Hercules Furens (Mad Hercules) (Seneca's First Tragedy) · chunk 7 of 28
Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus · published 1561 · first performed or written 1561 (Annals) tragedy; literary play T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma typicality 0.75 · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T7: hector, troy, achilles, greeks, aeneas, priam, ulysses, troilus, trojan, trojans.
What way I pray you had he then when through the burning cost, Aud tumblyng after maner of the troubled sea vp toste He went by sands: and fret that twice with ebb away doth slip, And twice upflowe: and when alone with his forsaken ship, Fast caught he stuck in shallow fords of shelfy●… Syrtes sand. And (now his ship on ground) did pass through seas a foot to land? Injurious fortune virtue most of men most stout and strong doth seldom spare: no man alive Himself in safety long i'll give the secret sacrifice: to thee with much faith lo Long fire brands at Eleusis town full silent will I throw. Then to my brethren shall I think to be restored again Their souls, and eke himself alive and guiding of his rain My father for to flourish yet. if any greater might Deo keep thee shut, we follow thee: with thy return to sight Defend us all, or else to hell draw down us all to thee. Thou shalt us draw, no god shall raise us up that broken be. O Faithful fellow of our blood, with chaste true faithfulness The bridebed keeping, and the sons of haughty Hercules, conceive in mind some better things, and take good heart to thee: He will come home, as after all his labours woonteth he, The mownt, now here, now there fell dow●… and rampire rent of stay, The raging brook of Thessaly did run a new found way. Thy parents so, thy sons, thy land repairing home to see, Break out, and lowest bond of things out bringing thence with thee, And what soever greedy age in all these long years race Hath hid, show forth, & ghosts that have forgot their former case, And people up before th●…e drive that fearful are of light. Unworthy spoils for thee they are, if thou but bring to sight What bidden is. great things, but far to much I speak for me, unwitting of mine own estate. when shall I hap to see, The day when thee, and thy right hand, I may embrace again, And slow returns, nor yet of me once mindful, may complain? To thee for this O guide of gods, untamed bulls shall bring Their hundred necks: to thee O queen●… of fruits on earth that spring To perils great and dangers may so often times out cast. Whom chance doth often overslip, the same it finds at last. But cruel lo, and grievous threats even bearing in his face, And such as he of stomach is, doth come even such of pace, Proud Lycus who the sceptres shakes in band of other king, The plenteous places of the town of Thebes governing, And every thing about the which with fertile soil doth go Slope Phocis, and what ever doth Ismenus ouerflo●…, What ever thing Cith●…ron seeth with haughty top and high, And slender Isthmos isle, the which between two seas doth lie.
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What way I pray you had he then when through the burnyng coste, Aud tumblyng after maner of the troubled sea vp toste He went by sands: and freate that twyse with ebbe away doothe slyppe, And twyse vpflowe: and when alone with his forsaken shyppe, Fast caught he stucke in shallowe foordes of shelfy Syrtes sande. And (nowe his shyppe on grounde) dyd passe through seas a foote to lande? Iniurious fortune vertue most of men moste stoute and strong Doothe seldome spare: no man alyue Hymselfe in safetie long Ile gyue the secret sacrifyce: to thee with muche fayth loe Long fyre brandes at Eleusis towne full sylent wyll I throe. Then to my brethern shall I thynke to bee restoarde agayne Theyr sowles, and eke hymselfe alyue and guydyng of his rayne My father for to flouryshe yet. yf any greater myght Deo kepe thee shette, we followe thee: with thy returne to syght Defende vs all, or els to hell drawe downe vs all to thee. Thou shalt vs drawe, no god shall rayse vs vp that broken bee. O Faythfull fellowe of our bloude, with chaste true faythfulnes The bridebed keeping, and the sonns of haughty Hercules, Conceyue in mynde some better thyngs, and take good harte to thee: He wyll come home, as after all his labours woonteth hee, The mownt, now here, now ther fel dow and rampier rente of staye, The ragyng brooke of Thessaly dyd roon a newe fownde waye. Thy parentes so, thy soons, thy lande repayryng home to see, Breake out, and lowest bonde of thyngs out bryngyng thens with thee, And what soeuer greedy age in all these long yeares race Hath hyd, shewe foorth, & ghosts that haue forgotte theyr former case, And people vp before the dryue that fearefull are of lyght. Unworthy spoyles for thee they are, yf thou but bryng to syght What bydden is. great things, but farre to muche I speake for me, Unwotyng of myne owne estate. when shall I happe to see, The day when thee, and thy ryght hande, I maye embrace agayne, And slowe returnes, nor yet of me once myndefull, may complayne? To thee for this O guyde of godds, vntamed bulls shall bryng Theyr hundred neckes: to thee O queen of frutes on earthe that spryng To peryls great and daungers may so often tymes out caste. Whome chaunce doothe often ouerslippe, the same yt fyndes at laste. But cruell loe, and greeuous threats euen bearyng in his face, And suche as he of stomacke ys, doothe come euen suche of pace, Prowde Lycus who the sceptors shakes in bande of other kyng, The plentuous places of the towne of Thebes gouernyng, And euery thyng aboute the whyche with fertyle soyle dooth goe Sloape Phocis, and what euer doothe Ismenus ouerflo, What euer thyng Cithron seethe with haughty toppe and hye, And slender Isthmos yle, the whyche betweene two seas dooth lye.