Cynthia's Revels, or The Fountain of Self-Love · chunk 65 of 66
Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1600 [1600-1601] (Annals) satire · Children of the Chapel (second) unassigned nearest T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm · 504 words
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And hear what we determine of the rest; For in this plot, we well perceive your hand. But (for we mean not a censorian task, And yet to lance these ulcers grown so ripe) Dear ARETE, and CRITES, to you two We give the charge; impose what pains you please: Th' incurable cut off, the rest reform, Remembering ever what we first decreed, Since revels were proclaimed let now none bleed. How well DIANA can distinguish times? And further censures? keeping to herself The doom of gods, leaving the rest to us? Come, cite them, CRITES, first, and then proceed. First, PHILAUTIA (for she was the first,) Then light GELAIA, in Aglaia's name, Thirdly PHANTASTE, and MORIA next, Main follies all, and of the female crew: AMORPHUS, or EUCOSMOS counterfeit, Voluptuous HEDON ta'en for EUPATHES, Brazen ANAIDES, and ASOTUS last, With his two pages, MORUS and PROSAITES; And thou, the travelers evil, COS, approach, Impostors all, and male deformities— Nay, forward, for I delegate my power. And will that at thy mercy they do stand, Whom they so oft so plainly scorned before. 'Tis virtue which they want, and wanting it, Honour no garment to their backs can fit. Then, CRITES, practise thy discretion. Adored CYNTHIA, and bright ARETE, Another might seem fitter for this task, Than CRITES far, but that you judge not so: For I (not to appear vindicative, Or mindful of contempts, which I contemned As done of impotence) must be remiss, Who, as I was the author, in some sort, To work their knowledge into Cynthia's sight, So should be much severer to revenge Th'indignity, hence issuing to her name. But there's not one of these, who are unpained, Or by themselves unpunished: for vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment. But we must forward to design their doom, You are offenders, that must be confessed, Do you confess it? We do. And, that you merit sharp correction? Yes. Then we (reserving unto DELIA's grace, Her further pleasure, and to ARETE What DELIA granteth) thus do sentence you. That from this place (for penance known of all, Since you have drunk so deeply of self-love) You (two and two) singing a palinode, March to your several homes by Niobe's stone, And offer up two tears apiece thereon; That it may change the name, as you must change, And of a stone be called weeping Cross: Because it standeth cross of Cynthia's way, One of whose names is sacred TRIVIA. And, after penance thus performed, you pass In like set order, not as MIDAS did, To wash his gold off into Tagus' stream, But to the well of knowledge, Helicon; Where purged of your present maladies, (Which are not few, nor slender) you become Such as you feign would seem: and then return, Offering your service to great CYNTHIA. This is your sentence, if the goddess please. To ratify it with her high consent: The scope of wise mirth unto fruit is bent.
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And heare what we determine of the rest; For in this plot, we well perceiue your hand. But (for we meane not a censorian taske, And yet to lance these vlcers growne so ripe) Deare ARETE, and CRITES, to you two We giue the charge; impose what paines you please: Th' incurable cut off, the rest reforme, Remembring euer what we first decreed, Since reuells were proclaim'd let now none bleed. How well DIANA can distinguish times? And forther censures? keeping to her selfe The doome of gods, leauing the rest to vs? Come, cite them, CRITES, first, and then proceed. First, PHILAVTIA (for she was the first,) Then light GELAIA, in AGLAIAS name, Thirdly PHANTASTE, and MORIA next, Maine follies all, and of the female crew: AMORPHVS, or EVCOSMOS conterfeit, Voluptuous HEDON tane for EVPATHES, Brazen ANAIDES, and ASOTVS last, With his two pages, MORVS and PROSAITES; And thou, the trauellers euill, COS, approch, Impostors all, and male deformities— Nay, forward, for I delegate my power. And will that at thy mercie they doe stand, Whom they so oft so plainely scorn'd before. "'Tis vertue which they want, and wanting it, "Honour no garment to their backes can fit. Then, CRITES, practise thy discretion. Adored CYNTHIA, and bright ARETE, Another might seeme fitter for this taske, Then CRITES farre, but that you iudge not so: For I (not to appeare vindicatiue, Or mindfull of contempts, which I contemn'd As done of impotence) must be remisse, Who, as I was the authour, in some sort, To worke their knowledge into CYNTHIAS sight, So should be much seuerer to reuenge Th'indignitie, hence issuing to her name. But there's not one of these, who are vnpain'd, Or by themselues vnpunished: for vice Is like a furie to the vicious minde, And turnes delight it selfe to punishment. But we must forward to designe their doome, You are offenders, that must be confest, Doe you confesse it? We doe. And, that you merit sharpe correction? Yes. Then we (reseruing vnto DELIAES grace, Her further pleasure, and to ARETE What DELIA granteth) thus doe sentence you. That from this place (for poenance knowne of all, Since you haue drunke so deeply of selfe-Loue) You (two and two) singing a palinode, March to your seuerall homes by NIOBES stone, And offer vp two teares apiece thereon; That it may change the name, as you must change, And of a stone be called weeping Crosse: Because it standeth crosse of CYNTHIAS way, One of whose names is sacred TRIVIA. And, after poenance thus perform'd, you passe In like set order, not as MIDAS did, To wash his gold off into Tagus streame, But to the well of knowledge, Helicon; Where purged of your present maladies, (Which are not few, nor slender) you become Such as you faine would seeme: and then returne, Offring your seruice to great CYNTHIA. This is your sentence, if the goddesse please. To ratifie it with her high consent: "The scope of wise mirth vnto fruict is bent.