Histriomastix, or The Player Whipped · chunk 1 of 25
Marston, John · published 1610 · first performed or written 1599 [1598-1599] (Annals) moral · Unknown unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
Unmask thy face thou minister of Time Look forth bright mirror, let thy golded hand, Ride (with distinctless motion) on the eyes Of this fair Chorus, till the Reign of Peace, Hath propagated Plenty, and increase. Now sit we high (triumphant in our sway,) Encircled with the sevenfold flower of Art, To tread on Barbarism with silver feet; These, these are adjuncts fit to wait on Peace, Who being courted by most searching spirits, Have always borne themselves in Godlike state, With lofty foreheads, higher than the stars. Draw near fair Daughters of eternity, Your Fostress Peace, is (like the aged Nurse) Grown proud to see her Children flourish thus. We know not how to turn these bounties back, But with continuance of obsequious love, Whilst Peace triumphs, it lies in Grammars might, To make the rudest brain both speak and write. Logic shall furnish them with Argument, And make them apt and able to dispute; The theme shall be of Peace, and her sweet name, And every Syllogism shall prove her fame. Rhetoric will put her richest habit on, Of gestures, Voice, and exornation, Her Tropes and Schemes, shall dignify her sense. And honour's Peace, with clearest eloquence. Her graces in my numbers shall be seen, So full that nothing can be added more, Nor aught subtracted: true Arithmetic Will multiply and make them infinite. Music shall feast the bounteous ears of Peace, Whilst she inspires her numb conceit with life, Varying each concord, mood and faculty, In flowing strains, and rapting Symphony, The motions of the Planets and their Spheres, The Stars, their influence, quantities, consents, All that Astronomy can teach or know, She doth profess from sacred Peace to flow. And I will make her powers demonstrative, In all my angles, circles, cubes, or squares, The very state of Peace shall seem to shine, In every figure or dimensive line. Enough fair Virgins Time shall prove this true, Whilst you do honour Peace she'll cherish you. Honour and safety, still attend fair Peace Thanks noble Lords and worthy Gentlemen: But wherefore look you so askance on these, As if they were not worthy your salutes? Because we knew them not. The more your blame. O pitied state! most weak, where nobles want The love and knowledge of the liberal Arts; Are you the men (for birth and place) admired? By whose great motions, lesser wheels turn round? And shall your minds affect so dull a course? As if your sense where most irrational? What is a man superior to a beast But for his mind? nor that ennobles him, While he dejects his reason; making it The slave unto his brutish appetite. Make then your minds illustrious in your deeds And each choose (in this troop) a spousal mate, we do obey: And I choose Music first. I Geometry. I Rhetoric. And I Astronomy. And I to be a servant unto all. But now beware ye injure not the fame Of these bright Virgins with adulterate love, Mean time their servant (here) Chrisoganus Shall teach of every Art the mystery.
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VNmaske thy face thou minister of Time Looke forth bright mirror, let thy golded hand, Ride (with distinctlesse motion) on the eyes Of this fayre Chorus, till the Raigne of Peace, Hath propagated Plenty, and increase. Now sit wee high (tryumphant in our sway,) Encircled with the seauen-fold flower of Art, To tread on Barbarisme with siluer feete; These, these are adiuncts fit to waite on Peace, Who beeing courted by most searching spirits, Haue alwayes borne themselues in God-like state, With lofty foreheads, higher then the starres. Draw neere fayre Daughters of eternity, Your Fostresse Peace, is (like the aged Nursse) Growne proud to see her Children florish thus. We know not how to turne these bounties backe, But with continuance of obsequious loue, Whil'st Peace tryumphes, it lyes in Grammers might, To make the rudest braine both speake and write. Logick shall furnish them with Argument, And make them apt and able to dispute; The theame shall be of Peace, and her sweet name, And euery Sillogism' shall proue her fame. Rhetorick will put her richest habite on, Of gestures, Voice, and exornation, Her Tropes and Scheames, shall dignifie her sence. And Honours Peace, with clearest eloquence. Her graces in my numbers shall be seene, So full that nothing can be added more, Nor ought subtracted: true Arithmetick Will multiply and make them infinit. Musick shall feast the bounteous eares of Peace, Whil'st she inspires her numme conceipt with life, Varying each concord, moode and faculty, In flowing straynes, and rapting Symphonie, The motions of the Planets and their Spheares, The Starres, their influence, quantities, consents, All that Astronomie can teach or know, She doth professe from sacred Peace to flow. And I will make her powers demonstratiue, In all my angles, circles, cubes, or squares, The very state of Peace shall seeme to shine, In euery figure or dimensiue lyne. Inough fayre Virgins Time shall prooue this true, Whil'st you do honor Peace shee'le cheerish you. Honor and safety, still attend fayre Peace Thankes noble Lords and worthy Gentlemen: But wherefore looke you so ask aunce on these, As if they were not worthy your salutes? Because wee knew them not. The more your blame. O pittied state! most weake, where nobles want The loue and knowledge of the liberall Arts; Are you the men (for birth and place) admir'd? By whose great motions, lesser wheeles turne round? And shall your mindes affect so dull a course? As if your sence where most irrationall? What is a man superiour to a beast But for his mind? nor that ennobles him, While hee deiects his reason; making it The slaue vnto his brutish appetite. Make then your mindes illustrious in your deedes And each choose (in this troupe) a spowſall mate, Wee doe obay: And I choose Musick first. I Geometry. I Rhetorick. And I Astronomie. And I to be a seruant vnto all. But now beware yee iniure not the fame Of these bright Virgins with adulterate loue, Meane time their seruant (heere) Chrisoganus Shall teach of euery Art the misterie.