Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T26: devil, hell, devils, sure, soul, fiend, sr, wife, lord, men.
Mother the noise is done, The flames grow pale and dim, and in dark shows Speak the approaching horror which they feel. Be gone and leave us then— Now Madam sit, And in this glass behold what Magic feature There riseth from the earth to do you service. What Spirit is this? This is a common spirit of much practice; it goes in the form of a young Gentlewoman worn out of service, and keeps her residence in the Suburbs, till she has ingrossed all the diseases of the City, which she delivers by whole sale to her customers: From sixteen to four and twenty; she is for none but Beaver Hats, Gold Lace, and Taffety Linings: Before thirty she falls to Roaring Boys, Sharks, serving-men and Artificers: from thence to Porters and scavengers; till freed by all degrees, she becomes a Nurse of the Trade by five and forty; then many times a six penny Witch, and so back again to an everlasting Devil. What is this? This is a Spirit Madam that takes many times the habit of an old Gentlewoman, gets into ladies' familiarities, & teaches the tempers of Complexion; the composition of meats that strengthen and provoke luxury: the use of quelque choses and Dildo's: has Aretine at her finger's ends. 'Twas she that first invented double Locks, and a suit of Keys to every Office: She exalted the horn of the Buttery, & made the Silver Bole neglect the company of the black Iack: and preferred a Bill against eating Breakfasts and sitting up late, to the prejudice of Tallow-Chandlers. In fine, she sets Families together by the ears, and flattering herself into great men's expenses, becomes the bane of Hospitality. 'Tis a familiar Spirit, methinks I could be acquainted with her— But who is this? O this is a Devil of many shapes, and indeed Madam seldom at leisure, that we can have any use of him. He fawns him into services of place, and persuades men, otherwise morally civil, from the chaste Sheets of their beautiful and virtuous marriages: becomes an Intelligencer, and panders them to Milkmaids, Kitchen-wenches, and Oyster-wives. He refuses no deed that heaven abhors, and Hell trembles at, so his Lord sin with him. He is a very chained slave to his Master's vices, and leaves him in nothing but Actions of honour and virtue. another time he is a concealed Druggist or Apothecary, puts on the name of a great traveler, poisons at an hour, and is in great request. Speak to him good Micale, and let him know our business. Stay than thou Spirit of night, and by the power The chief commander of your shades hath lent, I do adjure thee tell where lives Althaea? He tells me Madam, in the Mountains far from hence. But how shall we procure her death?
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Length
475 words · 624 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T26 — Devils, hell and fiendscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.711 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T23 · seed 44: T23 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Mother the noyſe is done, The flames grow pale and dimme, and in dark ſhowes Speake the approaching horrour which they feele. Be gone and leave us then—Now Madam ſit, And in this glaſſe behold what Magick feature There riſeth from the earth to doe you ſervice. What Spirit is this? This is a common ſpirit of much practiſe; it goes in the forme of a young Gentlewoman worne out of ſervice, and keepes her reſidence in the Suburbs, till ſhe has ingroſs'd all the diſeaſes of the City, which ſhe delivers by whole ſale to her cuſtomers: From ſixteene to foure and twenty; ſhee is for none but Bever Hats, Gold Lace, and Taffety Linings: Before thirty ſhe fals to Roaring Boyes, Sharks, Servingmen and Artificers: from thence to Porters and Skavingers; till freed by all degrees, ſhe becomes a Nurſe of the Trade by five and forty; then many times a ſix penny Witch, and ſo back againe to an everlaſting Devill. What is this? This is a Spirit Madam that takes many times the habit of an old Gentlewoman, gets into Ladies familiarities, & teaches the tempers of Complexion; the compoſition of meats that ſtrengthen and provoke luxury: the uſe of quelque choſes and Dildoes: has Aretine at her fingers ends. 'Twas ſhe that firſt invented double Locks, and a ſute of Keyes to every Office: Shee exalted the horne of the Buttery, & made the Silver Bole neglect the company of the black Iack: and preferr'd a Bill againſt eating Breakfaſts and ſitting up late, to the prejudice of Tallow-Chandlers. In fine, ſhee ſets Families together by the eares, and flattering her ſelfe into great mens expenſes, becomes the bane of Hoſpitalitie. 'Tis a familiar Spitit, methinkes I could bee acquainted with her—But who is this? O this is a Devill of many ſhapes, and indeed Madam ſeldome at leiſure, that wee can have any uſe of him. He fawnes him into ſervices of place, and perſwades men, otherwiſe morally civil, from the chaſte Sheets of their beautifull and vertuous mariages: becomes an Intelligencer, and panders them to Milk-maids, Kitchin-wenches, and Oyſter-wives. Hee refuſes no deed that heaven abhorres, and Hell trembles at, ſo his Lord ſin with him. He is a very chain'd ſlave to his Maſters vices, and leaves him in nothing but Actions of honour and vertue. An other time hee is a concealed Druggiſt or Apothecary, puts on the name of a great Traviller, poyſons at an houre, and is in great requeſt. Speake to him good Micale, and let him know our buſineſſe. Stay then thou Spirit of night, and by the power The chiefe commander of your ſhades hath lent, I doe adjure thee tell where lives Althea? He tels me Madam, in the Mountaines farre from hence. But how ſhall we procure her death?