Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1607 [c.1606-c.1608] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.77 · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
We know him for no less, though we are but strangers to him. But I can tell you one thing my Lord, and which I hear from common rumours, now Lord Timon's happy hours are done and passed, and his estate shrinks from him. Fie no, do not believe it: he cannot want for money. But believe you this my Lord, that not long ago, one of his men was with the Lord Lucullus, to borrow so many Talents, nay urged extremely for't, and showed what necessity belonged too't, and yet was denied. How? I tell you, denied my Lord. What a strange case was that? Now before the Gods I am ashamed on't. Denied that honourable man? There was very little Honour showed in't. For my own part, I must needs confess, I have received some small kindnesses from him, as Money, Plate, jewels, and such like Trifles; nothing comparing to his: yet had he mistook him, and sent to me, I should ne'er have denied his Occasion so many Talents. See, by good hap yonder's my Lord, I have sweat to see his Honor. My Honoured Lord. Servilius? You are kindly met sir. Farthewell, commend me to thy Honourable virtuous Lord, my very exquisite Friend. May it please your Honour, my Lord hath sent— Ha'? what has he sent? I am so much endeared to that Lord; he's ever sending: how shall I thank him thinkest thou? And what has he sent now? Has only sent his present Occasion now my Lord: requesting your Lordship to supply his instant use with so many Talents. I know his Lordship is but merry with me, He cannot want fifty five hundred Talents. But in the mean time he wants less my Lord. If his occasion were not virtuous, I should not urge it half so faithfully. Dost thou speak seriously Servilius? Upon my soul, 'tis true Sir. What a wicked Beast was I to disfurnish myself against such a good time, when I might ha' shown myself Honourable? How unluckily it happened, that I should Purchase the day before for a little part, and undo a great deal of Honour? Servilius, now before the Gods I am not able to do (the more beast I say) I was sending to use Lord Timon myself, these Gentlemen can witness; but I would not for the wealth of Athens I had doneed now. Commend me bountifully to his good Lordship, and I hope his Honour will conceive the fairest of me, because I have no power to be kind. And tell him this from me, I count it one of my greatest afflictions say, that I cannot pleasure such an Honourable Gentleman. Good Servilius, will you befriend me so far, as to use mine own words to him? Yes sir, I shall. I'll look you out a good turn Servilius. True as you said, Timon is shrunk indeed, And he that's once denied, will hardly speed. Do you observe this Hostilius? I, to well.
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502 words · 669 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.772 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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We know him for no leſſe, thogh we are but ſtrangers to him. But I can tell you one thing my Lord, and which I heare from common rumours, now Lord Timons happie howres are done and paſt, and his eſtate ſhrinkes from him. Fye no, doe not beleeue it: hee cannot want for money. But beleeue you this my Lord, that not long agoe, one of his men was with the Lord Lucullus, to borrow ſo many Talents, nay vrg'd extreamly for't, and ſhewed what neceſſity belong'd too't, and yet was deny'de. How? I tell you, deny'de my Lord. What a ſtrange caſe was that? Now before the Gods I am aſham'd on't. Denied that honourable man? There was verie little Honour ſhew'd in't. For my owne part, I muſt needes confeſſe, I haue receyued ſome ſmall kindneſſes from him, as Money, Plate, Iewels, and ſuch like Trifles; nothing comparing to his: yet had hee miſtooke him, and ſent to me, I ſhould ne're haue denied his Occaſion ſo many Talents. See, by good hap yonders my Lord, I haue ſwet to ſee his Honor. My Honor'd Lord. Seruilius? You are kindely met ſir. Farthewell, commend me to thy Honourable vertuous Lord, my very exquiſite Friend. May it pleaſe your Honour, my Lord hath ſent— Ha? what ha's he ſent? I am ſo much endeered to that Lord; hee's euer ſending: how ſhall I thank him think'ſt thou? And what has he ſent now? Has onely ſent his preſent Occaſion now my Lord: requeſting your Lordſhip to ſupply his inſtant vſe with ſo many Talents. I know his Lordſhip is but merry with me, He cannot want fifty fiue hundred Talents. But in the mean time he wants leſſe my Lord. If his occaſion were not vertuous, I ſhould not vrge it halfe ſo faithfully. Doſt thou ſpeake ſeriouſly Seruilius? Vpon my ſoule, 'tis true Sir. What a wicked Beaſt was I to disfurniſh my ſelf againſt ſuch a good time, when I might ha ſhewn my ſelfe Honourable? How vnluckily it hapned, that I ſhold Purchaſe the day before for a little part, and vndo a great deale of Honour? Seruilius▪ now before the Gods I am not able to do (the more beaſt I ſay) I was ſending to vſe Lord Timon my ſelfe, theſe Gentlemen can witneſſe; but I would not for the wealth of Athens I had done't now. Commend me bountifully to his good Lordſhip, and I hope his Honor will conceiue the faireſt of mee, becauſe I haue no power to be kinde. And tell him this from me, I count it one of my greateſt afflictions ſay, that I cannot pleaſure ſuch an Honourable Gentleman. Good Seruilius, will you befriend mee ſo farre, as to vſe mine owne words to him? Yes ſir, I ſhall. Ile looke you out a good turne Seruilius. True as you ſaid, Timon is ſhrunke indeede, And he that's once deny'de, will hardly ſpeede. Do you obſerue this Hoſtilius? I, to well.