Thyestes (Seneca's Second Tragedy) · chunk 7 of 24
Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus · published 1581 · first performed or written 1560 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T34 Thebes and royal catastrophe: siege, sla · 476 words · other edition — not in the analysis
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 hope will soon believe it well. Yet to my sons the charge which they shall to their uncle tell, We will commit: that whom he would from exile come again, And miseries for kingdom change, and over Argos reign A king of half: and though to hard of heart our prayers all himself despise, his children yet nought woting what may fall, With travels tired, and apt to be enticed from misery, Requests will move: on th'one side his desire of empery, On th'other side his poverty, and labour hard to see, Will him subdue and make to yield, although full stout he be. His travails 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 heavy them t'endure. Yet other messengers to send, in such affairs procure, The younger sort the worse precepts do easily hearken to. What thing against their uncle now, you them instruct to do, Perhaps with you to work the like, they will not be a dread. Such mischief wrought hath oft returned upon the workers head. Though never man to them the ways of guile & guilt have taught, Yet kingdom will. Fear'st thou they should be made by counsel nought? They are so borne. That with thou car, ste a cruel enterprise, And direly deemest done to be, and wickedly likewise, Perhaps is wrought against me there. And shall your sons of this Deceit beware that work you will? no secretness there is In their so green and tender years: they will your trains disclose, A privy counsel close to keep, is learned with many woes. And will ye them, by whom ye would he should beguiled be, Them selves beguiled? May let them both from fault & blame be free. For what shall need in mischiefs such as I to work intend, To mingle them? let all my hate by me alone take end. Thou leav'st 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 Menelâus present be: truth of th'uncertain 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 guile They go about. And thou these things in secret keep the while. I need not warned be, for these within my bosom deep, Both faith, and fear, but chiefly faith, doth shut and closely keep.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Who ſhall of peace the promiſe geeue? Whom will he truſt? His euill hope will ſoone beleue it well. Yet to my ſonnes the charge which they ſhall to theyr vuckle tell, We will commit: that whom he would from exile come agayne, And myſeries for kingdome chaunge, and ouer Argos raygne A king of halfe: and though to hard of heart our prayers all Him ſelfe deſpiſe, his children yet nought woting what may fall, With trauels tier'de, and apte to be entyſ, de from miſery, Requeſts will moue: on th'one ſide his deſyre of Imperie, On th'other ſyde his pouerty, and labour hard to ſee, Will him ſubde and make to yeelde, although full ſtoute he bee. His trauayles now the time hath made to ſeeme to him but ſmall. Not ſo: for day by day the griefe of ill encreaſeth all. T'is light to ſuffer miſeries, but heauy them t'endure. Yet other meſſengers to ſend, in ſuch affayres procure, The younger ſorte the wroſe precepts do eaſely harken to. What thing agaynſt their vnckle now, you them enſtruckt to do, Perhaps with you to worke the like, they will not be a dread. Such miſchiefe wrought hath oft return'de vpon the workers head. Though neuer man to thē the wayes of guile & guilt haue taught, Yet kingdome will. Fear'ſt thou they ſhould be made by coūsel naught? They are ſo borne. That whith thou car, ſte a cruell enterpryſe, And dyrely deemeſt doone to be, and wickedly likewiſe, Perhaps is wrought agaynſt me there. And ſhall your ſons of this Diſceipt beware that worke you will? no ſecretnes there is In theyr ſo greene and tender yeares: they will your traynes diſcloſe, A priuy counſell cloaſe to keepe, is learnde with many woes. And will yee them, by whom yee woulde he ſhould beguiled bee, Them ſelnes begull'de? May let thē both from fault & blame be free. For what ſhall neede in miſchiefes ſuch as I to woorke entende, To mingle them? let all my hate by mee alone take ende. Thou leau'ſte thy purpoſe ill my mynde: if thou thine owne ſorbeare, Thou ſpareſt him. Wherefore of this let Agamemnon heare Be myniſter: and Client eke of myne for ſuch a deede, Let Menelâus preſent bee: truth of th'uncertayne ſeede, By ſuch a pracktiſe may be tri'de: if it refuſe they ſhall, Nor of debate will bearers be, if they him vnckle call, He is their father: let them goe. But much the fearefull face Bewrayes it ſelfe: euen him that faynes the ſecret wayghty caſe, Doth oft betray: let them therefore not know, how great a guyle They goe about. And thou theſe things in ſecret keepe the whyle. I neede not warned bee, for theſe within my boſome deepe, Both fayth, and feare, but chiefely fayth, doth ſhet and cloſely kepe.