Shakespeare, William · published 1609 · first performed or written 1602 [1602-1603] (Annals) tragedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men · Globe unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 477 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Well know they what they speak, that speak so wisely, Perchance my Lord I show more craft than love, And fell so roundly to a large confession. To angle for your thoughts, but you are wise, Or else you love not: for to be wise and love, Exceeds man's might that dwells with gods above, O that I thought it could be in a woman. As if it can I will presume in you, To feed for age her lamp and flames of love. To keep her constancy in plight and youth. outliving beauties outward, with a mind, That doth renew swifter than blood decays, Or that persuasion could but thus convince me, That my integrity and truth to you, Might be affronted with the match and weight, O such a winnowed purity in loue, How were I then uplifted! but alas, I am as true as truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of truth. In that i'll war with you, O vertuous fight, When right with right wars who sha'be most right, True swains in love shall in the world to come Approve their truth by Troilus, when their times, Full of protest, of oath and big compare, Wants simele's truth tired with iteration. As true as steel, as plantage to the moon. As sun to day: as uncle to her mate, As Iron to Adamant: as Earth to th' Centre, After all comparisons of truth. (As truths authentic author to be cited) As true as Troilus, shall crown up the verse, And sanctify the numbers, Prophet may you be, If I be false or swerve a hair from truth, When time is old or hath forgot itself, When water drops have worn the stones of Troy, And blind oblivion swallowed Cities up. And mighty states character-les are grated, To dusty nothing, yet let memory, From false to false among false maids in love, Upbraid my falcehood, when th'haue said as false, As air, as water, wind or sandy earth, As Fox to Lamb; or Wolfeto Heifers Calf, Pared to the Hind, or stepdame to her Son, Yea let them say to stick the heart of falsehood, As false as Cressida. Go to a bargain made, scale it, seal it i'll be the witness here I hold your hand, here my Cousins, if ever you prove false one, to another since I have taken such pain to bring you together let all pitiful goers between be called to the world's end after my name, call them all Panders, let all constant men be Troiluses all false women Cressids, and all brokers between panders; say Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Whereupon I will show you a Chamber, which bed because it shall not speak of your pretty encounters press it to death; away. And Cupid grant all tongue-tied maidens here, Bed, chamber, Pander to provide this gear.
seed 43: T2 · seed 44: T3 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Well know thy what they speake, that speake so wisely, Perchance my Lord I show more craft then loue, And fell so roundly to a large confession. To angle for your thoughts, but you are wise, Or else you loue not: for to be wise and loue, Exceeds mans might that dwells with gods aboue, O that I thougt it could be in a woman. As if it can I will presume in you, To feed for age her lampe and flames of loue. To keepe her constancy in pligbt and youth. Out-liuing beauties outward, with a mind, That doth renew swifter then blood decays, Or that persuasion could but thus conuince me▪ That my integrity and truth to you, Might be affronted with the match and waight, O such a winnowed purity in loue, How were I then vp-lifted! but alasse, I am as true as truths simplicity, And simpler then th infancy of truth. In that ile war with you, Overtuous fight, When right with right wares who sha'be most right, True swins in loue shal in the world to come Approue their trueth by Troylus, when their times, Full of protest, of oath and big compare, Wants imele's truth tyrd with iteration. As true as steele, as plantage to the moone. As sunne to day: as nle to her mate, As Iron to Adamant: as Earth to th' Center, After all comparisos of truth. (As trhs anthentique author to be cited) As rue as Troylus, shall croune vp the verse, And sanctiie the nombers, Prophet may you bee, If I bee fale or swarue a hayre from ruth, When time is ould or hath forgot it sele, When water drops haue worne the stones of Troy, And blind obliion swallowd Cites vp. And mighty states character-les are grated, To dusty nothing, yet let memory, From falce to falce among falce mayds in loue, Vpbraid my falcehood, when th'haue said as falce, As ayre, as water, wind or sandy earth, As Fox to Lambe; or Wolfeto Heifers Calfe, Pard to the Hind, or stepdame to her Sonne▪ Yea let them say to sticke the heart of falsehood, As false as Cressid. Go to a bargaine made, scale it, seale it ile bee the witnes here I hold your hand, here my Cozens, if euer you proue false one, to another since I haue taken such paine to bring you together let all pittifull goers between be cald to the worlds end after my name, call them all Panders, let all constant men be Troylusses all fale woemen Cressids, and all brokers betweene panders; say Amen. Amen. Amen▪ Amen. Wherevpon I will shew you a Chamber, which bed because it shall not speake of your prety encounters presse it to death; away. And Cupid grant all tong-tide maydens here, Bed, chamber, Pander to prouide this gere.