Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T34: thebes, antigone, polynices, creon, eteocles, war, theban, gods, dear, country.
This benefit must bind me with the rest, To love your Majesty, and wish you well, I'll give you my advise, and I protest, That you take friendly what I freely tell. Since that it hath not pleased the Divine powers, That of my offspring I might comfort claim, Yet lest the ravenous course of flying hours Should make a prey of my respected name, I hope t'engender such a generous brood, That the unborn shall know how I have lived, And this no doubt would do my ghost great good, To be by famous Victories revived. I'll Eaglelike so are with Fame's immortal wings, Unless my high-bent thoughts themselves deceive, That having acted admirable things, I may scorn death, and triumph o'er the grave. Yet have I not so settled my conceit That all opinions are to be despised, Unfold your judgement touching my estate, Take heed I'll tell you what I have devised. Some Scythian Shepherd in a high disdain, As I have heard rehearsed by true discourses, To plague some of the Medes with endless pain, Did entertain them with Thyestes' courses. And to content their more than Tigrish wishes, They with the infant's flesh the parents fed, Who not suspecting such polluted dishes, Did in their bowels bury whom they bred. Then after this abominable crime, They come unto my father's famous court, And working on th'advantage of the time, Did as they pleased of what was past report. They showed what served to help, and hid the rest, Whilst pity pleaded for afflictions part, He noble-minded favouring the distressed, Was won to them by this Sinonic art. Oft Kings of judges thence have parties gone, Where both their ears were patent but to one. Then Ciaxare Monarch of the Medes, To prosecute those fugitives to death, In indignation of my father's deeds, Did boast them both with all the words of wrath. My father thinking that his court should be A sanctuary for all supplicants, Did levy men, that all the world might see He helped the weak, and scorned the mighties vaunts. Thus mortal wars on every side proclaimed, With mutual damage did continue long, Till both the armies by Bellona tamed, Did irk t'avenge or to maintain a wrong. It chanced whilst peace was at the highest dearth, That all their forces furiously did fight, A sudden darkness curtained up the earth, And violently dispossessed the light. I think for Phaeton the Sun looked sad, And that the bloody objects that he saw Did wound his memory, with grief gone mad, He from the world his wagon did withdraw. Yet Ignorance the mother of confusion, With wresting nature's course found cause of fears, Which well edged on by wiser men's illusion, Was cause of concord and of truce from tears. Then straight there was a perfect peace begun, And that it might more constantly endure, Astyages the King of Media's son, A marriage with my Sister did procure.
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This benefite muſt bind me with the reſt, To loue your Maieſtie, and wiſh you well, I'le giue you my aduiſe, and I proteſt, That you take friendly what I freely tell. Since that it hath not pleaſde the Diuine powres, That of my of-ſpring I might comfort claime, Yet leſt the rauenous courſe of flying howres Should make a prey of my reſpected name, I hope t'engender ſuch a generous brood, That the vnborne ſhall know how I haue liu'd, And this no doubt would do my ghoſt great good, To be by famous Victories reuiu'd. I'le Eagle-like ſo are with Fames immortall wings, Vnleſſe my hie-bent thoughts themſelues deceaue, That hauing acted admirable things, I may ſcorne death, and triumph o're the graue. Yet haue I not ſo ſettled my conceate That all opinions are to be deſpiſde, Vnfold your iudgement touching my eſtate, Take heed I'le tell you what I haue deuiſde. Some Scithian Shepherd in a high diſdaine, As I haue heard rehearſt by true diſcourſes, To plague ſome of the Medes with endleſſe paine, Did entertaine them with Thiestes courſes. And to content their more then Tigriſh wiſhes, They with the infants fleſh the parents fed, Who not ſuſpecting ſuch polluted diſhes, Did in their bowels burie whom they bred. Then after this abhominable crime, They come vnto my fathers famous court, And working on th'aduantage of the time, Did as they pleaſ'd of what was paſt report. They ſhew'd what ſeru'd to help, and hid the reſt, Whilſt pittie pleaded for afflictions part, He noble-minded fauouring the diſtreſt, Was woon to them by this Sinonick art. Oft Kings of Iudges thence haue parties gone, Where both their eares were patent but to one. Then Ciaxare Monarch of the Medes, To proſecute thoſe fugitiues to death, In indignation of my fathers deedes, Did boaſt them both with all the words of wrath. My father thinking that his court ſhould be A ſanctuarie for all ſupplicants, Did leuie men, that all the world might ſee He helpt the weake, and ſcorn'd the mighties vaunts. Thus mortall warres on euery ſide proclaim'd, With mutuall domage did continue long, Till both the armies by Bellona tam'd, Did irke t'auenge or to maintaine a wrong. It chanc'd whilſt peace was at the higheſt dearth, That all their forces furiouſlie did fight, A ſuddaine darkenes courtain'd vp the earth, And violentlie diſpoſſeſt the light. I thinke for Phaeton the Sunne lookt ſad, And that the bloodie obiects that he ſaw Did wound his memorie, with griefe gone mad, He from the world his wagon did withdraw. Yet Ignorance the mother of confuſion, With wreſting natures courſe found cauſe of feares, Which well edg'd on by wiſer mens illuſion, Was cauſe of concord and of truce from teares. Then ſtraight there was a perfect peace begunne, And that it might more conſtantly indure, Aſtiages the King of Medias ſonne, A mariage with my Siſter did procure.