The Golden Age, or The Lives of Jupiter and Saturn · chunk 3 of 36
Heywood, Thomas · published 1611 · first performed or written 1610 [1609-1611] (Annals) classical legend or myth · Queen Anne's Men · Red Bull T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and typicality 0.78 · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
Or swear to this, or all our warlike race, Dispersed in several Kingdoms I'll assemble, To conquer thee, and from thy ambitious head, Tear that usurped Crown. Titan, thy friendship we'll buy with our own blood, all our male children, (If we hereafter shall have any borne) Shall perish in their births, to this we swear, As we are King and Saturn. I the like, As I am Titan, and Uranus' son: This league confirmed, all my Allies I'll gather Search foreign climes, in which I'll plant my kin, Scorning a seat here where I am despised, To live a subject to a younger birth. Nor bow to that which is my own by due. Saturn farewell, I'll leave thee to thy state, Whilst I in foreign Kingdoms search my Fate. Think on thy oath. First stay with us and feast, Titan this day shall be King Saturn's guest. There is no dallying, you must come with all speed, For Madam Sibilla is grown a great woman. That is without question, for she is now a Queen. Nay, she is greater than many Queens are: for though you may think she is with ancient folks: yet I can assure you she is with child, you may imagine, being now but morning she is new risen, yet 'tis thought that ere noon she will be brought a-bed. I never heard she was committed to prison: yet 'tis looked every hour when she shall be delivered, and therefore Nurse I was sent to you in all haste. Is she so near her time? Yes: and yet 'tis thought she will notwithstanding hold out, because she is groaning. Your reason? Because you know the proverb: A grunting horse, and a groaning wife never deceive their Master: say, will you make haste Nurse? What's the best news abroad? The best news abroad is, that the Queen is likely to keep at home: and is it not strange, that half an hours being abroad should make a woman have a months mind to keep in. But the worst news is, that if the King have a young Prince, he is tide to kill it by oath: but if his majesty went drunk to bed, and got a girl, she hath leave to live till she die, and die when she can live no longer. That covenant was the most unnatural That ever father made: one lovely boy Hath felt the rigor of that strict decree, And if this second likewise be a son, There is no way but death. I can tell you more news: the king hath sent to the Oracle to know whether my Lady be with child of a boy or a girl, and what their fortunes shall be: the Lord that went, is looked for every day to return with his answer: it is so Gossipped in the queen's chamber, I can tell you. O Nurse we have the bravest king, if thou knewest all. Why I pray thee?
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Or sweare to this, or all our warlike race, Disperst in seuerall Kingdomes Il'e assemble, To conquer thee, and from thy ambitious head, Teare that vsurped Crowne. Tytan, thy friendship Wee'l buy with our own bloud, all our male children, (If we hereafter shall haue any borne) Shall perish in their births, to this we sweare, As we are King and Saturne. I the like, As I am Tytan, and Vranus sonne: This league confirm'd, all my Allyes I'le gather Search forreigne clymes, in which Il'e plant my kin, Scorning a seate here where I am dispis'd, To liue a subiect to a younger birth. Nor bow to that which is my owne by due. Saturne farewell, Il'e leaue thee to thy state, Whil'st I in forreigne Kingdomes search my Fate. Thinke on thy oath. First stay with vs and feast, Tytan this day shall be King Saturns guest. There is no dallying, you must come with all speede, For Madam Sibilla is growne a great woman. That is without question, for she is now a Queene. Nay, she is greater then many Queenes are: for though you may thinke she is with ancient folkes: yet I can assure you she is with childe, you may imagine, beeing now but morning shee is new risen, yet t'is thought that ere noone she will bee brought a bed. I neuer heard she was commited to prison: yet t'is look't euery houre when she shall be deliuered, and therefore Nurse I was sent to you in all haste. Is she so neere her time? Yes: and yet tis thought shee will notwithstanding hold out, because she is groning. Your reason? Because you know the prouerbe: A grunting horse, and a groning wife neuer deceiue their Maister: say, will you make haste Nurse? What's the best news abroad? The best newes abrode is, that the Queene is likely to keepe at home: and is it not strange, that halfe an houres being abroad should make a woman haue a moneths minde to keepe in. But the worst newes is, that if the King haue a young Prince, hee is tide to kill it by oath: but if his maiesty went drunke to bed, and got a gyrle, she hath leaue to liue till she dye, and dye when she can liue no longer. That couenant was the most vnnaturall That euer father made: one louely boy Hath felt the rigor of that strict decree, And if this second likewise be a sonne, There is no way but death. I can tell you more newes: the king hath sent to the Oracle to know whether my Lady be with childe of a boy or a gyrle, and what their fortunes shall be: the Lord that went, is look't for euery day to returne with his answere: it is so Gossipt in the Queenes chamber, I can tell you. O Nurse wee haue the brauest king, if thou knewest all. Why I pray thee?