Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

1 Promos and Cassandra

Whetstone, George, published 1578 · comedy · Closet/Unacted

21chunks
10,463words
4topics
62 %unassigned

Metadata

Title1 Promos and Cassandra
AuthorWhetstone, George
Publication year (edition)1578
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeCloset/Unacted
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 73 · edition 124 · TCP A15045 · DEEP 5014.01
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1578 [1576-1579]
First performance (BritDrama)1577 [1575-1578]
Company (BritDrama)Unacted
Company (Annals)Unacted (?)
FormatQuarto
Greg73a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.615
Title page[HT; B1r] The Historie, of Promos and Cassandra.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1172 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned
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14.2 %
9.6 %
9.4 %
4.8 %

Chunks in order

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10–53446unassignedYOu Officers which now in Iulio stay, Know you our leadge, the King of Hungary: Scent me Promos, to join with …
254–110484unassignedTriumph fair Lamia now, thy wanton flag advance, Set forth thyself to bravest show, boast thou of happy chance…
3111–166502T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens 0.76As jump as Apes, in view of Nuts to dance, kit will to kind, of custom, or by chance: Well, how so you stand u…
4167–213481T40 Sin, guilt and violent loss within famil0.77Will you aught else? Prating vixen away. Gallant adieu. I venture must Hippolito to see. He is both young and …
5214–264495T1 Death, grief and revenge0.77O happy time, see where Lord Promos comes? Now tongue address thyself, my mind to wray. And yet least haste wo…
6265–318538unassignedHappy is the man, that enjoys the love of such a wife, I do protest, her modest words, hath wrought in me a ma…
7319–376496T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.81Well met Phallax. I long have wysht to show. A cause to thee which none but I yet know. Say on my Lord, a happ…
8377–423500unassignedWith right good will, for such my sickness is. As I shall die, if her good will I miss. THe wind is ill, blows…
9424–480499T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.82Iesus save me, I am cast, for a purse with three halfpence. Dispatch prating knave, and he hanged, that we wer…
10481–528527T40 Sin, guilt and violent loss within famil0.80And law even with the worst, awards them punishment: And sith that rigorous law adjudged him to die, Your glor…
11529–582493T1 Death, grief and revenge0.86Farewell my Lord, but in this suit, you bootless wast your wind: Cassandra, O most unhappy, subject to every w…
12583–646531unassignedHow so th'intent, is construed in offence, The Proverb says that ten good turns lie dead, And one ill deed, te…
13647–705490unassignedTear not my clothes my friends, they cost more than you are a ware, Tush, soon you shall have a blue gown. for…
14706–762496unassignedHe is a crafty child, dally, but do not. Tush, I warrant thee, I am not so hot, Your words are too hard Sir, f…
15763–825531unassignedUnhappy wretch, I blush myself to see, appareled thus monstrous to my kind: But o, my weeds, will with my faul…
16826–878507unassignedAssure thyself, most faithful friend, I willbe known to none: To none alas, I see my escape yields me but smal…
17879–939498unassignedSoft Dalia, a word with you, I pray. What friend, Grimbal, welcome as I may say: Sayest thou me so, then kiss …
18940–988482unassignedI marvel much what worketh so my Lord Promos unrest, He fares as if a thousand Devils, were gnawing in his bre…
19989–1039488T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.86So that (fair dames) from such consent, my accydents of barm, Forewarneth you, to keep aloof though love your …
201040–1108490unassignedA dapper knave, one Rosko. Well letherface, we shall have you Ass ere you go. I know him not, is he a deafed b…
211109–1171489unassignedHow now Grimball? O Leard, my Purse is cut. When? where? Now, here. Boy, let the door be shut, If it be here, …