Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 [1603-1604] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.79 · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Unfortunate indeed, that was well placed. As also neither to touch, attempt, molest, or encumber any part, or parts whatsoever: either to be named or not to be named: either hidden or unhidden, either those that boldly look abroad, or those that dare not show their face. Faces: I know what you mean by faces: Scrivener, there's a great figure in faces. In witness whereof, I the said Captain have interchangeably set to my hand and seal: in presence of all these, the day and date above written. Very good sir, I'll be ready for you presently, four hundred and twenty. 1.2.3.4.5.— Of all deeds, yet this strikes the deepest wound Into my apprehension, Reverend, and honourable Matrimony, Mother of lawful sweets, unshamed mornings: Dangerless pleasures, thou that mak'st the bed, Both pleasant, and legitimately fruitful: without thee, All the whole world were soiled Bastardy. Thou art the only and the greatest form. That puttest a difference between our desires And the disordered appetites of Beasts, Making their mates, those that stand next their lusts. Then,— with what base injury is thy goodness paid First, rare to have a Bride commence a Maid, But does beguile joy of the purity: And is made strict by power of Drugs and Art, An Artificial Maid, a Doctor Virgin, And so deceives the glory of his bod: A foul contempt, against the spotless power Of sacred wedlock, but if chaste and honest, There is another Devil haunts marriage, (None fondly loves but knows it) jealousy, That Wedlock's yellow sickness, that whispering separation every minute. And thus the curse takes his effect or progress, The most of men in their first sudden furies, Rail at the narrow bounds of marriage, And call't a prison than it is most just, That the disease o'th' prison, jealousy Should still affect 'em, but oh! here I am fixed, To make sale of a wife, monstrous and foul, An act abhorred in nature, could in soul: Who that has man in him, could so resign, To make his shame, the poesy to the Coin? Right i'faith, my Lord fully five hundred, I said how you should find it Captain, and with this competent sum you rest amply contented. Amply contented. here's the Pen Captain: your name to the sale. 'Sfoot dost take me to be a penman? I protest I could near write more than A, B, C, those three letters in my life. Why those will serve Captain. I could near get further. Would you have got further than A B C? ah Base Captain, that's far enough i'faith. Take the Seal off Captain. It goes on hardly, and comes off easily. I just like a Coward. Will you write witness Gentleman? He? he shall, prithee come and set thy hand for witness Rogue, thou shall venture with me? Nay, than I ha' reason Captain that commands me?
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Length
481 words · 655 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.788 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Vnfortunate indeede, that was wel plac'd. As alſo neither to touch, attempt, moleſt, or incumber any parte, or partes whatſoeuer: either to bee namde or not to be namde: eyther hidden or vnhidden, eyther thoſe that boldly looke abroad, or thoſe that dare not ſhow their face. Faces: I knowe what you meane by faces: Scriuener, there's a great figure in faces. In witneſſe wherof, I the ſaid Captaine haue interchangeably ſet to my hand and ſeale: in preſence of all theſe, the day and date aboue written. Verie good ſir, Ile bee ready for you preſently, foure hundred and twentie. 1.2.3.4.5.— Of all deedes, yet this ſtrikes the deepeſt wound Into my apprehenſion, Reuerend, and honourable Matrimony, Mother of lawfull ſweetes, vnſhamed mornings: Dangerleſſe pleaſures, thou that mak'ſt the bed, Both pleaſant, and legitimately fruitfull: without thee, All the whole world were ſoyled Baſtardy. Thou art the onely and the greateſt forme. That put'ſt a difference betweene our deſires And the diſordered appetites of Beaſtes, Making their mates, thoſe that ſtand next their luſts. Then,—with what baſe iniurie is thy goodnes paide Firſt, rare to haue a Bride commence a Maide, But do's beguile ioy of the puritie: And is made ſtrickt by power of Drugs and Art, An Artificall Maide, a Doctord Virgin, And ſo deiceues the glorie of his bod: A foule contempt, againſt the ſpotleſſe power Of ſacred wedlocke, but if chaſt and honeſt, There is another Deuill hauntes marriage, (None fondly loues but knowes it) Iealouſie, That Wedlocks yellow ſicknes, that whiſpering ſeperation euerie minute. And thus the curſſe takes his effect or progreſſe, The moſte of men in their firſt ſuddaine furyes, Rayle at the narrow boundes of marriage, And cal't a priſon then it is moſte iuſt, That the diſeaſe'ath priſon, Ielouſie Should ſtill affect a'm, but oh! here I am fixt, To make ſale of a wife, monſtrous and foule, An act abhord in nature, could in ſoule: Who that ha's man in him, could ſo reſigne, To make his ſhame, the poeſye to the Coyne? Right yfaith, my Lord fully fiue hundred, I ſaide how you ſhould finde it Captaine, and with this competent ſumme you reſt amplye contented. Amply contented. Heere's the Pen Captaine: your name to the ſale. S'foote dooſt take me to be a pen-man? I proteſt I could nere write more then A, B, C, thoſe three letters in my life. Why thoſe will ſerue Captaine. I could nere get furder. Would you haue got furder then A B C? ah Baſe Captaine, that's far ynough yfaith. Take the Seale off Captaine. It goes on hardly, and comes off eaſily. I iuſt like a Coward. Will you write witneſſe Gentleman? Hee? he ſhall, prethe come and ſet thy hand for witneſſe Rogue, thou ſhall venture with me? Nay, then I ha reaſon Captaine that commaunds me?