Anonymous · published 1596 · first performed or written 1594 [Oct 23] (Annals) tragicomedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T1 Death, grief and revenge typicality 0.84 · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T1: death, life, dead, die, blood, revenge, soul, father, heart, heaven.
A lawful plea which may not be denied, Thy suit is granted, register it down. Now let our guard beset the city round, Search every house to find out Lelio: Mean while grave Senators, bethink yourselves, Of some strict law against our Sessions, That may repulse these insolent debates. Sirrah Franco, what said old Seruio to my money. Marry sir, as soon as his fore eyes had overlooked it And his fingers trembling had overtolde it, He took it up, and very furiously cast it into hell. Into hell knave, what meanest thou by that? Marie sir, into his chest I mean, the very bottomless pit of usury, where I am sure God never came, but the devil & his angels fill it up to the brim. Well sirrah, leave your jesting, and go will the master of my bark to unload the wares, and see that at the crane you hoist them up. I will sir. Where shall I hide me from too searching eyes? Oh whether may I go to save my life? Me thinks I see my Lelio quite dismayed, What aileth thee my son? O stay me not Brishio for thy daughter's sake, Be not thou the means to bring me to my end. Be not so foolish to mistrust thy friend, Thy troubles taint my weal. Father by marriage, friend in my misdeed, Thus fortune hath depressed my weak estate, Sempronio found in Venice for my friend, Dear to my soul while he held virtue dear, Incensed thy daughter and my wedded wife, Who scorning to defame her ancient stock, Disburdened his lewd suit within my ears, Hereon in a rage I drew him to the field, There he lies slain, I fly to save my life. Now as thou art a father, for my sake Pity thy daughter and my woeful child, For by the law I am condemned to die: Farewell, the rest who cannot tell, if you inquire. Stay Lelio, stay, if for my daughter's sake thou slewest thy friend, I for thy virtues sake will keep thee close within my house, And ship thee privily this present night, So unperceived thou shalt escape away. Hast thou not heard the sentence of the Duke? That who so succours me must lose his goods, And live a banished life. Why thinkest thou threats shall make me leave my friend? When is the time for friends to show themselves, But in extremity. I bless sweet fortune that gives me such means, To show how much I favour true nobility. What God will have, folly may not withstand. Go in my son, I will be day, the night, the evening, the morning to thee my son, The day to help thee fly from foes pursuit, The even to give thee rest from all thy toil, No day nor night shall I retain my rest, Till Brishio know that thou art safely fled.
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Length
487 words · 630 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T1 — Death, grief and revengecross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.835 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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A lawfull plea which may not be denide, Thy ſuite is granted, regiſter it downe. Now let our gard beſet the citie round, Search euerie houſe to finde out Lelio: Meane while graue Senators, bethinke your ſelues, Of ſome ſtrict lawe againſt our Seſsions, That may repulſe theſe inſolent debates. Sirrha Franco, what ſayde olde Seruio to my money. Mary ſir, as ſoon as his fore eies had ouerlookt it And his fingers trembling had ouertolde it, He tooke it vp, and verie furiouſly caſt it into hell. Into hell knaue, what meanſt thou by that? Marie ſir, into his cheſt I meane, the verie bottomleſſe pit of vſurie, where I am ſure God neuer came, but the deuil & his angels fil it vp to the brim. Well ſirrha, leaue your ieaſting, and goe will the maſter of my barke to vnlode the wares, and ſee that at the crane you hoiſe them vp. I will ſir. Where ſhall I hide me from too ſearching eies? Oh whether may I go to ſaue my life? Me thinkes I ſee my Lelio quite diſmaid, What aileth thee my ſonne? O ſtaie me not Briſhio for thy daughters ſake, Be not thou the meanes to bring me to my end. Be not ſo fooliſh to miſtruſt thy friend, Thy troubles taint my weale. Father by marriage, friend in my miſdeed, Thus fortune hath depreſt my weake eſtate, Sempronio found in Venice for my friend, Deare to my ſoule while he held vertue deare, Incenſt thy daughter and my wedded wife, Who ſcorning to defame her ancient ſtocke, Disburdned his lewd ſuit within my eares, Heereon in a rage I drew him to the field, There he lies ſlaine, I flie to ſaue my life. Now as thou art a father, for my ſake Pittie thy daughter and my wofull child, For by the law I am condemnd to die: Farewel, the reſt who cannot tel, if you enquire. Stay Lelio, ſtay, if for my daughters ſake thou ſleweſt thy friend, I for thy vertues ſake will keepe thee cloſe within my houſe, And ſhip thee priuily this preſent night, So vnperceiu'd thou ſhalt eſcape awaie. Haſt thou not heard the ſentence of the Duke? That who ſo ſuccors me muſt looſe his goods, And liue a baniſht life. Why thinkeſt thou threates ſhall make me leaue my friend? When is the time for friends to ſhew themſelues, But in extremitie. I bleſſe ſweet fortune that giues me ſuch meanes, To ſhew how much I fauor true nobilitie. What God wil haue, folly may not withſtand. Go in my ſonne, I wil be day, the night, the euening, the morning to thee my ſonne, The day to helpe thee flie from foes purſuit, The euen to giue thee reſt from all thy toile, No daie nor night ſhall I retaine my reſt, Till Briſhio know that thou art ſafely fled.