Greene, Robert · published 1594 · first performed or written 1589 [1586-1590] (Annals) comedy · Queen Elizabeth's Men T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue typicality 0.72 · 477 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T20: hercules, hercles, ioue, deianeira, alcides, hand, lo, death, skies, hell.
Rather these earthly geomantic spirits, Are dull and like the place where they remain: For when proud Lucipher fell from the heavens, The spirits and angels that did sin with him, Retained their local essence as their faults, All subject under Luna's continent, They which offended less hang in the fire, And second faults did rest within the air, But Lucifer and his proud hearted fiends, Were thrown into the centre of the earth, Having less understanding than the rest, As having greater sin, and lesser grace. Therefore such gross and earthly spirits do serve, For jugglers, Witches, and vild sorcerers, Whereas the Pyromantic gemij, Are mighty, swift, and of far reaching power, But grant that Geomancy hath most force, Bungay to please these mighty potentates, Prove by some instance what thy art can do. I will. Now English Harry here begins the game, We shall see sport between these learned men. What wilt thou do. Show thee the tree lewd with refined gold, Whereon the fearful dragon held his seat, That watched the garden called Hesperides, Subdued and won by conquering Hercules. Well done. What say you royal lordings to my friar, Hath he not done a point of cunning skill. Each scholar in the Necromantic spells, Can do as much as Bungay hath performed, Burr as Alcmenas bastard rased this tree, So will I raise him up as when he lived, And cause him pull the Dragon from his seat, And tear the branches piecemeal from the root, Hercules Prodeo, Prodi Hercules. Hercules appears in his Lion's skin. Quis me vult. Ioues bastard son thou libyan Hercules Pull off the sprigs from off the Hesperian tree, As once thou didst to win the golden fruit. Fiat. Now Bungay if thou canst by magic charm, The fiend appearing like great Hercules, From pulling down the branches of the tree, Then art thou worthy to be counted learned. I cannot. Cease Hercules until I give thee charge, Mighty commander of this English I'll, Henry come from the stout Plantagenets, Bungay is learned enough to be a Friar. But to compare with Iaquis Vandermast, Oxford and Cambridge must go seek their celles, To find a man to match him in his art. I have given nonplus to the Paduans, To them of Sien, Florence, and Belogna, Rheims, Louvain and fair Rotherdam, Frankford, Lutrech and Orleans: And now must Henry if he do me right, Crown me with laurel as they all have done. All hail to this royal company, That sit to hear and see this strange dispute: Bungay, how stand'st thou as a man amazed, What hath the German acted more than thou, What art thou that questions thus. Men call me Bacon. Lordly thou lookest, as if that thou wert learned, Thy countenance, as if science held her seat Between the circled arches of thy brows.
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Rather theſe earthly geomantike ſpirits, Are dull and like the place where they remaine: For when proud Lucipher fell from the heauens, The ſpirites and angels that did ſin with him, Retaind their locall eſſence as their faults, All ſubiect vnder Lunas continent, They which offended leſſe hang in the fire, And ſecond faults did reſt within the aire, But Lucifer and his proud hearted fiends, Were throwne into the center of the earth, Hauing leſſe vnderſtanding than the reſt, As hauing greater ſinne, and leſſer grace. Therfore ſuch groſſe and earthly ſpirits doe ſerue, For Iuglers, Witches, and vild ſorcerers, Whereas the Piromanticke gemij, Are mightie, ſwift, and of farre reaching power, But graunt that Geomancie hath moſt force, Bungay to pleaſe theſe mightie potentates, Prooue by ſome inſtance what thy art can doe. I will. Now Engliſh Harry here begins the game, We ſhall ſee ſport betweene theſe learned men. What wilt thou doe. Shew thee the tree leavd with refined gold, Wheron the fearefull dragon held his ſeate, That watcht the garden cald Heſperides, Subdued and wonne by conquering Hercules. Well done. What ſay you royall lordings to my frier, Hath he not done a point of cunning skill. Ech ſcholler in the Nicromanticke ſpels, Can doe as much as Bungay hath performd, Bur as Almenas baſterd raſd this tree, So will I raiſe him vp as when he liued, And cauſe him pull the Dragon from his ſeate, And teare the branches peecemeale from the roote, Hercules Prod, Prdi Hercules. Hercules appeares in his Lions skin. Quis me ult. Ioues baſtard ſonne thou libian Hercules Pull off the ſprigs from off the Heſperian tree, As once thou didſt to win the golden fruit. Fiat. Now Bungay if thou canſt by magicke charme, The fiend appearing like great Hercules, From pulling downe the branches of the tree, Then art thou worrhy to be counted learned. I cannot. Ceaſe Hercules vntill I giue thee charge, Mightie commander of this Engliſh Ile, Henrie come from the ſtout Plantagenets, Bungay is learned enough to be a Frier. But to compare with Iaquis Vandermaſt, Oxford and Cambridge muſt go ſeeke their celles, To find a man to match him in his art. I haue giuen non-plus to the Paduans, To them of Sien, Florence, and Belogna, Reimes, Louain and faire Rotherdam, Franckford, Lutrech and Orleance: And now muſt Henrie if he do me right, Crowne me with lawrell as they all haue done. All haile to this roiall companie, That ſit to heare and ſee this ſtrange diſpute: Bungay, how ſtandſt thou as a man amazd, What hath the Germane acted more than thou, What art thou that queſtions thus. Men call me Bacon. Lordy thou lookeſt, as if that thou wert learnd, Thy countenance, as if ſcience held her ſeate Betweene the circled arches of thy browes.