Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.77 · 491 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Can you make no use of your discontent? I will make all use of it, for I use it only. Who comes here? what news Borachio? I came yonder from a great supper, the Prince your brother is royally entertained by Leonato, and I can give you intelligence of an intended marriage. Will it serve for any Model to build mischief on? What is he for a fool that betrothes himself to unquietness? Marry it is your brothers right hand. Who, the most exquisite Claudio? Even he. A proper squire, and who, and who, which way looks he? Marry on Hero, the daughter and Heir of Leonato. A very forward March-chicke, how came you to this? Being entertained for a perfumer, as I was smoking a musty room, comes me the Prince and Claudio, hand in hand in sad conference: I whipped behind the Arras, and there heard it agreed upon, that the Prince should woo Hero for himself, and having obtained her, give her to Count Claudio. Come, come, let us thither, this may prove food to my displeasure, that young startup hath all the glory of my overthrow: if I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way, you are both sure, and will assist me? To the death my Lord. Let us to the great supper, their cheer is the greater that I am subdued, would the Cook were of my mind: shall we go prove what's to be done? we'll wait upon your Lordship. Was not Count Iohn here at supper? I saw him not. How tartly that Gentleman looks, I never can see him, but I am heart-burned an hour after. He is of a very melancholy disposition. He were an excellent man that were made just in the midway between him and Benedick, the one is too like an image and says nothing, and the other too like my Lady's eldest son, evermore tattling. Then half signior Benedicks tongue in Count Iohns mouth, and half Count Iohns melancholy in Signior Benedicks face. With a good leg, and a good foot uncle, and money enough in his purse, such a man would win any woman in the world, if he could get her good will. By my troth Niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue. Infaith she's too cursed. Too cursed is more than cursed, I shall lessen Gods sending that way: for it is said, God sends a cursed Cow short horns, but to a Cow too cursed he sends none. So, by being too cursed, God will send you no horns. Just, if he send me no husband, for the which blessing, I am at him upon my knees every morning and evening: Lord, I could not endure a husband with a beard on his face, I had rather lie in the woollen. You may light upon a husband that hath no beard.
Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Position
nodes 161–189 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 7 of 42 in this edition
Length
491 words · 631 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T0 — Court life: dukes, favour and honourcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.768 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
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)
Can you make no vſe of your diſcontent? I will make all vſe of it, for I vſe it onely. Who comes here? what newes Borachio? I came yonder from a great ſupper, the Prince your brother is royally entertained by Leonato, and I can giue you intelligence of an intended marriage. Will it ſerue for any Modell to build miſchiefe on? What is hee for a foole that betrothes himſelfe to vnquietneſſe? Mary it is your brothers right hand. Who, the moſt exquiſite Claudio? Euen he. A proper ſquier, and who, and who, which way lookes he? Mary on Hero, the daughter and Heire of Leonato. A very forward March-chicke, how came you to this? Being entertain'd for a perfumer, as I was ſmoaking a muſty roome, comes me the Prince and Claudio, hand in hand in ſad conference: I whipt behind the Arras, and there heard it agreed vpon, that the Prince ſhould wooe Hero for himſelfe, and hauing obtain'd her, giue her to Count Claudio. Come, come, let vs thither, this may proue food to my diſpleaſure, that young ſtart-vp hath all the glorie of my ouerthrow: if I can croſſe him any way, I bleſſe my ſelfe euery way, you are both ſure, and will aſſiſt mee? To the death my Lord. Let vs to the great ſupper, their cheere is the greater that I am ſubdued, would the Cooke were of my minde: ſhall we goe proue whats to be done? Wee'll wait vpon your Lordſhip. Was not Count Iohn here at ſupper? I ſaw him not. How tartly that Gentleman lookes, I neuer can ſee him, but I am heart-burn'd an howre after. He is of a very melancholy diſpoſition. Hee were an excellent man that were made iuſt in the mid-way betweene him and Benedicke, the one is too like an image and ſaies nothing, and the other too like my Ladies eldeſt ſonne, euermore tatling. Then halfe ſignior Benedicks tongue in Count Iohns mouth, and halfe Count Iohns melancholy in Signior Benedicks face. With a good legge, and a good foot vnckle, and money enough in his purſe, ſuch a man would winne any woman in the world, if he could get her good will. By my troth Neece, thou wilt neuer get thee a husband, if thou be ſo ſhrewd of thy tongue. Infaith ſhee's too curſt. Too curſt is more then curſt, I ſhall leſſen Gods ſending that way: for it is ſaid, God ſends a curſt Cow ſhort hornes, but to a Cow too curſt he ſends none. So, by being too curſt, God will ſend you no hornes. Iuſt, if he ſend me no husband, for the which bleſſing, I am at him vpon my knees euery morning and euening: Lord, I could not endure a husband with a beard on his face, I had rather lie in the woollen. You may light vpon a husband that hath no beard.