Munday, Anthony / Middleton, Thomas · published 1613 · first performed or written 1613 [Oct 29] (Annals) civic play; pageant unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 478 words
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Eternity's bright Sister, by whose Light, Errors infectious Works still fly my Sight. Receive thy Servants Thanks; Now perfect Love Whose Right hand holds a Sphere, wherein do move twelve blessed Societies, whose beloved increase, styles it the Ring of Brotherhood, Faith and Peace, From thy Harmonious Lips let them all taste, The Golden Counsel that makes Health long last. First then I banish from this Feast of joy, All Excess, Epicurisme, both which destroy The Healths of Soul and Body, no such Guest Ought to be welcome to this Reverend Feast Where Truth is Mistress, who's admitted here, Must come for virtues love more than for Cheer, These two white Turtles may example give How Perfect joy and Brotherhood should live, And they from whom Grave Order is expected, Of rude Excess must never be detected; This is the Council which that Lady calls Golden Advice, for by it no man falls He that desires Days healthful, sound and blessed, Let moderate judgement serve him at his Feast, And so lead on, may Perfect Brotherhood shine, Still in Sphere, and Honour still in thine. Before the Day sprang from the Morning's Womb I rose, my Care was earlier than the Light, Nor would it rest till I now brought Thee Home, Marrying to one joy both thy Day and Night; Nor can we call this Night, if our Eyes count The Glorious beams that dance about this Mount, Sure did not Custom guide'em, Men would say Two Noon were seen together in one day, The Splendour is so piercing, Triumph seems As if it sparkled, and to Men's esteems Threw forth his Thanks, wrapped up in Golden Flames, As if he would give Light to read their Names That were at Cost this Day to make him shine, And be as free in Thanks, as they in Coin, But see Time checks me, and his scythe stands ready To cut all off, no State on Earth is steady, Therefore Grave Son the Time that is to come, Bestow on Truth, and so Thou'rt welcome Home. Father desist a while till I send forth A few Words to our Friend, that Man of Worth: The Power that Heaven, Love, and the City's choice, Have all conferred on Thee with Mutual voice, As it is Great, Reverend, and Honourable, Meet it with equal Goodness, strive t'excel Thy former Self, as thy Command exceeds Thy last-years State, so let new Acts, old Deeds; And as great men in Riches and in Birth (heightening their bloods, and joining Earth to Earth,) Bestow their best hours and most serious cares In choosing out fit Matches for their Heirs: So never give Thou over day or hour Till with a Virtue thou hast matched this Power: For what is Greatness if not joined with Grace? Like one of High-blood that hath married Base.
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Aeternities bright Siſter, by whoſe Light, Errors infectious Workes ſtill flye my Sight. Receiue thy Seruants Thankes; Now perfect Loue Whoſe Right hand holds a Sphaere, wherein doe moue Twelue bleſt Societies, whoſe belou'd encreaſe, Stiles it the Ring of Brother-hood, Faith and Peace, From thy Harmonious Lips let them all taſte, The Golden Counſell that makes Health long laſt. Firſt then I baniſh from this Feaſt of Ioy, All Exceſſe, Epicuriſme, both which deſtroy The Healths of Soule and Body, no ſuch Gueſt Ought to be welcome to this Reuerend Feaſt Where Truth is Miſtreſſe, who's admitted here, Muſt come for Vertues loue more then for Cheere, Theſe two white Turtles may example giue How Perfect Ioy and Brother-hood ſhould liue, And they from whom Graue Order is expected, Of rude Exceſſe muſt neuer bee detected; This is the Councell which that Lady calles Golden Aduice, for by it no man falles Hee that deſires Dayes healthfull, ſound and bleſt, Let moderate Iudgement ſerue him at his Feaſt, And ſo lead on, may Perfect Brother-hood ſhine, Still in Sphaere, and Honor ſtill in thine. Before the Day ſprang from the Mornings Wombe I roſe, my Care was earlier then the Light, Nor would it reſt till I now brought Thee Home, Marrying to one Ioy both thy Day and Night; Nor can we call this Night, if our Eyes count The Glorious beames that dance about this Mount, Sure did not Cuſtome guide'em, Men would ſay Two Noones were ſeene together in one day, The Splendor is ſo piercing, Triumph ſeemes As if it ſparkled, and to Mens eſteemes Threw forth his Thankes, wrapt vp in Golden Flames, As if hee would giue Light to reade their Names That were at Coſt this Day to make him ſhine, And be as free in Thankes, as they in Coine, But ſee Time checkes me, and his Sithe ſtands ready To cut all off, no State on Earth is ſteady, Therefore Graue Sonne the Time that is to come, Beſtow on Truth, and ſo Thour't welcome Home. Father deſiſt a while till I ſend forth A few Words to our Friend, that Man of Worth: The Power that Heauen, Loue, and the Cities choyce, Haue all confer'd on Thee with Mutuall voyce, As it is Great, Reuerend, and Honorable, Meet it with equall Goodneſſe, ſtriue t'excell Thy former Selfe, as thy Command exceeds Thy laſt-yeares State, ſo let new Acts, old Deeds; And as great men in Riches and in Birth (Heightning their Blouds, and ioyning Earth to Earth,) Beſtow their beſt houres and moſt ſerious cares In chuſing out fit Matches for their Heires: So neuer giue Thou ouer day or howre Till with a Vertue thou haſt matcht this Power: For what is Greatneſſe if not ioyn'd with Grace? Like one of High-bloud that hath married Baſe.