Ouids banquet of sence A coronet for his mistresse philosophie, and his amorous zodiacke. VVith a translation of a Latine coppie, written by a fryer, anno Dom. 1400.
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- Ouids banquet of sence A coronet for his mistresse philosophie, and his amorous zodiacke. VVith a translation of a Latine coppie, written by a fryer, anno Dom. 1400.
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- Chapman, George, 1559?-1634.
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- At London :: Printed by I[ames] R[oberts] for Richard Smith,
- Anno Dom. 1595.
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- Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. -- Poetry.
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Ouids Banquet of SENCE.
The Argument.
OVID, newly enamoured of Iulia, (daughter to Octa∣uius Augustus Caesar, af••er by him called Corynna,) secretly con••aid himselfe into a Garden of the Emperors Court: in an Arbor whereof, Corynna was bathing; playing vpon her Lute, and singing: which Ouid ouer-hearing, was exceedingly pleasde with the sweetnes of her voyce, & to him∣selfe vttered the comfort he conceiued in his sence of Hearing.
Then the odors shee vsde in her bath, breathing a rich sauor, hee expresseth the ioy he felt in his sence of S••elling.
Thus growing more deeplie enamoured▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 great contentation with himselfe, he venters to see her in the pride of her nakedness: which dooing by stealth, he discouered the comfort hee conceiued in Seeing, and the glorie of her beautie.
Not yet satisfied, hee vseth all his Art to make knowne his being there, without her offence: or (being necessarily offended) to appease her: which done, he entreats a kisse a serue for satisfac∣tion of his Tast, which he obtaines.
Then proce••des he to entreaty for the fift sence and there is interrupt••d.
NARRATIO.
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Notes
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Auditus.
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Olfactus.
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Visus.
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Gustus.
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Tactus.
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Cyrrhus is a sur∣name of the Sun, frō a towne called Cyrrha, where he was honored.
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By Prosopopaeia, he makes y• foun∣taine y• eye of the round Arbor, as a Diam••nt seemes to be the eye of a Ring: and there∣fore sayes, the Ar∣bor sees with the Fountaine.
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In this allusion to the birth of Pallas; he shewes the conceit of her Sonnet; both for matter and not••, and by Metaphor hee exprasseth how shee deliue∣red her words, & tunes, which was by commision of the order, Philosophers set downe in apprehension of our knoweledge, and effection of our sences, for first they affirme, the species of euery obiect propagates it selfe by our spirites to our common sence, that deli∣uers it to the imaginatiue part▪ that to the Cogitatiue: the Cogitatiue to the Passiue Intelect▪ the Passiue Intelect, to that which is called Diano••s, or Di••c••rsus; and that deliuers it ••p to the minde, which order hee obserue▪ in her vtterance.
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The Philoso∣pher saith, Intel∣lectus in ipsa in∣tellegibilia tran∣sit, vpon whi••h is grounded thys inuention, tha•• in the same manner his life might passe into hys Mistres con••eite, intending his in∣tellectuall life, or soule: which by this Analogie, should bee Intel∣lectus, & her cō∣ceit, Intel••igibilis.
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This hath refe∣rence to the or∣der of her vtte∣r••nce, exprest be∣fore.
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So is thys lyke∣w••••e ••eferd to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 aboue said, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the m••re 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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Olfactus.
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By this all••sion drawne from the effects of sounds and Odors, hee imitates the eter∣nitie of Vertue: saying, the ••er∣tues of good mē liue in them, be∣cause they stir vp pure enclinati∣ons to the like, as if infusde in per∣••umes & sounds: Besides, he infers, that such as are neyther delighted with sounds (in∣tēding by sound•• all vtterance of knowledge, as well as musicall affections,) nor with Odors, (wc properly drye the braine & delight the instruments of the soule, ma∣king them the more capable of her faculties) such saith hee, perrish without memo∣rie▪
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Allusion to the tr••nsformatiō of Acteon with the sight of Diana.
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A simile, expres∣sing the manner of his minds cō∣tention in the de∣sire of her sight, and feare of her displeasure.
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The amplifica∣tion of this simi∣le, is taken frō the blisfull state of soules in Elisi••••, as ••••rgill fa••es: and expre••••eth a regenerate beauty in all life & per∣fection, not inti∣mating any r••st of death. But in peace of that e∣ternall spring, he poy••teth to that life of life thys beauty-clad na∣ked Lady.
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He calls her body (as it were diui∣ded with her breasts,) y• fields of Paradise, and her armes & legs the famous Ri∣uers in it.
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Hee intends the office her fingers in attyring her, touching thys of theyr c••••••ses, in theyr inflection following▪ theyr playing vpon an Instrument.
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At the Sun go∣ing downe, sha∣dowes grow lon∣gest, whereupon this Embleme is deuised.
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Sight is one of the three sences that hath his me∣diū extrinsecally, which now (sup∣posed wanting,) lets the sight by the close apposi∣tion of the Law∣rell: the applica∣tion wherof hath many constructi∣ons.
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The Sun hath as much time to campasse a Diall as the world, & therfore y• world is placed in the Dyall, expressing the cōceite of the Emprese morally which hath a far higher intention.
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Narratio.
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Ouid standing behind her▪ his face was seene in the Glasse.
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Actio cernendi in homine vel a••••∣mali, ••idente col∣locanda est.Ari∣••to••.
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In Cerebro est principium sen∣tiend••, et inde nerui, qui instru∣menta sunt mo∣tus voluntarij o∣riuntur.
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Natura est vnius∣cuiusque Fatum, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Theophr.
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Gustus.
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Alterationē pa∣ti est sentire.
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He intends the common sence which is centrum sensibus et specie∣bus, & cals it last because it dooth, sapare in effectione sensuum.
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Corynna.
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Ouid.
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Qua ratione fiat Eccho.
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Tactus.