Hercules Furens (Mad Hercules) (Seneca's First Tragedy) · chunk 11 of 28
Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus · published 1581 · first performed or written 1561 (Annals) tragedy; literary play unassigned nearest T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and · 520 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
First Dragon with his blood imbrued the shafts of Phoebus lo. how grievous ills even yet full young he bore, do you not know? From mother's womb the babe out thrown with lightning flame from high, Even next his lightning Father stood forthwith above in sky. What? he himself that guides the stars, & shakes the clouds at will, Did not that Infant lurk in Den of hollow caved hill? The births so great full troublous price to have lo always ought: And ever to be borne a God, with cost full great is bought. Whom thou a miser seest, thou may'st know him a man to be. A miser him deny ye may, whom stout of heart ye see. 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 slowed? who hands renowned & known by praises high To sound unmeet for any man of timber did apply, With barbarous mitre cloasting 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 unstout 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 Euritus destroyed doth witness bear, And virgins flocks that brutishly by him oppressed wear. No Iuno did command him this, nor none Eurystheus 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 Antaeus Lybian dead: 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 wound, and sword is slain Constrained to suffer death before those other Geryons twain. Nor e'en all only Geryon doth with one hand conquered lie. Thou shalt among these be which yet with none adultery Have wedlock hurt. What is to Ioue, to king is leeful thing: To Ioue thou gav'st 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'ensue. But if 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 Egypt's king likewise, be here whose hands defiled are with so much blood out spilled: One daughter lacks of Danaus, I will fill up the guilt.
seed 43: T17 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Firſt Dragon with his bloud embrew'd the ſhalts of Phoebus lo. Howe greeuous ills euen yet full yong he bare, doe you not knoe? From mothers wombe ye babe out thrown with lightning flame frō hie, Euen next his lightning Father ſtoode forthwith aboue in ſkye. What? he him ſelfe that guides the ſtarres, & ſhakes the clouds at will, Did not that Infant lurke in Den of hollowe caued hill? The byrthes ſo great full troublous pryce to haue loe alwayes ought: And euer to be borne a God, with coſte full great is bought. Whom thou a miſer ſee'ſt, thou mai'ſt know him a man to bee. A miſer him deny yee may, whom ſtout of heart yee ſee. Call we him ſtout, from ſhoulders hye of whom the Lyon throwne A gift for mayden made, and eke his Club from hand fell downe, And paynted ſide with purple weede did ſhyne that he did weare? Or may we him call ſtout of heart, whoſe ſtaring lockes of heare With ointmēt ſlowde? who hands renownde & knowne by prayſes hye To ſound vnmeete for any man of timber did applye, With barbarous mytar cloaſting in his forhead rounde about? The tender Bacchus did not bluſhe abroade to haue layde out His brayded heares, nor yet with hand full ſoft the Thyrſus light For to haue ſhooke, what time that he with pace vnſtout in ſight His long train'de batbarous garment drew with golde full fayre to ſee. Still vertue after many workes is woont releaſt to bee. Of this the houſe of Euritus deſtroyde doth witneſſe beare, And virgins flockes that brutiſhly by him oppreſſed weare. No Iuno did commaunde him this, nor none Euryſtheus loe. But theſe in deede his owne workes are. Yet all yee doe not knoe, His worke it is, with weapons of his owne hand vanquiſhed Both Eryx, and to Eryx ioyn'de Antaeus Lybian ded: And aulters which with ſlaughter of the ſtraungers flowing faſt, Buſyris well deſerued bloud likewiſe haue drunke at laſt. His deede it is, that he that met the wounde, and ſworde is ſlayne Conſtrain'de to ſuffre death before thoſe other Geryons twayne. Nor ene all onely Geryon doth with one hand conquer'de lye. Thou ſhalt among theſe be which yet with none adulterye Haue wedlocke hurt. What is to Ioue, to king is leefull thyng: To Ioue thou gau'ſte a wyfe, thou ſhalt nowe geue oue to a kyng. And euen of thee ſhee ſhall it learne to bee a thing not newe, Her huſband euen approuing it the better man t'enſewe. But if ſhee ſtubberne to be matcht with me deny it ſtill, Then euen by force a noble childe of her beget I will. O Creons ghoſts and all yee Gods of th houſe of Labdacus, And wedding forches blaſing bryght, of wicked Oedipus. To this my wedding geue yee nowe our wonted deſtenyes. Now, now yee bloudy daughters all of Aegypts king likewyſe, Bee here whoſe hands defyled are with ſo much bloud out ſpilt: One daughter lacks of Daaus, I wyll fyll vp the gylt.