Hercules Furens (Mad Hercules) (Seneca's First Tragedy) · chunk 18 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 0.80 · 510 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T20: hercules, hercles, ioue, deianeira, alcides, hand, lo, death, skies, hell.
Of dreadful voice from triple mouth, even sprites that happy Bee Doth make afraid. from left side then straight way undoth he The cruel taws, and lions he●…d once slain in Cleon field Against him sets, and cover doth himself with mighty shield. And bearing in his conquer●…ng hands a sturdy club of oak, Now ●…ere, now there he ●…olleth him about with often stre●…: His stripes he doubles: he subdued his threats assuaged all, And all his heads the weighed dog at once full low let fall, And quite out of the ●…enne he fed. full greatly feared 〈◊〉 In regal throne) both, king and queen, and dadde him to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. And me likewise 〈◊〉 n for 〈◊〉 to Hercl●… 〈◊〉 ●…e. The mon●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with ●…aude then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 three, In linked cha●… he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉: forgetting 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The dog the watche●… keeper 〈◊〉 the kingdom dark, at leng●… lay down his ears full so●… afraid: and suffering to be lend, And eke acknowledging his lord, following with lowly head, With tail that snakes thereon doth bear he both his sides doth smite. But after that to Taenate mouth we came, and clearness bright Had stroke his eyes of light unknown, good stomach yet again He takes although onse overcome, and now the heavy chayn●… He raging shakes: he had almost his leader plucked from place, And headlong backward drawn to hell, and moved from his pace. And even to my hands Hercles then his eyes did backward cast, We both with double joined strength the dog out drawn at last For anger wood, and battles yet attempting all in vain, Brought up to world. as soon as he the clear air saw again, And spaces pure of bright fair pole had once beheld with eye, The night arose: his sight to ground he turned by and by, Cast down his eyes, and hateful day forthwith he put to flight, And backward turned away his look, And straight with all his might To th'earth he falls: and underneath the shade of Hercles then He hid his head. therewith there came a great resort of men With clamour glad, that did the bay about their forhedds bring: And of the noble Hercules' deserved praises sing. EUrystheus born with swiftened birth in haste, did bid to bottom of the world to go: This only lacked of labours all at last, to spoil the king of third estate also. The dungeons dark to enter ventured he, where as that way to sprights far of doth bring Full sad, & wood so black & feared to be: but full with flock full great him following. As great a press as flock in cities streets, to see the plays of Theatre new wrought: As great as at Eléus' thunder meets, when summer fift that sacred game hath brought: As great as when comes hour of longer night, and willing quiet sleeps to be extent, Holds equal Libra Phoebus' chariots light, a sort the secret Ceres do frequent,
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Of dredfull voyce from triple mouthe, euen spryghts that happy bee Dothe make afrayde. from lefte syde then strayte way vndoeth hee The cruell tawes, and lyons hed once slayne in Cleon fielde Agaynst hym setts, and couer doothe hymselfe with myghty shielde. And bearyng in his conquerng hands a sturdy clubbe of oke, Nowe ere, nowe there he olleth hym about with often stre: His strypes he doubles: he subdewde his threates asswaged all, And all his heds the weery dogge at once full lowe lette fall, And quight out of the enne he fedde. full greatly feared In regall throne) both, kyng and queene, and dadde hym to . And me lykewyse ne for to Hercl e. The mon with aude then thr, In lynked cha he : forgettyng The dogge the watche keeper the kyngdome darke, at leng Laythe downe his eares full so affrayde: and suffryng to be lende, And eke acknowledging his lorde, folowyng with lowly hedde, With tayle that snakes theron doothe beare he bothe his sydes doethe smyght. But after that to Taenate mouthe we came, and clearenes bryght Had stroake his eyes of lyght vnknowne, good stomacke yet agayne He takes althowgh onse ouercome, and now the heauye chayn He ragyng shakes: he had almost his leader pluckt from place, And hedlong backwarde drawne to hell, and moued from his pace. And euen to my handes Hercles then his eies dyd backewarde caste, We bothe with double ioyned strengthe the dogge out drawne at laste For anger woode, and battells yet attemptyng all in vayne, Brought vp to worlde. as soone as he the cleere ayre sawe agayne, And spaces pure of bryght fayre poale had once behelde with eye, The nyght arose: his syght to grownde he turned by and by, Caste downe his eyes, and hatefull daye foorthwith he put to flyght, And backewarde turnde away his looke, And streyght with all hys myght To th'erthe he falles: and vnderneathe the shade of Hercles then He hyd his head. therwith there came a great resorte of men With clamour gladde, that dyd the bay about theyr forhedds bryng: And of the noble Hercules deserued prayses syng. EUrystheꝰ born wt swiftned birth in hast, did bid to bottom of the worlde to go: This onely lackte of labours all at last, to spoyle the kyng of thyrde estate also. The dongeons darke to enter ventred he, wher as yt way to sprights far of doth bryng Full sadde, & woode so blacke & feard to be: but full with flock full great him followyng. As great a prease as flocke in cities streetes, to see the playes of Theatre newe wrought: As great as at Eléus thundrer meetes, whē somer fift yt sacred game hath brought: As gret as whē comes houre of lōger night, and willyng quiet sleepes to bee extent, Holds equal Libra Phoebus chariots light, a sorte the secrete Ceres doo frequent,