Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Nuce, ThomasPseudo-Seneca · published 1581 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and · 495 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
And to be changed to an unwieldy lump. Now priest at hand this worlds last day doth jump, With boisterous fall, and tumbling rush of sky. To squeeze and make this cursed kind abye. That springing once again, it may yield out another strange renewed virtuous rout, As once before it did, new sprung again, What time Saturnus held his golden reign. That blameless, chaste, unspotted Virgin clear A goddess much of might cleped justice here, With sacred sooth sent down from heavenly space, At ease on earth did rule the mortal race. That people plain knew not of warlike feats. Nor trembling trumpets tunes that rends and beats The soldiers ears: nor clashing armour bright, That warring wights defend in field and fight. Nor wonted was with walls to rampire round, Their open cities set in any stound. To each man passage free lay open then: Nothing there private was to any man. And then the ground itself and fertile soil, Her fruitful bosom bared all void of toil, Into such bounden barns a Matron good, And peaceable unto so just a brood. But then another second race arose, Perceived not to be so meek as those. A third more wise and witty sort up starts, Of nature forged fit, t'invent new arts: As yet unspotted quite with filthy vice. Soon after though, they ranged with new device, That boldly venture dare in scudding race, Unwieldy beasts for to pursue apace. And mighty weighing struggling fishes great, With watery coats yclad with fisher's feat, With net in window wise draw forth, and streeke With craft of quill, the nibbling fishes cheek. And silly birds beguiled with pining train: And light foot dear for life that fling amain entangling gins entrapped, that safely hold. And sturdy scowling visage bulls controlled, On fleshy fillet necks, make wear the yoke: And earth ere that ungrub up that broke: Which then turned up with Ploughman's shining share, In sacred bosom deep, her fruits kept there. But now this age much worse than all the rest, Hath leapt into her mother's broken breast: And rusty lumpish iron and massy Gold, Hath digged out, that was quite hid with mould. And fighting fists have armed without delay: And drawing forth their bonds for rule to stay, Have certain several jolly kingdoms made, And cities new have raised now ruled with blade, And fenceth either with their proper force Strange stounds or them assaults the which is worse. The Starry specked virgin flower of skies. Which justice height, that guilty folk descries, Now lightly esteemed of mortal people here, Each earthly stound is fled, and comes not near The savage mannered rout, and beastly rude, With dabbed wrists in gory blood imbrued. The great desire of grisly war is sprung: And raping thirst of gold, it is not young. Throughout the world a mighty monstrous vice, Foul, filthy, monstrous lust hath got the price, A pleasant tickling plague, whom longer space,
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And to be chaungde to an vnwyldy lumpe. Now preſt at hand this worldes laſt day doth iumpe, With boyſtrous fall, and tumbling ruſh of ſkye. To ſqueaſe and make this curſed kynd abye. That ſpringing once agayne, it may yeeld out An other ſtraunge renued vertuous route, As once before it did, new ſprong agayne, What tyme Saturnus held his golden raygne. That blameleſſe, chaſt, vnſpotted Virgin cleere A goddeſſe much of might clept Iuſtice heere, With ſacred ſooth ſent downe from heauenly ſpace, At eaſe on earth did rule the mortal race. That people playne knew not of warlicke feates. Nor trembling trompets tunes that rendes and beates▪ The ſouldiers eares: nor chaſhing armont bright, That warring wightes defend in field and fight. Nor wonted was with walles to rampyre round, Their open cityes ſet in any ſtound. To each man paſſage free lay open than: Nothing there priuate was to any man. And then the ground it ſelfe and fertil ſoyle, Hir fruitful boſome baard all voyd of toyle, Into ſuch bounden barnes a Matrone good, And peaceable vnto ſo iuſt a broode. But then an other ſecond race aroſe, Perceyued not to be ſo meeke as thoſe. A third more wyſe and witty ſort vp ſtartes, Of nature forged fit, t'inuent new artes: As yet vnſpotted quite with filthy vyce. Soone after thoe, they raungd with new deuyce, That boldly venture dare in ſcudding race, Vnweldy beaſtes for to purſue apace. And mighty weying ſtrugling fiſhes great, With watry coats yclad with fiſhers feat, With net in window wyſe draw forth, and ſtreeke With craft of quill, the nibling fyſſhes cheeke. And ſilly byrdes begylde with pyning trayne: And light foote deare for lyfe that flyng amayne Intangling gins entrapt, that ſafely hold. And ſturdy ſcouling viſage buls controld, On fleſhye fillet neckes, make weare the yoake: And earth ere that vngrubbed vp that broake: Which then turnd vp with Plowmans ſhyning ſhare, In ſacred boſome deepe, her fruits kept thare. But now this age much worſe then all the reſt, Hath lept into her mothers broken breaſt: And ruſty lumpiſh yron and maſſye Gold, Hath digged out, that was quite hid with mold. And fighting fiſtes haue armd without delay: And drawing forth their bondes for rule to ſtay, Haue certayne ſeuerall ioly kingdomes made, And cities new haue rayſde now rulde with blade, And fenſeth eyther with their proper force Straūge ſtoundes or them aſſaults the which is worſe. The Starry ſpecked virgin flowre of ſkies. Which Iuſtice hight, that guilty folke diſcries, Now lightly eſteemd of mortall people here, Each earthly ſtound is fled, and comes not neere The ſauage mannerd route, and beaſtly rude, With dabbed wriſtes in goary bloud embrude. The great deſyre of grieſly warre is ſprong: And raping thurſt of gold, it is not young. Throughout the worlde a mighty monſtruous vice, Fowle, filthy, monſtruous luſt hath got the price, A pleaſaunt tickling plague, whom longer ſpace,