Tethys' Festival, or The Queen's Wake (Tethyos Epinicia) · chunk 1 of 2
Daniel, Samuel · published 1610 · first performed or written 1610 [Jun 5] (Annals) masque · before the Court T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and typicality 0.72 · 534 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
YOuth of the spring, mild Zephyrus blow fair, And breathe the joyful air, Which Tethys' wishes may attend this day, Who comes herself to pay The vows her heart presents, To these fair compliments. Breath out new flowers, which yet were never known Unto the Spring, nor blown Before this time, to beautify the earth, And as this day gives birth Unto new types of State, So let it bliss create. Bear Tethys' message to the Ocean King, Say how she joys to bring Delight unto his islands and his Seas, And tell Meliades The offspring of his bood, How she applauds his good. FRom that intelligence which moves the Sphere Of circling waves (the mighty Tethys, Queen Of Nymphs and rivers, who will strait appear, And in a human Character be seen) We have in charge to say, that even as Seas And lands, are graced by men of worth and might, So they return their favours; and in these Exalting of the good seem to delight. Which she, in glory, lately visiting The sweet, and pleasant Shores of Cambria, found By an unusual, and most forward Spring Of comfort, wherewith all things did abound, For joy of the investiture at hand Of their new Prince, whose Rites, with acts renowned Were here to be solemnized on this Strand: And therefore straight resolves t'adorn the day With her al-gracing presence, and the train, Of some choice Nymphs she pleased to call away From several Rivers which they entertain. And first the lovely Nymph of stately Thames, (The darling of the Ocean) summoned is: Then those of Trent and Aruns graceful streams, Then Darwent next with clear-waved worthiness. The beauteous Nymph of Chrystall-streaming Lee Gives next attendance: Then the Nymph of Air With modest motion makes her sweet repair. The Nymph of Severne follows in degree, With ample streams of grace: and next to her The cheerful Nymph of Rother doth appaere With comely Medway, th'ornament of Kent, And then four goodly Nymphs that beautify Camber's fair shores, and all that Continent The graces of clear Vske, Olwy, Dulesse, Wy● All these within the goodly spacious Bay Of manifold inharboring Milford meet, The happy Port of Union, which gave way To that great Heros HENRY, and his fleet, To make the blessed conjunction that beg at A greater, and more glorious far than that. From hence she sends her dear loved Zephyrus; To breath out her affection and her zeal To you great Monarch of Oceanus, And to present this Trident as the seal And ensign of her love and of your right. And therewithal she wills him, greet the Lord And Prince of th' Isles (the hope and the delight, Of all the Northern Nations) with this sword Which she unto Astraea sacred found, And not to be unsheathed but on just ground. Herewith, says she, deliver him from me This scarf, the zone of love and Amity, Tingird the same; wherein he may survey, Infigured all the spacious Empery That he is borne unto another day. Which, tell him, will be world enough to yield All works of glory ever can be wrought. Let him not pass the circle of that field,
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YOuth of the spring, milde Zephirus blow faire, And breath the ioyfull ayre, Which Tethys wishes may attend this day, Who comes her selfe to pay The vowes her heart presents, To these faire complements. Breath out new flowers, which yet were neuer knowne Vnto the Spring, nor blowne Before this time, to bewtifie the earth, And as this day giues birth Vnto new types of State, So let it blisse create. Beare Tethys message to the Ocean King, Say how she ioyes to bring Delight vnto his Ilands and his Seas, And tell Meliades The of-spring of his bood, How she applaudes his good. FRom that intelligence which moues the Sphere Of circling waues (the mightie Tethys, Queene Of Nymphes and riuers, who will straight appeare, And in a humane Character be seene) We haue in charge to say, that euen as Seas And lands, are grac'd by men of worth and might, So they returne their fauours; and in these Exalting of the good seeme to delight. Which she, in glory, lately visiting The sweete, and pleasant Shores of Cambria, found By an vnvsuall, and most forward Spring Of comfort, wherewith all things did abound, For ioy of the Inuestiture at hand Of their new Prince, whose Rites, with acts renownd Were here to be solemniz'd on this Strand: And therefore streight resolues t'adorne the day With her al-gracing presence, and the traine, Of some choice Nymphs she pleas'd to call away From seuerall Riuers which they entertaine. And first the louely Nymphe of stately Thames, (The darling of the Ocean) summond is: Then those of Trent and Aruns gracefull streames, Then Darwent next with cleare-wau'd worthinesse. The beauteous Nymph of Chrystall-streaming Lee Giues next attendance: Then the Nymph of Ayr With modest motion makes her sweete repaire. The Nymph of Seuerne follows in degree, With ample streames of grace: and next to her The cheerefull Nymph of Rother doth appaere With comely Medway, th'ornament of Kent, And then foure goodly Nymphes that beutifie Cambers faire shores, and all that Continent The graces of cleere Vske, Olwy, Dulesse, Wy All these within the goodly spacious Bay Of manifold inharboring Milord meete, The happy Port of Vnion, which gaue way To that great Heros HENRY, and his fleete, To make the blest coniunction that beg at A greater, and more glorious far then that. From hence she sends her deare lou'd Zephirus; To breath out her affection and her zeale To you great Monarch of Oceanus, And to present this Trident as the seale And ensigne of her loue and of your right. And therewithall she wils him, greete the Lord And Prince of th' Iles (the hope and the delight, Of all the Northerne Nations) with this sword Which she vnto Astraea sacred found, And not to be vnsheath'd but on iust ground. Herewith, sayes she, deliuer him from mee This skarffe, the zone of loue and Amitie, Tingird the same; wherein he may suruay, Infigur'd all the spacious Emperie That he is borne vnto another day. Which, tell him, will be world enough to yeeld All workes of glory euer can be wrought. Let him not passe the circle of that field,