Ford, John · published 1639 · first performed or written 1638 [licensed for stage, May 3] (Annals) not in BritDrama · Phoenix/Cockpit T11 Siblings, kin and confidants typicality 0.73 · 478 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
So leave the wintered people of the North, The minutes of their summer, when the Sun Departing leaves them in Cold robes of Ice, As I leave Genoa,— now appears the object Of my apprenticed heart, thou bringst Spinella A welcome in a farewell, souls and bodies Are severed for a time, a span of time; To join again without all separation, In a confirmed unity for ever. Such will our next embraces be for life; And then to take the wrack of our divisions, Will sweeten the remembrance of past dangers, Will fallen love in perpetuity, Will force our sleeps to steal upon our stories. These days must come, and shall without a cloud Or sight of fear, or envy: to your charge, (Trelcatio our good uncle) and the comfort Of my Spinella's sister, fair Castanna, I do intrust this treasure. I dare promise, My husbanding that trust with truth and care. My sister shall to me stand an example, Of pouring free devotions for your safety. Gentle Castanna, thou art a branch of goodness, Grown on the self same stock with my Spinella. But why my dear, hast thou locked up thy speech in so much silent sadness, oh at parting! Belike one private whisper must be sighed, Uncle the best of peace enrich your family, I take my leave. Blessings and health preserve ye. Nay nay Castanna, you may hear our counsels. A while, you are designed your sister's husband, Give me thy hand Spinella, you did promise, To send me from you with more cheerful looks, Without a grudge or tear, deed love you did. What friend have I left in your absence? Many thy virtues are such friends, they cannot fail thee, Faith, purity of thoughts and such a meekness, As would force scandal to a blush. Admit Sir, The patent of your life should be called in, How am I left then to account with griefs; More slaved to pity then a broken heart? Auria! soul of my comforts, I let fall No eye on breach of fortune, I contemn No entertainment to divided hopes; I urge no pressures by the scorn of change; And yet my Auria, when I but conceive How easy 'tis (without impossibility) Never to see thee more, forgive me then, If I conclude I may be miserable, Most miserable. And such conclusion sister Argues effects of a distrust more voluntary than cause by likely hood. 'tis truth Castanna. I grant it truth, yet Auria I am a woman; And therefore apt to fear, to show my duty And not take heart from you, I'll walk from ye, At your command, and not as much as trouble Your thought with one poor looking back. I thank thee, My worthy wife! before we kiss, receive This caution from thine Auria, first Castanna Let us bid farewell. Speak (good) speak.
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Length
478 words · 618 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.734 (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)
So leave the wintred people of the North, The minutes of their ſummer, when the Sunne Departing leaves them in Cold roabes of Ice, As I leave Genoa,—now appeares the object Of my apprentic'd hart, thou bringſt Spinella A welcome in a farewell, ſoules and bodies Are ſeverd for a time, a ſpan of time; To joyne againe without all ſeparation, In a confirmed unitie for ever. Such will our next embraces be for life; And then to take the wracke of our diviſions, Will ſweeten the remembrance of paſt dangers, Will fallen love in perpetuity, Will force our ſlepes to ſteale upon our ſtories▪ Theſe daies muſt come, and ſhal without a cloud Or ight of feare, or envie: to your charge, (Trelcatio our good unkle) and the comfort Of my Spinella's ſiſter, faire Caſtanna, I doe intruſt this treaſure. I dare promiſe, My husbanding that truſt with truth and care. My ſiſer ſhall to me ſtand an example, Of powring free devotions for your ſafety. Gentle Caſtanna, thou art a branch of goodneſſe, Growne on the ſelfe ſame ſtocke with my Spinella. But why my deere, haſt thou lockd up thy ſpeech in ſo much ſilent ſadneſſe, oh at parting! Belike one private whiſper muſt bee ſighd, Vncle the beſt of peace enrich your familie, I take my leave. Bleſſings and health preſerve yee. Nay nay Caſtanna, you may hear our counſels. A while, you are deſigad your ſiſters husband, Give me thy hand Spinella, you did promiſe, To ſend me from you with more cheerefull lookes, Without a grudge or teare, deed love you did. What friend have I left in your abſence? Many thy vertues are ſuch friends, they cannot faile thee, Faith, purity of thoughts and ſuch a meekeneſſe, As would force ſcandall to a bluſh. Admit Sir, The patent of your life ſhould be calld in, How am I left then to account with griefes; Mor ſlav'd to pity then a broken heart? Auria! ſoule of my comforts, I let fall No eye on breach of fortu, I contemne No entertainment to divided hopes; I urge no preſſures by the ſcorne of change; And yet my Auria, when I but conceave How eaſie tis (without impoſſibilitie) Never to ſee thee more, forgive me then, If I conclude I may be miſerable, Moſt miſerable. And ſuch concluſion ſiſter Argues effects of a diſtruſt more voluntarie then cauſe by likely hood. T is truth Caſtanna. I grant it truth, yet Auria I am a woman; And therefore apt to feare, to ſhew my dutie And not take heart from you, Ile walke from yee, At your command, and not as much as trouble Your thought with one poore looking backe. I thanke thee, My worthy wife! before we kiſſe, receave This caution from thine Auria, firſt Caſtanna Let us bid farewell. Speake (good) ſpeake▪