Hawkins, William · published 1627 · first performed or written 1627 [Feb 6] (Annals) comedy T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses typicality 0.76 · 518 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T24: apollo, phoebus, midas, muses, ears, play, hedone, gods, siren, time.
No doubt they come a shroving to Apollo. If the Muses have not provided for their palate, what shall we do? It is hard to dress a shroving dish to please so many several tastes. They must be content to take such as they find or bring, like good gossips. Well sir Preco, for the first service, let them hear the Proclamation. Begin. O yez, O yez, O yez. All manner of scholars and students All manner of scholars and students With their Retainers With their Retainers and appurtenances that hold or pretend to hold‑ in Capite‑ any learning, art or science‑ of the grand Lord our sovereign Apollo‑ or of the mean Land. Lady's‑ the nine sister Muses‑ or of any of them‑ Let them appear this day in the afternoon‑ at the great laurel on the western top of Parnassus‑ there to do their homage suit and service‑ and to give account to our said Lord Apollo‑ or to his high steward Muss us‑ of the expense of their time‑ in their several trades‑ and mysteries‑ of the Muses‑ also there and then‑ upon the oath of homagers‑ strict inquiry and search is to be made‑ concerning all encroachments‑ intrusions‑ and Nuisances‑ done or suffered to be done‑ upon the inheritance‑ rites and royalties‑ pertaining to the manner of Parnassus‑ All that will accuse, shall be heard‑ and all that will answer‑ shall have liberty‑ of defence‑ by themselves‑ or by their counsel‑ learned in the muse's laws. Keep Apollo's peace, and then he end the Muses prosper you. Come down now Praeco from your chair of stare, and walk with us mortals here below. lauriger think you that any of those, whom Praeco overviewed, will lay in any action at Apollo's Court today? Why not? perhaps some of them hold for life some paper Tenement belonging to Apollo's manor. And thereupon may crave admittance to it Others upon their experience may inform Apollo's jury what waste hath been made of the trees in Parnassus grove with cropping off laurel garlands to adorn the light head of every ballad belching Poet. Or what dilapidations have in process of time grown upon the muse's cells. So that Boreas whistles everloud in their ears when they are retired to contemplation. These and all other informations shall be surely heard. We know that is our Lord Apollo's express mandate. Now return we up the Mount, and acquaint Musaeus what we have done. REnowned Father of fashions, Count of courtesies, marquess of modern motions, Duke of debonair deportments, Chief justice of gesticulations. Go on with the Alphabet of my Titles. controller. I have it, controller of congees, Compactor of Cringes, Fea● Framer of fustian phrases. O wonderful: this is a brave man. we have no such dainty words in our school. Dainty? I tell thee, Novice, we have store of this plumporridge at our house every day. (little else.) Sirrah, you forget the Titles given me by the great mogul, when I went Ambassador to him from the King of Calecut, a golden trumpet sounded them in the Persian language.
seed 43: T29 · seed 44: T27 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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No doubt they come a shrouing to Apollo. If the Muses haue not prouided for their pallat, what shall we doe? It is hard to dresse a shRouing dish to please so many seuerall tasts. They must be content to take such as they finde or bring, like good gossips. Well sir Preco, for the first seruice, let them heare the Proclamation. Begin. O yez, O yez, O yez. All manner of schollars and students| All manner of schollars and students| With their Reteiners| With their Reteiners| and appurtenances| that hold or pretend to hold | in Capite | any learning, art or science | of the grand Lord our soueraigne Apollo | or of the meane Land. Ladies | the nine sister Muses | or of any of them | Let them appeare this day in the afternoone | at the great lowrell on the westerne top of Parnassus | there to doe their homage luite and seruice | and to giue account to our said Lord Apollo | or to his high steward Muss us | of the expence of their time | in their seuerall trades | nd mysteries | of the Muses | also there and then | vpon the oath of homagers | strict inquiry and search is to bee made | concerning all incroachments | intrusions | and Nuissances | done or suffered to be done | vpon the inheritance | rites and royalties | pertaining to the manner of Parnassus | All that will accuse, shall bee heard | and all that will answer | shall haue liberty | of defence | by themselues | or by their counsaile | learned in the Muses lawes. Keepe Apollos peace, and then he end the Muses prosper you. Come downe now Praeco from your chaire of stare, and walke with vs mortals here below. Iauriger thinke you that any of those, whom Praeco oueruiewed, will lay in any action at Apollos Court to day? Why not? perhaps some of them hold for life some paper Tenement belonging to Apollos nner. And thereupon may craue admitionce to it Others vpon their experience may informe Apollos iury what wast hath beene made of the trees in Parnassus groue with cropping off laurell garlands to adorn the light head of euery ballad belching Po. Or what delapidations haue in processe of time growne vpon the Muses cells. So that Boreas whistles euerloud in their eares when they are retired to contemplation. These and all other informations shall be firely heard. We know that is our Lord Apollos expresse mandate. Now returne wee vp the Mount, and acquaint Musus what we haue done. REnowned Father of fashions, Count of courtesies, Marquesse of moderne motions, Duke of debonaire deportments, Chiefe Iustice of gesiculations. Goe on with the Alphabet of my Titles. Comptroller. I haue it, Comptroller of Conges, Compactor of Cringes, Fea Framer of ian phrases. O wonderfull: this is a braue man. Wee haue no such dainty words in our schoole. Dainty? I tell thee, Nouice, we haue store of this plumporridge at our house euery day. (little else.) Sirra, you forget the Titles giuen mee by the great Mogull, when I went Ambassadour to him from the King of Calecut, a golden mpet sounded them in the Persian language.