Thyestes (Seneca's Second Tragedy) · chunk 18 of 24
Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus · published 1560 · first performed or written 1560 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm · 498 words
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The temper●…te gale doth give to sails, the Ram shall he●…long fall a down to seas again, Through which he once with ●…atfull helen swam. next him the bull that doth with horn sustain The sisters seven, with him shall ou●…rturne the 〈◊〉, and arms of crooked cancer all. The Lion hot, (that wonts the soil to burn) of Hercul●…s, again from heaven shall fall. To lands once left the virgin shallbe thrown, and levelde poise of balance sway allow, And drew with them the stinging Scorpion down. so likewise he that holds in Thassale bow His swift well feathered arrows Chiron old, shall break the same and eke shall leess his shot. And Capricorn that brings the winter cold shall overturn, and break thy water pot Who so thou be: and down with thee to ground, the last of all the signs shall Pisces fall. And monsters eke in seas yet never drowned, the water gulf shall over whelm them all. And he which doth between each Ursa glide, like croaked flood, the slipper serpent twinned: And lesser Beat by greater Dragons side, full cold with frost congealed hard by kind, And carter dull that slowly guides his wain, unstable shall boôtes fall from high, We are thought meet of all men whom again, should hugy heap of Chaos over lie, And world oppress with over turned mass. the latest age now falleth us upon. With evil hap we are begot alas, if wretches we have lost the sight of son, Or him by fought enforced have to fly. let our complaints yet go, and fear be passed: He greedy is of life, that will not die when all the world shall end with him at last. Now equal with the starr●… I go, beyond each other wight, with haugh●…ie h●…d the heavens about, and highest Poa●… I smite. The kingdom now & ●…eate I held, where once my father reigned. I now let go the gods: for all my will I have obtained. Enough and well, ye even enough for me I am a●…quit. But why enough? I will proceed, and fill the father yet With blood of his: lest any shame should me restrain at all, The day is gone: go to therefore, wh●…e thee the heaven doth call. ●…o 〈◊〉 god I could against their wills 〈◊〉 hold the gods that flee, ●…nd of revenging dish, constrain them witnesses to be: But yet (which well enough is wrought,) let it the father see. In spite of all the drowned day, I will remove from thee The darkness all, in shade whereof do luck●… thy miseries. And guest at such a banquet now to long he careless lies, With merry face: now eat and drunk enough he hath: at last 'tis best himself should know his ills. ye servants all, in haste Und●… the temple doors: and let the house be open all: ●…ayne would I see, when look upon his children's heads he shall
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The temperte gale dothe geue to sayles, the Ramme shall helong fall a downe to seas agayne, Through whiche he once with atfull hellen swamme. next him the Bulle that dothe with horne sustayne The systers seuen, with him shall ourturne the , and armes of crooked cancer all. The Lyon whot, (that woonts the soyle to burne) of Herculs, agayne from heauen shall fall. To lands once lefte the virgin shalbe throwne, and leuelde payse of balance sway alowe, And drowe with them the styngyng Scorpion downe. so likewyse he that holdes in Thassale bowe His swifte well fethred arrowes Chiron olde, shall breake the same and eke shall leess his shotte. And Capricorne that brynges the winter colde shall ouerturne, and breake thy water potte Who so thou be: and downe with thee to grounde, the last of all the signes shall Pisces fall. And monsters eke in seas yet neuer drounde, the water gulphe shall ouer whelme them all. And he whiche dothe betwene eche Ursa glyde, lyke croaked floode, the slipper serpent twynde: And lesser Beate by greater Dragons syde, full colde with frost congealed harde by kynde, And carter dulle that slowlie guides his wayne, vnstable shall boôtes fall from hie, We are thought meete of all men whom agayne, should hugy heape of Chaos ouer lie, And worlde oppresse with ouer turned mas. the latest age now falleth vs vppon. With euill happe we are begotte alas, if wretches we haue lost the sight of son, Or him by faught enforced haue to flie. let our complaynts yet goe, and feare be past: He greedy is of lyfe, that will not die when all the worlde shall ende with him at last. NOwe equall with the starr I goe, beyonde eche other wight, with haughie hd the heauens about, and highest Poa I smight. The kyngdome now & eate I helde, where once my father raynde. I now let goe the godds: for all my will I haue obtaynde. Enoughe and well, ye euen enoughe for me I am aquit. But whie enoughe? I will proceede, and fyll the father yet With bloud of his: least any shame should me restrayne at all, The day is gone: goe to therfore, whe thee the heauen dothe call. o god I coulde agaynst their wills holde the gods that flee, nd of reuengyng disshe, constrayne them witnesses to be: But yet (whiche well enoughe is wrought,) let it the father see. In spight of all the drowned day, I wyll remoue from thee The darkenes all, in shade whereof doe luck thy myseries. And guest at suche a banquet now to long he careles lies, With mery face: now eate and dronke enough he hath: at laste Tys best him selfe shoulde know his ylls. ye seruaunts all, in haste Und the temple doores: and let the house be open all: ayne wolde I see, when looke vppon his childrens heds he shall