The Masque at Lord Haddington's Marriage (The Hue and Cry after the Fugitive Cupid) · chunk 4 of 4
Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1608 [Feb 9] (Annals) masque · before the Court unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
That are praesiding at all nuptiall howers: 1. The first, in ARIES place, respecteth pride Of youth; and beauty; graces in the bride. 2. In TAVRVS, he loues strength, and manlinesse; The vertues, which the bridegrome should professe. 3. In GEMINI, that noble power is showne, That twins their hearts; and doth, of two, make one. 4. In CANCER, he that bids the wife giue way With backward yeelding, to her husbands sway. 5. In LEO, he that doth in still the heate Into the man: which, from the following seate, 6. Is tempred so, as he that lookes from thence Sees, yet, they keepe a VIRGIN innocence. 7. In LIBRA'S roome, rules he that doth supply All happy beds with sweet aequality. 8. The SCORPIONS place he fills, that make the iarres, And stings in wedlocke; little strifes, and warres: 9. Which he, in th' ARCHERS throne, doth soone remoue By making, with his shafts, new wounds of loue. 10. And those the follower, with more heate, inspires, As, in the GOATE, the sun renewes his fires. 11. In wet AQVARIVS stead, reignes he, that showres Fertilitie vpon the geniall bowres. 12. Last, in the FISHES place, sits he, doth say; In married ioyes, all should be dumbe, as they. And this hath WLCAN, for his VENVS, done, To grace the chaster triumph of her sonne. ANd for this gift, will I to heauen returne, And vowe, for euer, that my lampe shall burne With pure and chasest fire; or neuer shine, But when it mixeth with thy spheare, and mine. Loues common wealth consists of toyes; His councell are those antique boyes, Games, laughter, sports, delights, That triumph with him on these nights: To whom we must giue way, For now their raigne beginnes, and lasts till day. They sweeten HYMENS warre, And, in that iarre, Make all, that married bee, Perfection see. Shine HESPERVS, shine forth thou wished starre. Why stayes the Bride-grome to inuade Her, that would be a matron made? Good night, whilst yet we may Good-night, to you a virgin, say: To morrow, rise the same Your mother is, and vse a nobler name. Speed well in HYMEN'S warre, That, what you are, By your perfection, wee And all may see. Shine HESPERVS, shine forth thou wished starre. To night is VENVS vigil kept. This night no Bride-grome euer slept; And if the faire Bride doo, The married say, 'tis his fault, too. Wake then; and let your lights Wake too: for they'l tell nothing of your nights: But, that in HYMENS warre, You perfect are. And such perfection, wee Doe pray, should bee. Shine HESPERVS, shine forth thou wished starre. That, ere the rosy-fingerd morne Behold nine moones, there may be borne A babe, t'vphold the fame Of RADCLIFFES blood, and RAMSEY'S name: That may, in his great seed, Weare the long honors of his fathers deed. Such fruits of HYMENS warre Most perfect are; And all perfection, wee Wish, you should see. Shine HESPERVS, shine forth, thou wished starre.
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That are praesiding at all nuptiall howers: 1. The first, in ARIES place, respecteth pride Of youth; and beauty; graces in the bride. 2. In TAVRVS, he loues strength, and manlinesse; The vertues, which the bridegrome should professe. 3. In GEMINI, that noble power is showne, That twins their hearts; and doth, of two, make one. 4. In CANCER, he that bids the wife giue way With backward yeelding, to her husbands sway. 5. In LEO, he that doth in still the heate Into the man: which, from the following seate, 6. Is tempred so, as he that lookes from thence Sees, yet, they keepe a VIRGIN innocence. 7. In LIBRA'S roome, rules he that doth supply All happy beds with sweet aequality. 8. The SCORPIONS place he fills, that make the iarres, And stings in wedlocke; little strifes, and warres: 9. Which he, in th' ARCHERS throne, doth soone remoue By making, with his shafts, new wounds of loue. 10. And those the follower, with more heate, inspires, As, in the GOATE, the sun renewes his fires. 11. In wet AQVARIVS stead, reignes he, that showres Fertilitie vpon the geniall bowres. 12. Last, in the FISHES place, sits he, doth say; In married ioyes, all should be dumbe, as they. And this hath VVLCAN, for his VENVS, done, To grace the chaster triumph of her sonne. ANd for this gift, will I to heauen returne, And vowe, for euer, that my lampe shall burne With pure and chasest fire; or neuer shine, But when it mixeth with thy spheare, and mine. Loues common wealth consists of toyes; His councell are those antique boyes, Games, laughter, sports, delights, That triumph with him on these nights: To whom we must giue way, For now their raigne beginnes, and lasts till day. They sweeten HYMENS warre, And, in that iarre, Make all, that married bee, Perfection see. Shine HESPERVS, shine forth thou wished starre. Why stayes the Bride-grome to inuade Her, that would be a matron made? Good night, whilst yet we may Good-night, to you a virgin, say: To morrow, rise the same Your mother is, and vse a nobler name. Speed well in HYMEN'S warre, That, what you are, By your perfection, wee And all may see. Shine HESPERVS, shine forth thou wished starre. To night is VENVS vigil kept. This night no Bride-grome euer slept; And if the faire Bride doo, The married say, 'tis his fault, too. Wake then; and let your lights Wake too: for they'l tell nothing of your nights: But, that in HYMENS warre, You perfect are. And such perfection, wee Doe pray, should bee. Shine HESPERVS, shine forth thou wished starre. That, ere the rosy-fingerd morne Behold nine moones, there may be borne A babe, t'vphold the fame Of RADCLIFFES blood, and RAMSEY'S name: That may, in his great seed, Weare the long honors of his fathers deed. Such fruits of HYMENS warre Most perfect are; And all perfection, wee Wish, you should see. Shine HESPERVS, shine forth, thou wished starre.