Marmion, Shackerley · published 1632 · first performed or written 1631 [Dec] (Annals) comedy · Prince Charles's Men (second) · Salisbury Court T46 Swords, quarrels and valour typicality 0.71 · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
How? By Geometry? Yes sir, here I hold My Rapier, mark me, in a diameter To my body; that's the centre, conceive me. Your body is the centre, very good. And my hilt, part of the circumference. Well sir. Which hilt is bigger than my body. Then your whole body? Yes at such a distance. And he shall never hit me, whilst he lives. Where did you learn this? At the leager? No. No by this light: it is my own invention. I learned it in my travels. Very strange: You are a scholar. No: I would not be suspected of such a crime for a Million. But 'tis no sin to know Geometry; And by that, I can tell we shall ne'er fight. Not fight at all? I'll show you in Geometry, Two parallels can never meet: now we two Being parallels, for so we are, that is Equal in wit and valour, can never meet. And if we never meet, we shall ne'er fight. To prove your axiom false, see where he comes. I do defy him. Hang thee blustering son Of Aeolus, defy me! I'll tie up thy breath In bags, and sell it for a penny an ounce. Draw sir. Draw if he dares. Sure, this is the second part of the leaguer. 'twere best for me, to hide me in my cabin. will you resign your mistress? No, I scorn it. Unless you'll have her ta'en away by force. I see, this cannot be ended without blood. Captain, a word with you. What say you sir? I am afraid he comes with the black art. How you afraid? do not say so for shame. He has lain with an old witch at Sweden. And is grown stick free. Fie that you shall say so. I'll be resolved of that before I fight. Why, do you think that witches have such power? I marry do I, I have known one of them, Do more than that, when her husband has followed Strange women, she has turned him into a Bezer, And made him bite out his own stones. 'tis strange! I'll tell you another as strange as that, of one When a Vintner has sent her but ill wine, She has converted him into a Frog. And then conjured him into one of his butts, Where he has lived twelve months upon the lees, And when his old guests chance to come to see him, He has croaked to them, out at the bunghole. This is miraculous. There was a Lawyer That spoke against one of them at the bar. What did she then? Turned him into a Ram, And still that Ram retains his profession, Has many Clients, and pleads causes as well As some Lawyers in Westminster. Do you think, That he has had recourse to any such? I know not, but 'tis good to be mistrustful. He may have advantage in the encounter. There she comes, win her, and wear her.
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Length
498 words · 642 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T46 — Swords, quarrels and valourcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.713 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T42 · seed 44: T42 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
How? By Geometry? Yes ſir, heere I hold My Rapier, marke mee, in a diameter To my body; thats the center, conceiue mee. Your body is the center, very good. And my hilt, part of the circumference. Well ſir. Which hilt is bigger then my body. Then your whole body? Yes at ſuch a diſtance. And hee ſhall neuer hit mee, whilſt hee liues. Where did you learne this? At the leager? No. No by this light: it is my owne inuention. I learnt it in my trauels. Very ſtrange: You are a ſcholler. No: I would not bee uſpected of ſuch a crime for a Million. But tis no ſinne to know Geometry; And by that, I can tel wee ſhal nere fight. Not fight at all? I'l ſhew you in Geometry, Two paralels can neuer meet: now wee two Being paralels, for ſo wee are, that is Equal in wit and valour, can neuer meet. And if wee neuer meet, wee ſhal nere fight. To proue your axiome falſe, ſee where hee comes▪ I do defy him. Hang thee bluſtring ſonne Of Aeolus, defy me! I'll tye vp thy breath In bags, and ſell it for a penny an ounce. Draw ſir. Draw if hee dares. Sure, this is the ſecond part of the Leager. Twere beſt for me, to hide mee in my cabin. Wil you reſigne your miſtreſſe? No, I ſcorne it. Vnleſſe you'l haue her tane away by force. I ſee, this cannot be ended without bloud. Captaine, a word with you. What ſay you ſir? I am afrayd he comes with the blacke art. How you afrayd? do not ſay ſo for ſhame. Hee has layne with an old witch at Sweden. And is growne ſticke free. Fy that you ſhall ſay ſo. I'll be reſolu'd of that before I fight. Why, do you thinke that witches haue ſuch power? I marry do I, I haue knowne one of them, Do more then that, when her husband has followed Strange women, ſhee has turnd him into a Bezer, And made him bite out his owne ſtones. Tis ſtrange! I'll tell you another as ſtrange as that, of one When a Vintner has ſent her but ill wine, Shee has conuerted him into a Frog. And then coniur'd him into one of his butts, Where hee has liued twelue moneths vpon the lees, And when his old gheſts chance to come to ſee him, Hee has croackt to them, out at the bunghole. This is miraculous. There was a Lawyer That ſpoke againſt one of them at the barre. What did ſhee then? Turnd him into a Ram, And ſtill that Ram retaynes his profeſſion, Has many Clients, and pleads cauſes as well As ſome Lawyers in Weſtminſter. Do you thinke, That hee has had recourſe to any ſuch? I know not, but tis good to bee miſtruſtfull. Hee may haue aduantage in the encounter. There ſhe comes, winne her, and weare her.