Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Catiline His Conspiracy · chunk 10 of 57

Jonson, Ben · published 1611 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals)
tragedy · King's Men
T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.78 · 510 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.

Do drink in stone of higher rate. They hunt all grounds; and draw all seas; Fowl every brook, and bush; to please Their wanton tastes: and, in request Have new, and rare things; not the best. Hence comes that wild, and vast expense, That hath enforced Rome's virtue, thence, Which simple poverty first made; And, now, ambition doth invade Her state, with eating avarice, Riot, and every other vice. Decrees are bought, and Laws are sold, Honours, and Offices for gold; The people's voices: And the free Tongues, in the Senate, bribed be. Such ruin of her manners Rome Doth suffer now, as she's become (Without the Gods it soon gainsay) Both her own spoiler, and own pray. So, Asia,' art thou cruelly even. With us, for all the blows thee given; When we, whose virtue conquered thee, Thus, by thy vices, ruined be. THose Rome's do smell extremely; Bring my glass, And table hither, Galla. Madame. Look Within, i'my blue Cabinet, for the pearl I'had sent me last, and bring it. That from Clodius? From Caius Caesar. You're for Clodius, still. Or Curius. Sirrah, if Quintus Curius come, I am not in fit mood; I keep my Chamber: Give warning so, without. Is this it? Madame. Yes, help to hang it in mine ear. Believe me, It is a rich one, Madam. I hope so: It should not be worn there else. Make an end, And bind my hair up. As 'twas yesterday? No, nor the other day. When knew you me Appear, two days together, in one dressing? Will you have't i'the globe, or spire? How thou wilt; Any way, so thou wilt do it, good Impertinence. Thy company, if I slept not very well A nights, would make me, an errant fool, with questions. Alas Madam. Nay gentle half o'the Dialogue, cease. I do it, indeed, but for your exercise, As your Physician bids me. How! Does he bid you To anger me for exercise? Not to anger you, But stir your blood a little: There's difference Between lukewarm, and boiling, Madam. Ioue! She means to cook me, I think? Pray you, ha'done. I mean to dress you, Madam. O my Iuno, Be friend to me! Offering at wit, too? Why, Galla! Where hast thou been? Why, Madam? What hast thou done With thy poor innocent self? Wherefore, sweet Madam? Thus to come forth, so suddenly, a wit-worm? It pleases you to flout one. I did dream Of Lady Sempronia. O, the wonder is out. That did infect thee? Well, and how? Me thought, She did discourse the best. That ever thou heard'st? Yes. I' thy sleep? Of what was her discourse? O' the Republic, Madam, and the State, And how she was in debt, and where she meant To raise fresh sums: she's a great States-woman. Thou dreamp'tst all this? No, but you know she is Madam, And both a Mistress of the Latin tongue, And of the Greek. ay, but I never dreamt it, Galla, As thou hast done, and therefore you must pardon me.
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayCatiline His Conspiracy
AuthorJonson, Ben
Publication year (edition)1611
First performance / composition (Annals)1611
First performance (BritDrama)1611
Company (BritDrama)King's Men
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 690 · TCP A04640 · DEEP 570
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 639–725 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 10 of 57 in this edition
Length510 words · 758 tokens
Topic (seed 42)T2 — Roman politics: senate, consuls and civil war cross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.775 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seedsseed 43: T1 · seed 44: T2 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Doe drinke in stone of higher rate. They hunt all grounds; and draw all seas; Foule euery brooke, and bush; to please Their wanton tasts: and, in request Haue new, and rare things; not the best. Hence comes that wild, and vast expence, That hath enforc'd Romes vertue, thence, Which simple pouerty first made; And, now, ambition doth inuade Her state, with eating auarice, Riot, and euery other vice. Decrees are bought, and Lawes are sold, Honours, and Offices for gold; The peoples voices: And the free Tongues, in the Senate, bribed bee. Such ruine of her manners Rome Doth suffer now, as shee's become (Without the Gods it soone gaine-say) Both her owne spoiler, and owne pray. So, Asia, 'art thou cru'lly euen. With vs, for all the blowes thee giuen; When we, whose vertue conquer'd thee, Thus, by thy vices, ruin'd bee. THose Romes doe smell extremely; Bring my glasse, And table hither, Galla. Madame. Looke VVithin, i'my blew Cabinet, for the pearle I'had sent me last, and bring it. That from Clodius? From Caius Caesar. You'are for Clodius, still. Or Curius. Sirha, if Quintus Curius come, I am not in fit moode; I keepe my Chamber: Giue warning so, without. Is this it? Madame. Yes, helpe to hang it in mine eare. Beleeue me, It is a rich one, Madame. I hope so: It should not be worne there else. Make an end, And binde my haire vp. As 'twas yesterday? No, nor the t'other day. When knew you me Appeare, two dayes together, in one dressing? Will you ha't i'the globe, or spire? How thou wilt; Any way, so thou wilt doe it, good Impertinence. Thy company, if I slept not very well A nights, would make me, an errant foole, with questions. Alas Madam. Nay gentle halfe o'the Dialogue, cease. I doe it, indeede, but for your exercise, As your Phisitian bids me. How! Do's he bid you To anger me for exercise? Not to anger you, But stirre your blood a little: There's difference Betweene luke-warme, and boyling, Madame. Ioue! Shee meanes to cooke me, I thinke? Pray you, ha'done. I meane to dresse you, Madame. O my Iuno, Be friend to me! Offring at wit, too? Why, Galla! Where hast thou been? Why, Madame? What hast thou done VVith thy poore innocent selfe? Wherfore, sweet Madam? Thus to come forth, so sodainly, a wit-worme? It pleases you to flout one. I did dreame Of Ladie Sempronia. O, the wonder is out. That did infect thee? VVell, and how? Me thought, Shee did discourse the best. That euer thou heard'st? Yes. I' thy sleepe? Of what was her discourse? O' the Republicke, Madame, and the State, And how shee was in debt, and where shee meant To raise fresh summes: Shee's a great States-woman. Thou dreamp'tst all this? No, but you know she is Madame, And both a Mistresse of the Latine tongue, And of the Greeke. I, but I neuer dreampt it, Galla, As thou hast done, and therefore you must pardon me.