Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragedy · King's Men T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.77 · 488 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.
Not falsely: but if any circumstance, By the ALLOBROGES, or from VOLTURTIUS, Would carry it. That shall not be sought by me. If it reveal itself, I would not spare You, brother, if it pointed at you, trust me. Good MARCUS TULLIUS (which is more, then great) Thou hadst thy education, with the gods. Send LENTULUS forth, and bring away the rest. This office, I am sorry, sir, to do you. WHat may be happy still, and fortunate, To Rome, and to this Senate: Please you, Fathers, To break these letters, and to view them round. If that be not found in them, which I fear, ay, yet, entreat, at such a time, as this, My diligence be not contemned. Ha' you brought The weapons hither, from Cethegus' house? They are without. Be ready, with VOLTURTIUS, To bring him, when the Senate calls; and see None of the rest, confer together. Fathers, What do you read? Is it yet worth your care, If not your fear, what you find practised there? It hath a face of horror! I'm amazed! Look there. Gods! Can such men draw common air? Although the greatness of the mischief, Fathers, Hath often made my faith small, in this Senate, Yet since my casting CATILINE out (for now I do not fear the envy of the word, Unless the deed be rather to be feared, That he went hence alive; when those I meant Should follow him, did not) I have spent both days, And nights, in watching, what their fury and rage Was bent on, that so stayed, against my thought: And that I might but take 'em in that light, Where, when you met their treason, with your eyes, Your minds, at length, would think for your own safety. And, now, 'tis done. There are their hands, and seals. Their persons, too, are safe, thanks to the gods. Bring in VOLTURTIUS, and the ALLOBROGES. These be the men, were trusted with their letters. Fathers, believe me, I knew nothing: I Was travailing for Gallia, and am sorry— Quake not, VOLTURTIUS, speak the truth, and hope Well of this Senate, on the consul's word. Then, I knew all. But truly I was drawn in But tother day. Say, what thou know'st, and fear not. Thou hast the Senate faith, and consul's word, To fortify thee. I was sent with letters— And had a message too— from LENTULUS— To CATILINE— that he should use all aides— Servants, or others— and come with his army, assoon, unto the city as he could— For they were ready, and but stayed for him— To intercept those, that should flee the fire— These men (the ALLOBROGES) did hear it too. Yes, Fathers, and they took an oath, to us. Besides their letters, that we should be free; And urged us, for some present aid of horse. Nay, here be other testimonies, Fathers, Cethegus' armoury. What, not all these?
Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Position
nodes 1915–1980 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 28 of 37 in this edition
Length
488 words · 702 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T2 — Roman politics: senate, consuls and civil warcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.765 (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)
Not falsly: but if any circumstance, By the ALLOBROGES, or from VOLTVRTIVS, Would carry it. That shall not be sought by me. If it reueale it selfe, I would not spare You, brother, if it pointed at you, trust me. Good MARCVS TVLLIVS (which is more, then great) Thou had'st thy education, with the gods. Send LENTVLVS forth, and bring away the rest. This office, I am sorry, sir, to doe you. WHat may be happy still, and fortunate, To Rome, and to this Senate: Please you, Fathers, To breake these letters, and to view them round. If that be not found in them, which I feare, I, yet, intreate, at such a time, as this, My diligence be not contemn'd. Ha' you brought The weapons hither, from CETHEGVS house? They are without. Be readie, with VOLTVRTIVS, To bring him, when the Senate calls; and see None of the rest, conferre together. Fathers, What doe you reade? Is it yet worth your care, If not your feare, what you find practis'd there? It hath a face of horror! I'am amaz'd! Looke there. Gods! Can such men draw cōmon aire? Although the greatnesse of the mischiefe, Fathers, Hath often made my faith small, in this Senate, Yet since my casting CATILINE out (for now I doe not feare the enuy of the word, Vnlesse the deed be rather to be fear'd, That he went hence aliue; when those I meant Should follow him, did not) I haue spent both dayes, And nights, in watching, what their fury' and rage Was bent on, that so staid, against my thought: And that I might but take 'hem in that light, Where, when you met their treason, with your eyes, Your minds, at length, would thinke for your owne safetie. And, now, 'tis done. There are their hands, and seales. Their persons, too, are safe, thankes to the gods. Bring in VOLTVRTIVS, and the' ALLOBROGES. These be the men, were trusted with their letters. Fathers, beleeue me, I knew nothing: I Was trauailing for Gallia, and am sorry— Quake not, VOLTVRTIVS, speake the truth, and hope Well of this Senate, on the Consuls word. Then, I knew all. But truely I was drawne in But t'other day. Say, what thou know'st, and feare not. Thou hast the Senate faith, and Consuls word, To fortifie thee. I was sent with letters— And had a message too—from LENTVLVS— To CATILINE—that he should vse all aides— Seruants, or others—and come with his armie, Assoone, vnto the citie as he could— For they were readie, and but staid for him— To intercept those, that should flee the fire— These men (the ALLOBROGES) did heare it too. Yes, Fathers, and they tooke an oath, to vs. Besides their letters, that we should be free; And vrg'd vs, for some present aide of horse. Nay, here be other testimonies, Fathers, CETHEGVS armourie. What, not all these?