Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

DELIGHT

in The Vision of Delight — Jonson, Ben

Metadata

PlayThe Vision of Delight
AuthorJonson, Ben
Year (catalogued)1641
Decade1640s
Speech prefix(es)DELIGHT | DELIGHT,
Words182
Characters953
Typicality0.18 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA72473.6
ClusterCluster 20 — Conjurers, witches & physicians

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Full speech

Is seen to come as afar off, accompanied with Grace, Love, Harmony, Revel, Sport, Laughter. Yet hear what your delight does pray all sour and sullen looks away, that are the servants of the day, Our sports are of the humorous night, Who feeds the stars that give her light, and uses (then her wont) more bright, to help the vision of DELIGHT. See, see her Sceptre, and her Crown are all of flame, and from her gown a train of light comes waving down. This night in Due she will not steep The brain, nor lock the sense in sleep; but all awake, with Phantoms keep, and those to make DELIGHT more deep. Break Phantasy from thy cave of cloud, and spread thy purple wings; Now all thy figures are allowed, and various shapes of things; Create of airy forms, a stream; it must have blood, and nought of flame, And though it be a waking dream; Yet let it Like and odour rise to all the Senses here, And fallen Like sleep upon their eyes, or music in their ear.