Hannibal and Scipio

Nabbes, Thomas, published 1637 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional

31chunks

15,397words

3topics

78 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Hannibal and Scipio
Author	Nabbes, Thomas
Publication year (edition)	1637
Genre (British Drama)	tragedy
Genre group (comparison)	tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play type	Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 513 · edition 1044 · TCP A07974 · DEEP 863
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1635
First performance (BritDrama)	1635
Company (BritDrama)	Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
Company (Annals)	Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
Theater	Phoenix/Cockpit;
Theater type	Indoor
Title-page company	Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
Printer	Oulton, Richard
Publisher	Greene, Charles
Format	Quarto
Greg	513a
Genre (Annals)	Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Tragedy
BritDrama no.	2480
Title page	[A1r] HANNIBAL AND SCIPIO. AN HISTORICALL TRAGEDY.
Title-page performance note	Acted in the yeare 1635. by the Queenes Majesties Servants, at their Private house in Drury Lane.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 2332 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

77.5 %

T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi

12.7 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

6.5 %

T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe

3.3 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–70	515	T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe	0.77	ANother Tragedy? What will become Of the soft Muse? she'll shortly have no room On this transformed stage. Lad…
2	71–150	528	unassigned		Then to be clothed In silks of Tyrian die; to sleep on down, And waking clasp a Goddess in ones arms, Lovely a…
3	151–231	506	unassigned		I must eat too. Nothing but choicest caudies, and drink wine That shall have pearls dissolved in't. Come let's…
4	232–312	535	unassigned		Whom have we to fight with? Lead us again to action, we'll express A courage doubled by this little rest: And …
5	313–398	540	unassigned		How can you, a man Whom custom hath habituate in th'extremes Of cruelty, change nature? and perhaps Your first…
6	399–474	519	unassigned		May they prove Your honours more in valour than in love. I am prepared: and if there were an accident That did…
7	475–547	498	unassigned		Must I then leave Rome unsubverted? So a man that strives To make himself eternal by erecting Of some stupendi…
8	548–624	498	unassigned		But if Syphax Would hear our reasons. Crates you have been Our worthy counsellor, and by your wisdom Steered g…
9	625–707	497	unassigned		I thought the same of Hannibal. And findst it. 'tis only thy conspiracy with Syphax; Who makes his Court a pri…
10	708–780	487	unassigned		I prophesy success Despite of Scipio. Syphax Counsellors (Whose secret correspondency with us Taught the great…
11	781–852	474	unassigned		Full well their age wise with experience knows To disobey a king's unjust commands Law and religion warrants. …
12	853–929	511	unassigned		Beauty no more the subject be Of want on art to flatter thee: Or in dull figures call thee spring; lily or Ros…
13	930–1002	491	unassigned		Come Sophonisba You must consent: there's fame in't that will give you An everlasting being in the memory O be…
14	1003–1082	498	unassigned		'Tis a joyful errant. Just Nemesis, thy Griffins have been swift, And borne thee well to see the execution Of …
15	1083–1153	466	unassigned		'Tis not manly To insult over misery, to which thyself's as subject, and perhaps may'st feel, Chance makes pro…
16	1154–1225	487	T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi	0.85	Let not Scipio Deny those errors an excuse. If nature Had a like clothed men's dispositions, And all did wear …
17	1226–1301	498	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.74	Sophonisba! I was new entered into meditations Of death, and other wretchedness, depends Upon mortality. Is th…
18	1302–1374	503	unassigned		Not to have A Monument of lasting Adamant Raised to my memory. No Sophonisba This is no potion to preserve a b…
19	1375–1445	499	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.75	Why doth Massanissa Invoke vain aid? The gods are merciful In their denying it: and 'tis but justice That I sh…
20	1446–1522	487	unassigned		Our Spies inform That th'other half (which I conceive is Hannibal) intends upon th'event of one great battle T…
21	1523–1594	486	T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi	0.77	And hurried forward by contrary winds, justling each other, till their ribs being broken The sulphurous issue …
22	1595–1672	504	unassigned		Ha! my judges. What envy though 'twere stilled from the black galls Of lean Erinys Adders, can so blemish My l…
23	1673–1739	448	unassigned		Yet at Capua The fair Salapian Omphale could teach Our Carthaginian Hercules to spin, And mind his distaff; el…
24	1740–1810	490	unassigned		Would we had Ensnared him better: but his faction wanting A head, 'tis strengthless. Let a crier publish The s…
25	1811–1885	492	T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi	0.74	Still that passion! I thought her memory had been washed away With the large streams of blood so lately flowed…
26	1886–1964	502	unassigned		You Lucius Did never court me thus. You'd only tell me That I should be a Queen, when your old Father Went to …
27	1965–2037	509	unassigned		You are noble, And like a King with judgement value me. My mind was ne'er subjected: I have known So much of b…
28	2038–2109	486	T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi	0.85	You value Those scruples more than a full weight of honour. Heaven gave the difference to you but to be The fi…
29	2110–2189	498	unassigned		That person yet Is free, and capable of new designs, To make himself full owner of a glory 'Bove Scipio's conq…
30	2190–2268	495	unassigned		Doubtless myself. What then Am I that conquered Hannibal? If I Had conquered Scipio, I had then been first. Di…
31	2269–2331	450	unassigned		Tell thy Philosophers The earth hath not a centre; that the day Is not illumined by the Sun; that fire Is cold…

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