Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher · published 1604 · first performed or written 1592 [1592-1593] (Annals) tragedy · Unknown T56 Magic, spells and conjuring typicality 0.83 · 521 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T56: magic, faustus, charms, charm, conjure, spirits, skill, ho, power, spells.
Yes sir, I will tell you, yet if you were not dunces you would never ask me such a question, for is not he corpus naturale, and is not that mobile, then wherefore should you ask me such a question: but that I am by nature phlegmatic, slow to wrath, and prone to lechery, (to love I would say) it were not for you to come within forty foot of the place of execution, although I do not doubt to see you both hanged the next Sessions. Thus having triumphed over you, I will set my countenance like a precisian, and begin to speak thus: truly my dear brethren, my master is within at dinner with Valdes and Cornelius, as this wine if it could speak, it would inform your worships, and so the Lord bless you, preserve you, and keep you my dear brethren, my dear brethren. Nay then I fear he is fallen into that damned art, for which they two are infamous through the world. Were he a stranger, and not allied to me, yet should I grieve for him: but come let us go and inform the Rector, and see if he by his grave counsel can reclaim him. O but I fear me nothing can reclaim him. Yet let us try what we can do. Now that the gloomy shadow of the earth, Longing to view Orion's drizzling look, Leaps from th'antarctic world unto the sky, And dims the welkin with her pitchy breath: Faustus, begin thine incantations, And try if devils will obey thy hest, Seeing thou hast prayed and sacrified to them. within this circle is Jehovah's name, Forward and backward, and Agramithist, The breviated names of holy Saints, Figures of every adjunct to the heavens, And characters of signs and erring stars. By which the spirits are enforced to rise, Then fear not Faustus, but be resolute. And try the uttermost Magic can perform. Sint mihi dei acherontis propitij, valeat numen triplex jehovae, ignei, aerij, Aquatani spiritus Salvete, Orientis princeps Belsabub, inferni ardentis monarcha & demigorgon, propitiamus vos, vt apariat & surgat Mephastophilis, quòd tumeraris, per Iehouam gehennam & consecratam aquam quam nunc spargo, signúmque crucis quodnunc facio, & per vota nostra ipse nunc surgat nobis dicatis Mephastophilis. I charge thee to return and change thy shape, Thou art too ugly to attend on me, Go and return an old Franciscan Friar, That holy shape becomes a devil best. I see there's virtue in my heavenly words, Who would not be proficient in this art? How pliant is this Mephastophilis? Full of obedience and humility, Such is the force of Magic and my spells, No Faustus, thou art conjuror laureate That canst command great Mephastophilis, Quin regis Mephastophilis fratris imagine. Now Faustus, what wouldst thou have me do? I charge thee wait upon me whilst I live, To do whatever Faustus shall command, Be it to make the Moon drop from her sphere, Or the Ocean to overwhelm the world. I am a servant to great Lucifer, And may not follow thee without his leave, No more than he commands must we perform.
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Length
521 words · 756 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T56 — Magic, spells and conjuringcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.826 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T45 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Yes sir, I will tell you, yet if you were not dunces you would neuer aske me such a question, for is not he corpus naturale, and is not that mobile, then wherefore should you aske me such a question: but that I am by nature flegmaticke, slowe to wrath, and prone to leachery, (to loue I would say) it were not for you to come within fortie foote of the place of execution, although I do not doubt to sée you both hang'd the next Sessions. Thus hauing triumpht ouer you, I will set my countnance like a precisian, and begin to speake thus: truly my deare brethren, my maister is within at dinner with Valdes and Cornelius, as this wine if it could speake, it would enforme your worships, and so the Lord blesse you, preserue you, and kéepe you my deare brethren, my deare brethren. Nay then I feare he is falne into that damned art, for which they two are infamous through the world. Were he a stranger, and not alied to me, yet should I grieue for him: but come let vs go and informe the Rector, and sée if hée by his graue counsaile can reclaime him. O but I feare me nothing can reclaime him. Yet let vs trie what we can do. Now that the gloomy shadow of the earth, Longing to view Orions drisling looke, Leapes fom hantartike world vnto the skie, Ad dimmes the welkin with her pitchy breath: Faustus, begn thine incantations, And tri if diuels will obey thy hest, Séeing thou hast prayde and sacrid to them. UUithin this is name, Forward ad backward, and Agramithist, names of holy Saints, Figurs of euery adiunct to the heauens, And characters of signes and erring starres. By which the spirits are inforst to rise, Then feare not Faustus, but be resolute. And trie the vttermost Magicke can performe. Sint mihi dei acherontis propitij, valeat numen triplex Iehouae, igne, aerij, Aquatani spiritus saluete, Orientis princeps Belsibub, inferni ardentis monarcha & demigorgon, propitiamus vos, vt apariat & surgat Mepastophilis, quòd tumeraris, per Ihouam gehennam & conecratam aquam quam nunc spargo, signúmque crucis quodnunc facio, & per vota nostra ipse nunc surgat nobis dictis Mephastophilis. I charge thée to returne and chage thy shape, Thou art too vgly to attend on me, Goe and returne an old Franciscan Frier, That holy shape becomes a diuell best. I see theres vertue in my heauenly words, Who would not be proficient in this art? How pliant is this Mphastophilis? Full of obedience and humilitie, Such is the force of Magicke and my spels, No Faustus, thou art Coniurer lareate That canst commaund great Mephastophilis, Quin regis Mphastophis fratris imagine. Now Faustus, what wouldst thou haue me do? I charge thée wait vpon me whilst I liue, To do what euer Faustus shall commaund, Be it to make the Mooe drop from her spheare, Or the Ocean to ouerwhelme the world. I am a seruant to great Lucier, And may not follow thée without his leaue, No more then he commaunds must we performe.