Hercules Furens (Mad Hercules) (Seneca's First Tragedy) · chunk 11 of 28
Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus · published 1561 · first performed or written 1561 (Annals) tragedy; literary play unassigned nearest T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
Call we him stout, from shoulders high of whom the lion thrown A gift for maiden made, and eke his club from hand fell down, And painted side with purple weed did shine that he did wear? Or may we him call stout of heart, whose staring locks of hear With ointment flowed? who hands renowned and known by praises high To sound unmeet for any man of timber did apply, With barbarous mitre cloasing in his forehead round about? The tender Bacchus did not blush abroad to have laid out His braided hears, nor yet with hand full soft the Thyrsus light For to have shook, what time that he with pace unstoute in sight His long trained barbarous garment drew with gold full fair to see. Still virtue after many works is wont released to be. Of this the house of Curitus destroyed doth witness bear, And virgins flocks that brutyshly by him oppressed wear. No Iuno did commawnde him this, Nor none Euristeus lo. But these in deed his own works are. Yet all ye do not know. His work it is with weapons of his own hand vanquished Both Eryx, and to Eryx joined Anteus Lybian deed: And altars which with slaughter of the strangers flowing fast, Busyris well deserved blood likewise have drunk at last. His deed it is, that he that met the wownde, and sword is slain Constrained to suffer death before those other Geryons twain. Nor one alonely Geryon doth with one hand conquered lie. Thou shalt among these he: which yet with none adultery Have wedlock hurt. What is to Ione to king is leeful thing: To Ioue thou gaufts a wife, thou shalt now give one to a king. And even of thee she shall it learn to be a thing not new, Her husband even approving it the better man t'ensueensue. But y●… she stubborn to be matched with me deny it still, Then even by force a noble child Of her beget I will. O Creon's ghosts, and all ye gods of th'house of Labdacus, And wedding torches blazing bright, of wicked Oedipus, To this my wedding give ye now our wonted destinies. Now, now ye bloody daughters all of Egyptes king likewise, Be here whose hands defyled are with so much blood out spilt: One daughter lacks of Danaus, I will fill by the guilt. Because that stubbornly thou doest refuse my wedding so, And fearste a king, thou shalt know what the sceptres now may do. embrace thine altars, yet no god shall ever take away Thee from my hands: no not although with world upturned, may Alcides' victor yet again to gods above return. The wodos on he apes together cast, let all their temples burns Even thrown upon their heads: his wife, and all his flock at last With underlayed fire, let one wood pile consume and waste.
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Call we hym stoute, from shoulders hye of whom the lyon throwne A gyfte for mayden made, and eke his clubbe from hande fell downe, And paynted syde with purple weede dyd shyne that he dyd weare? Or may we hym call stoute of harte, whose staryng lockes of heare With ointmēt flowde? who hāds renownde and knowne by prayses hye To sownde vnmeete for any man of tymber dyd applye, With barbarous mytar cloasyng in his forhed rownde about? The tender Bacchus dyd not blushe abroade to haue layde out His brayded heares, nor yet with hande full softe the Thyrsus lyght For to haue shooke, what tyme that he with pace vnstoute in syght His long traynde barbarous garmēt drew with golde full fayre to see. Styll vertue after many woorkes is woont releaste to bee. Of this the house of Curitus destroyde doothe wytnesse beare, And virgins flockes that brutyshly by hym oppressed weare. No Iuno dyd commawnde hym this, Nor none Eurystheus loe. But these in deede his owne woorks are. Yet all ye doo not knoe. His woorke it is with weapons of his owne hande vanquyshed Bothe Eryx, and to Eryx ioynde Anteus Lybian ded: And aultars whiche with slaughter of the straungers flowyng fast, Busyris well deserued bloode lykewyse haue droonke at last. His deede it is, that he that met the wownde, and swoorde is flayne Constraynde to suffre deathe before those other Geryons twayne. Nor one allonely Geryon dothe with one hande conquerde lye. Thow shalt among these he: whych yet with none adulterye Haue wedlocke hurte. What is to Ione to kyng is leefull thyng: To Ioue thou gaufts a wyfe, thou shalt nowe geue one to a kyng. And euen of thee shee shall it learne to bee a thyng not newe, Her husband euen approuyng it the better man t'ensewe. But y she stubberne to be matcht with me denye it styll, Then euen by force a noble chylde Of her beget I wyll. O Creons ghosts, and all ye godds of th'howse of Labdacus, And weddyng torches blasyng bryght, of wycked Oedipus, To this my weddyng geue ye nowe our woonted destenies. Now, now ye bloody daughters all of Egyptes kyng lykewyse, Bee here whose hands desyled are with so muche bloude out spylt: One daughter lacks of Danaus, I wyll fyll by the gylt. Because that stubburnely thou dooest refuse my weddyng so, And fearste a kyng, thou shalt know what the sceptors nowe maye do. Enbrace thyne aultars, yet no god shall euer take away Thee from my handes: no not although with worlde vpturned, may Alcides victor yet agayne to gods aboue returne. The wodos on he apes togyther cast, let all their temples burns Euen throwne vpon theyr heds: his wyfe, and all his flocke at laste With vnderlayed fyre, let one wood pyle consume and waste.