Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John · published 1581 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 469 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 Father's ample regiment at large is stretched out. I being thus of noble Race, and in an happy plight, With glorious gloss of princely pomp in honour shining bright, Then peerless Pears my Spousal bed did seek and sue to have, But those to be their loving Feeres, now other Ladies crave: Rash, tickle, peevish, undiscreet, and wavering Fortune's wheel, Hath cast me out, the crushing cares of banishment to feel. In Sceptre proud and haughty Crown fix thine affiance fast. Sith upsy-down with welkin wheel, whole mounts of wealth is cast. This Princes do possess, that should their royalty display, Whose fame shall never razed be, with storm of lowering day, To succour those whom misery in pit of pains doth souse, To shield and harbour suppliants in roof of loyal house. This only brought I from my Realm, the precious golden Fleece, That jewel chief, and eke the flower of Chivalry in Greece, The sturdy prop, the rampire strong the bulwark of your wealth, And Hercules the boisterous Imp of Ioue I kept in health. It was by means of my good will that Orpheus did escape, Whose harmony the lifeless Rocks with such delight did rape, That forced even the clottered lumps with hobbling pricked to prance, And eke the jocund nodding woods with footing fine to dance. And that these heavenly twins Castor, and Pollux did not by, My due desert is doubled twice, sith them preserved I. Of Boreas blustering out with puffed Cheeks, his blasting Breath, His winged Sons I kept alive both Calais, and Zeath. And Linceus that with piercing beams, and sharper sight of Eye, Could Navies on the farther bank of Sicil shore espy. And all the Mynians that did come the golden Fleece to win. As for the Prince of Princes all, I will not bring him in. With silence Iason will I pass, for whom though him I save, Yet is not Greece in debt to me, no recompense I crave. To no man him I do impute, the rest I brought again For your avail, that you thereby some profit might attain. But only on my Iason dear, him for my own loves sake I kept in store, that he of me his wedded Wife should make. None other fault (God wot) ye have to charge me with but this, That Argo Ship by means of me returned safely is. If I a shamefast maid had not with Cupid's bait been caught, If more my Father's health to have then Iasons I had sought, Pelasga land had been undone, and feign to great decay, The lusty valiant Captains, had clean been cast away: And jolly Iason first of all this now thy son in law, The Bulls had rent his swallowed limbs in fiery chomping jaw.
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My Fathers ample regiment at large is ſtretched out. I being thus of noble Race, and in an happy plight, With glorious gloſſe of pryncely pomp in honour ſhining bright, Then peareleſſe Peares my Spouſall bed did ſeeke and ſue to haue, But thoſe to be theyr louing Feeres, now other Ladyes craue: Raſhe, ticle, peuiſh, vndiſcreete, and wauering Fortunes wheele, Hath caſt me out, the cruſſhing cares of baniſhment to feele. In Scepter proude and hauty Crowne fix thine affyaunce faſt. Sith vpſidowne with welkin wheele, whole mounts of wealth is caſt. This Prynces doe poſſeſſe, that ſhould theyr royalty diſplay, Whoſe fame ſhall neuer razed be, with ſtorme of lowring day, To ſuccour thoſe whom miſery in pit of paynes doth ſouſe, To ſhield and harber ſuppliaunts in roof of loyall houſe. This onely brought I from my Realme, the precious golden Fleece, That Iewell chiefe, and eke the flower of Chyualry in Greece, The ſturdy prop, the Rampter ſtrong the bulwarke of your wealth, And Hercules the boyſtrous Imp of Ioue I kept in health. It was by meanes of my good will that Orpheus did eſcape, Whoſe harmony the liueleſſe Rocks with ſuch delight did rape, That forced euen the clottred lumpes with hobling prickt to praunce, And eke the iocond nodding woods with footing fine to daunce. And that theſe heauenly twins Caſtor, and Pollux did not by, My dew deſart is doubled twiſe, ſith them preſerued I. Of Boreas bluſtring out with puffed Cheekes, his blaſting Breath, His wynged Sons I kept aliue both Calais, and Zeath. And Linceus that with pearcing beames, and ſharper ſight of Eye, Could Nauies on the farther banke of Sicill ſhore eſpy. And all the Mynians that did come the golden Fleece to win. As for the Prince of Princes all, I will not bring him in. With ſilence Iaſon will I paſſe, for whom though him I ſaue, Yet is not Greece in debt to mee, no recompence I craue. To no man him I doe impute, the reſt I brought agayne For your ayle, that you thereby ſome profit might attayne. But onely on my Iaſon deare, him for my owne loues ſake I kept in ſtore, that hee of mee his wedded Wyfe ſhould make. None other fault (God wot) yee haue to charge mee with but this, That Argo Ship by meanes of mee returned ſaufely is. If I a ſhamefaſt mayde had not with Cupids bayte bene caught, If more my Fathers health to haue then Iaſons I had ſought, Pelaſga land had bene vdone, and faine to great decay, Th luſty valiaunt Capitaynes, had cleane bene caſt away: And ioly Iaſon fyrſt of all this now thy ſonne in lawe, The Buls had rent his ſwalowed lims in fiery chomping iawe.