Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
Thou gentle goddess of the woods & mountains, That in the woods and mountain's art adored, The Maiden patroness of chaste desires, Who art for chastity renowned most, Tresgrand Diana, who haste power to cure The rankling wounds of Cupid's golden arrows; Thy precious balsam deign thou to apply, Unto the heart of woeful Eglantine; Then we thy gracious favour will requite With a young Kid, than new fall'n snow more white. MY honoured friend, most noble Martagon, Who whilom didst with thy imperial power Command the mountains proud, and humble plains Of happy Thessaly: who hath eclipsed The splendour of thy light, and clipped those wings That did o'ershade these fields from East to West. Each Shepherd that was wont to feed his flocks Upon these fertile meads, was wont whilere To pay the tribute of his primest lambs. But now as one couped in an angle up, Thou art compelled to satisfy thyself, With a small portion of that sovereignty Which thou didst erst enjoy. Dear friend Cynosbatus, if that the world Had been composed in a cubic form And not orbicular; or if this globe Were destined to be aught else then fortunes ball, By alterations racket banded to and fro; Then justly might'st thou wonder to behold My present state, so short of my precedent height. Nor doth this monster, Change, bear sway alone, o'er elements, men, beasts, and plants, But those celestial bodies that are framed Of purer constitutions, are compelled To be obedient to her awful doom. Rear up thy eyes unto the spangled cope, And there behold Ioves star-enchased belt, The glittering Zodiac wonderfully changed In a few thousand years: For those fixed stars, which like a Diamond clear, Adorn the baldric of the Thunderer, Have wandered from their former stations. Witness the golden Ram who now is gone astray, And shouldered hath the Cretian Bull; and he Those twins of Iove so sore hath butted, That they have crushed the Crab, and thrust him quite Into the den of the Nemaean Lion. Thus by the change of these superior bodies, Strange alterations in the world are wrought, Great Empires maimed, & Kingdoms brought to nought. And that auspicious lamp, who freely lends His light to lesser fires, the prince of generation, Even Sol himself, is five degrees declined, Since learned Ptolemy did take his height. But if Egyptian wizards we may trust, Who in Astrology wont to excel; By them 'tis told, that four times they have seen That glorious Charioteer flit from his place: Twice hath he rose (they say) where now he sets, And twice declined where he now doth rise. If these Celestial powers, whose influence Commands terrestrial substances, Be object to mutation, then needs must Sublunar things, submit themselves to change. Then wonder not good friend Cynosbatus, To see my state and power diminished thus. 'tis true dear Martagon, experience shows That alteration every day brings forth A new birth of effects.
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Thou gentle goddesse of the woods & mountains, That in the woods and mountaines art ador'd, The Maiden patronesse of chaste desires, Who art for chastity renowned most, Tresgrand Diana, who hast power to cure The rankling wounds of Cupids golden arrowes; Thy precious balsome deigne thou to apply, Vnto the heart of wofull Eglantine; Then we thy gracious favour will requite With a yong Kid, than new falne snow more white. MY honor'd friend, most noble Martagon, Who whilom didst with thy imperiall power Command the mountaines proud, and humble plaines Of happy Thessaly: who hath eclips'd The splendour of thy light, and clipp'd those wings That did ore-shade these fields from East to West. Each Shepheard that was wont to feed his flocks Vpon these fertile meads, was wont whilere To pay the tribute of his primest lambs. But now as one coup'd in an angle up, Thou art compell'd to satisfie thy selfe, With a small portion of that soveraignty Which thou didst earst enioy. Deare friend Cynosbatus, if that the world Had bin compos'd in a cubicke forme And not orbicular; or if this globe Were destin'd to be ought else then fortunes ball, By alterations racket banded to and fro; Then iustly might'st thou wonder to behold My present state, so short of my precedent height. Nor doth this monster, Change, beare sway alone, Ore elements, men, beasts, and plants, But those celestiall bodies that are fram'd Of purer constitutions, are compell'd To be obedient to her awfull doome. Reare up thy eyes unto the spangl'd cope, And there behold Ioves starre-enchased belt, The glittering Zodiacke wonderfully chang'd In a few thousand yeares: For those fixt stars, which like a Diamond cleare, Adorne the baudricke of the Thunderer, Have wander'd from their former stations. Witnesse the golden Ram who now is gone astray, And shoulder'd hath the Cretian Bull; and he Those twins of Iove so sore hath butted, That they have crush'd the Crab, and thrust him quite Into the den of the Nemaean Lyon. Thus by the change of these superiour bodies, Strange alterations in the world are wrought, Great Empires maim'd, & Kingdoms brought to naught. And that auspicious lampe, who freely lends His light to lesser fires, the prince of generation, Even Sol himselfe, is five degrees declin'd, Since learned Ptolome did take his height. But if Egyptian wisards we may trust, Who in Astrologie wont to excell; By them tis told, that foure times they have seene That glorious Charrioter flit from his place: Twice hath he rose (they say) where now he sets, And twice declined where he now doth rise. If these Celestiall powers, whose influence Commands terrestriall substances, Be object to mutation, then needs must Sublunar things, submit themselues to change. Then wonder not good friend Cynosbatus, To see my state and power diminish'd thus. Tis true deare Martagon, experience showes That alteration every day brings forth A new birth of effects.