Pan's Anniversary, or The Shepherds' Holiday · chunk 2 of 4
Jonson, Ben · published 1641 · first performed or written 1620 [Jun 19(?)] [incorrect] (Annals) pastoral; masque · before the Court T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan typicality 0.62 · 471 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T22: shepherd, pan, shepherds, love, sheep, flocks, fair, shepherdess, swain, away.
Peace to thy Pan, and mum to thy Music, Swain; There is a Tinker of Thebes a coming, called Epam, with his kettle will make all Arcadia ring of him; What are your sports for the purpose? say, if singing, you shall be sung down, if dancing, danced down. There is no more to be done with you, but know what; which it is; and you are in smoke, gone, vapoured, vanished, blown, and (as a man would say) in a word of two syllables, Nothing. This is short, though not so sweet. Surely the better part of the solemnity here will be dancing. Enough; They shall be met with instantly in their own sphere, the sphere of their own activity a dance. But by whom, expect: No Cynaetheian, nor Satyrs; but (as I said) Boys of Boeotia; things of Thebes, (the Town is ours, Shepherd) mad merry Greeks', Lads of life, that have no gall in us, but all air and sweetness. A Tooth-drawer is our Foreman, that if there be but a bitter tooth in the company, it may be called out at a twitch; he doth command any man's teeth out of his head upon the point of his Poniard; or tickles them forth with his riding rod: He draws teeth a horseback in full speed, yet he will dance a foot, he hath given his word: He is yeoman of the mouth to the whole Brotherhood, and is charged to see their gums be clean, and their breath sweet, at a minute's warning. Than comes my learned Theban, the Tinker I told you of, with his kettle Drum (before and after) a Master of Music, and a man of metal; He beats the march to the tune of Ticklefoot, Pam, pam, pam, brave Epam with a nondas. That's the strain. A high one. Which is followed by the trace, and tract of an excellent Juggler, that can juggle with every joint about him, from head to heel. He can do tricks with his toes, wind silk, and thread Pearl with them, as nimble a fine fellow of his feet, as his hands: For there is a noble Corn-cutter his companion, hath so pared, and finified them—. Indeed, he hath taken it into his care, to reform the feet of all, and fit all their footing to a form; only ones play-foot in the company, and he is a Bellows-mender, allowed who hath the looking to of all their lungs by patent, and by his place is to set that leg afore still, and with his puufs keeps them in breath during pleasure; A Tinder-box-man to strike new fire into them at every turn, and where he spies any brave spark that is in danger to go out, ply him with a match presently. A most politic provision.
nodes 40–45 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 2 of 4 in this edition
Length
471 words · 618 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T22 — Shepherds, flocks and Pancross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.620 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T24 · seed 44: T25 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Peace to thy Pan, and mum to thy Muſique, Swaine; There is a Tinker of Thebes a comming, called Epam, with his kettle will make all Arcadia ring of him; What are your ſports for the purpoſe? ſay, if ſinging, you ſhall be ſung downe, if dauncing, daunc'd downe. There is no more to be done with you, but know what; which it is; and you are in ſmoke, gone, vapour'd, vaniſh'd, blowne, and (as a man would ſay) in a word of two ſillables, Nothing. This is ſhort, though not ſo ſweet. Surely the better part of the ſolemnitie here will be dauncing. Enough; They ſhall be met with inſtantly in their owne ſphere, the ſphere of their owne activitie a daunce. But by whom, expect: No Cynaetheian, nor Satyres; but (as I ſaid) Boyes of Baeotia; thinges of Thebes, (the Towne is ours, Shepheard) mad merry Greekes, Lads of life, that have no gall in us, but all ayre and ſweetneſſe. A Tooth-drawer is our Foreman, that if there be but a bitter tooth in the company, it may bee called out at a twitch; he doth command any mans teeth out of his head upon the point of his Poynard; or tickles them forth with his ryding rod: Hee drawes teeth a horſe-backe in full ſpeed, yet hee will daunce a foot, he hath given his word: He is yeoman of the mouth to the whole Brotherhood, and is charged to ſee their gummes bee cleane, and their breath ſweet, at a minutes warning. Then comes my learned Theban, the Tinker I told you of, with his kettle Drum (before and after) a Maſter of Muſique, and a man of mettall; He beates the march to the tune of Tickle-foot, Pam, pam, pam, brave Epam with a nondas. That's the ſtraine. A high one. Which is followed by the trace, and tract of an excellent Juggler, that can juggle with every joynt about him, from head to heele. He can doe tricks with his toes, wind ſilke, and thred Pearle with them, as nimble a fine fellow of his feet, as his hands: For there is a noble Corne-cutter his companion, hath ſo pared, and finified them—. Indeed, he hath taken it into his care, to reforme the feet of all, and fit all their footing to a forme; onely ones play-foot in the company, and he is a Bellowes-mender, allow'd who hath the looking to of all their lungs by patent, and by his place is to ſet that leg afore ſtill, and with his puffes keepes them in breath during pleaſure; A Tinder-box-man to ſtrike new fire into them at every turne, and where he ſpies any brave ſparke that is in danger to goe out, plie him with a match preſently. A moſt politique proviſion.