Campaspe (Alexander, Campaspe, and Diogenes) · chunk 25 of 25
Lyly, John · published 1584 · first performed or written c.1583 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma typicality 0.76 · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T7: hector, troy, achilles, greeks, aeneas, priam, ulysses, troilus, trojan, trojans.
Page, go warn Clytus and Parmenio and the other Lords to be in a readiness, let the trumpet sound, strike up the drum, and I will presently into Persia. How now Hephestion, is Alexander able to resist love as he lift? The conquering of Thebes was not so honourable, as the subdueing of these thoughts. It were a shame Alexander should desire to command the world, if he could not command himself. But come, let us go, I will try whether I can better bear my hand with my heart, than I could with mine eye. And good Hephestion, when, all the world is won, and every country is thine and mine, either find me out another to subdue, or of my word I will fall in love. WHere the Rainbow toucheth the tree, no Caterpillars will hang on the leaves: where the glow-worm creepeth in the night, no Addar will go in the day. We hope in the ears where our travails be lodged, no carping shall harbour in those tongues. Our exercises must be as your judgement is, resembling water, which is always of the same colour into what it runneth. In the Trojan horse lay couched soldiers with children, and in heaps of many words we seat, diverse unfit, among some allowable. But as Demosthenes with often breathing up the hill amended his stammering, so we hope with sundry labours against the hair, to correct our studies. If the tree be blasted that blossoms, the fault is in the wind, and not in the root, and if our pastimes be misliked, that have been allowed, you must impute it to the malice of others, and not our endeavour. And so we rest in good case if you rest well content. WE cannot tell whether we are fallen among Diomedes birds or his horses, the one received some men with sweet notes, the other bit all men with sharp teeth. But as Homer's Gods conveyed them into clouds, whom they would have kept from curses, and as Venus, lest Adonis should be pricked with the stings of Adders, covered his face with the wings of Swans: so we hope being shielded with your highness countenance, we shall, though hear the neighing, yet not feel the kicking of those jades, and receive, though no praise (which we cannot deserve) yet a pardon, which in all humility we desire As yet we cannot tell what we should term our labours, iron or bullion, only it belongeth to your majesty to make them fit either for the forge or the mint, currant by the stamp, or counterfeit by the anvil. For as nothing is to be called white, unless it had been named white by the first creature, so can there be nothing thought good in the opinion of others, unless it be christened good by the judgement of yourself. For ourselves again, we are like these torches wax, of which being in your highness hands, you may make Doves or Vultures, Roses or Nettles, laurel for a garland, or elder for a disgrace.
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Page, go warne Clitus and Parmenio and the other Lordes to be in a readines, let the trumpet sounde, strike vp the drumme, and I will presently into Persia. How now Hephestion, is Alexander able to resisle loue as he lift? The conquering of Thebes was not so honourable, as the subdueing of these thoughts. It were a shame Alexander should desire to commaund the world, if he could not commaund himselfe. But come, let vs goe, I wll try whether I can better beare my hand with my heart, then I could with mine eie. And good Hephestion, when, al the world is woone, and euery countrey is thine and mine, either find me out an other to subdue, or of my word I will fall in loue. WHere the Rainebowe toucheth the tree, no Caterpillers will hang on the leaues▪ where the Gloworm creepeth in the night, no Addar wil go in the day. We hope in the eares where our trauailes be lodged, no carping shall harbour in those tongues. Our exercises must be as your iudgment is, resembling water, which is alwaies of the same colour into what it runneth. In the Troiane horse lay couched soldiers with childrē, and in heapes of many words we seate, diuerse vnsitte, among some allowable. But as Demosthenes with often breathing vp the hill amended his stammering, so wee hope with sundry labours against the haire, to correcte our studies. If the tree be blasted that blossomes, the fault is in the wind, and not in the roote, and if our pastimes be misliked, that haue bin allowed, you must impute it to the malice of others, and not our endeuour. And so wee rest in good case if you rest well content. WE cannot tell whether we are fallen among Diomedes birdes or his horses, the one receiued some mē with sweete notes, the other bitte all menne with sharp teeth. But as Homer ▪ Gods conueied them into cloudes, whom they would haue kept from curses, and as Venus, least Adonis shuld be pricked with the stinges of Adders, couered his face with the winges of Swans: so wee hope being shielded with your highnesse countenaunce, wee shal, though heare the neighing, yet not feele the kicking of those iades, and receiue, though no praise (which we cannot deserue) yet a pardon, which in all humilitie we desire As yet wee cannot tell what we should tearme our labours, yron or bullyon, only it belongeth to your maiestie to make thē fit either for the forg or the mint, currant by the stampe, or counterfeit by the anuill. For as nothing is to be called white, vnlesse it had bin named white by the first creature, so can ther be nothing thoght good in the opinion of others, vnlesse it bee christened good by the iudgement of yourselfe. For our selues againe, we are like these torches waxe, of which being in your heighnesse handes, you may make Doues or Vultures, Roses or Nettles, Lawril for a garland, or elder for a disgrace.