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| | §10. Rapid increase of dramatic elements in Jonsons Masques. XIII. Masque and Pastoral. Vol. 6. The Drama to ... |
 | | The scene is the mountain Atlas, who had his top ending in the figure of an old man. From a grove at his feet, comes Comus, the god of cheer or the Belly, riding in triumph, with one in front bearing the bowl of Hercules. |
 | | These are sponges and not men. He drives them off, asking, Can this be pleasure, to extinguish man? Then he lies down at the foot of Atlas, and the pigmies forming the second antimasque steal in and try to steal his club. |
 | | Hercules is told that, in Jamess court, the cessation of all jars between pleasure and virtue is to be found; and, as a proof, twelve princes are brought forth, bred upon Atlas, the hill of knowledge. These, led by prince Charles, are the true masquers. |
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