Greene, Robert · published 1594 · first performed or written 1591 (Annals) romance · Queen Elizabeth's Men (on tour); Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men (in London) · before the Court unassigned nearest T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and · 524 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
VIctorious Princes summoned to appear Within the Continent of Africa, From sevenfold Nilus to Taprobany, Where fair Apollo darting forth his light Plays on the Seas. From Cadiz islands where stout Hercules, emblazed his trophies on two posts of brass, To Tanais whose swift declining floods, Environs rich Europa to the North, All fetched from out your Courts by beauty to this Coast, To seek and sue for fair Angelica. Sith none but one must have this happy prize, At which you all have leveled long your thoughts; Set each man forth his passions how he can, And let her Censure make the happiest man. The fairest flower that glories Africa, Whose beauty Phoebus dares not dash with showers, Over whose Climate never hung a Cloud, But smiling Titan lights the horizon: Egypt is mine and there I hold my State, Seated in Cairye and in Babylon; From thence the matchless beauty of Angelica, Whose hue as bright as are those silver Doves, That wanton Venus manth upon her fist, Forced me to cross and cut th'atlantic Seas, To oversearch the fearful Ocean, Where I arrived to eternize with my Lance, The matchless beauty of fair Angelica. Nor Tilt, nor tourney, but my Spear and shield, Resounding on their Crests and sturdy Helms Topped high with Plumes, like Mars his Burgonet, enchasing on their curates with my blade, That none so fair, as fair Angelica. But leaving these such glories as they be, I love my Lord, let that suffice for me. Cuba my seat, a Region so enriched, With favours sparkling from the smiling heavens, As those that seeks for traffic to my Coast, Accounted like that wealthy Paradise, From whence floweth Gyhon and swift Euphrates: The earth within her bowels hath enwrapped, As in the massy storehouse of the world, Millions of gold as bright as was the shower, That wanton Iove sent down to Danae: Marching from thence to manage Arms abroad, I passed the triple parted Regiment, That froward Saturn gave unto his sons, Erecting Statues of my Chivalry, Such and so brave as never Hercules, Vowed for the love of lovely Iole: But leaving these such glories as they be, I love my Lord, let that suffice for me. And I my Lord am Mandricard of Mexico, Whose Climate fairer than Tiberius, Seated beyond the Sea of Tripoli, And richer than the plot Hesperides, Or that same I'll wherein Ulysses' love, Lulled in her lap the young Telegone, That did but Venus tread a dainty step, So would she like the land of Mexico, As Paphos and brave Cypress set aside, With me sweet lovely Venus would abide. From thence mounted upon a Spanish Bark, Such as transported Iason to the fleece: Come from the South, I furrowed Neptune's Seas, north-east as far as is the frozen Rhine, Leaving fair Voya crossed up Danuby, As high as Saba whose enhancing streams, Cuts twixt the Tartares and the Russians: There did I act as many brave attempts, As did Pirothous for his Proserpine. But leaving these such glories as they be, I love my Lord, let that suffice for me.
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VIctorious Princes summond to appeare Within the Continent of Africa, From seauenfold Nylus to Taprobany, Where faire Apollo darting forth his light Plaies on the Seas. From Gadis Ilands where stowt Hercules, Imblasde his trophees on two posts of brasse, To Tanais whose swift declining flouds, Inuirons rich Europa to the North, All fetcht from out your Courts by beauty to this Coast, To seeke and sue for faire Angelica. Sith none but one must haue this happy prize, At which you all haue leueld long your thoughts; Set each man forth his passions how he can, And let her Censure make the happiest man. The fairest flowre that glories Affrica, Whose beauty Phoebus dares not dash with showres, Ouer whose Clymate neuer hung a Clowde, But smiling Titan lights the Horyzon: Egypt is mine and there I hold my State, Seated in Cairye and in Babylon; From thence the matchlesse beauty of Angelica, Whose hew as bright as are those siluer Doues, That wanton Venus manth vpon her fist, Forst me to crosse and cut th'atlanticke Seas, To ouersearch the fearefull Ocean, Where I ariud to eternize with my Launce, The matchles beauty of faire Angelica. Nor Tilt, nor Tournay, but my Speare and shield, Resounding on their Crests and sturdy Helmes Topt high with Plumes, like Mars his Burgonet, Inchasing on their Curats with my blade, That none so faire, as faire Angelica. But leauing these such glories as they be, I loue my Lord, let that suffize for me. Cuba my seate, a Region so inricht, With fauours sparkling from the smiling heauens, As those that seekes for trafficke to my Coast, Accounted like that wealthy Paradice, From whence floweth Gyhon and swift Euphrates: The earth within her bowels hath inwrapt, As in the massie storehowse of the world, Millions of gold as bright as was the showre, That wanton Iove sent downe to Danae: Marching from thence to manage Armes abroade, I past the triple parted Regiment, That froward Saturne gave vnto his sonnes, Erecting Statues of my Chiualry, Such and so braue as neuer Hercules, Vowd for the loue of louely Iole: But leauing these such glories as they be, I loue my Lord, let that suffize for me. And I my Lord am Mandrecarde of Mexico, Whose Clymate fayrer than Tyberius, Seated beyond the Sea of Trypoly, And richer than the plot Hesperides, Or that same Ile wherein Vlysses loue, Luld in her lap the young Telegone, That did but Venus tread a daintie step, So would shee like the land of Mexico, As Paphos and braue Cypres set aside, With me sweete louely Venus would abide. From thence mounted vpon a Spanish Barke, Such as transported Iason to the fleece: Come from the South, I furrowd Neptunes Seas, Northeast as far as is the frosen Rhene, Leauing faire Voya crost vp Danuby, As hie as Saba whose inhaunsing streames, Cuts twixt the Tartares and the Russians: There did I act as many braue attempts, As did Pirothousfor his Proserpine. But leauing these such glories as they be, I loue my Lord, let that suffize for me.