Sharpham, Edward · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T11 Siblings, kin and confidants typicality 0.86 · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
We would willingly serve two near friends, because we are brothers, and indeed two twins, and therefore are loath to be parted. Two twins? that's all one, come, come, you shall serve'em. You shall pardon us sir. I hope you'll not condemn me for my love. I have no reason Lady. I offered you unasked. That with a number oft hath bought. Partly they have, and partly not, for I would have you know, my function seldom sells affection: what though I have evil lived? repentant tears can wash away my sin, which i'll poor forth like drops of winter rain, and now henceforth, ever I'll this life abhor, and to the earth my knees i'll daily bow, to get mercy from heaven, love from you. O the devil take impudency she courts him. Madam, the love that I may give you, fully do enjoy, but I have sworn with other love then as a Brother doth a sister never to love any. O sir, my fortunes are not fellows with my birth, they make me stoop to base dejected courses, but would you love me, I would as swift as thought fly this life, and leave lusts foulest sin, for fleshly beasts to sleep and wallow in. Shame to thy sex, no more. Lady, in all the honest offices that friendship may command, command me still, but yet I have not seen the face to which I owe so much of love, as may justly arrest my affections, and when I do, i'll pay so due a debt without imprisonment. Methinks yond Lady grows fairer much than she was wont, methinks her feature mends, & her comely gesture, much hath drawn my heart to love her, O but she's a whore. Gentlemen do you lack a Boy? No, O God, I am undone. Sir doye want a Servant? No. O Lord what shall I do? What canst do? Any thing that a Boy should do. wilt dwell with me? 'tis partly as you'll use me. I'll use thee well. Well. Tell me, are you both content to dwell with us two? As please you two. Then thou shalt live with me. And thou with me. Come Gentlemen will you be going? We attend you sir. Ladies our occasions calls us hence, and I am sorry we must leave you. Gentlemen you all both have, and ever shall be welcome. Lady I will leave you much affection more than I thought to lend you, but I deal on use, and have much interest. Caught I hope: hold hook and line, he's fast by heaven. My Lord, what you lend me, with much interest shall be repaid. Adieu. Fare you well; refused. Contemned. Disdained. Abused. Adyes. A shall not live: Disdain the Daughter of such a signor. Condemn a Lady borne? sister we are wronged. But if you'll consent I have a project laid, that in requital both of them shall die.
nodes 464–510 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 17 of 32 in this edition
Length
491 words · 649 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.860 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T15 · seed 44: T12 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
We would willingly serue two nere friendes, because we are brothers, and indeed two twins, and therefore are loath to be parted. Two twins? that's all one, come, come, you shall serue'am. You shall pardon vs sir. I hope youle not condemne me for my loue. I haue no reason Lady. I offered you vnaskt. That with a number oft hath bought. Partlie they haue, and partlie not, for I would haue you know, my function seldom sels affection: what though I haue euill liu'd? repentant teares can wash away my sin, which ile poore foorth like droppes of winter raine, and now hencefoorth, euer Ile this life abhor, and to the earth my knees ile dayly bow, to get mercy from heauen, loue from you. O the deuill take impudencie she courts him. Madam, the loue that I may giue you, fully doe inioy, but I haue sworne with other loue then as a Brother doth a sister neuer to loue any. O sir, my fortunes are not fellowes with my birth, they make me stoope to base deiected courses, but would you loue me, I would as swift as thought flie this life, and leaue lusts fowlest sinne, for fleshlye beastes to sleepe and wallow in. Shame to thy sex, no more. Lady, in all the honest offices that friendship may commaund, commaund me still, but yet I haue not seene the face to which I owe so much of loue, as may iustly arrest my affections, and when I doe, ile pay so due a debt without imprisonment. Methinkes yond Lady growes fayrer much then she was wont, me thinks her feature mendes, & her comely gesture, much hath drawne my heart to loue her, O but shee's a whore. Gentlemen doe you lack a Boy? No, O God, I am vndone. Sir do'y want a Seruant? No. O Lord what shall I doe? What canst doe? Any thing that a Boy should doe. Woot dwell with me? Tis partly as youle vse me. Ile vse thee well. Well. Tell me, are you both content to dwel with vs two? As please you two. Then thou shalt liue with me. And thou with me. Come Gentlemen will you bee going? We attend you sir. Ladies our occasions cals vs hence, and I am sorrye we must leaue you. Gentlemen you all both haue, and euer shall bee welcome. Lady I will leaue you much affection more then I thought to lend you, but I deale on vse, and haue much interest. Caught I hope: hold hooke and line, hee's fast by heauen. My Lord, what you lend me, with much interest shall be repaide. Adew. Fare you well; refusd. Contemn'd. Disdain'd. Abus'd. Adyes. A shall not liue: Disdaine the Daughter of such a Signior. Condemne a Ladie borne? sister we are wrong'd. But if youle consent I haue a proiect laid, that in requitall both of them shall die.