Agamemnon (Seneca's Eighth Tragedy) · chunk 25 of 28
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John · published 1581 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T34 Thebes and royal catastrophe: siege, sla · 489 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T34: thebes, antigone, polynices, creon, eteocles, war, theban, gods, dear, country.
By treason that my mother wrought, my Father lieth slain, And drinking of their father's cup the children do complain. Aegist engrosseth castles got by fornication. A lack that of so long a time, felicity is none. I thee request even for the Ioue my father thou dost owe, And for the honour of the crown, whose brute abroad both grow In every coast: and by the Gods that diversly do deal, Take into thy tuition, convey away, and steal, This poor Orest: such kind of theft is piety in deed. Although that Agamamemnon's death doth teach me to take heed, Yet will I undertake the same, and with all diligence Orestes shall I go about with strength to have thee hence. Prosperity requireth faith, but trouble exacts the same, Have here a price for those that do contend and wage in game. An Ornament with comely grace ordained to deck the brow, And let thy head be covered with this green and pleasant bow. And carry this victorious triumphant branch in hand. God grant this palm that planted was in fertile Pisa land, (Where solemn games were celebrate Ioues honour to express) May both a safeguard be to thee, and bring thee good success. Thou that bestrides thy father's steeds, as he before hath done, Go strike a league of amity with Pylades my son. Now nimble Nags let Greece hereof recording testify, With headlong scouring course amain this traitorous country fly. He is escaped and gone, and with unmeasurable might The Chariot horse with rain at will do scud out of my sight. Now free from peril on my foe's attendance will I make. And offer willingly my head the deadly wound to take. The cruel conqueress of her spouse is come, whose spotted weed With sprinkles (sign of slaughter) do bear record of her deed. Her gory hands new bathed in blood as yet they be not dry, Her rough and churlish rigorous looks the fact do notify. Unto the Temple will I trudge. Cassandra suffer me, Oppressed with equal grief, take part of sacrifice with thee. O Thou thy Mother's Enemy, ungracious saucy face. After what sorte dost thou a maid appear in public plate? I have with my virginity the bowers of Bawds forsook. What man is het, that ever thee to be a virgin took? What your own daughter? With thy mother more modest should, Do you at length begin to preach, such godliness to me. thou be. A marily stomach stout thou baste with swelling haughty heart. Subdued with sorrow learn thou shall to play a woman's part. A sword and buckler very well a woman doth beseem, (Except I dote.) thyself dost thou hail-fellow with us esteem? What Agamemnon new is this, whom thou hast got of late? Hereafter shall I tame, and teach thy girlish tongue to prate. And make thee know, how to a Queen thy taunting to forbear.
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By treaſon that my mother wrought, my Father lieth ſlayne, And drincking of their fathers cup the chyldren doe complayne. Aegiſt engroceth Caſtes got by fornication. A lack that of ſo longe a tyme, filicity is none. I thee requeſt euen for the Ioue my father thou doeſt owe, And for the honour of the crowne, whoſe brute abrode both growe In euery coaſt: and by the Gods that diuerſly doe deale, Take into thy tuicion, conuey away, and ſteale, This poore Oreſt: ſuch kinde of theft is piety in deede. Although that Agamemnoas death doth teach mee to take heede, Yet will I vndertake the ſame, and with all diligence Oreſtes ſhall I goe about with ſtrength to haue thee hence. Proſperity requireth faith, but trouble exacts the ſame, Haue heere a pryce for thoſe that doe contende and wage in game. An Ornament with comely grace ordaynde to deck the brow, And let thy heade be couerde with this greene and pleaſaunt bow. And cary this victorious triumphant braunche in hand. God graunt this Paulme that planted was in fertill Piſa land, (Where ſolemne games were celebrate Ioues honour to expreſſe) May both a ſauegarde bee to thee, and bring thee good ſucceſſe. Thou that beſtryds thy fathers ſteedes, as he before hath done, Goe ſtryke a league of amity with Pylades my ſonne. Now nimble Nagges let Greece heereof recording teſtify, With headlong ſcouring courſe amayne this traytrous country fly. Hee is eſcapte ad gone, and with vnmeaſurable might The Chariot horſe with rayne at will doe ſcud out of my ſight. Now free from perill on my foes attendaunce will I make. And offer willingly my head the deadly wounde to take. The cruell conquereſſe of her ſpouſe is come, whoſe ſpotted weede With ſprinkels (ſigne of ſlaughter) doe beare recorde of her deede. Her goary handes new bathde in bloude as yet they bee not dry, Her rough and churliſhe rigorous lookes the fact doe notify. Unto the Temple will I trudge. Caſſandra ſuffer mee, Oppreſt with egall griefe, take parte of ſacrifice with thee. O Thou thy Mothers Enemy, vngracious ſaucy face. After what ſorre doſt thou a mayde appeare in publyque plate? I haue wyth my virginity the bowres of Baudes forſooke. What man is het, that euer thee to bee a vyrgin tooke? What your own daughter? With thy mother more modeſt ſhould, Doe you at length begin to preach, ſuch godlines to me. thou be. A marily ſtomacke ſtout thou baſt with ſwelling hawty hart. Subdued with ſorrow learne thou ſhall to play a womans part. A ſwerd and buckler very well a woman doth beſeeme, (Except I dote.) Thy ſelfe doſt thou haylefellowe wt vs eſteeme? What Agamemnoon new is this, whom thou haſt got of late? Hereafter ſhall I tame, and teach thy gyrliſh tongue to prate. And make thee know, how to a Queene thy taunting to forbeare.