Hercules Furens (Mad Hercules) (Seneca's First Tragedy) · chunk 5 of 28
Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus · published 1561 · first performed or written 1561 (Annals) tragedy; literary play T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue typicality 0.75 · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T20: hercules, hercles, ioue, deianeira, alcides, hand, lo, death, skies, hell.
QGuyder great of heaven, and of the world o judge full high, Yet now at length appoint a mean●… of careful misery, And end of our calamity. to me yet never day Hath careless shined, the end of one affliction passed away beginning of an other is: an other enemy Is forthwith found, before that he his joyful family Return unto, an other fight he taketh by behest: Nor any respite given is to him nor quiet rest, But while that he commanded is: straight him pursueth she The hateful Iune. Was yet once from toil and labour free His infant's age? the monsters lo he vanquysht hath and slain, Before he knew what monsters meant. The scaled serpents twain Their double necks drew on toward him, against the which to rise, The infant crept to meet with them, the serpent's glittering eyes Like fire, with quiet careless breast he looking fast upon, With countenance clear, hard wrested kkots of them he caught anon: And strangling then the swelling throats of them with tender hand, To Hydraprelude made, the beast so swift of Maenale land, That with much gold bore up full bright his beautified head, Is caught in course. of Nemey wood likewise the greatest dread The lion priest with Hercles' arms hath reared with dreadful cry. What should I speak of stables dire of steeds of Bystonye? Or king cast out himself for food his horses fierce to fill? And brittled beast in thick tops wont of Crymanthus hill, The boar of Maenalye, the woodds of Arcady to shake. And bull that did no little dreads to hundred peoples make? Among the flocks of Hesper land that hens far distant be, The shepherd of Cartesian coast of triple shape to see Is slain, and driven is the pray from farthest part of west, Cithaeron quakte when by him past to sea the well known beast. He being bid to make by coasts of summer son his way, And parched lands which sore with heat doth boil the middle day, The mountains broke on either side and rampters all undone, Even unto swift and raging sea hath made a way to run. Then entering in of plenteous wood the pleasant gardens gay, The waking dragons golden spoils with him he brought away. The Lerna monsters numerous ill what need to tell have I? Hath he not him with fire at length subdued, and taught to die? And which were wont with wings abroad to hide the day from sight, Even from the clouds he sought and drove the Srymphale birds to flight. Not him subdued who ever lies in bed unmatched at night The widow queen of them that took to Thermodont their flight. Nor hands that well durst enterprise his noble travails all The filthy labour made to shrink of foul Augias' hall. What veil all these? he wants the world which oft defended he.
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QGuyder great of heauen, and of the worlde o iudge full hye, Yet now at length apoynt a mean of carefull myserye, And ende of our calamitie. to me yet neuer daye Hath carelesse shynde, the ende of one affliction paste awaye Begynnyng of an other is: an other ennemye Is foorthwith fownde, before that he his ioyfull famylye Retourne vnto, an other fyght he taketh by behest: Nor any respite gyuen ys to hym nor quiet rest, But whyle that he commaunded is: strayght hym pursueth shee The hatefull Iune. Was yet once from toyle and labour free His infantes age? the monsters lo he vanquysht hathe and slayne, Before he knew what monsters ment. The skaled serpents twayne Theyr double neckes drew on toward hym, agaynst the whyche to ryse, The infant crepte to meete with them, the serpentes glyttryng eyes Lyke fyre, with quiet carelesse brest he lookyng fast vppon, With coūtnance cleere, hard wrested kkots of them he caught anon: And stranglyng then the swellyng throates of them with tender hande, To Hydraprelude made, the beaste so swyfte of Maenale lande, That with muche golde bare vp full bryght his beautified heade, Is caught in course. of Nemey woode lykewyse the greatest dreade The lyon prest with Hercles armes hath rearde with dreadfull crye. What shoulde I speake of stables dyre of steedes of Bystonye? Or kyng caste out hym selfe for foode his horses fierce to fyll? And brittled beast in thicke topps woont of Crymanthus hyll, The boare of Maenalye, the woodds of Arcady to shake. And bull that dyd no lyttle dreads to hundred peoples make? Among the flocks of Hesper lande that hens farre distant bee, The shepherde of Cartesian coast of tryple shape to see Is slayne, and dryuen is the praye from farthest parte of weaste, Cithaeron quakte when by hym past to sea the well knowne beast. He beeyng byd to make by coastes of sommer sonne his waye, And parched landes whche sore with heate dooth boyle the myddell daye, The mountayns brake on eyther syde and rampters all vndoon, Euen vnto swyfte and ragyng sea hathe made a waye to roon. Then entryng in of plenteous wood the pleasant gardeyns gaye, The wakyng dragons golden spoyles with hym he brought awaye. The Lerna monsters numerous yll what neede to tell haue I? Hath he not hym with fyre at lengthe subdewde, and taught to dye? And which were woont with wyngs abrode to hyde the daye from syght, Euen from the cloudes he sought and draue the Srymphale byrdes to flyght. Not hym subdewde who euer lyes in bedde vnmatcht at nyght The wyddowe queene of them that toke to Thermodont their flyght. Nor handes that well durst enterprise his noble trauayles all The fylthy labour made to shrynke of foule Augias hall. What vayle all these? he wants the worlde whyche ofte defended he.