Anonymous · published 1596 · first performed or written 1594 [Oct 23] (Annals) tragicomedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T1 Death, grief and revenge typicality 0.75 · 459 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T1: death, life, dead, die, blood, revenge, soul, father, heart, heaven.
Shall this conclusion stand, you noble peers? We ratify the same by our consent. Bring forth the prisoners, Brishio march thou forth, Weighing the wondrous working of the heavens, We thus conclude, That Brishio shall be free from his supposed exile: and enjoy the goods and fortune he enjoyed before, We likewise do release his forward sons, and pardon their defaults what ere they be, We grant the pension of a thousand crowns To Lucida, as we have promised, Only in this our justice stands in force, That Lelio must for murder suffer death. Nay my lord, spare all or none, we crave no further grace. Let Fortune spite, or hate do what she can, Here is a knack to know an honest man, Not age, not life, not sons, not wealth, nor friend, Can draw thee from affecting thy dear friend, O let me make the third, if Lelio die, High thee kind charity, lend me a tongue. Bear hence the prisoner, we dissolve the court. Stay & suffer Penitent Experience enjoy one boon Dispatch then and tell us what it is. Let none but I be executioner to cut off Lelios' head. We grant thy suit. Then give me this keen sword Since none but Experience Hath power to cut off virtues noble head, Thou shalt not die. Do not delude our trust. Nor do you condemn a guiltless man. O Charity is come, I see him now. Headsman dispatch, except Sempronio live, Lelio must die. Sempronio lives, my Lord, see where he stands. Hermit why dalliest thou? Sempronio was young, but this is old, Sempronio was dead, but he doth live: Old Sempronio now is young again, And dead Sempronio now doth live, Behold him Lelio, dost thou know him now? Sempronio. Ah dear Lelio. This Lord left dead by shepherds in the field, Was found again, and healed thus by me, And by my art having his hair disguised, He passed a solemn oath to hide his name, And do good deeds where he had lived lose, Since when, called Penitent Experience, He hath remained, and lived a pensive life. Speak my Sempronio, for I discharge thy vow, Tell thou the rest, for why my vision Foretold and promised such an accident, As never Venice had, or saw the like. Sempronio lives, and Lelio now must live, Grieved for my breach of faith, grieved for my crime, Hear are the tokens of my fatal wounds, Which when I eyed Annetta, I have wept, To think upon my lose unbridled love. Let us not joy in words, but joy in hearts, And let our arms our tongues discourse embrace, Where our three lives are heard of again, Call them three knacks to find out honest men.
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459 words · 618 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T1 — Death, grief and revengecross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.746 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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Shall this concluſion ſtand, you noble peeres? Wee ratifie the ſame by our conſent. Bring forth the priſoners, Briſhio march thou forth, Waying the wondrous working of the heauens, We thus conclude, That Briſhio ſhall be free from his ſuppoſd exile: and inioy the goods and fortune he inioyd before, We likewiſe doo releaſe his forward ſonnes, and pardon their defaults what ere they be, We grant the penſion of a thouſand crownes To Lucida, as we haue promiſed, Onely in this our iuſtice ſtands in force, That Lelio muſt for murther ſuffer death. Nay my lorde, ſpare all or none, wee craue no further grace. Let Fortune ſpite, or hate do what ſhe can, Here is a knacke to know an honeſt man, Not age, not life, not ſonnes, not wealth, nor friend, Can drawe thee from affecting thy deare friend, O let me make the third, if Lelio die, Hie thee kind charitie, lend me a tongue. Beare hence the priſoner, we diſſolue the court. Stay & ſuffer Penitent Experience inioy one boone Diſpatch then and tell vs what it is. Let none but I be executioner to cut off Lelios head. We grant thy ſute. Then giue me this keene ſword Since none but Experience Hath power to cut off vertues noble head, Thou ſhalt not die. Do not delude our truſt. Nor do you condemne a guiltles man. O Charitie is come, I ſee him now. Heads-man diſpatch, except Sempronio liue, Lelio muſt die. Sempronio liues, my Lord, ſee where he ſtands. Hermit why dallieſt thou? Sempronio was yong, but this is olde, Sempronio was dead, but he doth liue: Old Sempronio now is young againe, And dead Sempronio now doth liue, Beholde him Lelio, doſt thou know him now? Sempronio. Ah deare Lelio. This Lord left dead by ſhepheards in the field, Was found againe, and healed thus by me, And by my art hauing his haire diſguiſde, He paſt a ſolemne oath to hide his name, And doo good deeds where he had liued looſe, Since when, cald Penitent Experience, He hath remaind, and liu'd a penſiue life. Speake my Sempronio, for I diſcharge thy vow, Tell thou the reſt, for why my viſion Foretolde and promiſt ſuch an accident, As neuer Venice had, or ſawe the like. Sempronio liues, and Lelio now muſt liue, Greeu'd for my breach of faith, greeu'd for my crime, Heere are the tokens of my fatall wounds, Which when I eyed Annetta, I haue wept, To thinke vpon my looſe vnbrideled loue. Let vs not ioy in words, but ioy in hearts, And let our armes our tongues diſcourſe imbrace, Where our three liues are heard of agen, Call them three knackes to finde out honeſt men.