Anonymous · published 1596 · first performed or written 1594 [Oct 23] (Annals) tragicomedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T1 Death, grief and revenge typicality 0.72 · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T1: death, life, dead, die, blood, revenge, soul, father, heart, heaven.
He to redeem his father did return. The issue of his forwardness was zeal: And Seruioes' service was but treachery: Your laws command, that on the first surprise, Who met with Lelio should disclose him straight, But Seruio three days space did keep him close. And therefore Seruio merits not the gold. This was the certain hope of my desire: And didst thou Seruio keep him three days close. I did my lord upon Annettas' humble suit. I, so the Fox was taken in the net, And nygardnes was caught by subtlety. Then do the Senate presently decree, That Lucida shall have the promised coin, And Seruio for breaking of the law, Shall be imprisoned for a twelvemonth space. This pretty accident doth make me laugh. Now Seruio you have good time to cast account, What interest and profit you have raised, By young Sempronios plate and coin. I hope your grace will pardon this misdeed. A way with him, I will not hear him speak. Shall innocenth great Lords kill guilty men? Led me to death, and if my brother die. No man shall lead my Lelio to his death, Except by self same sword we perish too. O life thou feedest me with continual death, When wilt thou end and ease my heinous harms? What men are these that hinder justice so? The men that had thy life and sought thy death. These are old Brishios' sons I know them well. Lay hands on them and bind the fugitives. Bind, break our bones, spare neither life nor limbs, We come to die, and merit not to live, We bend no knees, for mercy mighty Duke, Only our suit is for our brother's life, Whose danger we unhappy men have wrought. How wrought you Lelios' danger, tell us true? When from the City speedily we fled, Werey to see our father's hard distress, We hied us to the Duke of Florentines camp, And sought out Lelio, and with naked swords, Forced him to high to Venice and redeem our sire. Hereon through fear of us he came, And in his rescue both of us will die. Take two for one great Duke it is enough, Blood shall have blood, then be thou satisfied. You wrong me brothers. Voluntary intent Brought me to Venice, not your words. Thou art too piteous to ingrateful men, We forced thee hither, we must ransom thee, If Lelio die, our father will not live, He prizeth Lelio more than both his sons. Go, since you long to die, dispatch them two, Lelio for murder censured by himself, These for assalting my Fortunio. Fit we to censure wrongs done to ourselves, I'll be their advocate, they must not die, Whom hath they wronged? not law, for none is slain. They did but punish me, If any wrong were done, 'twas done to these, If any death be due, 'tis due to me.
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487 words · 661 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T1 — Death, grief and revengecross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.718 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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Hee to redeeme his father did returne. The iſſue of his forwardnes was zeale: And Seruioes ſeruice was but treachery: Your lawes command, that on the firſt ſurpryſe, VVho met with Lelio ſhould diſcloſe him ſtrayght, But Seruio three daies ſpace did keepe him cloſe. And therefore Seruio merits not the gold. This was the certayne hope of my deſire: And didſt thou Seruio keepe him three daies cloſe. I did my lord vpon Annettas humble ſute. I, ſo the Foxe was taken in the net, And nygardnes was caught by ſutteltie. Then do the Senate preſently decree, That Lucida ſhall haue the promiſt coine, And Seruio for breaking of the law, Shall be impriſoned for a twelue-month ſpace. This pretty accident doth make me laugh. Now Seruio you haue good time to caſt account, What intereſt and profit you haue rayſd, By yong Sempronios plate and coine. I hope your grace will pardon this miſdeed. A way with him, I will not heare him ſpeak. Shall innocenth great Lords kill guilty men? Lead me to death, and if my brother dye. No man ſhall lead my Lelio to his death, Except by ſelfe ſame ſword we periſh too. O life thou feedſt me with continuall death, When wilt thou end and eaſe my heinous harmes? What men are theſe that hinder Iuſtice ſo? The men that had thy life and ſought thy death. Theſe are old Briſhios ſonnes I know them well. Lay hands on them and bynd the fugitiues. Bynd, breake our bones, ſpare neither life nor lims, We come to die, and merit not to liue, We bend no knees, for mercy mighty Duke, Only our ſute is for our brothers life, Whoſe danger we vnhappie men haue wrought. How wrought you Lelios danger, tell vs true? When from the Citie ſpeedily we fled, Werey to ſee our fathers hard diſtreſſe, We hied vs to the Duke of Florentines campe, And ſought out Lelio, and with naked ſwords, Forſt him to hie to Venice and redeeme our ſier. Hereon through feare of vs he came, And in his reſcue both of vs wil die. Take two for one great Duke it is enough, Bloud ſhall haue bloud, then be thou ſatisfied. You wrong me brothers. Voluntarie intent Brought me to Venice, not your wordes. Thou art too pitious to ingratefull men, We forſt thee hether, we muſt ranſome thee, If Lelio die, our father will not liue, He priſeth Lelio more than both his ſonnes. Go, ſince you long to die, diſpach them two, Lelio for murther cenſurd by himſelfe, Theſe for aſſalting my Fortunio. Fit we to cenſure wrongs done to our ſelues, Ile be their aduocate, they muſt not die, Whom hath they wrongd? not law, for none is ſlayne. They did but puniſh me, If anie wrong were done, twas done to theſe, If anie death be due, tis due to me.