Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1592 [c.1590-1593] (Annals) comedy · Pembroke's Men (?) T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.81 · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
As from a Bear a man would run for life, So fly I from her that would be my wife. There's none but Witches do inhabit here, And therefore 'tis high time that I were hence: She that doth call me husband, even my soul Doth for a wife abhor. But her fair sister Possessed with such a gentle sovereign grace, Of such enchanting presence and discourse, Hath almost made me Traitor to myself: But least myself be guilty to self wrong, I'll stop mine ears against the Mermaids song. Mr Antipholus. I that's my name. I know it well sir, lo here's the chain, I thought to have ta'en you at the Porpentine, The chain unfinished made me stay thus long. What is your will that I shall do with this? What please yourself sir: I have made it for you. Made it for me sir, I bespoke it not. Not once, nor twice, but twenty times you have: Go home with it, and please your Wife withal, And soon at supper time I'll visit you, And then receive my money for the chain. I pray you sir receive the money now, For fear you ne'er see chain, nor money more. You are a merry man sir, far you well. What I should think of this, I cannot tell: But this I think, there's no man is so vain, That would refuse so fair an offered Chain. I see a man here needs not live by shifts, When in the streets he meets such Golden gifts: I'll to the Mart, and there for Dromio stay, If any ship put out, then strait away. You know since Pentecost the sum is due, And since I have not much importuned you, Nor now I had not, but that I am bound To Persia, and want Gilders for my voyage: Therefore make present satisfaction, Or I'll attach you by this Officer. Even just the sum that I do owe to you, Is growing to me by Antipholus, And in the instant that I met with you, He had of me a Chain, at five a clock I shall receive the money for the same: Pleaseth you walk with me down to his house, I will discharge my bond, and thank you too. That labour may you save: See where he comes. While I go to the Goldsmith's house, go thou And buy a rope's end, that will I bestow Among my wife, and their confederates, For locking me out of my doors by day: But soft I see the Goldsmith; get thee gone, Buy thou a rope, and bring it home to me. I buy a thousand pound a year, I buy a rope. A man is well holp up that trusts to you, I promised your presence, and the Chain, But neither Chain nor Goldsmith came to me: Belike you thought our love would last too long If it were chained together: and therefore came not.
nodes 802–860 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 15 of 29 in this edition
Length
495 words · 625 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.809 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
As from a Beare a man would run for life, So flie I from her that would be my wife. There's none but Witches do inhabite heere, And therefore 'tis hie time that I were hence: She that doth call me husband, euen my ſoule Doth for a wife abhorre. But her faire ſiſter Poſſeſt with ſuch a gentle ſoueraigne grace, Of ſuch inchanting preſence and diſcourſe, Hath almoſt made me Traitor to my ſelfe: But leaſt my ſelfe be guilty to ſelfe wrong, Ile ſtop mine eares againſt the Mermaids ſong. Mr Antipholus. I that's my name. I know it well ſir, loe here's the chaine, I thought to haue tane you at the Porpentine, The chaine vnfiniſh'd made me ſtay thus long. What is your will that I ſhal do with this? What pleaſe your ſelfe ſir: I haue made it for you. Made it for me ſir, I beſpoke it not. Not once, nor twice, but twentie times you haue: Go home with it, and pleaſe your Wife withall, And ſoone at ſupper time Ile viſit you, And then receiue my money for the chaine. I pray you ſir receiue the money now, For feare you ne're ſee chaine, nor mony more. You are a merry man ſir, fare you well. What I ſhould thinke of this, I cannot tell: But this I thinke, there's no man is ſo vaine, That would refuſe ſo faire an offer'd Chaine. I ſee a man heere needs not liue by ſhifts, When in the ſtreets he meetes ſuch Golden gifts: Ile to the Mart, and there for Dromio ſtay, If any ſhip put out, then ſtraight away. You know ſince Pentecoſt the ſum is due, And ſince I haue not much importun'd you, Nor now I had not, but that I am bound To Perſia, and want Gilders for my voyage: Therefore make preſent ſatisfaction, Or Ile attach you by this Officer. Euen iuſt the ſum that I do owe to you, Is growing to me by Antipholus, And in the inſtant that I met with you, He had of me a Chaine, at fiue a clocke I ſhall receiue the money for the ſame: Pleaſeth you walke with me downe to his houſe, I will diſcharge my bond, and thanke you too. That labour may you ſaue: See where he comes. While I go to the Goldſmiths houſe, go thou And buy a ropes end, that will I beſtow Among my wife, and their confederates, For locking me out of my doores by day: But ſoft I ſee the Goldſmith; get thee gone, Buy thou a rope, and bring it home to me. I buy a thouſand pound a yeare, I buy a rope. A man is well holpe vp that truſts to you, I promiſed your preſence, and the Chaine, But neither Chaine nor Goldſmith came to me: Belike you thought our loue would laſt too long If it were chain'd together: and therefore came not.