Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1603 [1603-1604] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men T32 Rings and jewels as tokens typicality 0.82 · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T32: ring, ti, gave, finger, jewel, lady, lord, love, invisible, away.
None in the world, but return with an invention, and clap upon you two or three probable lies: but we have almost embossed him, you shall see his fall to night; for indeed he is not for your Lordship's respect. we'll make you some sport with the Fox ere we case him. He was first smoked by the old Lord Lafeu, when his disguise and he is parted, tell me what a sprat you shall find him, which you shall see this very night. I must go look my twigs, He shall be caught. Your brother he shall go along with me. As't please your Lordship, I'll leave you. Now will I lead you to the house, and show you The Lass I spoke of. But you say she's honest. That's all the fault: I spoke with her but once, And found her wondrous cold, but I sent to her By this same Coxcomb that we have i' th' wind Tokens and Letters, which she did resend, And this is all I have done: She's a fair creature, Will you go see her? With all my heart my Lord. If you misdoubt me that I am not she, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall lose the grounds I work upon. Though my estate be fall'n, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act. Nor would I wish you. First give me trust, the Count he is my husband, And what to your sworn counsel I have spoken, Is so from word to word: and then you cannot By the good aid that I of you shall borrow, Err in bestowing it. I should believe you, For you have showed me that which well approves YE are great in fortune. Take this purse of Gold, And let me buy your friendly help thus far, Which I will over-pay, and pay again When I have found it. The Count he woos your daughter, Lays down his wanton siege before her beauty, Resolve to carry her: let her in fine consent As we'll direct her how 'tis best to bear it: Now his important blood will naught deny, That she'll demand: a ring the County wears, That downward hath succeeded in his house From son to son, some four or five descents, Since the first father wore it. This Ring he holds In most rich choice: yet in his idle fire, To buy his will, it would not seem too dear, How ere repent after. Now I see the bottom of your purpose. You see it lawful then, it is no more, But that your daughter ere she seems as won, Desires this Ring; appoints him an encounter; In fine, delivers me to fill the time, Herself most chastely absent: after To marry her, I'll add three thousand Crowns To what is passed already.
nodes 1304–1358 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 28 of 46 in this edition
Length
489 words · 603 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T32 — Rings and jewels as tokenscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.817 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T33 · seed 44: T32 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
None in the world, but returne with an inuention, and clap vpon you two or three probable lies: but we haue almoſt imboſt him, you ſhall ſee his fall to night; for indeede he is not for your Lordſhippes reſpect. Weele make you ſome ſport with the Foxe ere we caſe him. He was firſt ſmoak'd by the old Lord Lafew, when his diſguiſe and he is parted, tell me what a ſprat you ſhall finde him, which you ſhall ſee this verie night. I muſt go looke my twigges, He ſhall be caught. Your brother he ſhall go along with me. As't pleaſe your Lordſhip, Ile leaue you. Now wil I lead you to the houſe, and ſhew you The Laſſe I ſpoke of. But you ſay ſhe's honeſt. That's all the fault: I ſpoke with hir but once, And found her wondrous cold, but I ſent to her By this ſame Coxcombe that we haue i' th winde Tokens and Letters, which ſhe did reſend, And this is all I haue done: She's a faire creature, Will you go ſee her? With all my heart my Lord. If you miſdoubt me that I am not ſhee, I know not how I ſhall aſſure you further, But I ſhall looſe the grounds I worke vpon. Though my eſtate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with theſe buſineſſes, And would not put my reputation now In any ſtaining act. Nor would I wiſh you. Firſt giue me truſt, the Count he is my husband, And what to your ſworne counſaile I haue ſpoken, Is ſo from word to word: and then you cannot By the good ayde that I of you ſhall borrow, Erre in beſtowing it. I ſhould beleeue you, For you haue ſhew'd me that which well approues Y' are great in fortune. Take this purſe of Gold, And let me buy your friendly helpe thus farre, Which I will ouer-pay, and pay againe When I haue found it. The Count he woes your daughter, Layes downe his wanton ſiedge before her beautie, Reſolue to carrie her: let her in fine conſent As wee'l direct her how 'tis beſt to beare it: Now his important blood will naught denie, That ſhee'l demand: a ring the Countie weares, That downward hath ſucceeded in his houſe From ſonne to ſonne, ſome foure or fiue diſcents, Since the firſt father wore it. This Ring he holds In moſt rich choice: yet in his idle fire, To buy his will, it would not ſeeme too deere, How ere repented after. Now I ſee the bottome of your purpoſe. You ſee it lawfull then, it is no more, But that your daughter ere ſhe ſeemes as wonne, Deſires this Ring; appoints him an encounter; In fine, deliuers me to fill the time, Her ſelfe moſt chaſtly abſent: after To marry her, Ile adde three thouſand Crownes To what is paſt already.