The Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn (Wedding Masque of Olympian Knights) · chunk 3 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 0.75 · 449 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
Hermes, so it may be done Merely in honour of the State, and these That now have proved it, not to satisfy The lust of Iupiter, in having thanks More than his Iuno, if thy snaky rod Have power to search the heavens, or found the sea, Or call together all the ends of earth, To bring in any thing that may do grace To us, and these; do it, we shall be pleased. Then know that from the mouth of Ioue himself, Whose words have wings, and need not to be borne; I took a message, and I bore it through A thousand yielding clouds, and never staid Till his high will was done: the Olympian games Which long have slept, at these wished Nuptials, He pleased to have renewed and all his Knights Are gathered hither, who within their tents Rest on this hill, upon whose rising head. Behold Ioues Altar, and his blessed priest's Moving about it: come you holy men, And with your voices draw these youths along, That till Ioues music call them to their games, Their active sports may give a blessed content To those, for whom they are again begun. SHake off your heavy trance, And leap into a dance, Such as no mortals use to tread, Fit only for Apollo To play to, for the Moon to lead, And all the Stars to follow. ON blessed youths, for love doth pause Laying aside his graver laws For this device, And at the wedding such a pair, Each dance is taken for a prayer, Each song a sacrifice. The Knights dance their second Measure. MOre pleasing were these sweet delights, If Ladies moved as well as Knights; Run every one of you and catch A Nymph in honour of this match; And whisper boldly in her ear, Ioue will but laugh, if you forswear. And this day's sins he doth resolve That we his Priests should all absolve. YE should stay longer if we durst, Away, alas that he that first Gave Time wild wings to fly away, Hath now no power to make him stay. But though these games must needs be played, I would this Pair, when they are laid, And not a creature nigh them, Could catch his scythe, as he doth pass, And cut his wings, and break his glass, And keep him ever by them. PEace and silence be the guide To the Man, and to the Bride, If there be a joy yet new In marriage, let it fall on you, That all the world may wonder. If we should stay, we should do worse, And turn our blessing to a curse, By keeping you asunder.
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Hermes, so it may be done Meerely in honor of the State, and these That now haue prou'd it, not to satisfie The lust of Iupiter, in hauing thankes More then his Iuno, if thy snakie rod Haue power to search the heauens, or found the sea, Or call together all the ends of earth, To bring in any thing that may do grace To vs, and these; do it, we shall be pleas'd. Then know that from the mouth of Ioue himselfe, Whose words haue wings, and need not to be borne; I tooke a message, and I bare it through A thousand yeelding clouds, and neuer stai'd Till his high will was done: the Olympian games Which long haue slept, at these wish'd Nuptials, He pleas'd to haue renew'd and all his Knights Are gathered hither, who within their tents Rest on this hill, vpon whose rising head. Behold Ioues Altar, and his blessed Priests Mouing about it: come you holy men, And with your voices draw these youthes along, That till Ioues musicke call them to their games, Their actiue sports may giue a blest content To those, for whom they are againe begun. SHake off your heauy traunce, And leape into a daunce, Such as no mortals vse to treade, Fit only for Apollo To play to, for the Moone to lead, And all the Starres to follow. ON blessed youthes, for loue doth pause Laying aside his grauer lawes For this deuice, And at the wedding such a paire, Each daunce is taken for a praier, Each song a sacrifice. The Knights daunce their second Measure. MOre pleasing were these sweet delights, If Ladies mou'd as well as Knights; Runne eu'ry one of you and catch A Nymph in honor of this match; And whisper boldly in her eare, Ioue will but laugh, if you forsweare. And this daye's sinnes he doth resolue That we his Priests should all absolue. YE should stay longer if we durst, Away, alas that he that first Gaue Time wilde wings to fly away, Hath now no power to make him stay. But though these games must needs be plaid, I would this Paire, when they are laid, And not a creature nie them, Could catch his scythe, as he doth passe, And cut his wings, and breake his glasse, And keepe him euer by them. PEace and silence be the guide To the Man, and to the Bride, If there be a ioy yet new In mariage, let it fall on you, That all the world may wonder. If we should stay, we should doe worse, And turne our blessing to a curse, By keeping you asunder.