The Atheist's Tragedy, or The Honest Man's Revenge · chunk 20 of 41
Tourneur, Cyril · published 1611 · first performed or written 1611 [1607-1611] (Annals) tragedy · Unknown T1 Death, grief and revenge typicality 0.62 · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T1: death, life, dead, die, blood, revenge, soul, father, heart, heaven.
Stand. Stand, I say. No? Why then have at thee. Sir, if you will not stand, I'll make you fall? Nor stand, nor fall? Nay then the Devil's dam has broke her husband's head: for sure it is a Spirit, I shot it through, and yet it will not fall. O pardon me! my doubtful heart was slow To credit that which I did fear to know. SEt down the Body. Pay earth what she lent. But she shall bear a living monument, To let succeeding ages truly know. That she is satisfied, what he did owe: Both principal and use; because his worth Was better at his death then at his birth. And with his Body, place that memory Of noble Charlemont his worthy Son. And give their Graves the rites that do belong To Soldiers. They were Soldiers both. The Father Held open war with Sin; the Son with blood: This in a war more gallant that more good. There place their Arms; and here their Epitaphs. And may these Lines survive the last of graves. HEre lie the Ashes of that earth and fire; whose heat and fruit, dead feed and warm the poor: And they (as if they would in sighs expire, and into tears dissolve) his death deplore. He did that good freely for goodness sake, unforced: for generousness he held so dear, That he feared none but him that did him make, and yet he served him more for love then fear. So's life provided, that though he did die Asodune death; yet dyed not sodainely. HIs Body lies interred within this would; Who died a young man, yet departed old. And in all strength of youth that Man can have, Was ready still to drop into his grave. For aged in virtue with a youthful eye, He welcomed it being still prepared to die; And living so, though young deprived of breath, He did not suffer an untimely death. But we may say of his brave blessed decease: He died in war; and yet he died in peace. O might that fire revive the ashes of This Phoenix! yet the wonder would not be So great as he was good; and wondered at For that. His lives example was so true A practic of Religion's Theory; That her Divinity seemed rather the Description than th'instruction of his life. And of his goodness, was his virtuous Son A worthy imitator. So that on These two Herculean pillars, where their arms Are placed; there may be writ, Non vltra. For Beyond their lives as well for youth as age; Nor young nor old, in merit or in name; Shall e'er exceed their virtues or their fame. 'tis done. Thus fair accomplements, make foul Deeds gracious. Charlemont! come now when t'would. I've buried under these two marble stones. Thy living hopes; And thy dead father's bones.
nodes 936–990 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 20 of 41 in this edition
Length
480 words · 615 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T1 — Death, grief and revengecross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.617 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Stand. Stand, I say. No? Why then haue at thee. Sir, if you will not stand, Ile make you fall? Nor stand, nor fall? Nay then the Diuel's damme has broke her husbands head: for sure it is a Spirit, I shot it through, and yet it will not fall. O pardon me! my doubtfull heart was slow To credit that which I did feare to know. SEt downe the Body. Pay earth what shee lent. But shee shall beare a liuing monument, To let succeeding ages truely know. That shee is satisfied, what hee did owe: Both principall and vse; because his worth Was better at his death then at his birth. And with his Body, place that memorie Of noble Charlemont his worthie Sonne. And giue their Graues the rites that doe belong To Souldiers. They were Souldiers both. The Father Held open warre with Sinne; the Sonne with bloud: This in a warre more gallant that more good. There place their Armes; and here their Epitaphe. And may these Lines suruiue the last of graues. HEre lye the Ashes of that earth and fire; whose heat and fruit, ded feede and warme the poore And they (as if they would in sighes expire, and into teares dissolue) his death deplore. Hee did that good freel for goodnesse sake, fnforc'd: for gen'rousnesse he held so deare, That hee fear'd none but him that did him make, and yet he seru'd him more for loue then feare. So's life prouided, that though he did dye Asodune death; yet dyed not sodainely. HIs Body lies interr'd within this would; Who dyed a young man, yet departed old. And in all strength of youth that Man can haue, Was ready still to drop into his graue. For ag'd in vertue with a youthfull eye, He welcom'd it being still prepar'd to dye; And liuing so, though young depriu'd of breath, He did not suffer an vntimely death. But we may say of his braue bless'd decease He dyed in warre; and yet hee dyed in peace. O might that fire reuiue the ashes of This Phenix! yet the wonder would not be So great as he was good; and wondred at For that. His liues example was so true A practique of Religion's Theorie; That her Diuinitie seem'd rather the Description then th'instruction of his life. And of his goodnesse, was his vertuous Sonne A worthy imitatour. So that on These two Herculean pillars, where their armes Are plac'd; there may be writ, Non vltra. For Beyond their liues as well for youth as age; Nor young nor old, in merit or in name; Shall e'er exceede their vertues or their fame. T'is done. Thus faire accomplements, make foule Deedes gratious. Charlemont! come now when t'wut. I'ue buryed vnder these two marble stones. Thy liuing hopes; And thy dead fathers bones.