Love
Song: Haste, Daughter Venus
From Love's Triumph through Callipolis
Jup. Haste, daughter Venus, haste and come away,
Jun. All powers that govern marriage, pray
That you will lend your light,
Gen. Unto the constellation of this night.
Hym. Hymen.
Jun. And Juno.
Gen. And the Genius call.
Jup. Your father Jupiter.
Grand Cho. And all
That bless or honour holy nuptial.
Ven. Here, here I present am
Both in my girdle, and my flame;
Wherein are woven all the powers
The Graces gave me, or the Hours,
My nurses once, with all the arts
Of gaining, and of holding hearts:
And these with I descend.
But, to your influences, first commend
The vow, I go to take
On earth, for perfect love and beauty's sake.
Codex Note
Jupiter, Juno, Genius and Hymen call Venus; her answer follows.
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MLA
Jonson, Ben. “Song: Haste, Daughter Venus.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/308/.
Chicago
Jonson, Ben. “Song: Haste, Daughter Venus.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/308/.
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