Gallathea

Lyly, John, published 1592 · comedy · Boys Professional;Professional

27chunks

13,314words

4topics

48 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Gallathea
Author	Lyly, John
Publication year (edition)	1592
Genre (British Drama)	comedy
Genre group (comparison)	comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy;classical legend
Play type	Boys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 105 · edition 179 · TCP A06619 · DEEP 140
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1585 [1583-1585]
First performance (BritDrama)	1584 [1584-1585]
Company (BritDrama)	Children of Paul's (first) (?)
Company (Annals)	Children of Paul's (first)
Theater	before the Court;
Title-page company	Children of Paul's (first)
Printer	Charlewood, John
Publisher	Broome, Joan
Format	Quarto
STC	17080
Greg	105a
Genre (Annals)	Classical Legend (Comedy)
Genre (BritDrama)	Comedy
BritDrama no.	754
Title page	Gallathea.
Title-page performance note	As it was playde before the Queenes Maiestie at Greene-wiche, on Newyeeres day at Night. By the Chyldren of Paules.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 493 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

48.1 %

T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs

40.8 %

T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses

3.9 %

T57 Ships, merchants and pirates

3.7 %

T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint

3.6 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–6	526	unassigned		IOS and Smyrna were two sweet cities, the first named of the Violet, the latter of the Myrrh: Homer was borne …
2	7–19	484	unassigned		To hear these sweet marvels, I would mine eyes were turned also into ears. But at the last, our Countrymen rep…
3	20–35	439	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.86	Alas Galathea, to consider the causes of change, thou art too young, and that I should find them out for thee,…
4	36–55	486	T57 Ships, merchants and pirates	0.83	Come Phillida, fair Phillida, and I fear me too fair being my Phillida, thou knowest the custom of this Countr…
5	56–78	485	unassigned		Why be they dead that be drowned, I had thought they had been with the fish, and so by chance been caught up w…
6	79–101	476	unassigned		It skills not so we be together. But let us sing now, though we cry hereafter. BLush Galathea that must frame …
7	102–111	494	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.85	My mother said I could be no lad till I was twenty year old, nor keep sheep till I could tell them; and theref…
8	112–136	464	unassigned		What a life do I lead with my Master nothing but blowing of bellows, beating of spirits, & scraping of crossle…
9	137–163	470	unassigned		That's a stinking Spirit, I thought there was some spirit in it because it burned so blue. For my Mother would…
10	164–172	492	unassigned		My Master is so ravished with his Art, that we many times go supperless to bed, for he will make gold of his b…
11	173–177	503	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.79	How now? what new conceits, what strange contraries breed in thy mind? is thy Diana become a Venus, thy chaste…
12	178–194	487	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.63	I confess that I am in love, and yet swear that I know not what it is. I feel my thoughts unknit, mine eyes un…
13	195–216	483	T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint	0.77	So saith Clymene, and she will have Him. I care not, my sweet Tityrus though he seem proud, I impute it to chi…
14	217–238	477	unassigned		Have you ever a Sister? If I had but one my brother must needs have two, but I pray have you ever a one? My Fa…
15	239–260	485	unassigned		An art quoth you, that one multiplieth so much all day, that he wanteth money to buy meat at night? But what h…
16	261–266	476	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.86	O fortune. I feel my very brains moralised, and as it were a certain contempt of earthly actions is crept into…
17	267–275	499	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.87	Cast before your eyes the loves of Venus' trulls, their fortunes, their fancies, their ends. What are they els…
18	276–285	526	unassigned		Are you prating? I will bridle thy tongue & thy power, and in spite of mine own thoughts, I will set thee a ta…
19	286–315	522	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.82	It is a bad cloth Tityrus that will take no colour, and a simple Father that can use no cunning, you make the …
20	316–337	521	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.91	Let me alone I will find him somewhat to do. Lady, can you for pity see Cupid thus punished. Why did Cupid pun…
21	338–366	501	unassigned		I accept that name, for divers before have called me Mistress. For what cause? Nay there lie the Mistress. wil…
22	367–388	519	unassigned		Would I had been with him, for I have had almost no meat, but spital since I came to the woods. How then didst…
23	389–391	495	unassigned		Miserable and accursed Hebe, that being neither fair nor fortunate, thou shouldest be thought most happy and b…
24	392–405	516	T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses	0.74	The Monster is not come, and therefore I see Neptune is abused, whose rage will I fear me, be both infinite an…
25	406–417	493	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.86	I muse not a little to see you two in this place, at this time, and about this matter, but what say you Diana,…
26	418–451	487	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.83	Here take your son. Sir boy where have you been? always taken, first by Sapho, now by Diana, how happeneth it …
27	452–492	508	T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs	0.86	What is to Love or the Mistress of love unpossible? Was it not Venus that did the like to Iphis and Ianthe; ho…

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