Jonson, Ben · published 1620 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and typicality 0.77 · 480 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
I was about it, here. It angered me to the soul, to hear 'em begin to talk so malapert. Pray thee perform it, and thou winnest me an Idolater to thee, everlasting. Will you go in, and hear me do it? No, I'll stay here. Drive 'em out of your company, 'tis all I ask: which cannot be any way better done, then by extolling Dauphine, whom they have so slighted. I warrant you: you shall expect one of 'em presently. What a cast of kestrels are these, to hawk after Ladies, thus? ay, and strike at such an Eagle as Dauphine. He will be mad, when we will tell him. Here he comes. O Sir, you are welcome. Where's thine Uncle? Run out o'doores in's Nightcaps, to talk with a Casuist, about his Divorce. It works admirably. Thou wouldst ha' said so, and thou hadst been here! The Ladies have laughed at thee, most Comically, since thou went'st, Dauphine. And asked, if thou wert thine Uncle's keeper? And the brace of baboons answered, yes; and said, thou wert a pitiful poor fellow, and didst live upon posts: and hadst nothing but three Suits of Apparel, and some few Benevolences that Lords ga'thee to fool to hem, and swagger. Let me not live, I'll beat 'em. I'll bind 'em both to grand madam's Bed. posts, and have 'em baited with Monkeys. Thou shalt not need, they shall be beaten to thy hand, Dauphine. I have an Execution to serve upon 'em, I warrant thee shall serve: trust my plot. ay, you have many plots! So you had one, to make all the Wenches in love with me. Why, If I do not yet afore night, as near as 'tis; and that they do not every one invite thee, and be ready to scratch for thee: take the mortgage of my wit. 'Fore God, I'll be his witness; thou shalt have it, Dauphine: thou shalt be his Fool for ever, if thou dost not. Agreed. Perhaps 'twill be the better estate. Do you observe this Gallery? or rather Lobby, indeed? Here are a couple of Studies, at each end one: here will I act such a tragicomedy between the Guelphs, and the Ghibellines, Daw and La-Foole— which of 'em comes out first, will I seize on: (you two shall be the Chorus behind the Arras, and whip out between the Acts, and speak.) If I do not make 'em keep the peace, for this remnant of the day, if not of the year, I have failed once— I hear Daw.: Hide, and do not laugh, for God's sake. Which is the way into the Garden, trow? O, Iack Daw. I am glad I have met with you. In good faith, I must have this matter go no further between you. I must ha' it taken up. What matter, Sir? Between whom?
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Position
nodes 784–806 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 34 of 52 in this edition
Length
480 words · 691 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T27 — Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and patronagecross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.769 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I was about it, here. It angred me to the ſoule, to heare 'hem beginne to talke ſo malepert. Pray thee performe it, and thou win'ſt mee an Idolater to thee, euerlaſting. Will you goe in, and heare me doe it? No, I'll ſtay heere. Driue 'hem out of your companie, 'tis all I aske: which cannot bee any way better done, then by extolling Dauphine, whome they haue ſo ſlighted. I warrant you: you ſhall expect one of 'hem preſently. What a caſt of Kaſtrils are theſe, to hawke after Ladies, thus? I, and ſtrike at ſuch an Eagle as Dauphine. Hee will bee madde, when wee will tell him. Here he comes. O Sir, you are welcome. Where's thine Vncle? Runne out o'doores in's Night-caps, to talke with a Caſuiſt, about his Diuorce. It workes admirably. Thou would'ſt ha' ſaid ſo, and thou had'ſt been here! The Ladies haue laught at thee, moſt Comically, ſince thou wentſt, Dauphine. And askt, if thou wert thine Vncles keeper? And the brace of Babouns anſwer'd, yes; and ſaid, thou wert a pittifull poore fellow, and did'ſt liue vpon poſts: and had'ſt nothing but three Sutes of Apparell, and ſome few Beneuolences that Lords ga'thee to foole to hem, and ſwagger. Let mee not liue, I'll beate 'hem. I'll binde 'hem both to grand Madames Bed. poſtes, and haue 'hem bayted with Monkeyes. Thou ſhalt not need, they ſhall bee beaten to thy hand, Dauphine. I haue an Execution to ſerue vpon 'hem, I warrant thee ſhall ſerue: truſt my plot. I, you haue many plots! So you had one, to make all the Wenches in loue with mee. Why, If I doe not yet afore night, as neere as 'tis; and that they doe not euery one inuite thee, and bee ready to ſcratch for thee: take the morgage of my wit. 'Fore God, I'll bee his witneſſe; thou ſhalt haue it, Dauphine: thou ſhalt bee his Foole for euer, if thou doeſt not. Agreed. Perhaps 'twill bee the better eſtate. Doe you obſerue this Gallerie? or rather Lobby, indeed? Here are a couple of Studies, at each end one: here will I act ſuch a Tragi-comoedy betweene the Cuelphes, and the Ghibellines, Daw and La-Foole—which of 'hem comes out firſt, will I ſeize on: (you two ſhall be the Chorus behind the Arras, and whip out betweene the Acts, and ſpeake.) If I doe not make 'hem keepe the peace, for this remnant of the day, if not of the yeere, I haue faild once—I heare Daw comming: Hide, and doe not laugh, for Gods ſake. Which is the way into the Garden, trow? O, Iack Daw! I am glad I haue met with you. In good faith, I muſt haue this matter goe no furder betweene you. I muſt ha' it taken vp. What matter, Sir? Betweene whom?