The Royal Entertainment at Bisham Abbey · chunk 2 of 6
Anonymous · published 1592 · first performed or written 1592 [Aug 21] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan typicality 0.68 · 377 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T22: shepherd, pan, shepherds, love, sheep, flocks, fair, shepherdess, swain, away.
Alas poor Pan, look how he looketh Sister, fitter to draw in a harvest wain, then talk of love to chased Virgins, would you haue us both? I, for oft I haue heard, that two Pigeons may bee caught with one bean. And two Woodcocks with one sprindge. And many Dotterels with one dance. And all fools with one faire word. Nay, this is his meaning; as he hath two shapes, so hath he two harts, the one of a man wherewith his tongue is tipped, dissembling; the other of a beast, wherewith his thoughts are poisoned, lust. Men must haue as many loues, as they haue hart-strings, and study to make an Alphabet of mistresses, from A. to Y. which maketh them in the end cry, Ay. Against this, experience hath provided us a remedy, to laugh at them when they know not what to say, and when they speak, not to beleeue them. Not for want of matter, but to know the meaning, what is wrought in this sampler? The follies of the Gods, who became beasts, for their affections. What in this? The honour of Virgins who became Goddesses, for their chastity. But what be these? Mens tongues, wrought all with double stitch but not one true. What these? Roses, Eglentine, harts-ease, wrought with queens stitch, and all right. I never hard the odds between mens tongues, and weomens, therefore they may be both double, unless you tell me how they differ. Thus, weomens tongues are made of the same flesh that their harts are, and speak as they think: Mens harts of the flesh that their tongues, and both dissemble, But prythy Pan be packing, thy words are as odious as thy fight and we attend a fight which is more glorious, then the sun rising. What doth Iupiter come this ways? No, but one that will make Iupiter blushy as guilty of his vnchast iugglings, and Iuno dismayed as wounded at her majesty. What our mother hath often told us, and famed the whole world, cannot be concealed from thee; if it be, we will tell thee, which may hereafter make thee surcease thy suite, for fear of her displeasure, and honour virginitye, by wondering at her virtues. Say on sweet soul?
nodes 2–20 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 2 of 6 in this edition
Length
377 words · 520 tokens · flags: under_min
Topic (seed 42)
T22 — Shepherds, flocks and Pancross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.681 (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)
Alas poore Pan, looke how he looketh Siſter, fitter to drawe in a Harueſt wayne, then talke of loue to chaſte Virgins, would you haue vs both? I, for oft I haue hearde, that two Pigeons may bee caught with one beane. And two Woodcocks with one ſprindge. And many Dotterels with one dance. And all fooles with one faire worde. Nay, this is his meaning; as he hath two ſhapes, ſo hath he two harts, the one of a man wherewith his tongue is tipped, diſſembling; the other of a beaſt, wherewith his thoughts are poyſoned, luſt. Men muſt haue as manie loues, as they haue hart-ſtrings, and ſtudie to make an Alphabet of miſtreſſes, from A. to Y. which maketh them in the end crie, Ay. Againſt this, experience hath prouided vs a remedy, to laugh at them when they know not what to ſaie, and when they ſpeake, not to beleeue them. Not for want of matter, but to knowe the meaning, what is wrought in this ſampler? The follies of the Gods, who became beaſtes, for their affections. What in this? The honour of Virgins who became Goddeſſes, for their chaſtity. But what be theſe? Mens tongues, wrought all with double ſtitch but not one true. What theſe? Roſes, Eglētine, harts-eaſe, wrought with Queenes ſtitch, and all right. I neuer hard the odds betweene mens tongues, and weomens, therefore they may be both double, vnleſſe you tell mee how they differ. Thus, weomens tongues are made of the ſame fleſh that their harts are, and ſpeake as they thinke: Mens harts of the fleſh that their tongues, and both diſſemble, But prythy Pan be packing, thy words are as odious as thy fight and we attend a fight which is more glorious, then the ſunne riſing. What doth Iupiter come this waies? No, but one that will make Iupiter bluſh as guilty of his vnchaſt iugglings, and Iuno diſmaide as wounded at her Maieſty. What our mother hath often tolde vs, and fame the whole world, cannot be concealed from thee; if it be, we wil tell thee, which may hereafter make thee ſurceaſe thy ſuite, for feare of her diſpleaſure, and honour virginitye, by wondering at her vertues. Say on ſweete ſoule?