Anonymous · published 1596 · first performed or written 1594 [Oct 23] (Annals) tragicomedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men unassigned nearest T32 Rings and jewels as tokens · 515 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T32: ring, ti, gave, finger, jewel, lady, lord, love, invisible, away.
Whether will love and duty lead me now? To whom shall I submit in these extremes. If to my father, than my Lord must die: Lovely Orphinio, and young Zepheronio: My cruel father now, doth seek their deaths: And now in haste is gone unto the Duke, That both of them this morn may lose their heaads. But I'll prevent him, for here I'll set them free, And hazard all their peril on myself. Orphinio come forth. What seeks thou lovely maid, amongst wretched men? I seek for love, saw you not him of late. He never keeps, where wretched men abide. Yes, yes Orphinio down in thy eyes he keeps: But now to tell you dangers that are priest, And you must seek prevention out of hand, For Corrodino by Marchettoes' mouth, Hath taken order that to morrow morn, Young Zepheronio and you shall lose your heads. O cruel sentence upon Innocents', For what we did was in our sister's cause. How doth Fortunio? Like the dying man: but grieve not Orphinio: Hardest not thou what love did promise late: Wilt thou protest if I do set thee free, And thou return to Venice safe again, Vouchsafe to take me to thy wedded wife. I vow before the mighty God of heaven, To wed and honour none but Phillida. I take thy word, and soon shall set thee free: Here take my father's signet, Give it to the Porter of the gates, and he will let you pass: and so farewell my sweet Orphinio: I cannot stay, and in thy journey think on Phillyda. Danger then must hasten our departure: Farewell sweet Phillida, Queen of my heart. Welcome sweet morn, the means of my delight: God and my industry hath wrought thus much: In just revenge of my Sempronios death. First Lelio banished, next Brishio to live in misery: And last, his sons to day must suffer death: Have I not four for one. Good morrow, and good fortune to my Lord. How now Porter, what news? I bring your honours signet back again, Which gave me warrant for two gentlemen. To pass the gate & watch some two hours since. My signet knave, to pass two gentlemen: Alas poor slave hast thou been over watched? Why look on the ring my Lord? Why thou wilt not make me mad I am sure? Come let me see, the mark is mine: I fear me heers some villainy. What Phillida come forth, my heart misgives, I pray thee hold my head. Father did you call? Thou Challet carrine drab, who took this signet from my finger, speak? You ask me questions past my knowledge. Where are the keys that locked the upper loft? Fast underneath the pillow where you sleep. Go fetch them hither, let's see them strait, Go call up my neighbours: Fairies haunt my house. This ring was yesterday night upon this thumb, Yet hath two devils gotten it abroad: And gotten passage through my castle gates: And here a worse than Lucifer himself, Doth bring it back, to haunt me with suspect.
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Whether will loue and dewtie lead me now? To whom ſhall I ſubmit in theſe extreames. If to my father, then my Lord muſt die: Louely Orphinio, and young Zepheronio: My cruell father now, doth ſeeke their deathes: And now in haſt is gone vnto the Duke, That both of them this morne may loſe their heaads. But Ile preuent him, for here Ile ſet them free, And hazard all their perill on my ſelfe. Orphinio come foorth. What ſeeks thou louely maide, amongſt wretched men? I ſeeke for loue, ſaw you not him of late. He neuer keepes, where wretched men abide. Yes, yes Orphinio down in thy eyes he keepes: But now to tell you dangers that are preſt, And you muſt ſeeke preuention out of hand, For Corrodino by Marchettoes mouth, Hath taken order that to morrow morne, Young Zepheronio and you ſhall loſe your heads. O cruell ſentence vpon Innocents, For what we did was in our ſiſters cauſe. How doth Fortunio? Like the dying man: but greeue not Orphinio: Hardeſt not thou what loue did promiſe late: Wilt thou proteſt if I do ſet thee free, And thou returne to Venice ſafe againe, Vouchſafe to take me to thy wedded wife. I vow before the mighty God of heauen, To wed and honor none but Phillida. I take thy word, and ſoone ſhall ſet thee free: Here take my fathers ſignet, Giue it to the Porter of the gates, and hee will let you paſſe: and ſo farewell my ſweete Orphinio: I cannot ſtay, and in thy Iorney thinke on Phillyda. Danger then muſt haſten our departure: Farewell ſweet Phillida, Queene of my heart. Welcom ſweet morne, the meanes of my delight: God and my induſtrie hath wrought thus much: In iuſt reuenge of my Sempronios death. Firſt Lelio baniſht, next Briſhio to liue in miſery: And laſt, his ſonnes to day muſt ſuffer death: Haue I not foure for one. Good morrow, and good fortune to my Lord. How now Porter, what newes? I bring your honors ſignet backe againe, Which gaue me warrant for two gentlemen. To paſſe the gate & watch ſome two howres ſince. My ſignet knaue, to paſſe two gentlemen: Alas poore ſlaue haſt thou been ouer watcht? Why looke on the ring my Lord? Why thou wilt not make me madde I am ſure? Come let me ſee, the marke is mine: I feare me heers ſome villanie. What Phillida come forth, my heart miſgiues, I pray thee hold my head. Father did you call? Thou Challet carrine drab, who tooke this ſignet from my finger, ſpeake? You aske me queſtions paſt my knowledge. Where are the keyes that lockt the vpper loft? Faſt vnderneath the pillow where you ſleepe. Go fetch them hether, lets ſee them ſtraight, Goe call vp my neighbors: Fayries haunt my houſe. This ring was yeſterday night vpon this thumbe, Yet hath two deuils gotten it abroad: And gotten paſſage through my caſtell gates: And here a worſe then Lucifer him ſelfe, Doth bring it backe, to haunt me with ſuſpect.