Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

2 Promos and Cassandra

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

19chunks
9,649words
3topics
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Metadata

Title2 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 74 · edition 125 · TCP A15045 · DEEP 5014.02
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
Greg74a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.616
Title page[G2r] The seconde part of the Famous Historie of Promos and Cassandra.
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Topic composition (share of words)

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10–59536T1 Death, grief and revenge0.77Promise's is debt, and I my vow have past, Andrugio's Tomb, to wash with daily tears: Which Sacrifice (althoug…
260–131548T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.74Is't possible that my Mistress Lamia, Over the shoes should bayn love with Phallax? Why by Ies●● as she hersel…
3132–193489unassignedI saith, I have noble news for Lamia, Nay soft, friend Rosko, take mine in your way. Master Phallax, Osyd I cr…
4194–247477unassignedWe all are priest, to weight upon your Grace: Renowned King, lo here your faithful subjects priest to show The…
5248–301483unassignedWell then, go thy way, Show who sent us, and what our meaning is: Lest she not knowing us, do take amiss. That…
6302–369526unassignedSee how we are croft: we thought the King for pleasure, Came to visit us: when to his pain, And our plagues, I…
7370–440481unassignedSir Vlrico, I humbly crave to know, What good success: my honest suit ensues? Master Pimos, in breete, the sam…
8441–500495unassigneddie, Learde save us: you sqawde know, I'll 〈◊〉 ye: For reforming a lie, thus against me. Tush, tush, it helpet…
9501–562507unassignedI see by proof, that true the prover be is, Might masters right, wealth is such a canker, As wounds the consci…
10563–617489unassignedThy confession, doth merit some favour, But repentance pays not thy poor neighbour: Wherefore, Sir Vlrico, his…
11618–670463unassignedIf this be true, so toll a deed, shall not unpunished go, How sayst thou Promos, to her plaint? art guilty? ye…
12671–729534unassignedBones of me, a man were better speak to great Lords chy see, Then to our proud, justlers of peace, that been i…
13730–803527T1 Death, grief and revenge0.67Then in my Den, I call to mind, the life I lived in bliss: And by the want I freedom judge, the greatest joy t…
14804–867526unassignedIs this true? Why? how say you? do I lie? Well, so or Noah, for thy news have this cony. God's boors, give it …
15868–925533unassignedBind her to the Peace Sir, So may your Worship be out of danger. Bring her away, I know how to tame her. Perha…
16926–984503unassignedThese two days, I have been in Court disguised: Where I have learned, the scourge that is devised, For Promos …
17985–1046514T1 Death, grief and revenge0.82Room friends, what mean you thus to gaze on us, A comes behind, makes all the sport I was. Farewell, my friend…
181047–1112508T1 Death, grief and revenge0.84Leave moan, sweet wife. I do deserve this death. Farewell, farewell. My loving Lord, farewell, I hope ere long…
191113–1176510T40 Sin, guilt and violent loss within famil0.89Affirming it, to be by'r brother's head. Which done, by night, he sent me post away, None but supposed, that I…