The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses (The Masque at Hampton Court) · chunk 3 of 3
Daniel, Samuel · published 1604 · first performed or written 1604 [Jan 8] (Annals) masque · before the Court unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 462 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
DEsert, Reward, and Gratitude, The Graces of Society: Do here with hand in hand conclude, The blessed chain of amity. 1. For I deserve. 2. I give. 3. I thank: All. Thanks, gifts, deserts thus join in rank. we yield the splendent rays of light, Unto the blessings that descend; The grace whereof with more delight, The well disposing doth commend, Whilst gratitude, rewards, deserts, Please, win, draw on, and couple hearts. For worth, and power, and due respect, Deserves, bestows, returns with grace; The meed, reward, the kind effect, That gives the world a cheerful face. And turning in this course of right, Makes virtue move with true delight. O Power of powers, grant to our vows we pray, That these fair blessings which we here arrest, In figures left us here, in substance, may Be those great props of glory and respect. Let Kingdoms large, let armed Policy, Mild Love, true Zeal, right shooting at the white, Of brave designs, let Wealth, felicity, justice, and Concord, Pleasure, Plenty, Might And power by Sea, with grace proportionate, Make glorious both this Kingdom and Estate. WHilst worth with honour, make their choice, For measured motions ordered right: Now let us likewise give a voice, Unto the touch of our delight. FOr comforts locked up without sound, Are th'unborn Children of the thought: Like unto Treasures never found, That buried low, are left forgot. Where words or glory do not show, There like brave actions without Frame, It seems like plants not set to grow, Or as a tomb without a name. AS I was the joyful Messenger, to notify the coming of these divine powers; so am I now the same of their departure, who having clothed themselves with these appearances, do now return back Spheres of there own being from whence they are. But yet of myself, this much I must reveal, though against the warrant of a Messenger, who, I know had better to fail in obedience, than in presumption, that these Deities by (the motion of the all-directing Pallas, the glorious Patroness of this mighty Monarchy) descending in the Majesty of their invisible essences, upon yonder Mountain; found there the best and most worthy, the best of Ladies, disporting herself with the choicest attendants, whose forms they presently took, as delighting to be in the best built Temples of beauty and honour, and in them vouchsafed to appear in this manner, being otherwise no objects for mortal eyes. And no doubt, but that in respect or the persons, under whose beautiful coverings they have thus presented themselves? these Deities will be pleased, the rather at their invocation, knowing all their desires to be such, as evermore to grace this glorious Monarchy, with the Royal effects of these blessings represented.
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DEſert, Reward, and Gratitude, The Graces of Society: Do heere with hand in hand conclude, The bleſſed chaine of amity. 1. For I deſerue. 2. I giue. 3. I thanke: All. Thanks, guifts, deſerts thus joyne in ranck. Wee yeeld the ſplendent rayes of light, Vnto the bleſsings that diſcend; The grace whereof with more delight, The well diſpoſing doth commend, Whilſt gratitude, rewards, deſerts, Pleaſe, win, draw on, and couple hearts. For woorth, and power, and due reſpect, Deſerues, beſtowes, returnes with grace; The meed, reward, the kind effect, That giues the world a cheerefull face. And turning in this courſe of right, Makes vertue moue with true delight. O Power of powers, graunt to our vowes we pray, That theſe fayre bleſsings which we here arreſt, In figures left vs here, in ſubſtance, may Be thoſe great proppes of glory and reſpect. Let Kingdomes large, let armed Pollicye, Milde Loue, true Zeale, right ſhooting at the white, Of braue deſignes, let Wealth, Felicitie, Iuſtice, and Concord, Pleaſure, Plenty, Might And powre by Sea, with grace proportinate, Make glorious both this Kingdome and Eſtate. VVHilſt worth with honour, make their choiſe, For meaſured motions ordered right: Now let vs likewiſe giue a voyce, Vnto the touch of our delight. FOr comforts lockt vp without ſound, Are th'vnborne Children of the thought: Like vnto Treaſures neuer found, That buryed lowe, are left forgot. Where words or glory do not ſhow, There like braue actions without Frame, It ſeems like plants not ſet to growe, Or as a tombe without a name. AS I was the joyfull Meſſenger, to notifie the comming of theſe diuine powers; ſo am I nowe the ſame of their departure, who hauing cloathed themſelues with theſe apparances, doe nowe returne backe Spheres of there owne being from whence they are. But yet of my ſelfe, this much I muſt reueale, though againſt the warrant of a Meſſenger, who, I know had better to fayle in obedience, than in preſumption, that theſe Deities by (the motion of the all-directing Pallas, the glorious Patroneſſe of this mighty Monarchie) deſcending in the Majeſtie of their inuiſible eſſences, vpon yonder Mountaine; found there the beſt and moſt worthy, the beſt of Ladies, diſporting her ſelfe with the choiſeſt attendants, whoſe formes they preſently tooke, as delighting to be in the beſt built Temples of beauty and honour, and in them vouch ſafed to appeare in this manner, being otherwiſe no objects for mortall eyes. And no doubt, but that in reſpect or the perſons, vnder whoſe beautiful couerings they haue thus preſented themſelues? theſe Deities will be pleaſed, the rather at their inuocation, knowing all their deſires to be ſuch, as euermore to grace this glorious Monarchie, with the Royall effects of theſe bleſsings repreſented.