Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Arcadia · chunk 12 of 36

Shirley, James · published 1640 · first performed or written 1640 (Annals)
pastoral; romance · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit
unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 474 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.

Claps up another betwixt the— a ha mistress mistress but you say you overheard, and therefore if you know whether he is gone you may come two hours hence time enough to prevent the blow. If thou lookest to have my daughter with, mark what I say With father's mark and mother's mark, and every mark about her If you conceal any thing in this case, thou know'st no case of her, nay though thy teeth water out the liquour of thy life, thou shouldst not get a bit, the worst bit of her. Be more charitable Or if thou chance to get her 'gainst my will i'll teach her a trick of the mother shall make thee curse her and all the brood she came one, What is Charita to me, I know you heard him name her. Charita. I will discharge my conscience and yet if you overheard us without my telling, you know where he appointed to meet her this evening at Mantinea at her fathers in Ondemion street, Ondemion street? I do not betray him now if you provide so happily to take 'em at it mistress at it. I at it, how I itch to be at it Saddle your mare. They shall not scape with half an eye betwixt them. I have given her the bells and she will fly to the devil— here comes the t'other I ha' given her physic already fit for her constitution and now it works. How comes it Mopsa that you are so taken So lifted up with high conceit? Who I Yes Mapsa you, d'ee think I cannot judge By outward gestures and your looks what joy Doth inwardly possess you Who me Yes you again, and it were not over boldness To request some knowledge of the cause Rest you content; you are a Princess borne I might have been so to, somebody may be a Queen before you, make what you can of that Oh fate how's this There is a tree, and there is things worth wishing, and some may wish and wishes may be had make what you can of that too To my wish it works But Mopsa may I not beseech a word That may be to my understanding You may know more hereafter, but till then I must presume upon your Princely patience to keep your Chamber, it is now my reign and do not dare to follow Not I, when you are drawn up to majesty I can but wish you graciously would then Remember the obedience of your handmaid That first submits herself to your Command. i'faith I will Pamela, and reward it, go in sweet Lady, on my Royal word I will, She has spied me Happy Dorus What will my Mopsa say when she has climbed The tree of happiness?
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayThe Arcadia
AuthorShirley, James
Publication year (edition)1640
First performance / composition (Annals)1640
First performance (BritDrama)1635 [summer] [1630-1636]
Company (BritDrama)Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
TheaterPhoenix/Cockpit;Indoor Professional
Genre (British Drama)pastoral; romance
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 1136 · TCP A12149 · DEEP 966
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 689–728 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 12 of 36 in this edition
Length474 words · 577 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T14 — Royal love, favour and dynastic relationships at 0.732
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Claps vp another betwixt the—a ha mistris mistris but you say you overheard, and therefore if you know whether he is gone you may come two houres hence time enough to prevent the blow. If thou lookest to have my daughter with, marke what I say With fathers marke and mothers marke, and every mark about her If you conceale any thing in this case, thou knowst no case of her, nay tho thy teeth water out the liquor of thy life, thou shouldst not get a bit, the worst bit of her. Be more charitable Or if thou chance to get her gainst my will ile teach her a tricke of the mother shall make thee curse her and all the brood she came one, What is Charita to me, I know you heard him name her. Charita. I will discharge my conscience and yet if you overheard us without my telling, you know where hee appointed to meet her this evening at Mantinea at her fathers in Ondemion streete, Ondemion street? I doe not betray him now if you provide so happily to take em at it mistris at it. I at it, how I itch to be at it Saddle your mare. They shal not scape with halfe an eie betwixt them. I have given her the bells and she will flye to the devill —here comes the tother I ha given her phisicke already fit for her constitution and now it works. How comes it Mopsa that you are so taken So lifted up with high conceit? Who I Yes Mapsa you, dee thinke I cannot Iudge By outward gestures and your lookes what joy Doth inwardly possesse you Who me Yes you againe, and it were not over bouldnesse To request some knowledge of the cause Rest you content; you are a Princesse borne I might have beene so to, some body may be a Queene before you, make what you can of that Oh fate how's this There is a tree, and there is things worth wishing, and some may wish and wishes may be had make what you can of that too To my wish it workes But Mopsa may I not beseech a word That may be to my understanding You may know more hereafter, but till then I must presume upon your Princely patience to keepe your Chamber, it is now my raigne and doe not dare to follow Not I, when you are drawne up to majesty I can but wish you graciously would then Remember the obedience of your handmaide That first submits her selfe to your Command. I faith I will Pamela, and reward it, goe in sweete Lady, on my Royall word I will, She has spide me Happy Dorus What will my Mopsa say when she has climb'd The tree of happines?