Peele, George · published 1584 · first performed or written 1581 [c.1581-1584] (Annals) pastoral · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and typicality 0.79 · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
The God of shepherds and his mates, With country cheer salutes your states▪ Fair, wise, and worthy as you be, And thank the gracious Ladies three, For honour done to Ida. The birds sing. Venus, what shall I say, for though I be a dame divine, This welcome and this melody exceeds these wits of mine. Believe me, Iuno, as I height thee sovereign of Love, These rare delights in pleasures pass the banquets of king Ioue. Then, Venus, I conclude, it easily may be seen, That in her chaste and pleasant walks fair Phoebe is a Queen. Divine Pallas, and you sacred dames, Iuno and Venus, honoured by your names: Iuno, the wife and sister of king Ioue, Fair Venus, Lady president of love: If any entertainment in this place, That can afford but homely, rude and base, It please your godheads to accept in 'gree, That gracious thought our happiness shallbe. My mistress Dian, this right well I know, For love that to this presence she doth owe, Accounts more honour done to her this day, Then ever whilom in these woods of Ida. And for our country gods, I dare be bold, They make such cheer, your presence to behold, Such jouissance, such mirth and merry meant, As nothing els their minde might more co: And that you do believe it to be so, Fair goddesses, your lovely looks do show. It rests in fine, for to confirm my talk, Ye deign to pass along to Diane's walk: Where she among her troop of maids attends. The fair arrival of her welcome friends. And we will wait with all observance due, And do just honour to this heavenly crew. The god of shepherds, Iuno, ere thou go, Intends a lamb on thee for to bestow. Faunus, high ranger in Diana's chase, Presents a fawn to lady Venus' grace. Syluanus gives to Pallas deity, This gallant bow wrought from the Oaken tree. To them that doth this honour to our fields, Her mellow apples poor Pomona yields. And gentle gods, these signs of your goodwill we take in worth, and shall accept them still. And Flora, this to thee among the rest, Thy workmanship comparing with the best, Let it suffice thy cunning to have, To call king Ioue from forth his heavenly bower: Hadst thou a lover, Flora, credit me, I think thou wouldst bedeck him gallantly. But wend we on, and, Rhanis, lead the way, That kens the painted paths of pleasunt Ida. Onone, while , Tell me what shall be subject Thou hast a sort of 〈...〉 Dare say no Nymph in Ida woods Again, beside thy sweet alluring In telling them thou hast a Then prithee sweet, afford some pretty thing, Some toy that from thy pleasant witte Paris, my hearts contentment, and my choice, Use thou thy pipe, and I will use my voice, So shall thy just request not be denied. And time well spent and 〈...〉
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The God of sheepeheardes and his mate, With countrie chere salutes your states▪ Fare, wise, and worthie as you bee, And thanke the gracious Ladies three, For honour done to Id ▪ The birdes singe. Venus, what shall I saie, for though I be a dame deuine, This welcome and this melodie exceedes these wittes of mine. Beleeue me, Iu, as I hight th foueraigne of Loue, These rare delightes in pleasures passe the banquets of king Ioue. Then▪ Venus, I conclude, it may be seene, That in her chaste and pleasaunt walkes fayre Phoebe is a Queene. Diuine Pallas, and you sacred dames, Iuno and Venus, honoured by your names: Iuno, the wife and sister of kinge Ioue▪ Faire Venus, Ladie president of oue: If any entertaynment in this place, That can afford but homely, rude and bae, It pleaze your godheads to accept in gree, That gratious thought our happinesse shalbe. My mistresse Dian, this right well I know, For loue that to this presence shee doth owe, Accountes more honoure done to her this day, Then euer whilom in these woods of Id. And for our countrey god, I dare bee bolde, They make such cheere, your presence to beholde, Such iouysaunce, such myrth and merry ment, As nothing els their minde might more co: And that you doe beleeue it to bee so, Fayre goddesses, your louely lookes doe showe. It rests in fine, for to confirme my talke, Yee dayne to passe alonge to Dians walke: Where shee amonge her troupe of maydes attend. The fayre aryuall of her vvelcome friends. And vvee vvill vvayte vvith all obseruance due, And doe iust honour to this heauenly crue. The god of sheepheardes, Iuno, ere thou goe, Intends a lambe on thee for to bstovve. Faunus, high raunger in Dias chace, Presents a favvne to lady Venus grace. Syluanus giues to Pallas deitye, This gallant bovve ught from the Oken tree. To them that doth this honour to our fieldes, Her mellovve apples poore Poona yeildes. And gentle gods, these signes of your goodvvill Wee take in vvorth, and shall accept them still. An Flora, this to thee amonge the rest, Thy vvorkmanship comparinge vvith the best, Let it suffize thy▪ cunninge to haue, To call kinge Ioue from forth his heauenly bovvre: Hadst thou a louer, Flora, redit mee, I thinke thou vvouldst beedecke him gallantly. But vvende vve on, and, Rhanis, leade the vvay, That kens the paynted pathes of pleasunt Ida. Onone, while , Tell me what shall Thou hast a sorte of Dare saye no Nymphe in Againe, beside thy In telling them thou Then preethee sweete, afforde thing, Some toie that from thy . Paris, my hartes contentment, and my choice▪ Vse thou thy pype, and I will vse my , So shall thy iust request be denyed. And time well pent and