Peele, George · published 1595 · first performed or written 1590 [c.1588-1594] (Annals) romance · Queen Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
Who dressed his dinner then? Nay either hear my tale, or kiss my tail. Well said, on with your tale Gammer. O Lord I quite forgot, there was a conjuror, and this conjuror could do anything, and he turned himself into a great Dragon, and carried the kings Daughter away in his mouth to a Castle that he made of stone, and there he kept her I know not how long, till at last all the kings men went out so long, that her two Brothers went to seek her. O I forget: she (he I would say) turned a proper young man to a Bear in the night, and a man in the day, and keeps by a cross that parts three several ways, & he made his Lady run mad: gods me bones who comes here? Soft Gammer, here some come to tell your tale for you. Let them alone, let us hear what they will say. Upon these chalky Cliffs of Albion We are arrived now with tedious toil, And compassing the wide world round about To seek our sister, to seek fair Delia forth, Yet cannot we so much as hear of her. O fortune cruel, cruel & unkind, Unkind in that we cannot find our sister; Our sister hapless in her cruel chance: Soft who have we here. Now father God be your speed, What do you gather there? Hips and haws, and sticks and straws, and things that I gather on the ground my son. Hips and haws, and sticks and straws, why is that all your food father? Yea son. Father, here is an Alms penny for me, and if I speed in that I go for, I will give thee as good a Gown of grey as ever thou didst wear. And Father here is another alms penny for me, and if I speed in my journey, I will give thee a Palmer's staff of ivory, and a scallop shell of beaten gold. Was she fair? I the fairest for white, and the purest for red, as the blood of the dear, or the driven snow: Then hark well and mark well, my old spell: Be not afraid of every stranger, Start not aside at every danger: Things that seem are not the same, Blow a blast at every flame: For when one flame of fire goes out, Then comes your wishes well about: If any ask who told you this good, Say the white Bear of England's wood. Brother heard you not what the old man said: Be not afraid of every stranger, Start not aside for every danger: Things that seem are not the same, Blow a blast at every flame: If any ask who told you this good, Say the white Bear of England's wood. Well if this do us any good, Welfare the white Bear of England's wood.
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Who drest his dinner then? Nay either heare my tale, or kisse my taile. Well sed, on with your tale Gammer. O Lord I quite forgot, there was a Coniurer, and this Coniurer could doo anything, and hee turned himselfe into a great Dragon, and carried the Kinges Daughter away in his mouth to a Castle that hee made of stone, and there he kept hir I know not how long, till at last all the Kinges men went out so long, that hir two Brothers went to seeke hir. O I forget: she (he I would say) turned a proper yong man to a Beare in the night, and a man in the day, and keeps by a crosse that parts three seuerall waies, & he made his Lady run mad: gods me bones who comes here? Soft Gammer, here some come to tell your tale for you. Let them alone, let vs heare what they will say. Vpon these chalkie Cliffs of Albion We are ariued now with tedious toile, And compassing the wide world round about To seeke our sister, to seeke faire Delya forth, Yet cannot we so much as heare of hir. O fortune cruell, cruell & vnkind, Vnkind in that we cannot find our sister; Our sister haples in hir cruell chance: Soft who haue we here. Now father God be your speed, What doo you gather there? Hips and Hawes, and stickes and strawes, and thinges that I gather on the ground my sonne. Hips and Hawes, and stickes and strawes, why is that all your foode father? Yea sonne. Father, here is an Almes pennie for mee, and if I speede in that I goe for, I will giue thee as good a Gowne of gray as euer thou diddest weare. And Father here is another almes pennie for me, and if I speede in my iourney, I will giue thee a Palmers staffe of yuorie, and a scallop shell of beaten gold. Was shee fayre? I the fairest for white, and the purest for redd, as the blood of the Deare, or the driuen snow: Then harke well and marke well, my old spell: Be not afraid of euery stranger, Start not aside at euery danger: Things that seeme are not the same, Blow a blast at euery flame: For when one flame of fire goes out, Then comes your wishes well about: If any aske who told you this good, Say the white Beare of Englands wood. Brother heard you not what the old man said: Be not afraid of euery stranger, Start not aside for euery danger: Things that seeme are not the same, Blow a blast at euery flame: If any aske who told you this good, Say the white Beare of Englands wood. Well if this doo vs any good, Welfare the white Bear of Englands wood.