Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

A Play of Love

Heywood, John, published 1534 · not in BritDrama · University/Inns of Court;Nonprofessional

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Metadata

TitleA Play of Love
AuthorHeywood, John
Publication year (edition)1534
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: disputation
Play typeUniversity/Inns of Court;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 16 · edition 25 · TCP A03179 · DEEP 21
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1534 [1533-1534]
First performance (BritDrama)1529
PrinterRastell, William
PublisherRastell, William
FormatFolio
STC13303
Greg16a
Genre (Annals)Disputation
Genre (BritDrama)none listed
BritDrama no.in Supplementary List (vol. 1)
Title pageA play of loue, A newe and a mery enterlude concernyng pleasure and payne in loue,
Title-page performance noteThe players names. [in single column] A man a louer not beloued. | A woman beloued not louyng. | A man a louer and beloued. | The vyse nother louer nor beloued.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1595 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

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10–62514T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.87LO sir, who so that looketh here for courtesy And sith me seem as one pretending none But as unthought upon th…
263–125512unassignedSir as touching those words of comparison which ye have said and would seem to verify If it may please you to …
3126–181474unassignedAnd almost in case as though it were gone Am I except his sewt take end shortly For it doth like me even like …
4182–242518T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.75Felt ye but one pang such as I feel many One pang of despair, or one pang of desire One pang of one displeasan…
5243–304501T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.67I hold me content the same to condescend Please it you to set forth and I shall attend. By comen experience wh…
6305–370508unassignedThis lozel by like hath lost his wit Nay nay master woodcock not a whit I have known you for a woodcock or thi…
7371–442511unassignedsins that is true I marvel what can ensue For proof of thy part in that thou madest avaunt Of both our estates…
8443–517514T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.68Nor stood not wrong Her finger typs So clean she clyps Her rosy lips Her cheeks gossyps So fair so ruddy It as…
9518–577512T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.78And at my first coming my minion seemed Very merry, but anon she mysdemed That I was not merrily disposed And …
10578–644513T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.74Sweet heart quoth I after stormy cold smertes warm words i warm lovers bring lovers warm hearts And so have yo…
11645–706510unassignedIn taking that thou took in hand to mock me wherein from beginning I have seen the jet Like as a fool might ha…
12707–767506unassignedNay welcome be ye, for we were here before ye ye have been here before me before now And now I am here before …
13768–828512unassignedForsooth ye be the more sot Now masters I heartily beseech ye Tell me what manner case your case may be I am b…
14829–882481T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.76As these twain us tweyn now grant first to break sins twain to be hard, at ones can not speak I now desire you…
15883–939485unassignedThis tale to purpose purporteth no more But sight and hearing complaint of his sore Is only the grief that ye …
16940–996503T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.77Nay masters I heartily pray you both banish contention till ye see how this goth I will repet and answer her t…
17997–1054496unassignedO pain upon pain what pains I sustain No craft of the devil can express all my pain In this body no limb/ join…
181055–1117476unassignedA torde to his nose ye in good faith, whereto the case is this That her spytfull presence absent never is Of t…
191118–1180487unassignedPleasure without contentation can not be But contentation without pleasure we see In things innumerable every …
201181–1238503unassignedyes I shall prove this love at this time meant here In this man's case as ill as is the devil And in your case…
211239–1294453unassignedSir where ye said and think ye have said well That my joy, by love shall bring death in sequel In that by the …
221295–1350451unassignedIt grieveth a man to be overtrodden Nay when I saw that his winning must grow By pain pretending in my part to…
231351–1406498unassignedwell ye may burn together for all this And do well enough for aught that is yet amiss For gods sake one run af…
241407–1468519unassignedNay first a few words, sir though I confess That love bringeth some batayle and your case paynses By mean of y…
251469–1532521unassignedNow are these issues couched so nigh That both sides I trust shall take end shortly I hope and desire the same…
261533–1594507unassignedIn some case he feeleth much more pleasure than he And in some case he feeleth even as muchelesse Between the …