Hercules Furens (Mad Hercules) (Seneca's First Tragedy) · chunk 20 of 28
Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus · published 1561 · first performed or written 1561 (Annals) tragedy; literary play unassigned nearest T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T36: hell, earth, gods, death, ghosts, blood, bloody, heaven, night, ghost.
And what soever brother else of mine doth dwell in sky, Not of my stepdame brother. bring ye hither by and by Your plenteous flocks, what ever have all th' Indians fruits brought out, And what sweet odours th' Arabics do get in trees about, To th'altars bring: lett●… vapour fa●…e and ●…ume smoke up full high, Let round about the poplar tree my hears now bewtifye. Let th'olive bow thee hide with braunch●… accustomed in our land Thescu: for forthwith reverence the thunder, shall my hand. O gods the builders of the town, and which of dragon fell, The wild woods dens, and noble wa●… likewise of Dirces' well, And Tyrian house inhabit eke of stranger wandering king. Cast into fires the trankencense. Son first thy hands flowing with bloody slaughter, and the death of enemy purify. Would god the blood of hateful he●… Even unto gods on high I might out shed, for liquor lo more acceptable none Might th'altars stain: nor sacrifice more ample any one Nor yet more plentiful may be To Ioue above down cast, Then king unjust. Desire that now thy father end at last Thy labours all: let quietness At length yet given be, And re●… to weighed folk. I will the prayers make, for me And Ioue full meet. in his due place Let stands the haughty sky, And land, and air, and let the stars drive forth eternally Their course unstaid: let restful peace keep nations quietly, Let labour of the hurtless land all iron now occupy, And sooprdes lie hid: let tempest none full violent and dire Disturb the sea: let from the skies no flash of lightning fire Fall down while Ioue full angry is: nor yet with winter snow Increased flood the ground upturnde and fields quite overthrow. Let poisons cease: and from henceforth let up from ground arise No grievous herb with hurtful sap: nor fierce and fell likewise Let tyrants reign: but if to sight some other mischief bring The ground yet shall, let it make haste: and any monstrous thing If it prepare, let it be mine. but what means this? mid day The darkness have enclosed about, lo Phoebus goeth his ways With face obscure without a cloud. who drives the day to flight, And turns to east? from whence doth now his dusky h●…d the night Unknown bring forth? whence fill the 〈◊〉 so many round about Of daytime stars? lo here behold my labour first full stout Not in the lowest part of heaven the lion shineth bright, And fervently doth rage with ire, And bits prepares to fight. Even now lo he some star will take▪ with mouth full wide to see He threatening stands, and fires out blows and mane up rustleth he Shaking with neck. the harvest sad o●… shape, what ever thing, And what soever winter c●…llde in frozen time doth bring, He with one rage will overpass, of spring time bull he will Both seek, and break the necks at once.
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And what soeuer brother ells of myne doothe dwell in skye, Not of my stepdame brother. bryng ye hyther by and by Your plentuous flockes, what euer haue all th' Indians frutes browght owt, And what sweete odours th' Arabickes doo gette in trees abowt, To th'aultars bryng: lett vapour fae and ume smoke vp full hye, Let rownde abowt the poplar tree my heares nowe bewtifye. Let th'olyue bowe thee hyde with braunch accustomde in our lande Thescu: for foorthwith reuerence the thundrer, shall my hande. O godds the buylders of the towne, and whiche of dragon fell, The wylde woods denns, and noble wa lykewyse of Dirces well, And Tyrian house enhabite eke of straunger wandryng kyng. Caste into fyres the trankencense. Sonne fyrste thy handes flowyng with blouddy slaughter, and the deathe of enmye puryfye. Would god the blood of hatefull he Euen vnto godds on hye I myght out shedde, for lycour loe more acceptable none Myght th'aulters stayne: nor sacrifice more ample any one Nor yet more plentyfull may bee To Ioue aboue downe caste, Then kyng vniust. Desyre that nowe thy father ende at laste Thy labours all: lette quyetnesse At lengthe yet gyuen bee, And re to weery folke. I wyll the prayers make, for mee And Ioue full meete. yn his due place Lette stands the haughty skye, And lande, and ayre, and lette the starres dryue foorthe eternallye Their course vnstayde: let restfull peace keepe nations quietlye, Let labour of the hurtlesse lande all yron nowe occupye, And sooprdes lye hydde: let tempest none full vyolent and dyre Disturbe the sea: let from the skyes no flashe of lyghtnyng fyre Fall downe whyle Ioue full angry is: nor yet with wynter snowe Encreased floode the grownde vpturnde and fieldes quight ouerthrowe. Let poysons cease: and from hensfoorth let vp from grownde aryse No greeuous herbe with hurtfull sappe: nor fierce and fell lykewyse Let tyrantes raygne: but yf to syght some other mischiefe bryng The grownde yet shall, let it make haste: and any monstrous thyng If it prepare, let yt bee myne. but what meanes this? myd daye The darknes haue encloasde abowt, lo Phoebus gothe his ways With face obscure withowt a clowde. who dryues the daye to flyght, And turnes to east? from whence doth now his dusky hd the nyght Unknown bryng forth? whēce fyl the so many rownde about Of daytyme starres? lo here beholde my labour fyrst full stoute Not in the lowest parte of heauen the lyon shyneth bryght, And feruently dothe rage with yre, And byttes prepares to fyght. Euen now loe he some starre wyl take▪ with mouthe full wyde to see He thretnyng stands, and fyres out blowes and mane vp rustleth he Shakyng with necke. the haruest sadde o shape, what euer thyng, And what soeuer wynter cllde in frosen tyme doothe bryng, He with one rage wyll ouerpasse, of spryng tyme bull he wyll Bothe seeke, and breake the neckes at once.