Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy T11 Siblings, kin and confidants typicality 0.71 · 439 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
Well, I will tell you then, my name you know already: my wife his mother's name was Sophronia, the house that I came of, they call Spiagia. I never heard him speak of Spiagia but in deed I have heard him say, his mother's name was Sophronia: but what of that? a great matter I promise you, it is like enough that you two have compact together to deceive my master. What needeth me more evident tokens? this is my son out of doubt whom I lost eightéen years since, and a thousand thousand times have I lamented for him: he should have also a mould on his left shoulder. He hath a mould there in deed: and an hole in another place too, I would your nose were in it. Fair words fellow Litio: oh I pray you let us go talk with him, O fortune, how much am I bound to thee if I find my son? Yea how small am I beholden to fortune, that know not where my son is become, and you whom I chose to be mine advocate, will now by the means of this Dulipo become mine adversary? Sir, let us first go find mine: and I warrant you yours will be found also ere it be long. God grant, go we then. Since the door is open, I will neither knock nor call, but we will be bold to go in. Sir, také you heed, lest he lead you to some mischief. Alas Litio, if my son be lost what care I what become of me? Well, I have told you my mind Sir, do you as you please. COme hither you old callet, you tattling housewife, that the devil cut out your tongue: tell me, how could Pasiphilo know of this gear but by you? Sir, he never knew it of me, he was the first that told me of it. Thou liest old drab, but I would advise you tell me the truth, or I will make those old bones rattle in your skin. Sir, if you find me contrary, kill me. Why? where should he talk with thee? He talked with me of it here in the street. What did you here? I was going to the weavers for a web of cloth you have there. And what cause could Pasiphilo have to talk of it, unless thou began the matter first? Nay, he began with me sir, reviling me, because I had told you of it: I asked him how he knew of it, and he said he was in the stable when you examined me erewhile.
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Edition / TCP / DEEP
edition 103 · TCP A01513 · DEEP 5006.01
Edition role
Representative edition — used in the analysis
Position
nodes 646–667 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 33 of 36 in this edition
Length
439 words · 548 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.708 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T15 · seed 44: T12 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Well, I will tell you then, my name you know alredy▪ my wife his mothers name was Sophronia, the house that I came of, they call Spiagia. I neuer heard him speake of Spiagia but in déede I haue heard him say, his mothers name was Sophronia: but what of y•? a great matter I promise you, it is like enoughe that you two haue compact together to deceiue my maister. What nedeth me more euident tokens? this is my sonne out of doubt whom I lost eightéen yeares since, and a thousand thousand times haue I lamented for him: he shuld haue also a mould on his left shoulder. He hath a moulde there in déede: and an hole in an other place too, I woulde your nose were in it. Faire wordes fellow Litio: oh I pray you let vs goe talke with him, O fortune, howe much am I bounde to thee if I finde my sonne? Yea how small am I beholdē to fortune, that know not where my sonne is become, and you whom I chose to be mine aduocate, will nowe by the meanes of this Dulipo become mine aduersarie? Sir, let vs first goe find mine: and I warrant you yours will be founde also ere it be long. God graunt, goe we then. Since the dore is open, I will neither knocke nor call, but we will be bolde to goe in. Sir, také you héede, least he leade you to some mischiefe. Alas Litio, if my sonne be loste what care I what become of me? Well, I haue tolde you my minde Sir, doe you as you please. COme hither you olde kallat, you tatling huswife, tha the deuill cut oute your tong: tell me, howe could Pasiphilo know of this géere but by you? Sir, he neuer knewe it of me, he was the firste that tolde me of it. Thou liest olde drabbe, but I woulde aduise you tell me the truth, or I wil make those olde bones rattle in your skinne. Sir, if you finde me contrarie, kill me. Why? where should he talke with thée? He talked with me of it here in the stréete. What did you here? I was goyng to the weauers for a webbe of clothe you haue there. And what cause coulde Pasiphilo haue to talke of it, vnlesse thou began the matter first? Nay, he began with me sir, reuiling me, bycause I had tolde you of it: I asked him how he knewe of it, and he said he was in the stable when you examined me erewhile.