The Grateful Servant (The Faithful Servant) · chunk 34 of 38
Shirley, James · published 1630 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Nov 3] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T26 Devils, hell and fiends typicality 0.69 · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T26: devil, hell, devils, sure, soul, fiend, sr, wife, lord, men.
More private room, said he? I smell a business I thought this Gamester had been gone, is it e'en so, have at your burrow Madam, he's a shrewd Ferret I can tell you, and just in the nick here comes the Warrener. This devil does not follow me, nor any of her Cubs I hope, I'm glad I came off so well, I never was so hot to engender with the nightmare, could Grimundo find no other creature for my coupling but a Succubus, me thinks I smell the Fiend still. He talks on her already. I am very jealous. Not without a cause my Lord. Ha'? there she is again. No my Lord, she is new gone into the withdrawing Chamber. Ha'? who? who is gone? A Gentlewoman that you were late in company with. The devil? Look well about you then, a Spirit, Of her constitution will set the house on fire Instantly and make a yonghell on't when Came she? I shall be everlastingly haunted With goblin, are sure thou sawest her? Saw her, yes and him too. Grimundo? No not Grimundo, but I saw an other Gentleman That has been held a notable spirit, Familiar with her. Spirit and familiar. Piero my Lord Piero? I wonot say what I think, but I think somewhat, And I know what I say, if she be a devil▪ as she Can be little less, if she be as bad as I imagine Some body's head will ache for't, for mine own Part, I did but see and hear, that's all, and Yet I ha' not told you half. Let me collect sure this fellow by th'circumstance Means Astella, thou talkest all this while of my Lady Dost not? Yes my Lord, she is all the Ladies in the house, For my Lady and mistress was sent for To the Abbey. I had forgotten myself this is new horror, Is my Lady and Piero so familiar sayst and In private? What I have said, I have said, and what they have Done, they have done, by this time. Done? and I'll be active too. Show what feats of activity you please but I believe he hath vaulted into your saddle Already— so so now I am alone which is as The learned say, Solus cumsola I will entertain Some honourable thoughts of my preferment, Hum the gamester is returned what melancholy, than He has done't I lay my head to a fool's cap on't I was always so myself after my capering▪ Did you not meet the Prince sir. No, where is he? He was here but now, and inquired how his Lady did, and I told him you could tell the state of her body better than I, for I thought you were gone in before him. I did but see her. That's not the right on't, it runs for I did but kiss her, for I did but kiss her. It was enough for me to kiss her hand.
nodes 2035–2088 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 34 of 38 in this edition
Length
501 words · 642 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T26 — Devils, hell and fiendscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.692 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T23 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
More priuate roome, said hee? I smell a businesse I thought this Gamester had beene gone, is it e'ne so, haue at your burrough Madam, hee's a shrewd Feret I can tell you, and iust in the nicke here comes the Warrener. This diuell does not follow me, nor any of her Cubs I hope, I'm glad I came off so well, I neuer was so hot to engender with the Night-mare, could Grimundo find no other creature for my coupling but a Succubus, me thinkes I smell the Fiend still. He talkes on her already. I am very jealous. Not without a cause my Lord. Ha? there she is agen. No my Lord, she is new gone into the withdrawing Chamber. Ha? who? who is gone? A Gentlewoman that you were late in company with. The Diuell? looke well about you then, a Spirit, Of her constitution will set the house on fire Instantly and make a yonghell on't when Came she? I shall be euerlastingly haunted With goblings, are sure thou sawest her? Saw her, yes and him too. Grimundo? No not Grimundo, but I saw an other Gentleman That has been held a notable spirit, Familiar with her. Spirit and familiar. Piero my Lord Piero? I wonot say what I thinke, but I thinke somewhat, And I know what I say, if she be a Deuill▪ as shee Can be little lesse, if shee be as bad as I imagine Some bodies head will ake for't, for mine owne Part, I did but see and heare, thats all, and Yet I ha not told you halfe. Let me collect sure this fellow by th'circumstance Meanes Astella, thou talkest all this while of my Lady Doest not? Yes my Lord, she is all the Ladies in the house, For my Lady and mistris was sent for To the Abbey. I had forgotten my selfe this is new horrour, Is my Lady and Piero so familiar saist and In priuate? What I haue said, I haue said, and what they haue Done, they haue done, by this time. Done? and Ile be actiue too. Shew what feates of actiity you please but I beleue hee hath vaulted into your sadle Already—so so now I am alone which is as The learned say, Solus cumsola I will entertaine Some honorable thoughts of my preferment, Hum the gamester is returned what melancholy, then Hee ha's don't I lay my head to a fooles cap on't I was alwaies so my selfe after my capring▪ Did you not meet the Prince sir. No, whre is he? He was here but now, and enquir'd how his Lady did, and I told him you could tell the ate of her body better then I, for I thought you were gone in before him. I did but see her. Thats not the right on't, it runnes for I did but kisse her, for I did but kisse her. It was enough for me to kisse her hand.