Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Hog Hath Lost His Pearl · chunk 3 of 34

Tailor, Robert · published 1614 · first performed or written 1613 [Feb 21] (Annals)
comedy
T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.78 · 458 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.

And so I hope they shall before his death, this daughter of his, did, and I think doth love me, but I then thinking myself worthy of an Empress, gave but slight respect unto her favour, for that her parentage seemed not to equal my high thoughts, puffed up, With Tobacco surely, No but with as bade a weed, vain glory. And you could now be content, to put your lofty spirits into the lowest pit of her favour: Why what means will serve man, 'sfoot if all I have will repair thy fortunes, it shall fly at thy command, Thanks good coz, the means shall not be great, only that I may first be clad in a generous outside, for that is the chief attraction, that draws female affection; good parts without any habiliments of gallantry, are no more set by in these times, than a good leg in a woollen stocking: No, 'tis a glistering presence and audacity brings women into fools felicity. Yave a good confidence coz, but what deendien your brave outside shall effect. That being had we'll to the Usurer where you shall offer some slight piece of land to mortgage, and if you do it to bring ourselves into cash, it shall be near the farther from you, for here's a project will not be frustrate of this purpose. That shall be shortly tried, He instantly go seek for a habit for thee and that of the richest too, that which shall not be subject to the scoff of any gallant, though to the accomplishing thereof all my means goes: Alas what's a man unless he wear good clothes. Good speed attend my suit, here's a never seen Nephew kind in distress, this gives me more cause of admiration than the loss of xxxv. settings together at Passage. I when 'tis performed, but words and deeds are now more different then Puritans and Players. Here's the Player would speak with you. About the jig, I promised him, my pen and ink, I prithee let him in, there may be some Cash rhymed out of him. The Muses assist you sir, what at your study so early. O chiefly now sir for) aurora musis amicat) Indeed I understand not latin sir. You must then pardon me, good M. Change-coat, for I protest vntee it is so much my often converse, that if there be none but women in my company, yet cannot I forbear it. That shows your more learning sir, but I pray you is that small matter done I entreated for. A small matter, you'll find it worth Meg of Westminster, although it be but a bare jig. O lord sir, I would it had but half the taste of garlic.
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayThe Hog Hath Lost His Pearl
AuthorTailor, Robert
Publication year (edition)1614
First performance / composition (Annals)1613 [Feb 21]
First performance (BritDrama)1613 [Feb]
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeNonprofessional;Private
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 730 · TCP A13345 · DEEP 609
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 62–79 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 3 of 34 in this edition
Length458 words · 578 tokens
Topic (seed 42)T16 — Gallantry: ladies, lordships and compliment cross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.779 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seedsseed 43: T5 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
And ſo I hope they ſhall before his death, this daughter of his, did, and I thinke doth loueme, but I then thinking my ſelfe worthy of an Empreſſe, gaue but ſlight reſpect vnto her fauour, for that her parentage ſem'd not to equall my high thoughts, puft vp, With Tobacco ſurely, No but with as bad a weede, vaine glory. And you could now be content, to put your lofty ſpirits into the loweſt pit of her fauour: VVhy what meanes will ſerue man, Sfoote if all I haue will repaire thy fortunes, it ſhall fly at thy commaund, Thankes good Coze, the meanes ſhall not be great, only that I may firſt be clad in a generous outſide, for that is the chiefe attraction, that drawes female affection; good parts without any abilements of gallantry, are no more ſet by in theſe times, then a good legge in a wollen ſtocken: No, tis a gliſtering preſence and audacity brings women into fooles felicity. Yaue a good confidence Coze, but what deendien your braue outſide ſhall effect. That being had wele to the Vſurer where you ſhal offer ſome ſlight peece of land to mortgage, and if you doe it to bring our ſelues into caſh, it ſhall be nere the farther from you, for heres a proiect will not be fruſtrate of this purpoſe. That ſhal be ſhortly tryed, He inſtantly go ſeeke for a habit for thee and that of the richeſt too, that which ſhall not be ſubiect to the ſcoffe of any gallant, though to the accompliſhing thereof all my meanes goes: Alas whats a man vnleſſe he weare good cloathes. Good ſpeed attend my ſuite, heres a neuer ſeene Nephewe kind in diſtreſſe, this giues me more cauſe of admiration then the loſſe of xxxv. ſettings together at Paſſage. I when tis performed, but words and deeds are now more different then Puritans and Players. Heres the Player would ſpeake with you. About the Iigge, I promis'd him, my penne and inke, I prethee let him in, there may be ſome Caſh rim'd out of him. The Muſes aſsiſt you ſir, what at your ſtudy ſo early. O chiefely now ſir for) aurora muſis amicat) Indeed I vnderſtand not latine ſir. You muſt then pardon me, good M. Chaunge-coate, for I proteſt vntee it is ſo much my often conuerſe, that if there be none but women in my company, yet cannot I forbeare it. That ſhewes your more learning ſir, but I pray you is that ſmall matter done I intreated for. A ſmall matter, youle finde it worth Megge of Weſtminſter, althouh it be but a bare Iigge. O lord ſir, I would it had but halfe the taſte of garlicke.