Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1601 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.72 · 473 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
We know it, our dear VIRGIL, and esteem it A most dishonest practice, in that man, Will seem too witty in another's work. What would CORNELIUS GALLUS, and TIBULLUS? Nay, but as thou art a man, dost hear? a man of worship; and honourable: Hold, here, take thy chain again. Resume, mad Maecenas. What? dost thou think, I meant t' have kept it, bold boy? No; I did it but to fright thee, ay, to try how thou wouldst take it. What? will I turn shark, upon my friends? or my friend's friends? I scorn it with my three souls. Come, I love bully HORACE, as well as thou dost, I: 'tis an honest hieroglyphic. Give me thy wrist, Helicon. Dost thou think, I'll second e'er a rhinoceros of them all, against thee? ha? or thy noble Hippocrene, here? I'll turn stager first, and be whipped too: dost thou see, bully? You have your will of CAESAR: use it Romans. VIRGIL shall be your Praetor; and ourself Will here sit by, spectator of your sports; And think it no impeach of royalty. Our ear is now too much profaned (grave MARO) With these distastes, to take thy sacred lines: Put up thy book, till both the time and we Be fitted with more hallowed circumstance For the receiving so divine a work. Proceed with your design. Thanks, to great CAESAR. TIBULLUS, draw you the indictment then, whilst HORACE arrests them, on the statute of Calumny: Maecenas, and I, will take our places here. Lictors, assist him. I am the worst accuser, under heaven. Tut, you must do't: 'Twill be noble mirth. I take no knowledge, that they do malign me. ay, but the world takes knowledge. 'Would the world knew, How heartily I wish, a fool should hate me. Body of JUPITER! What? Will they arraign my brisk POETASTER, and his poor journeyman, ha? Would I were abroad skeldering for a drachm, so I were out of this labyrinth again: I do feel myself turn stinkard, already. But I must set the best face I have, upon't now: well said, my divine, deft HORACE, bring the whoreson detracting slaves to the bar, do. Make 'em hold up their spread golls: I'll give in evidence for thee, if thou wilt. Take courage, CRISPINUS, would thy man had a clean band. What must we do, Captain? Thou shalt see anon: Do not make division with thy legs, so. What's he, HORACE? I only know him for a motion, CAESAR. I am one of thy Commanders, CAESAR; A man of service, and action; My name is PANTILIUS TUCCA: I have served i' thy wars against MARK ANTONY, I. Do you know him, CORNELIUS? he's one, that hath had the mustering, or convoy of a company, now, and then: I never noted him by any other employment.
Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Position
nodes 1945–1975 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 47 of 57 in this edition
Length
473 words · 711 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T2 — Roman politics: senate, consuls and civil warcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.717 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
seed 43: T1 · seed 44: T2 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
We know it, our deare VIRGIL, and esteeme it A most dishonest practice, in that man, Will seeme too wittie in anothers worke. What would CORNELIVS GALLVS, and TIBVLLVS? Nay, but as thou art a man, do'st heare? a man of worship; and honourable: Holde, here, take thy chaine againe. Resume, mad MECoeNAS. What? do'st thou thinke, I meant t' haue kept it, bold boy? No; I did it but to fright thee, I, to try how thou would'st take it. What? will I turne sharke, vpon my friends? or my friends friends? I scorne it with my three soules. Come, I loue bully HORACE, as well as thou do'st, I: 'tis an honest hieroglyphick. Giue mee thy wrist, Helicon. Do'st thou thinke, I'le second e're a rhinoceros of them all, against thee? ha? or thy noble Hippocrene, here? I'le turne stager first, and be whipt too: do'st thou see, bully? You haue your will of CAESAR: vse it Romanes. VIRGIL shall be your Praetor; and our selfe Will here sit by, spectator of your sports; And thinke it no impeach of royaltie. Our eare is now too much prophan'd (graue MARO) With these distastes, to take thy sacred lines: Put vp thy booke, till both the time and wee Be sitted with more hallowed circumstance For the receiuing so diuine a worke. Proceede with your desseigne. Thankes, to great CAESAR. TIBVLLVS, draw you the inditement then, whil'st HORACE arrests them, on the statute of Calumny: MECOENAS, and I, will take our places here. Lictors, assist him. I am the worst accuser, vnder heauen. Tut, you must do't: 'Twill be noble mirth. I take no knowledge, that they doe maligne me. I, but the world takes knowledge. 'Would the world knew, How heartily I wish, a foole should hate me. Body of IVPITER! What? Will they arraigne my briske POETASTER, and his poore iourney-man, ha? Would I were abroad skeldring for a drachme, so I were out of this labyrinth againe: I doe feele my selfe turne stinkard, already. But I must set the best face I haue, vpon't now: well said, my diuine, deft HORACE, bring the whorson detracting slaues to the barre, doe. Make 'hem hold vp their spread golls: I'le giue in euidence for thee, if thou wilt. Take courage, CRISPINVS, would thy man had a cleane band. What must we doe, Captaine? Thou shalt see anon: Doe not make diuision with thy legs, so. What's he, HORACE? I only know him for a motion, CAESAR. I am one of thy Commanders, CAESAR; A man of seruice, and action; My name is PANTILIVS TVCCA: I haue seru'd i' thy warres against MARK ANTONY, I. Doe you know him, CORNELIVS? Hee's one, that hath had the mustring, or conuoy of a companie, now, and then: I neuer noted him by any other imployment.