Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Cynthia's Revenge, or Maenander's Ecstasy · chunk 26 of 67

Stephens, John · published 1613 · first performed or written 1613 (Annals)
tragedy
unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 443 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.

Wisedome doth vrge me to entreate him faire Least hee indeed dissemble, or conceale Businesse of high importance, that may touch My most perticular aduantage: (sir So-well-accomplish'd, meritorious Count) I must importune your dexterity, To re-collect the now-forgotten tale Of prodigies indeed; withall confesse My peeuish error. This doth mollify, Nor may redemption of abuse, though late; Although abruptly offer'd, derogate From the large sequele; either thy beleefe Or my vnfeigned meaning (noble Queene) But Madam you shall seriously admit A most impugned caution, ere I speake; And shall obserue the same inuiolate, Without base mentall reseruation. Wee will engage our female Maiesty Thy strictest of iniunctions to prefer Aboue all temporary baits, which may Allure smooth falshood to infringe the same: Sweare by this image of Paladium, (Reckon'd amongst our Sacramentall oathes) Neither by subtle tokens nor by voyce By second causes, by secure complaint, Vpon malitious, or well meaning termes, To manifest, diuulge, communicate, Nor any way disclose the future plot Whereof you shall anon participate By processe of relation. I do sweare And will submit my life to thy aduise. With priuiledge, then Madam, Ile expresse The wicked meaning of your enemies: Lucilla my proud step-dame, doth abhorre, Sole repetition of thy harmlesse name: Shee doth repose her chiefest confidence In my audacious act, who am oblig'd Vpon surprise to kill thee. Subtle whore So yong, and yet so full of impudence? So full of indignation, causelesse wrath? Enuy how feeble are thy foming iawes? With vndefined rancor they attempt, But seldome are obnoxious to any, Who haue acquaintance with integrity; For enuy (vpon spight) assailes the henge Of our successe: but wrong enflames reuenge: And therefore did high Ioes omnipotence, Eny; vnto the female sex impart: Woman's a witch by Malice, man by Art. How, how (Ailcar) may wee recompence The new disease of her indignity Which would entice, and so corrupt thy youth By fraudulent commotions. Ile instruct How opportunely, Madam, you may meete With her abusiue malice; and exempt Your selfe from the suspicion of reuenge. And yet reuenge will be conspicuous: For all complaints and public remedy The primitive injunction doth deny; You therefore shall admit my new device, When Summer makes each field, each meadow fair; When pleasant springtide music is in tune, You may retire into this thicker-grove Loosely attended, with one maid, no more: Whilst, like a common soldier in disguise I suddenly rush forth, and do surprise You not misdoubting, whom I will convey Into my lodging near the City walls After all inquisition cease: till then, we may repast in some poor Country Town. The manner I allow; speak for event.
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayCynthia's Revenge, or Maenander's Ecstasy
AuthorStephens, John
Publication year (edition)1613
First performance / composition (Annals)1613
First performance (BritDrama)1613
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Play typeCloset/Unacted;Nonprofessional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 720 · TCP A12954 · DEEP 598
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 1914–1988 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 26 of 67 in this edition
Length443 words · 709 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T23 — Husbands, wives and jealousy at 0.808
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Wisedome doth vrge me to entreate him faire Least hee indeed dissemble, or conceale Businesse of high importance, that may touch My most perticular aduantage: (sir So-well-accomplish'd, meritorious Count) I must importune your dexterity, To re-collect the now-forgotten tale Of prodigies indeed; withall confesse My peeuish error. This doth mollify, Nor may redemption of abuse, though late; Although abruptly offer'd, derogate From the large sequele; either thy beleefe Or my vnfeigned meaning (noble Queene) But Madam you shall seriously admit A most impugned caution, ere I speake; And shall obserue the same inuiolate, Without base mentall reseruation. Wee will engage our female Maiesty Thy strictest of iniunctions to prefer Aboue all temporary baits, which may Allure smooth falshood to infringe the same: Sweare by this image of Paladium, (Reckon'd amongst our Sacramentall oathes) Neither by subtle tokens nor by voyce By second causes, by secure complaint, Vpon malitious, or well meaning termes, To manifest, diuulge, communicate, Nor any way disclose the future plot Whereof you shall anon participate By processe of relation. I do sweare And will submit my life to thy aduise. With priuiledge, then Madam, Ile expresse The wicked meaning of your enemies: Lucilla my proud step-dame, doth abhorre, Sole repetition of thy harmlesse name: Shee doth repose her chiefest confidence In my audacious act, who am oblig'd Vpon surprise to kill thee. Subtle whore So yong, and yet so full of impudence? So full of indignation, causelesse wrath? Enuy how feeble are thy foming iawes? With vndefined rancor they attempt, But seldome are obnoxious to any, Who haue acquaintance with integrity; For enuy (vpon spight) assailes the henge Of our successe: but wrong enflames reuenge: And therefore did high Ioes omnipotence, Eny; vnto the female sex impart: Woman's a witch by Malice, man by Art. How, how (Ailcar) may wee recompence The new disease of her indignity Which would entice, and so corrupt thy youth By fraudulent commotions. Ile instruct How opportunely, Madam, you may meete With her abusiue malice; and exempt Your selfe from the suspicion of reuenge. And yet reuenge will be conspicuous: For all complaints and publicke remedy The primitiue inunction doth deny; You therefore shall admit my new deuise, When Summer makes each field, each medow faire; When pleasant spring-tide musicke is in tune, You may retire into this thicker-groue Loosely attended, with one maid, no more: VVhilst, like a common souldier in disguise I suddenly rush forth, and do surprise You not misdoubting, whom I will conuey Into my lodging neere the Citty wals After all inquisition cease: till then, Wee may re-past in some poore Country Towne. The manner I allow; speake for euent.