Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragedy · King's Men T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.81 · 516 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
O, but his wife SEMPRONIA. You instruct me, She is a chief.) Well, fail not you to meet 'em, And to express the best affection You can put on, to all that they intend. Like it, applaud it, give the commonwealth, And Senate lost to 'em. Promise any aides By arms, or counsel. What they can desire, I would have you prevent. Only, say this, You'have had dispatch, in private, by the Consul, Of your affairs, and for the many fears The state's now in, you are willled by him, this evening, To depart Rome: which you, by all sought means, Will do, of reason to decline suspicion. Now, for the more authority of the business They have trusted to you, and to give it credit With your own state, at home, you would desire Their letters to your Senate, and your people, Which shown, you durst engage both life, and honour, The rest should every way answer their hopes. Those had, pretend sudden departure, you, And, as you give me notice, at what port You will go out, I'll ha' you intercepted, And all the letters taken with you: So As you shall be redeemed in all opinions, And they convicted of their manifest treason. Ill deeds are well turned back, upon their authors: And 'gainst an injurer, the revenge is just. This must be done, now. Cheerfully, and firmly. weare they, would rather haste to undertake it, Then stay, to say so. With that confidence, go: Make yourselves happy, while you make Rome so. By SANGA, let me have notice from you. Yes. WHen come these creatures, the Ambassadors? I would feign see 'em. Are they any scholars? I think not, madame. Ha' they no greek? No surely. Fie, what do I here, waiting on 'em then? If they be nothing but mere statesmen. Yes, Your ladyship shall observe their gravity, And their reservedness, their many cautions, Fitting their persons. I do wonder much, That states, and commonwealths employ not women, To be Ambassadors, sometimes! we should Do as good public service, and could make As honourable spies (for so Thucydides Calls all Ambassadors.) Are they come, CETHEGUS? Do you ask me? Am I your scout, or bawd? O, CAIUS, it is no such business. No? What does a woman at it then? Good sir, There are of us can be as exquisite traitors, By several messengers: who no doubt will come, Without sense, or suspicion. Prodigal men Feel not their own stock wasting. When I have 'em, I'll place those guards, upon 'em, that they start not, But what 'll you do with SEMPRONIA? A state's anger Should not take knowledge either of fools, or women. I do not know whether my joy or care Ought to be greater; that I have discovered So foul a treason: or must undergo The envy of so many great men's fate. But, happen what there can, I will be just, My fortune may forsake me, not my virtue: That shall go with me, and before me, still, And glad me, doing well, though I hear ill.
Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Position
nodes 1750–1823 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 26 of 37 in this edition
Length
516 words · 714 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T2 — Roman politics: senate, consuls and civil warcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.810 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
seed 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)
O, but his wife SEMPRONIA. You instruct me, Shee is a chiefe.) Well, faile not you to meete 'hem, And to expresse the best affection You can put on, to all that they intend. Like it, applaud it, giue the common-wealth, And Senate lost to 'hem. Promise any aides By armes, or counsell. What they can desire, I would haue you preuent. Onely, say this, You'haue had dispatch, in priuate, by the Consul, Of your affaires, and for the many feares The state's now in, you are will'd by him, this euening, To depart Rome: which you, by all sought meanes, Will doe, of reason to decline suspicion. Now, for the more authoritie of the businesse They' haue trusted to you, and to giue it credit With your owne state, at home, you would desire Their letters to your Senate, and your people, Which shewne, you durst engage both life, and honor, The rest should euery way answere their hopes. Those had, pretend sodaine departure, you, And, as you giue me notice, at what port You will goe out, Ile ha' you intercepted, And all the letters taken with you: So As you shall be redeem'd in all opinions, And they conuicted of their manifest treason. Ill deedes are well turn'd backe, vpon their authors: And 'gainst an iniurer, the reuenge is iust. This must be done, now. Chearefully, and firmely. We'are they, would rather hast to vndertake it, Then stay, to say so. With that confidence, goe: Make your selues happy, while you make Rome so. By SANGA, let me haue notice from you. Yes. WHen come these creatures, the Ambassadors? I would faine see 'hem. Are they any schollers? I think not, madame. Ha' they no greeke? No surely. Fie, what doe I here, wayting on 'hem then? If they be nothing but meere states-men. Yes, Your ladiship shall obserue their grauitie, And their reseruednesse, their many cautions, Fitting their persons. I doe wonder much, That states, and common-wealths employ not women, To be Ambassadors, sometimes! we should Doe as good publike seruice, and could make As honorable spies (for so THVCIDIDES Calls all Ambassadors.) Are they come, CETHEGVS? Doe you aske me? Am I your scout, or baud? O, CAIVS, it is no such businesse. No? What do's a woman at it then? Good sir, There are of vs can be as exquisite traytors, By seuerall messengers: who no doubt will come, Without sense, or suspicion. Prodigall men Feele not their owne stocke wasting. When I haue 'hem, Ile place those guards, vpon 'hem, that they start not, But what 'll you doe with SEMPRONIA? A states anger Should not take knowledge eyther of fooles, or women. I do not know whether my ioy or care Ought to be greater; that I haue discouer'd So foule a treason: or must vndergoe The enuie of so many great mens fate. But, happen what there can, I will be iust, My fortune may forsake me, not my vertue: That shall goe with me, and before me, still, And glad me, doing well, though I heare ill.