Hippolytus (Seneca's Fourth Tragedy) · chunk 18 of 30
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John · published 1581 · first performed or written 1567 (Annals) tragedy T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses typicality 0.65 · 509 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T24: apollo, phoebus, midas, muses, ears, play, hedone, gods, siren, time.
HIPPOLYTUS even as the raging storm away doth fly, More swift than whirling Western wind uptumbling clouds in Sky, More swift than flashing flames, that catch their course with sweeping sway, When Stars Ytossed with whisking winds long fiery Drakes display. Fame (wondering at of aldertime our Ancestors renown) Fare well with thee, and bear away old worship from our Town. So much thy beauty brighter shines, as much more clear and fair, The golden Moon with glorious Globe full furnished in the Air Doth shine, whenas her fiery tips of waning horns do close, When lifting up her fulgent face in ambling Wain she goes, Upon her night-watch to attend, the Stars of lesser light Their darkened Faces hide, as he the Messenger of night That watchword gives of th'evening tide and Hesperus he height, That gladding erst was bathed in Seas, and he the same again When shedes be shrunk. doth then the name of Lucifer obtain. Thou Bacchus blessed barn of Ioue in warlike India borne, Thou Lad that evermore dost wear thy hairy bush unshorn, Whose javelin tuft with ivy bunch, the tigers makes adread, And dost with labeled Mitre use to prank thy horny head, Hippolytus his staring Locks thou Bacchus shalt not stain, To wonder at thy loving looks too much do thou refrain, Whom (as the people do report) the Ariadne bright, For beauty's name preferred before Bacchus that Bromius height. A brittle jewel beauty is on mortal men employed, Thou gift that for a season short of Mankind art enjoyed, How soon alas with feathered foot hence dost thou fading slide? The parching summers vapour hot in Verse most pleasant pride So withers not the Meadows green, (whenas the scorching sun) In Tropic ligue of burning Crab full hot at Noon doth run, And on her shorter cloudy Wheels unhorseth soon the night. With wanny leaves down hang the heads of withered Lilies white The balmy blooms and sprouting flower do leave the naked bed As beauty bright whose radiant beams in coral Cheeks is spread, Is dashed in the twink of Eye: no day as yet did pass, In which not of his beauty reft some pearls person was. For Favour is a fleeting thing: what wight of any wit Will unto frail and fickle joy his confidence commit? Take pleasure of it while thou mayst, for Time with stealing steps Will under mint, on hour past straight in a worser leps: Why fliest thou to the wilderness, to seek thy succour there? Thy beauty bides not safer in the wayless woods then here. If Titan hoist his tottering Cart on point of full midday, Thee shrouded close among the brakes the Naids will assay, A gadding troop that beauty's Boyes do lock in fountains fair. To frame their seat then unto thee in senseless sleep repair, Shall wanton Fairies, Nymphs of Frithes, that on the Hills do walk, Which Dryad mountain Goblins haunt, that use on hills to stalk: Or when from high Star-bearing pole Diana down did look
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HIPPOLYTVS euen as the rageing ſtorme away doth fly, More ſwift than whirling Weſtern wynde vptumbling cloudes in Sky, More ſwift then flaſhing flames, that catch their courſe with ſweeping ſway, When Stars ytoſt with whiſking windes long fiery Drakes diſplay. Fame (wondring at of aldertime our Aunceſtours renowne) Fare well with thee, and beare away olde worſhip from our Towne. So much thy beauty brighter ſhines, as much more cleare and fayre, The golden Moone with glorios Globe full furniſht in the Ayre Doth ſhine, when as her fiery tips of wayning hornes doe cloſe, When lifting vp her fulgent face in ambling Waine ſhe goes, Vpon her nightwatch to attend, the Starres of leſſer light Their darckned Faces hide, as hee the Meſſenger of night That watchword geues of th'euening tide and Heſperus hee hight, That glading earſt was bath'de in Seas, and hee the ſame agayne When ſhedes be ſhrunck. doth then the name of Lucifer obtayne. Thou Bacchus bleſſed barne of Ioue in warlicke India borne, Thou Lad that euermore doſt weare thy hayry buſh vnſhorne, Whoſe Iaueling tuft with Iuy bunch, the Tygres makes adred, And doſt with labelde Myter vſe to pranck thy horny hed, Hippolytus his ſtaring Locks thou Bacchus ſhalt not ſtayne, To woonder at thy louing lookes too much doe thou refrayne, Whom (as the people doe report) the Ariadne bright, For beauties name preferde before Bacchus that Bromius hight. A brittle Iewell beauty is on mortall men employde, Thou gift that for a ſeaſon ſhort of Mankinde arte enioyde, How ſoone alas with feathered foote hence doſt thou fading ſlide? The partching Sommers vapour hoate in Vers moſt pleaſaūte pride So withers not the Meadowes greene, (when as the ſcorching Sūne) In Tropick ligue of burning Crab full hoate at Noone doth runne, And on her ſhorter clowdy Wheeles vnhorſeth ſoone the night. With wanny Leaues downe hang the heads of withred Lillies whight The balmy bloomes and ſprouting flore do leaue the naked ed As beauty bright whoſe radiant beams in corauld Cheekes is ſpred, Is daſhed in the twincke of Eye: no day as yet did paſſe, In which not of his beauty reft ſome pearles perſon was. For Fauour is a fleetyng thing: what wight of any wit Wil vnto frayle and fickle ioy his confidence commit? Take pleaſure of it whyle thou mayſt, for Tyme with ſtealing ſteps Wil vnder mint, on howre paſt ſtrayght in a worſer leps: Why flyeſt thou to the wildernes, to ſeeke thy ſuccour there? Thy beauty bydes not ſafer in the wayleſſe woods then here. If Tytan hoyſt his totteryng Cart on poynt of ful midday, Thee ſhrowded cloſe among the brakes the Naids wil aſſay, A gadding troupe that beautys Byes do locke in fountaynes fayre. To frame their ſeate then vnto thee in ſenſeles ſeepe repayre, Shal wanton Fayries, Nymphes of Frithes, y• on the Hilles do walke, Which Dryade mountayne Goblins haunt, that vſe on hilles to ſtalke: Or when from high Starbearing poale Diana downe did looke