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 unassigned nearest T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
If this be she whom some Zabeta call, To whom thy wisdom well bequeathes the ball I can remember at her day of birth, How Flora with her flowers strewed the Earth, How every power with heavenly majesty, In person honoured that solemnity. The lovely graces were not far away, They threw their balm for triumph of the day. The fates against their kind began a cheerful song, And vowed her life with favour to prolong Then first 'gan Cupid's eyesight wexen dim, Belike Eliza's beauty blinded him. To this fair Nymph, not earthly but divine: Contents it me my honour to resign. To this fair Queen so beautiful and wise, Pallas bequeathes her title in the prize. To her whom Juno's looks so well become, The queen of heaven yields at Phoebus' doom. And glad I am Diana found the art, Without offence so well to please desert. Then mark my tale the usual time is nigh, When wont the denies of life and destiny, In robes of cheerful colours to repair, To this renowned Queen so wise and fair, With pleasant songs this peerless nymph to greet, Clotho lays down her distaste at her feet. And Lachesis doth pull the thread at length, The third with favour gives it stuff and strength And for contrary kind affords her leave, As her best likes her web of life to weave This time we will attend, and in the meanwhile With some sweet song the tediousness beguile. Gracious and wise, fair Queen of rare renown, Whom heaven and earth beloves amid thy train, Noble and lovely peers: to honour thee And do thee favour, more than may belong, By nature's law to any earthly wight, Behold continuance of our yearly due, Th'Unpartial dames of destiny we meet, As have the gods and we agreed in one, In reverence of Eliza's noble name, And humbly lo her distaff Clotho yields. Her spindle Lachesis and her fatal reel, Lays down in reverence at Eliza's feet. Te tamen in terris unam tria numina Divam invita statuunt naturae lege sorores, Et tibi non aliis didicerunt parcere Parcae. Dame Atrops according as her 〈◊〉 To thee fair Queen resigns her fatal knife: Live long the noble Phoenix of our age, Our fair Eliza our Zabeta fair. And lo beside this rare solemnity, And sacrifice these dames are wont to do, A favour far in deed contrary kind, Bequeathed is unto thy worthiness. she delivereth the ball of gold to the queen's own hands This prize from heaven and heavenly goddesses, Accept it then, thy due by Diane's doom, Praise of the wisdom, beauty and the state, That best becomes thy peerless excellency. So fair Eliza, Venus doth resign, The honour of this honour to be thine. So is the queen of heaven content likewise, To yield to thee her title in the prize. So Pallas yields the praise hereof to thee▪ For wisdom, princely state, and peerless beauty. Vive diu foelix votis hominúmque Deûmque. Corpore, mente, libro, doctissima, candida, casta.
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If this be shee whom some Zabeta call, To whom thy wisedome well bequeathes the ball I can remember at her day of birthe, Howe Flora with her flowers strewed the Earth, How eerie power with heauenlie maiestie, In person honored that solemnitie. The louely graces were not farre away, They threw their balme for triumph of the day. The fates against their kinde begaune a cheerefull songe, And vowed her life with fauour to prolonge Then first gan Cupids eysight wexen dim, Belike Elisas beautie blinded him. To this fayre Nymphe, not earthly but deuine: Contents it me my honour to resigne. To this fayre Queene so beautifull and wise, Pallas bequeathes her title in the prize. To her whom Iunoes lookes so well become, The queene of heauen yeildes at Phoebus doome. And glad I am Diana found the arte, Without offence so well to please desart. Then marke my tale the vsuall time is nie, When wont the dnies of life and destinie, In robes of cheerfull collours to repayre, To this renowned Queene so wise and fayre, With pleasaunt songes this peereles nimphe to greete, Clotho layes downe her distaste at her feete. And Lachesis doth pull the threed at length, The thirde with fauour giues it stuffe and strength And for contrarie kinde affordes her leaue, As her best likes her web of life to weaue This time we will attend, and in the meane while With some sweete songe the tediousnes beguile. Gracious and wise, fayre Queene of rare renowne, Whom heauen and earth beloues amyd thy trayne, Noble and louely peeres: to honour thee And doe thee fauour, more then may belong, By natures lawe to any earthly wight, Beholde continuance of our yearely due, Th'unpartiall dames of destenie we meete, As haue the gods and we agreed in one, In reuerence of Elizas noble name, And humblie loe her distaffe Clotho yeeldes. Her spindle Lachesis and her fatall reele, Layes downe in reuerence at Elizaas feete. Te tamen in terris vnam tria nmin Diuam Inuita statuunt naturae lege sorres, Et tibi non alijs didicerunt prcere Parcae. Dame Atrops according as her To thee fayre Queene esigne her ftall knife: Liue longe th oble Phoeni of our age, Our fayre Eliza our Zabeta fayre. And loe beside this rare solemnitie, And sacrifice these dames are wont to doe, A fauour far in deed contrarie kinde, Bequeathed is vnto thy worthynes. Shee deliuereth the ball of golde to the Queenes owne hands This prize from heauen and heauenly goddesses, Accept it then, thy due by Dians dome, Praise of the wisedome, beautie and the state, That best becomes thy peereles excellencie. So fayre Eliza, Venus doth resigne, The honour of this honour to be thine. So is the queene of heauen content likewise, To yelde to thee her title in the prize. So Pallas yeeldes the prayse hereof to thee▪ For wisedome, princely state, and peerelesse beautie. Viue diu foelix votis hominúmque Deûmque. Corpor, mente, libro, doctissima, candi, casta.