Wilson, Robert · published 1594 · first performed or written 1590 [c.1589-1593] (Annals) moral · Queen Elizabeth's Men (?) T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and typicality 0.73 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
Only my sword my Lord, that is my rest, My resolution to defend your Grace. And have you not a Dag to help me too. A Dag my Lord? I manned deny it not, I know ye have a Dag prepared for me. I have a Dag not for your Majesty. Yes Emnius pour thyself into thyself, And let thy own eyes be thy hearts true witness. wear'st thou this Dag to injure any beast? bear'st thou these bullets for a foeman's life? Or art thou bent against thy loyal Lord, o reaue his life that giues thee life and breath? 'gainst beasts my Lord doth Emnius like to deal, He is not so beastly and abominate, As he delights to joy in treachery, So smiles hyena, when she will be guile, And so with tears deceives the Crocodile. Are not these tools prepared for my end? Speak ill intending man, Ah Emnius? Have I for this maintained thy estate, Afforded all the favours I could yield, To be rewarded with ingratitude, with murder, treachery, and these attempts? And all in hope to win my realm and child. I will not show thy sin unto the world, But as thou didst intend, so shalt thou fall. Receive thy death, desertful man of death, And perish all thy treacherous thoughts with thee. welcome my death, desertful I confess, Heavens Pardon my intent, your highness bless. heavens pardon thy intent, and so do I, Be true hereafter, now thou shalt not die. Come follow us Emnius, learn to know this lore, Murder of meanest men brings shame, of Princes more. O that same Cobbling Rogue that raving runs, And madding aims at every hid intent, Revealed this practice, but I'll stab the slave, and he once dead the Duke's death will I have. Be it known unto all people, that whereas Venus alias lust, hath long challenged a pre-eminence in heaven, and been adored with the name of a Goddess, the Synod of the Gods being assembled, in regard of her adulteries with Mars, discovered by Phoebus, when in the face of heaven, they both were taken in an iron net: wherein her wrong to Vulcan was apparent; and since that, many other escapes considered. But lastly and most especially, her public adultery she hath committed with that base monster Contempt they have all consented, and to this decree firmed; that no more shall Venus possess the title of a Goddess, but be utterly excluded the compass of heaven: and it shallbe taken as great indignity to the Gods to give Venus any other title than the detested name of lust, or strumpet Venus: And whosoever shall adore Contempt or entertain him, shallbe reputed an enemy to the Gods. More, it is decreed that war shallbe raised against Booetia, and victory shall not fall on their side, till the cabin of Contempt be consumed with fire. Given at Olimpus by Iupiter and the celestial synod.
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Onely my sword my Lord, that is my rest, My resolution to defend your Grace. And haue you not a Dag to help me too. A Dag my Lord? I mand ie it not, I know ye haue a Dag preparde for mee. I haue a Dag not for your Maiestie. Yes Emnius poure thy selfe into thy selfe, And let thy owne eies be thy harts true witnes. wearst thou this Dag to iniure any beast? Bearst thou these bullets for a foemans life? Or art thou bent against thy loyall Lord, o reaue his life that giues thee life and breath? Gainst beasts my Lord doth Emnius like to deale, He is not so beastlie and abhominate, As he delights to ioy in trecherie, So smiles Hiena, when she will be guile, And so with teares deceiues the Crocodile. Are not these tooles prepared for my end? Speake ill intending man, Ah Emnius? Haue I for this maintained thy estate, Affoorded all the fauours I could yeeld, To be rewarded with ingratitude, with murder, trecherie, and these attempts? And all in hope to win my realme and childe. I will not shew thy sinne vnto the world, But as thou didst intend, so shalt thou fall. Receiue thy death, desertfull man of death, And perrish all thy trecherous thoughts with thee. welcome my death, desertfull I confesse, Heauens Pardon my intent, your highnes blesse. Heauens pardon thy intent, and so doe I, Be true hereafter, now thou shalt not die. Come follow vs Emnius, learne to know this lore, Murder of meanest men brings shame, of Princes more. O that same Cobling Rogue that rauing runs, And madding aimes at euerie hid intent, Reueald this practise, but Ile stab the slaue, nd he once dead the Dukes death will I haue. Be it knowne vnto all people, that whereas Venus alias lust, hath long challenged a preheminence in heauen, and been adored with the name of a Goddesse, the Sinode of the Gods being assembled, in regard of hir adulteries with Mars, discouered by Phoebus, when in the face of heauen, they hoth were taken in an yron net: wherein hir wrong to Vulcan was apparant; and since that, many other escapes considered. But lastly and most especially, her publike adulterie she hath committed with that base monster Contempt they haue all consented, and to this decree firmed; that no more shall Venus possesse the title of a Goddesse, but be vtterly excluded the compasse of heauen: and it shalbe taken as great indignitie to the Gods to giue Venus any other title than the detested name of lust, or strumpet Venus: And whosoeuer shall adore Contempt or intertaine him, shalbe reputed an enemie to the Gods. More, it is decreed that warre shalbe raysed against Booetia, and victorie shall not fall on their side, till the Cabbin of Contempt be consumde with fire. Giuen at Olimpus by Iupiter and the celestiall Synode.