The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses (The Masque at Hampton Court) · chunk 1 of 3
Daniel, Samuel · published 1604 · first performed or written 1604 [Jan 8] (Annals) masque · before the Court unassigned nearest T56 Magic, spells and conjuring · 523 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T56: magic, faustus, charms, charm, conjure, spirits, skill, ho, power, spells.
AWake dark sleep, rouse thee from out thy Cave; Thy Mother Night, that bred thee in her womb, And fed thee first with silence and with ease, Doth here thy shadowed operations crave. And therefore wake my son, awake and come: Strike with thy Horny wand, the spirits of these That here expect some pleasing novelties; And make their slumber to beget strange sights. Strange visions and unusual properties, Unseen of latter ages, ancient rites; Of gifts divine, wrapped up in Mysteries, Make this to seem a Temple in their sight: Whose main support, holy religion, frame, And wisdom, courage, Temperance and right: Make seem the pillars that sustain the same, Shadow some Sibyl to attend the rites; And to describe the power that shall resort, With the interpretation of the benefits They bring in Clouds, & what they do import, Yet make them to protend the true desire Of those that wish them, waking real things; Whilst I will hovering here aloof retire, And cover all things with my sable wings. Some. Dear Mother Night, I your commandment Obey, and dreams t'interpret dreams, will make As waking curiosity is wont. Though better dreams asleep, the dreams awake And this White Horny wand shall work the deed: Whose power, doth figures of the light present, When from this sable Radius doth proceed Nought but confused dark shows to no intent: And therefore go bright visions, entertain All round about, whilst I'll to sleep again. I The daughter of wonder, now made the Messenger of power; here descended, to signify the coming of a Celestial presence of Goddesses, determined this fair Temple of peace, with holy hands and devout desires, have dedicated to unity and concord: and leaving to themselves in Ouidos Ida Paphos their ancient delighting places of Greece and Asia, now made the seats of Barbarism, and spoil, vouchsafe to take their recreation, here, upon the Western Mount of mighty Brittanie, the Land of Civil Music and of rest: And are pleased to appear in the self-same figures, wherein antiquity hath formerly clothed them; and as they have been cast in the imagination of pity, who hath given mortal shapes to the gifts and effects of an eternal power: For that those beautiful Characters of sense were easier to be read, than their mystical Ideas, dispersed in that wide and incomprehensible volume of Nature. And well have mortal men appareled all the virtues, all the graces, all blessings, with that shape wherewith themselves are most delighted, and which work the best motions, and best represent the beauty of heavenly powers. And therefore, reverend Prophetess, who hear attendest upon the devotions of this place, prepare thyself for those rites that pertain to thy function, and the honour of such deities. And to the end thou mayst have a fore-notion what powers, and who they are that come; take here this Prospective, and herein note and tell what thou seest: For well mayst thou there observe their shadows, but their presence will bereave thee of all, save admiration and amazement. For who can look upon such powers and speak? And so I leave thee.
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AWake dark ſleep, rouſe thee from out thy Caue; Thy Mother Night, that bred thee in her womb, And fed thee firſt with ſilence and with eaſe, Doth heere thy ſhadowed operations craue. And therefore wake my ſonne, awake and come: Strike with thy Hornie wande, the ſpirits of theis That here expect ſome pleaſing nouelties; And make their ſlumber to beget ſtrange ſightes. Strange viſions and vn-uſual properties, Vn-ſeene of latter ages, auncient rites; Of gifts diuine, wrapt vp in Miſteries, Make this to ſeeme a Temple in their ſight: Whoſe maine ſupport, holy religion, frame, And wiſedome, courage, Temperaunce and right: Make ſeeme the pillors that ſuſtaine the ſame, Shadow ſome Sibill to attend the rites; And to deſcribe the power that ſhall reſorte, With the interpretation of the benefites They bring in Cloudes, & what they doe importe, Yet make them to protend the true deſire Of thoſe that wiſh them, waking reall things; Whilſte I wil hoou'ring heere aloofe retire, And couer all things with my ſable wings. Som. Deere Mother Night, I your commandement Obay, and dreams t'interpret dreames, will make As waking curioſitie is wonte. Though better dreames aſleepe, the dreames awake And this White Horny wande ſhall worke the deed: Whoſe power, doth figures of the light preſent, When from this ſable Radius doth proceede Nought but confuſde darke ſhewes to no intent: And therefore goe bright viſions, entertaine All round about, whilſte Ile to ſleepe againe. I The daughter of wounder, now made the Meſſenger of power; heere deſcended, to ſignifie the comming of a Celeſtiall preſence of Goddeſſes, determined this faire Temple of peace, with holy handes and deuoute deſires, haue dedicated to vnity and concord: and leauing to themſelues in Ouidos Ida Paphos their auncient delighting places of Greece and Aſia, now made the ſeates of Barbariſme, and ſpoyle, vouchſafe to take their recreation, here, vpon the Weſterne Mount of mightie Brittanie, the Land of Ciuill Muſicke and of reſt: And are pleaſed to appeere in the ſelf-ſame figures, wherein antiquitie hath formorly cloathed them; and as they haue bene caſt in the imagination of pittie, who hath giuen mortal ſhapes to the gifts and effects of an eternall power: For that thoſe beautifull Carrecters of ſence were eaſier to be read, then their miſticall Ideas, diſperſed in that wide and incomprehenſible volume of Nature. And well haue mortall men apparelled all the vertues, all the graces, all bleſsings, with that ſhape wherewith themſelues are moſt delighted, and which worke the beſt motions, and beſt repreſent the beauty of heauenly powers. And therefore, reuerend Propheteſſe, who heare attendeſt vpon the deuotions of this place, prepare thy ſelfe for thoſe rites that pertaine to thy function, and the honour of ſuch deities. And to the end thou maiſt haue a fore-notion what powers, and who they are that come; take here this Proſpectiue, and herein note and tell what thou ſeeſt: For well maiſt thou there obſerue their ſhadowes, but their preſence will bereaue thee of all, ſaue admiration and amazement. For who can looke vpon ſuch powers and ſpeake? And ſo I leaue thee.