The Golden Age, or The Lives of Jupiter and Saturn · chunk 31 of 36
Heywood, Thomas · published 1611 · first performed or written 1610 [1609-1611] (Annals) classical legend or myth · Queen Anne's Men · Red Bull T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation typicality 0.85 · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
Now by thee (For what I most affect, by that I swear) I from this prison will bright Danae bear, And in thy chamber will this night fast seal This covenant made. Which Danae must repeal. You shall not, by this kiss. 'tis good to have an eye. Your nose hath not had these spectacles on yet. Oh Iupiter. Oh Danae. I must hence: For if I stay, I yield: I'll hence, no more. Expect me for I come. Yond is my door, Dare not to enter there. I will to rest. Attendance. Come I will. You had not best. My Lady calls. we have trifled the night till bedtime. Some attend the Princess: others see the peddlers packed out of the gate. Will you thrust us out to seek our lodging at Midnight. We have paid for our lodging, a man would think, we might have lain cheaper in any Inn in Argos? This castle stands remote, no lodging near, Spare us but any corner here below, Be't but the Inner porch, or the least staircase, And we'll begone as early as you please. Consider all things, we have no reason to deny that. What need we fear? alas they are but Pedlars, and the greatest Prince that breathes would be advised ere he durst presume to court the princess Danae. He court a princess? he looks not with the face. Well peddlers, for this night take a nap upon some bench or other, and in the morning be ready to take thy yard in thy hand to measure me some stuff, and so to be gone before day. Well, good-night, we must attend our princess. Gold and reward, thou art mighty, and haste power o'er aged, young, the foolish, and the wise, The chaste, and wanton, foul, and beautiful: Thou art a God on earth, and canst all things. Not all things, by your leave. All the gold in Crete cannot get one of you old Crones with child. But shall we go sleep? Sleep thou, for I must wake for Danae. Hence cloud of baseness, thou hast done enough To blear you Beldames. When I next appear To you bright Goddess, I will shine in gold, Decked in the high Imperial robes of Crete, And on my head the wreath of Majesty: For Ornament is a prevailing thing, And you bright Queen I'll now court like a King. Command our eunuchs with their pleasing'st tunes To charm our eyes to rest. Leave us all, leave us. The God of dreams hath with his downy fan Swept o'er our eyelids, and sits heavy on them. Hey-ho, Sleep may enter in at my mouth, if he be no bigger than a twopenny-loaf. Then to your chambers, & let wakeless slumbers Charm you in depth of silence and repose. Good night to thee fair Danae. Let music through this brazen fortress sound Till all our hearts in depth of sleep be drowned.
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Now by thee (For what I most affect, by that I sweare) I from this prison will bright Danae beare, And in thy chamber will this night fast seale This couenant made. Which Danae must repeale. You shall not, by this kisse. Tis good to haue an eye. Your nose hath not had these spectacles on yet. Oh Iupiter. Oh Danae. I must hence: For if I stay, I yeeld: Il'e hence, no more. Expect me for I come. Yon is my doore, Dare not to enter there. I will to rest. Attendance. Come I will. You had not best. My Lady calls. Wee haue trifled the night till bedtime. Some attend the Princesse: others see the Pedlers pack't out of the gate. Will you thrust vs out to seeke our lodging at Midnight. We haue paid for our lodging, a man would thinke, we might haue laine cheaper in any Inne in Arges? This castle stands remote, no lodging neere, Spare vs but any corner here below, Bee't but the Inner porch, or the least staire-case, And we'l begone as early as you please. Consider all things, we haue no reason to deny that. What need we feare? alas they are but Pedlars, and the greatest Prince that breathes would be aduis'd ere he durst presume to court the princesse Danae. He court a princesse? hee lookes not with the face. Well pedlers, for this night take a nap upon some bench or other, and in the morning be ready to take thy yard in thy hand to measure me some stuffe, and so to be gone before day. Well, good-night, we must attend our princesse. Gold and reward, thou art mighty, and hast power O're aged, yong, the foolish, and the wise, The chaste, and wanton, fowle, and beautifull: Thou art a God on earth, and canst all things. Not all things, by your leaue. All the gold in Creete cannot get one of you old Crones with childe. But shall we go sleepe? Sleep thou, for I must wake for Danae. Hence cloud of basenesse, thou hast done inough To bleare you Beldams. When I next appeare To you bright Goddesse, I will shine in gold, Deck't in the high Imperiall robes of Creet, And on my head the wreath of Maiesty: For Ornament is a preuailing thing, And you bright Queene I'le now court like a King. Command our Eunuch's with their pleasing'st tunes To charme our eyes to rest. Leaue vs all, leaue vs. The God of dreames hath with his downy fanne Swept or'e our eye-lids, and sits heauy on them. Hey-ho, Sleepe may enter in at my mouth, if he be no bigger then a two-peny-loafe. Then to your chambers, & let wakelesse slūbers Charme you in depth of silence and repose. Good night to thee faire Danae. Let musick through this brazen fortresse sound Till all our hearts in depth of sleepe be drown'd.