Marlowe, Christopher · published 1590 · first performed or written 1587 [1587-1588] (Annals) tragedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan typicality 0.80 · 527 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T22: shepherd, pan, shepherds, love, sheep, flocks, fair, shepherdess, swain, away.
Ah Shepherd, pity my distressed plight, (If as thou seem'st, thou art so mean a man) And seek not to enrich thy followers, By lawless rapine from a silly maid. Who travelling with these Medean Lords To Memphis, from my uncles country of Medea, Where all my youth I have vene governed, Have passed the army of the mighty Turk: Bearing his privy signet and his hand: To safe conduct us thorough Africa: And since we have arrived in Scythia, Besides rich presents from the puissant Cham, We have his highness letters to command Aid and assistance if we stand in need. But now you see these letters & commands, Are countermanded by a greater man: And through my provinces you must expect Letters of conduct from my mightiness, If you intend to keep your treasure safe. But since I love to live at liberty, As easily may you get the soldan's crown, As any prizes out of my precinct. For they are friends that help to wean my state, Till men and kingdoms help to strengthen it: And must maintain my life exempt from servitude. But tell me Madam, is your grace betrothed: I am (my Lord,) for so you do import. I am a Lord, for so my deeds shall prove, And yet a shepherd by my Parentage: But Lady, this fair face and heavenly hue, Mud grace his bed that conquers Asia: And means to be a terror to the world, Measuring the limits of his Empery By East and west, as Phoebus doth his course: Lie here ye weeds that I disdain to wear, This complete armour, and this curtle-axe Are adjuncts more beseeming Tamburlaine. And Madam, whatsoever you esteem Of this success, and loss unvalued, Both may invest you Empress of the East: And these that seem but silly country Swains, May have the leading of so great an host, As with their weight shall make the mountains quake. even as when windy exhalations, Fighting for passage, tilt within the earth. As princely Lions when they rouse themselves, Stretching their paws, and threatening herds of Beasts. So in his Armour looketh Tamburlaine: methinks I see kings kneeling at his feet, And he with frowning brows and fiery looks, Spurning their crowns from off their captive heads. And making thee and me Techelles, kings, That even to death will follow Tamburlaine. Nobly resolved, sweet friends and followers, These Lords (perhaps) do scorn our estimates: And think we prattle with distempered spirits, But since they measure our deserts so mean, That in conceit bear Empires on our spears, Affecting thoughts coequal with the clouds, They shall be kept our forced followers, Till with their eyes thee view us Emperors. The Gods, defenders of the innocent, Will never prosper your intended drifts, That thus oppress poor friendless passengers. Therefore at least admit us liberty, Even as thou hop'st to be eternised, By living Asia's mighty Emperor. I hope our ladies' treasure and our own, May serve for ransom to our liberties: Return our Mules and empty Camels back, That we may travail into Siria, Where her betrothed Lord Alcidamus, Expects th'arrival of her highness person.
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Length
527 words · 709 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T22 — Shepherds, flocks and Pancross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.803 (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)
Ah Shepheard, pity my distressed plight, (If as thou seem'st, thou art so meane a man) And seeke not to inrich thy followers, By lawlesse rapine from a silly maide. Who traueiling with these Medean Lords To Memphis, from my vncles country of Medea, Where all my youth I haue vene gouerned, Haue past the armie of the mightie Turke: Bearing his priuie signet and his hand: To safe conduct vs thorow Affrica: And since we haue arriu'd in Scythia, Besides rich presents from the puisant Cham, We haue his highnesse letters to command Aide and assistance if we stand in need. But now you see these letters & commandes, Are countermanded by a greater man: And through my prouinces you must expect Letters of conduct from my mightinesse, If you intend to keep your treasure safe. But since I loue to liue at liberty, As easely may you get the Souldans crowne, As any prizes out of my precinct. For they are friends that help to weane my state, Till men and kingdomes help to strengthen it: And must maintaine my life exempt from seruitude. But tell me Maddam, is your grace betroth'd: I am (my Lord,) for so you do import. I am a Lord, for so my deeds shall prooue, And yet a shepheard by my Parentage: But Lady, this faire face and heauenly hew, Mud grace his bed that conquers Asia: And meanes to be a terrour to the world, Measuring the limits of his Emperie By East and west, as Phaebus doth his course: Lie here ye weedes that I disdaine to weare, This compleat armor, and this curtle-axe Are adiuncts more beseeming Tamburlaine. And Maddam, whatsoeuer you esteeme Of this successe, and losse vnvallued, Both may inuest you Empresse of the East: And these that seeme but silly country Swaines, May haue the leading of so great an host, As with their waight shall make the mountains quake. Euen as when windy exhalations, Fighting for passage, tilt within the earth. As princely Lions when they rouse themselues, Stretching their pawes, and threatning heardes of Beastes. So in his Armour looketh Tamburlaine: Me thinks I see kings kneeling at his feet, And he with frowning browes and fiery lookes, Spurning their crownes from off their captiue heads. And making thee and me Techelles, kinges, That euen to death will follow Tamburlaine. Nobly resolu'd, sweet friends and followers, These Lords (perhaps) do scorne our estimates: And thinke we prattle with distempered spirits, But since they measure our deserts so meane, That in conceit bear Empires on our speares, Affecting thoughts coequall with the cloudes, They shall be kept our forced followers, Till with their eies thee view vs Emperours. The Gods, defenders of the innocent, Will neuer prosper your intended driftes, That thus oppresse poore friendles passengers. Therefore at least admit vs libertie, Euen as thou hop'st to be eternized, By liuing Asias mightie Emperour. I hope our Ladies treasure and our owne, May serue for ransome to our liberties: Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe, That we may traueile into Siria, Where her betrothed Lord Alcidamus, Expects th'arriuall of her highnesse person.