Davenant, William · published 1630 · first performed or written 1627 [licensed for stage, Jan 12] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · Blackfriars T11 Siblings, kin and confidants typicality 0.84 · 475 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
I was assured before. This is the time, In which I shall oblige posterity Or fall (my wench) by flattering error. Hast thou to my sister counsel given? Instructions safe! whereby her actions May warrant her promotion well deserved. It was my tongue's last employment. I would have her wear her growing fortunes, In a handsome fashion: Do but observe The unpolished garb of City dames: of those Whom father's purse-strings hoist up to honour. How they do suck their Chins into their Necks. Simper with unskilful levity: and trip On their wanton Toes; like Kibe-heel'd-Fayries. The devil's dam shows like a vestal Nun To them: more powerful in humility. Instruct my Sister, gentle wife.— I shall be earnest to my utmost skill. My Lord is come, where's my Sister. With the Florentine: who instructeth her in music. Signior Foreste, You see my love is rude, and bold. I am The usher to my own entrance. My good Lord, The proverb will persuade you: To be bold, with what's your own. Your title's strong, both to the house, and me. I am in debt for both. wilt thou not child. To see my heart assume this liberty. Upon my Tongue: before it rightly knows! Thy sister's heart: The Duke consent, as yet unasked too: heark? Cease that noise, 'tis troublesome: How Forest? Hast thou ears? and wilt thou ●ence such hopeful harmony, or is Thy thirst unnatural, wilt thou forbid Thy friend to share in what is good, sweet tongue And hand, persist in what your kindness proffered. Obey him, if the music not deserve Your strict attention: You must blame yourself. Show me the way Foreste. Whither sir? My heart is stolen out of my ear; let me But know the thief, and I'll forgive the robbery. Speak; who is't that, with a voice so amorous And shrill, confounds the other's hollow organ? Still so reserved, and unto me. Why then look there, the voice was hers, go sir And take what else you would enforce from my possession. Is this that child of Orpheus? how? kneel to me? Stay Sir— If she consent but to abuse The property of motion in such kind As may exalt her person but on such Above this height: I am her enemy For evermore. Consider what you do. She brings no portion but humility, If her first payment fail: who dares assure The future debt? Pray look into her lap: You'll find she comes not from the East enriched With Diamonds, bright wealth: whose wanton worth Unskilful fancy prizes not from use But from the idolatrous doting of the eye. Her chaste obedience is all her dowry. O bitter speech! it cuts my very soul To think that fortune should create us two Mere patterns of your charity. Dare you authorise this Idolatry? Then I'll kneel too.
nodes 529–595 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 9 of 35 in this edition
Length
475 words · 649 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.840 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T15 · seed 44: T12 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I was aſſur'd before. This is the time, In which I ſhall oblige poſteritie Or fall (my wench) by flattering error. Haſt thou to my ſiſter counſaile giuen? Inſtructions ſafe! whereby her actions May warrant her promotion well deſeru'd. It was my tongues laſt imployment. I would haue her weare her growing fortunes, In a handſome faſhion: Doe but obſerue The vnpolliſh'd garbe of Citty dames: of thoſe Whom athers purſe-ſtrings hoyfe vp to honor. How they doe ſucke their Chinnes into their Neckes. Simper with vnskilfull leuetie: and trip On their wanton Toes; like Kibeheel'd-Fayries. The Deuils damme ſhewes like a veſtall Nunne To them: more powerfull in humilitie. Inſtruct my Siſter, gentle wife.— I ſhall be earneſt to my vtmoſt skill. My Lord is come, where's my Siſter. VVith the Horentine: who inſtructeth her▪ in muſicke. Signior Foreſte, You ſee my loue is rude, and bolde. am The vſher to my owne entrance. My good Lord, The prouerbe will perſwade you: To be bold, with whas your owne. Your title's ſtrong, bo to the houſe, and me. I am in debt for both. wilt thou not childe. To ſee my heart aſſume this libertie. Vpon my Tongue: before it rightly knowes! Thy ſiſters heart: The Duke conſent, as yet vnasked too: harke? Ceaſe that noyſe, tis troubleſome: How Foreſt? Haſt thou eares? and wilt thou ſuch hopefull harmony, Thy thriſt vnnaturall, wilt thou forbid Thy friend to ſhare in what is good, ſweet tongue And hand, perſiſt in what your kindneſſe profferd. Obey him, if the muſick not deſerue Your ſtrict attention: You muſt blame your ſelfe. Shew me the way Foreſte. Whither ſir? My heart is ſtolne out of my eare; let me But know the thiefe, and Ile forgiue the robbery. Speake; who iſt that, with a voyce ſo amorous And ſhrill, confounds the others hollow organ? Still ſo reſeru'd, and vnto me. Why then looke there, the voyce was hers, goe ſir And take what elſe you would enforce from my poſſeſsion. Is this that child of Orpheus? how? kneele to me? Stay Sir—If ſhe conſent but to abuſe The propertie of motion in ſuch kinde As may exalt her perſon but on ſuch Aboue this height: I am her enemy For euermore. Conſider what you doe. She brings no portion but humilitie, If her firſt payment faile: who dares aſſure The future debt? Pray looke into her lappe: You'le finde ſhe comes not from the Eaſt enrich'd With Diamonds, bright wealth: whoſe wanton worth Vnskilfull fancy priſes not from vſe But from the idolatrous doting of the eie. Her chaſte obedience is all her dowrie. O bitter ſpeech! it cuts my very ſoule To thinke that fortune ſhould create vs two Meere patterns of your charitie. Dare you authorize this Idolatry? Then I'le kneele too.