Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus · published 1581 · first performed or written 1559 (Annals) tragedy T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma typicality 0.89 · 539 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T7: hector, troy, achilles, greeks, aeneas, priam, ulysses, troilus, trojan, trojans.
O Ioue that lead'st the lamps of fire, and deckest with flaming stars the sky. Why is it ever thy desire ro care their course so orderly? That now the frost the leaves hath worn now the spring doth close the tree. Now fiery Leo ripes the corn, and still the soil should changed be? But why art thou that all dost guide, between whose hands the pole doth sway, And at whose will the Orbs do slide, careless of man's estate always? Regarding not the goodman's case, nor caring how to hurt the ill. Chance beareth rule in every place and turneth man's estate at will. She gives the wrong the upper hand the better part she doth oppress, She makes the highest low to stand, her Kingdom all is orderless. O perfect proof of her frailty, the princely towers of Troy beat down, The flower of Asia here ye see with turn of hand quite overthrown. The ruthful end of Hector's son, whom to his death the Greeks have led, His fatal hour is come and gone, and by this time the Child is dead: Yet still (alas) more cares increase, O Trojans doleful destiny, Fast doth approach the maids decease, and now Polyxena shall die. whatever woeful wedding yet, were cause of funeral, Of wailing, tears, blood, slaughter else or other mischiefs all, A worthy watch for Helena, and meet for me it were, My wedding torch hath been the cause of all The Trojans care. I am constrained to hurt them yet, after their overthrow, The false and feigned marriages of Pyrrhus must I show. And give the maid the Greeks attire and by my policy: Shall Paris sister be betrayed and by deceit shall die. But let her be beguiled thus, the less should be her pain If that unware without the fear of death: she might be slain. What ceasest thou the will of Greeks, and messsage to fulfil? Of hurt constrained the fault returnth to th'author of the ill. O noble Virgin of the famous house and stock of Troy, To thee the Grecians have me sent I bring thee news of joy, The God's rue on thy afflicted state more merciful they be, A great and happy marriage lo, they have prepared for thee. Thou never should if Troy had stood, so nobly wedded be, Nor Priam never could prefer thee to so high degree. Whom flower of all the Grecians name the prince of honour high, That bears the Sceptres over all, the land of Thessaly Doth in the law of wedlock chose, and for his wise require. To sacred rights of lawful bed, doth Pyrrhus thee desire: Lo Thetis great with all the rest, of Gods that guide by sea. Each one shall thee account as theirs and toy by wedding day. And Peleus shall thee daughter call when thou art Pyrrhus' wife, And Nereus shall account thee his the space of all thy life. Put of thy mourning garment now, this regal vesture wear Forget henceforth thy captive state and seemly braid thy hair. The fall hath lift thee higher up, and doth thee more advance Oft to be taken in the war doth bring the better chance
seed 43: T12 · seed 44: T11 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
O Ioue that leadſt the lampes of fire, and deckſt vvith flaming ſtarres the ſkye. VVhy is it euer thy deſyre ro care their courſe ſo orderly? That novve the froſt the leaues hath vvorn & novv the ſprīg doth cloſe the tree. Novv fiery Leo rypes the corne, and ſtil the ſoyle ſhould chaunged be? But vvhy art thou that all doſt guide, betvvene vvhoſe hands the poale doth ſvvay, And at vvhoſe vvil the Orbs do ſlyde, careles of mans eſtate alvvay? Regarding not the goodmans caſe, nor caryng hovv to hurt the yll. Chaunce beareth rule in euery place and turneth mans eſtate at vvill. She geues the vvronge the vpper hand the better part ſhe doth oppreſſe, She makes the higheſt lovv to ſtand, her Kingdome all is orderleſſe. O parfite profe of her frailty, the princely tovvres of Troybeat dovvne, The flovvre of Aſia here ye ſee vvith turne of hand quight ouerthrovvne. The ruthful ende of Hectors ſon, vvhō to his death the Greekes haue led, His fatall hovvre is come and gone, and by this tyme the Child is ded: Yet ſtil (alas) more cares encreaſe, O Troyans doleful deſtenie, Faſt doth approach the maydes deceaſe, and novv Polixena ſhall die. WHat euer woeful wedding yet, were cauſe of funerall, Of wayling, teares, bloud, ſlaughter els or other miſchiefes all, A worthy watch for Helena, and meete for me it ware, My wedding torch hath bene the cauſe of al The Troyans care. I am conſtraynd to hurt them yet, after their ouerthrow, The falſe and fayned mariages of Pyrrhus muſt I ſhowe. And geue the mayde the Greekes attyre and by my pollecy: Shal Paris ſiſter be betrayd and by diſceypt ſhal die. But let her be beguiled thus, the leſſe ſhould be her payne If that vnware without the feare of death: ſhe might be ſlayne. What ceaſeſt thou the wil of Greekes, and meſſuage to fulfill? Of hurt conſtraynd the fault returnth to th'auter of the ill. O noble Virgin of the famous houſe and ſtocke of Troy, To thee the Grecians haue me ſent I bring thee newes of ioy, The Gods rue on thy afflicted ſtate more merciful they bee, A greate and happy maryage loe, they haue prepard for thee. Thou neuer ſhould if Troy had ſtoode, ſo nobly wedded be, Nor Priam neuer could prefer thee to ſo hie degree. Whom flowre of all the Grecians name the prince of honour hie, That beares the Scepters ouer all, the lande of Theſſaly Doth in the law of wedlocke choſe, and for his wyſe require. To ſacred rightes of lawfu bed, doth Pyrrhus thee deſyre: Loe Thetis great with al the reſt, of Gods that guide by ſea. Each one ſhall thee accompt as theirs and toy by wedding day. And Peleus ſhall thee daughter call when thou art Pirrhus wyfe, And Nereus ſhall accompt thee his the ſpace of all thy life. Put of thy monrning garment now, this regall veſture weare Fogret henceforth thy captiue ſtate and ſeemly broyd thy hayre. The fall hath lift thee higher vp, and doth thee more aduaunce Oft to be taken in the warre doth bring the better chaunce