The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses (The Masque at Hampton Court) · chunk 2 of 3
Daniel, Samuel · published 1604 · first performed or written 1604 [Jan 8] (Annals) masque · before the Court T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and typicality 0.71 · 474 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
WHAT have I seen? where am I? or do I see at all? or am I any where? was this Iris, (the Messenger of Iuno) or else but a fantasme or imagination? will the divine Goddesses vouchsafe to visit this poor Temple? Shall I be blest, to entertain so great Powers? it can be but a Dream: yet so great Powers have blest, as humble roofs, & use, out of no other respect, than their own gracefulness to shine where they will. But what Prospective is this? or what shall I herein see? Oh admirable Powers! what sights are these? FIRST here Imperial Iuno in her Chair, With Sceptre of command for kingdoms large: Descends all clad in colours of the Air, Crowned with bright Stars, to signify her charge. NEXT warlike Pallas, in her Helmet dressed With Lance of winning, Target of defence: In whom both Wit and Courage are expressed, To get with glory, hold with Providence. THAN lovely Venus in bright Majesty, Appears with mild aspect, in dove-like With th'all-combining Scarf of Amity, (hue: T'engird strange Nations with affections true. NEXT Holy Vesla, with her flames of Zeal Presents herself, clad in white Purity: Whose book, the souls sweet comfort, doth re- By the ever-burning Lamp of Piety. (veal THAN chaste Diana, in her Robes of green, With weapons of the Wood herself addrests To bless the Forests, where her power is seen, In peace with all the world, but Savage beasts. NEXT rich Proserpina, with flames of gold, Whose state although within the earth, yet she Comes from above, & in her hand doth hold The Mine of wealth, with cheerful Majesty. THAN all in purple Robes, rich Happiness Next her appears, bearing in either hand, Th'ensigns both of wealth, and wits t'express, That by them both, her Majesty doth stand. NEXT all in particoloured Robes appears, In white and crimson, graceful Concord dressed With knots of Union, and in hand she bearcs The happy joined Roses of our rest. CLeare-eyed Astrea, nex, t with reverent brow Clad in Celestial hue, (which best she likes) Comes with her Balance, and her sword to show That first her judgement weighs before it strikes. THen cheerful Flora, all adorned with flowers, Who clothes the earth with beauty & delight In thousand sundry suits, whilst shining hours Will scarce afford a darkness to the night. NExt plenteous Ceres in her Harvest weed, Crowned with th'increase of what she gave to To gratitude & faith: in whom we read, (keep: Who sows on Virtue shall with glory reap. LAstly comes Tethis, Albious fairest love, Whom she in faithful Arms deign t'embrace And brings the trident of her Power, t'approve The kind respect she hath to do him grace. Thus have I read their shadows, but behold! In glory, where they come as Iris told!
Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Position
nodes 38–88 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 2 of 3 in this edition
Length
474 words · 659 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T12 — Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and Marscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.709 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
seed 43: T28 · seed 44: T22 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
WHAT haue I seene? where am I? or do I see at all? or am I any where? was this Iris, (the Messenger of Iuno) or els but a fantasme or imagination? will the diuine Goddesses vouchsafe to visit this poore Temple? Shall I be blest, to entertaine so great Powers? it can bee but a Dreame: yet so great Powers haue blest, as humble roofes, & vse, out of no other respect, then their owne gracefulnes to shine where they will. But what Prospectiue is this? or what shall I herein see? Oh admirable Powers! what sights are these? FIRST here Imperiall Iuno in her Chayre, With Septer of cōmand for Kingdomes large: Descends all clad in colours of the Ayre, Crown'd with bright Stars, to signifie her charge. NEXT war-like Pallas, in her Helmet drest With Lance of winning, Target of defence: In whome both Wit and Courage are exprest, To get with glory, hold with Prouidence. THEN louely Venus in bright Maiestie, Appeares with milde aspect, in Doue-like With th'all combyning Skarffe of Amitie, (hue: T'ingird strange Nations with affections true. NEXT Holy Vesla, with her flames of Zeale Presents her selfe, clad in white Puritie: Whose booke, the soules sweet comfort, doth re- By the euer-burning Lampe of Pietie. (ueale THEN chaste Diana, in her Robes of greene, With weapons of the Wood her self addrests To blesse the Forrests, where her power is seene, In peace with all the world, but Sauage beasts. NEXT rich Proserpina, with flames of gold, Whose state altho within the earth, yet she Comes from aboue, & in her hand doth hold The Myne of wealth, with cheerfull Maiestie. THEN all in purple Robes, rich Happinesse Next her appeares, bearing in either hand, Th'Ensignes both of wealth, and wits t'expresse, That by them both, her Maiestie doth stand. NEXT all in partie-coloured Robes appeares, In white and crimson, gracefull Concord drest With knots of Vnion, and in hand she bearcs The happy joyned Roses of our rest. CLeare-eyed Astrea, nex, t with reuerent brow Clad in Coelestiall hue, (which best she likes) Comes with her Ballance, and her sword to shew That first her judgement weighs before it strikes. THen cheerefull Flora, all adorn'd with flowers, Who cloaths the earth with beautie & delight In thousand sundry suits, whilst shining houres Will skarce afford a darknesse to the night. NExt plenteous Ceres in her Haruest weede, Crown'd with th'increase of what she gaue to To gratitude & faith: in whom we read, (keepe: VVho sowes on Vertue shall with glory reape. LAstly comes Tethis, Albious fairest loue, Whō she in faithfull Armes deigne t'embrace And brings the Trydent of her Power, t'approue The kinde respect she hath to do him grace. Thus haue I read their shadowes, but behold! In glory, where they come as Iris tolde!