Marlowe, Christopher / Nashe, Thomas · published 1594 · first performed or written 1586 [c.1585-1586; possibly 1591] (Annals) tragedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma typicality 0.82 · 521 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T7: hector, troy, achilles, greeks, aeneas, priam, ulysses, troilus, trojan, trojans.
What wills our Lord, or wherefore did he call? The dreams (brave mates) that did beset my bed, When sleep but newly had embraced the night, Commands me leave these unrenowned beams, Whereas Nobility abhors to stay, And none but base Aeneas will abide: Aboard, aboard, since Fates do bid aboard, And slice the Sea with sable coloured ships, On whom the nimble winds may all day weight, And follow them as footmen through the deep: Yet Dido casts her eyes like anchors out, To stay my Fleet from losing forth the Bay. Come back, come back, I hear her cry afar, And let me link my body to my lips, That tied together by the striving tongues, We may as one sail into Italy. Banish that 'ticing dame from forth your mouth, And follow your foreseeing stars in all; This is no life for men at arms to live, Where dalliance doth consume a soldiers strength, And wanton motions of alluring eyes, Effeminate our minds enured to war. Why, let us build a City of our own, And not stand lingering here for amorous looks: Will Dido raise old Priam forth his grave, And build the town again the Greeks did burn? No no, she cares not how we sink or swim, So she may have Aeneas in her arms. To Italy, sweet friends to Italy, We will not stay a minute longer here. Trojans aboard, and I will follow you, I fain would go, yet beauty calls me back: To leave her so and not once say farewell, Were to transgress against all laws of love: But if I use such ceremonious thanks, As parting friends accustom on the shore, Her silver arms will coll me round about, And tears of pearl, cry stay, Aeneas, stay: Each word she says will then contain a Crown, And every speech be ended with a kiss: I may not dure this female drudgery, To sea Aeneas, find out Italy. O Anna, run unto the water side, They say Aeneas men are going aboard, It may be he will steal away with them: Stay not to answer me, run Anna run. O foolish Trojans that would steal from hence, And not let Dido understand their drift: I would have given Achates store of gold, And Illioneus' gum and Libyan spice, The common soldiers rich embroidered coats, And silver whistles to control the winds, Which Circe's scent Sichaeus when he lived: Unworthy are they of a queen's reward: See where they come, how might I do to chide? 'twas time to run, Aeneas had been gone, The sails were hoisting up, and he aboard. Is this thy love to me? O princely Dido, give me leave to speak, I went to take my farewell of Achates. How haps Achates bid me not farewell? Because I feared your grace would keep me here, To rid thee of that doubt, aboard again, I charge thee put to sea and stay not here. Then let Aeneas go aboard with us. Get you aboard, Aeneas means to stay. The sea is rough, the winds blow to the shore.
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What willes our Lord, or wherefore did he call? The dreames (braue mates) that did beset my bed, When sleepe but newly had imbrast the night, Commaunds me leaue these vnrenowmed beames, Whereas Nobilitie abhors to stay, And none but base Aeneas will abide: Abourd, abourd, since Fates doe bid abourd, And slice the Sea with sable coloured ships, On whom the nimble windes may all day waight, And follow them as footemen through the deepe: Yet Dido casts her eyes like anchors out, To stay my Fleete from loosing forth the Bay▪ Come backe, come backe, I heare her crye a farre, And let me linke my bodie to my lips, That tyed together by the striuing tongues, We may as one saile into Italy. Banish that ticing dame from forth your mouth, And follow your foreseeing starres in all; This is no life for men at armes to liue, Where daliance doth consume a Souldiers strength, And wanton motions of alluring eyes, Effeminate our mindes inur'd to warre. Why, let vs build a Citie of our owne, And not stand lingering here for amorous lookes: Will Dido raise old Priam forth his graue, And build the towne againe the Greekes did burne? No no, she cares not how we sinke or swimme, So she may haue Aeneas in her armes. To Italy, sweete friends to Italy, We will not stay a minute longer here. Troians abourd, and I will follow you, I faine would goe, yet beautie calles me backe: To leaue her so and not once say farewell, Were to transgresse against all lawes of loue: But if I vse such ceremonious thankes, As parting friends accustome on the shoare, Her siluer armes will coll me round about, And teares of pearle, crye stay, Aeneas, stay: Each word she sayes will then containe a Crowne, And euery speech be ended with a kisse: I may not dure this female drudgerie, To sea Aeneas, finde out Italy. O Anna, runne vnto the water side, They say Aeneas men are going abourd, It may be he will steale away with them: Stay not to answere me, runne Anna runne. O foolish Troians that would steale from hence, And not let Dido vnderstand their drift: I would haue giuen Achates store of gold, And Illioneus gum and Libian spice, The common souldiers rich imbrodered coates, And siluer whistles to controule the windes, Which Circes sent Sicheus when he liued: Vnworthie are they of a Queenes reward: See where they come, how might I doe to chide? Twas time to runne, Aeneas had been gone, The sailes were hoysing vp, and he abourd. Is this thy loue to me? O princely Dido, giue me leaue to speake, I went to take my farewell of Achates. How haps Achates bid me not farewell? Because I feard your grace would keepe me here, To rid thee of that doubt, abourd againe, I charge thee put to sea and stay not here. Then let Aeneas goe abourd with vs. Get you abourd, Aeneas meanes to stay. The sea is rough, the windes blow to the shoare.