Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1599 [1598-1599] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan typicality 0.72 · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T22: shepherd, pan, shepherds, love, sheep, flocks, fair, shepherdess, swain, away.
Between the acres of the Rye, With a hey, and a ho, & a hay nonino: These pretty Country folks would lie. In spring time, etc. This Carol they began that hour, With a hey and a ho, & a hay nonino: How that a life was but a Flower, In spring time, etc. Truly young Gentlemen, though there was no great matter in the ditty, yet the note was very untunable you are deceived Sir, we kept time, we lost not our time. By my troth yes: I count it but time lost to hear such a foolish song. God buy you, and God mend your voices. Come Audrie. Dost thou believe Orlando, that the boy Can do all this that he hath promised? I sometimes do believe, and sometimes do not, As those that fear they hope, and know they fear. Patience once more, whiles our compact is urged: You say, if I bring in your Rosalinde, You will bestow her on Orlando here? That would I, had I kingdoms to give with her. And you say you will have her, when I bring her? That would I, were I of all kingdoms King. You say, you'll marry me, if I be willing. That will I, should I die the hour after. But if you do refuse to marry me, You'll give yourself to this most faithful Shepherd. So is the bargain. You say that you'll have Phebe if she will. Though to have her and death, were both one thing. I have promised to make all this matter even: Keep you your word, O Duke, to give your daughter, You yours Orlando, to receive his daughter: Keep you your word Phebe, that you'll marry me, Or else refusing me to wed this shepherd: Keep your word Siluius, that you'll marry her If she refuse me, and from hence I go To make these doubts all even. I do remember in this shepherd boy, Some lively touches of my daughter's favour. My Lord, the first time that I ever saw him, Me thought he was a brother to your daughter: But my good Lord, this Boy is Forrest borne, And hath been tutored in the rudiments Of many desperate studies, by his uncle, Whom he reports to be a great Magician. Obscured in the circle of this Forest. There is sure another flood toward, and these couples are coming to the Ark. Here comes a pair of very strange beasts, which in all tongues, are called Fools. Salutation and greeting to you all. Good my Lord, bid him welcome: This is the Motley-minded Gentleman, that I have so often met in the Forest: he hath been a Courtier he swears. If any man doubt that, let him put me to my purgation, I have trod a measure, I have flattered a Lady, I have been politic with my friend, smooth with mine enemy, I have undone three Tailors, I have had four quarrels, and like to have fought one.
nodes 1657–1705 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 41 of 44 in this edition
Length
501 words · 641 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T22 — Shepherds, flocks and Pancross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.721 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T25 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Betweene the acres of the Rie, With a hey, and a ho, & a hey nonino: Theſe prettie Country folks would lie. In ſpring time, &c. This Carroll they began that houre, With a hey and a ho, & a hey nonino: How that a life was but a Flower, In ſpring time, &c. Truly yong Gentlemen, though there vvas no great matter in the dittie, yet ye note was very vntunable you are deceiu'd Sir, we kept time, we loſt not our time. By my troth yes: I count it but time loſt to heare ſuch a fooliſh ſong. God buy you, and God mend your voices. Come Audrie. Doſt thou beleeue Orlando, that the boy Can do all this that he hath promiſed? I ſometimes do beleeue, and ſomtimes do not, As thoſe that feare they hope, and know they feare. Patience once more, whiles our cōpact is vrg'd: You ſay, if I bring in your Roſalinde, You wil beſtow her on Orlando heere? That would I, had I kingdoms to giue with hir. And you ſay you wil haue her, when I bring hir? That would I, were I of all kingdomes King. You ſay, you'l marrie me, if I be willing. That will I, ſhould I die the houre after. But if you do refuſe to marrie me, You'l giue your ſelfe to this moſt faithfull Shepheard. So is the bargaine. You ſay that you'l haue Phebe if ſhe will. Though to haue her and death, were both one thing. I haue promis'd to make all this matter euen: Keepe you your word, O Duke, to giue your daughter, You yours Orlando, to receiue his daughter: Keepe you your word Phebe, that you'l marrie me, Or elſe refuſing me to wed this ſhepheard: Keepe your word Siluius, that you'l marrie her If ſhe refuſe me, and from hence I go To make theſe doubts all euen. I do remember in this ſhepheard boy, Some liuely touches of my daughters fauour. My Lord, the firſt time that I euer ſaw him, Me thought he was a brother to your daughter: But my good Lord, this Boy is Forreſt borne, And hath bin tutor'd in the rudiments Of many deſperate ſtudies, by his vnckle, Whom he reports to be a great Magitian. Obſcured in the circle of this Forreſt. There is ſure another flood toward, and theſe couples are comming to the Arke. Here comes a payre of verie ſtrange beaſts, which in all tongues, are call'd Fooles. Salutation and greeting to you all. Good my Lord, bid him welcome: This is the Motley-minded Gentleman, that I haue ſo often met in the Forreſt: he hath bin a Courtier he ſweares. If any man doubt that, let him put mee to my purgation, I haue trod a meaſure, I haue flattred a Lady, I haue bin politicke with my friend, ſmooth with mine enemie, I haue vndone three Tailors, I haue had foure quarrels, and like to haue fought one.