Divine poems Containing The History of Ionah. Ester. Iob. Sampson. Sions Sonets. Elegies. Written and newly augmented, by Fra: Quarles |
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To adde more honour to this royall Feast,
That Glory may with Glory be increast,
Vashti the Queene (the fairest Queene on earth)
She made a Feast, and put on jolly mirth,
To bid sweet welcome with her Princely cheere
To all her Guests; Her Guests all, women were.
That Glory may with Glory be increast,
Vashti the Queene (the fairest Queene on earth)
She made a Feast, and put on jolly mirth,
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To all her Guests; Her Guests all, women were.
By this, the Royall bounty of the King
Hath well-nigh spent the seven dayes banquetting.
Sixe ioviall dayes have run their howers out,
And now the seventh revolves the Weeke about,
Vpon which day, (the Queenes unlucky Day)
The King, with jollity intic'd away,
And gently having slipt the stricter reynes
Of Temperance, (that over-mirth restraines)
Rose up, commanded that without delay,
(Howe're the Persian custome doe gain-say
That men and married Wives shold feast together)
That faire Queene Vashti, be conducted thither,
For him to shew the sweetnes of her face,
And peerelesse beauty mixt with Princely Grace;
To wound their wanton hearts, and to surprize
The Princes with th'Artill'ry of her eyes.
Hath well-nigh spent the seven dayes banquetting.
Sixe ioviall dayes have run their howers out,
And now the seventh revolves the Weeke about,
Vpon which day, (the Queenes unlucky Day)
The King, with jollity intic'd away,
And gently having slipt the stricter reynes
Of Temperance, (that over-mirth restraines)
Rose up, commanded that without delay,
(Howe're the Persian custome doe gain-say
That men and married Wives shold feast together)
That faire Queene Vashti, be conducted thither,
For him to shew the sweetnes of her face,
And peerelesse beauty mixt with Princely Grace;
To wound their wanton hearts, and to surprize
The Princes with th'Artill'ry of her eyes.
But fairest Vashti, (in whose scornfull Eyes
More haughty pride, then heav'nly beauty lies)
With bold deniall of a flinty brest,
Answer'd the longing of the Kings request;
And (fill'd with scorne) return'd this message home
Queene Vashti cannot, Vashti will not come,
Whereat, as Boreas with his blustering,
(When sturdy Aries ushers in the Spring)
Here fells an aged Oke, there cleaues a Tree,
Now holds his full-mouth'd blast, now lets it flee,
So stormes the King; now pale, now fiery red,
His colour comes and goes, his angry head
He sternly shakes, spits his inraged spleene,
Now on the messenger, now on the Queene:
One while he deeply weighs the foule contempt,
And then his passion bids his wrath attempt
A quicke revenge; now creepe into his thought
Such things as aggravate the peevish fault;
The place, the persons present, and the time
Increase his wrath, increase his Ladies Crime.
More haughty pride, then heav'nly beauty lies)
With bold deniall of a flinty brest,
Answer'd the longing of the Kings request;
And (fill'd with scorne) return'd this message home
Queene Vashti cannot, Vashti will not come,
Whereat, as Boreas with his blustering,
(When sturdy Aries ushers in the Spring)
Here fells an aged Oke, there cleaues a Tree,
Now holds his full-mouth'd blast, now lets it flee,
So stormes the King; now pale, now fiery red,
His colour comes and goes, his angry head
He sternly shakes, spits his inraged spleene,
Now on the messenger, now on the Queene:
One while he deeply weighs the foule contempt,
And then his passion bids his wrath attempt
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Such things as aggravate the peevish fault;
The place, the persons present, and the time
Increase his wrath, increase his Ladies Crime.
But soone as Passion had restor'd the Reyne
To righteous Reason's goverment againe;
The King (unfit to judge his proper Cause)
Referr'd the triall to the Persian Lawes:
He call'd his learned Counsell, and display'd
The nature of his Grievance thus, and said:
To righteous Reason's goverment againe;
The King (unfit to judge his proper Cause)
Referr'd the triall to the Persian Lawes:
He call'd his learned Counsell, and display'd
The nature of his Grievance thus, and said:
By vertue of a Husband, and a King,
(To make compleat our Royall banquetting)
We gave command, we gave a strict command,
That by the office of our Eunuchs band,
Queene Vashti should in state attended be
Into the presence of our Majestie,
But in contempt she slacks our dread behest
Neglects performance of our deare Request,
And (through disdaine) disloyally deny'd,
Like a false subject, and a faithlesse bride:
Say then (my Lords) for you (being truely wise)
Have braines to judge, and judgements to advise;
Say, boldly (say) what doe the Lawes assigne?
What punishment? or what deserved Fine?
Assuerus bids, the mighty King commands;
Vashti denyes, the scornefull Queene withstands.
(To make compleat our Royall banquetting)
We gave command, we gave a strict command,
That by the office of our Eunuchs band,
Queene Vashti should in state attended be
Into the presence of our Majestie,
But in contempt she slacks our dread behest
Neglects performance of our deare Request,
And (through disdaine) disloyally deny'd,
Like a false subject, and a faithlesse bride:
Say then (my Lords) for you (being truely wise)
Have braines to judge, and judgements to advise;
Say, boldly (say) what doe the Lawes assigne?
What punishment? or what deserved Fine?
Assuerus bids, the mighty King commands;
Vashti denyes, the scornefull Queene withstands.
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