Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T34: thebes, antigone, polynices, creon, eteocles, war, theban, gods, dear, country.
Am I the goddess Isis' priest, and burn In these unlawful fires? shall Rhodopis With her Venerious charms subdue my heart, And make me break that temperance of life Which I have hitherto preserved unspotted? What shall I do? I cannot stand the push Of these strong passions, yet I am resolved ne'er to commit the act, nor so to stain My priesthood with dishonour; Isis temple And secret places shall not be defiled By Calasiris, no i'll rather banish myself from sight of cursed Rodopis, lest staying here I should be forced to do So vile a deed; I am resolved to leave This stately City Memphis suddenly, I'll give it out, my journey is for Thebes To see my eldest son called Thiamis. With this pretence I shall unquestioned go, But there's a City sacred to Apollo In Greece hight Delphos, there i'll bend my course (For 'tis a College where wise men resort Free from the concourse of the common people) To visit my old friend priest Caricles. When whorish beauty and vain pride display Their gaudy colours, wise men shun the way. Thisbe my wench, thou must be secret unto all my commands. As your own heart could wish, as your trusty cabinet. I am confident of thee; thou know'st how I loved that proud boy Cnemon, what proffers I made him, what favours I bestowed upon him, and all to win him to my embraces, yet how scornfully and scurvily he refused me, with what disdain he left me; I am now resolved no longer to solicit my love but to execute my revenge; I have devised a dainty plot against him, which will take according as I would wish, follow thou my directions. I will not digress a hair's breadth mistress. Then thus I school thee, make a show that thou lov'st Cnemon exceedingly, entice him to thee with becks and amorous glances, he'll soon be caught with these baits, especially having heretofore long nibbled upon thy beauty; frequent his bed often, be not ashamed, it shall be for thy great advancement, and whereas thou art now a bondmaid, thou shalt be made free forever. I am your creature in all things, especially in matters of this nature. When thou hast done this which I command thee, I will instruct thee farther. I wait your pleasure. I must give Cnemon good countenance, well, I must entice the young man, well, I must lie with him too, very well; faith these are no harsh commands, it shall never grieve me to be employed in such work, would my mistress had no harder labour for me, this is a task of pleasure; I have a warrant now for what I shall do; I durst not yield to Cnemon before when he attempted me, now let him come with his stoutest artillery, I will stand the charge valiantly.
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Am I the goodeſſe Iſis prieſt, and burne In theſe unlawfull fires? ſhall Rhodopis With her Ʋenerious charmes ſubdue my heart, And make me breake that temperance of life Which I have hitherto preſerv'd unſpotted? What ſhall I doe? I cannot ſtand the puſh Of theſe ſtrong paſſions, yet I am reſolv'd Nere to commit the act, nor ſo to ſtaine My prieſthood with diſhonour; Iſis temple And ſecret places ſhall not be defil'd By Calaſiris, no i'le rather banniſh My ſelfe from ſight of curſed Rodopis, Leaſt ſtaying here I ſhould be forc'd to doe So vile a deed; I am reſolv'd to leave This ſtatelie City Memphis ſuddenly, I'le give it out, my iourney is for Thebes To ſee my eldeſt ſonne call'd Thiamis. VVith this pretence I ſhall unqueſtion'd goe, But there's a City ſacred to Apollo In Greece hight Delphos, there i'le bend my courſe (For tis a Colledge where wiſe men reſort Free from the concourſe of the common people) To viſit my old friend prieſt Caricles. When whoriſh beautie and vaine pride diſplay Their gaudie colours, wiſe men ſhun the way. Thisbe my wench, thou muſt be ſecret unto all my commands. As your owne heart could wiſh, as your truſty cabinet. I am confident of thee; thou know'ſt how I lov'd that proud boy Cnemon, what proffers I made him, what favours I beſtow'd upon him, and all to winne him to my imbraces, yet how ſcornfully and ſcurvily he refuſed me, with what diſdaine he left me; I am now reſolv'd no longer to ſollicite my love but to execute my revenge; I have devis'd a dainty plot againſt him, which will take according as I would wiſh, follow thou my directions. I will not digreſſe a haires breadth miſtris. Then thus I ſchoole thee, make a ſhew that thou lov'ſt Cnemon exceedingly, entice him to thee with beckes and amorous glances, he'll ſoone be caught with theſe baites, eſpecially having heretofore long nibled upon thy beauty; frequent his bed often, be not aſham'd, it ſhall be for thy great advancement, and whereas thou art now a bondmaid, thou ſhalt be made free forever. I am your creature in all things, eſpecially in matters of this nature. When thou haſt done this which I command thee, I will inſtruct thee farther. I waite your pleaſure. I muſt give Cnemon good countenance, well, I muſt entice the young man, well, I muſt lie with him too, very well; faith theſe are no harſh commands, it ſhall never grieve me to be imployd in ſuch worke, would my miſtris had no harder labour for me, this is a taske of pleaſure; I have a warrant now for what I ſhall doe; I durſt not yeild to Cmon before when he attempted me, now let him come with his ſtouteſt artillery, I will ſtand the charge valiantly.