Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John · published 1566 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 471 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T53: crown, king, state, life, lord, lords, live, queen, tullia, prince.
My sovereign liege, what greater crime have I or less offence Commit against thy majesty, to be exiled hence? Alas the guiltless woman doth demand a reason why: If thou be judge indifferent, ordained my cause to try, Consider then my doubtful case, and weigh the ground of it: If thou b● king, command a judge for ●uch a matter fit. The princes power thou shalt obey, bitten either right or wrong. The prosperus pride of wronging crowns cannot endeavour long. Avaunt, & yell out thy complaints at Colchis, get thee hence. Full gladly will I get me home, if he that brought me thence Vouchsafe to beare me back again. Alas to la●e arise Entreating words, when as decree is taken otherwise. He that not hearing either part pronounceth his decree, Unryghteous man accounted is, though right his sentence be. While Pelias trusted to thy talk, from life to death be fell. Go to, begin, we give you leave your goodly tale to tell. That type of regal majesty that erst by Fortune's hand● Advanced to I did attain, hath taught me understand, How hard a thing it is of wrath the rigour to assuage, When burning heat of boiling breast in flames begins to rage. Eke for th'advancement of their power more to display in sight Their kingly courage bolstered out with majesty of might. They d●me it doth import aswaye, and hath a greater grace, Whom stately sceptre caused to climb aloft to prouder place. To persevere with fancy fond, in that to reason's spite, Whose greedy choice attainted first his mind with vain delight. For though in pytyous plight I lie, thrown down to great decay, With heauy hap, and ruthful chance, to miserable stay, Thus hunted out from place to place, forsook and left alone, A widow while my husband live, with cause to wa●le and moan, Perplexed in maze of misery, with cloyenge cares so r●se, Yet whysom I in golden throne have led in happy life. By high and noble parentage my bright renown doth shine. From Phoebus eak my grandsire great derived is my line. Where silver streamed Phasis flood his washing waves doth shed, Or with contrary croaking ways his bathing channel spread. what ever wandering coast stretched out is left aloof behind, From whence the roaming Scythian sea his channel forth doth find, Where as Meotis fenny plash with pure fresh water springs Doth season sweet the bryny sea, that tied in thither brings. Eke all the coasts environed and kept within the banks Of Thermodon, where warlike troops, and armed widow's ranks, with painted bucklers on their arms hold all the land in fear, with rigour rough of threatening sword with force of denting spear. So far to all these wandering coasts and countries round about, My father's ample regiment
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¶My soueraygne liege, what greater crime haue I or lesse offence Commit agaynst thye maiestie, to be exiled hence? ¶Alas the gyltles woman doth demaunde a reason whye: ¶If thou be iudge indifferent, ordaynd my cause to trye, Consyder then my doubtfull case, and wey the ground of it: If thou b kynge, cōmaunde a Iudge for uch a matter fyt. ¶The prynces powre thou shalt obey, bit eyther ryght or wronge. ¶The prosperus pryde of wrongynge crownes cannot endeuer longe. ¶Auaunt, & yell out thy complayntes at Colchis, get thee hence. ¶Full gladly wyll I get me home, if he that brought me thence Uouchsafe to bare me back agayne. ¶Alas to lae aryse Entreatyng wordes, when as decree is taken otherwyse. ¶He that not heryng either parte pronounceth hys decree, Unryghteous man accompted is, though ryght hys sentence bee. ¶Whyle Pelias trusted to thy talke, from lyfe to death be fell. Go to, begyn, we gyue you leaue your goodly tale to tell. ¶That type of regall maiesty that erst by Fortunes hand Aduaunced to I dyd attayne, hath taught me vnderstande, How harde a thynge it is of wrath the rygour to asswage, When burnyng heat o boylyng brest in flames begyns to rage. Eke for thaduaūcement of their power more to dysplay in syght Theyr kyngly corage bolstred out with maistie of myght. They dme it dothe importe aswaye, and hath a reater grace, Whom stately scepter causd to climbe alofte to prouder place. To perseuere with fansye fonde, in that to reasons spyght, Whose gredy choyse attaynted fyrst hys mynde wyth vayne delght. For though in pytyous plyght I lye, throwne downe to great decaye, With heau hap, and ruthful chaunce, to myserable staye, Thus hunted out from place to place, forsoke and left alone, A wyddow whyle my husband lyue, wyth cause to wale and mone, Perplext in maze of myserye, wyth cloyenge cares so rse, Yet whysom I in golden trone haue led in happy lyfe. By hygh and noble parentage my bryght renoune doth shine. From Phebus eak my graundsire great deryued is my ligne. Whear syluer streamed Phasis flood hys wasshyng waues dothe shed, Or wyth contrary crokyng wayes hys bathyng channell spred. what euer wandring coast stretcht out is left aloofe behynde, From whence the roaming Scithyan sea hys channell furthe doth fynde, Where as Meotis fenny plasshe wyth pure fresh water sprynges Dothe season sweete the bryny sea, that tyde in thyther brynges. Eke all the coastes enuyroned and kept wythin the bankes Of Thermodon, where warlyke troupes, and armed wyddowes ranckes, with paynted bucklers on theyr armes holde all the lande in feare, with rigour rough of threatning swerd with force of dentyng speare. So far to al these wandryng coastes and cuntreyes round aboute, My fathers ample regiment