Tailor, Robert · published 1614 · first performed or written 1613 [Feb 21] (Annals) comedy T11 Siblings, kin and confidants typicality 0.80 · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
I rather should inquire your lordship's health, seeing you up at such an early hour: was it the toothache, or else fleas disturbed you? D'ee ye think I am subject to such common infirmities? nay, were I diseased I'd scorn but to be diseased like a lord i'faith: but I can tell you news, your fellow virgin-hole player, my sister is stolen away tonight. Intruth I am glad on't she's now free from the jealous eye of a father; do not ye suspect, my lord, who it should be that hath carried her away? No, nor care nor, as she brews, so let her bake, so said the ancient proverb, but lady mine that shallbe, your father hath wished me to appoint the day with you. What day my lord? Why of marriage, as the learned Historiographer writes hymen's holidays, or nuptial Ceremonious rites. Why, when would you appoint that my lord? Why let me see, I think the tailor may dispatch all our vestures in a week: therefore, it shall be directly this day sennight. God give you joy. Of what I pray you impudence, this fellow will go near to take his oath that he hath seen us plighted faiths together, my father keeps him for no other cause, than to outswear the truth My lord not to hold you any longer in a fools paradise, nor to blind you with the hopes I never intend to accomplish, know I neither do, can, or will love you. How, not love a lord; o indiscreet young woman! Indeed your father told me how unripe I should find you: but als, one unripe fruit will ask more shaking before they fall, than those that are, and my conquest will see me the greater still. Afore god is a most unanswerable lord, and holds her to't i'faith. Nay ye could not a pleased me better, then seeing you so invincible, and such a difficult attaining to, I would not give a pin for the society of a female that should seem willing, but give me a wench that hath disdainful looks: For 'tis denial whets on appetite, When proffered service doth allay delight. The fools well read in vice, my lord, I hope you hereafter will no further insinuate in the course of your affections, and for the better withdrawing from them, you may please to know, I have irrevocably decreed never to marry. Never to marry, Peter I pray bear witness of her words that when I have attained her, it may add to my fame and conquest. Yes indeed an't like your lordship. Nay, ye must think Beck I know how to woe, ye shall find no bashful university man of me. Indeed I think you'd near that bringing up, did you ever study my lord? Yes faith that I have, and the last week too, three days and a night together. About what I pray?
nodes 357–378 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 11 of 34 in this edition
Length
487 words · 634 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.795 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T12 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I rather ſhould enquire your lordſhips health, ſeeing you vp at ſuch an early hower: was it the tooth-ake, or elſe fleas diſturb'd you? Dee ye think I am ſubiect to ſuch common infirmities? nay, were I diſeas'd I'de ſcorne but to be diſeas'd like a lord iſaith: but I can tell you newes, your fellow virgin-hole player, my ſiſter is ſtolne away to night. Intruth I am glad on't ſhee's now free from the iealous eye of a father; do not yee ſuſpect, my lord, who it ſhould be that hath carried her away? No, nor care nor, as ſhe brewes, ſo let her bake, ſo ſayd the auntient prouerbe, but lady mine that ſhalbe, your father hath wiſht me to appoint the day with you. What day my lord? Why of mariage, as the learned Hiſtoriographer writes hymens hollidaies, or nuptial Ceremonious rites. Why, when would you appoint that my lord? Why let me ſee, I thinke the Taylor may diſpatch all our veſtures in a weeke: therefore, it ſhall be directly this day ſennight. God giue you ioy. Of what I pray you impudence, this fellow wil go neere to take his oath that he hath ſeene vs plighted faiths together, my father keeps him for no other cauſe, then to outſweare the truth My lord not to hold you any longer in a ſooles paradice, nor to blind you with the hopes I neuer intend to accompliſh, know I neither doe, can, or will loue you. How, not loue a lord; ô indiſcreete young woman! Indeed your father told me how vnripe I ſhould finde you: but al's, one vnripe fruit will aske more ſhaking before they fall, then thoſe that are, and my conqueſt will ſee me the greater ſtill. Afore god is a moſt vnanſwerable lord, and holds her toot ifaith. Nay ye could not a pleas'd me better, then ſeeing you ſo inuincible, and ſuch a difficult attaining to, I would not giue a pin for the ſociety of a female that ſhould ſeeme willing, but giue me a wench that hath diſdainefull lookes: For tis denial whets on appetite, When proferred ſeruice doth allay delight. The fooles well read in vice, my lord, I hope you hereafter will no further inſinuate in the courſe of your affections, and for the better withdrawing from them, you may pleaſe to know, I haue irreuocably decreed neuer to marry. Neuer to marry, Peter I pray beare witnes of her words that when I haue attain'd her, it may adde to my fame and conqueſt. Yes indeed an't like your lordſhip. Nay, ye muſt think Becke I know how to woe, ye ſhall finde no baſhfull vniuerſity man of me. Indeed I thinke y'ad nere that bringing vp, did you euer ſtudy my lord? Yes faith that I haue, and the laſt week too, three dayes and a night together. About what I pray?