The Love of King David and Fair Bathsheba · chunk 6 of 30
Peele, George · published 1599 · first performed or written 1594 [1593-1594] (Annals) biblical play; history · Queen Elizabeth's Men (?) T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.70 · 472 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Iethray come thrust this woman from my sight, And bolt the door upon her if she strive. Go madame go, away, you must be gone, My lord hath done with you, I pray depart. Whether alas, ah whether shall I fly With folded arms, and all amazed soul, Cast as was Eva from that glorious soil (Where all delights sat bating winged with thoughts, Ready to nestle in her naked breasts) To bare and barren vales with floods made waste, To desert woods, and hills with lightning scorched, With death, with shame, with hell, with horror sit, There will I wander from my father's face, There Absolon, my brother Absolon, Sweet Absolon shall hear his sister mourn, There will I live with my windy sighs, Night Ravens and Owls to rend my bloody side, Which with a rusty weapon I will wound, And make them passage to my panting heart: Why talk'st thou wretch, and leav'st the deed undone. Rend hair and garments as thy heart is rent, With inward fury of a thousand griefs, And scatter them by these unhallowed doors. To figure Ammon's resting cruelty, And Tragic spoil of Thamar's chastity. What causeth Thamar to exclaim so much? The cause that Thamar shameth to disclose. Say, I thy brother will revenge that cause. Ammon our father's son hath forced me, And thrusts me from him as the scorn of Israel. Hath Ammon forced thee? by David's hand, And by the covenant God hath made with him, Ammon shall bear his violence to hell, Traitor to Heaven, traitor to David's throne, Traitor to Absolon and Israel. This fact hath Iacobs ruler seen from heaven, And through a cloud of smoke, and tower of fire (As he rides vaunting him upon the greens) Shall tear his chariot wheels with violent winds, And throw his body in the bloody sea, At him the thunder shall discharge his bolt, And his fair spouse, with bright and fiery wings Sit ever burning on his hateful bones, myself as swift as thunder, or his spouse, Will hunt occasion with a secret hate, To work false Ammon an ungracious end: Go in my sister, rest thee in my house, And God in time shall take this shame from thee. Nor God nor Time will do that good for me. My Absolon, what mak'st thou here alone, And bears such discontentment in thy brows? Great cause hath Absolon to be displeased, And in his heart to shroud the wounds of wrath. 'gainst whom should Absolon be thus displeased? 'gainst wicked Ammon thy ungracious son, My brother and fair Thamar's by the King, My stepbrother, by mother, and by kind, He hath dishonoured David's holiness, And fixed a blot of lightness on his throne, Forcing my sister Thamar when he feigned A sickness, sprung from root of heinous lust.
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Iethray come thrust this woman from my sight, And bolt the dore vpon hir if she striue. Go madame goe, away, you must be gone, My lord hath done with you, I pray depart. Whether alasse, ah whether shall I flie With folded armes, and all amased soule, Cast as was Eua from that glorious soile (Where al delights sat bating wingd with thoughts, Ready to nestle in her naked breasts) To bare and barraine vales with floods made wast, To desart woods, and hils with lightening scorcht, With death, with shame, with hell, with horrour sit, There will I wander from my fathers face, There Absolon, my brother Absolon, Sweet Absolon shall heare his sister mourne, There will I liue with my windie sighs, Night Rauens and Owles to rend my bloudie side, Which with a rustie weapon I will wound, And makee them passage to my panting heart: Why talkst thon wretch, and leaust the deed vndone. Rend haire and garments as thy heart is rent, With inward furie of a thousand greefes, And scatter them by these vnhallowed dores. To figure Ammons resting crueltie, And Tragicke spoile of Thamars chastitie. What causeth Thamar to exclaime so much? The cause that Thamar shameth to disclose. Say, I thy brother will reuenge that cause. Ammon our fathers son hath forced me, And thrusts me from him as the scorne of Israel. Hath Ammon forced thee? by Dauids hand, And by the couenant God hath made with him, Ammon shall beare his violence to hell, Traitor to Heauen, traitor to Dauids throne, Traitor to Absolon and Israel. This fact hath Iacobs ruler seene from heauen, And through a cloud of smoake, and tower of fire (As he rides vaunting him vpon the greenes) Shall teare his chariot wheeles with violent winds, And throw his body in the bloudy sea, At him the thunder shall discharge his bolt, And his faire spouse, with bright and fierie wings Sit euer burning on his hatefull bones, My selfe as swift as thunder, or his spouse, Will hunt occasion with a secret hate, To worke false Ammon an vngracious end: Goe in my sister, rest thee in my house, And God in time shall take this shame from thee. Nor God nor Time will doe that good for me. My Absolon, what makst thou here alone, And beares such discontentment in thy browes? Great cause hath Absolon to be displeasd, And in his heart to shrowd the wounds of wrath. Gainst whom should Absolon be thus displeased? Gainst wicked Ammon thy vngracious sonne, My brother and faire Thamars by the King, My stepbrother, by mother, and by kind, He hath dishonoured Dauids holinesse, And fixt a blot of lightnesse on his throne, Forcing my sister Thamar when he faind A sickenesse, sprung from root of hemous lust.