The Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn (Wedding Masque of Olympian Knights) · chunk 2 of 3
Beaumont, Francis · published 1613 · first performed or written 1613 [Feb 20] (Annals) masque · before the Court T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and typicality 0.77 · 413 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
Refreshed the air, and spread the ground with flowers: Rise from your Wells, and with your nimble feet Perform that office to this happy pair; Which in these plains, you to Alpheus did; When passing hence through many seas unmixed, He gained the favour of his Arethuse. IS Hermes grown a lover, by what power Unknown to us, calls he the Naiades? Presumptuous Iris, I could make thee dance Till thou forgot'st thy lady's messages, And ran'st back crying to her, thou shalt know My power is more, only my breath, and this Shall move fixed stars, and force the firmament To yield the Hyades, who govern showers, And dewy clouds, in whose dispersed drops Thou form'st the shape of thy deceitful Bow. You maids, who yearly at appointed times, Advance with kindly tears, the gentle floods, Descend, and power your blessing on these streams, Which rolling down from heaven aspiring hills, And now united in the fruitful vales; Bear all before them ravished with their joy, And swell in glory till they know no bounds. GReat wit and power hath Hermes to contrive A lifeless dance, which of one sex consists. Alas poor Iris, Venus hath in store A secret Ambush of her winged boys, Who lurking long within these pleasant groves; First struck these Lovers with their equal darts, Those Cupids shall come forth, and join with these, To honour that which they themselves begun. BEhold the Statues which wise Vulcan placed Under the Altar of Olympian Ioue, Shall dance for joy of these great Nuptials: And gave to them an Artificial life, See how they move, drawn by this heavenly joy, Like the wild trees, which followed Orpheus' Harp. ANd what will Juno's Iris do for her? just match this show; or my Invention fails, Had it been worthier, I would have invoked The blazing Comets, Clouds and falling Stars, And all my kindred Meteors of the Air To have excelled it, but I now must strive To imitate Confusion, therefore thou Delightful Flora, if thou ever feltst Increase of sweetness in those blooming plants, On which the horns of my fair bow decline; Send hither all the Rural company, Which deck the May-games with their Country sports; Iuno will have it so. IRis we strive, Like winds at liberty, who should do worst Ere we return. If Iuno be the Queen Of Marriage, let her give happy way To what is done, in honour of the State She governs.
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Refresht' the aire, and spread the ground with flowers: Rise from your Wells, and with your nimble feete Performe that office to this happie paire; Which in these plaines, you to Alpheus did; When passing hence through many seas vnmixt, He gain'd the fauour of his Arethuse. IS Hermes growne a louer, by what power Vnknowne to vs, calls he the Naiades? Presumptuous Iris, I could make thee daunce Till thou forgott'st thy Ladies messages, And rann'st backe crying to her, thou shalt know My power is more, onely my breath, and this Shall moue fix'd starres, and force the firmament To yeeld the Hyades, who gouerne showers, And dewic clouds, in whose dispersed drops Thou form'st the shape of thy deceitfull Bow. You maids, who yearely at appointed times, Aduance with kindly teares, the gentle flouds, Descend, and powre your blessing on these streames, Which rolling downe from heauen aspiring hils, And now vnited in the fruitfull vales; Beare all before them rauisht with their ioy, And swell in glorie till they know no bounds. GReat witte and power hath Hermes to contriue A liuelesse dance, which of one sexe consists. Alas poore Iris, Venus hath in store A secret Ambush of her winged boyes, Who lurking long within these pleasant groues; First strucke these Louers with their equall darts, Those Cupids shall come forth, and ioyne with these, To honor that which they themselues begun. BEhold the Statuaes which wise Vulcan plac'd Vnder the Altar of Olympian Ioue, Shall daunce for ioy of these great Nuptialls: And gaue to them an Artificiall life, See how they moue, drawne by this heauenly ioy, Like the wilde trees, which follow'd Orpheus Harpe. ANd what will Iunoes Iris do for her? Iust match this shew; or my Inuention failes, Had it beene worthier, I would haue inuok'd The blazing Comets, Clouds and falling Starres, And all my kindred Meteors of the Ayre To haue excell'd it, but I now must striue To imitate Confusion, therefore thou Delightfull Flora, if thou euer felt'st Encrease of sweetnesse in those blooming plants, On which the hornes of my faire bow decline; Send hither all the Rurall company, Which decke the May-games with their Countrey sports; Iuno will haue it so. IRis we striue, Like windes at libertie, who should do worst Ere we returne. If Iuno be the Queene Of Mariage, let her giue happie way To what is done, in honor of the State She gouernes.