Ford, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1630 [c.1630-1633] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · Blackfriars T11 Siblings, kin and confidants typicality 0.81 · 511 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
Now it follows, Puthe wedded to this torture By an insulting brother, being secretly Compelled to yield her virgin freedom up To him, who never can usurp her heart Before contracted mine, is now so yoked To a most barbarous thraldom's misery, Affliction, that he savour not humanity Whose sorrow melts not into more than pity, In hearing but her name. As how pray? Bassanes The man that calls her wife; considers truly What Heaven of perfections he is Lord o, By thinking fair Penthea his: This thought Begets a kind of Monster-Love, which Love Is nurse unto a fear so strong, and servile, As brands all dotage with a jealousy. All eyes who gaze upon that shrine of beauty, He doth resolve, do homage to the miracle; Some one, he is assured, may now or then (If opportunity but sort) prevail: So much out of a self-unworthiness His fears transport him, not that he finds cause In her obedience, but his own distrust. You spin out your discourse. My griefs are violent; For knowing how the Maid was heretofore Courted by me, his jealousies grow wild That I should steal again into her favours, And undermine her virtues: which the gods Know I nor dare, nor dream of: hence, from hence, I undertake a voluntary exile. First, by my absence to take off the ears Of jealous Bassanes, but chiefly (Sir) To free Penthea from a hell on earth: Lastly, to lose the memory of something, Her presence makes to live in me afresh. Enough (my Orgilus) enough: To Athens I give a full consent:— Alas good Lady— we shall hear from thee often? Often. See Thy Sister comes to give a farewell. Brother. A brothers kisse Thy health, and thy well-doing, than my life. Before we part, in presence of our father, I must prefer a suit to 'ee. You may style it, My brother, a command. That you will promise To pass never to any man, however worthy, Your faith, till with our Father's leave I give a free consent. An easy motion, I'll promise for her, Orgilus. Your pardon; Euphrania's oath must yield me satisfaction. By Vesta's sacred fires I swear. And I By great Apollo's beames join in the vow; Not without thy allowance, to bestow her On any living. Dear Euphrania Mistake me not; far, far 'tis from my thought, As far from any wish of mine, to hinder Preferment to an honourable bed, Or fitting Fortune: thou art young, and handsome; And 'twere injustice; more, a tyranny Not to advance thy merit. Trust me Sister, It shall be my first care to see thee matched As may become thy choice, and our contents: I have your oath. You have: but mean you brother To leave us as you say? ay, ay, Euphrania He has just grounds direct him: I will prove A father and a brother to thee. Heaven Does look into the secrets of all hearts: Gods you have mercy with 'ee, else— Doubt nothing Thy brother will return in safety to us.
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511 words · 684 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.814 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T15 · seed 44: T12 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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Now it followes, Puthe wedded to this torture By an insulting brother, being secretly Compeld to yeeld her virgine freedome vp To him, who uer can vsrp her hear Before contracted mine, is now so To a most barbarous thrldome misery, Affliction, that he sauo not humanity Whos sorrow melts not into more then pitty, In hearing but her name. As how pray? Bassanes The man that call her wife; considers truly What Heaven of perfections he is Lord o, By thinking faire Penth his: This thought Begets a kinde of Monster-Loue, which Loue Is nurse vnto a feare so strong, and seruile, As brands all dotage with a Iealousie. All eyes who gaze upon that shrine of beauty, He doth resolue, doe homage to the miracle; Some one, he is assur'd, may now or then (If opportunity but sort) preuaile: So much out of a selfe-vnworthinesse His feares transport him, not that he findes cause In her obedience, but his owne distrust. You spin out your discourse. My griefs are violent For knowing how the Maid was heretofore Courted by me, his iealousies grow wild That I should steale againe into her fauours, And vndermine her vertues: which the gods Know I nor dare, nor dreame of: hence, from hence I vndertake a voluntary exile. First, by my absence to take off the eares Of Iealous Bassanes, but chiefly (Sir) To free Penthea from a hell on earth: Lastly, to lose the memory of something, Her presence makes to liue in me afresh. Enough (my Orgilus) enough To Athens I giue a full consent: — Alas good Lady — Wee shall heare from thee often? Often. See Thy Sister comes to giue a farewell. Brother. A brothers kisse Thy health, and thy well-doing, then my life. Before we part, in presence of our father, I must preferre a lut to '. You may stile it, My brother, a command. That you will promise To passe neuer to any man, how euer worthy, Your faith, till with our Fathers leave I giue a free consent. An easie motion, I'le promise for her, Orgilus. Your pardon; Euphrania's oath must yeeld me satisfaction. By Vesta's sacred fires I sweare. And I By great Apollo's bemes ioyne in the vow; Not without thy allowance, to bestow her On any liuing. Deere Euphrania Mistake me not; farre, farre 'tis from my thought, As farre from any wish of mine, to hinder Preferment to an honourable bed, Or fitting Fortune: thou art young, and handsome; And 'twere iniustice; more, a tyrannie Not to aduance thy merit. Trust me Sister, It shall be my first care to see thee match'd As may become thy choyce, and our contents: I haue your oath. You haue: but meane you brother To leae us as you say? I, I, Euphrania He has iust grounds direct him: I will proue A father and a brother to thee. Heauen Does looke into the secrets of all hearts: Gods you haue mercy with 'ee, else— Doubt nothing Thy brother will returne in safety to vs.