Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Sophister (Fallacy, or The Troubles of Great Hermenia) · chunk 11 of 32

Zouche, Richard · published 1639 · first performed or written 1614 [c.1614-1620] (Annals)
comedy
T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue typicality 0.75 · 510 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T20: hercules, hercles, ioue, deianeira, alcides, hand, lo, death, skies, hell.

Yes, and I think there are few faults borne without thee. Come prithee, thou art always disposed to cross me, but I will not fall out with thee for a Kingdom. You would for a lesser matter, if fear did not hold your hands. Sir you shall know my hands be free. Why, you will not draw Sir? Yes, I will Sir. What, not your Sword? No, good Distinction, I love thee too well; I'll draw my Purse, with all my heart, to do thee good. I thank you good Amphoteros: but I fear you have two Purses, as he had two Chests; one full of money, the other of thanks. That I have, my dear Oudeteros, and if thou wilt go with me, I will draw them both; the one to pay for the wine we will drink, the other to thank thee for thy Company. Well, I'll go with thee. I Cannot conjecture wherefore Fallacy is so desirous to speak with me, he requested I would meet him here sometime before we fate, and yet he is not come. Now I do wonder I was so much moved at his carriage in this business, I begin to pity his poor fortune: Alas, that he was base borne; but what of his base birth? Hercules was base borne, so was Romulus, so many Worthies: He seems to have more wit than both his Brothers, and although that be counted such a blot, yet who can condemn him? it was no fault of his; but what if there hath gone a bad report of him? why he may mend in time. Was not Themistocles a dissolute young fellow, yet who proved a braver Soldier? Oh 'tis Magistracy shows the man; what hopes? what encouragements hath he ever had? still kept under and disgraced; neither is his Title altogether nought: and nowadays 'tis a small right a man would forgo for want of standing to it; I cannot blame him and a little thing more would make me favour him. O wonderful operation, two or three drops of this Wine fuming into his head, turned his brains like the fans of a Windmill, and then his tongue like a clack began to talk on both sides; every thing was taken dupliciter; he talked pure Scot, and Thomas Occham and Caietan might have learned some new School-learning from him: but this storm held not long, ere a still calm followed this violent tempest; and he fell fast asleep, and I think I was not long uncasing the Fox; he was so ready but now to give a double interpretation of every word I spoke, and I think (to be quits with him) I shall make more than a single use of this Cloak: first by this shift I have left him to pay for the Wine, then by this disguise I may unsuspected come to deliver my Master's Letter at the Bench, if Opposition come not before: But I think mine eyes are dazzled; he is here, and I saw him not.
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PlayThe Sophister (Fallacy, or The Troubles of Great Hermenia)
AuthorZouche, Richard
Publication year (edition)1639
First performance / composition (Annals)1614 [c.1614-1620]
First performance (BritDrama)1620 [1610-1631]
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeUniversity/Inns of Court;Nonprofessional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 1102 · TCP A15873 · DEEP 919
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 418–430 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 11 of 32 in this edition
Length510 words · 643 tokens
Topic (seed 42)T20 — Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue cross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.754 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seedsseed 43: T17 · seed 44: T19 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Yes, and I thinke there are few faults borne without thee. Come prethee, thou art alwaies disposed to crosse me, but I will not fall out with thee for a Kingdome. You would for a lesser matter, if feare did not hold your hands. Sir you shall know my hands be free. Why, you will not draw Sir? Yes, I will Sir. What, not your Sword? No, good Distinction, I love thee too well; Ile draw my Purse, with all my heart, to doe thee good. I thanke you good Amphoteros: but I feare you have two Purses, as hee had two Chests; one full of money, the other of thankes. That I have, my deare Oudeteros, and if thou wilt goe with me, I will draw them both; the one to pay for the wine we will drinke, the other to thanke thee for thy Company. Well, Ile goe with thee. I Cannot conjecture wherefore Fallacy is so desirous to speake with me, he requested I would meete him here sometime before wee fate, and yet he is not come. Now I doe wonder I was so much moved at his carriage in this businesse, I beginne to pitty his poore fortune: Alas, that he was base borne; but what of his base birth? Hercules was base borne, so was Romulus, so many Worthies: He seemes to have more wit than both his Brothers, and although that be counted such a blot, yet who can condemne him? it was no fault of his; but what if there hath gone a bad report of him? why hee may mend in time. Was not Themistocles a dissolute yong fellow, yet who proved a braver Souldier? Oh 'tis Magistracy shews the man; what hopes? what encouragements hath hee ever had? still kept under and disgraced; neither is his Title altogether naught: and now a dayes 'tis a small right a man would forgoe for want of standing to it; I cannot blame him and a little thing more would make me favour him. O wonderfull operation, two or three drops of this Wine fuming into his head, turned his braines like the fannes of a Winde-mill, and then his tongue like a clacke began to talke on both sides; every thing was taken dupliciter; he talkt pure Scot, and Thomas Occham and Caietan might have learnt some new Schoole-learning from him: but this storme held not long, e're a still calme followed this violent tempest; and he fell fast asleepe, and I thinke I was not long uncasing the Foxe; he was so ready but now to give a double interpretation of every word I spake, and I thinke (to be quitts with him) I shall make more than a single use of this Cloake: first by this shift I have left him to pay for the Wine, then by this disguise I may unsuspected come to deliver my Masters Letter at the Bench, if Opposition come not before: But I thinke mine eyes are dazeled; he is here, and I saw him not.