The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 45 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play T11 Siblings, kin and confidants typicality 0.71 · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
Marvel not, Mother, at my fear, since it is the common condition of all men; That what they most desire, they think shall never come to pass. And the rather, for that in this case now in hand, I dread both thine, and my punishment; I desire profit; I would that this business might have a good end; not because my Master thereby might be rid of his pain, but I of my penury. And therefore I cast more inconveniences with my small experience, than you with all your aged Art and cunning. I will bless myself; Sempronio, come; I will make a ●●eake in the water, I will score it up. This is news indeed: I had thought to have strewed green rushes against your coming. What? Come hither twice? Twice in one day? Peace, you fool. Let him alone. We have other thoughts (I wi●●e) to trouble our heads withal; matters of more importance, than to listen to your trumperies. Tell me; Is the house ●eare? Is the young wench gone, that expected the young Novice? Gone? yes; and another come, since she went, and gone too. sayst thou me so, Girl? I hope than it was not in vain. How? in vain? No by my fay was it not; it was not in value; for though he came late, yet better late than never. And little need he to rise early, whom his stars have a purpose to help. Go, hie you up quickly to the top of all the house, as high as you can go, and bring me down hither the bottle of that oil of Serpents, which you shall find fastened to that piece of rope, which I brought out of the fields with me that other night, when it rained so fast, and was so dark: then open my chest where the paintings be, and on your right hand you shall find a paper written with the blood of a Bat, or Flittermouse; bring it down also with you, together with that wing of the Dragon, whereof yesterday we did cut off the claws. And take heed, you do not shed the May-dew, which was brought me for to make my confection. It is not here, mother; you never remember where you lay your things. Do not reprove me, I pray thee, in mine old age; misuse me not, Elicia. Do not you feign untruths, though Sempronio be ●eere, be not you proud of it. For he had rather have me for his counsellor, than you for his playfellow, for all you love him so well. Enter into the chamber where my ointments be, and there in the skin of a black Cat, where I willed you to put the eyes of the she-wolf, you shall not fail to find it: and bring down the blood of the he Goat, and that little piece of his beard which you yourself did cut off.
nodes 322–330 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 45 of 205 in this edition
Length
490 words · 637 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.713 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Maruell not, Mother, at my feare, since it is the common condition of all men; That what they most desire, they thinke shall neuer come to passe. And the rather, for that in this case now in hand, I dread both thine, and my punishment; I desire profit; I would that this businesse might haue a good end; not because my Master thereby might be rid of his paine, but I of my penury. And therefore I cast more inconueniences with my small experience, then you with all your aged Arte and cunning. I will blesse my selfe; Sempronio, come; I will make a eake in the water, I will score it vp. This is newes indeed: I had thought to haue strewed greene rushes against your comming. What? Come hither twice? Twice in one day? Peace, you foole. Let him alone. We haue other thoughts (I wie) to trouble our heads withall; matters of more importance, then to listen to your trumperies. Tell mee; Is the house eare? Is the young wench gone, that expected the young Nouice? Gone? yes; and another come, since shee went, and gone too. Sai'st thou me so, Girle? I hope then it was not in vaine. How? in vaine? No by my fay was it not; it was not i value; for though he came late, yet better late then neuer. And little need hee to rise earely, whom his starres haue a purpose to helpe. Goe, hye you vp quickely to the top of all the house, as high as you can goe, and bring me downe hither the bottle of that oyle of Serpents, which you shall find fasned to that piece of rope, which I brought out of the fields with me that other night, when it rained so fast, and was so darke: then open my chest where the paintings be, and on your right hand you shall find a paper written with the bloud of a Bat, or Flitter-mouse; bring it downe also with you, ogether with that wing of the Dragon, whereof yesterday we did cut off the clawes. And take heed, you do not shead the Maydeaw, which was brought me for to make my confection. It is not here, mother; you neuer remember where you lay your things. Doe not reproue me, I pray thee, in mine old age; misuse me not, Elicia. Doe not you feyne vntruthes, though Sempronio be eere, be not you proud of it. For hee had rather haue mee for his counsellour, then you for his play-fellow, for all you loue him so well. Enter into the chamber where my oyntments be, and there in the skinne of a blacke Cat, where I will'd you to put the eyes of the shee-Wolfe, you shall not faile to finde it: and bring down the bloud of the hee Goat, and that little piece of his beard which you your selfe did cut off.