Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1606 [1605-1606] (Annals) comedy · King's Men T26 Devils, hell and fiends typicality 0.81 · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T26: devil, hell, devils, sure, soul, fiend, sr, wife, lord, men.
And credit nothing, the false spirit hath writ: It cannot be, but he is possessed, grave fathers. TO make a snare, for mine own neck! and run My head into it, wilfully! with laughter! When I had newly scaped, was free, and clear! Out of mere wantonness! O, the dull devil Was in this brain of mine, when I devised it; And MOSCA gave it second: he must now Help to sear up this vain, or we bleed dead. How now! who let you lose? whither go you, now? What? to buy gingerbread? or to drown kitlings? Sir, master MOSCA called us out of doors, And bid us all go play, and took the keys. Yes. Did master MOSCA take the keys? why, so! I am farther, in. These are my fine conceits! I must be merry, with a mischief to me! What a vile wretch was I, that could not bear My fortune soberly? I must ha' my crotchets? And my conundrums! well, go you, and seek him: His meaning may be truer, than my fear. Bid him, he straight come to me, to the court; Thither will I, and, if 't be possible, Unscrew my advocate, upon new hopes: When I provoked him, than I lost myself. THese things can near be reconciled. He, here, Professeth, that the gentleman was wronged; And that the gentlewoman was brought thither, Forced by her husband: and there left. Most true. How ready is heaven to those, that pray! But, that VOLPONE would have ravished her, he holds Utterly false; knowing his impotence. Grave fathers, he is possessed; again, I say, Possessed: nay, if there be possession, And obsession, he has both. Here comes our officer. The parasite will straight be, here, grave fathers. You might invent some other name, sir varlet. Did not the notary meet him? Not that I know. His coming will clear all. Yet it is misty. May't please your father hoods— Sir, the parasite Willed me to tell you, that his master lives; That you are still the man; your hopes the same; And this was, only a jest— How? Sir, to try If you were, firm, and how you stood affected. Art' sure he lives? Do I live, sir? O me! I was too violent. Sir, you may redeem it, They said, you were possessed; fall down, and seem so: I'll help to make it good. God bless the man! (Stop your wind hard, and swell) see, see, see, see! He vomits crooked pins! his eyes are set, Like a dead hares, hung in a poulter's shop! His mouth's running away! do you see, signor? Now, 'tis in his belly. ay, the devil!) Now, in his throat. ay, I perceive it plain.) 'Twill out, 'twill out; stand clear. See, where it flies! In shape of a blue toad, with a bats wings! Do not you see it, sir? What? I think I do. 'Tis too manifest. Look! he comes t'himselfe! Where am I? Take good heart, the worst is past, sir. You are dispossessed. What accident is this?
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512 words · 745 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T26 — Devils, hell and fiendscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.810 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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And credit nothing, the false spirit hath writ: It cannot be, but he is possest, graue fathers. TO make a snare, for mine owne necke! and run My head into it, wilfully! with laughter! When I had newly scap't, was free, and cleare! Out of mere wantonnesse! Ô, the dull deuill Was in this braine of mine, when I deuis'd it; And MOSCA gaue it second: he must now Helpe to eare vp this veyne, or we bleed dead. How now! who let you loose? whither goe you, now? What? to buy ginger-bread? or to drowne kitlings? Sir, master MOSCA call'd vs out of doores, And bid vs all goe play, and tooke the keies. Yes. Did master MOSCA take the keyes? why, so! I am farder, in. These are my fine conceipts! I must be merry, with a mischiefe to me! What a vile wretch was I, that could not beare My fortune soberly? I must ha' my crotchets? And my conundrums! well, goe you, and seeke him: His meaning may be truer, then my feare. Bid him, he streight come to me, to the court; Thither will I, and, if 't be possible, Vn-screw my aduocate, vpon new hopes: When I prouok'd him, then I lost my selfe. THese things can nere be reconcil'd. He, here, Professeth, that the gentleman was wrong'd; And that the gentlewoman was brought thither, Forc'd by her husband: and there left. Most true. How ready is heau'n to those, that pray! But, that VOLPONE would haue rauish'd her, he holds Vtterly false; knowing his impotence. Graue fathers, he is possest; againe, I say, Possest: nay, if there be possession, And obsession, he has both. Here comes our officer. The parasite will streight be, here, graue fathers. You might inuent some other name, sir varlet. Did not the notarie meet him? Not that I know. His comming will cleare all. Yet it is mistie. May't please your father hoods— Sir, the parasite Will'd me to tell you, that his master liues; That you are still the man; your hopes the same; And this was, onely a iest— How? Sir, to trie If you were, firme, and how you stood affected. Art' sure he liues? Doe I liue, sir? O me! I was to violent. Sir, you may redeeme it, They said, you were possest; fall downe, and seeme so: I'le helpe to make it good. God blesse the man! (Stop your wind hard, and swell) see, see, see, see! He vomits crooked pinnes! his eyes are set, Like a dead hares, hung in a poulters shop! His mouth's running away! doe you see, signior? Now, 'tis in his belly. I, the deuill!) Now, in his throate. I, I perceiue it plaine.) 'Twill out, t'will out; stand cleere. See, where it flies! In shape of a blew toad, with a battes wings! Doe not you see it, sir? What? I thinke I doe. 'Tis too manifest. Looke! he comes t'himselfe! Where am I? Take good heart, the worst is past, sir. You are dis-possest. What accident is this?