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Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. June, 2016 Dido A Digital Anthology of Early Modern English Drama: Featured Plays Dido, Queen of Carthage <date type="creation_date">1588</date> Marlowe, Christopher This text is one of some 500 EEBO-TCP transcriptions of Early Modern plays that have undergone several routines to create an interoperable and algorithmically amenable corpus of Early Modern Drama. Many incompletely or incorrectly transcribed words, as well as obvious printers' errors have been corrected, but the text has not been proofread word by word. See the editorial declaration further down in the header for more details about this edition. Martin Mueller Incompletely or incorrectly transcribed words were reviewed and in many cases fixed by Hannah Bredar Martin Mueller
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Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License 2015 SHC-158-A07023.xml Incorporated ~ 10,000 textual changes made to the SHC corpus by Hannah Bredar, Kate Needham, and Lydia Zoells between April and July 2015 during visits, separately or together, to the Bodleian, Folger and Houghton Libraries as well as the Rare Book Libraries at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago The tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage played by the Children of her Maiesties Chappell. Written by Christopher Marlowe, and Thomas Nash. Gent. Actors Iupiter. Ganimed. Venus. Cupid. Iuno. Mercurie, or Hermes. Æneas. Ascanius. Dido. Anna. Achates. Ilioneus. Iarbas. Cloanthes. Sergestus. Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. 27 600dpi TIFF G4 page images University of Michigan, Digital Library Production Service Ann Arbor, Michigan 2003 January (TCP phase 1) 99845523 STC (2nd ed.) 17441. Greg, I, 128. 10428 A07023

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 The tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage played by the Children of her Maiesties Chappell. Written by Christopher Marlowe, and Thomas Nash. Gent. Actors Iupiter. Ganimed. Venus. Cupid. Iuno. Mercurie, or Hermes. Æneas. Ascanius. Dido. Anna. Achates. Ilioneus. Iarbas. Cloanthes. Sergestus. Dido Dido. Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601. [52] p. Printed, by the widdowe Orwin, for Thomas Woodcocke, and are to be solde at his shop, in Paules Church-yeard, at the signe of the blacke Beare, At London : 1594.

The words "Iupiter. Ganimed .. Cloanthes. Sergestus." are in two columns on the title page.

Signatures: A-F4 G2.

Reproduction of a photostat of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

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Corrections are made to the text as provided by SHC in new orig and reg readings, with resp = DA. We document previous readings given by both the TCP and SHC, indicated by resp for orig and reg readings, all presented in a choice. We have not systematically corrected the analytical attributes ana and lemma added to words with Morphadorner but we have retained them.

A few typographical and orthographic features have been tacitly standardized. All instances of long 's' have been mapped to the modern form. The q-et abbreviation has been rendered as q[ue]. The single character form of "Ye" for "the" has been rendered as two characters, with the 'e' in superscript. Where possible, accents have been retained regardless of modern usage. Superscript letters are retained in the orig reading and expanded or lowered as necessary in the reg reading.

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Acts, scenes, and other major textual units such as title pages, epilogues, prefaces, and other paratexts are enclosed in div tags.

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Words, spaces, and punctuation marks are enclosed in w, c, and pc tags respectively.

Speeches are enclosed in sp tags. Speech tags usually contain a speech prefix (in the speaker tag), and an anonymous block (ab) containing the text of the speech.

Stage directions are enclosed within stage tags. They may occur within or between speeches, or occasionally in marginal notes.

Poems, songs, and letters within plays are enclosed in seg tags, with a type. Segments split between speeches are linked through next and prev attributes. Some songs are prefaced with a header like "The Song", which is enclosed in a label tag.

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When specifying who attributes, we adopt aspects of the Folger Digital Text's character referencing system to deal with the known and the ambiguous. Who attributes for clearly identified speakers are composed of their mixed case name followed by the playcode. Thus, Barabas is Barabas_JoM, Tamburlaine is Tamburlaine_1Tam in Tamburlaine Part One and Tamburlaine_2Tam in Part Two, and the Citizen's wife in London Prodigal is CitizensWife_LonPro. Characters who do not have names may be identified in relation to a group of characters, expressed in capital letters. There is an attempt to develop a controlled vocabulary, so Mariners are SAILORS, Keepers are JAILERS, and Captains may be SOLDIERS. ATTENDANTS is a catch-all category that can include Lords, Gentlemen, Torchbearers, Servants, and others. If the attendant is identified as female, the catch-all term is MAIDS. A decimal-based system allows the addition of more information. Zabina's maid Ebea is MAIDS.ZABINA.Ebea_1Tam. Another maid in her retinue could be designated MAIDS.ZABINA.1_1Tam. These still refer to individual characters. For an unnamed character who is nonetheless a single, trackable individual we can use a group term followed by .1, .2 and so on. If it is not clear whether this is the same individual as someone who has appeared previously, we would use the group name followed by .X. With messengers, for example, when we are not sure if the messenger in one scene is the same as the messenger in another, we use .X as a kind of algebraic variable. MESSENGERS.1 cannot be MESSENGERS.2, but MESSENGERS.X might be.

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THE THE Tragedie Tragedy of of Dido Dido Queene Queen of of Carthage Carthage :

Played Played by by the the Children Children of of her her Maiesties Majesty’s Chappell Chapel .

Written Written by by Christopher Christopher Marlowe Marlowe , and and Thomas Thomas Nash. Nash. Gent. Gent.

Actors Actors Iupiter Jupiter jupiter . Ganimed Ganymede . Venus Venus . Cupid Cupid . Iuno Juno juno . Mercurie Mercury mercury , or or Hermes Hermes . Æneas Aeneas Aeneas . Ascanius Ascanius . Dido Dido . Anna Anna . Achates Achates . Ilioneus Ilioneus . Iarbas Iarbas jarbas . Cloanthes Cloa●●bes Cloanthes . Sergestus Sergestus .

AT AT LONDON LONDON , Printed Printed , by by the the Widdowe Widow Orwin Orwin , for for Thomas Thomas Woodcocke Wo●dcocke Woodcocke , and and are are to to be be solde sold at at his his shop shop , in in Paules Paul’s Church-yeard Churchyard , at at the the signe sign of of the the blacke black Beare Bear . 1594 1594 .

The The Tragedie Tragedy of of Dido Dido Queene Queen of of Carthage Carthage .
Here Here the the Curtaines Curtains draw draw , there there is is discouered discovered Iupiter Jupiter jupiter dandling da●dling dandling Ganimed Ganymede Ganimed vpon upon his his knee knee , and and Mercury Mercury lying lying asleepe asleep . Iup. Jupiter jup. COme COme gentle gentle Ganimed Ganymede and and play play with with me me , I I loue love thee thee well well , say say Iuno Juno juno what what she she will will . Gan. Ganymede Gan. I I am am much much better better for for your your worthles worthless loue love , That That will will not not shield shield me me from from her her shrewish shrewish blowes blows : To day Today when as whenas I I fild filled into into your your cups cups , And And held held the the cloath cloth of of pleasance pleasance whiles whiles you you dranke drank , She She reacht reached me me such such a a rap rap for for that that I I spilde spilled , As As made made the the bloud blood run run downe down about about mine mine eares ears . Iup. Jupiter jup. What What ? dares dares she she strike strike the the darling darling of of my my thoughts thoughts ? By By Saturnes Saturn’s soule soul , and and this this earth earth threatning threatening aire air , That That shaken shaken thrise thrice , makes makes Natures Nature’s buildings buildings quake quake , I I vow vow , if if she she but but once once frowne frown on on thee thee more more , To To hang hang her her meteor meteor like like twixt twixt heauen heaven and and earth earth , And And bind bind her her hand hand and and foote foot with with golden golden cordes cords , As As once once I I did did for for harming harming Hercules Hercules . Gan. Ganymede Gan. Might Might I I but but see see that that pretie pretty sport sport a a foote foot , O O Oh how how would would I I with with Helens Helen’s brother brother laugh laugh , And And bring bring the the Gods Gods to to wonder wonder at at the the game game : Sweet Sweet Iupiter Jupiter jupiter , if if ere e’er ere I I pleasde pleased thine thine eye eye , Or Or seemed seemed faire fair walde walled in in with with Egles Eagle’s wings wings , Grace Grace my my immortall immortal beautie beauty with with this this boone boon , And And I I will will spend spend my my time time in in thy thy bright bright armes arms . Iup. Jupiter jup. What What ist is’t sweet sweet wagge wag I I should should deny deny thy thy youth youth ? A2 Whose The Tragedie of Dido. Whose Whose face face reflects reflects such such pleasure pleasure to to mine mine eyes eyes , As As I I exhal’d exhaled with with thy thy fire fire darting darting beames beams , Haue Have oft oft driuen driven backe back the the horses horses of of the the night night , When When as When as whenas as as they they would would haue have hal’d haled thee thee from from my my sight sight : Sit Sit on on my my knee knee , and and call call for for thy thy content content , Controule Control proud proud Fate Fate , and and cut cut the the thred thread of of time time , Why Why are are not not all all the the Gods Gods at at thy thy commaund command , And And heauen heaven and and earth earth the the bounds bounds of of thy thy delight delight ? Vulcan Vulcan shall shall daunce dance to to make make thee thee laughing laughing sport sport , And And my my nine nine Daughters Daughters sing sing when when thou thou art art sad sad , From From Iunos Juno’s bird bird Ile I’ll pluck pluck her her spotted spotted pride pride , To To make make thee thee fannes fans wherewith wherewith to to coole cool thy thy face face , And And Venus Venus’ Swannes Swans shall shall shed shed their their siluer silver downe down , To To sweeten sweeten out out the the slumbers slumbets slumbers of of thy thy bed bed : Hermes Hermes no no more more shall shall shew show the the world world his his wings wings , If If that that thy thy fancie fancy in in his his feathers feathers dwell dwell , But But as as this this one one Ile I’ll teare tear them them all all from from him him , Doe Do thou thou but but say say their their colour colour pleaseth pleaseth me me : Hold Hold here here my my little little loue love these these linked linked gems gems , My My Iuno Juno juno ware wore vpon upon her her marriage marriage day day , Put Put thou thou about about thy thy necke neck my my owne own sweet sweet heart heart , And And tricke trick thy thy armes arms and and shoulders shoulders with with my my theft theft . Gan. Ganymede Gan. I I would would haue have a a iewell jewel for for mine mine eare ear , And And a a fine fine brouch brooch to to put put in in my my hat hat , And And then then Ile I’ll hugge hug with with you you an an hundred hundred times times . Iup. Jupiter jup. And And shall shall haue have Ganimed Ganymede , if if thou thou wilt wilt be be my my loue love . Enter Enter Venus Venus . Venus Venus . I Ay I this this is is it it , you you can can sit sit toying toying there there , And And playing playing with with that that female female wanton wanton boy boy , Whiles Whiles my my Æneas Aeneas Aeneas wanders wanders on on the the Seas Seas , And And rests rests a a pray prey to to euery every billowes billow’s pride pride . Iuno Juno juno , false false Iuno Juno juno in in her her Chariots Chariot’s chariot’s pompe pomp , Drawne Drawn through through the the heauens heavens by by Steedes Steeds of of Boreas Boreas’ Boreas brood brood , Made Made Hebe Hebe to to direct direct her her ayrie airy wheeles wheels Into Into the the windie windy countrie country of of the the clowdes clouds , Where Where finding finding Æolus Aeolus Aeolus intrencht entrenched with with stormes storms , And The Tragedie of Dido. And And guarded guarded with with a a thousand thousand grislie grisly ghosts ghosts , She She humbly humbly did did beseech beseech him him for for our our bane bane , And And charg’d charged him him drowne drown my my sonne son with with all all his his traine train . Then Then gan ’gan the the windes winds breake break ope ope open their their brazen brazen doores doors , And And all all Æolia Aeolia Aeolia to to be be vp up in in armes arms : Poore Poor Troy Troy must must now now be be sackt sacked vpon upon the the Sea Sea , And And Neptunes Neptune’s waues waves be be enuious envious men men of of warre war , Epeus Epeus’ horse horse to to Ætnas Aetnas Etna’s Aetna’s hill hill transformd transformed , Prepared Prepared stands stands to to wracke wrack their their woodden wooden walles walls , And And Æolus Aeolus Aeolus like like Agamemnon Agamemnon sounds sounds The The surges surges , his his fierce fierce souldiers soldiers to to the the spoyle spoil : See See how how the the night night Vlysses Ulysses -like -like comes comes forth forth , And And intercepts intercepts the the day day as as Dolon Dolon erst erst : Ay Ay me me ! the the Starres Stars supprisde surprised like like Rhesus Rhesus’ Rhesus Steedes Steeds , Are Are drawne drawn by by darknes darkness forth forth Astraus Astraeus’ astraus’ tents tents . What What shall shall I I doe do to to saue save thee thee my my sweet sweet boy boy ? When When as When as whenas as as the the waues waves doe do threat threat our our Chrystall Crystal world world , And And Proteus Proteus raising raising hils hills of of flouds floods on on high high , Entends Intends ere ere long long to to sport sport him him in in the the skie sky . False False Iupiter Jupiter jupiter , rewardst rewardst thou thou vertue virtue so so ? What What ? is is not not pietie piety exempt exempt from from woe woe ? Then Then dye die Æneas Aeneas Aeneas in in thine thine innocence innocence , Since Since that that religion religion hath hath no no recompence recompense . Iup. Jupiter jup. Content Content thee thee Cytherea Cytherea in in thy thy care care , Since Since thy thy Æneas Aeneas Aeneas wandring wand’ring fate fate is is firme firm , Whose Whose wearie weary lims limbs shall shall shortly shortly make make repose repose , In In those those faire fair walles walls I I promist promised him him of of yore yore : But But first first in in bloud blood must must his his good good fortune fortune bud bud , Before Before he he be be the the Lord Lord of of Turnus Turnus’ towne town , Or Or force force her her smile smile that that hetherto hitherto hath hath frownd frowned : Three Three winters winters shall shall he he with with the the Rutiles Rutiles warre war , And And in in the the end end subdue subdue them them with with his his sword sword , And And full full three three Sommers Summers likewise likewise shall shall he he waste waste , In In mannaging managing those those fierce fierce barbarian barbarian mindes minds : Which Which once once performd performed , poore poor Troy Troy so so long long supprest suppressed , From From forth forth her her ashes ashes shall shall aduance advance her her head head , And And flourish flourish once once againe again that that erst erst was was dead dead : A3 But The Tragedie of Dido. But But bright bright Ascanius Ascanius’ Ascanius beauties beauties better better worke work , Who Who with with the the Sunne Sun deuides divides one one radiant radiant shape shape , Shall Shall build build his his throne throne amidst amdist amid those those starrie starry towers towers , That That earth-borne earth-born earthborn Atlas Atlas groning groaning vnderprops underprops : No No bounds bounds but but heauen heaven shall shall bound bound his his Emperie Empery , Whose Whose azured azured gates gates enchased enchased with with his his name name , Shall Shall make make the the morning morning hast haste her her gray grey vprise uprise , To To feede feed her her eyes eyes with with his his engrauen engraven fame fame . Thus Thus in in stoute stout Hectors Hector’s race race three three hundred hundred yeares years , The The Romane Roman Scepter Sceptre royall royal shall shall remaine remain , Till Till that that a a Princesse Princess priest priest conceau’d conceived by by Mars Mars , Shall Shall yeeld yield to to dignitie dignity a a dubble double birth birth , Who Who will will eternish eternise eternish eternize eternise Troy Troy in in their their attempts attempts . Venus Venus . How How may may I I credite credit these these thy thy flattering flattering termes terms , When When yet yet both both sea sea and and sands sands beset beset their their ships ships , And And Phœbus Phoebus Phoebus as as in in stygian stygian pooles pools , refraines refrains To To taint taint his his tresses tresses in in the the Tyrrhen Tyrrhene Tyrrhen maine main ? Iup. Jupiter jup. I I will will take take order order for for that that presently presently : Hermes Hermes awake awake , and and haste haste to to Neptunes Neptune’s realme realm , Whereas Whereas the the Wind-god Wind-god warring warring now now with with Fate Fate , Besiege Besiege the the ofspring offspring of of our our kingly kingly loynes loins , Charge Charge him him from from me me to to turne turn his his stormie stormy powers powers , And And fetter fetter them them in in Vulcans Vulcan’s sturdie sturdy brasse brass , That That durst durst thus thus proudly proudly wrong wrong our our kinsmans kinsman’s peace peace . Venus Venus Venus’ farewell farewell , thy thy sonne son shall shall be be our our care care : Come Come Ganimed Ganymede , we we must must about about this this geare gear . Exeunt Exeunt Iupiter Jupiter jupiter cum cum Ganimed Ganymede Ganimed . Venus Venus . Disquiet Disquiet Seas Seas lay lay downe down your your swelling swelling lookes looks , And And court court Æneas Aeneas Aeneas with with your your calmie calmy cheere cheer , Whose Whose beautious beauteous burden burden well well might might make make you you proude proud , Had Had not not the the heauens heavens conceau’d conceived with with hel-borne hellborn clowdes clouds . Vaild Veiled his his resplendant resplendent glorie glory from from your your view view , For For my my sake sake pitie pity him him Oceanus Oceanus , That That erst-while erstwhile issued issued from from thy thy watrie wat’ry watery loynes loins , And And had had my my being being from from thy thy bubling bubbling froth froth : Triton Triton I I know know hath hath fild filled his his trumpe trump with with Troy Troy , And And therefore therefore will will take take pitie pity on on his his toyle toil , And The Tragedie of Dido. And And call call both both Thetis Thetis and and Cimodea Cimodea , To To succour succour him him in in this this extremitie extremity . Enter Enter Æneas Aeneas Aeneas with with Ascanius Ascanius , with with one one or or two two more more . What What ? doe do I I see see my my sonne son now now come come on on shoare shore : Venus Venus , how how art art thou thou compast compassed with with content content , The The while while thine thine eyes eyes attract attract their their sought sought for for ioyes joys : Great Great Iupiter Jupiter jupiter , still still honourd honoured maist mayst thou thou be be , For For this this so so friendly friendly ayde aid in in time time of of neede need . Here Here in in this this bush bush disguised disguised will will I I stand stand , Whiles Whiles my my Æneas Aeneas Aeneas spends spends himselfe himself in in plaints plaints , And And heauen heaven and and earth earth with with his his vnrest unrest acquaints acquaints . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. You You sonnes sons of of care care , companions companions of of my my course course , Priams Priam’s misfortune misfortune followes follows vs us by by sea sea , And And Helens Helen’s rape rape doth doth haunt haunt thee thee at at the the heeles heels . How How many many dangers dangers haue have we we ouer past ouer overpassed over past passed ? Both Both barking barking Scilla Scylla and and the the sounding sounding Rocks Rocks , The The Cyclops Cyclops shelues shelves , and and grim grim Ceranias Ceraunia’s Cerania’s seate seat Haue Have you you oregone o’ergone , and and yet yet remaine remain aliue alive ? Pluck Pluck vp up your your hearts hearts , since since fate fate still still rests rests our our friend friend , And And chaunging changing heauens heavens may may those those good good daies days returne return , Which Which Pergama Pergama did did vaunt vaunt in in all all her her pride pride . Acha. Achates Acha. Braue Brave Prince Prince of of Troy Troy , thou thou onely only art art our our God God , That That by by thy thy vertues virtues virtue’s freest freest vs us from from annoy annoy , And And makes makes our our hopes hopes suruiue survive to to cunning cunning ioyes joys : Doe Do thou thou but but smile smile , and and clowdie cloudy heauen heaven will will cleare clear , Whose Whose night night and and day day descendeth descendeth from from thy thy browes brows : Though Though we we be be now now in in extreame extreme miserie misery , And And rest rest the the map map of of weatherbeaten weather weatherbeaten weather beaten beaten woe woe : Yet Yet shall shall the the aged aged Sunne Sun shed shed forth forth his his aire air , To To make make vs us liue live vnto unto our our former former heate heat , And And euery every beast beast the the forrest forest doth doth send send forth forth , Bequeath Bequeath her her young young ones ones to to our our scanted scanted foode food . Asca. Ascanius Asca. Father Father I I faint saint faint saint , good good father father giue give me me meate meat . Æn. The Tragedie of Dido. Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Alas Alas sweet sweet boy boy , thou thou must must be be still still a a while while , Till Till we we haue have fire fire to to dresse dress the the meate meat we we kild killed : Gentle Gentle Achates Achates , reach reach the the Tinder Tinder boxe box , That That we we may may make make a a fire fire to to warme warm vs us with with , And And rost roast our our new new found found victuals victuals on on this this shoare shore . Venus Venus . See See what what strange strange arts arts necessitie necessity findes finds out out , How How neere near my my sweet sweet Æneas Aeneas Aeneas art art thou thou driuen driven ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Hold Hold , take take this this candle candle and and goe go light light a a fire fire , You You shall shall haue have leaues leaves and and windfall wind●all windfall bowes boughs bows enow enough Neere Near to to these these woods woods , to to rost roast your your meate meat withall withal : Ascanius Ascanius , goe go and and drie dry thy thy drenched drenched lims limbs , Whiles Whiles I I with with my my Achates Achates roaue rove abroad abroad , To To know know what what coast coast the the winde wind hath hath driuen driven vs us on on , Or Or whether whether men men or or beasts beasts inhabite inhabit it it . Acha. Achates Acha. The The ayre air is is pleasant pleasant , and and the the soyle soil most most fit fit For For Cities Cities , and and societies society’s societies supports supports : Yet Yet much much I I maruell marvel that that I I cannot cannot finde find , No No steps steps of of men men imprinted imprinted in in the the earth earth . Venus Venus . Now Now is is the the time time for for me me to to play play my my part part : Hoe Ho ho yong young men men , saw saw you you as as you you came came Any Any of of all all my my Sisters Sisters wandring wand’ring here here ? Hauing Having a a quiuer quiver girded girded to to her her side side , And And cloathed clothèd clothed in in a a spotted spotted Leopards Leopard’s skin skin . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. I I neither neither saw saw nor nor heard heard of of any any such such : But But what what may may I I faire fair Virgin Virgin call call your your name name ? Whose Whose lookes looks set set forth forth no no mortall mortal forme form to to view view , Nor Nor speech speech bewraies bewrays ought aught humaine human in in thy thy birth birth , Thou Thou art art a a Goddesse Goddess that that deludst delud’st our our eyes eyes , And And shrowdes shrouds thy thy beautie beauty in in this this borrowd borrowed shape shape : But But whether whether thou thou the the Sunnes Sun’s sun’s bright bright Sister Sister be be , Or Or one one of of chast chaste Dianas Diana’s fellow fellow Nimphs Nymphs nymphs , Liue Live happie happy in in the the height height of of all all content content , And And lighten lighten our our extreames extremes with with this this one one boone boon , As As to to instruct instruct vs us vnder under what what good good heauen heaven We We breathe breathe as as now now , and and what what this this world world is is calde called , On On which which by by tempests tempests’ tempest’s furie fury we we are are cast cast , Tell The Tragedie of Dido. Tell Tell vs us , O O Oh tell tell vs us that that are are ignorant ignorant , And And this this right right hand hand shall shall make make thy thy Altars Altars crack crack With With mountaine mountain heapes heaps of of milke milk white white Sacrifize Sacrifice . Venus Venus . Such Such honour honour , stranger stranger , doe do I I not not affect affect : It It is is the the vse use for for Turen Tyrian Turen maides maids to to weare wear Their Their bowe bow and and quiuer quiver in in this this modest modest sort sort , And And suite suit themselues themselves in in purple purple for for the the nonce nonce , That That they they may may trip trip more more lightly lightly ore o’er the the lawndes lawns , And And ouertake overtake the the tusked tusked Bore Boar in in chase chase . But But for for the the land land whereof whereof thou thou doest dost enquire inquire , It It is is the the punick punic kingdome kingdom rich rich and and strong strong , Adioyning Adjoining on on Agenors Agenor’s stately stately towne town , The The kingly kingly seate seat of of Southerne Southern Libia Libya , Whereas Whereas Sidonian Sidonian Dido Dido rules rules as as Queene Queen . But But what what are are you you that that aske ask of of me me these these things things ? Whence Whence may may you you come come , or or whither whither will will you you goe go ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Of Of Troy Troy am am I I , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas is is my my name name , Who Who driuen driven by by warre war from from forth forth my my natiue native world world , Put Put sailes sails to to sea sea to to seeke seek out out Italy Italy : And And my my diuine divine descent descent from from sceptred sceptred Ioue Jove jove , With With twise twice twelue twelve Phrigian Phrygian phrygian ships ships I I plowed ploughed the the deepe deep , And And made made that that way way my my mother mother Venus Venus led led : But But of of them them all all scarce scarce seuen seven doe do anchor anchor safe safe , And And they they so so wrackt wracked and and weltred weltered by by the the waues waves , As As euery every tide tide tilts tilts twixt twixt their their oken oaken sides sides : And And all all of of them them vnburdened unburdened of of their their loade load , Are Are ballassed ballast ballassed with with billowes billows’ billows watrie watery weight weight . But But haples hapless I I , God God wot wot , poore poor and and vnknowne unknown , Doe Do trace trace these these Libian Libyan deserts deserts all all despisde despised , Exild Exiled forth forth Europe Europe and and wide wide Asia Asia both both , And And haue have not not any any couerture coverture but but heauen heaven . Venus Venus . Fortune Fortune hath hath fauord favoured thee thee what ere whate’er thou thou be be , In In sending sending thee thee vnto unto this this curteous courteous Coast Coast : A A Gods God’s name name on on and and hast haste thee thee to to the the Court Court , Where Where Dido Dido will will receiue receive ye ye with with her her smiles smiles : And And for for thy thy ships ships which which thou thou supposest supposest lost lost , Not Not one one of of them them hath hath perisht perished in in the the storme storm , B But The Tragedie of Dido. But But are are ariued arrived safe safe not not farre fane far fane from from hence hence : And And so so I I leaue leave thee thee to to thy thy fortunes fortune’s lot lot , Wishing Wishing good good lucke luck vnto unto thy thy wandring wand’ring steps steps . Exit Exit . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Achates Achates , tis ’tis my my mother mother that that is is fled fled , I I know know her her by by the the mouings movings of of her her feete feet : Stay Stay gentle gentle Venus Venus , flye fly not not from from thy thy sonne son , Too Too cruell cruel , why why wilt wilt thou thou forsake forsake me me thus thus ? Or Or in in these these shades shades deceiu’st deceiv’st deceivest mine mine eye eye so so oft oft ? Why Why talke talk we we not not together together hand hand in in hand hand ? And And tell tell our our griefes griefs in in more more familiar familiar termes terms : But But thou thou art art gone gone and and leau’st leavest me me here here alone alone , To To dull dull the the ayre air with with my my discoursiue discursive moane moan . Exit Exit Enter Enter Illioneus Illioneus , and and Cloanthes Cleanthes Cloanthus Cleanthes . Illio. Illioneus Illio. Follow Follow ye ye Troians Trojans , follow follow this this braue brave Lord Lord , And And plaine plain to to him him the the summe sum of of your your distresse distress . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Why Why , what what are are you you , or or wherefore wherefore doe do you you sewe sue ? Illio. Illioneus Illio. Wretches Wretches of of Troy Troy , enuied envied of of the the windes winds , That That craue crave such such fauour favour at at your your honors honour’s feete feet , As As poore poor distressed distressed miserie misery may may pleade plead : Saue Save , saue save , O O Oh saue save our our ships ships from from cruell cruel fire fire , That That doe do complaine complain the the wounds wounds of of thousand thousand waues waves , And And spare spare our our liues lives whom whom euery every spite spite pursues pursues . We We come come not not we we to to wrong wrong your your Libian Libyan Gods Gods , Or Or steale steal your your houshold household lares lares from from their their shrines shrines : Our Our hands hands are are not not prepar’d prepared to to lawles lawless spoyle spoil , Nor Nor armed armed to to offend offend in in any any kind kind : Such Such force force is is farre far from from our our vnweaponed unweaponed thoughts thoughts , Whose Whose fading fading weale weal of of victorie victory forsooke forsook , Forbids Forbids all all hope hope to to harbour harbour neere near our our hearts hearts . Iar. Iarbas Iar. But But tell tell me me Troians Trojans , Troians Trojans if if you you be be , Vnto Unto what what fruitfull fruitful quarters quarters were were ye ye bound bound , Before Before that that Boreas Boreas buckled buckled with with your your sailes sails ? Cloan. Cloanthus Cloan. There There is is a a place place Hesperia Hesperia term’d termed by by vs us , An An ancient ancient Empire Empire , famoused famoused for for armes arms , And And fertile fertile in in faire fair Ceres Ceres’ furrowed furrowed wealth wealth , Which The Tragedie of Dido. Which Which now now we we call call Italia Italia of of his his name name , That That in in such such peace peace long long time time did did rule rule the the same same : Thither Thither made made we we , When When suddenly suddenly gloomie gloomy Orion Orion rose rose , And And led led our our ships ships into into the the shallow shallow sands sands , Whereas Whereas the the Southerne Southern winde wind with with brackish brackish breath breath , Disperst Dispersed them them all all amongst amongst the the wrackfull wrackful Rockes Rocks : From From thence thence a a fewe few of of vs us escapt escaped to to land land , The The rest rest we we feare fear are are foulded folded in in the the flouds floods . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Braue Brave men men at at armes arms , abandon abandon fruitles fruitless feares fears , Since Since Carthage Carthage knowes knows to to entertaine entertain distresse distress . Serg. Sergestus Serg. I Ay I but but the the barbarous barbarous sort sort doe do threat threat our our ships ships , And And will will not not let let vs us lodge lodge vpon upon the the sands sands : In In multitudes multitudes they they swarme swarm vnto unto the the shoare shore , And And from from the the first first earth earth interdict interdict our our feete feet . Iar. Iarbas Iar. My selfe Myself myself will will see see they they shall shall not not trouble trouble ye ye , Your Your men men and and you you shall shall banquet banquet in in our our Court Court , And And euery every Troian Trojan be be as as welcome welcome here here , As As Iupiter Jupiter jupiter to to sillie silly Vausis Vansis Baucis’ Vansis’ house house : Come Come in in with with me me , Ile I’ll bring bring you you to to my my Queene Queen , Who Who shall shall confirme confirm my my words words with with further further deedes deeds . Serg. Sergestus Serg. Thankes Thanks gentle gentle Lord Lord for for such such vnlookt unlooked for for grace grace , Might Might we we but but once once more more see see Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas face face , Then Then would would we we hope hope to to quite quite such such friendly friendly turnes turns , As As shall shall surpasse surpass the the wonder wonder of of our our speech speech .
Actus Actus 2. 2. Enter Enter Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , Achates Achates , and and Ascanius Ascanius . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Where Where am am I I now now ? these these should should be be Carthage Carthage walles walls . Acha. Achates Acha. Why Why stands stands my my sweete sweet Æneas Aeneas Aeneas thus thus amazde amazed ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. O O my my Achates Achates , Theban Theban Niobe Niobe , Who Who for for her her sonnes son’s death death wept wept out out life life and and breath breath , And And drie dry with with griefe grief was was turnd turned into into a a stone stone , Had Had not not such such passions passions in in her her head head as as I I . Me thinkes Methinks methinks that that towne town there there should should be be Troy Troy , yon yond Idas Ida’s hill hill , There There Zanthus Xanthus’ streame stream , because because here’s here’s Priamus Priamus , B2 And The Tragedie of Dido. And And when when I I know know it it is is not not , then then than I I dye die . Ach. Achates Ach. And And in in this this humor humour is is Achates Achates to too to , I I cannot cannot choose choose but but fall fall vpon upon my my knees knees , And And kisse kiss his his hand hand : O O Oh where where is is Hecuba Hecuba , Here Here she she was was wont wont to to sit sit , but but sauing saving ayre air Is Is nothing nothing here here , and and what what is is this this but but stone stone ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. O O yet yet this this stone stone doth doth make make Æneas Aeneas Aeneas weepe weep , And And would would my my prayers prayers ( as as Pigmalions Pygmalion’s did did ) Could Could giue give it it life life , that that vnder under his his conduct conduct We We might might saile sail backe back to to Troy Troy , and and be be reuengde revenged On On these these hard harted hard hard-hearted hard harted hearted Grecians Grecians , which which reioyce rejoice That That nothing nothing now now is is left left of of Priamus Priamus : O O Oh Priamus Priamus is is left left and and this this is is he he , Come Come , come come abourd aboard , pursue pursue the the hatefull hateful Greekes Greeks . Acha. Achates Acha. What What meanes means Æneas Aeneas Aeneas ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Achates Achates though though mine mine eyes eyes say say this this is is stone stone , Yet Yet thinkes thinks my my minde mind that that this this is is Priamus Priamus : And And when when my my grieued grieved heart heart sighes sighs and and sayes says no no , Then Then would would it it leape leap out out to to giue give Priam Priam life life : O O Oh were were I I not not at at all all so so thou thou mightst might’st mightst be be . Achates Achates , see see King King Priam Priam wags wags his his hand hand , He He is is aliue alive , Troy Troy is is not not ouercome overcome . Ach. Achates Ach. Thy Thy mind mind Æneas Aeneas Aeneas that that would would haue have it it so so Deludes Deludes thy thy eye sight eye eyesight eye sight sight , Priamus Priamus is is dead dead . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Ah Ah Troy Troy is is sackt sacked , and and Priamus Priamus is is dead dead , And And why why should should poore poor Æneas Aeneas Aeneas be be aliue alive ? Asca. Ascanius Asca. Sweete Sweet father father leaue leave to to weepe weep , this this is is not not he he : For For were were it it Priam Priam he he would would smile smile on on me me . Acha. Achates Acha. Æneas Aeneas Aeneas see see here here come come the the Citizens Citizens , Leaue Leave to to lament lament lest left lest they they laugh laugh at at our our feares fears . Enter Enter Cloanthus Cloanthus , Sergestus Sergestus , Illioneus Illioneus . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Lords Lords of of this this towne town , or or whatsoeuer whatsoever stile style Belongs Belongs vnto unto your your name name , vouchsafe vouchsafe of of ruth ruth To To tell tell vs us who who inhabits inhabits this this faire fair towne town , What What kind kind of of people people , and and who who gouernes governs them them : For The Tragedie of Dido. For For we we are are strangers strangers driuen driven on on this this shore shore , And And scarcely scarcely know know within within what what Clime Clime we we are are . Illio. Illioneus Illio. I I heare hear Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas voyce voice , but but see see him him not not , For For none none of of these these can can be be our our Generall General . Acha. Achates Acha. Like Like Illioneus Illioneus speakes speaks this this Noble Noble man man , But But Illioneus Illioneus goes goes not not in in such such robes robes . Serg. Sergestus Serg. You You are are Achates Achates , or or I I deciu’d deceived . Acha. Achates Acha. Æneas Aeneas Aeneas see see Sergestus Sergestus or or his his ghost ghost . Illio. Illioneus Illio. He He meanes means Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , let let vs us kisse kiss his his feete feet . Cloan. Cloanthus Cloan. It It is is our our Captaine Captain , see see Ascanius Ascanius . Serg. Sergestus Serg. Liue Live long long Æneas Aeneas Aeneas and and Ascanius Ascanius . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Achates Achates , speake speak , for for I I am am ouerioyed overjoyed . Acha. Achates Acha. O O Illioneus Illioneus , art art thou thou yet yet aliue alive ? Illio. Illioneus Illio. Blest Blessed be be the the time time I I see see Achates Achates’ Achates face face . Cloan. Cloanthus Cloan. Why Why turnes turns Æneas Aeneas Aeneas from from his his trustie trusty friends friends ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Sergestus Sergestus , Illioneus Illioneus and and the the rest rest , Your Your sight sight amazde amazed me me , O O Oh what what destinies destinies Haue Have brought brought my my sweete sweet companions companions in in such such plight plight ? O O tell tell me me , for for I I long long to to be be resolu’d resolved . Illio. Illioneus Illio. Louely Lovely Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , these these are are Carthage Carthage walles walls , And And here here Queene Queen Dido Dido weares wears th’imperiall th’imperial Crowne Crown , Who Who for for Troyes Troy’s sake sake hath hath entertaind entertained vs us all all , And And clad clad vs us in in these these wealthie wealthy robes robes we we weare wear . Oft Oft hath hath she she askt asked vs us vnder under whom whom we we seru’d served , And And when when we we told told her her she she would would weepe weep for for griefe grief , Thinking Thinking the the sea sea had had swallowed swallowed vp up thy thy ships ships , And And now now she she sees sees thee thee how how will will she she reioyce rejoice ? Serg. Sergestus Serg. See See where where her her seruitors servitors passe pass through through the the hall hall Bearing Bearing a a banket banquet , Dido Dido is is not not farre far . Illio. Illioneus Illio. Looke Look where where she she comes comes : Æneas Aeneas Aeneas viewd viewed her her well well . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Well Well may may I I view view her her , but but she she sees sees not not me me . Enter Enter Dido Dido and and her her traine train . Dido Dido . What What stranger stranger art art thou thou that that doest dost eye eye me me thus thus ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Sometime Sometime I I was was a a Troian Trojan mightie mighty Queene Queen : But But Troy Troy is is not not , what what shall shall I I say say I I am am ? B3 Illio. The Tragedie of Dido. Illio. Illioneus Illio. Renowmed Renowned Dido Dido , tis ’tis our our Generall General : warlike warlike Æneas Aeneas Aeneas . Dido Dido . Warlike Warlike Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , and and in in these these base base robes robes ? Goe Go fetch fetch the the garment garment which which Sicheus Sychaeus Sichaeus ware wore : Braue Brave Prince Prince , welcome welcome to to Carthage Carthage and and to to me me , Both Both happie happy that that Æneas Aeneas Aeneas is is our our guest guest : Sit Sit in in this this chaire chair and and banquet banquet with with a a Queene Queen , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas is is Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , were were he he clad clad In In weedes weeds as as bad bad as as euer ever Irus Irus ware wore . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. This This is is no no seate seat for for one one thats that’s comfortles comfortless , May May it it please please your your grace grace to to let let Æneas Aeneas Aeneas waite wait : For For though though my my birth birth be be great great , my my fortunes fortunes meane mean , Too Too meane mean to to be be companion companion to to a a Queene Queen . Dido Dido . Thy Thy fortune fortune may may be be greater greater then than thy thy birth birth , Sit Sit downe down Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , sit sit in in Didos Dido’s place place , And And if if this this be be thy thy sonne son as as I I suppose suppose , Here Here let let him him sit sit , be be merrie merry louely lovely child child . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. This This place place beseemes beseems me me not not , O O Oh pardon pardon me me . Dido Dido . Ile I’ll haue have it it so so , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas be be content content . Asca. Ascanius Asca. Madame Madam madam , you you shall shall be be my my mother mother . Dido Dido . And And so so I I will will sweete sweet child child : be be merrie merry man man , Heres Here’s here’s to to thy thy better better fortune fortune and and good good starres stars . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. In In all all humilitie humility I I thanke thank your your grace grace . Dido Dido . Remember Remember who who thou thou art art , speake speak like like thy selfe thyself , Humilitie Humility belongs belongs to to common common groomes grooms . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. And And who who so so miserable miserable as as Æneas Aeneas Aeneas is is ? Dido Dido . Lyes Lies it it in in Didos Dido’s hands hands to to make make thee thee blest blessed , Then Then be be assured assured thou thou art art not not miserable miserable . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. O O Priamus Priamus , O O Oh Troy Troy , Oh Oh O Hecuba Hecuba ! Dido Dido . May May I I entreate entreat thee thee to to discourse discourse at at large large , And And truely truly to to how how Troy Troy was was ouercome overcome : For For many many tales tales goe go of of that that Cities City’s fall fall , And And scarcely scarcely doe do agree agree vpon upon one one poynt point : Some Some say say Antenor Antenor did did betray betray the the towne town , Others Others report report twas ’twas Sinons Sinon’s periurie perjury : But But all all in in this this that that Troy Troy is is ouercome overcome , And And Priam Priam dead dead , yet yet how how we we heare hear no no newes news . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. A A wofull woeful tale tale bids bids Dido Dido to to vnfould unfold , Whose The Tragedie of Dido. Whose Whose memorie memory like like pale pale deaths death’s deaths stony stony mace mace , Beates Beats forth forth my my senses senses from from this this troubled troubled soule soul , And And makes makes Æneas Aeneas Aeneas sinke sink at at Didos Dido’s feete feet . Dido Dido . What What faints faints Æneas Aeneas Aeneas to to remember remember Troy Troy ? In In whose whose defence defence he he fought fought so so valiantly valiantly : Looke Look vp up and and speake speak . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Then Then speake speak Æneas Aeneas Aeneas with with Achilles Achilles’ tongue tongue , And And Dido Dido and and you you Carthaginian Carthaginian Peeres Peers Heare Hear me me , but but yet yet with with Mirmidons Mirmido●s Myrmidons’ Myrmidons harsh harsh eares ears , Daily Daily inur’d inured enured to to broyles broils and and Massacres Massacres , Lest Lest you you be be mou’d moved too too much much with with my my sad sad tale tale . The The Grecian Grecian souldiers soldiers tired tired with with ten ten yeares years’ years warre war , Began Began to to crye cry , let let vs us vnto unto our our ships ships , Troy Troy is is inuincible invincible , why why stay stay we we here here ? With With whose whose outcryes outcries Atrides Atrides being being apal’d appalled , Summoned Summoned the the Captaines Captains to to his his princely princely tent tent , Who Who looking looking on on the the scarres scars we we Troians Trojans gaue gave , Seeing Seeing the the number number of of their their men men decreast decreased , And And the the remainder remainder weake weak and and out out of of heart heart , Gaue Gave vp up their their voyces voices to to dislodge dislodge the the Campe Camp , And And so so in in troopes troops all all marcht marched to to Tenedos Tonedos Tenedos : Where Where when when they they came came , Vlysses Ulysses on on the the sand sand Assayd Assayed with with honey honey words words to to turne turn them them backe back : And And as as he he spoke spoke to to further further his his entent intent , The The windes winds did did driue drive huge huge billowes billows to to the the shoare shore , And And heauen heaven was was darkned darkened with with tempestuous tempestuous clowdes clouds : Then Then he he alleag’d alleged the the Gods Gods would would haue have them them stay stay , And And prophecied prophesied Troy Troy should should be be ouercome overcome : And And therewithall therewithal he he calde called false false Sinon Sinon forth forth , A A man man compact compact of of craft craft and and periurie perjury , Whose Whose ticing ’ticing tongue tongue was was made made of of Hermes Hermos Hermes’ Hermo’s pipe pipe , To To force force an an hundred hundred watchfull watchful eyes eyes to to sleepe sleep : And And him him Epeus Epeus hauing having made made the the horse horse , With With sacrificing sacrificing wreathes wreathes vpon upon his his head head , Vlysses Ulysses sent sent to to our our vnhappie unhappy towne town : Who Who groueling grovelling in in the the mire mire of of Zanthus Xanthus’ Zanthus bankes banks , His His hands hands bound bound at at his his backe back , and and both both his his eyes eyes Turnd The Tragedie of Dido. Turnd Turned vp up to to heauen heaven as as one one resolu’d resolved to to dye die , Our Our Phrigian Phrygian phrygian shepherd shepherd haled haled within within the the gates gates , And And brought brought vnto unto the the Court Court of of Priamus Priamus : To To whom whom he he vsed used action action so so pitifull pitiful , Lookes Looks so so remorcefull remorseful , vowes vows so so forcible forcible , As As there there withall withal the the old old man man ouercome overcome , Kist Kissed him him , imbrast embraced him him , and and vnloosde unloosed his his bands bands , And And then then , O O Oh Dido Dido , pardon pardon me me . Dido Dido . Nay Nay leaue leave not not here here , resolue resolve me me of of the the rest rest Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. O O th’inchaunting th’enchanting words words of of that that base base slaue slave , Made Made him him to to thinke think Epeus Epeus’ pine-tree pine-tree pinetree Horse Horse A A sacrifize sacrifice t’appease t’appease Mineruas Minerva’s wrath wrath : The The rather rather for for that that one one Laocoon Laoc●on Laocoon Breaking Breaking a a speare spear vpon upon his his hollow hollow breast breast , Was Was with with two two winged winged Serpents Serpents stung stung to to death death . Whereat Whereat agast aghast , we we were were commanded commanded straight straight With With reuerence reverence to to draw draw it it into into Troy Troy . In In which which vnhappie unhappy worke work was was I I employd employed , These These hands hands did did helpe help to to hale hale it it to to the the gates gates , Through Through which which it it could could not not enter enter twas ’twas so so huge huge . O O had had it it neuer never entred entered , Troy Troy had had stood stood . But But Priamus Priamus impatient impatient of of delay delay , Inforst Enforced a a wide wide breach breach in in that that rampierd rampired wall wall , Which Which thousand thousand battering battering Rams Rams could could neuer never pierce pierce , And And so so came came in in this this fatall fatal instrument instrument : At At whose whose accursed accursed feete feet as as ouerioyed overjoyed , We We banquetted banqueted till till ouercome overcome with with wine wine , Some Some surfetted surfeited and and others others soundly soundly slept slept . Which Which Sinon Sinon viewing viewing , causde caused the the Greekish Greekish spyes spies To To hast haste to to Tenedos Tenedos and and tell tell the the Campe Camp : Then Then Than he he vnlockt unlocked the the Horse Horse , and and suddenly suddenly From From out out his his entrailes entrails , Neoptolemus Neoptolemus Setting Setting his his speare spear vpon upon the the ground ground , leapt leapt forth forth , And And after after him him a a thousand thousand Grecians Grecians more more , In In whose whose sterne stern faces faces shin’d shined the the quenchles quenchless fire fire , That That after after burnt burned the the pride pride of of Asia Asia . By By this this the the Campe Camp was was come come vnto unto the the walles walls , And The Tragedie of Dido. And And through through the the breach breach did did march march into into the the streetes streets , Where Where meeting meeting with with the the rest rest , kill kill kill kill they they cryed cried . Frighted Frighted with with this this confused confused noyse noise , I I rose rose , And And looking looking from from a a turret turret , might might behold behold Yong Young infants infants swimming swimming in in their their parents parents’ bloud blood , Headles Headless carkasses carcases piled piled vp up in in heapes heaps , Virgins Virgins halfe half dead dead dragged dragged by by their their golden golden haire hair , And And with with maine main force force flung flung on on a a ring ring of of pikes pikes , Old Old men men with with swords swords thrust thrust through through their their aged aged sides sides , Kneeling Kneeling for for mercie mercy to to a a Greekish Greekish lad lad , Who Who with with steele steel Pol-axes Pole-axes dasht dashed out out their their braines brains . Then Then buckled buckled I I mine mine armour armour , drew drew my my sword sword , And And thinking thinking to to goe go downe down , came came Hectors Hector’s ghost ghost With With ashie ashy visage visage , blewish bluish sulphure sulphur eyes eyes , His His armes arms torne torn from from his his shoulders shoulders , and and his his breast breast Furrowd Furrowed furrowed with with wounds wounds , and and that that which which made made me me weepe weep , Thongs Thongs at at his his heeles heels , by by which which Achilles Achilles’ Achilles horse horse Drew Drew him him in in triumph triumph through through the the Greekish Greekish Campe Camp , Burst Burst from from the the earth earth , crying crying , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas flye fly , Troy Troy is is a fire a a-fire a fire fire , the the Grecians Grecians haue have the the towne town , Dido Dido . O O Hector Hector who who weepes weeps not not to to heare hear thy thy name name ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Yet Yet flung flung I I forth forth , and and desperate desperate of of my my life life , Ran Ran in in the the thickest thickest throngs throngs , and and with with this this sword sword Sent Sent many many of of their their sauadge savage ghosts ghosts to to hell hell . At At last last came came Pirrhus Pyrrhus fell fell and and full full of of ire ire , His His harnesse harness dropping dropping bloud blood , and and on on his his speare spear The The mangled mangled head head of of Priams Priam’s yongest youngest sonne son , And And after after him him his his band band of of Mirmidons Myrmidons , With With balles balls of of wilde wild fire fire in in their their murdering murdering pawes paws , Which Which made made the the funerall funeral flame flame that that burnt burned faire fair Troy Troy : All All which which hemd hemmed me me about about , crying crying , this this is is he he . Dido Dido . Ah Ah , how how could could poore poor Æneas Aeneas Aeneas scape scape their their hands hands ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. My My mother mother Venus Venus iealous jealous of of my my health health , Conuaid Conveyed me me from from their their crooked crooked nets nets and and bands bands : So So I I escapt escaped the the furious furious Pirrhus Pyrrhus’ wrath wrath : Who Who then then ran ran to to the the pallace palace of of the the King King , And And at at Ioues Jove’s jove’s Altar Altar finding finding Priamus Priamus , C About The Tragedie of Dido. About About whose whose who’s withered withered necke neck hung hung Hecuba Hecuba , Foulding Folding folding his his hand hand in in hers hers , and and ioyntly jointly both both Beating Beating their their breasts breasts and and falling falling on on the the ground ground , He He with with his his faulchions saulchions falchion’s poynt point raisde raised vp up at at once once , And And with with Megeras Megaera’s eyes eyes stared stared in in their their face face , Threatning Threat’ning Threatening a a thousand thousand deaths deaths at at euery every glaunce glance . To To whom whom the the aged aged King King thus thus trembling trembling spoke spoke : Achilles Achilles’ Achilles sonne son , remember remember what what I I was was , Father Father of of fiftie fifty sonnes sons , but but they they are are slaine slain , Lord Lord of of my my fortune fortune , but but my my fortunes fortunes turnd turned , King King of of this this Citie City , but but my my Troy Troy is is fired fired , And And now now am am neither neither father father , Lord Lord , nor nor King King : Yet Yet who who so so wretched wretched but but desires desires to to liue live ? O O let let me me liue live , great great Neoptolemus Neoptolemus , Not Not mou’d moved at at all all , but but smiling smiling at at his his teares tears , This This butcher butcher whil’st whilst his his hands hands were were yet yet held held vp up , Treading Treading vpon upon his his breast breast , strooke struck off off his his hands hands . Dido Dido . O O end end Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , I I can can heare hear no no more more . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. At At which which the the franticke frantic Queene Queen leapt leapt on on his his face face , And And in in his his eyelids eyelids hanging hanging by by the the nayles nails , A A little little while while prolong’d prolonged her her husbands husband’s life life : At At last last the the souldiers soldiers puld pulled her her by by the the heeles heels , And And swong swung her her howling howling in in the the emptie empty ayre air , Which Which sent sent an an eccho echo to to the the wounded wounded King King : Whereat Whereat he he lifted lifted vp up his his bedred bedrid lims limbs , And And would would haue have grappeld grappled with with Achilles Achilles’ sonne son , Forgetting Forgetting both both his his want want of of strength strength and and hands hands , Which Which he he disdaining disdaining whiskt whisked his his sword sword about about , And And with with the the wound wound thereof thereof the the King King fell fell downe down : Then Then from from the the nauell navel to to the the throat throat at at once once , He He ript ripped old old Priam Priam : at at whose whose latter latter gaspe gasp Ioues Jove’s jove’s marble marble statue statue gan ’gan to to bend bend the the brow brow , As As lothing loathing Pirrhus Pyrrhus for for this this wicked wicked act act : Yet Yet he he vndaunted undaunted tooke took his his fathers father’s flagge flag , And And dipt dipped it it in in the the old old Kings King’s king’s chill chill cold cold bloud blood , And And then then in in triumph triumph ran ran into into the the streetes streets , Through Through which which he he could could not not passe pass for for slaughtred slaughtered men men : So The Tragedie of Dido. So So leaning leaning on on his his sword sword he he stood stood stone stone still still , Viewing Viewing the the fire fire wherewith wherewith rich rich Ilion Ilion burnt burned . By By this this I I got got my my father father on on my my backe back , This This yong young boy boy in in mine mine armes arms , and and by by the the hand hand Led Led faire fair Creusa Creusa my my beloued beloved wife wife , When When thou thou Achates Achates with with thy thy sword sword mad’st mad’st madest way way weigh , And And we we were were round round inuiron’d environed with with the the Greekes Greeks : O O Oh there there I I lost lost my my wife wife : and and had had not not we we Fought Fought manfully manfully , I I had had not not told told this this tale tale : Yet Yet manhood manhood would would not not serue serve , of of force force we we fled fled , And And as as we we went went vnto unto our our ships ships , thou thou knowest knowest We We sawe saw Cassandra Cassandra sprauling sprawling in in the the streetes streets , Whom Whom Aiax Ajax Aiax rauisht ravished in in Dianas Diana’s Fawne Fawn , Her Her cheekes cheeks swolne swollen with with sighes sighs , her her haire hair all all rent rent , Whom Whom I I tooke took vp up to to beare bear vnto unto our our ships ships : But But suddenly suddenly the the Grecians Grecians followed followed vs us , And And I I alas alas , was was forst forced to to let let her her lye lie . Then Then got got we we to to our our ships ships , and and being being abourd aboard , Polixena Polixena cryed cried out out , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas stay stay , The The Greekes Greeks pursue pursue me me , stay stay and and take take me me in in . Moued Moved with with her her voyce voice , I I lept leapt into into the the sea sea , Thinking Thinking to to beare bear her her on on my my backe back abourd aboard : For For all all our our ships ships were were launcht launched into into the the deepe deep , And And as as I I swomme swum swom , she she standing standing on on the the shoare shore , Was Was by by the the cruell cruel Mirmidons Myrmidons surprizd surprised , And And after after by by that that Pirrhus Pyrrhus sacrifizde sacrificed . Dido Dido . I I dye die with with melting melting ruth ruth , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas leaue leave . Anna Anna . O O what what became became of of aged aged Hecuba Hecuba ? Iar. Iarbas Iar. How How got got Æneas Aeneas Aeneas to to the the fleete fleet againe again ? Dido Dido . But But how how scapt ’scaped scaped Helen Helen , she she that that causde caused this this warre war ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Achates Achates speake speak , sorrow sorrow hath hath tired tired me me quite quite . Acha. Achates Acha. What What happened happened to to the the Queene Queen we we cannot cannot shewe show , ▪ We We heare hear they they led led her her captiue captive into into Greece Greece , As As for for Æneas Aeneas Aeneas he he swomme swum swom quickly quickly backe back , And And Helena Helena betraied betrayed Düphobus Dūphobus Deiphobus Dumphobus Her Her Louer Lover , after after Alexander Alexander dyed died , And And so so was was reconcil’d reconciled to to Menelaus Menelaus . C2 Dido. The Tragedie of Dido. Dido Dido . O O had had that that ticing ticing strumpet strumpet nere ne’er never been been borne born : Troian Trojan , thy thy ruthfull ruthful tale tale hath hath made made me me sad sad : Come Come let let vs us thinke think vpon upon some some pleasing pleasing sport sport , To To rid rid me me from from these these melancholly melancholy thoughts thoughts . Exeunt Exeunt omnes omnes . Enter Enter Venus Venus at at another another doore door , and and takes takes Ascanius Ascanius by by the the sleeue sleeve . Venus Venus . Faire Fair child child stay stay thou thou with with Didos Dido’s waiting waiting maide maid , Ile I’ll giue give thee thee Sugar-almonds Sugar-almonds , sweete sweet Conserues Conserves , A A siluer silver girdle girdle , and and a a golden golden purse purse , And And this this yong young Prince Prince shall shall be be thy thy playfellow playfellow . Asca. Ascanius Asca. Are Are you you Queene Queen Didos Dido’s sonne son ? Cupid Cupid . I Ay ay , and and my my mother mother gaue gave me me this this fine fine bow bow . Asca. Ascanius Asca. Shall Shall I I haue have such such a a quiuer quiver and and a a bow bow ? Venus Venus . Such Such bow bow , such such quiuer quiver , and and such such golden golden shafts shafts , Will Will Dido Dido giue give to to sweete sweet Ascanius Ascanius : For For Didos Dido’s sake sake I I take take thee thee in in my my armes arms , And And sticke stick these these spangled spangled feathers feathers in in thy thy hat hat , Eate Eat Comfites Comfits in in mine mine armes arms , and and I I will will sing sing . Now Now is is he he fast fast asleepe asleep , and and in in this this groue grove Amongst Amongst greene green brakes brakes Ile I’ll lay lay Ascanius Ascanius , And And strewe strew him him with with sweete sweet smelling smelling Violets Violets , Blushing Blushing Roses Roses , purple purple Hyacinthe Hyacinth : These These milke milk white white Doues Doves shall shall be be his his Centronels Sentinels Centronels : Who Who if if that that any any seeke seek to to doe do him him hurt hurt , Will Will quickly quickly flye fly to to Citheidas Citheida’s Citheidas’ fist fist . Now Now Cupid Cupid turne turn thee thee to to Ascanius Ascanius’ shape shape , And And goe go to to Dido Dido , who who in in stead stead of of him him Will Will set set thee thee on on her her lap lap and and play play with with thee thee : Then Then touch touch her her white white breast breast with with this this arrow arrow head head , That That she she may may dote dote vpon upon Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas loue love : And And by by that that meanes means repaire repair his his broken broken ships ships , Victuall Victual his his Souldiers Soldiers , giue give him him wealthie wealthy gifts gifts , And And he he at at last last depart depart to to Italy Italy , Or Or els else in in Carthage Carthage make make his his kingly kingly throne throne . Cupid. The Tragedie of Dido. Cupid Cupid . I I will will faire fair mother mother , and and so so play play my my part part , As As euery every touch touch shall shall wound wound Queene Queen Didos Dido’s heart heart . Venus Venus Sleepe Sleep my my sweete sweet nephew nephew in in these these cooling cooling shades shades , Free Free from from the the murmure murmur of of these these running running streames streams , The The crye cry of of beasts beasts , the the ratling rattling of of the the windes winds , Or Or whisking whisking of of these these leaues leaves , all all shall shall be be still still , And And nothing nothing interrupt interrupt thy thy quiet quiet sleepe sleep , Till Till I I returne return and and take take thee thee hence hence againe again . Exit Exit .
Actus Actus 3. 3. Scena Scaena I. I. Enter Enter Cupid Cupid solus solus . Cupid Cupid . Now Now Cupid Cupid cause cause the the Carthaginian Carthaginian Queene Queen , To To be be inamourd enamoured of of thy thy brothers brother’s lookes looks , Conuey Convey this this golden golden arrowe arrow in in thy thy sleeue sleeve , Lest Lest she she imagine imagine thou thou art art Venus Venus’ sonne son : And And when when she she strokes strokes thee thee softly softly on on the the head head , Then Then shall shall I I touch touch her her breast breast and and conquer conquer her her . Enter Enter Iarbus Iarbas jarbus , Anna Anna , and and Dido Dido . Iar. Iarbas Iar. How How long long faire fair Dido Dido shall shall I I pine pine for for thee thee ? Tis ’Tis not not enough enough that that thou thou doest dost graunt grant me me loue love , But But that that I I may may enioy enjoy what what I I desire desire : That That loue love is is childish childish which which consists consists in in words words . Dido Dido . Iarbus Iarbas , know know that that thou thou of of all all my my wooers wooers ( And And yet yet haue have I I had had many many mightier mightier Kings Kings ) Hast Hast had had the the greatest greatest fauours favours I I could could giue give : I I feare fear me me Dido Dido hath hath been been counted counted light light , In In being being too too familiar familiar with with Iarbus Iarbas : Albeit Albeit the the Gods Gods doe do know know no no wanton wanton thought thought Had Had euer ever residence residence in in Didos Dido’s breast breast . Iar. Iarbas Iar. But But Dido Dido is is the the fauour favour I I request request . Dido Dido . Feare Fear not not Iarbus Iarbas , Dido Dido may may be be thine thine . Anna Anna . Looke Look sister sister how how Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas little little sonne son Playes Plays with with your your garments garments and and imbraceth embraceth you you . Cupid Cupid . No No Dido Dido will will not not take take me me in in her her armes arms , C3 I The Tragedie of Dido. I I shall shall not not be be her her sonne son , she she loues loves me me not not . Dido Dido . Weepe Weep not not sweet sweet boy boy , thou thou shalt shalt be be Didos Dido’s sonne son , Sit Sit in in my my lap lap and and let let me me heare hear thee thee sing sing . No No more more my my child child , now now talke talk another another while while , And And tell tell me me where where learnst learnest thou thou this this pretie pretty song song ? Cupid Cupid . My My cosin cousin Helen Helen taught taught it it me me in in Troy Troy . Dido Dido . How How louely lovely is is Ascanius Ascanius when when he he smiles smiles ? Cupid Cupid . Will Will Dido Dido let let me me hang hang about about her her necke neck ? Dido Dido . I Ay I wagge wag , and and giue give thee thee leaue leave to to kisse kiss her her to too to . Cupid Cupid . What What will will you you giue give me me ? now now Ile I’ll haue have this this Fanne Fan . Dido Dido . Take Take it it Ascanius Ascanius , for for thy thy fathers father’s sake sake . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Come Come Dido Dido , leaue leave Ascanius Ascanius , let let vs us walke walk . Dido Dido . Goe Go thou thou away away , Ascanius Ascanius shall shall stay stay . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Vngentle Ungentle Queene Queen , is is this this thy thy loue love to to me me ? Dido Dido . O O stay stay Iarbus Iarbas , and and Ile I’ll goe go with with thee thee . Cupid Cupid . And And if if my my mother mother goe go , Ile I’ll follow follow her her . Dido Dido . Why Why staiest stayest thou thou here here ? thou thou art art no no loue love of of mine mine ? Iar. Iarbas Iar. Iarbus Iarbas dye die , seeing seeing she she abandons abandons thee thee . Dido Dido . No No , liue live Iarbus Iarbas , what what hast hast thou thou deseru’d deserved , That That I I should should say say thou thou art art no no loue love of of mine mine ? Something Something thou thou hast hast deseru’d deserved , away away I I say say , Depart Depart from from Carthage Carthage , come come not not in in my my sight sight . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Am Am I I not not King King of of rich rich Getulia Gaetulia Getulia ? Dido Dido . Iarbus Iarbas pardon pardon me me , and and stay stay a a while while . Cupid Cupid . Mother Mother , looke look here here . Dido Dido . What What telst tell’st thou thou me me of of rich rich Getulia Gaetulia Getulia ? Am Am not not I I Queene Queen of of Libia Libya ? then then depart depart . Iar. Iarbas Iar. I I goe go to to feed feed the the humour humour of of my my Loue Love , Yet Yet not not from from Carthage Carthage for for a a thousand thousand worlds worlds . Dido Dido . Iarbus Iarbas . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Doth Doth Dido Dido call call me me backe back ? Dido Dido . No No , but but I I charge charge thee thee neuer never looke look on on me me . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Then Then pull pull out out both both mine mine eyes eyes , or or let let me me dye die . Exit Exit Iarb. Iarbas Iarb. Anna Anna . Wherefore Wherefore doth doth Dido Dido bid bid Iarbus Iarbas goe go ? Dido Dido . Because Because his his lothsome loathsome sight sight offends offends mine mine eye eye , And And in in my my thoughts thoughts is is shrin’d shrined another another Ioue Jove jove : O O Oh Anna Anna , didst didst thou thou know know how how sweet sweet loue love were were , Full The Tragedie of Dido. Full Full soone soon wouldst wouldst thou thou abiure abjure this this single single life life . Anna Anna . Poore Poor soule soul I I know know too too well well the the sower power sour of of loue love , O O Oh that that Iarbus Iarbas could could but but fancie fancy me me . Dido Dido . Is Is not not Æneas Aeneas Aeneas faire fair and and beautifull beautiful ? Anna Anna . Yes Yes , and and Iarbus Iarbas foule foul and and fauourles favourless . Dido Dido . Is Is he he not not eloquent eloquent in in all all his his speech speech ? Anna Anna . Yes Yes , and and Iarbus Iarbas rude rude and and rusticall rustical . Dido Dido . Name Name not not Iarbus Iarbas , but but sweete sweet Anna Anna say say , Is Is not not Æneas Aeneas Aeneas worthie worthy Didos Dido’s loue love ? Anna Anna . O O sister sister , were were you you Empresse Empress of of the the world world , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas well well deserues deserves to to be be your your loue love , So So louely lovely is is he he that that where ere where where’er where ere ere he he goes goes , The The people people swarme swarm to to gaze gaze him him in in the the face face . Dido Dido . But But tell tell them them none none shall shall gaze gaze on on him him but but I I , Lest Lest their their grosse gross eye-beames eye-beams taint taint my my louers lover’s cheekes cheeks : Anna Anna , good good sister sister Anna Anna goe go for for him him , Lest Lest with with these these sweete sweet thoughts thoughts I I melt melt cleane clean away away . Anna Anna . Then Then sister sister youle you’ll abiure abjure Iarbus Iarbas’ Iarbas loue love ? Dido Dido . Yet Yet must must I I heare hear that that lothsome loathsome name name againe again ? Runne Run for for Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , or or Ile I’ll flye fly to to him him . Exit Exit Anna Anna . Cupid Cupid . You You shall shall not not hurt hurt my my father father when when he he comes comes . Dido Dido . No No , for for thy thy sake sake Ile I’ll loue love thy thy father father well well . O O dull dull conceipted conceited Dido Dido , that that till till now now Didst Didst neuer never thinke think Æneas Aeneas Aeneas beautifull beautiful : But But now now for for quittance quittance of of this this ouersight oversight , Ile I’ll make make me me bracelets bracelets of of his his golden golden haire hair , His His glistering glistering eyes eyes shall shall be be my my looking looking glasse glass , His His lips lips an an altar altar , where where Ile I’ll offer offer vp up As As many many kisses kisses as as the the Sea Sea hath hath sands sands , In stead In Instead In stead stead of of musicke music I I will will heare hear him him speake speak , His His lookes looks shall shall be be my my only only Librarie Library , And And thou thou Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , Didos Dido’s treasurie treasury , In In whose whose faire fair bosome bosom I I will will locke lock more more wealth wealth , Then Than twentie twenty thousand thousand Indiaes Indias Indiaes can can affoord afford : O O Oh here here he he comes comes , loue love , loue love , giue give Dido Dido leaue leave To To be be more more modest modest then than her her thoughts thoughts admit admir admit admire , Lest Lest I I be be made made a a wonder wonder to to the the world world . Achates, The Tragedie of Dido. Achates Achates , how how doth doth Carthage Carthage please please your your Lord Lord ? Acha. Achates Acha. That That will will Æneas Aeneas Aeneas shewe show your your maiestie majesty . Dido Dido . Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , art art thou thou there there ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. I I vnderstand understand your your highnesse highness sent sent for for me me . Dido Dido . No No , but but now now thou thou art art here here , tell tell me me in in sooth sooth In In what what might might Dido Dido highly highly pleasure pleasure thee thee . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. So So much much haue have I I receiu’d received at at Didos Dido’s hands hands , As As without without blushing blushing I I can can aske ask no no more more : Yet Yet Queene Queen of of Affricke Afric are are my my ships ships vnrigd unrigged , My My Sailes Sails all all rent rent in in sunder sunder with with the the winde wind , My My Oares Oars broken broken , and and my my Tackling Tackling lost lost , Yea Yea all all my my Nauie Nauic Navy split split with with Rockes Rocks and and Shelfes Shelves : Nor Nor Sterne Stern nor nor Anchor Anchor haue have our our maimed maimed Fleete Fleet , Our Our Masts Masts the the furious furious windes winds strooke struck ouer bourd ouer overboard over bourd board : Which Which piteous piteous wants wants if if Dido Dido will will supplie supply , We We will will account account her her author author of of our our liues lives . Dido Dido . Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , Ile I’ll repaire repair thy thy Troian Trojan ships ships , Conditionally Conditionally that that thou thou wilt wilt stay stay with with me me , And And let let Achates Achates saile sail to to Italy Italy : Ile I’ll giue give thee thee tackling tackling made made of of riueld riveled gold gold , Wound Wound on on the the barkes barks of of odoriferous odoriferous trees trees , Oares Oars of of massie massy Iuorie Ivory ivory full full of of holes holes , Through Through which which the the water water shall shall delight delight to to play play : Thy Thy Anchors Anchors shall shall be be hewed hewed from from Christall Crystal Rockes Rocks , Which Which if if thou thou lose lose shall shall shine shine aboue above the the waues waves : The The Masts Masts whereon whereon thy thy swelling swelling sailes sails shall shall hang hang , Hollow Hollow Pyramides Pyramids of of siluer silver plate plate : The The sailes sails of of foulded folded Lawne Lawn , where where shall shall be be wrought wrought The The warres wars of of Troy Troy , but but not not Troyes Troy’s ouerthrow overthrow : For For ballace ballast , emptie empty Didos Dido’s treasurie treasury , Take Take what what ye ye will will , but but leaue leave Æneas Aeneas Aeneas here here . Achates Achates , thou thou shalt shalt be be so so meanly meanly clad clad , As As Seaborne Sea-born Seaborn Nymphes Nymphs shall shall swarme swarm about about thy thy ships ships , And And wanton wanton Mermaides Mermaids court court thee thee with with sweete sweet songs songs , Flinging Flinging in in fauours favours of of more more soueraigne sovereign worth worth , Then Than Thetis Thetis hangs hangs about about Apolloes Apollo’s necke neck , So So that that Æneas Aeneas Aeneas may may but but stay stay with with me me . Æn. The Tragedie of Dido. Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Wherefore Wherefore would would Dido Dido haue have Æneas Aeneas Aeneas stay stay ? Dido Dido . To To warre war against against my my bordering bordering enemies enemies : Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , thinke think not not Dido Dido is is in in loue love : For For if if that that any any man man could could conquer conquer me me , I I had had been been wedded wedded ere ere Æneas Aeneas Aeneas came came : See See where where the the pictures pictures of of my my suiters suitors hang hang , And And are are not not these these as as faire fair as as faire fair may may be be ? Acha. Achates Acha. I I saw saw this this man man at at Troy Troy ere ere Troy Troy was was sackt sacked . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. I I this this in in Greece Greece when when Paris Paris stole stole faire fair Helen Helen . Illio. Illioneus Illio. This This man man and and I I were were at at Olympus Olympus’ Olympus games games . Serg. Sergestus Serg. I I know know this this face face , he he is is a a Persian Persian borne born , I I traueld travelled with with him him to to Ætolia Aetolia Aetolia . Cloan. Cloanthus Cloan. And And I I in in Athens Athens with with this this gentleman gentleman , Vnlesse Unless I I be be deceiu’d deceived disputed disputed once once . Dido Dido . But But speake speak Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , know know you you none none of of these these ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. No No Madame Madam madam , but but it it seemes seems that that these these are are Kings Kings . Dido Dido . All All these those these those and and others others which which I I neuer never sawe saw , Haue Have been been most most vrgent urgent suiters suitors for for my my loue love , Some Some came came in in person person , others others sent sent their their Legats Legates : Yet Yet none none obtaind obtained me me , I I am am free free from from all all , And And yet yet God God knowes knows intangled entangled vnto unto one one . This This was was an an Orator Orator , and and thought thought by by words words To To compasse compass me me , but but yet yet he he was was deceiu’d deceived : And And this this a a Spartan Spartan Courtier Courtier vaine vain and and wilde wild , But But his his fantastick fantastic humours humours pleasde pleased not not me me : This This was was Alcion Alcion Altion , a a Musition Musician , But But playd played he he nere ne’er so so sweet sweet , I I let let him him goe go : This This was was the the wealthie wealthy King King of of Thessaly Thessaly , But But I I had had gold gold enough enough and and cast cast him him off off : This This Meleagers Meleager’s sonne son , a a warlike warlike Prince Prince , But But weapons weapons gree ’gree not not with with my my tender tender yeares years : The The rest rest are are such such as as all all the the world world well well knowes knows , Yet Yet how how I I sweare swear by by heauen heaven and and him him I I loue love , I I was was as as farre far from from loue love , as as they they from from hate hate . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. O O happie happy shall shall he he be be whom whom Dido Dido loues loves . Dido Dido . Then Then neuer never say say that that thou thou art art miserable miserable , Because Because it it may may be be thou thou shalt shalt be be my my loue love : D Yet The Tragedie of Dido. Yet Yet boast boast not not of of it it , for for I I loue love thee thee not not , And And yet yet I I hate hate thee thee not not : O O Oh if if I I speake speak I I shall shall betray betray my selfe myself : Æneas Aeneas Aeneas speake speak , We We two two will will goe go a a hunting hunting in in the the woods woods , But But not not so so much much for for thee thee , thou thou art art but but one one , As As for for Achates Achates , and and his his followers followers . Exeunt Exeunt . Enter Enter Iuno Juno juno to to Ascanius Ascanius asleepe asleep . Iuno Juno juno . Here Here lyes lies my my hate hate , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas cursed cursed brat brat , The The boy boy wherein wherein false false destinie destiny delights delights , The The heire heir of of furie fury , the the fauorite favourite of of the the face face , That That vgly ugly impe imp that that shall shall outweare outwear my my wrath wrath , And And wrong wrong my my deitie deity with with high high disgrace disgrace : But But I I will will take take another another order order now now , And And race race th’eternall th’eternal Register Register of oftime of time time : Troy Troy shall shall no no more more call call him him her her second second hope hope , Nor Not Nor Not Venus Venus Venus’ triumph triumph in in his his tender tender youth youth : For For here here in in spight spite of of heauen heaven Ile I’ll murder murder him him , And And feede feed infection infection with with his his left left out out life life : Say Say Paris Paris , now now shall shall Venus Venus haue have the the ball ball ? Say Say vengeance vengeance , now now shall shall her her Ascanius Ascanius dye die . O O no no God God wot wot , I I cannot cannot watch watch my my time time , Nor Nor quit quit good good turnes turns with with double double fee fee downe down told told : Tut Tut , I I am am simple simple without without made made to to hurt hurt , And And haue have no no gall gall at at all all to to grieue grieve my my foes foes : But But lustfull lustful Ioue Jove jove and and his his adulterous adulterous child child , Shall Shall finde find it it written written on on confusions confusion’s front front , That That onely only Iuno Juno juno rules rules in in Rhamnuse Rhamnus Rhamnus’ towne town . Enter Enter Venus Venus . Venus Venus . What What should should this this meane mean ? my my Doues Doves are are back back returnd returned , Who Who warne warn me me of of such such daunger danger prest prest pressed at at hand hand , To To harme harm my my sweete sweet Ascanius Ascanius’ Ascanius louely lovely life life . Iuno Juno juno , my my mortall mortal foe foe , what what make make you you here here ? Auaunt Avaunt Avant old old witch witch and and trouble trouble not not my my wits wits . Iuno Juno juno . Fie Fie Venus Venus , that that such such causeles causeless words words of of wrath wrath , Should Should ere e’er ere defile defile so so faire fair a a mouth mouth as as thine thine : Are The Tragedie of Dido. Are Are not not we we both both sprong sprung of of celestiall celestial rase race , And And banquet banquet as as two two Sisters Sisters with with the the Gods Gods ? Why Why is is it it then then displeasure displeasure should should disioyne disjoin , Whom Whom kindred kindred and and acquaintance acquaintance counites co-unites . Venus Venus . Out Out hatefull hateful hag hag , thou thou wouldst wouldst haue have slaine slain my my sonne son , Had Had not not my my Doues Doves discou’rd discovered thy thy entent intent : But But I I will will teare tear thy thy eyes eyes fro fro forth forth thy thy head head , And And feast feast the the birds birds with with their their bloud-shotten blood-shotten bloodshotten balles balls , If If thou thou but but lay lay thy thy fingers fingers on on my my boy boy . Iuno Juno juno . Is Is this this then then all all the the thankes thanks that that I I shall shall haue have , For For sauing saving him him from from Snakes Snakes’ Snakes and and Serpents Serpents’ Serpents stings stings , That That would would haue have kild killed him him sleeping sleeping as as he he lay lay ? What What though though I I was was offended offended with with thy thy sonne son , And And wrought wrought him him mickle mickle woe woe on on sea sea and and land land , When When for for the the hate hate of of Troian Trojan Ganimed Ganymede , That That was was aduanced advanced by by my my Hebes Hebe’s shame shame , And And Paris Paris iudgement judgement of of the the heauenly heavenly ball ball , I I mustred mustered all all the the windes winds vnto unto his his wracke wrack , And And vrg’d urged each each Element Element to to his his annoy annoy : Yet Yet now now I I doe do repent repent me me of of his his ruth ruth , And And wish wish that that I I had had neuer never wrongd wronged him him so so : Bootles Bootless I I sawe saw it it was was to to warre war with with fate fate , That That hath hath so so many many vnresisted unresisted friends friends : Wherefore Wherefore I I chaunge change my my counsell counsel with with the the time time , And And planted planted loue love where where enuie envy erst erst had had sprong sprung . Venus Venus . Sister Sister of of Ioue Jove jove , if if that that thy thy loue love be be such such , As As these these thy thy protestations protestations doe do paint paint forth forth , We We two two as as friends friends one one fortune fortune will will deuide divide : Cupid Cupid shall shall lay lay his his arrowes arrows in in thy thy lap lap , And And to to a a Scepter Sceptre chaunge change his his golden golden shafts shafts , Fancie Fancy and and modestie modesty shall shall liue live as as mates mates , And And thy thy faire fair peacockes peacocks by by my my pigeons pigeons pearch perch : Loue Love my my Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , and and desire desire is is thine thine , The The day day , the the night night , my my Swannes Swans , my my sweetes sweets are are thine thine . Iuno Juno juno . More More then than melodious melodious are are these these words words to to me me , That That ouercloy overcloy my my soule soul with with their their content content : Venus Venus , sweete sweet Venus Venus , how how may may I I deserue deserve D2 Such The Tragedie of Dido. Such Such amourous amorous fauours favours at at thy thy beautious beauteous hand hand ? But But that that thou thou maist may’st mayst more more easilie easily perceiue perceive , How How highly highly I I doe do prize prize this this amitie amity , Harke Hark to to a a motion motion of of eternall eternal league league , Which Which I I will will make make in in quittance quittance of of thy thy loue love : Thy Thy sonne son thou thou knowest knowest with with Dido Dido now now remaines remains , And And feedes feeds his his eyes eyes with with fauours favours of of her her Court Court , She She likewise likewise in in admyring admiring spends spends her her time time , And And cannot cannot talke talk nor nor thinke think of of ought aught but but him him : Why Why should should not not they they then then ioyne join in in marriage marriage , And And bring bring forth forth mightie mighty Kings Kings to to Carthage Carthage towne town , Whom Whom casualtie casualty of of sea sea hath hath made made such such friends friends ? And And Venus Venus , let let there there be be a a match match confirmd confirmed Betwixt Betwixt these these two two , whose whose loues loves are are so so alike alike , And And both both our our Deities Deities conioynd conjoined in in one one , Shall Shall chaine chain felicitie felicity vnto unto their their throne throne . Venus Venus . Well Well could could I I like like this this reconcilements reconcilement’s reconcilements meanes means , But But much much I I feare fear my my sonne son will will nere ne’er consent consent , Whose Whose armed armed soule soul alreadie already on on the the sea sea , Darts Darts forth forth her her light light to to Lauinias Lavinia’s lavinia’s shoare shore . Iuno Juno juno . Faire Fair Queene Queen of of loue love , I I will will deuorce divorce these these doubts doubts , And And finde find the the way way to to wearie weary such such fond fond thoughts thoughts : This This day day they they both both a a-hunting a hunting hunting forth forth will will ride ride Into Into these these woods woods , adioyning adjoining to to these these walles walls , When When in in the the midst midst of of all all their their gamesome game gamesome game some some sports sports , Ile I’ll make make the the Clowdes Clouds dissolue dissolve their their watrie wat’ry watery workes works , And And drench drench Siluanus Silvanus’ Silvanus dwellings dwellings with with their their shewers showers , Then Then in in one one Caue Cave the the Queene Queen and and he he shall shall meete meet , And And interchangeably interchangeably discourse discourse their their thoughts thoughts , Whose Whose short short conclusion conclusion will will seale seal vp up their their hearts hearts , Vnto Unto the the purpose purpose which which we we now now propound propound . Venus Venus . Sister Sister , I I see see you you sauour savour of of my my wiles wiles , Be Be it it as as you you will will haue have for for this this once once , Meane Mean time time , Ascanius Ascanius shall shall be be my my charge charge , Whom Whom I I will will beare bear to to Ida Id● Ida in in mine mine armes arms , And And couch couch him him in in Adonis Adonis’ purple purple downe down . Exeunt Exeunt . Enter The Tragedie of Dido. Enter Enter Dido Dido , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , Anna Anna , Iarbus Iarbas jarbus , Achates Achates , and and followers followers . Dido Dido . Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , thinke think not not but but I I honor honour thee thee , That That thus thus in in person person goe go with with thee thee to to hunt hunt : My My princely princely robes robes thou thou seest seest are are layd laid aside aside , Whose Whose glittering glittering pompe pomp Dianas Diana’s shrowdes shrouds supplies supplies , All All fellowes fellows now now disposde disposed alike alike to to sporte sport , The The woods woods are are wide wide , and and we we haue have store store of of game game : Faire Fair Troian Trojan , hold hold my my golden golden bowe bow a a while while , Vntill Until I I gird gird my my quiuer quiver to to my my side side : Lords Lords goe go before before , we we two two must must talke talk alone alone . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Vngentle Ungentle , can can she she wrong wrong Iarbus Iarbas so so ? Ile I’ll dye die before before a a stranger stranger haue have that that grace grace : We We two two will will talke talk alone alone , what what words words be be these these ? Dido Dido . What What makes makes Iarbus Iarbas here here of of all all the the rest rest ? We We could could haue have gone gone without without your your companie company . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. But But loue love and and duetie duty led led him him on on perhaps perhaps , To To presse press beyond beyond acceptance acceptance to to your your sight sight . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Why Why man man of of Troy Troy , doe do I I offend offend thine thine eyes eyes ? Or Or art art thou thou grieude grieved thy thy betters betters presse press so so nye nigh ? Dido Dido . How How now now Getulian Gaetulian Getulian , are are ye ye growne grown so so braue brave , To To challenge challenge vs us with with your your comparisons comparisons ? Pesant Peasant , goe go seeke seek companions companions like like thy selfe thyself , And And meddle meddle not not with with any any that that I I loue love : Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , be be not not moude moved at at what what he he sayes says , For For otherwhile otherwhile he he will will be be out out of of ioynt joint . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Women Women may may wrong wrong by by priuiledge privilege of of loue love : But But should should that that man man of of men men ( Dido Dido except except ) Haue Have taunted taunted me me in in these these opprobrious opprobrious termes terms , I I would would haue have either either drunke drunk his his dying dying bloud blood , Or Or els else I I would would haue have giuen given my my life life in in gage gage ? Dido Dido . Huntsmen Huntsmen , why why pitch pitch you you not not your your toyles toils apace apace , And And rowse rouse the the light foot light light-foot light foote foot Deere Deer deer from from forth forth their their laire lair . Anna Anna . Sister Sister , see see see see Ascanius Ascanius in in his his pompe pomp , Bearing Bearing his his huntspeare huntspear brauely bravely in in his his hand hand . D3 Dido. The Tragedie of Dido. Dido Dido . Yea Yea little little sonne son , are are you you so so forward forward now now ? Asca. Ascanius Asca. I Ay I mother mother I I shall shall one one day day be be a a man ●●n man , And And better better able able vnto unto other other armes arms , Meane Mean time time these these wanton wanton weapons weapons serue serve my my warre war , Which Which I I will will breake break betwixt betwixt a a Lyons Lyon●●awes Lion’s jawes jaws . Dido Dido . What What , darest darest thou thou looke look a a Lyon Lion in in the the face face ? Asca. Ascanius Asca. I Ay ay , and and outface outface him him to too to , doe do what what he he can can . Anna Anna . How How like like his his father father speaketh speaketh he he in in all all ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. And And mought might I I liue live to to see see him him sacke sack rich rich Thebes Thebes , And And loade load his his speare spear with with Grecian Grecian Princes Princes’ princes’ heads heads , Then Then would would I I wish wish me me with with Anchises Anchises’ Anchises Tombe Tomb , And And dead dead to to honour honour that that hath hath brought brought me me vp up . Iar. Iarbas Iar. And And might might I I liue live to to see see thee thee shipt shipped away away , And And hoyst hoist aloft aloft on on Neptunes Neptune’s hideous hideous hilles hills , Then Then would would I I wish wish me me in in faire fair Didos Dido’s armes arms , And And dead dead to to scorne soone s●one scorn soon that that hath hath pursued pursued me me so so . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Stoute Stout friend friend Achates Achates , doest dost thou thou know know this this wood wood ? Acha. Achates Acha. As As I I remember remember , here here you you shot shot the the Deere Deer deer , That That sau’d saved your your famisht famished souldiers soldiers liues lives from from death death , When When first first you you set set your your foote foot vpon upon the the shoare shore , And And here here we we met met faire fair Venus Venus Venus’ virgine virgin like like , Bearing Bearing her her bowe bow and and quiuer quiver at at her her backe back . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. O O how how these these irksome icksome irksome labours labours now now delight delight , And And ouerioy overjoy overioy my my thoughts thoughts with with their their escape escape : Who Who would would not not vndergoe undergo all all kind kind of of toyle toil , To To be be well well stor’d stored with with such such a a winters winter’s tale tale ? Dido Dido . Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , leaue leave these these dumpes dumps and and lets let’s away away , Some Some to to the the mountaines mountains some some vnto unto the the soyle soil , You You to to the the vallies valleys , thou thou vnto unto the the house house . Exeunt Exeunt omnes omnes ; , ● manent m●●●●us manet manent . Iar. Iarbas Iar. I Ay ay , this this it it is is which which wounds wounds me me to to the the death death , To To see see a a Phrigian Phrygian phrygian far fet far forfeit far set set to to the the sea sea , Preferd Preferred before before a a man man of of maiestie maiesties majesty majesties : O O Oh loue love , O O Oh hate hate , O O Oh cruell cruel womens women’s hearts hearts , That That imitate imitate the the Moone Moon in in euery every chaunge change . And And like like the the Planets Planets euer ever loue love to to raunge range : What What shall shall I I doe do thus th●● thus wronged wronged with with disdaine disdain ? Reuenge The Tragedie of Dido. Reuenge Revenge me me on on Æneas Aeneas Aeneas or or on on her her : On On her her ? fond fond man man , that that were were to to warre war gainst ’gainst heauen heaven , And And with with one one shaft shaft prouoke provoke ten ten thousand thousand darts darts : This This Troians Trojan’s Trojans end end will will be be thy thy enuies envy’s envies aime aim , Whose Whose bloud blood will will reconcile reconcile thee thee to to content content , And And make make loue love drunken drunken with with thy thy sweete sweet desire desire : But But Dido Dido that that now now holdeth holdeth him him so so deare dear , Will Will dye die with with very very tidings tidings of of his his death death : But But time time will will discontinue discontinue her her content content , And And mould mould her her minde mind vnto unto newe new fancies fancies shapes shapes : O O Oh God God of of heauen heaven , turne turn the the hand hand of of fate fate Vnto Unto that that happie happy day day of of my my delight delight , And And then then , what what then then ? Iarbus Iarbas shall shall but but loue love : So So doth doth he he now now , though though not not with with equall equal gaine gain , That That resteth resteth in in the the riuall rival of of thy thy paine pain , Who Who nere ne’er will will cease cease to to soare foare soar till till he he be be slaine slain . Exit Exit . The The storme storm . Enter Enter Æneas Aeneas Aeneas and and Dido Dido in in the the Caue Cave at at seuerall several times times . Dido Dido . Æneas Aeneas Aeneas . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Dido Dido . Dido Dido . Tell Tell me me deare dear loue love , how how found found you you out out this this Caue Cave ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. By By chance chance sweete sweet Queene Queen , as as Mars Mars and and Venus Venus met met . Dido Dido . Why Why , that that was was in in a a net net , where where we we are are loose loose , And And yet yet I I am am not not free free , oh o would would I I were were . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Why Why , what what is is it it that that Dido Dido may may desire desire And And not not obtaine obtain , be be it it in in humaine human power power ? Dido Dido . The The thing thing that that I I will will dye die before before I I aske ask , And And yet yet desire desire to to haue have before before I I dye die . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. It It is is not not ought aught Æneas Aeneas Aeneas may may atchieue achieve ? Dido Dido . Æneas Aeneas Aeneas no no although although his his eyes eyes doe do pearce pierce . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. What What , hath hath Iarbus Iarbas angred angered her her in in ought aught ? And And will will she she be be auenged avenged on on his his life life ? Dido Dido . Not Not angred angered me me , except except in in angring ang’ring angering thee thee . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Who Who then then of of all all so so cruell cruel may may he he be be , That That should should detaine detain thy thy eye eye in in his his defects defects ? Dido. The Tragedie of Dido. Dido Dido . The The man man that that I I doe do eye eye where ere where where’er where ere ere I I am am , Whose Whose amorous amorous face face like like Pean Paean Pean sparkles sparkles fire fire , When as When as whenas he he buts butts his his beames beams on on Floras Flora’s bed bed , Prometheus Prometheus hath hath put put on on Cupids Cupid’s shape shape , And And I I must must perish perish in in his his burning burning armes arms : Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , O O Oh Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , quench quench these these flames flames . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. What What ailes ails my my Queene Queen , is is she she falne fall’n fallen sicke sick of of late late ? Dido Dido . Not Not sicke sick my my loue love , but but sicke sick , I I must must conceale conceal The The torment torment , that that it it bootes boots me me not not reueale reveal , And And yet yet Ile I’ll speake speak , and and yet yet Ile I’ll hold hold my my peace peace , Doe Do shame shame her her worst worst , I I will will disclose disclose my my griefe grief : Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , thou thou art art he he , what what did did I I say say ? Something Something it it was was that that now now I I haue have forgot forgot . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. What What meanes means faire fair Dido Dido by by this this doubtfull doubtful speech speech ? Dido Dido . Nay Nay , nothing nothing , but but Æneas Aeneas Aeneas loues loves me me not not . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas thoughts thoughts dare dare not not ascend ascend so so high high As As Didos Dido’s heart heart , which which Monarkes Monarchs might might not not scale scale . Dido Dido . It It was was because because I I sawe saw no no King King like like thee thee , Whose Whose golden golden Crowne Crown might might ballance balance my my content content : But But now now that that I I haue have found found what what to to effect effect , I I followe follow one one that that loueth loveth fame fame for for me me , And And rather rather had had seeme seem faire fair Sirens Sirens’ Sirens eyes eyes , Then Than Then to to the the Carthage Carthage Queene Queen that that dyes dies for for him him . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. If If that that your your maiestie majesty can can looke look so so lowe low● low , As As my my despised despised worths worths , that that shun shun all all praise praise , With With this this my my hand hand I I giue give to to you you my my heart heart , And And vow vow by by all all the the Gods Gods of of Hospitalitie Hospitality , By By heauen heaven and and earth earth , and and my my faire fair brothers brother’s bowe bow , By By Paphos Paphos , Capys Capys , and and the the purple purple Sea Sea , From From whence whence my my radiant radiant mother mother did did descend descend , And And by by this this Sword Sword that that saued saved me me from from the the Greekes Greeks , Neuer Never to to leaue leave these these newe new vpreared upreared walles walls , Whiles Whiles Dido Dido liues lives and and rules rules in in Iunos Iu●●s Juno’s towne town , Neuer Never to to like like or or loue love any any but but her her . Dido Dido . What What more more then than delian delian musicke music doe do I I heare hear , That That calles calls my my soule soul from from forth forth his his liuing living seate seat , To To moue move vnto unto the the measures measures of of delight delight : Kind The Tragedie of Dido. Kind Kind clowdes clouds that that sent sent forth forth such such a a curteous courteous storme storm , As As made made disdaine disdain to to flye fly to to fancies fancy’s lap lap : Stoute Stout loue love in in mine mine armes arms make make thy thy Italy Italy , Whose Whose Crowne Crown and and kingdome kingdom rests rests at at thy thy commande command : Sicheus Sychaeus Sichaeus , not not Æneas Aeneas Aeneas be be thou thou calde called : The The King King of of Carthage Carthage , not not Anchises Anchises’ Anchises sonne son : Hold Hold , take take these these Iewels Jewels jewels at at thy thy Louers Lover’s lover’s hand hand , These These golden golden bracelets bracelets , and and this this wedding wedding ring ring , Wherewith Wherewith my my husband husband woo’d wooed me me yet yet a a maide maid , And And be be thou thou king king of of Libia Libya , by by my my guift gift . Exeunt Exeunt to to the the Caue Caus Cave Caus .
Actus Actus 4. 4. Scena Scena Scaena I. I. Enter Enter Achates Achates , Ascanius Ascanius , Iarbus Iarbas jarbus , and and Anna Anna . Acha. Achates Acha. Did Did euer ever men men see see such such a a sudden sudden storme storm ? Or Or day day so so cleere clear so so suddenly suddenly orecast o’ercast ? Iar. Iarbas Iar. I I thinke think some some fell fell Inchantresse Enchantress dwelleth dwelleth here here , That That can can call call them them forth forth when as whenas she she please please , And And diue dive into into blacke black tempests tempest’s treasurie treasury , When as whenas she she meanes means to to maske mask the the world world with with clowdes clouds . Anna Anna . In In all all my my life life I I neuer never knew knew the the like like , It It haild hailed , it it snowde snowed , it it lightned lightened all all at at once once . Acha. Achates Acha. I I thinke think it it was was the the diuels devil’s reuelling revelling night night , There There was was such such hurly burly hurly-burly in in the the heauens heavens : Doubtles Doubtless Apollos Apollo’s Axeltree Axletree is is crackt cracked , Or Or aged aged Atlas Atlas’ shoulder shoulder out out of of ioynt joint , The The motion motion was was so so ouer over violent violent . Iar. Iarbas Iar. In In all all this this coyle coil , where where haue have ye ye left left the the Queene Queen ? Asca. Ascanius Asca. Nay Nay , where where is is my my warlike warlike father father , can can you you tell tell ? Anna Anna . Behold Behold where where both both of of them them come come forth forth the the Caue Cave . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Come Come forth forth the the Caue Cave : can can heauen heaven endure endure this this sight sight ? Iarbus Iarbas , curse curse that that vnreuenging unrevenging Ioue Jove jove , Whose Whose flintie flinty darts darts slept slept in in Tiphous Typhoeus’ den den , Whiles Whiles these these adulterors adulterers surfetted surfeited with with sinne sin : Nature Nature , why why mad’st mad’st madest me me not not some some poysonous poisonous beast beast , That That with with the the sharpnes sharpness of of my my edged edged sting sting , E I The Tragedie of Dido. I I might might haue have stakte staked them them both both vnto unto the the earth earth , Whil’st Whilst they they were were sporting sporting in in this this darksome darksome Caue Cave ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. The The ayre air is is cleere clear , and and Southerne Southern windes winds are are whist whist , Come Come Dido Dido , let let vs us hasten hasten to to the the towne town , Since Since gloomie gloomy Æolus Aeolus Aeolus doth doth cease cease to to frowne frown . Dido Dido . Achates Achates and and Ascanius Ascanius , well well met met . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Faire Fair Anna Anna , how how escapt escaped you you from from the the shower shower ? Anna Anna . As As others others did did , by by running running to to the the wood wood . Dido Dido But But where where were were you you Iarbus Iarbas all all this this while while ? Iar. Iarbas Iar. Not Not with with Æneas Aeneas Aeneas in in the the vgly ugly Caue Cave . Dido Dido . I I see see Æneas Aeneas Aeneas sticketh sticketh in in your your minde mind , But But I I will will soone soon put put by by that that stumbling stumbling blocke block , And And quell quell those those hopes hopes that that thus thus employ employ your your eares ears . Exeunt Exeunt . Enters Enters Iarbus Iarbas jarbus to to Sacrifize Sacrifice . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Come Come seruants servants , come come bring bring forth forth the the Sacrifize Sacrifice , That That I I may may pacifie pacify that that gloomie gloomy Ioue Jove jove , Whose Whose emptie empty Altars Altars haue have enlarg’d enlarged our our illes ills . Eternall Eternal Ioue Jove jove , great great master master of of the the Clowdes Clouds , Father Father of of gladnesse gladness , and and all all frollicke frolic thoughts thoughts , That That with with thy thy gloomie gloomy hand hand corrects corrects the the heauen heaven , When When ayrie airy creatures creatures warre war amongst amongst themselues themselves : Heare Hear , heare hear , O O Oh heare hear Iarbus Iarbas plaining plaining prayers prayers , Whose Whose hideous hideous ecchoes echoes make make the the welkin welkin howle howl , And And all all the the woods woods Eliza Eliza to to resound resound : The The woman woman that that thou thou wild willed wild vs us entertaine entertain , Where Where straying straying in in our our borders borders vp up and and downe down , She She crau’d craved a a hide hide of of ground ground to to build build a a towne town , With With whom whom we we did did deuide divide both both lawes laws and and land land , And And all all the the fruites fruits that that plentie plenty els else sends sends forth forth , Scorning Scorning our our loues loves and and royall royal marriage marriage rites rites , Yeelds Yields vp up her her beautie beauty to to a a strangers stranger’s bed bed , Who Who hauing having wrought wrought her her shame shame , is is straight straight way way fled fled : Now Now if if thou thou beest beest a a pitying pitying God God of of power power , On On whom whom ruth ruth and and compassion compassion euer ever waites waits , Redresse Redress these these wrongs wrongs , and and warne warn him him to to his his ships ships , That That now now afflicts afflicts me me with with his his flattering flattering eyes eyes . Enter The Tragedie of Dido. Enter Enter Anna Anna . Anna Anna . How How now now Iarbus Iarbas , at at your your prayers prayers so so hard hard ? Iar. Iarbas Iar. I Ay I Anna Anna , is is there there ought aught you you would would with with me me ? Anna Anna . Nay Nay , no no such such waightie weighty busines business of of import import , But But may may be be slackt slacked vntill until another another time time : Yet Yet if if you you would would partake partake with with me me the the cause cause Of Of this this deuotion devotion that that detaineth detaineth you you , I I would would be be thankfull thankful for for such such curtesie courtesy . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Anna Anna , against against this this Troian Trojan doe do I I pray pray , Who Who seekes seeks to to rob rob me me of of thy thy Sisters Sister’s sister’s loue love , And And diue dive into into her her heart heart by by coloured coloured lookes looks . Anna Anna . Alas Alas poore poor King King that that labours labours so so in in vaine vain , For For her her that that so so delighteth delighteth in in thy thy paine pain : Be Be rul’d tul’d ruled tul’d by by me me , and and seeke seek some some other other loue love , Whose Whose yeelding yielding heart heart may may yeeld yield thee thee more more reliefe relief . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Mine Mine eye eye is is fixt fixed where where fancie fancy cannot cannot start start , O O Oh leaue leave me me , leaue leave me me to to my my silent silent thoughts thoughts , That That register register the the numbers numbers of of my my ruth ruth , And And I I will will either either moue move the the thoughtles thoughtless flint flint , Or Or drop drop out out both both mine mine eyes eyes in in drisling drizzling teares tears , Before Before my my sorrowes sorrow’s tide tide haue have any any stint stint . Anna Anna . I I will will not not leaue leave Iarbus Iarbas whom whom I I loue love , In In this this delight delight of of dying dying pensiuenes pensiveness : Away Away with with Dido Dido , Anna Anna be be thy thy song song , Anna Anna that that doth doth admire admire thee thee more more then than heauen heaven . Iar. Iarbas Iar. I I may may nor nor will will list list to to such such loathsome loathsome chaunge change , That That intercepts intercepts the the course course of of my my desire desire : Seruants Servants , come come fetch fetch these these emptie empty vessels vessels here here , For For I I will will flye fly from from these these alluring alluring eyes eyes , That That doe do pursue pursue my my peace peace where ere where where’er where ere ere it it goes goes . Exit Exit . Anna Anna . Iarbus Iarbas stay stay , louing loving Iarbus Iarbas stay stay , For For I I haue have honey honey to to present present thee thee with with : Hard hearted Hard Hard-hearted Hard hearted hearted , wilt wilt not not deigne deign to to heare hear me me speake speak , Ile I’ll follow follow thee thee with with outcryes outcries nere ne’er near the the lesse less , And And strewe strew thy thy walkes walks with with my my discheueld disheveled haire hair . Exit Exit . E2 Enter The Tragedie of Dido. Enter Enter Æneas Aeneas Aeneas alone alone . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Carthage Carthage , my my friendly friendly host host adue adieu , Since Since destinie destiny doth doth call call me me from from the the shoare shore : Hermes Hermes this this night night descending descending in in a a dreame dream , Hath Hath summond summoned me me to to fruitfull fruitful Italy Italy : Ioue Jove jove wils wills it it so so , my my mother mother wils wills it it so so : Let Let my my Phenissa Phoenissa graunt grant , and and then then I I goe go : Graunt Grant she she or or no no , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas must must away away , Whose Whose golden golden fortunes fortunes clogd clogged with with courtly courtly ease ease , Cannot Cannot ascend ascend to to Fames Fame’s immortall immortal house house , Or Or banquet banquet in in bright bright honors honour’s burnisht burnished hall hall , Till Till he he hath hath furrowed furrowed Neptunes Neptune’s glassie glassy fieldes fields , And And cut cut a a passage passage through through his his toples topless hilles hills : Achates Achates come come forth forth , Sergestus Sergestus , Illioneus Illioneus , Cloanthus Cloanthus , haste haste away away , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas calles calls . Enter Enter Achates Achates , Cloanthus Cloanthus , Sergestus Sergestus , and and Illioneus Illioneus . Acha. Achates Acha. What What willes wills our our Lord Lord , or or wherefore wherefore did did he he call call ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. The The dreames dreams ( braue brave mates mates ) that that did did beset beset my my bed bed , When When sleepe sleep but but newly newly had had imbrast embraced the the night night , Commaunds Commands me me leaue leave these these vnrenowmed vnrenowned vnrenowmed unrenowned beames beams , Whereas Whereas Nobilitie Nobility abhors abhors to to stay stay , And And none none but but base base Æneas Aeneas Aeneas will will abide abide : Abourd Aboard , abourd aboard , since since Fates Fates doe do bid bid abourd aboard , And And slice slice the the Sea Sea with with sable coloured sable sable-coloured sable coloured coloured ships ships , On On whom whom the the nimble nimble windes winds may may all all day day waight wait weight , And And follow follow them them as as footemen footmen through through the the deepe deep : Yet Yet Dido Dido casts casts her her eyes eyes like like anchors anchors out out , To To stay stay my my Fleete Fleet from from loosing losing forth forth the the Bay Bay : . ▪ Come Come backe back , come come backe back , I I heare hear her her crye cry a farre afar , And And let let me me linke link my my bodie body to to my my lips lips , That That tyed tied together together by by the the striuing striving striuing tongues tongues , We We may may as as one one saile sail into into Italy Italy . Acha. Achates Acha. Banish Banish that that ticing ’ticing dame dame from from forth forth your your mouth mouth , And And follow follow your your foreseeing foreseeing starres stars in in all all ; This The Tragedie of Dido. This This is is no no life life for for men men at at armes arms to to liue live , Where Where daliance dalliance doth doth consume consume a a Souldiers Soldier’s soldier’s strength strength , And And wanton wanton motions motions of of alluring alluring eyes eyes , Effeminate Effeminate our our mindes minds inur’d inured enured to to warre war . Illio. Illioneus Illio. Why Why , let let vs us build build a a Citie City of of our our owne own , And And not not stand stand lingering lingering here here for for amorous amorous lookes looks : Will Will Dido Dido raise raise old old Priam Priam forth forth his his graue grave , And And build build the the towne town againe again the the Greekes Greeks did did burne burn ? No No no no , she she cares cares not not how how we we sinke sink or or swimme swim , So So she she may may haue have Æneas Aeneas Aeneas in in her her armes arms . Cloan. Cloanthus Cloan. To To Italy Italy , sweete sweet friends friends to to Italy Italy , We We will will not not stay stay a a minute minute longer longer here here . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Troians Trojans abourd aboard , and and I I will will follow follow you you , I I faine fain would would goe go , yet yet beautie beauty calles calls me me backe back : To To leaue leave her her so so and and not not once once say say farewell farewell , Were Were to to transgresse transgress against against all all lawes laws of of loue love : But But if if I I vse use such such ceremonious ceremonious thankes thanks , As As parting parting friends friends accustome accustom on on the the shoare shore , Her Her siluer silver armes arms will will coll coll me me round round about about , And And teares tears of of pearle pearl , crye cry stay stay , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , stay stay : Each Each word word she she sayes says will will then then containe contain a a Crowne Crown , And And euery every speech speech be be ended ended with with a a kisse kiss : I I may may not not dure dure this this female female drudgerie drudgery , To To sea sea Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , finde find out out Italy Italy . Exit Exit . Enter Enter Dido Dido and and Anna Anna . Dido Dido . O O Anna Anna , runne run vnto unto the the water water side side , They They say say Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas men men are are going going abourd aboard , It It may may be be he he will will steale steal away away with with them them : Stay Stay not not to to answere answer me me , runne run Anna Anna runne run . O O foolish foolish Troians Trojans that that would would steale steal from from hence hence , And And not not let let Dido Dido vnderstand understand their their drift drift : I I would would haue have giuen given Achates Achates store store of of gold gold , And And Illioneus Illioneus Illioneus’ gum gum and and Libian Libyan spice spice , The The common common souldiers soldiers rich rich imbrodered embroidered coates coats , And And siluer silver whistles whistles to to controule control the the windes winds , Which Which Circes Circes Circe’s sent sent scent Sicheus Sychaeus Sichaeus when when he he liued lived : E3 Vnwor- The Tragedie of Dido. Vnworthie Unworthy are are they they of of a a Queenes Queen’s queen’s reward reward : See See where where they they come come , how how might might I I doe do to to chide chide ? Enter Enter Anna Anna , with with Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , Achates Achates , Illioneus Illioneus , and and Sergestus Sergestus . Anna Anna . Twas ’Twas ’twas time time to to runne run , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas had had been been gone gone , The The sailes sails were were hoysing hoising hoisting vp up , and and he he abourd aboard . Dido Dido . Is Is this this thy thy loue love to to me me ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. O O princely princely Dido Dido , giue give me me leaue leave to to speake speak , I I went went to to take take my my farewell farewell of of Achates Achates . Dido Dido . How How haps haps Achates Achates bid bid me me not not farewell farewell ? Acha. Achates Acha. Because Because I I feard feared your your grace grace would would keepe keep me me here here . , Dido Dido . To To rid rid thee thee of of that that doubt doubt , abourd aboard againe again , I I charge charge thee thee put put to to sea sea and and stay stay not not here here . Acha. Achates Acha. Then Then let let Æneas Aeneas Aeneas goe go abourd aboard with with vs us . Dido Dido . Get Get you you abourd aboard , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas meanes means to to stay stay . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. The The sea sea is is rough rough , the the windes winds blow blow to to the the shoare shore . Dido Dido . O O false false Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , now now the the sea sea is is rough rough , But But when when you you were were abourd aboard twas ’twas calme calm enough enough , Thou Thou and and Achates Achates ment meant to to saile sail away away . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Hath Hath not not the the Carthage Carthage Queene Queen mine mine onely only sonne son ? Thinkes Thinks Dido Dido I I will will goe go and and leaue leave him him here here ? Dido Dido . Æneas Aeneas Aeneas pardon pardon me me , for for I I forgot forgot That That yong young Ascanius Ascanius lay lay with with me me this this night night : Loue Love made made me me iealous jealous , but but to to make make amends amends , Weare Wear the the emperiall imperial Crowne Crown of of Libia Libya , Sway Sway thou thou the the Punike Punic punic Scepter Sceptre in in my my steede stead steed , And And punish punish me me Æneas Aeneas Aeneas for for this this crime crime . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. This This kisse kiss shall shall be be faire fair Didos Dido’s punishment punishment . Dido Dido . O O how how a a Crowne Crown becomes becomes Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas head head ! Stay Stay here here Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , and and commaund command as as King King . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. How How vaine vain am am I I to to weare wear this this Diadem Diadem , And And beare bear this this golden golden Scepter Sceptre in in my my hand hand ? A A Burgonet Burgonet of of steele steel , and and not not a a Crowne Crown , A A Sword Sword , and and not not a a Scepter Sceptre fits fits Æneas Aeneas Aeneas . Dido Dido . O O keepe keep them them still still , and and let let me me gaze gaze my my fill fill : Now Now lookes looks Æneas Aeneas Aeneas like like immortall immortal Ioue Jove jove , O The Tragedie of Dido. O O Oh where where is is Ganimed Ganymede to to hold hold his his cup cup , And And Mercury Mercury to to flye fly for for what what he he calles calls , Ten Ten thousand thousand Cupids Cupids houer hover in in the the ayre air , And And fanne fan it it in in Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas louely lovely face face , O O Oh that that the the Clowdes Clouds were were here here wherein wherein thou thou fleest fleest , That That thou thou and and I I vnseene unseen might might sport sport our selues ourselves : Heauens Heavens enuious envious of of our our ioyes joys is is waxen waxen pale pale , And And when when we we whisper whisper , then then than the the starres stars fall fall downe down , To To be be partakers partakers of of our our honey honey talke talk . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. O O Dido Dido , patronesse patroness of of all all our our liues lives , When When I I leaue leave thee thee , death death be be my my punishment punishment , Swell Swell raging raging seas seas , frowne frown wayward wayward destinies destinies , Blow Blow windes winds , threaten threaten ye ye Rockes Rocks and and sandie sandy shelfes shelves , This This is is the the harbour harbour that that Æneas Aeneas Aeneas seekes seeks , Lets Let’s let’s see see what what tempests tempests can can anoy annoy me me now now . Dido Dido . Not Not all all the the world world can can take take thee thee from from mine mine armes arms , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas may may commaund command as as many many Moores Moors , As As in in the the Sea Sea are are little little water water drops drops : And And now now to to make make experience experience of of my my loue love , Faire Fair sister sister Anna Anna leade lead my my louer lover forth forth , And And seated seated on on my my Gennet Jennet jennet , let let him him ride ride As As Didos Dido’s husband husband through through the the punicke punic streetes streets , And And will will my my guard guard with with Mauritanian Mauritanian darts darts , To To waite wait vpon upon him him as as their their soueraigne sovereign Lord Lord . Anna Anna . What What if if the the Citizens Citizens repine repine thereat thereat ? Dido Dido . Those Those that that dislike dislike what what Dido Dido giues gives in in charge charge , Commaund Command my my guard guard to to slay slay for for their their offence offence : Shall Shall vulgar vulgar pesants peasants storme storm at at what what I I doe do ? The The ground ground is is mine mine that that giues gives them them sustenance sustenance , The The ayre air wherein wherein they they breathe breathe , the the water water , fire fire , All All that that they they haue have their their lands lands , their their goods goods , their their liues lives , And And I I the the Goddesse Goddess of of all all these these , commaund command Æneas Aeneas Aeneas ride ride as as Carthaginian Carthaginian King King . Acha. Achates Acha. Æneas Aeneas Aeneas for for his his parentage parentage deserues deserves As As large large a a kingdome kingdom as as is is Libia Labia Libya Labia . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. I Ay ay , and and vnlesse unless the the destinies destinies be be false false , I I shall shall be be planted planted in in as as rich rich a a land land . Dido. The Tragedie of Dido. Dido Dido . Speake Speak of of no no other other land land , this this land land is is thine thine , Dido Dido is is thine thine , henceforth henceforth Ile I’ll call call thee thee Lord Lord : Doe Do as as I I bid bid thee thee , sister sister leade lead the the way way , And And from from a a turret turret Ile I’ll behold behold my my loue love . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Then Then here here in in me me shall shall flourish flourish Priams Priam’s race race , And And thou thou and and I I Achates Achates , for for reuenge revenge , For For Troy Troy , for for Priam Priam , for for his his fiftie fifty sonnes sons , Our Our kinsmens kinsmen’s loues loves , and and thousand thousand guiltles guiltless soules souls , Will Will leade lead an an hoste host against against the the hatefull hateful Greekes Greeks , And And fire fire proude proud Lacedemon Lacedaemon ore o’er their their heads heads . Exit Exit . Dido Dido . Speakes Speakers Speaks Speakers not not Æneas Aeneas Aeneas like like a a Conqueror Conqueror ? O O blessed blessed tempests tempests that that did did driue drive him him in in , O O Oh happie happy sand sand that that made made him him runne run aground aground : Henceforth Henceforth you you shall shall be be our our Carthage Carthage Gods Gods : I ay , but but it it may may be be he he will will leaue leave my my loue love , And And seeke seek a a forraine foreign land land calde called Italy Italy : O O Oh that that I I had had a a charme charm to to keepe keep the the windes winds Within Within the the closure closure of of a a golden golden ball ball , Or Or that that the the Tyrrhen Tyrrhen sea sea were were in in mine mine armes arms , That That he he might might suffer suffer shipwracke shipwreck on on my my breast breast , As As oft oft as as he he attempts attempts to to hoyst hoist vp up saile sail : I I must must preuent prevent him him , wishing wishing will will not not serue serve : Goe Go , bid bid my my Nurse Nurse take take yong young Ascanius Ascanius , And And beare bear him him in in the the countrey country to to her her house house , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas will will not not goe go without without his his sonne son : Yet Yet lest lest he he should should , for for I I am am full full of of feare fear , Bring Bring me me his his oares oars , his his tackling tackling , and and his his sailes sails : What What if if I I sinke sink his his ships ships ? O O heele he’ll frowne frown : Better Better he he frowne frown , then than I I should should dye die for for griefe grief : I I cannot cannot see see him him frowne frown , it it may may not not be be : Armies Armies of of foes foes resolu’d resolved to to winne win this this towne town , Or Or impious impious traitors traitors vowde vowed to to haue have my my life life , Affright Affright me me not not , onely only Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas frowne frown Is Is that that which which terrifies terrifies poore poor Didos Dido’s heart heart : Not Not bloudie bloody speares spears appearing appearing in in the the ayre air , Presage Presage the the downfall downfall of of my my Emperie Empery , Nor Nor blazing blazing Commets Comets threatens threatens Didos Dido’s death death , It The Tragedie of Dido. It It is is Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas frowne frown that that ends ends my my daies days : If If he he forsake forsake me me not not , I I neuer never dye die , For For in in his his lookes looks I I see see eternitie eternity , And And heele he’ll make make me me immortall immortal with with a a kisse kiss . Enter Enter a a Lord Lord . Your Your Nurse Nurse is is gone gone with with yong young Ascanius Ascauius Ascanius , And And heres here’s Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas tackling tackling , oares oars and and sailes sails . Dido Dido . Are Are these these the the sailes sails that that in in despight despite of of me me , Packt Packed with with the the windes winds to to beare bear Æneas Aeneas Aeneas hence hence ? Ile I’ll hang hang ye ye in in the the chamber chamber where where I I lye lie , Driue Drive if if you you can can my my house house to to Italy Italy : Ile I’ll set set the the casement casement open open that that the the windes winds May May enter enter in in , and and once once againe again conspire conspire Against Against the the life life of of me me poore poor Carthage Carthage Queene Queen : But But though though he he goe go , he he stayes stays in in Carthage Carthage still still , And And let let rich rich Carthage Carthage fleete fleet vpon upon the the seas seas , So So I I may may haue have Æneas Aeneas Aeneas in in mine mine armes arms . Is Is this this the the wood wood that that grew grew in in Carthage Carthage plaines plains , And And would would be be toyling toiling in in the the watrie wat’ry watery billowes billows , To To rob rob their their mistresse mistress of of her her Troian Trojan guest guest ? O O cursed cursed tree tree , hadst hadst thou thou but but wit wit or or sense sense , To To measure measure how how I I prize prize Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas loue love , Thou Thou wouldst wouldst haue have leapt leapt from from out out the the Sailers Sailors’ Sailors hands hands , And And told told me me that that Æneas Aeneas Aeneas ment meant to to goe go : And And yet yet I I blame blame thee thee not not , thou thou art art but but wood wood . The The water water which which our our Poets Poets terme term a a Nimph Nymph , Why Why did did it it suffer suffer thee thee to to touch touch her her breast breast , And And shrunke shrunk not not backe back , knowing knowing my my loue love was was there there ? The The water water is is an an Element Element , no no Nimph Nymph , Why Why should should I I blame blame Æneas Aeneas Aeneas for for his his flight flight ? O O Dido Dido , blame blame not not him him , but but breake break his his oares oars , These These were were the the instruments instruments that that launcht launched him him forth forth , Theres There’s there’s not not so so much much as as this this base base tackling tackling too too , But But dares dares to to heape heap vp up sorrowe sorrow to to my my heart heart : Was Was it it not not you you that that hoysed hoised hoist vp up these these sailes sails ? Why Why burst burst you you not not , and and they they fell fell in in the the seas seas ? F For The Tragedie of Dido. For For this this will will Dido Dido tye tie ye ye full full of of knots knots , And And sheere shear sheer ye ye all all asunder asunder with with her her hands hands : Now Now serue serve to to chastize chastise shipboyes ship-boys for for their their faults faults , Ye Ye shall shall no no more more offend offend the the Carthage Carthage Queene Queen . Now Now let let him him hang hang my my fauours favours on on his his masts masts , And And see see if if those those will will serue serve in steed instead of of sailes sails : For For tackling tackling , let let him him take take the the chaines chains of of gold gold , Which Which I I bestowd bestowed vpon upon his his followers followers : In steed In Instead In steed steed of of oares oars , let let him him vse use his his hands hands , And And swim swim to to Italy Italy , Ile I’ll keepe keep these these sure sure : Come Come beare bear them them in in . Exit Exit . Enter Enter the the Nurse Nurse with with Cupid Cupid for for Ascanius Ascanius . Nurse Nurse . My My Lord Lord Ascanius Ascanius , ye ye must must goe go with with me me . Cupid Cupid . Whither Whither must must I I goe go ? Ile I’ll stay stay with with my my mother mother . Nurse Nurse . No No , thou thou shalt shalt goe go with with me me vnto unto my my house house , I I haue have an an Orchard Orchard that that hath hath store store of of plums plums , Browne Brown brown Almonds Almonds , Seruises Services , ripe ripe Figs Figs and and Dates Dates , Dewberries Dew-berries dew-berries , Apples Apples , yellow yellow Orenges Oranges , A A garden garden where where are are Bee hiues Bee Beehives be hiues hives full full of of honey honey , Musk-roses Musk-roses , and and a a thousand thousand sort sort of of flowers flowers , And And in in the the midst midst doth doth run run a a siluer silver streame stream , Where Where thou thou shalt shalt see see the the red red gild gilled fishes fishes leape leap , White White Swannes Swans , and and many many louely lovely water fowles water water-fowls water sowles souls : Now Now speake speak Ascanius Ascanius , will will ye ye goe go or or no no ? Cupid Cupid . Come Come come come Ile I’ll goe go , how how farre far hence hence is is your your house house ? Nurse Nurse . But But hereby hereby child child , we we shall shall get get thither thither straight straight . Cupid Cupid . Nurse Nurse I I am am wearie weary , will will you you carrie carry me me ? Nurse Nurse . I Ay ay , so so youle you’ll dwell dwell with with me me and and call call me me mother mother . Cupid Cupid . So So youle you’ll loue love me me , I I care care not not if if I I doe do . Nurse Nurse . That That I I might might liue live to to see see this this boy boy a a man man , How How pretilie prettily he he laughs laughs , goe go ye ye wagge wag , Youle You’ll be be a a twigger twigger when when you you come come to to age age . Say Say Dido Dido what what she she will will I I am am not not old old , Ile I’ll be be no no more more a a widowe widow , I I am am young young , Ile I’ll haue have a a husband husband , or or els else a a louer lover . Cupid. The Tragedie of Dido. Cupid Cupid . A A husband husband and and no no teeth teeth ! Nurse Nurse . O O what what meane mean I I to to haue have such such foolish foolish thoughts thoughts ! Foolish Foolish is is loue love , a a toy toy , O O Oh sacred sacred loue love , If If there there be be any any heauen heaven in in earth earth , tis ’tis loue love : Especially Especially in in women women of of your your yeares years . Blush Blush blush blush for for shame shame , why why shouldst shouldst thou thou thinke think of of loue love ? A A graue grave , and and not not a a louer lover fits fits thy thy age age : A A graue grave , why why ? I I may may liue live a a hundred hundred yeares years , Fourescore Fourscore fourscore is is but but a a girles girl’s age age , loue love is is sweete sweet : My My vaines veins are are withered withered , and and my my sinewes sinews drie dry , Why Why doe do I I thinke think of of loue love now now I I should should dye die ? Cupid Cupid . Come Come Nurse Nurse . Nurse Nurse . Well Well , if if he he come come a wooing a-wooing he he shall shall speede speed , O O Oh how how vnwise unwise was was I I to to say say him him nay nay ! Exeunt Exeunt .
Actus Actus 5. 5. Enter Enter Æneas Aeneas Aeneas with with a a paper paper in in his his hand hand , drawing drawing the the platforme platform of of the the citie city , with with him him Achates Achates , Cloanthus Cloanthus , and and Illioneus Illioneus . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Triumph Triumph my my mates mates , our our trauels travels are are at at end end . Here Here will will Æneas Aeneas Aeneas build build a a statelier statelier Troy Troy , Then Than Then that that which which grim grim Atrides Atrides ouerthrew overthrew : Carthage Carthage shall shall vaunt vaunt her her pettie petty walles walls no no more more , For For I I will will grace grace them them with with a a fairer fairer frame frame , And And clad clad her her in in a a Chrystall Crystal liuerie livery , Wherein Wherein the the day day may may euermore evermore delight delight : From From golden golden India India Ganges Ganges will will I I fetch fetch , Whose Whose wealthie wealthy streames streams may may waite wait vpon upon her her towers towers , And And triple wise triple triple-wise triple wise wise intrench entrench her her round round about about : The The Sunne Sun from from Egypt Egypt shall shall rich rich odors odours bring bring , Wherewith Where Wherewith Where with with his his burning burning beames beams like like labouring labouring Bees Bees , That That loade load their their thighes thighs with with Hyblas Hybla’s honeys honey’s honeys spoyles spoils , Shall Shall here here vnburden unburden their their exhaled exhaled sweetes sweets , And And plant plant our our pleasant pleasant suburbes suburbs with with her her fumes fumes . Acha. Achates Acha. What What length length or or bredth breadth shal shall this this braue brave towne town cõtain cōtaine contain ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Not Not past past foure four thousand thousand paces paces at at the the most most . F2 Illio. The Tragedie of Dido. Illio. Illioneus Illio. But But what what shall shall it it be be calde called , Troy Troy as as before before ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. That That haue have I I not not determinde determined with with my selfe my self myself . Cloan. Cloanthus Cloan. Let Let it it be be term’d termed Ænea Aenea Aenea by by your your name name . Serg. Sergestus Serg. Rather Rather Ascania Ascania by by your your little little sonne son . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Nay Nay , I I will will haue have it it calde called Anchisaon Anchis●on Anchisaon , Of Of my my old old fathers father’s name name . Enter Enter Hermes Hermes with with Ascanius Ascanius . Hermes Hermes . Æneas Aeneas Aeneas stay stay , Ioues Jove’s jove’s Herald Herald bids bids thee thee stay stay . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Whom Whom doe do I I see see , Ioues Jove’s jove’s winged winged messenger messenger ? Welcome Welcome to to Carthage Carthage new new erected erected towne town . Hermes Hermes . Why Why cosin cousin stand stand you you building building Cities Cities here here , And And beautifying beautifying the the Empire Empire of of this this Queene Queen , While While Italy Italy is is cleane clean out out of of thy thy minde mind ? To Too To too too forgetfull forgetful of of thine thine owne own affayres affairs , Why Why wilt wilt thou thou so so betray betray thy thy sonnes son’s sons good good hap hap ? The The king king of of Gods Gods sent sent me me from from highest highest heauen heaven , To To sound sound this this angrie angry message message in in thine thine eares ears . Vaine Vain man man , what what Monarky Monarchy monarchy expectst expect’st expectest thou thou here here ? Or Or with with what what thought thought sleepst sleep’st sleepest thou thou in in Libia Libya shoare shore ? If If that that all all glorie glory hath hath forsaken forsaken thee thee , And And thou thou despise despise the the praise praise of of such such attempts attempts : Yet Yet thinke think vpon upon Ascanius Ascanius’ Ascanius prophesie prophecy , And And yong young Iulus Iulus’ julus more more then than thousand thousand yeares years , Whom Whom I I haue have brought brought from from Ida Ida where where he he slept slept , And And bore bore yong young Cupid Cupid vnto unto Cypresse Cypress Ile Isle I’ll . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. This This was was my my mother mother that that be guild beguiled the the Queene Queen , And And made made me me take take my my brother brother for for my my sonne son : No No maruell marvel Dido Dido though though thou thou be be in in loue love , That That daylie daily danlest danglest danglest Cupid Cupid in in thy thy armes arms : Welcome Welcome sweet sweet child child , where where hast hast thou thou been been this this long long ? Asca. Ascanius Asca. Eating Eating sweet sweet Comfites Comfits with with Queene Queen Didos Dido’s maide maid , Who Who euersince eversince hath hath luld lulled me me in in her her armes arms . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Sergestus Sergestus , beare bear him him hence hence vnto unto our our ships ships , Lest Lest Dido Dido spying spying him him keepe keep him him for for a a pledge pledge . Hermes Hermes . Spendst Spend’st Spendst thou thou thy thy time time about about this this little little boy boy , And And giuest givest not not eare ear vnto unto the the charge charge I I bring bring ? I The Tragedie of Dido. I I tell tell thee thee thou thou must must straight straight to to Italy Italy , Or Or els else abide abide the the wrath wrath of of frowning frowning Ioue Jove jove . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. How How should should I I put put into into the the raging raging deepe deep , Who Who haue have no no sailes sails nor nor tackling tackling for for my my ships ships ? What What would would the the Gods Gods haue have me me Deucalion Deucalion like like , Flote Float vp up and and downe down where ere where where’er where ere ere the the billowes billows driue drive ? Though Though she she repairde repaired my my fleete fleet and and gaue gave me me ships ships , Yet Yet hath hath she she tane ta’en away away my my oares oars and and masts masts , And And left left me me neither neither saile sail nor nor sterne stern abourd aboard . Enter Enter to to them them Iarbus Iarbas jarbus . Iar. Iarbas Iar. How How now now Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , sad sad , what what meanes means these these dumpes dumps ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Iarbus Iarbas , I I am am cleane clean besides besides my selfe myself , Ioue Jove jove hath hath heapt heaped on on me me such such a a desperate desperate charge charge , Which Which neither neither art art nor nor reason reason may may atchieue achieve , Nor Nor I I deuise devise device by by what what meanes means to to contriue contrive . Iar. Iarbas Iar. As As how how I I pray pray , may may I I entreate entreat you you tell tell . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. With With speede speed he he bids bids me me saile sail to to Italy Italy , When as Whenas whenas I I want want both both rigging rigging for for my my fleete fleet , And And also also furniture furniture for for these these my my men men . Iar. Iarbas Iar. If If that that be be all all , then then than cheare cheer thy thy drooping drooping lookes looks , For For I I will will furnish furnish thee thee with with such such supplies supplies : Let Let some some of of those those thy thy followers followers goe go with with me me , And And they they shall shall haue have what what thing thing so ere soe’er thou thou needst needst . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Thankes Thanks good good Iarbus Iarbas for for thy thy friendly friendly ayde aid , Achates Achates and and the the rest rest shall shall waite wait on on thee thee , Whil’st Whilst I I rest rest thankfull thankful for for this this curtesie courtesy . Exit Exit Iarbus Iarbas jarbus and and Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas traine train . Now Now will will I I haste haste vnto unto Lauinian Lavinian lavinian shoare shore , And And raise raise a a new new foundation foundation to to old old Troy Troy , Witnes Witness the the Gods Gods , and and witnes witness heauen heaven and and earth earth , How How loth loath I I am am to to leaue leave these these Libian Libyan bounds bounds , But But that that eternall eternal Iupiter Jupiter jupiter commands commands . Enter Enter Dido Dido and and Æneas Aeneas Aeneas . Dido Dido . I I feare fear I I sawe saw Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas little little sonne son , Led Led by by Achates Achates to to the the Troian Trojan fleete fleet : F3 If The Tragedie of Dido. If If it it be be so so , his his father father meanes means to to flye fly : But But here here he he is is , now now Dido Dido trie try thy thy wit wit . Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , wherefore wherefore goe go thy thy men men abourd aboard ? Why Why are are thy thy ships ships new new rigd rigged ? or or to to what what end end Launcht Launched from from the the hauen haven , lye lie they they in in the the Rhode Rhode ? Pardon Pardon me me though though I I aske ask , loue love makes makes me me aske ask . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. O O pardon pardon me me , if if I I resolue resolve thee thee why why : Æneas Aeneas Aeneas will will not not faine feign with with his his deare dear loue love , I I must must from from hence hence : this this day day swift swift Mercury Mercury When When I I was was laying laying a a platforme platform for for these these walles walls , Sent Sent from from his his father father Ioue Jove jove , appeard appeared to to me me , And And in in his his name name rebukt rebuked me me bitterly bitterly , For For lingering lingering here here , neglecting neglecting Italy Italy . Dido Dido . But But yet yet Æneas Aeneas Aeneas will will not not leaue leave his his loue love . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. I I am am commaunded commanded by by immortall immortal Ioue Jove jove , To To leaue leave this this towne town and and passe pass to to Italy Italy , And And therefore therefore must must of of force force . Dido Dido . These These words words proceed proceed not not from from Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas heart heart . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Not Not from from my my heart heart , for for I I can can hardly hardly goe go , And And yet yet I I may may not not stay stay , Dido Dido farewell farewell . Dido Dido . Farewell Farewell : is is this this the the mends mends for for Didos Dido’s loue love ? Doe Do do Troians Trojans vse use to to quit quit their their Louers Lovers thus thus ? Fare Fare well well may may Dido Dido , so so Æneas Aeneas Aeneas stay stay , I I dye die , if if my my Æneas Aeneas Aeneas say say farewell farewell . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Then Then let let me me goe go and and neuer never say say farewell farewell , Let Let me me goe go , farewell farewell , I I must must from from hence hence . Dido Dido . These These words words are are poyson poison to to poore poor Didos Dido’s soule soul , O O Oh speake speak like like my my Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , like like my my loue love : Why Why look’st look’st lookest thou thou toward towards the the sea sea ? the the time time hath hath been been When When Didos Dido’s beautie beauty chaungd changed thine thine eyes eyes to to her her : Am Am I I lesse less faire fair then than when when thou thou sawest sawest me me first first ? O O then then Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , tis ’tis for for griefe grief of of thee thee : Say Say thou thou wilt wilt stay stay in in Carthage Carthage with with my my Queene Queen , And And Didos Dido’s beautie beauty will will returne return againe again : Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , say say , how how canst canst thou thou take take thy thy leaue leave ? Wilt Wilt thou thou kisse kiss Dido Dido ? O O thy thy lips lips haue have sworne sworn To To stay stay with with Dido Dido : canst canst thou thou take take her her hand hand ? Thy The Tragedie of Dido. Thy Thy hand hand and and mine mine haue have have plighted plighted mutuall mutual faith faith , Therefore Therefore vnkind unkind Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , must must thou thou say say , Then Then let let me me goe go , and and neuer never say say farewell farewell . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. O O Queene Queen of of Carthage Carthage , wert wert thou thou vgly ugly blacke black , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas could could not not choose choose but but hold hold thee thee deare dear , Yet Yet must must he he not not gainsay gainsay the the Gods Gods’ God’s behest behest . Dido Dido . The The Gods Gods , what what Gods Gods be be those those that that seeke seek my my death death ? Wherein Wherein haue have I I offended offended Iupiter Jupiter jupiter , That That he he should should take take Æneas Aeneas Aeneas from from mine mine armes arms ? O O no no , the the Gods Gods wey weigh not not what what Louers Lovers doe do , It It is is Æneas Aeneas Aeneas calles calls Æneas Aeneas Aeneas hence hence , And And wofull woeful Dido Dido by by these these blubbred blubbered cheekes cheeks , By By this this right right hand hand , and and by by our our spousall spousal rites rites , Desires Desires Æneas Aeneas Aeneas to to remaine remain with with her her : Si Si bene bene been quid quid de de te te merui merui , fuit fuit aut aut tibi tibi quidquam quidquam Dulce Dulce meum meum , miserere miserere domus domus labentis labentis : & et istam istam Oro Oro , si si quis quis ad ad hæc haec haec precibus precibus locus locus , exue exue mentem mentem . Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. Desine Desine meque meque tuis tuis incendere incendere teque teque querelis querelis , Italiam Italiam non non sponte sponte sequor sequor . Dido Dido . Hast Hast thou thou forgot forgot how how many many neighbour neighbour kings kings Were Were vp up in in armes arms , for for making making thee thee my my loue love ? How How Carthage Carthage did did rebell rebel , Iarbus Iarbas jarbus’ storme storm , And And all all the the world world calles calls me me a a second second Helen Helen , For For being being intangled entangled by by a a strangers stranger’s lookes looks : So So thou thou wouldst wouldst proue prove as as true true as as Paris Paris did did , Would Would , as as faire fair Troy Troy was was , Carthage Carthage might might be be sackt sacked , And And I I be be calde called a a second second Helena Helena . Had Had I I a a sonne son by by thee thee , the the griefe grief were were lesse less , That That I I might might see see Æneas Aeneas Aeneas in in his his face face : Now Now if if thou thou goest goest , what what canst canst thou thou leaue leave behind behind , But But rather rather will will augment augment then than then ease case ease my my woe woe ? Æn. Aen. Aeneas Aen. In In vaine vain my my loue love thou thou spendst spend’st spendst thy thy fainting fainting breath breath , If If words words might might moue move me me I I were were ouercome overcome . Dido Dido . And And wilt wilt thou thou not not be be mou’d moved with with Didos Dido’s words words ? Thy Thy mother mother was was no no Goddesse Goddess periurd perjured man man , Nor Nor Dardanus Dardanus the the author author of of thy thy stocke flocke slocke stock flock : But But thou thou art art sprung sprung from from Scythian Scythian Caucasus Caucasus , And The Tragedie of Dido. And And Tygers Tigers of of Hircania Hyrcania gaue gave thee thee sucke suck : Ah Ah foolish foolish Dido Dido to to forbeare forbear this this long long ! Wast Wast thou thou not not wrackt wracked vpon upon this this Libian Libyan shoare shore , And And cam’st cam’st to to Dido Dido like like a a Fisher Fisher swaine swain ? Repairde Repaired not not I I thy thy ships ships , made made thee thee a a King King , And And all all thy thy needie needy followers followers Noblemen Noblemen ? O O Serpent Serpent that that came came creeping creeping from from the the shoare shore , And And I I for for pitie pity harbord harboured in in my my bosome bosom , Wilt Wilt thou thou now now flay flay me me with with thy thy venomed venomed sting sting , And And hisse hiss at at Dido Dido for for preseruing preserving thee thee ? Goe Go goe go and and spare spare not not , seeke seek out out Italy Italy , I I hope hope that that that that which which loue love forbids forbids me me doe do , The The Rockes Rocks and and Sea-gulfes Sea-gulfs sea-gulfs will will performe perform at at large large , And And thou thou shalt shalt perish perish in in the the billowes billows’ billows waies ways , To To whom whom poore poor Dido Dido doth doth bequeath bequeath reuenge revenge , I Ay I traytor traitor , and and the the waues waves shall shall cast cast thee thee vp up , Where Where thou thou and and false false Achates Achates first first set set foote foot : Which Which if if it it chaunce chance , Ile I’ll giue give ye ye buriall burial , And And weepe weep vpon upon your your liueles lifeless carcases carcases , Though Though thou thou nor nor he he will will pitie pity me me a a whit whit . Why Why star’st star’st starest thou thou in in my my face face ? if if thou thou wilt wilt stay stay , Leape Leap in in mine mine armes arms , mine mine armes arms are are open open wide wide : If If not not , turne turn from from me me , and and Ile I’ll turne turn from from thee thee : For For though though thou thou hast hast the the heart heart to to say say farewell farewell , I I haue have not not power power to to stay stay thee thee : is is he he gone gone ? I Ay I but but heele he’ll come come againe again , he he cannot cannot goe go , He He loues loves me me to to too too well well to to serue serve me me so so : Yet Yet he he that that in in my my sight sight would would not not relent relent , Will Will , being being absent absent , be be abdurate obdurate obdurate still still . By By this this is is he he got got to to the the water water side side , And And , see see the the Sailers Sailors take take him him by by the the hand hand , But But he he shrinkes shrinks backe back , and and now now remembring rememb’ring remembering me me , Returnes Returns amaine amain : welcome welcome , welcome welcome my my loue love : But But wheres where’s Æneas Aeneas Aeneas ? ah ah hees he’s gone gone hees he’s gone gone ! Anna Anna . What What meanes means my my sister sister thus thus to to raue rave and and crye cry ? Dido Dido . O O Anna Anna , my my Æneas Aeneas Aeneas is is abourd aboard , And And leauing leaving me me will will saile sail to to Italy Italy . Once The Tragedie of Dido. Once Once didst didst thou thou goe go , and and he he came came backe back againe again , Now Now bring bring him him backe back , and and thou thou shalt shalt be be a a Queene Queen , And And I I will will liue live a a priuate private life life with with him him . Anna Anna . Wicked Wicked Æneas Aeneas Aeneas . Dido Dido . Call Call him him not not wicked wicked , sister sister speake speak him him faire fair , And And looke look vpon upon him him with with a a Mermaides Mermaid’s mermaid’s eye eye , Tell Tell him him , I I neuer never vow’d vowed at at Aulis Aulis gulfe gulf The The desolation desolation of of his his natiue native Troy Troy , Nor Nor sent sent a a thousand thousand ships ships vnto unto the the walles walls , Nor Nor euer ever violated violated faith faith to to him him : Request Request him him gently gently ( Anna Anna ) to to returne return , I I craue crave but but this this , he he stay stay a a tide tide or or two two , That That I I may may learne learn to to beare bear it it patiently patiently , If If he he depart depart thus thus suddenly suddenly , I I dye die : Run Run Anna Anna , run run , stay stay not not to to answere answer me me . Anna Anna . I I goe go faire fair sister sister , heauens heavens graunt grant good good successe success . Exit Exit Anna Anna . Enter Enter the the Nurse Nurse . Nurse Nurse . O O Dido Dido , your your little little sonne son Ascanius Ascanius Is Is gone gone ! he he lay lay with with me me last last night night , And And in in the the morning morning he he was was stolne stol’n stolen from from me me , I I thinke think some some Fairies Fairies haue have beguiled beguiled me me . Dido Dido . O O cursed cursed hagge hag and and false false dissembling dissembling wretch wretch ! That That slayest slayest me me with with thy thy harsh harsh and and hellish hellish tale tale , Thou Thou for for some some pettie petty guift gift hast hast let let him him goe go , And And I I am am thus thus deluded deluded of of my my boy boy : Away Away with with her her to to prison prison presently presently , Traytoresse Traitoress traitoress too too keend keened and and cursed cursed Sorceresse Sorceress . Nurse Nurse . I I know know not not what what you you meane mean by by treason treason , I I ay , I I am am as as true true as as any any one one of of yours yours . Exeunt Exeunt the the Nurse Nurse . Dido Dido . Away Away with with her her , suffer suffer her her not not to to speake speak . My My sister sister comes comes , I I like like not not her her sad sad lookes looks . Enter Enter Anna Anna . Anna Anna . Before Before I I came came , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas was was abourd aboard , And And spying spying me me , hoyst hoist vp up the the sailes sails amaine amain : G But The Tragedie of Dido. But But I I cride cried out out , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , false false Æneas Aeneas Aeneas stay stay . Then Then gan ’gan he he wagge wag his his hand hand , which which yet yet held held vp up , Made Made me me suppose suppose he he would would haue have heard heard me me speake speak : Then Then gan ’gan they they driue drive into into the the Ocean Ocean , Which Which when when I I viewd viewed , I I cride cried , Æneas Aeneas Aeneas stay stay , Dido Dido , faire fair Dido Dido wils wills Æneas Aeneas Aeneas stay stay : Yet Yet he he whose whose heart heart of of adamant adamant or or flint flint , My My teares tears nor nor plaints plaints could could mollifie mollify a a whit whit : Then Then carelesly carelessly I I rent rent my my haire hair for for griefe grief , Which Which seene seen to to all all , though though he he beheld beheld me me not not , They They gan ’gan to to moue move him him to to redresse redress my my ruth ruth , And And stay stay a a while while to to heare hear what what I I could could say say , But But he he clapt clapped vnder under hatches hatches saild sailed away away . Dido Dido . O O Anna Anna , Anna Anna , I I will will follow follow him him . Anna Anna . How How can can ye ye goe go when when he he hath hath all all your your fleete fleet ? Dido Dido . Ile He I’ll He frame frame me me wings wings of of waxe wax like like Icarus Icarus , And And ore o’er his his ships ships will will soare soar vnto unto the the Sunne Sun , That That they they may may melt melt and and I I fall fall in in his his armes arms : Or Or els else Ile I’ll make make a a prayer prayer vnto unto the the waues waves , That That I I may may swim swim to to him him like like Tritons Trito●s Triton’s neece niece : O O Oh Anna Anna , fetch fetch Orions Orion’s Harpe Harp , That That I I may may tice ’tice a a Dolphin Dolphin to to the the shoare shore , And And ride ride vpon upon his his backe back vnto unto my my loue love : Looke Look sister sister , looke look louely lovely Æneas Aeneas Aeneas’ Aeneas ships ships , See See see see , the the billowes billows heaue heave him him vp up to to heauen heaven , And And now now downe down falles falls the the keeles keels into into the the deepe deep : O O Oh sister sister , sister sister , take take away away the the Rockes Rocks , Theile They’ll they’ll breake break his his ships ships , O O Oh Proteus Proteus , Neptune Neptune , Ioue Jove jove , Saue Save , saue save Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , Didos Dido’s leefest liefest loue love ! Now Now is is he he come come on on shoare shore safe safe without without hurt hurt : But But see see , Achates Achates wils wills him him put put to to sea sea , And And all all the the Sailers Sailors merrie merry make make for for ioy joy , But But he he remembring rememb’ring remembering me me shrinkes shrinks backe back againe again : See See where where he he comes comes , welcome welcome , welcome welcome my my loue love . Anna Anna . Ah Ah sister sister , leaue leave these these idle idle fantasies fantasies , Sweet Sweet sister sister cease cease , remember remember who who you you are are . Dido Dido . Dido Dido I I am am , vnlesse unless I I be be deceiu’d deceived , And The Tragedie of Dido. And And must must I I raue rave thus thus for for a a runnagate runagate ? Must Must I I make make ships ships for for him him to to saile sail away away ? Nothing Nothing can can beare bear me me to to him him but but a a ship ship , And And he he hath hath all all thy thy fleete fleet , what what shall shall I I doe do But But dye die in in furie fury of of this this ouersight oversight ? I Ay ay , I I must must be be the the murderer murderer of of my selfe myself : No No but but I I am am not not , yet yet I I will will be be straight straight . Anna Anna be be glad glad , now now haue have I I found found a a meane mean To To rid rid me me from from these these thoughts thoughts of of Lunacie Lunacy : Not Not farre far from from hence hence there there is is a a woman woman famoused famoused for for arts arts , Daughter Daughter vnto unto the the Nimphs Nymphs Nymph’s Hesperides Hesperides , Who Who wild willed me me sacrifize sacrifice his his ticing ticing relliques relics : Goe Go Anna Anna , bid bid my my seruants servants bring bring me me fire fire . Exit Exit Anna Anna . Enter Enter Iarbus Iarbas jarbus . Iar. Iarbas Iar. How How long long will will Dido Dido mourne mourn a a strangers stranger’s flight flight , That That hath hath dishonord dishonoured her her and and Carthage Carthage both both ? How How long long shall shall I I with with griefe grief consume consume my my daies days , And And reape reap no no guerdon guerdon for for my my truest truest loue love ? Dido Dido . Iarbus Iarbas , talke talk not not of of Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , let let him him goe go , Lay Lay to to thy thy hands hands and and helpe help me me make make a a fire fire , That That shall shall consume consume all all that that this this stranger stranger left left , For For I I entend intend a a priuate private Sacrifize Sacrifice , To To cure cure my my minde mind that that melts melts for for vnkind unkind loue love . Iar. Iarbas Iar. But But afterwards afterwards will will Dido Dido graunt grant me me loue love ? Dido Dido . I Ay ay , I ay , Iarbus Iarbas , after after this this is is done done , None None in in the the world world shall shall haue have my my loue love but but thou thou : So So , leaue leave me me now now , let let none none approach approach this this place place . Exit Exit Iarbus Iarbas jarbus . Now Now Dido Dido , with with these these reliques relics burne burn thy selfe thyself , And And make make Æneas Aeneas Aeneas famous famous through through the the world world , For For periurie perjury and and slaughter slaughter of of a a Queene Queen : Here Here lye lie the the Sword Sword that that in in the the darksome darksome Caue Cave He He drew drew , and and swore swore by by to to be be true true to to me me , Thou Thou shalt shalt burne burn first first , thy thy crime crime is is worse worse then than his his : Here Here lye lie the the garment garment which which I I cloath’d clothed him him in in , When When first first he he came came on on shoare shore , perish perish thou thou to too to : These These letters letters , lines lines , and and periurd perjured papers papers all all , G2 Shall The Tragedie of Dido. Shall Shall burne burn to to cinders cinders in in this this pretious precious flame flame . And And now now ye ye Gods Gods that that guide guide the the starrie starry frame frame , And And order order all all things things at at your your high high dispose dispose , Graunt Grant , though though the the traytors traitors traitor’s land land in in Italy Italy , They They may may be be still still tormented tormented with with vnrest unrest , And And from from mine mine ashes ashes let let a a Conquerour Conqueror rise rise , That That may may reuenge revenge this this treason treason to to a a Queene Queen , By By plowing ploughing vp up his his Countries Countries with with the the Sword Sword : Betwixt Betwixt this this land land and and that that be be neuer never league league , Littora Litora Littora littoribus litoribus littoribus contraria contraria , fluctibus fluctibus vndas undas Impresor Imprecor Impresor : arma arma armis armis : pugnent pugnent ipsiq[ue] ipsique ipsique nepotes nepotes : Liue Live false false Æneas Aeneas Aeneas , truest truest Dido Dido dyes dies , Sic Sic sic sic iuuat juvat iwat ire ire sub sub vmbras umbras . Enter Enter Anna Anna . Anna Anna . O O helpe help Iarbus Iarbas , Dido Dido in in these these flames flames Hath Hath burnt burnt burned her selfe herself , aye ay me me , vnhappie unhappy me me ! Enter Enter Iarbus Iarbas jarbus running running . Iar. Iarbas Iar. Cursed Cursed Iarbus Iarbas , dye die to to expiate expiate The The griefe grief that that tires tires vpon upon thine thine inward inward soule soul , Dido Dido I I come come to to thee thee , aye ay me me Æneas Aeneas Aeneas . Anna Anna . What What can can my my teares tears or or cryes cries preuaile prevail me me now now ? Dido Dido is is dead dead , Iarbus Iarbas slaine slain , Iarbus Iarbas my my deare dear loue love , O O Oh sweet sweet Iarbus Iarbas , Annas Anna’s sole sole delight delight , What What fatall fatal destinie destiny enuies envies me me thus thus , To To see see my my sweet sweet Iarbus Iarbas slay slay himselfe himself ? But But Anna Anna now now shall shall honor honour thee thee in in death death , And And mixe mix her her bloud blood with with thine thine , this this shall shall I I doe do , That That Gods Gods and and men men may may pitie pity this this my my death death , And And rue rue our our ends ends senceles senseless of of life life or or breath breath : Now Now sweet sweet Iarbus Iarbas stay stay , I I come come to to thee thee . FINIS FINIS .
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