Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T34: thebes, antigone, polynices, creon, eteocles, war, theban, gods, dear, country.
'ounds heart and nails, nay now I am dressed, Is the king Menelaus at Athenes arrived? And I am be hind? to be packings the best, lest the matter in sooth, to soon be contrived. Auxilla humilia firma, consensus facit, this always provided That consent maketh suckers most sure for to be, Well I will be their straight, way you shall see. As Publius doth well declare, we ought chiefest to see, Unto ourselves that nought be done, after extremity. Abalio expectes, alteri quod feceris. For look what measure thou dost meat, the same again shallbe, At other time at other's hand, repaid again to thee. Therefore I wish each wight to do, to others as he would, That they in like occasion, unto him offer would. Well forth I must some news to here, for fame nowhere can stay But what she hears throughout the world abroad she doth display Make room and give place, stand back there afore, For all my speaking, you press still the more. give room I say quickly, and make no dalliance, It is not now time, to make any tarriance: The kings here do come, therefore give way, Or else by the gods, I will make you I say. Lo where my Lord King Nestor doth come, And Horestes with him Agamemnon's son: Menelaus a king likewise, of great fame, Make room I say, before their with shame. Now sith we be here King Menalaij Unto us we pray you, your matter to say. For these princes here, after they have perpended, If aught be amiss, it shall be amended, But sirrah provision, go in haste and fet, Good king Idumeus, tell him we are set. As your graces have willed, so tend I to do, I will fetch him straight, and bring him you to. If aught be amiss, the same soon shall be, If I have committed amended of me: But so Idumeus the good king of Crete, Is come to this place, us for to meet. The Gods preserve your graces all, & send you health for aye. Well come sire king the same to ye, continually we pray. Two things there is o kings, that moves me thus your aids to pray: And these be it the which to you, I purpose for to say. The one is this where with I find, myself aggrieved to be, That on such sort my sisters slain, as all your graces see. The other is that so her son, without all kind of right, Should to his mother in such case, (I say) work such despite. These two be they, wherefore I crave, your aids to join with me: To the intent of such great ills, revenged I may be. That thus he did be hold the state, of all my brother's land, And see I pray you in what place, the same doth present stand. His cruelty is such in sooth, as neither tower ne town, That letted once his passage, but is brought unto the ground.
seed 43: T30 · seed 44: T33 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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Oundes harte and nayles, naye now I am dreſt, Is the kinge Menalaus at Athenes aryued? And I am be hind? to be packinges the beſt, Leaſt the matter in ſouth, to ſone be contryued. Auxilla humilia firma, conſenſus facit, this allwayes prouided That conſent maketh ſuckers moſt ſure for to be, Well I wyll be their ſtrayght, wayſe you ſhall ſe. As Publius doth well declare, we ought chefeſt to ſe, Vnto our ſelues that nought be don, after extremite. Abalio expectes, alteri quod feceris. For loke what meſure thou doſt meate, ye ſame againe ſhalbe, At other tyme at others hand, repayde againe to the. Therefore I wyſhe eache wight to do, to others as he would, That they in lyke occaſion, vnto him offer would. Wel forth I muſt ſom newſe to here, for fame no where cā ſtay But what ſhe hears throughout ye would abrod ſhe doth diſplay Make roume and gyue place, ſtand backe there a fore, For all my ſpeakinge, you preſſe ſtyll the more. Gyue rome I ſaye quickeley, and make no dalyaunce, It is not now tyme, to make aney taryaunce: The kinges here do com, therefore giue way, Or elles by the godes, I wyll make you I ſaye. Lo where my Lord Kynge Neſtor doth com, And Horeſtes with him Agamemnons ſonne: Menelaus a kyng lykewyſe, of great fame, Make rome I ſaye, before their with ſhame. Nowe ſyeth we be here Kynge Menalaij Vnto vs we praye you, your matter to ſaye. For theſe prynces here, after they haue perpendyd, If ought be amys, it ſhall be amendyd, But ſyrra prouiſion, go in haſte and fet, Good kynge Idumeus, tell him we are ſet. As your gracis haue wylled, ſo tend I to do, I wyll fetche him ſtrayght, and bringe him you to. If ought be amys, the ſame ſone ſhall be, If I haue commytted amendyd of me: But ſo Idumeus the good kyng of Crete, Is come to this place, vs for to mete. The Gods preſarue your gracis all, & ſend you health for aye. Well com ſier kinge the ſame to ye, contynewalley we pray. Two thīgs ther is o kings, ye moues me thus your ayds to pray: And theſe be it the which to you, I purpoſe for to ſaye. The one is this where with I fynde, my ſelfe agreuid to be, That on ſuch ſort my ſyſters ſlayne, as all your gracis ſe. The other is that ſo her ſonne, without all kind of right, Should to his mother in ſuch caſe, (I ſay) worke ſuch diſpight. Theſe two be they, wherfore I craue, your ayds to ioyn wt me: To the intent of ſuch great ylles, reuengyd I may be. That thus he dyd be hould the ſtate, of all my brothers land, And ſe I pray you in what place, the ſame doth preſent ſtand. His crueltie is ſuch in ſouth, as nether tower ne towne, That letted once his paſſage, but is brought vnto the ground.