Rowley, William · published 1633 · first performed or written 1619 [c.1619-1620(?)] (Annals) tragedy · Prince Charles's Men (first) · Phoenix/Cockpit T11 Siblings, kin and confidants typicality 0.87 · 485 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
Lady sister, did your Madamship Send for my worship? I did send for you brother. You may entreat me. I hope so, I have a letter To my Lord (brother) containing so much love And secrecy; as I would trust none willingly But yourself for the delivery. A letter sister! I would not have you to take me for a Carrier, Or a Porter to carry words, or letters more Than it pleases me; yet in the way of a Nuntius, Partly Ambassador, or so, I will Travel for your sake. Look you, this is all, brother. Is this all sister? Unless you'll add another: Commends by word of mouth. By word of mouth? 'twas not well spoken sister. Why brother? Why what words are there, but words of the mouth? Except it be words of the tail, which would sound but ill In my Lord brother's cares: for words behind A man's back are but wind, you know that. But be most careful in the delivery, I entreat you brother; You know our wedding is only known to us, A thing concealed from wide mouthed rumour, then should you Find him in company with Nobles of his own rank. Tush, I can smell the rankest of them all. Say amongst Ladies you should find him sporting Dancing, kissing, or any such like wantonness, Take heed your rude approach does not move him to any distaste. O my noun sister, my nose is a little more a kin to you Now then ever it was; you would have me be an informer Of unlawful games, as tick-tack, whipper ginny, in & in. No trust me brother, only to instruct you I speak; For the least disparagement should chance to him His pleasure forbidding it, would be a death to me, Well sister, here's my hand, and my heart is somewhere Here about me too, but I'd be loath to bring him Forth to witness, but I will be very careful. You undo me else brother. Pha, d'ye think me for A fool or your brother (sister) Do not think But at your return I shall be very thankful. As for that, it is sufficient your Ladyship is my sister; oh ye little amiable rogue you, a good face is a good dowry, I see sometimes; when we two tumbled both in a belly together, little did our mother think which should have been the Madam; I might have been cut the other way i'faith, if it had pleased the sisters three, if the Midwife had but known my mind when I was borne, I had been two stone lighter; but much good do thee with thy good fortunes; farewell honourable flesh and blood, I will deliver to my noble brother, pretty trim Lady, I think we are eyed alike; fare thee well, I cannot choose but see thee as long as I look upon thee.
nodes 1167–1214 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 19 of 33 in this edition
Length
485 words · 614 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.870 (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)
Lady sister, did your Madamship Send for my worship? I did send for you brother. You may intreat me. I hope so, I have a letter To my Lord (brother) containing so much love And secresie; as I would trust none willingly But your selfe for the delivery. A letter sister! I would not have you to take me for a Carrier, Or a Porter to carry words, or letters more Then it pleases me; yet in the way of a Nuntius, Partly Embassadour, or so, I will Travell for your sake. Looke you, this is all, brother. Is this all sister? Vnlesse youle adde another: Commends by word of mouth▪ By word of mouth? Twas not well spoken sister. Why brother? Why what words are there, but words of the mouth? Except it be words of the tayle, which would sound but il In my Lord brothers cares: for words behinde A mans backe are but winde, you know that. But be most carefull in the delivery, I entreat you brother; You know our wedding is onely knowne to us, A thing conceald from wide mouthd rumour, then should you Find him in company with Nobles of his own rank. Tush, I can smell the rankest of them all. Say amongst Ladies you shoud find him sporting Dancing, kissing, or any such like wantonnesse, Take heed your rude approach does not move him to any diste. O my nowne sister, my nose is a little more a kin to you Now then ever it was; you woud have me be an informer Of unlawfull games, as Ticktack, whipper ginny, in & in. No trust me brother, onely to instruct you I speak; For the least disparagement should chance to him His pleasure forbidding it, would be a death to me, Well sister, heres my hand, and my heart is some where Here about me too, but I'de be loath to bring him Forth to witnesse, but I will be very carefull. You undo me else brother. Pha, d'e thinke me for A foole or your brother (sister) Do not thinke But at your returne I shall be very thankfull. As for that, it is sufficient your Ladiship is my sister; oh ye little amiable rogue you, a good face is a good dowry, I see sometimes; when we two tumbled both in a belly together, little did our mother thinke which should have beene the Madam; I might have beene cut the tother way iffaith, if it had pleased the sisters three, if the Midwife had but knowne my minde when I was borne, I had beene two stone lighter; but much good do thee with thy good fortunes; farewell honourable flesh and bloud, I will deliver to my noble brother, pretty trim Lady, I thinke we are eyde alike; fare thee well, I cannot chuse but see thee as long as I look upon thee.