Shirley, James · published 1629 · first performed or written 1626 (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.75 · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Master Landby, It would refresh my age to see her fruitful to him, I should find a blessing for a young Beauford, and be glad to dandle him, the First news of a boy borne by my daughter Would set me back seven years: O Master Landby, Old men do never truly dote, until Their children bring 'em babies. Master Rawbone, I'll be bold to present you With a piece of Rosemary, we ha' such cheer. Honest Isaac. Pray do you belong to Master Rawbone? Yes sir. You have eat something in your days. Why prithee? Nothing, nothing, D''ee understand nothing, you shall eat nothing: Unless some Benefactors like my master, In pity of your bellies once a year Do warm it with a dinner, you must never Hope to see roast, of sod; he has within This twelvemonth to my knowledge Made seven men immortal. How? Yes, he has made spirits on 'em, And they haunt such men's houses as my masters, Spirits o'th' buttery, let me counsel ye To cram your corpses today, for by his Almanac There's a long Lent a coming. Never see me, But when you are invited. 'Las I had Rather eat a piece of cold Capon at home, Than be troublesome abroad. I hope forsooth Mistress Iane is as she should be. She is in health: Y'ave a fresh servant master Rawbone, A proper fellow, and maintains himself Handsomely. And he would not ha' maintained Himself, I had never entertained him. Where's Chameleon? I ha' preferred him Isaac. How? Turned him away last night, And took this stripling. Morrow sir Iohn, where is the early Bridegroom? Came not you from him? We expect him sir, every minute. Not yet come? his servants told me He went abroad before the morning blushed. We ha' not seen him, pray heaven He be in health. I wonder at his absence. Captain Landby, young man of war, I do Salute thee with a broadside. D''ee hear, they Say you come a-wooing to my Cosen, That day you marry her, i'll cut your throat, Keep't to yourself. Thou art a noble fellow; things may prosper. You come hither to wish God give 'em joy now. Yes marry do I. You do lie, you come to Scour your dirty maw with the good cheer, Which will be damned in your lean Barathrum, That kitchen-stuff devourer. Why should you Say so Captain? my belly did ne'er think You any harm. When it does vomit up thy heart I'll praise it, in the mean time would Every bit thou eatst today, were steeped In Aqua fortis. What is that Iasper? It is strong water. Noble Captain, thanks i'faith heartily: I was afraid you had been angry. I'll ha' thee sowed up in a Moneybag, and boiled to jelly. You shall ha' me at your service, And my bags too, upon good security: Is not this better than quarrelling, Iasper,—
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488 words · 671 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.752 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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Master Lanby, It would refresh my age to see her fruitful to him, I should finde a blessing for a young eaufor, and be glad to dndle him, the First newes of a boy borne by my daughter Would set me backe seauen yeares: O Master Landby, Old men do neuer truely doate, vntill Their children bring em babies. Master Rawbone ▪ ile be bold to present you With a peece of Rose-mary, we ha such cheere. Honest Isaac. Pray do you belong to Master Rawbone? Yes sir. You haue eate something in your dayes. Why prethee? Nothing, nothing, D'ee vnderstand nothing, you shall eate nothing: Vnlesse some Benefactors like my master, In pitty of your bellies once a yeare Do warme it with a dinner, you must neuer Hope to see rost, of sod; he has within This twelue month to my knowledge Made seauen men immortall. How? Yes, he has made spirits on em, And they haunt such mens houses as my masters, Spirits ath'buttery, let me counsell yee To cram your corpes to day, for by his Almanacke There's a long Lent a comming. Neuer see me, But when you are inuited. 'Las I hd Rather eate a peece of cold Capon at home, Thn be troublesome abroad. I hope forsooth Mistsse Iane is as she shud be. She is n ealth: Y'aue a fresh seruant master Rawbone, A proper fellow, and maintaines himselfe Hansomely. And he wod not ha maintain'd Himselfe, I had neuer entertaind him. Where's Cameleon? I ha preferr'd him Isaac. How? Turnd him away last night, And tooke this stripling. Morrow sir Iohn, where is the early Bridegroom? Came not you from him? We expect him sir, euery minute. Not yet come? his seruants▪ told me He went abroad before the morning blusht. We ha not seene him, pray heauen He be in health. I wonder at his absence. Captayne Landby, young man of war, I do Salute thee with a broad-side. D'ee heare, they Say you come a woing to my Cosen, That day you marry her, ile cut your throate, Keep't to your selfe. Thou art a noble fellow; things may prosper. You come hither to wish Cn giue em ioy now. Yes marry do I. You do lye, you come to Scoure your durty maw with the good cheere, Which will be dam'd in your leane Barathruw, That kitchin-stuffe deuourer. Why shud you Say so Captaine? my belly did nere thinke You any harme. When it does vomit vp thy heart Ile prayse it, in the meane time would Euery bit thou catst to day, were steept In Aqua fortis. What is that Iasper? It is strong water. Noble Captayne, thankes yfaith hartily: I was afraid you had beene angry. Ile ha thee sow'd vp in a Mony-bagge, and boyld to ielly. You shall ha me at your seruice, And my bags too, vpon good security: Is not this better then quarrelling, Iasper, —