Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Antonius (Antony)

Herbert, Mary Sidney / Garnier, RobertSidney Herbert, Mary, published 1595 · tragedy · Translation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted

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TitleAntonius (Antony)
AuthorHerbert, Mary Sidney / Garnier, RobertSidney Herbert, Mary
Publication year (edition)1595
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Genre group (comparison)tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play typeTranslation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 108 · edition 187 · TCP A01502 · DEEP 146
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1590
First performance (BritDrama)1590 [Nov]
PrinterShort, Peter
PublisherPonsonby, William
FormatOctavo
STC11623
Greg108b
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.865
Title pageTHE TRAGEDIE OF Antonie.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 2031 · witness single

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10–67515T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.86SInce cruel Heavens against me obstinate, Since all mishaps of the round engine do Conspire my harm: since men…
268–136517T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.64Trumpets to pipes: field tents to courtly bowers: Lances and Pikes to dances and to feasts. Since then, o wret…
3137–235510unassignedOnly thy foe which common ought have been. If her I always loved, and the first flame Of her heart-killing lov…
4236–297471unassignedWhat horrible fury, what cruel rage, O Egypt so extremely thee torments? Hast thou the Gods so angered by thy …
5298–385476T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm0.71Which should have moved us, had not destiny With too strong hand warped our misery. The Comets flaming through…
6386–450498T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.89That I have thee betrayed, dear Antonie, My life, my soul, my sun? I had such thought? That I have thee betray…
7451–517514T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.85Alas! this was not this offence, but mine. Antony (ay me! who else so brave a chief!) Would not I should have …
8518–586506T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.90Yet must we not for that feed on despair, And make us wretched ere we wretched be: But always hope the best, e…
9587–652492unassignedCruelty to shun you self-cruel are: Self-cruel him from cruelty to spare. Our first affection to ourself is du…
10653–714495T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.91Good friends I pray you seek not to revoke My fixed intent of following Antony. I will die. I will die: must n…
11715–793500unassignedherself, should seem, in workmanship hath passed. She is all heavenly: never any man But seeing her was ravish…
12794–880498unassignedthat thy waters wander wide, yearly breaking banks, and bounds. and that thy Sky-coloured brooks through a hun…
13881–939460T1 Death, grief and revenge0.67In this our world nothing is steadfast found, In vain he hopes, who here his hopes doth ground. Yet nought aff…
14940–1006500unassignedThe ceaseless thought of my felicity Plunges me more in this adversity. For nothing so a man in ill torments, …
151007–1077513unassignedCaesar, as heir unto his father's state. So will his Father's goodness imitate, To you ward: whom he knows all…
161078–1146520unassignedWitness may Afrique, and of conquered world All four quarters witnesses may be. For in what part of earth inha…
171147–1210481unassignedwell ought I curse within my grieved soul, Lamenting day and night, this senseless love, Whereby my fair entic…
181211–1274463T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.83There needs no proof, but by th' Assyrian king, On whom that Monster woeful wrack did bring. There needs no pr…
191275–1354461unassignedAnd nothing rest, or respite brings, What help have we more easing? Hope which to us doth comfort give, And do…
201355–1423535unassignedYou everliving Gods which all things hold Within the power of your celestial hands, By whom heat, cold, the th…
211424–1494542T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.74Right as some Palace, or some stately tower, Which overlooks the neighbour buildings round In scorning wise, a…
221495–1557484T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.72Meet it was The Roman Empire so should ruled be, As heaven is ruled: which turning over us, All under things b…
231558–1618487T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.87What monstrous hap Wilt thou recount? Alas too hard mishap! When I but dream of what mine eyes beheld, My hear…
241619–1680486T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.76O Erisychthon thanks (quoth Antony) for this Most noble act, who powerless me to kill, On thee hast done, what…
251681–1749482T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.82In sacked towns can hardly ever be. Not if the fire had scaled the highest towers: That all things were of for…
261750–1834483T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.73proud that on them their grave so many legions have. And without fleshes still Neptune his fishes fill and dru…
271835–1903473T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.81Live for your children's sake: Let not your death of kingdom them deprive. Alas what shall they do who will ha…
281904–1971488T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.86madam for God's love Leave us not thus: bid us yet first farewell. Alas! weep over Antony: Let not His body be…
291972–2030489T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.88Which yet for tents to warlike Mars did serve, Locked up in lids (as fair days cheerful light Which darkness f…