Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1619 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Globe T46 Swords, quarrels and valour typicality 0.85 · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
There's another, A new cause rising from the time, and distance, In which I will deliver my opinion: He may strike, beat, or cause to be beaten; for these are natural to man: your Prince I say may beat you so far forth as his dominion reacheth; that's for the distance, the time, ten mile a day, I take it. Brother you err, 'tis fifteen mile a day, His stage is ten, his beatings are fifteen. 'tis a the longest, but we subjects must Be subject to it: you are wise, and virtuous. Obedience ever makes that noble use on't, To which I dedicate my beaten body; I must trouble you a little further Gentlemen o'th' Sword. No trouble at all to us Sir, if we may Profit your understanding; we are bound By virtue of our calling, to utter our opinions Shortly, and discreetly. My sorest business is, I have been kicked. How far Sir? Not to flatter myself in it all over, my sword forced, but not lost; for discreetly I rendered it to save that imputation. It showed discretion the best part of valour. Brother, this is a pretty case, pray ponder on't, Our friend here has been kicked. He has so brother. Sorely he says: Now had he sit down here Upon the mere kick, it had been cowardly. I think it had been cowardly indeed. But our friend has redeemed it, in delivering His sword without compulsion; and that man That took it of him, I pronounce a weak one, And his kicks nullities. He should have kicked him after the delivery, Which is the confirmation of a coward. Brother, I take it you mistake the question: For say that I were kicked. I must not say so; Nor I must not hear it spoke byth' tongue of man You kicked dear brother; you are merry. But put the case I were kicked? Lot them put it that are things weary of their lives, & know not honour: put case you were kicked? I do not say I was kicked. Nor no silly creature, that wears his head without a case, his soul in a skin-coat: you kicked dear brother. Nay Gentlemen, let us do what we shall do Truly and honestly; good Sir toth' question. Why then I say, suppose your boy kicked Captain? The boy may be supposed, he's liable; but kick my brother? A foolish forward zeal Sir in my friend; But to the boy, suppose the boy were kicked? I do suppose it. Has your boy a sword? Surely no: I pray suppose a sword too. I do suppose it: you grant your boy was kicked then. By no means Captain, let it be supposed still; this word grant, makes not for us. I say this must be granted. This must be granted brother? ay, this must be granted. Still the must: I say this must be granted. Give me the must again, again; brother you palter. I will not hear you wasp.
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502 words · 642 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T46 — Swords, quarrels and valourcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.847 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T42 · seed 44: T42 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Theres another, A new cauſe riſing from the time, and diſtance, In which I will deliuer my opinion: He may ſtrike, beate, or cauſe to be beaten; for theſe are naturall to man: your Prince I ſay may beate you ſo farre forth as his dominion reacheth; that's for the diſtance, the time, ten mile a day▪ I take it. Brother you erre, tis fifteene mile a day, His ſtage is ten, his beatings are fifteene. Tis a the longeſt, but we ſubiects muſt Be ſubiect to it: you are wiſe, and vertuous. Obedience euer makes that noble vſe ont, To which I dedicate my beaten bodie; I muſt trouble you a little further Gentlemen oth' Sword. No trouble at all to vs Sir, if we may Profit your vnderſtanding; we are bound By vertue of ou calling, to vtter our opinions Shortly, and diſreetly. My ſoreſt buſineſſe is, I haue beene kickt. How farre Sir? Not to ſlatter my ſelfe in it all ouer, my ſword forſt, but not loſt; for diſreetely I renderd it to ſaue that imputation. It ſhewed diſcretion the beſt part of valour. Brother, this is a pretty caſe, pray ponder on't, Our friend here has beene kickt. He has ſo brother. Sorely he ſayes: Now had he ſit downe here Vpon the meere kicke, it had beene cowardly. I thinke it had beene cowardly indeed. But our friend has rdm'd it, in deliuering His ſword without compulſion; and that man That tooke it of him, I pronounce a weake one, And his kicks nullities. He ſhould haue kickt him after the deliuerie, Which is the confirmation of a coward. Brother, I take it you miſtake the queſtion: For ſay that I were kickt. I muſt not ſay ſo; Nor I muſt not heare it ſpoke byth' tongue of man You kickt deare brother; you are merrie. But put the caſe I were kickt? Lot them put it that are things wearie of their liues, & know not honour: put caſe you were kickt? I doe not ſay I was kickt. Nor no ſilly creature, that weares his head without a caſe, his ſoule in a skin-coate: you kickt deare brother. Nay Gentlemen, let vs doe what we ſhall doe Truly and honeſtly; good Sit toth' queſtion. Why then I ſay, ſuppoſe your boy kickt Captaine? The boy may be ſuppoſ'd, hee's lyable; but kicke my brother? A fooliſh forward zeale Sir in my friend; But to the boy, ſuppoſe the boy were kickt? I doe ſuppoſe it. Has your boy a ſword? Surely no: I pray ſuppoſe a ſword too. I doe ſuppoſe it: you grant your boy was kickt then. By no meanes Captaine, let it be ſuppoſ'd ſtill; this word grant, makes not for vs. I ſay this muſt be granted. This muſt be granted brother? I, this muſt be granted. Still the muſt: I ſay this muſt be granted. Giue me the muſt againe, agine; brother you palter. I will not heare you waſpe.