Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T1: death, life, dead, die, blood, revenge, soul, father, heart, heaven.
Who? or what man is he that dares do thus? 'Sdeath I will not endure the sight of him. How? speak that again, do you remember well? 'Sdeath I will not endure the sight of him. No? why thou ungrateful man; must I advance, Must I search out a lodging for thy soul, And make room for thy friendship in our bosom? Canst ever hope to be incorporate With my own essence? the same man almost, And not endure the presence, nay the sight Of our malicious foe? recall your thought: Each timorous fellow, that abhors the name Of absolute revenge, could say no more: What? run away from our contemned foe? I'll not endure the presence; nay the sight Of such a slave, yet never turn my heels: No, I'd embowel the base rogue at first, Contrive a quick dispatch: the villains heart Would I expose upon a mountains top, Or offer it upon my falchions's point, Fresh bleeding to some wrathful Deity, Of unappeased revenge, in sacrifice: I'd mix my urine with his reeking blood, And piss upon the carcase in despite, Dissever joints and flesh, till all were done, Then toast his marrow in the melting Sun: I'd not endure the sight of him alive. Courageous resolution! I commend Such vehemence in valour: this doth urge And animate my purpose to be quick, Royal, and open-breasted to a man Of such full undertaking every way. Let us employ this youthful vehemence Betimes: a quick blood calls for action. Imagine this the pavement where my foe Hath fixed (upon the quarrel) his firm foot; For know that such a villain doth survive, Whom I will scourge in thee my favourite, Briefly you must disgrace and murder him Whose name is hitherto concealed; but you (After instruction for the stratagem) Shall know the varlet, whom you must imagine (Merely for apprehension) is yourself. I like a ruffian (which remember well, You must hereafter practise) though for instance I will now undertake it, unawares I fetch away your not misdoubting heels From of the trampled earth, e'en thus: then swear Some oath of high importance, that the air Shall never be infected with a slave, Who breathes out poisoned blasphemy on earth. Swear then that neither shining light of day No interchanged seasons shall afford One minute more of blessing, that himself Shall not enjoy one article of breath Beside, to ask forgiveness of the world: Swear that no planet, no supernal star, No Hercules, no Gigantean arm Shall rescue villains from appointed harm: Then spit him through the centre of his heart, Eu'n thus, Hirds. But you jest I'm sure. 'Sdeath I am slain; forbear, ingratitude! I perish without expectation: O.
nodes 541–604 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 8 of 67 in this edition
Length
452 words · 617 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T1 — Death, grief and revengecross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.772 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T7 · seed 44: T1 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Who? or what man is he that dares do thus? S'death I will not endure the sight of him. How? speake that againe, doe you remember well? S'death I will not endure the sight of him. No? why thou vngratefull man; must I aduance, Must I search out a lodging for thy soule, And make roome for thy friendship in our bosome? Canst euer hope to bee incorporate With my owne essence? the same man almost, And not endure the presence, nay the sight Of our malitious foe? recall your thought: Each timorous fellow, that abhorres the name Of absolute reuenge, could say no more: What? runne away from our contemned foe? Il'e not endure the presence; nay the sight Of such a slaue, yet neuer turne my eeles: No, I'de embowell the base rogue at first, Contriue a quicke dispatch: the villaines heart Would I expose vpon a mountaines top, Or offer it vpon my faulchions point, Fresh bleeding to some wrathull Deity, Of vnappeas'd reuenge, in sacrifice: I'de mixe my vrine with his reeking blood, And pisse vpon the carkasse in despight, Disseuer ioynts and flesh, till all were done, Then toast his marrow in the melting Sunne: I'de not endure the sight of him aliue. Couragious resolution! I commend Such vehemence in valor: this doth vrge And animate my purpose to be quicke, Royall, and open-breasted to a man Of such full vndertaking euery way. Let vs imploy this youthfull vehemence Betimes: a quicke bloud cals for action. Imagine this the pauement where my foe Hath fixt (vpon the quarrell) his firme foot; For know that such a villaine doth suruiue, Whom I will scourge in thee my fauorite, Briefly you must disgrace and murder him Whose name is hitherto conceal'd; but you (After instruction for the stratagem) Shall know the varlet, whom you must imagine (Meerely for apprehension) is your selfe. I like a ruffaine (which remember well, You must hereafter practise) though for instance I will now vndertake it, vnawares I fetch away your not misdoubting heeles From of the trampled earth, eu'n thus: then sweare Some oath of high importance, that the aire Shall neuer be infected with a slaue, Who breathes out poysoned blasphemy on earth. Sweare then that neither shining light of day No interchanged seasons shall affoord One minute more of blessing, that himselfe Shall not enioy one article of breath Beside, to aske forgiuenesse of the world: Sweare that no planet, no supernall starre, No Hercules, no Giganta arme Shall rescue villaines from appointed harme: Then spit him through the center of his heart, Eu'n thus, Hirds. But you iest Im'e sure. S'death I am slaine; forbeare, ingratitude! I perish without expectation: O.