Whom better may we strive to imitate? This huge Rhinoceros (not 'mongst us seen, Yet frequent wheresome Factors oft have been) Is emblem of the Praetorship you bear, Who to all Beasts of prey, who rend and tear The innocent herds and flocks, is foe professed, But in all just defences arms his crest. You of this wilderness are Lord, so sway, The weak may be upheld, the proud obey. SHipping to our first Fathers was not known; (Though now amongst all Nations common grown) Nor trade by Sea: we read the first choice piece, Was th' Argo, built to fetch the golden Fleece, In which brave voyage, sixty Princes, all Heroës', such as we Semones call: In that new Vessel to attain the shore. Where such a prize was, each tugged at the Oar: On one bench Hercules and Hilas sat, Beauty and Strength; and siding just with that Daunaus and Lynceus of so quick a sight No interposer, or large distance might Dull his clear Optics: those that had the charge, And the chief stearadge of that Princely Barge, Zethes and Calais, whose judgements meet, Being said t'have feathers on their heads and feet: We spare the rest: Grave Sir, the Merchant's trade Is that, for which all Shipping first was made; And through an Hellespont who would but pull, Steere, and hoist sail, to bring home golden Wool? For we by that are clothed: In the first place Sat strength and beauty: oh what a sweet grace Have those united; both now yours, great Lord, Your beauty is your robe, your strength the sword. You must have Lynceus eyes, and further see
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THe dignity of Merchants who can tell? Or how much they all Traders ante-cell? When others here at home securely sleepe, He plowes the bosome of each unknowne deepe, And in them sees heavens wonders; for he can Take a full view of the Leviathan, Whose strength all Marine Monsters doth surpasse, His Ribs as Iron, his Fins and skales as brasse. His Ship like to the feather'd Fowle he wings, And from all Coasts hee rich materialls brings, For ornament or profit; those by which Inferiour Arts subsist, and become rich; By Land he makes discovery of all Nations, Their Manners, and their Countries scituations, And with those savage natures so complies, That there's no rarity from thence can rise But he makes frequent with us, and yet these Not without dangers, both on shores and seas: The Land he pierceth, and the Ocean skowers, To make them all by free transportage ours. You (honourd Sir) amongst the chiefe are nam'd, By whose commerce our Nation hath beene fam'd. The Romans in their triumphes had before Their Chariots borne or lead, (to grace the more The sumptuous Show) the prime and choisest things, VVhich they had taken from the Captive, Kings: VVhat curious Statue▪ what strange bird, or beast That Clime did yeeld (if rare above the rest) Was there expos'd: Entring your civill state, VVhom better may we strive to imitate? This huge Rinoceros (not 'mongst us seene, Yet frequent wheresome Factors oft have beene) Is embleme of the Praetorship you beare, Who to all Beasts of prey, who rend and teare The innocent heards and flocks, is foe profest, But in all just defences armes his crest. You of this wildernesse are Lord, so sway, The weake may be upheld, the proud obey. SHipping to our first Fathers was not knowne; (Though now amongst all Nations common growne) Nor trade by Sea: we read the first choise peece, Was th'Argo, built to fetch the golden Fleece, In which brave voyage, sixty Princes, all Heroës, such as we Semones call: In that new Vessell to attaine the shore. Where such a prize was, each tugg'd at the Oare: On one bench Hercules and Hilas sate, Beauty and Strength; and siding iust with that Daunaus and Lynceus of so quicke a sight No interposer, or large distance might Dull his cleare Opticks: those that had the charge, And the chiefe stearadge of that Princely Barge, Zethes and Calais, whose judgements meet, Being said t'have feathers on their heads and feete: We spare the rest: Grave Sir, the Merchants trade Is that, for which all Shipping first was made; And through an Hellespont who would but pull, Steere, and hoise saile, to bring home golden Wooll? For wee by that are cloath'd: In the first place Sate strength and beauty: oh what a sweete grace Have those united; both now yours, great Lord, Your beauty is your robe, your strength the sword. You must have Lynceus eyes, and further see