Hippolytus (Seneca's Fourth Tragedy) · chunk 1 of 30
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John · published 1581 · first performed or written 1567 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T22: shepherd, pan, shepherds, love, sheep, flocks, fair, shepherdess, swain, away.
Go range about the shady Woods, beset on every side With Nets, with Hounds, & toils, & running out at random ride About, about, the craggy crests of high Cecrops' hill, With speedy foot about the Rocks, with coursing wander still. That under Carpanetus Soil, in Dale below doth lurk, Whereas the Rivers running swift, their flapping waves do work, And dash against the beaten Banks of Thrias valley low, And clamber up the slimy cliffs, besmeared with hoary Snow, (That falleth, when the Western wind from Riphes Mounts doth blow.) Here, here away, let other wend, whereas with lofty head, The Elm displays his branched arms, the wood to overspread. Whereas the Meadows green do lie, where Zephyrus most mild Out brays his balmy breath so sweet, to garnish up the field With lusty springtide flowers fresh whereas Elysus slow Doth fleet upon the Yste flakes, and on the Pastures low. Maeander sheds his straggling stream, and shears the fruitless sand With wrackful wave: ye whom the path on Marathon's left hand, Doth lead unto the leavened lands, whereas the herd of beast For Evening forage go to graze, and stalk unto their rest. The rascal dear trip after fast, you thither take your way, Where clottered hard Acarnan forced warm Southern winds t'obey Doth slake the chilling cold, unto Hymettus icy clive To Alphids little Villages, now let some other drive: That plot where Sunion surges high do beat the sandy banks, Whereas the marble Sea doth fleet with crooked compassed cranks, Unhaunted lies too long, withouten race of any wight. Who set agog with hunting brave, in woods doth take delight, Philippis him allures: her haunts a foamy bristled Boar That doth annoy with ghastly dread the husbandmen full sore: We know him well: for he it is foiled with so many wounds, But ere they do begin to ope, let slip, let slip your Hounds. But in your leashes Sirs keep up your eager Mastiffs yet, Keep on their collars still; that do their galled neekes fret: The Spartan Dogs eiget of prey and of courageous kind, That soon can single out their game, whereto they be assigned, Tie shorter up within your leash: to pass time shall it bring, That with the yelping noise of hounds the hollow rocks shall ring. Now let the Hounds go find of it with nostril good of scent, And trace unto the ugly den ere dawning day be spent. while in the dewish stabby ground the prick of cleaze doth stick. One bear the toil on cumbered neck, and some with nets full thick Make speed: some with the arming cord by pencil painted red By sleight, and subtle guileful fear shall make the Beasts adred: Look thou to pitch thy thirling dart, and thou to try thy might, Shalt cope him with broad 〈...〉 with hand both left & right.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
GOe raunge about the ſhady Woods, beſet on euery ſide With Nets, with Hounds, & toyles, & rū ning out at randon ride About, about, the craggy creſts of high Cecropes hill, With ſpeedy foote about the Rockes, with courſing wander ſtill. That vnder Carpanetus Soyle, in Dale below doth lurke, Whereas the Riuers running ſwift, their flapping waues doe worke, And daſhe againſt the beaten Banks of Thrias valley low, And clamber vp the ſlimy cliues, beſmeard with hor Snow, (That falleth, when y• Weſterne winde frō Riphes Moūts doth blow.) Heere, heere away, let other wend, whereas with lofty head, The Elme diſplayes his braunched armes, the wood to ouerſpread. Whereas the Meadowes greene doe lye, where Zephyrus moſt milde Out brayes his baumy breath ſo ſweete, to gerniſh vp the field With luſty ſpringtide flowers freſh whereas Elyſus ſlow Doth fleete vpon the Yſte flakes, and on the Paſtures low. Maeander ſheds his ſtragling ſtreame, and ſheares the fruitleſſe ſand With wrackfull waue: yee whom the path on Marathons left hand, Doth lead vnto the leauened launds, whereas the heirde of beaſt For Euening forrage goe to graze, and ſtalke vnto their reſt. The raſcall Deare trip after faſt, you thither take your way, Where clottered hard Acarnan forſt warme Southerne windes t'obay Doth ſlake the chilling colde, vnto Hymetus Yſie cliue To Alphids litle Villages, now let ſome other due: That plot where Sunion ſurges high doe beate the ſandy bankes, Whereas the marble Sea doth fleete with crooked compaſt crankes, Vnhaunted lies too long, withoutten race of any wight. Who ſet agog with hunting braue, in woods doth take delyght, Philippis him allures: her hauntes a fomy briſtled Bore That doth annoy with gaſtly dread the huſbandmen full ſore: We know him wel: for he it is foyld with ſo many woundes, But ere they do begin to ope, let ſlip▪ let ſlip your Houndes. But in your leaſhes Syrs keepe vp your eiger Maſtifs yet, Keepe on their Collers ſtill; that doe their galled neekes yfret: The Spartayne Dogges eiget of pray and of couragious kynd, That ſone can ſingle out their game, wherto they be aſſygnd, Tye ſhorter vp within your leaſh: to paſſe tyme ſhall it bring, That with the youlping noyſe of houndes the hollow rockes ſhal ring. Now let the Houndes goe fynd of it with Noſthrell good of ſent, And trace vnto the vglye deere dawning ay be ſpent. Whyle in the dewiſh ſtabby ground the pricke of cleaze doth ſicke. One bear the toyle on cumbred necke, and ſome with nettes ful thicke Make ſpeede: ſome with the arming coard by penſell paynted red By ſleight, and ſubtill guyleful eare ſhall make the Beaſtes adred: Loke thou to pitch thi thirling and hou to trye thy might, Shalt cope him with broad with hand both lefte & right.