Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John · published 1581 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 465 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
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 be king, command a judge for such a matter fit. The PRINCE's power thou shalt obey, beit either right or wrong. The prosperous 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 bear me back again. Alas, to late arise Entreating words, whenas decree is taken otherwise. He that not hearing either part, pronounceth his decree, Unrighteous man accounted is, though right his sentence be. While Pelias trusted to thy talk, from life to death he 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 deem it doth import asway, and hath a greater grace, Whom stately sceptre caused to climbs aloft to prouder place. To persever with fancy fond, in that to reason's spite, Whose greedy choice attainted first his mind with vain delight. For though in piteous plight I lie, thrown down to great decay, With heavy 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 wail and moan, Perplexed in maze of misery, with cloying cares so rife, Yet whilom I in golden throne have led in happy life. By high and noble parentage my bright renown doth shine. From Phoebus take my Grandsire great derived is my ligue. Where silver streamed Phasis flood his washing waves doth shed, Or with contrary croaking ways his bathing channel spread, whatever wandering coast stretched out is left aloof behind, From whence the roaming scythian Sea his channel forth doth find, Where as Maeotis fenny plash with pure fresh water springs, Doth season sweet the briny Sea, that tyde in thither brings. Eke all the coasts environed and kept within the banks Of Thermodon, where warlike troops, & armed widows 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,
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My ſoueraygne liege, what greater crime haue I or leſſe offence Commit againſt thy maieſty, to be exled hence? Alas, the guiltleſſe woman doth demaunde a reaſon why: If thou be Iudge indifferent, ordaynde my cauſe to try, Conſider then my doubtfull caſe, and wey the ground of it: If thou be king, cōmaund a Iudge for ſuch a matter fit. The princes powre thou ſhalt obey, b'it eyther right or wrong. The proſperous pryde of wronging crownes cannot endeuer long. Auaunt, & yell out thy complaynts at Colchis, get thee hence. Full gladly will I get mee home, if he that brought me thence, Vouchſafe to beare me back agayne. Alas, to late aryſe Entreating wordes, when as decree is taken otherwiſe. He that not hearing eyther part, pronounceth his decree, Vnrighteous man accoumpted is, though ryght his ſentence bee. Whyle Pclias truſted to thy talke, from lyfe to death hee 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 mee vnderſtand, How hard a thing it is of wrath the rygour to aſſwage, When burning heate of boyling breaſt in flames begins to rage. Eke for th'aduan̄cement of their power more to diſplay in ſight Theyr kingly corage bolſtred out with maieſty of might. They deeme it doth import aſway, and hath a greater grace, Whome ſtately ſcepter cauſde to climbs aloft to prouder place. To perſeuer with fanſye fonde, in that to reaſons ſpyght, Whoſe greedy choyce attaynted fyrſt his minde with vayne delight. For though in pireous plyght I lye, throwne downe to great decay, With heauy hap, and ruthfull chaunce, to myſerable ſtay, Thus hunted out from place to place, forſoke and left alone, A wyddow while my huſband liue, with cauſe to wayle and mone, Perplext in maze of miſery, wyth cloying cares ſo ryfe, Yet whylom I in golden trone haue led in happy lyfe. By high and noble parentage my bryght renowne doth ſhyne. From Phoebus take my Graundſire great deryued is my ligue. Whear ſyluer ſtreamed Phaſis flood his waſſhing waues doth ſhed, Or with contrary croking wayes his bathing channell ſpred, What euer wandring coaſt ſtretcht out is eft aloofe behynde, From whence the roaming Scithyan Sea his channell forth doth fynde, Where as Maeotis fenny plaſhe with pure freſh water ſprynges, Doth ſeaſon ſweete the briny Sea, that tyde in thyther brynges. Eke all the coaſtes enuyroued and kept within the bankes Of Thermodon, where warlike troupes, & armed wyddowes ranckes, With paynted bucklers on their armes holde all the land in feare, With rigour rough of threatning ſword, with force of denting ſpeare. So farre to all theſe wandring coaſtes and countreyes round about,