Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John · published 1566 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm · 505 words
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LAui●n of life and dreadless was the wight, Attempting first in slender tottering Barge With slyving o'er the sliced wave to smite, And durst commit the dainty tender charge Of hazard life to inconstant course of wind, That turns with change of chances evermore, To view the land forsook aloof behind, And shoving forth the s●yp from safer shore, And glancing through the foamy channel deep On sunder c●t who slender stem the wave, Twyne hope of life, and dread of death to sweep, In narrow gut himself to spill or save: Experience yet of Planets no man had, Th●y noded not the wandering course to know Of Sta●●●s, (wherewith the painted sky is clad,) Not ●l●●a●s, (which return of sailing ●●●w) Nor Hyads ●that with showers the Seas do b●a●e) No nor the sterne Amalthea's horned ●ead (Who gave the lyppes of lucking Ioue the that) Were wont to put the blunde●yug ships in dread. They feared not the northern ysye wain, which lazy old bootes worlds behind, And twines about, no name yet could they feign For Boreas' rough, nor smother western wind. Yet Typhys bold on open seas durst showe His hoisted sails, and for the wynds decree New laws: as now full gale aloof to blow, Now tackle turned to take side wind alee, Now up to faile the crossayle on the mast, There safe to hang, the topsail now to spread, Now missel sail, and drabler out to cast, When dangling hangs his shattering tackle red while steersman stur, and busy ne●●r blyn, With pith to pull all sails eke to display, with tooth and nail all force of wind to win, To shear the seas, and quick to scud away. Th● golden world our fathers have possessed, where banished fra●de durst neuer come in place, All were content to live at home in r●st, with hoary head, graybeard, and furrowed face. which tract of time within his contrey brought, Rich having little, for more they did not toyle, No vent for wares, nor Traffic far they sought, No wealth that sprang beyond their native soil, The Thessail ship together now hath set, Th● world that w●ll with seas dissevered lay, It bids the floods with oats to be bet, And streames unknown with shipwreck us to fray That wicked R●le was lost ●y ruthful wrack Ytossed through such perils passing great, where Cyane's rocks 'gan roar as thunder crack, whose bouncing boult the shaken soil doth bea●, The sousing surges dashed every star, The pestered seas the clouds aloft berayd, This scuffling did bowl Typhis mind detar, His helme did slip f●om trembling hand dismayed. Then Orpheus with his drooping Ha●p was mum Dead in h●r dumps the flaunting Argos glee, All hushed in rest with silence, waxed dumb, what hardy heart astounded here would not bee● To see at once each yawning mouth to gape, Of Sulla's gulf compact in wallowing paunch, Of dogs, who doth not loath her mongrel shape, H●e visage, brest, and hyddyous ugly ●aunche●
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LAuin of life and dreadlesse was the wyght, Attempyng fyrste in slender totryng Barge Wyth slyuyng Ore the slyced waue to smyte, Ad durst commyt the dayntie tender charge Of hazered lyfe to inconstant cours of winde, That turnes wyth chaunge of chaunces euermore, To vew the land foroke aloofe behynd, And shouyng furthe the syp from sfer shore, And glauncyng through the fomy channell deepe On sundr ct wych slender stem the waue, Twy hope o lyfe, and dread of death to sweepe, In narrow gut hym selfe to pyll or saue: Experync yet of Planets no man had, Thy nded not the wandryng cours to knowe Of Stas, (wherwyth he paynted skye is clad,) Not las, (whych returne of saylyng w) Nor Hyads that wyth showrs th Seas do bae) No nor the strne Amaltheas hrned ead (Who gaue the yppes of luckyng Ioue the tate) Were wonte to put the blundeyug shyps in dread. They feared not the northerne ysye wayne, whych lazy olde boots wlds behynde, Ad twynes aboute, no name yet could they fayne For Boreas rough, nor smother western wynde. Yet Typhys bould on open seas durst shwe Hys hoysted sayls, and for the wynds decree New lawes: as now full gale aloofe to blow, Now tackle turnde to take syde wynde alee, Now vp to fale the crossayle on the mast, Theare safe to hange, the topsayle now to spred, Now missel sayl, and drabler out to cast, When daglyng hanges hys shatryng tackle red whyle stasman stur, and busy ner blyn, Wyth pyth to pull all sayles eke to dysplay, wyth tooth and nayle all forc of wynde to wyn, To sheare the seas, and quyck to scud awaye. Th golden worlde our fathers haue possest, where anysht frade durst nur come in place, All were content to lyue at home in rst, wyth horye head, gray eard, and surrowed face. whych tract of tyme wythin hys conrey brought, Ryche hauyng lytle, fr more they dyd not toy, No vente for wares, nor Traficque far they sought, No wealth that sprange beyonde thyr natye soyle, The Thessail shyp together now hath set, Th worlde that wll wyth seas dysseuered laye, It bydds the floods wyth oats to be bet, And streams vnknowen wyth shypwrack vs to fray That wyckd Rle was loste y ruthfull wrack Ytossed through such perylles passyng great, where Cyanes rocks gan rore as thunde crack, whos bouncyng boult th shaken soyle doth bea, The sowsyng surges dasshed euey star, The petrd seas the cloudes alote beayd, Thys scufflyng dyd boule Typhis mynd detar, Hys hlme dyd slyp fom trmblynge hande dismaid. Then Orpheus wyth his drowpng Hap was mum Dead in hr dumpes the launtyng Argos glee, All hust in rest wyth sylence, wxed dum, what hardye harte astound here wolde no bee To see at once eche yawnyng mouth to gape, Of Syllas gulph compact in waloyng paunche, Of dogges, who dothe not loth her mongell shape, He visage, brst, and hyddyous vgly aunche