Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Richard the Third · chunk 7 of 54

Shakespeare, William · published 1597 · first performed or written 1592 [1591-1592] (Annals)
tragedy; history · Derby's (Strange's) Men (?)
unassigned nearest T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 490 words · other edition — not in the analysis

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.

No, to white Friars there attend my coming. Was ever woman in this humour wooed, Was ever woman in this humour won: I'll have her, but I will not keep her long. What I that killed her husband and his father, To take her in her hearts extremest hate: With curses in her mouth, tears in her eyes, The bleeding witness of her hatred by, Hauing God, her conscience, and these bars against m: And I nothing to back my suit at all, But the plain Diuell and dissembling looks, And yet to win her all the world to nothing. Ha Hath she forgot already that brave Prince Edward, her Lord whom I some three months since, Stabbed in my angry mood at Tewxbery, A sweeter and a lovelier gentleman, Framed in the prodigality of nature: Young, valiant, wise, and no doubt right royal, The spacious world cannot again afford: And will she yet debase her eyes on me That cropped the golden prime of this sweet Prince, And made her widow to a woeful bed, On me whose all not equal Edward's moiety▪ On me that halt, and am unshapen thus. My Duke doom to a beggarly denier. I do mistake my person all this while, Upon my life she finds, although I cannot Myself, to be a marvelous proper man. I'll be at charges for a looking glass, And entertain some score or two of tailors, To study fashions to adorn my body, Since I am crept in favour with myself, I will maintain it with some little cost: But first I'll turn your fellow in his grave, And then return lamenting to my love. Shine out fair sun till I have bought a glass, That I may see my shadow as I pass. Have patience Madam, there's no doubt his Majesty Will soon recover his accustomed health. In that you brook it, ill it makes him worse, Therefore for God's sake entertain good comfort, And cheer his grace quick and merry words, If he were dead what would betide of me. No other harm but loss of such a Lord. The loss of such a Lord includes all harm. The heavens have blessed you with a goodly son, To be your comforter when he is gone. Oh he is young, and his minority Is put unto the trust of Rich. Gloucester▪ A man that loves not me nor none of you. Is it concluded he shall be protector? It is determined, not concluded yet, But so it must be if the King miscarry. Here come the Lords of Buckingham and Derby. Good time of day unto your royal grace. God make your Majesty joyful as you have been. The Countess Richmond good my Lo: of Derby. To your good prayers will scarcely say, Amen: Yet Derby notwithstanding, she's your wise, And loves not me, be you good Lo. assured I hate not you for her proud arrogance.
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayRichard the Third
AuthorShakespeare, William
Publication year (edition)1597
First performance / composition (Annals)1592 [1591-1592]
First performance (BritDrama)1593 [autumn] [1591-1597]
Company (BritDrama)Derby's (Strange's) Men (?)
Genre (British Drama)tragedy; history
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 281 · TCP A12001 · DEEP 225
Edition roleOther edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Positionnodes 386–446 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 7 of 54 in this edition
Length490 words · 617 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T0 — Court life: dukes, favour and honour at 0.801
Other seedsseed 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)
No, to white Friers there attend my comming. Was euer woman in this humor woed, Was euer woman in this humor wonne: Ile haue her, but I will not keepe her long. What I that kild her husband and his father, To take her in her hearts extreamest hate: With curses in her mouth, teares in her eies, The bleedng witnesse of her hatred by, Hauing God, her conscience, and these bars against m: And I nothing to backe my suite at all, But the plaine Diuel and dissembling lookes, And yet to win her all the world to nothing. Hah Hath she forgot already that braue Prince Edward, her Lord whom I some three months since, Stabd in my angy moode at Tewxbery, A sweeter and a louelier gentleman, Framd in the prodigality of nature: Young, valiant, wise, and no doubt right royall, The spacious world cannot againe affoord: And will she yet debase her eyes on me That cropt the golden prime of this sweete Prince, And made her widdow to a wofull bed, On me whose all not equals Edwards moity▪ On m that halt, and am vnshapen thus. My Duke dome to a beggerly denier. I doe mistake my person all this while, Vpon my life she findes, although I cannot My selfe, to be a merueilous proper ma. Ile be at charges for a looking glasse, And entertaine some score or two of taylers, To study fashions to adorne my body, Since I am crept in fauour with my selfe, I will maintaine it with some little cost: But first Ile turne yo fellow in his graue, And then returne lamenting to my loue. Shine out faire sunne till I haue bought a glasse, That I may see my shadow as I passe. Haue patience Madame, theres no doubt his Maiestie Will soone recouer his accustomed health. In that you brooke it, ill it makes him worse, Therefore for Gods sake entertaine good comfort, And cheere his grace quick and mery words, If he were dead what would betide of me. No other harme but losse of such a Lord. The losse of such a Lord includes all harme. The heauens haue blest you with a goodly sonne, To be your comforter when he is gone. Oh he is young, and his minority Is put vnto the trust of Rich. Glocester▪ A man that loues not me nor none of you. Is it concluded he shall be protector? It is determinde, not concluded yet, But so it must be if the King miscarry. Here come the Lords of Buckingham and Darby. Good time of day vnto your royall grace. God make your Maiesty ioyfull as you haue been. The Countesse Richmond good my Lo: of Darby. To your good praiers will scarcely say, Amen: Yet Darby notwithstanding, shees your wise, And loues not me, be you good Lo. assurde I hate not you for her proud arrogance.