The Heroycall Epistles of the Learned Poet Publius Ouidius Naso, In Englishe Verse set out and translated by George Turberuile ... with Aulus Sabinus Aunsweres to certaine of the same |
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The Argument of the xiiij. Epistle, entituled Hypermnestra to Lynceus.
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The Argument of the xiiij. Epistle, entituled Hypermnestra to Lynceus.
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fiftie daughters Danaus was Syre,
His brother Ægypt had as many sonnes:
Whome he to match did earnestly desire,
With Danaus daughters: he the marrige shonnes,
And reason why: the Oracle had sed
His sonne in lawe should hewen off his hed.
His brother Ægypt had as many sonnes:
Whome he to match did earnestly desire,
With Danaus daughters: he the marrige shonnes,
And reason why: the Oracle had sed
His sonne in lawe should hewen off his hed.
Ægyptus wroth with this his brothers deede
(Of purpose that to Argos went his way
For cause the marrige should not so proceede)
Sent all his sonnes with Souldiars for to stay
Their Vncle: or his daughters at the least
To take to wyues and make a marrige feast.
(Of purpose that to Argos went his way
For cause the marrige should not so proceede)
Sent all his sonnes with Souldiars for to stay
Their Vncle: or his daughters at the least
To take to wyues and make a marrige feast.
The siedge was layde and Danaus in fine
Of force compellde for safeties sake to yeelde
His brothers sute although he did repine:
When marrige day approcht, the father willde
His daughters to destroy with cruell knyues
Their husbands, and to reaue their Nephewes lyues.
Of force compellde for safeties sake to yeelde
His brothers sute although he did repine:
When marrige day approcht, the father willde
His daughters to destroy with cruell knyues
Their husbands, and to reaue their Nephewes lyues.
The day was come eche slue hir slumbring Make,
Saue Hypermnestra, that of all the rest
Spared hir spouse, and warned him to take
His flight: such ruth did lodge in louing breast.
According to hir councell so he did,
And by that meane himselfe from daunger rid.
Saue Hypermnestra, that of all the rest
His flight: such ruth did lodge in louing breast.
According to hir councell so he did,
And by that meane himselfe from daunger rid.
In dawning when the father came, he sawe
Eche daughter had hir sleepie husband slaine,
Saue Hypermnestra: whome withouten lawe
He sent to warde, in Prison hir to paine,
Where being lodgde, these lynes to Lynceus shee
Deuisde and sent from Gyues releast to bee.
Eche daughter had hir sleepie husband slaine,
Saue Hypermnestra: whome withouten lawe
He sent to warde, in Prison hir to paine,
Where being lodgde, these lynes to Lynceus shee
Deuisde and sent from Gyues releast to bee.
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