Tethys' Festival, or The Queen's Wake (Tethyos Epinicia) · chunk 2 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 0.75 · 534 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
But think Alcides' pillars are the knot For there will be within the large extent Of these my waves, and watery Government More treasure, and more certain riches got Then all the Indies to Iberus brought, For Nereus will by industry unfold A Chemic secret, and turn fish to gold. This charge she gave, and looks ●ith such a cheer As did her comfort and delight bewray, Like clear Aurora when she doth appear In brightest robes to make a glorious day. WAs ever hour brought more delight To mortal sight, Then this, wherein fair Tethys daignes to show Her, and her Nymphs a-row In glory bright? See how they bring their flowers, From out their watery bowers, To deck Apollo's Tree, The tree of victory. About whose verdant bows, They Sacrifice their vows, And wish an everlasting spring Of glory, to the Oceans King. IF joy had other figure Then sounds, and words, and motion, To intimate the measure, And height of our devotion: This day it had been showed But what it can, it doth perform, Since nature hath bestowed No other letter, To express it better, Then in this form; Our motions, sounds, and words, Tuned to accords, Must show the well-set parts, Of our affections and our hearts, ARe they shadows that we see? And can shadows pleasure give? Pleasure's only shadows be Cast by bodies we conceive, And are made the things we deem, In those figures which they seem. But these pleasures vanish fast, Which by shadows are expressed Pleasures are not, if they last, In their passing, is their best. Glory is most bright and gay In a flash, and so away. Feed apace then greedy eyes On the wonder you behold. Take it sudden as it flies Though you take it not to hold: When your eyes have done their part, Thought must length it in the heart. BEhold the Post of heaven, bright Mercury Is sent to summon and recall again, Imperial Tethys with her company, Unto her watery Mansion in the main: And shift those firmes, wherein her power did deign T'invest herself and hers, and to restore Them to themselves whose beauteous shapes they wore. ANd now bright Star the Guidon of this state, And you great Peers the ornaments of power With all these glittering troops that have the fate, To be spectators of this blessed hour. Be pleased to sit a while, and you shall see A transfirmation of far more delight And apt drawn to nature, then can be Described in an imaginary sight. Fair branch of power, in whose sweet feature here Mild Zephyrus a figure did present Of youth and of the spring-time of the year I summon you, and six of high descent T attend on you (a● hopeful worthies borne To shield the Honour and the clear Renown Of Ladies) that you presently return And bring back those, in whose fair shapes were shown The late-seene Nymphs in figures of their own Whom you shall find hard by within a grove And Garden of the spring addressed to Ioue. Pretulerim scriptor delirus inersque videri Dum mea delectant mala me, vel denique fallant, Quam sapere & ringi.
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But thinke Alcides pillars are the knot For there will be within the large extent Of these my waues, and watry Gouernement More treasure, and more certaine riches got Then all the Indies to Iberus brought, For Nereus will by industry vnfold A Chimicke secret, and turne fish to gold. This charge she gaue, and lookes ith such a cheere As did her comfort and delight bewray, Like cleere Aurora when she doth appeare In brightest roabes to make a glorious day. WAs euer houre brought more delight To mortall sight, Then this, wherein faire Tethys daignes to shew Her, and her Nymphes arow In glory bright? See how they bring their flowers, From out their watry bowers, To decke Apollos Tree, The tree of victory. About whose verdant bowes, They Sacrifice their vowes, And wish an euerlasting spring Of glory, to the Oceans King. IF ioy had other figure Then soundes, and wordes, and motion, To intimate the measure, And height of our deuotion: This day it had beene show'd But what it can, it doth performe, Since nature hath bestowd No other letter, To expresse it better, Then in this forme; Our motions, soundes, and wordes, Tun'd to accordes, Must shew the well-set partes, Of our affections and our harts, ARe they shadowes that we see? And can shadowes pleasure giue? Pleasures onely shadowes bee Cast by bodies we conceiue, And are made the thinges we deeme, In those figures which they seeme. But these pleasures vanish fast, Which by shadowes are exprest Pleasures are not, if they last, In their passing, is their best. Glory is most bright and gay In a flash, and so away. Feed apace then greedy eyes On the wonder you behold. Take it sodaine as it flies Though you take it not to hold: When your eyes haue done their part, Thought must length it in the hart. BEhold the Post of heauen, bright Mercury Is sent to sommon and recall againe, Imperial Tethys with her company, Vnto her watry Mansion in the maine: And shift those firmes, wherein her power did daigne T inuest her selfe and hers, and to restore Them to themselues whose beauteous shapes they wore. ANd now bright Starre the Guidon of this state, And you great Peeres the ornaments of power With all these glittering troupes that haue the fate, To be spectators of this blessed houre. Be pleasd to sit a while, and you shall see A transfirmation of farre more delight And apter drawne to nature, then can be Discrib'd in an imaginary sight. FAire branch of power, in whose sweete feature here Milde Zephirus a figure did present Of youth and of the spring-time of the yeare I sommon you, and six of high discent T attend on you (a hopefull worthyes borne To shield the Honour and the cleare Renowne Of Ladies) that you presently returne And bring backe those, in whose faire shapes were showne The late-seene Nymphes in figures of their owne Whom you shall finde hard by within a groue And Garden of the spring addrest to Ioue. Pretulerim scriptor delirus inersque videri Dum mea delectant mala me, vel denique fallant, Quam sapere & ringi.