Thyestes (Seneca's Second Tragedy) · chunk 7 of 24
Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus · published 1560 · first performed or written 1560 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T34 Thebes and royal catastrophe: siege, sla · 474 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T34: thebes, antigone, polynices, creon, eteocles, war, theban, gods, dear, country.
Who shall of peace the promise give? Whom will he trust? His evil hop●… will soon believe it well. Yet to my sons the charge which they shall to their uncle tell, We will commit: that home he would from exple come again, And miseries for kingdom change, and o●…er Argos reign A king of half: and though to hard of heart our prayers all Himself despise, his children yet nought w●…tyng what may fall, With travels ●…ierde, and apt to be e●…tysde from misery, Requestis will move: on th'one side his desire of empery, On ●…hother side his poverty, and labour hard to see, Will him subdue and make to yield, although full stout he be. His travels now the time hath made to seem to him but small. Not so: for day by day the grief of ill increaseth all. 'tis light to suffer miseries, but ●…euy them t'endure. Yet other messengers to s●…nde, in such affairs procure. The younger sort the worse preceptis do easily hearken to. What thing against their uncle now, you them enstru●…te to do, Perhaps with you to work the like, they will not be a dread. Such mischie●…e wrought hath of●…e returned upon the workers head. Though neu●…r man to them the ways of guil●… and gil●… have taught, Yet kingdom will. Fearest thou they should be made by counsel ●…aught? They are so borne. That which thou 〈◊〉 a cruel en●…erpryse, And direly deemest do●…ne to be, and wickedly likewise, Pe●…haps is wrought against me there. And shall your sons of this be ware that work you will? no secretness there is In their so g●…eene and tender ye●…es: they will your trains disclose. A privy counsel close to keep, is lea●…nde with many woes. And will ye them, by whom ye would he should beguiled be, Themselves beguiled? Nay let them both from fault and blame be free. For what shall need in mischiefs such as I to work intend, To mingle them? let all my hat●… by me alone take end. Thou leauste thy purpose ill my mind: if thou thine own forbear, Thou sparest him. Wherefore of this let Agamemnon hear Be minister: and client eke of mine for such a deed, Let Menelâu●… present be: truth of 〈◊〉 seed, By such a practice may be tried: if it refuse they shall, Nor of debate will bearers be, if they him uncle call, He is their father: let them go. but much the fearful face bewrays itself: even him that feigns the secret weighty case, Doth oft betray: let them therefore not know, how great a guyl●… They go about. And thou these thy●…gs in secret keep the while. I need not warned be, for these within my bosom deep, Both faith, and fear, but chiefly ●…aythe, doth shut and closely keep.
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Who shall of peace the promise geeue? Whome wyll he trust? His euill hop will soone beleue it well. Yet to my sons the charge which they shall to theyr vnkle tell, We will commit: that home he woulde from exple come againe, And miseries for kyngdome chaunge, and oer Argos raygne A kyng of halfe: and though to harde of hart our prayers all Him self despise, his children yet nought wtyng what may fall, With trauels ierde, and apte to be etysde from miserie, Requestꝭ will moue: on thone syde his desyre of Imperie, On hother syde his pouertie, and labour harde to see, Wyll him subdue and make to yelde, although full stoute he bee. His trauells now the time hath made to seeme to him but small. Not so: for day by day the greefe of yll encreaseth all. Tys light to suffer miseries, but euy them t'endure. Yet other messengers to snde, in suche affayres procure. The yonger sorte the worse preceptꝭ do easelie harken to. What thyng against their vnkle now, you them enstrute to do, Perhaps with you to worke the like, they will not be a dred. Suche mischiee wrought hath ofe returnde vpon the workers hed. Though neur man to them the wayes of guil and gil haue taught, Yet kyngdome will. Fearst thou they shoulde be made by counsell aught? They are so borne. That whiche thou a cruell enerpryse, And dyrely deemest done to be, and wickedly likewyse, Pehaps is wrought against me there. And shall your soons of this be ware that worke you will? no secretnes there is In theyr so geene and tender yees: they will your traynes disclose. A priuie counsell cloase to keepe, is leande with many woes. And will ye them, by whome ye woulde he shoulde beguiled bee, Them selues beguilde? Nay let thē bothe from faute and blame be free. For what shall neede in mischiefes suche as I to woorke entende, To myngle them? let all my hat by me alone take ende. Thou leauste thy purpose yll my minde: yf thou thine owne forbeare, Thou sparest him. Wherfore of this let Agamemnon heare Be minister: and client eke of mine for suche a deede, Let Menelâu present be: truthe of seede, By suche a pracktise may be tride: if it refuse they shall, Nor of debate will bearers be, if they him vnkle call, He is their father: let them goe. but muche the fearfull face Bewrayes it selfe: euen him that faynes the secret wayghtie case, Dothe ofte betray: let them therfore not know, how greate a guyl They goe about. And thou these thygs in secret keepe the whyle. I neede not warned be, for these within my bosome deepe, Bothe faythe, and feare, but chiefely aythe, dothe shet and closely keepe.