Yarington, Robert · published 1601 · first performed or written 1594 [1594-c.1598] (Annals) tragedy · Unknown T1 Death, grief and revenge typicality 0.84 · 470 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T1: death, life, dead, die, blood, revenge, soul, father, heart, heaven.
'tis now too late to wish for had I Had you withheld your hand from this attempt, Sorrow had never so imprisoned you. Oh my good Lord, you do mist my se, And yet my grief is sure infallible, The Lord of heaven can witness with my soul, That I am guiltless of your wrong suspect, But yet not griefless that the deed is done. Nay if you stand to justify yourself, This Gentleman whose life doth see me to stay, Within his body tell he tell your shame, Shall testify of your integrity: Speak then thou sad Anatomy of death, Who were the agents of your woefulness. O be not blinded with a false surmise, For least my tongue should faile to end the al. Of our untimely fate appointed death: Know young Allenso is as innocent, As is Fallerio guilty of the crime. He, he it was, that with four hundredth marks, Whereof two hundred he paid presently, Did hire this damned villain and myself, To massacre this harmless innocent: But yet my conscience touched with some remorse, Would fain have saved the young Pertillo's life, But he remorseless would not let him live, But unawares thrust in his harmless breast, That life bereaving fatal instrument: Which cruel deed I seeking to revenge, Have lost my life, and paid the slave his due Reward, for spilling blood of Innocents: Surprise Fallerio author of this ill, Save young Allenso, he is guiltless still. Oh sweetest honey mixed with bitter gall, Oh Nightingale combined with ravens notes, Thy speech is like a woodward that should say, Let the tree live, but take the root away. As though my life were aught but misery, Having my father slain for infamy. What should incite Fallerio to devise, The overthrow of this unhappy boy. That may be easily guessed my gracious Lord To be the lands Pandino left his son, Which after that the boy were murdered, Descend to him by due inheritance. You deem aright, see gentlemen the fruits Of coveting to have another's right, Oh wicked thought of greedy covetise Could neither nature, fear of punishment, Scandal to wife and children, nor the fear, Of God's confounding strict severity, Allay the headstrong fury of thy will, Beware my friends to wish unlawful gain, It will beget strange actions full of fear, And overthrow the actor unawares, For first Fallerio's life must satisfy, The large effusion of their guiltless bloods, Trained on by him to these extremities, Next, wife and children must be disposest, Of lands and goods, and turned to beggary, But most of all, his great and heinous sin, Will be an eye sore to his guiltless kin. Bear hence away these models of his shame, And let us prosecute the murderer, With all the care and diligence we can.
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Length
470 words · 614 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T1 — Death, grief and revengecross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.837 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T7 · seed 44: T1 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Tis now too late to wish for hadwis, Had you withheld you hand fom this attempt, Sorrow had neuer so imponed you. Oh my good Lord, you do mist my se, And yet my griefe is sure infallible, The Lord of heauen can witnesse with my soule, That I am guiltlesse of your wrong suspect, But yet not griefelsse tha the deed i done. Nay if you stand to iustifie your selfe, This Gentleman whose life dooh see me to stay, Within his body tell he tell your shame, Shall testifie of your integritie: Speake then thou sad Antomy of death, Who were the agents of your wofulnesse. O be not blinded with a false urmise, For least my tongue should faile to end the al. Of our vntimely fe appointed death: Know young Allenso is as innocent, As is Faller guiltie of the crime. He, he it was, that with foure hundreth markes, Whereof two hundred he paide presently, Did hire this damn'd villaine and my selfe, To massacre this harmelesse innocent: But yet my conscience toucht with some remorse, Would faine haue sau'd the young Prtillos life, But he remorselesse would not let him liue, But vnawares thrust in his harmlesse brest, That life bereauing fatall instrument: Which cruell deede I seeking to reuenge, Haue lost my life, and paid the slaue his due Rewarde, for spilling blood of Innocents: Surprise Fallerio author of this ill, Saue young Allenso, he is guiltlesse still. Oh sweetest honie mixt with bitter gall, Oh Nightingale combinde with Rauens notes, Thy speech is like a woodward that should say Let the tree liue, but take the roote away. As though my life were ought but miserie, Hauing my father slaine for infamie. What should incite Fallerio to deuise, The ouerthrowe of this vnhappie boy. That may be easily guest my gracious Lord To be the lands Pandino left his sonne, Which after that the boy were murthered, Discend to him by due inheritance. You deeme aright, see gentlemen the fruites Of coueting to haue anothers right, Oh wicked thought of greedie couetice Could neither nature, feare of punishment, Scandall to wife and children, nor the feare, Of Gods confounding strict seueritie, Allay the head-strong furie of thy will, Beware my friends to wish vnlawfull gaine, It will beget strange actions full of feare, And ouerthrowe the actor vnawares, For first Fallerios life must satisfie, The large effusion of their guiltlesse bloods, Traind on by him to these extremities, Next, wife and children must be disposest, Of lands and goods, and turnde to beggerie, But most of all, his great and hainous sinne, Will be an eye sore to his guiltlesse kinne. Beare hence away these models of his shame, And let vs prosecute the murtherer, With all the care and dilligence we can.