Heywood, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 [1606-1608] (Annals) tragedy · Queen Anne's Men · Red Bull T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.75 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
The news, the news, if it have any shape Of sadness, if some prodigy have chanced, That may beget revenge, I'll cease to chafe, Vex, martyr, grieve, torture, torment myself, And tune my humour to strange strains of mirth: My soul divines some happiness, speak, speak: I know thou hast some news that will create me Merry and musical, for I would laugh, Be new trans-shaped, I prithee sing Valerius that I may air with thee. First tell us what's the project of thy message? My Lords, the princely Sextus has been at home, but what he hath done, I may partly mistrust, but cannot altogether resolve you: beside, my Lady swore me, that whatsoever I suspected I should say nothing. If thou wilt not say thy mind, I prithee sing thy mind, and then thou mayst save thine oath. Indeed I was not sworn to that, I may either laugh out my news or sing am, and so save my oath to my Lady. how's all at Rome, that with such sad presage, Disturbed Collatine, and noble Brutus Are hurried from the Camp with Scaevola? And we with expedition amongst the rest, Are charged to Rome? speak, what did Sextus there with thy fair mistress? Did he take fair Lucrece by the toe man? Toe man. I man. Ha, ha, ha, ha man. And further did he strive to go man? man. I man. Ha, ha, ha man, hafa derry derry derry down a, heigh fa derry dino. Did he take fair Lucrece by the heel man? he'll man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. And did he further strive to feel man? Feel man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man, heigh fadery, etc. Did he take the Lady by the shin man? Shin man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. Further too would he have been man? been man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. hay fadery. etc. Did he take the Lady by the knee man? Knee man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. Further than that would he be man. Be man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. heigh fa derie, etc. Did he take the Lady by the thigh man? Thigh man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. And now he came it somewhat nigh man. nigh man I man. Ha ha ha ha man, heigh fa dery, etc. But did he do the other thing man? Thing man? I man. Ha ha ha ha man. And at the same had he a fling man. Fling man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man, heigh fadery, etc. Mirable. Madam. Is not my father old Lucrecius come yet? Not yet. Nor any from the Camp? Neither madam. Go, be gone, and leave me to the truest grief of heart That ever entered any matron's breast. Oh! Why weep you Lady? alas why do you stain Your modest cheeks with these offensive tears?
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The news, the newes, if it haue any sape Ofadnes, if some prodgye haue chanst, That may beget reuenge, Ile cease to chafe, Vexe, martyr, grieue, toture, torment my selfe, And tune my huour to strange strains of mirth: My soule deuines some happinesse, speak, speak: I know thou hast some newes that will create me Merry and musical, for I would laugh, Be new transhapt, I prethee sing Valerius that I may ayre with thee. First tell vs what's the proiect of thy massage? My Lords, the princely Sextus has bene at home, but what he hath done, I may partly mistrust, but cannot altogether resolue you: besides, my Lady swore me, that whatsoeuer I suspected I should say nothing. If thou wilt not say thy minde, I prethee sing thy minde, and then thou maist saue thine oath. Indeede I was not sworn to that, I may either laugh out my newes or sing am, and so saue my oath to my Lady. Howe's all at Rome, that with such sad presage, Distubed Colatine, and noble Brutus Are hurryed from the Campe with Scenola? And we with expedition amongst the rest, Are charg'd to Rome? speake, what did Sextus there with thy faire mistresse? Did he take faire Lucrece by the man? Toe man. I man. Ha, ha, ha, ha man. And further did he strine to goe man? man. I man. Ha, ha, ha man, hafa derry derry derry downe a, hey fa derry dino. Did he take faire Lucrece by the heele man? Heele man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. And did he further striue to feele man? Feele man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man, hey fadery, &c. Did he take the Lady by the shin man? Shin man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. Further too would he haue man? Bin man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. Hey fadery. &c. Did he take the Lady by the knee man? Knee man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. Further then that would he be man. Bee man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. hey fa derie, &c. Did he take the Lady by the thigh man? Thigh man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man. And now he came it somewhat nye man. Nye man I man. Ha ha ha ha man, Hey fa dery, &c. But did he doe the tother thing man? Thing man? I man. Ha ha ha ha man. And at the same had he a fling man. Fling man. I man. Ha ha ha ha man, hey fadery, &c. Mirable. Madam. Is not my father old Lucrecius come yet? Not yet. Nor any from the Campe? Neither madam. Go, be gone, and leaue me to the truest grief of heart That euer entrd any Matrons brest. Oh! Why weepe you Lady? alas why doe you staine Your modest cheekes with these offensiue teares?