Ford, John · published 1638 · first performed or written 1638 (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T11 Siblings, kin and confidants typicality 0.79 · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
Sienna sometimes Has been informed how gladly there did pass A treaty of chaste loves with Castamela; From this good heart, it was in me an error Wilful and causeless, 'tis confessed, that hindered Such honourable prosecution, Even and equal; better thoughts consider, How much I wronged the gentle course which led ye To vows of true affection; us of friendship. Sits the wind there boy; leaving formal circumstance, proceed; you dally yet. Then without plea, For countenancing what has been injurious On my part, I am come to tender really My Sister a loved Wife t'ye; freely take her Right honest man, and as ye live together, May your increase of years prove but one spring, One lasting flourishing youth; she is your own, My hands shall perfect what's required to ceremony. Brother, this day was meant a holiday, For feast on every side. The new-turned Courtier Proffers most frankly; but withal leaves out A due consideration of the narrowness Our short estate is bounded in, some Politics As they rise up (like Livio) to perfection In their own competencies, gather also Grave supplement of providence and wisdom; Yet he abates in his— you use a triumph In your advantages, it smells of state: We know you are no fool. Sooth I believe him. Else 'twere imposture. Folly rank, and sense less. Enjoin an oath at large. Since you mean earnest, Receive in satisfaction; I am resolved For single life; there was a time (was Livio) When indiscretion blinded forecast in me; But recollection, with your rules of thriftiness, Prevailed against all passion. You'd be courted, Courtship's the child of coyness Romanello; And for the Rules 'tis possible to name them. A single life's no burden; but to draw In yokes is chargeable, and doth require A double maintenance; Livio's very words, For he can live without a wife and purchase, By'r Lady so you do Sir, send you joy on't; These rules you see are possible, and answered. Full,— answer was late mate to this already, My Sister's only thine. Where lives the Creature Your pity stoops to pin upon your servant? Not in a Nunnery for a year's probation? Fie on such coldness, there are BOWRDS OF FANCIES Ravished from troops of Fairy Nymphs, and Virgins Culled from the downy breasts of Queens their Mothers, In the Titanian Empire, far from Mortals: But these are tales; troth I have quite abandoned All loving humour. Here is scorn in Riddles, Were there another Marquess in Sienna More potent than the same who is vicegerent To the great Duke of Florence, our grand Master: Were the great Duke himself here, and would lift up My head to fellow pomp amongst his Nobles, By falsehood to the honour of a Sister, Urging me instrument in his Seraglio; I'd tear the Wardrobe of an outside from him Rather than live a Pandar to his bribery.
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484 words · 660 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.794 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T12 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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Siena sometimes Has beene inform'd how gladly there did passe A treatie of chast loves with Castamela; From this good heart, it was in me an error Wilfull and causelesse, 'tis confest, that hinder'd Such honourable prosecution, Even and equall; better thoughts consider, How much I wrong'd the gentle course which led yee To vowes of true affection; us of friendship. Sits the wind there boy; leaving formall circumstance, proceed; you dally yet. Then without plea, For countenancing what has beene injurious On my part, I am come to tender really My Sister a lou'd Wife t'yee; freely take her Right honest man, and as yee live together, May your encrease of yeares prove but one spring, One lasting flourishing youth; she is your owne, My hands shall perfect what's requir'd to ceremony. Brother, this day was meant a holyday, For feast on every side. The new-turn'd Courtier Proffers most franckly; but withall leaves out A due consideration of the narrownesse Our short estate is bounded in, some Politicks As they rise vp (like Livio) to perfection In their owne competencies, gather also Grave supplement of providence and wisedome; Yet he abates in his—you use a triumph In your advantages, it smels of state: We know you are no foole. Sooth I beleeve him. Else 'twere imposture. Folly ranck, and sence lesse. Enjoyne an oath at large. Since you meane earnest, Receive in satisfaction; I am resolv'd For single life; there was a time (was Livio) When indiscretion blinded forecast in me; But recollection, with your rules of thriftinesse, Prevaild against all passion. You'd be courted, Courtship's the childe of coynesse Romanello; And for the Rules 'tis possible to name them. A single life's no burthen; but to draw In yoakes is chargeable, and doth require A double maintenance; Livios very words, For he can live without a wife and purchase, By'r Lady so you doe Sir, send you joy on't; These rules you see are possible, and answer'd. Full,—answer was late mate to this already, My Sister's onely thine. Where lives the Creature Your pitty stoopes to pin upon your servant? Not in a Nunn'ry for a yeares probation? Fie on such coldnes, there are BOVVRDS OF FANCIES Ravish'd from troops of Fairy Nymphs, and Virgins Cul'd from the downie breasts of Queenes their Mothers, In the Titanian Empire, far from Mortals: But these are tales; troth I have quite abandoned All loving humour. Heere is scorne in Riddles, Were there another Marquesse in Sienna More potent then the same who is vice-gerent To the great Duke of Florence, our grand Master: Were the great Duke himselfe here, and would lift up My head to fellow pompe amongst his Nobles, By falshood to the honour of a Sister, Vrging me instrument in his Seraglio; Ide teare the Wardrobe of an outside from him Rather then live a Pandar to his bribery.