The Golden Age, or The Lives of Jupiter and Saturn · chunk 8 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 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
I'll wink & strike, come once more reach him hither: For die he must, so Saturn hath decreed, 'Las for a world I would not see him bleed. Ne shall he do, but swear me secrecy, The babe shall live, and we be dangerless, O bless me with such happiness. Attend me. The king of Epire's daughters, two bright maids, Owe me for many favours the like love, These I dare trust, to them I'll send this babe To be brought up, but not as Saturn's son. Do but provide some trusty messenger, My honour for his safety. But by what means shall we delude the king, A young Kid's heart, swimming in reeking blood we'll send the King, and with such forged grief, And counterfeit sorrow shadow it, That this imposture never shall be found. Oh twice my mother you bestow upon me, A double life thus to preserve my boy. Give me the child, I'll find a messenger, Shall bear him safe to Melliseus' Court. The blood and heart I'll presently provide, T'appease the rage of Saturn. First let's swear, To keep this secret from King Saturn's ear. We will, and if this plot pass undiscovered By like device we will save all your sons. About our tasks; you some choice friend to find, I with my feigned tears the King to blind. WHat cannot women's wits? they wonders can When they intend to blind the eyes of man. Oh lend me what old Homer wants, your eyes, To see th'event of what these queen's device. This passed so currant, that the third son borne, Called Neptune, was by like device preserved, And sent to Athens, where he lived unknown, And had in time command upon the seas. Pluto the youngest was sent to Tartary, Where he in process a strange City built And called it Hell, his subjects for their rapine, Their spoils and theft, are Devils termed abroad. Thus melancholy Saturn hath surviving Three Noble sons in several confines placed And yet himself thinks sonless: one fair daughter Hight Iuno is his sole delight on earth. Think kind spectators seventeen summers past, Till these be grown to years, and Iupiter Found in a cave by the great Epire King, (where by his daughters he before was hid.) Of him and of his fortunes we proceed, My journey's long, and I my eyesight want. Courteous spectators, left blind Homer stray, Lend me your hands to guide me on your way. After long war, and tedious differences, Betwixt King Melliseus and ourself, What crave the Epire Lords? This King Lycaon, Since truce and hostage hath ta'en up these broils, And ended them in peaceful amity, Since all the damage by the Epyrians done, Is on our part abundantly made good: We come Lycaon to demand the like Of thee and of thy Kingdom, and for proof, That all our malice is extinct and dead, We bring thy hostage back, demanding ours.
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I'le wink & strike, come once more reach him hither: For dye he must, so Saturne hath decreed, 'Las for a world I would not see him bleed. Ne shall he do, but sweare me secresie, The babe shall liue, and we be dangerlesse, O blesse me with such happinesse. Attend me. The king of Epires daughters, two bright maids, Owe me for many fauours the like loue, These I dare trust, to them I'le send this babe To be brought vp, but not as Saturns sonne. Do but prouide some trusty messenger, My honour for his safety. But by what meanes shall we delude the king, A yong Kids heart, swimming in reeking bloud Wee'l send the King, and with such forged griefe, And counterfet sorrow shadow it, That this imposture neuer shall be found. Oh twice my mother you bestow vpon me, A double life thus to preserue my boy. Giue me the child, I'le finde a messenger, Shall beare him safe to Melliseus Court. The bloud and heart I'le presently prouide, T'appease the rage of Saturne. First lets sweare, To keepe this secret from King Saturnes eare. We will, and if this plot passe vndiscouer'd By like deuise we will saue all your sonnes. About our taskes; you some choyce friend to finde, I with my feigned teares the King to blinde. WHat cannot womens wits? they wonders can When they intend to blinde the eyes of man. Oh lend me what old Homer wants, your eyes, To see th'euent of what these Queenes deuise. This past so currant, that the third sonne borne, Cal'd Neptune, was by like deuise preseru'd, And sent to Athens, where he liu'd vnknowne, And had in time command vpon the seas. Pluto the yongest was sent to Tartary, Where he in processe a strange City built And cald it Hell, his subiects for their rapine, Their spoils and theft, are Diuels tearm'd abrode. Thus melancholy Saturne hath suruiuing Three Noble sonnes in seuerall confines plac'd And yet himselfe thinks sonne-lesse: one faire daughter Hight Iuno is his sole delight on earth. Thinke kinde spectators seuenteene sommers past, Till these be growne to yeares, and Iupiter Found in a caue by the great Epyre King, (where by his daughters he before was hid.) Of him and of his fortunes we proceeed, My iournie's long, and I my eye-sight want. Courteous spectators, left blind Homer stray, Lend me your hands to guide me on your way. After long warre, and tedious differences, Betwixt King Melliseus and our selfe, What craue the Epyre Lords? This King Lycaon, Since truce and hostage hath tane vp these broiles, And ended them in peacefull amity, Since all the damadge by the Epyrians done, Is on our part aboundantly made good: We come Lycaon to demand the like Of thee and of thy Kingdome, and for proofe, That all our malice is extinct and dead, We bring thy hostage backe, demanding ours.