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<p>LO, <persName type="mythological">ORPHEVS</persName> with his harpe, that sauage kinde did tame:<lb/> The Lions fierce, and Leopardes wilde, and birdes about him came.<lb/> For, with his musicke sweete, their natures hee subdu'de:<lb/> But if wee thinke his playe so wroughte, our selues wee doe delude.<lb/> For why? besides his skill, hee learned was, and wise:<lb/> And coulde with sweetenes of his tonge, all sortes of men suffice.<lb/> And those that weare most rude, and knewe no good at all:<lb/> And weare of fierce, and cruell mindes, the worlde did brutishe call.<lb/> Yet with persuasions sounde, hee made their hartes relente,<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_19801"/>That meeke, and milde they did become, and followed where he wente.<lb/> Lo these, the Lions fierce, these, Beares, and Tigers weare:<lb/> The trees, and rockes, that lefte their roomes, his musicke for to heare.<lb/> But, you are happie most, who in suche place doe staye:<lb/> You neede not <rs>THRACIA</rs> seeke, to heare some impe of <persName>ORPHEVS</persName> playe.<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_19802"/>Since, that so neare your home, <persName type="mythological">Apollos</persName> darlinge dwelles;<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_19803"/>Who <persName type="mythological">LINVS</persName>, & <persName type="mythological">AMPHION</persName> staynes, and <persName type="mythological">ORPHEVS</persName> farre excelles.<lb/> For, hartes like marble harde, his harmonie doth pierce:<lb/> And makes them yeelding passions feele, that are by nature fierce.<lb/> But, if his musicke faile: his curtesie is suche,<lb/> That none so rude, and base of minde, but hee reclaimes them muche.<lb/> Nowe since you, by deserte, for both, commended are:<lb/> I choose you, for a Iudge herein, if truthe I doe declare.<lb/> And if you finde I doe, then ofte therefore reioyce:<lb/> And thinke, I woulde suche neighbour haue, if I might make my choice.<lb/> <gloss target="embstma_1667_19801" lang="la"><name type="author">Horat.</name> Art. Poët.<lb/> Syluestres homines sa-<lb/> cer interprésq. deorum,<lb/> Caedibus & foedo victu<lb/> deterruit <persName type="mythological">Orpheus</persName>;<lb/> Dictus ob hoc lenire ti-<lb/> gres, rapidósq. leones.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_19802" lang="la"><persName>E. P. Esquier</persName>.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_19803" lang="la"><name type="author">Propert.</name> lib. 2. de<lb/> <persName type="mythological">Lino</persName>.<lb/> Tunc ego sim Inachio<lb/> notior arte <persName type="mythological">Lino</persName>.<lb/> De <persName>Amphione</persName> <name type="author">Ho-<lb/> rat.</name> in Art poët.<lb/> Dictus & <persName type="mythological">Amphion</persName><lb/> <rs>Thebanae</rs> conditor vrbis<lb/> Saxa mouere sone te-<lb/> studinis, & prece blanda<lb/> Ducere quò vellet, &c.</gloss> </p> |
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Orphei Musica |
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The music of Orpheus |
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Orphei Musica |