Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
Theagines, This is no honest dealing, I perceive; Was it for this she sent us from her table Such curious viands, and such costly cates? Was it for this she did adorn our chambers With stately hangings wrought with sundry colours, Which came from Sidon and fair Lidia? Was this her wicked end? would that we were A hundred leagues from this accursed place, Or that we never had beheld her face. But will he not be won? Not all the art I have can work him to it. Do my favours Make no impression in him? Yes of thanks, No otherwise, he craves leave to depart, A sign he doth not like his entertainment. Thou mak'st my hot blood cold within my veins As if an ague ceased me; how depart, Ere he get out my power, I am resolved T'enjoy him, or destroy him. A right course Your wit hath found out mistress, my advice Is this, that once more you solicit him By fair entreaty and persuasive means To win him that way, but if he stand out And stubbornly refuse to grant your suit, Let him be tied unto cold fare hard lodging, And give him up unto your eunuch's hands To be scourged and tormented, for young men Regard not when they are entreated fair, But when enforced, than they stoop and yield. 'tis well advised, but how can I endure To see that body bleed? madam you are Too pitiful, if that an eyesore be To see him scourged, you may refrain the sight, I know 'twill mollify his haughty stomach To your desire. First try all means, before You put this last device in execution; But Cibile what cause or colour have we To hold them prisoners, or detain them here Against their wills? We'll give it out, they came As spies from King Hydaspes' army hither, To view the strength of Memphis. Excellent. How shall we handle fair Cariclea His beauteous sister? Sister, I believe She is his mistress rather, for such dalliance As I have seen between them argueth love Of a more fervent nature; I have come, And found them kissing with such ardency, As if they fain would have their souls to meet, And at their mouths salute. O strange discovery! If this be true, hence may proceed the cause Of my repulse and his unkind denial; Sift out this business further, and observe Their looks, their gestures, give an ear unto Their privatest discourse, for this concerns My business mainly; if Cariclea prove A bar to my desires, we must remove her. Go presently and know the young man's mind, If he will yield yet, but if he refuse, Let Euphrates the Eunuch punish him With irons to pull down his lofty heart. So far I'm gone, pursuing my desire, Hell shall not make me now back to retire.
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481 words · 625 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.864 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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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)
Theagines, This is no honest dealing, I perceive; Was it for this ſhe ſent us from her table Such curious viands, and ſuch coſtly cates? Was it for this ſhe did adorne our chambers With ſtately hangings wrought with ſundry colours, Which came from Sidon and faire Lidia? Was this her wicked end? would that we were A hundred leagues from this accurſed place, Or that we never had beheld her face. But will he not be wonne? Not all the art I have can worke him to it. Doe my favours Make no impreſſion in him? Yes of thankes, No otherwiſe, he craves leave to depart, A ſigne he doth not like his entertainment. hou mak'ſt my hot blood cold within my vaines As if an ague ceaz'd me; how depart, Ere he get ot my power, I am reſolv'd T'enjoy him, or deſtroy him. A right courſe Yor wit hath found out miſtris, my adviſe Is this, that once more you ſollicit him By faire intreaty and perſwaſive meanes To win him that way, but if he ſtand out And ſtubbornly refuſe to grant your ſuit, Let him be ti'd unto cold fare hard lodging, And give him up unto your Eunuches hands To be ſcourg'd and tormented, for yong men Regrd not when they are intreated faire, But when enforced, then they ſtoope and yield. Tis well advis'd, but how can I endure To ſee that body bleed? Madame you are Too pityfull, if that an eye-ſore be To ſee him ſcourg'd, you may refrain the ſight, I know twill mollifie his haughty ſtomacke To your deſire. Firſt try all meanes, before You put this laſt deviſe in execution; But Cibile what cauſe or colour have we To hold them priſoners, or detaine them here Againſt their wills? We'l give it out, they came As ſpies from King Hydsps army hither, To view the ſtrength of Memphis. Excellent. How ſhall we handle faire Cariclea His beautious ſiſter? Siſter, I believe Shee is his miſtris rather, for ſuch dalliance As I have ſeene betweene them argueth love Of a more fervent nature; I have come, And found them kiſſing with ſuch ardency, As if they faine would have their ſoules to meet, And at their mouths ſalute. O ſtrange diſcovery! If this be true, hence may proceed the cauſe Of my repulſe and his unkind deniall; Sift out this buſineſſe further, and obſerve Their lookes, their geſtures, give an eare unto Their privateſt diſcourſe, for this concernes My buſineſſe mainely; if Cariclea prove A barre to my deſires, we muſt remove her. Goe preſently and know the young mans mind, If he will yield yet, but if he refuſe, Let Euphrates the Eunuch puniſh him With yrons to pull downe his lofty heart. So farre I'm gone, purſuing my deſire, Hell ſhall not make me now backe to retire.