Anonymous · published 1609 · first performed or written 1607 [1599-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T26 Devils, hell and fiends typicality 0.81 · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T26: devil, hell, devils, sure, soul, fiend, sr, wife, lord, men.
Five believe me Sir. Five of one, oh devil! what limb of him but a complete Villain, A tongue profaner than Idolatry: His eye a Beacon, fixed in his place: Discovering ills, but hood winked unto grace, Her heart a nest of vice, kept by the Devil, His good is none at all, his all, is evil, Oh the father, Gallants, yonder's the most hard favoured news walks the streets, seven men going to their graves that died with drinking and bisseling. Good still, nay, than I see the devil has some power over a woman more than a man, seven! t'wll be more anon. Now I beseech Bacchus my puppy has not over seen himself. This is very strange. And as true a report I assure you. Out all as, where's my Gosip? oh woman! have you not heard the news? Yes, I have heard on't. Oh woman, did your child's child ever see the like, nine men to be buried too day, that drunk healths last night. Better and better, goodness never mends so fast in the carrying: nine! They say one is your guest Philantus, And all I dare swear, whom i'll revive again Well, he was a proper man i'faith. I, and had good skill in pricksong, yet he had a fault in his humour, as none are without (but Puritans:) he would swear like an Elephant, and stamp and stare (God bless us) like a playhouse book-keeper, when the actors miss their entrance. Nay hark ye sir, I can brook much injury, but not that, meddle with me, but not with my trade, she is mine own, she's meus, tuus, suus, no man's else, I assure ye we are sure together. Sure ye are together sir, but is your wife, your trade? you mean to live upon your wife then. The fool has some wit though his money be gone. Sir, I hope ye are not offended, I assure ye would be loath to offend the least hair of your caput, sissiput, or occiput. Occiput: what mean you by occiput? The former part of your head. The former part of your head, why I hope I have not an occiput, in the former part of my head, signor Sernulus, what means be by it? The signification of the word only a mounts to this, the former part of your head. The fool is jealous, prithee feed it. 'Slid I cannot be so sussified, I pray you signor what means he by occuput? No hurt veriely, only, the word signifies, and the reason is (saith Varro) being a great deriver from originals it is called occiput, for that the former part of the head looks likest the Ox. Likest the Ox, by gad, if ere I come to talk with that Varro, i'll make him show a better reason for it. But howsoever, it proceeded from me all in kindness.
nodes 795–827 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 24 of 35 in this edition
Length
484 words · 670 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T26 — Devils, hell and fiendscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.814 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T23 · seed 44: T23 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Fiue beleeue me Sir. Fiue of one, oh deuil! what limme of him but a complete Villaine, A tongue prophaner then Idolatrie: His eye a Beacon, fixed in his place: Diſcouering illes, but hood winckt vnto grace, Her heart a neſt of vice, kept by the Deuill, His good is none at all, his all, is euill, Oh the father, Gallants, yonders the moſt hard fauourd newes walkes the ſtreetes, ſeauen men goeing to their graues that dyed with drinking and biſſeling. Good ſtill, nay, then I ſee the deuill has ſome power ouer a woman more then a man, ſeauen! t'wll bee more anon. Now I beſeech Bacchus my puppie has not ouer ſeene himſelfe. This is verie ſtrange. And as true a report I aſſure you. Out al as, where's my Goſip? oh woman! haue you not heard the newes? Yes, I haue heard on't. Oh woman, did your childes childe euer ſee the like, nine men to bee buried too day, that drunke healthes laſt night. Better and better, goodnes neuer mends ſo faſt in the carrying: nine! They ſay one is your gueſt Philantus, And all I dare ſweare, whome ile reuiue againe Well, he was a propper man yfaith. I, and had good skill in prick-ſong, yet hee had a fault in his humor, as none are without (but Puritans:) he would ſweare like an Elephant, and ſtampe and ſtare (God bleſſe vs) like a play-houſe book-keeper, when the actors miſſe their entrance. Nay harke ye ſir, I can brooke much iniurie, but not that, meddle with me, but not with my trade, ſhee is mine owne, ſhee's meus, tuus, ſuus, no mans elſe, I aſſure ye we are ſure together. Sure ye are together ſir, but is your wife, your trade? you meane to liue vpon your wife then. The foole has ſome wit though his money bee gone. Sir, I hope ye are not offended, I aſſure ye would be loath to offend the leaſt haire of your caput, ſiſſiput, or occiput. Occiput: what meane you by occiput? The former part of your head. The former part of your head, why I hope I haue not an occiput, in the former part of my head, Signior Sernulus, what meanes be by it? The ſignification of the word onely a mounts to this, the former part of your head. The foole is iealious, prethee feede it. S'lid I cannot be ſo ſuſsified, I pray you Signior what meanes he by occuput? No hurt veriely, onely, the word ſignifies, and the reaſon is (ſaith Varro) being a great deriuer from originals it is called occiput, for that the former part of the head looks likeſt the Oxe. Likeſt the Oxe, by gad, if ere I come to talke with that Ʋarro, ile make him ſhow a better reaſon for it. But howſoeuer, it proceeded from me all in kindenes.