Hercules Furens (Mad Hercules) (Seneca's First Tragedy) · chunk 8 of 28
Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus · published 1561 · first performed or written 1561 (Annals) tragedy; literary play unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T53: crown, king, state, life, lord, lords, live, queen, tullia, prince.
NOt I of native country bowers Possess the ancient right Unworthy heir nor yet to me are noble men of might, The grandfathers, nor stock renownd●… with titles hy●… of name, But noble virtue: who so boasts of kindred whence he came, Of others virtue makes his v●…wnte. but got with fearful hand My sceptres are obtained: in sword doth all my safety stand. What thee thou wottst against the will of citizens to get, The bright drawn sword must it defend. in foreign counttey set No stable kingdom is. But one my pomp and princely might May ratify, once joined to me with regal torch full bright, And chambers Megara: of stock of such nobility Let upstarte state of mine take shape. I do not think that she Refuse it will, or in the bed with me despise to lie. But if with proud unbridled mynd●… thee stubborn do deny, Then quite I purpose to destroy the house of Hercules. The hate of men will then my pride, and people's speech oppress. Chiese knack of kingdom is to bear Thy subjects hares each one. Let's prove her then, chance given hath To us a place alone. For she her head in fold of daple full sad and woefully Enwrapped, the gods that are her guides for succour stands fast by, And at the side of her doth lean A●…cides father true. What thing doth this destroyer of our stock, again a new Prepare? what proveth he? O queen That name renowned high And title tak'st of regal stock, full gentle and easily A little while receive and bear my words with patient ear. If always men eternal hates should one to th'other bear, And rage beeg●…on, out of the heart should never fall away, But th'happy still should armour hold th'unhappy still obey, Then shall the battles nothing leave: with wide fields than the lands Shall lie untyllde, with underlayde to housen fyrybrande Then ashes deep shall over whelm the buried people all. Expedient is to conqueror to wish that peace befall: To conquered needful, partner of the kingdom come to me: Lett's join our minds, take here this pledge of faith and truth to thee: My right hand touch. Why whishtest thou with cruel face and mood? Should I abide, that I the hand sprinkte with my father's blood, Should touch and double death enbrewde of both my brethren? nay first shall son rise extinguish quite, And west shall bring the day: first faithful peace between the snows and fires there shall be tried, And Scylla shall t'Ausonius first join his Sicilyan side, And first, the fleeing flood that with swift turns of course deothe flow Euripus, with Euboic wave shall stand full still and slow. My father th'empire, brethren, house, Thou haste me clear bereft My country to: what may be more? one thing to me is left,
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NOt I of natiue countrey bowres Possesse the auncient ryght Unworthy heyre nor yet to me are noble men of myght, The grandfathers, nor stocke renownd with titles hy of name, But noble vertue: who so boastes of kynred whence he came, Of others vertue makes his vwnte. but gotte with fearefull hande My sceptors are obtaynde: in swoorde dothe all my safety stande. What thee thou wottst agaynst the wyll of cytesyns to get, The bryght drawne sworde must it defende. in forayne counttey set No stable kyngdome is. But one my pompe and princely myght May ratifye, once ioynde to me with regall torche full bryght, And chambers Megara: of stocke of suche nobilitee Let vpstarte state of myne take shape. I doo not thynke that shee Refuse it wyll, or in the bedde with me despyse to lye. But yf with proude vnbrydled mynd thee stubberne doo denye, Then quyght I purpose to destroye the house of Hercules. The hate of men wyll then my pryde, and peoples speache oppres. Chiese knacke of kyngdome is to beare Thy subiects hares eche one. Lets proue her then, chaunce gyuen hath To vs a place alone. For she her head in folde of daple full sadde and wofully Enwrapt, the gods that are her guydes for succour stands faste by, And at the syde of her doothe leane Acides father trewe. What thyng dothe this destroier of our stocke, agayne a newe Prepare? what proueth he? O queene That name renowned hye And title takste of regall stocke, full gentle and easyly A lyttle while receyue and beare my woords with pacient eare. If alwayes men eternall hates shoulde one to th'other beare, And rage beegon, out of the harte shoulde neuer fall awaye, But th'happy still shoulde armour holde th'unhappye styll obaye, Then shall the battayles nothyng leaue: with wyde fieldes then the lands Shall lye vntyllde, with vnderlayde to housen fyrybrande Then ashes deepe shall ouer whelme the buried people all. Expedient is to conquerour to wyshe that peace befall: To conquerde needefull, partener of the kyngdome come to me: Letts ioyn our mynds, take here this pledge of faythe and truthe to thee: My ryght hand touche. Why whishtest thou with cruell face and moode? Shoulde I abyde, that I the hande sprinkte with my fathers bloode, Shoulde touche and double death enbrewde of bothe my bretherne? naye Fyrst shall sonne ryse extinguishe quyght, And weste shall bryng the daye: Fyrst faithfull peace betweene the snowes and fyres there shall bee tryde, And Scylla shall t'Ausonius fyrste ioyne his Sicilyan syde, And fyrst, the fleeyng floude that with swyfte turnes of course deothe flowe Euripus, with Euboik waue shall stand full styll and slowe. My father th'empire, brethern, howse, Thou haste me cleare berefte My countrey to: what may bee more? one thyng to me is lefte,