Brome, Richard · published 1640 · first performed or written 1638 [1636-1638] (Annals) not in BritDrama · Salisbury Court T11 Siblings, kin and confidants typicality 0.81 · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
I seemed to do it against my will, by which I gained Your bribe of twenty pieces. Much good do thee. But I assure you, my Lord give me order, To place you there, after it seems he had Well put her to't within. Stay, stay, stay, stay; Why may not this be then a counterfeit action, Or a false mist to blind me with more error? The ill I feared may have been done before, And all this but deceit to daub it o'er. Do you fall back again? Shugh, give me leave. I must take charge I see o'th' dagger again. Come joyless, I have pity on thee; Hear me. I swear upon mine honour she is chaste. Honour! in oath of glass! I prithee Hear me. I tried and tempted her for mine own ends, More than for thine. That's easily believed. And had she yielded, I not only had Rejected her (for it was ne'er my purpose, (Heaven I call thee to witness) to commit A sin with her) but laid a punishment Upon her, greater than thou couldst inflict. But how can this appear? Do you know your father Lady? I hope I am so wise a child. Go call In my friend Truelocke, Take your dagger Sir, Now I dare trust you. Sirrah, dare you fool. When I am serious? send in master Truelocke. That is my father's name. Can he be here? Sir, I am neither conjurer nor witch, But a great Fortune-teller, that you'll find, You are happy in a wife sir, happier— yes Happier by a hundred thousand pound, Than you were yesterday— So, so, now he's mad. I mean in possibilities: provided that You use her well, and never more be jealous. Must it come that way. Look you this way sir, When I speak to you, i'll cross your fortune else, As I am true Letoy. Mad, mad, he's mad, Would we were quickly out on's fingers yet. When saw you your wife's father? answer me? He came for London four days before us. 'tis possible he's here then, do you know him O I am happy in his sight. Dear sir. 'tis but so much knee-labour lost, stand up, Stand up, and mind me. You are well met, son joyless. How have you been concealed, and this house? Here's mystery in this. My good Lords pleasure. know sir, that I sent for him, and for you, instructing your friend Blaze my instrument, To draw you to my Doctor with your son, Your wife I knew must follow, what my end Was in't shall quickly be discovered to you, In a few words, of your supposed father. Supposed father! Yes, come master Truelocke, My constant friend of thirty years' acquaintance, Freely declare with your best knowledge now, Whose child this is. Your honour does as freely Release me of my vow, then in the secret I locked up in this breast these seventeen years Since she was three days old. True, master Truelocke, I do release you of your vow: Now speak.
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513 words · 682 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.808 (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
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I seemd to doe it against my will, by which I gain'd Your bribe of twenty peeces. Much good doe thee. But I assure you, my Lord give me order, To place you there, after it seemes he had Well put her to't within. Stay, stay, stay, stay; Why may not this be then a counterfeit action, Or a false mist to blinde me with more error? The ill I fear'd may have beene done before, And all this but deceit to dawbe it ore. Doe you fall backe againe? Shugh, give me leave. I must take charge I see o'th' dagger againe. Come Ioylesse, I have pitty on thee; Heare me. I swear upon mine honor she is chast. Honor! in oath of glasse! I prithee Heare me. I try'd and tempted her for mine owne ends, More then for thine. That's easily beleev'd. And had she yielded, I not onely had Rejected her (for it was ne're my purpose, (Heaven I call thee to witnesse) to commit A sinne with her) but layd a punishment Upon her, greater then thou couldst inflict. But how can this appeare? Doe you know your father Lady? I hope I am so wise a childe. Goe call In my friend Truelocke, Take your dagger Sir, Now I dare trust you. Sirrah, dare you foole. When I am serious? send in master Truelocke. That is my fathers name. Can he be here? Sir, I am neither conjurer nor witch, But a great Fortune-teller, that youl finde, You are happy in a wife sir, happier — yes Happier by a hundred thousand pound, Then you were yesterday — So, so, now he's mad. I meane in possibilities: provided that You use her well, and never more be jealous. Must it come that way. Looke you this way sir, When I speake to you, ile crosse your fortune else, As I am true Letoy. Mad, mad, he's mad, Would we were quickly out on's fingers yet. When saw you your wives father? answer me? He came for London foure dayes before us. Tis possible he's here then, doe you know him O I am happy in his sight. Deare sir. Tis but so much knee-labour lost, stand up, Stand up, and minde me. You are well met, sonne Ioylesse. How have you beene conceald, and this house? Here's mystery in this. My good Lords pleasure. know sir, that J sent for him, and for you, Jnstructing your friend Blaze my instrument, To draw you to my Doctor with your sonne, Your wife J knew must follow, what my end Was in't shall quickely be discover'd to you, In a few words, of your supposed father. Supposed father! Yes, come master Truelocke, My constant friend of thirty yeares acquaintance, Freely declare with your best knowledge now, Whose childe this is. Your honor do's as freely Release me of my vow, then in the secret I lockd up in this brest these seaventeene yeares Since she was three dayes old. True, master Truelocke, I doe release you of your vow: Now speake.