The Sad Shepherd, or A Tale of Robin Hood

Jonson, Ben, published 1641 · not in BritDrama · Professional;Closet/Unacted

19chunks

9,224words

5topics

63 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	The Sad Shepherd, or A Tale of Robin Hood
Author	Jonson, Ben
Publication year (edition)	1641
Genre (British Drama)	not in BritDrama
Genre group (comparison)	other/multi — no single main genre in British Drama or Annals → outside the single-genre comparison · Annals: comedy;pastoral
Play type	Professional;Closet/Unacted
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 618 · edition 1174 · TCP A72473 · DEEP 5124.21
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1637 [c.1612-1637]
Company (Annals)	Unacted
Format	Folio
Greg	618a
Genre (Annals)	Comic Pastoral
Title page	[2R1r] THE SAD SHEPHERD: OR, A TALE OF ROBIN-HOOD.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1226 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

63.5 %

T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens

10.8 %

T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan

10.2 %

T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint

5.2 %

T3 Sickness, physic and doctors

5.2 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

5.2 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–57	486	T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan	0.73	HE that hath feasted you these forty years, And fitted Fables, for your finer ears, Although at first, he scar…
2	58–116	492	unassigned		In his whole life, had with his winged skill Advanced him upmost on the Muse's hill. When he like Poet yet rem…
3	117–178	475	unassigned		And ha' you found her? Whom? My drowned Love. Earine! the sweet Earine! The bright, and beautiful Earine! Have…
4	179–235	456	T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan	0.69	Welcome bright Clarion, and sweet Mellifleur, The courteous Lionel, fair Amie; all My friends and neighbours, …
5	236–300	515	unassigned		Each minute that we loose thus, I confess, Deserves a censure on us, more or less; But that a sadder chance ha…
6	301–360	476	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.65	A Spring, now she is dead: of what, of thorns? Briars, and Brambles? Thistles? Burrs, and Dorks? Cold Hemlock?…
7	361–440	478	T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint	0.76	And I a wretch! Yet keep an eye upon him, Karoline. Alas that ever such a generous spirit, As Aeglamours, shou…
8	441–511	482	unassigned		But at his fall there happed a chance. Worth mark? I! what was that sweet Marian You'll not hear? I love these…
9	512–577	512	T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens	0.77	Yes, and you are the spy: And the spied Spy, that watch upon my walks, To inform what Deer I kill, or give awa…
10	578–636	481	T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens	0.71	Ye kind to others, but ye coy to me Deft Mistress! whiter than the cheese, new pressed! Smother than cream! an…
11	637–694	480	unassigned		Why, Mother, I have heard ye bid to give; And often, as the Cause calls. I know well, It is a witty part, sumt…
12	695–757	478	T3 Sickness, physic and doctors	0.78	Not Marian; my disease is somewhat nigher. I weep, and boil away myself, in tears; And than my panting heart w…
13	758–825	485	unassigned		Done my Commands, dull groom? Fetch it again Or kennel with the hounds. Are these the Arts Robin, you read you…
14	826–898	502	unassigned		I not gave it, Mother; You have done wrong. than; I know how to place My gifts, and where; and when to found m…
15	899–962	483	unassigned		Yet like the Bees it had a little sting. And sunk, and sticks yet in my marrow deep And what doth hurt me, I n…
16	963–1029	479	unassigned		Rare sport I swear! this hunting of the Witch Will make us. Let's advice upon't, like huntsmen. And we can spy…
17	1030–1091	484	unassigned		The baneful schedule of her nocent charms, And binding Characters, through which she wounds Her Puppetts, the …
18	1092–1153	486	unassigned		How sad, and wild his thoughts are! gone? But she, as chaste, as was her name, Earine, Died undeflowred; and n…
19	1154–1225	494	unassigned		Wither intent you? Amy is recovered, Feels not such grief as she complained of, lately: This Maiden hath been …

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