The Lord's Masque (Wedding Masque of Stars and Statues Made Human) · chunk 2 of 4
Campion, Thomas · published 1613 · first performed or written 1613 [Feb 14] (Annals) masque · before the Court unassigned nearest T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and · 570 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
COme away; bring thy golden theft, Bring bright Prometheus all thy lights, Thy fires from Heaven bereft Show now to human sights. Come quickly come; thy stars to our stars strait present, For pleasure being too much deferred, loseth her best content, What fair dames wish, should swift as their own thoughts appear, To loving & to longing hearts every hour seems a year. See how fair; O how fair they shine, What yields more pomp beneath the skies? Their birth is yet divine, And such their form implies. Large grow their beams, their near approach afford then so By nature sights that pleasing are, cannot too amply show, O might these flames in human shapes descend this place, How lovely would their presence be, how full of grace! Patron of mankind, powerful and bounteous, Rich in thy flames, reverend Prometheus, In Hymen's place aid us to solemnize These royal Nuptials, fill the lookers eyes With admiration of thy fire and light, And from thy hand let wonders flow to night. Entheus and Orpheus names both dear to me, In equal balance I your Third will be In this night's honour, view these heaven borne Stars, Who by my stealth are become Sublunars. How well their native beauties fit this place, Which with a choral dance they first shall grace, Then shall their forms to human figures turn, And these bright fires within their bosoms burn. Orpheus apply thy music for it well Helps to induce a Courtly miracle. Sound best of Musics, raise yet higher our sprights, While we admire Prometheus dancing lights. Advance your Choral motions now You musick-loving lights, This night concludes the nuptial vow, Make this the best of nights, So bravely Crown it with your beams, That it may live in fame, As long as Rhenus or the Thames Are known by either name. Once move again, yet nearer move Your forms at willing view, Such fair effects of joy and love, None can express but you, Then revel midst your airy Bowers Till all the clouds do sweat, That pleasure may be poured in showers On this triumphant Seat. Long since hath lovely Flora thrown Her Flowers and Garlands here, Rich Ceres all her wealth hath shown, Proud of her dainty cheer. Changed then to human shape descend, Glad in familiar weed. That every eye may here commend The kind delights you breed. So, pause awhile, and come ye fiery spirits, Break forth the earth-like sparks t'attend these Knights. WAit spirits wait, while through the clouds we And by descending gain a higher place. (pace, SVpported now by Clouds descend, Divine Prometheus, Hymen's friend, Lead down the new transformed fires, And fill their breasts with loves desires: That they may revel with delight, And celebrate this nuptial night, So celebrate this nuptial night, That all which see may stay. They never viewed so fair a sight, Even on the clearest day. See, see Prometheus, four of these first dames Which thou long since out of thy purchased flames, Didst forge with heavenly fire, as they were then, By Ioue transformed to Statues, so again, They suddenly appear by his command At thy arrival, Lo how fixed they stand, So did Ioues wrath too long, but now at last, It by degrees relents, and he hath placed These Statues, that we might his aid implore, First for the life of these, and then for more.
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COme away; bring thy golden theft, Bring bright Prometheus all thy lights, Thy fires from Heau'n bereft Shew now to humane sights. Come quickly come; thy stars to our stars straight present, For pleasure being too much defer'd, loseth her best cōtēt, What fair dames wish, should swift as their own thoughts appeare, To louing & to longing harts euery houre seemes a yeare. See how faire; O how faire they shine, What yeelds more pompe beneath the skies? Their birth is yet diuine, And such their forme implies. Large grow their beames, their nere approch afford thēso By nature sights that pleasing are, cānot too amply show, O might these flames in humane shapes descēd this place, How louely would their presence be, how full of grace! Patron of mankinde, powerfull and bounteous, Rich in thy flames, reuerend Prometheus, In Hymens place aide vs to solempnize These royall Nuptials, fill the lookers eyes With admiration of thy fire and light, And from thy hand let wonders flow to night. Entheus and Orpheus names both deare to me, In equall ballance I your Third will be In this nights honour, view these heau'n borne Starres, Who by my stealth are become Sublunars. How well their natiue beauties fit this place, Which with a chorall danee they first shall grace, Then shall their formes to humane figures turne, And these bright fires within their bosomes burne. Orpheus apply thy musick for it well Helps to induce a Courtly miracle. Sound best of Musicks, raise yet higher our sprights, While we admire Prometheus dancing lights. ADuance your Chorall motions now You musick-louing lights, This night concludes the nuptiall vow, Make this the best of nights, So brauely Crowne it with your beames, That it may liue in fame, As long as Rhenus or the Thames Are knowne by either name. Once moue againe, yet nearer moue Your formes at willing view, Such faire effects of ioy and loue, None can expresse but you, Then reuell midst your ayrie Bowres Till all the clouds doe sweat, That pleasure may be powr'd in showres On this triumphant Seat. Long since hath louely Flora throwne Her Flowers and Garlands here, Rich Ceres all her wealth hath showne, Prowde of her daintie cheare. Chang'd then to humane shape descend, Glad in familiar weede. That euery eye may here commend The kinde delights you breede. So, pause awhile, and come yee fierie spirits, Breake forth the earth-like sparks t'attend these Knights. VVAit spirits wait, while through the clouds we And by descending gaine a hier place. (pace, SVpported now by Clouds descend, Diuine Prometheus, Hymens friend, Leade downe the new transformed fires, And fill their breasts with loues desires: That they may reuell with delight, And celebrate this nuptiall night, So celebrate this nuptiall night, That all which see may stay. They neuer viewed so faire a sight, Euen on the cleerest day. See, see Prometheus, foure of these first dames Which thou long since out of thy purchac't flames, Did'st forge with heau'nly fire, as they were then, By Ioue transformed to Statues, so agen, They suddenly appeare by his command At thy arriuall, Loe how fixt they stand, So did Ioues wrath too long, but now at last, It by degrees relents, and he hath plac't These Statues, that we might his ayde implore, First for the life of these, and then for more.