Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T36: hell, earth, gods, death, ghosts, blood, bloody, heaven, night, ghost.
Run on, in the same fortune That you do, be it life or be it death. Be not afraid, I come not to destroy you As you suppose, but to deliver you From hence; my Lord and General Oroondates Hath sent me hither from the camp, to bring you Unto him, for the fame of your rare beauty And virtue in resisting his wife's lewdness, Hath wrought so much upon his disposition As he desires your presence, come with me, Delay breeds danger, I have fifty horse Shall safe convoy us to the camp, the way Is clear. Lead on then, we are bound to obey. Ye stern Eumenides, and direful powers Of the infernal kingdoms, muster all Your troops together by a general summon, For I do cite you to the court of hell, My grievances beget this invocation; Have I so long served you, and bent my thoughts To your low centre? have my actions been As lewd as you would wish them, and as black As you yourselves, and could you suffer me To fail in this achievement of my lust? So much your instigation? is this justice? Justice that is a word not known in hell; Is this injustice? no, then are you rebels To your own laws, I do insist on this: What other doctrine preach your ministers But foul injustice, rapes, impieties, Adulteries, murders, slanders, ignominies, False accusations and the like, all which My life hath practised? yet ye punish me With justice ne'er till now heard in your courts: You thought it just Cariclea should escape The poisoned cup, and afterward the fire, You thought it just Theagines and she Should scape my hands, and Oroondates know All my proceedings, cursed fates of mine! Wretched Arsace, wilt thou live and feel Thy punishment augmented by thy shame? Shall the laws triumph o'er Arsaces' will? Or Oroondates say he was revenged Upon the high and royal blood of Persia For wrong I did him? no, since I have failed In my desire, these fates I will withstand, And die by none but by this Persian hand. Persina welcome to our camp, how durst Our fairest Queen adventure forth to see The angry face of Mars? this is no object For lady's eyes, dame Venus' sport's more proper. Where you are sir, there is my object fixed, Whether at home or here, all's one to me, Besides, where Mars is, there will Venus be. This was a favour we expected not; I must embrace thee; O Sysimethres, What is there wanting in the curious model Of this rare Architecture, built by nature, That mortal or immortal eye can see To add more beauty to it than it hath? Nothing, I know you'll grant it, then what pity Think you it is, so beautiful a frame And building should contain within its womb No living creature, no inhabitant That might support its ruins, but stand rather For prospect then for benefit?
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Run on, in the ſame fortune That you doe, be it life or be it death. Be not afraid, I come not to deſtroy you As you ſuppoſe, but to deliver you From hence; my Lord and Generall Oroondates Hath ſent me hither from the campe, to bring you Unto him, for the fame of your rare beauty And vertue in reſiſting his wifes lewdneſſe, Hath wrought ſo much upon his diſpoſition As he deſires your preſence, come with me, Delay breeds danger, I have fifty horſe Shall ſafe convoy us to the camp, the way Is cleere. Lead on then, we are bound to obey. Ye ſterne Eumenides, and direfull powers Of the infernall kingdomes, muſter all Your troops together by a generall ſummon, For I doe cite you to the court of hell, My grievances beget this invocation; Have I ſo long ſerv'd you, and bent my thoughts To your low centre? have my actions beene As lewd as you would wiſh them, and as blacke As you your ſelves, and could you ſuffer me To faile in this atchievement of my luſt? So much your inſtigation? is this juſtice? Juſtice that is a word not knowne in hell; Is this injuſtice? no, then are you rebels To your owne lawes, I doe inſiſt on this: What other doctrine preach your miniſters But foule injſtice, rapes, impieties, Adulteries, murthers, ſlaunders, ignominies, Falſe accuſations and the like, all which My life hath practis'd? yet ye puniſh me With juſtice ne're till now heard in your courts: You thought it juſt Cariclea ſhould eſcape The poiſon'd cup, and afterward the fire, You thought it juſt Theagines and ſhe Should ſcape my hands, and Oroondates know All my proceedings, curſed fates of mine! Wretched Arſace, wilt thou live and feele Thy puniſhment augmented by thy ſhame? Shall the lawes triumph o're Arſaces will? Or Oroondates ſay he was reveng'd Upon the high and royall blood of Persia For wrong I did him? no, ſince I have fail'd In my deſire, theſe faes I will withſtand, And die by none but by this Perſin hand. Perſina welcome to our campe, how durſt Our faireſt Queene adventure forth to ſee The angry face of Mars? this is no object For Ladies eyes, dame Ʋenus ſport's more proper. Where you are ſir, there is my object fixt, Whether at home or here, all's one to me, Beſides, where Mars is, there will Venus be. This was a favour we expected not; I muſt imbrace thee; O Syſimethres, What is there wanting in the curious modell Of this rare Architecture, built by nature, That mortall or immortall eye can ſee To adde more beautie to it then it hath? Nothing, I know you'll grant it, then what pitty Thinke you it is, ſo beautifull a frame And building ſhould containe within it's wombe No living creature, no inhabitant That might ſupport it's ruines, but ſtand rather For proſpect then for benefit?