Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 21 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses typicality 0.70 · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T24: apollo, phoebus, midas, muses, ears, play, hedone, gods, siren, time.
ay, i'faith, I ha' the trick on't: for (a rapture of love seizing on him, and casting him into an ecstasy) he fell a talking to himself of a dream he had: I seeing he was fallen into a Dream, persuaded myself he was fast asleep; and so presumptuously dived into his pockets, whence I brought these spoils. Good, good, prithee let's see the paper. Anacreon's Niobe, or his Lyrics to his love, beginning with the daughter of Tantalus or Niobe, thus, {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman}. Translated by me this morning upon occasion of my celestial vision. Pretty, pretty, why these Poets, they are all of them borne, I think, upon Friday at the sixth hour, for then Venus has the dominion of the Day, & Mars of the Hour; now the Planet of the Day does chiefly govern their Actions, and the Planet of the Hour does admix a Subordinate Influence, and that's the reason that your Poets have more of Venus in them then Mars; yet sometimes they are in combats, as lately Poeta: so on the other side your Warriors for the most part are borne upon Tuesdays at the third hour, for then Mars has the dominion of the Day, and Venus of the Hour, and therefore your Warriors have more of Mars than Venus. Well, let's read them. NIOBE, as they say, once stood Turned to a stone by Phrygian flood, Pandion's daughter (so fame sings) Changed to a Swallow had swift wings, But I a looking-glass would be, Still to be looked upon by Thee: Or I (my Love) would be thy Gown, By Thee to be worn up and down. Or a pure Well full to the brims, That I might wash Thy purer limbs. Or I'd be precious Balm to Anoint With choicest care each Choicest joint. Or, if I might, I would be (fain) About Thy neck thy happy Chain. Or would it were my blessed hap To be the Lawn o'er Thy fair Pap. Or would I were thy shoe to be Daily but Trod upon by Thee. Pretty, pretty, by the dimpled chin of my Astrologia, pretty; I'll give the rascal his Anacreon again (because I cannot tell what to do with it) for this trick, and tell him I found it, and so make him fall in love with me most poetically; well, my little rascals, expect a better booty of some richer body the next time; be gone: but be in readiness, there is to be a banquet at Ethicus his house, for the reconciling of Logicus, Grammaticus, and this Poeta, if he can be there, and I with Astrologia are invited thither, wherefore if there should be any occasion of employment for you, be at hand. we warrant you. Now, Astrologia, take that powder, and according to my instructions at the banquet, see that Astronomia drink it off, and I warrant her then, 'twill make her love our more loved geometre's.
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I, 'faith, I ha' the tricke on't: for (a rapture of loue ſeizing on him, and caſting him into an extaſie) hee fell a talking to himſelfe of a dreame he had: I ſeeing he was falne into a Dreame, perſwaded my ſelfe he was faſt aſleepe; and ſo preſumptuouſly diu'd into his pockets, whence I brought theſe ſpoiles. Good, good, prethee let's ſee the paper. Anacreons Niobe, or his Lyricks to his loue, beginning with the daughter of Tantalus or Niobe, thus, . Tranſlated by mee this morning vpon occaſion of my celeſtiall viſion. Prettie, prettie, why theſe Poets, they are all of them borne, I thinke, vpon Friday at the ſixt houre, for then Ʋenus has the dominion of the Day, & Mars of the Houre; now the Planet of the Day does chiefly gouerne their Actions, and the Planet of the Houre does admixe a Subordinate Influence, and that's the reaſon that your Poets haue more of Venus in them then Mars; yet ſometimes they are in combats, as lately Poeta: ſo on the other ſide your Warriors for the moſt part are borne vpon Tueſdaies at the third houre, for then Mars has the dominion of the Day, and Venus of the Houre, and therefore your Warriors haue more of Mars then Venus. Well, let's reade them. NIOBE, as they ſay, once ſtood Turn'd to a ſtone by Phrygian flood, PANDIONS daughter (ſo fame ſings) Chang'd to a Swallow had ſwift wings, But I a Looking-glaſſe would bee, Still to be lookt vpon by Thee: Or I (my Loue) would be thy Gowne, By Thee to be worne vp and downe. Or a pure Well full to the brimmes, That I might waſh Thy purer limmes. Or I'd be precious Balme to 'Noynt With choiſest care each Choiſeſt ioynt. Or, if I might, I would be (faine) About Thy necke thy happy Chaine. Or would it were my bleſſed hap To be the Lawne o're Thy faire Pap. Or would I were thy Shoo to bee Daily but Trod vpon by Thee. Prettie, prettie, by the dimpled chin of my Astrologia, prettie; Ile giue the raſcall his Anacreon againe (becauſe I cannot tell what to doe with it) for this tricke, and tell him I found it, and ſo make him fall in loue with mee moſt poetically; well, my little raſcals, expect a better bootie of ſome richer bodie the next time; be gone: but be in readineſſe, there is to be a banquet at Ethicus his houſe, for the reconciling of Logicus, Grammaticus, and this Poeta, if hee can be there, and I with Aſtrologia are inuited thither, wherefore if there ſhould be any occaſion of imployment for you, be at hand. Wee warrant you. Now, Aſtrologia, take that powder, and according to my inſtructions at the banquet, ſee that Aſtronomia drinke it off, and I warrant her then, 'twill make her loue our more lou'd Geometres.