The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage: Played by the Children of her Majesties Chappell. Written by Christopher Marlowe, and Thomas Nash. Gent. ACTORS. JUPITER. EE MERCURIE, or ASCANIUS. At London, Printed, by the Widdowe Orwin, for Thomas Woodcocke, and are to be solde at his Shop, in Paule's Churchyard, at the Signe of the Blacke Beare. 1594. JUPITER. GANYMEDE. CUPID. MERCURY. ENEAS. ASCANIUS. ACHATES. ILIONEUS. CLOANTHUS. SERGESTUS. IARBAS. JUNO. VENUS. DIDO. ANNA. NURSE. LORDS, &c. PERSONS REPRESENTED. DIDO, QUEEN OF CARTHAGE. ACT THE FIRST. SCENE I. Here the curtains draw:-there is discovered JUPITER dandling GANYMEDE upon his knee, and MERCURY lying asleep. JUP. Come, gentle Ganymede, and play with me; I love thee well, say Juno what she will. GAN. I am much better for your worthless love, That will not shield me from her shrewish blows: To-day, when as I fill'd into your cups, And held the cloth of pleasance while you drank, She reach'd me such a rap for that I spill'd, As made the blood run down about mine ears. JUP. What! dares she strike the darling of my thoughts? By Saturn's soul, and this earth threat'ning air, I To hang her, meteor-like, 'twixt heaven and earth, GAN. Might I but see that pretty sport a-foot, JUP. What is't, sweet wag, I should deny thy youth? Whose face reflects such pleasure to mine eyes, As I, exhal'd with thy fire-darting beams, Have oft driven back the horses of the night, Put thou about thy neck, my own sweet heart, And trick thy arms and shoulders with my theft. And then I'll hug with you a hundred times. JUP. And shalt have, Ganymede, if thou wilt be my love. Enter VENUS. VEN. Aye, this is it; you can sit toying there, Juno, false Juno, in her chariot's pomp, Drawn through the heavens by steeds of Boreas' brood, Made Hebe to direct her airy wheels Into the windy country of the clouds; Where, finding Eolus intrench'd with storms, Poor Troy must now be sack'd upon the sea, |