Day, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.86 · 501 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.
You see how confidently we presume upon your Letters promise, in furthering us to attain the lover's prize. The Duke's daughters are your own, and in a word thus shall you attain them, some 3 days hence I will appoint a hunting, to which I will invite the Duke & both his daughters: in this hunt will I upon some sudden occasion divide the train, and having singled out the two Does, I hope you have wit enough to strike. To strike, how mean you? As headsmen do, off with their maidenheads, or if the Duke offer resistance, off with his crown too. That were violence, and clean opposite to the intent of the challenge. Come ye are shallow, to't vi & armis, to't, I'll be your second, think of the Crown, have my Letters travailed for you, my wit wrought for you, and my invention sweat for you, to possess you of your loves, and seat you in the Dukedom, and come you now with 'tis violence, and against the intent of the challenge? I am ashamed to hear you. Nay Dametas, and your resolution be so forward, ours shall overtake you, we doubted lest the preferments your Lord hath heaped upon you, had smothered your affection to us-ward. That was the father that begot the doubt in us, you will appoint the hunt. Sever the Duke, divide the train, and then— We have your meaning. Put it in execution then, but first entertain some new disguise, as at our next meeting I'll inform you. Adieu, I shall think long till I see you again. As a Lawyer doth for his Client for a second fee. Here's no Iudas? Yes, and a damned one too, for he would betray and sell his Master. 'tis common in such base fellows, such Court-spiders, that wove their webs of flattery in the ears of greatness, if they can once entangle them in their quaint-treachery, they poison them strait. They are like unnecessary worms, whom the sun of greatness creates of the gross and slimy multitude, as soon as they recover strength, they eat into the credit of true borne gentry, undermine and work out the true nobility, to enroot and establish themselves. And in the end, like Esop's starved snake, having leapt the sweet milk of greatness, made themselves strong in authority and friends, they turn their stings of envy into their preservers bosom. The example lives in this Dametas, who notwithstanding the Duke hath raised him to that height that he looks equal with himself, yet for the base hope of incertain government, he offers him to sale; but let his treason live to the last minute. For my part I'll make that use of him that Physicians do of poison, use as much of him as serves for mine honest intent, and cast down the rest, as unfit for any necessary employment. Let our carriage in this attempt put on no show of violence, either to the Duke, or his daughters.
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501 words · 637 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T0 — Court life: dukes, favour and honourcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.864 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
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You ſee how confidently wee preſume upon your Letters promiſe, in furthering us to attaine the lovers prize. The Dukes daughters are your owne, and in a word thus ſhall you attaine them, ſome 3 dayes hence I will appoint a hunting, to which I will invite the Duke & both his daughters: in this hunt will I upon ſome ſudden occaſion divide the traine, and having ſingled out the two Does, I hope you haue wit enough to ſtrike. To ſtrike, how meane you? As headſmen doe, off with their maiden-heads, or if the Duke offer reſiſtance, off with his crowne too. That were violence, and cleane oppoſite to the intent of the challenge. Come yee are ſhallow, to't vi & armis, to't, Ile bee your ſecond, thinke of the Crowne, haue my Letters travaild for you, my wit wrought for you, and my invention ſweat for you, to poſſeſſe you of your loues, and ſeate you in the Dukedome, and come you now with tis violence, and againſt the intent of the challenge? I am aſhamed to heare you. Nay Dametas, and your reſolution bee ſo forward, ours ſhall over-take you, wee doubted leaſt the preferments your Lord hath heapt upon you, had ſmothered your affection to usward. That was the father that begot the doubt in us, you will appoint the hunt. Sever the Duke, divide the traine, and then— We haue your meaning. Put it in execution then, but firſt entertaine ſome new diſguiſe, as at our next meeting Ile informe you. Adew, I ſhall thinke long till I ſee you againe. As a Lawyer doth for his Clyent for a ſecond fee. Here's no Iudas? Yes, and a damn'd one too, for he would betray and ſell his Maſter. Tis common in ſuch baſe fellowes, ſuch Court-ſpiders, that weaue their webs of flattery in the eares of greatneſſe, if they can once entangle them in their quaint-treachery, they poyſon them ſtraight. They are like unneceſſary wormes, whom the ſun of greatneſſe creates of the groſſe and ſlimy multitude, as ſoone as they recover ſtrength, they eate into the credite of true borne gentry, undermine and worke out the true nobilitie, to inroote and eſtabliſh themſelues. And in the end, like Eſops ſtaru'd ſnake, having lapt the ſweet milk of greatneſſe, made themſelues ſtrong in authority and friends, they turne their ſtings of envie into their preſervers boſome. The example liues in this Dametas, who notwithſtanding the Duke hath raiſd him to that height that he lookes equall with himſelfe, yet for the baſe hope of incertaine government, he offers him to ſale; but let his treaſon liue to the laſt minute. For my part Ile make that uſe of him that Phyſicians doe of poyſon, uſe as much of him as ſerues for mine honeſt intent, and caſt downe the reſt, as unfit for any neceſſary imployment. Let our carriage in this attempt put on no ſhew of violence, either to the Duke, or his daughters.