The Blind Beggar of Alexandria (Irus)

Chapman, George, published 1598 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional

26chunks

13,034words

4topics

69 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	The Blind Beggar of Alexandria (Irus)
Author	Chapman, George
Publication year (edition)	1598
Genre (British Drama)	comedy
Genre group (comparison)	comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play type	Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 146 · edition 310 · TCP A18402 · DEEP 249
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1596 [Feb 12]
First performance (BritDrama)	1596 [Feb]
Company (BritDrama)	Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Company (Annals)	Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Title-page company	Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Printer	Roberts, James
Publisher	Jones, William (2)
Format	Quarto
Greg	146a
Genre (Annals)	Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Comedy
BritDrama no.	1032
Title page	[A1r] THE BLINDE begger of Alexandria, most pleasantly discoursing his variable humours in disguised shapes full of conceite and pleasure.
Title-page performance note	As it hath beene sundry times publickly acted in London. by the right honorable the Earle of Nottingham, Lord high Admirall his seruantes.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1377 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

69.3 %

T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour

15.4 %

T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint

7.6 %

T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens

3.9 %

T6 Money, debt and credit

3.8 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–64	480	unassigned		Leave me a while my Lords and wait for me, At the black fountain, by Osiris' grove, I'll walk alone to holy Ir…
2	65–125	500	unassigned		But Madam this must be the likeliest mean To seek him out, and have him at your will Let his true picture thro…
3	126–182	503	unassigned		Oh master here comes the three wenches now strike it dead for a fortune. These are the nymphs of Alexandria. S…
4	183–238	494	unassigned		One may see by them it is not meet choice men should have offices, A pretty moral work it in the sampler of yo…
5	239–299	496	unassigned		Thanks for this news good Irus but disclose, The means to this, if it be possible. When you come home ascend y…
6	300–358	515	T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour	0.70	Nought grieves me Irus but that we are maids. Kept short of all things and have nought to give thee, But take …
7	359–385	509	unassigned		How now shall I be troubled with this rude spaniard now, One word sweet nymph. How now sirrah what are you, I …
8	386–410	505	unassigned		Put up thy pistol 'tis a most dangerous humour in thee. Oh is that all why see 'tis up again, now thou shalt l…
9	411–466	503	unassigned		Advance that picture on this fatal spring, And Herald speak uttering the kings edict. Ptolomie the most sacred…
10	467–528	513	T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens	0.76	Mistress 'tis true. And that he may be good, I conjure him by these three things a cross, Now let him come he …
11	529–594	505	unassigned		Well sir I drink to you & pray you think You are as welcome to me as this wine, Thanks gentle Samathis, but de…
12	595–654	490	T6 Money, debt and credit	0.80	Be ruled by me yet, and I warrant you, She quickly shall believe you love her not, What shall I do Madam. Look…
13	655–702	489	T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour	0.65	Sir against your witness and his noble word, I plead mine own and one as good as his, That then was present at…
14	703–759	504	T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour	0.69	I'll fetch him from his cave in spite of all his Gods and Iron doors, or beat him blind whenas I do catch him …
15	760–818	499	unassigned		And why so I pray. because it comes so near a thing that I know, Oh he is a Count that is an Earl. And yet he …
16	819–876	495	T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint	0.74	Bright Nymph I come in name of all the world, That now sustains dead winter in the spring, To have a graces fr…
17	877–921	490	unassigned		No I warrant you, I'll have no such thought. (in any case Oh this is old excellent. Now who can desire better …
18	922–948	499	unassigned		Be patient my wench and I'll tell thee the very words, oh my Cleanthes, love me, pity me, hate me not for love…
19	949–987	501	unassigned		Come then return unto thy mother's arms, and when I pull thee forth to serve the fire, turn thyself wholly int…
20	988–1025	498	T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint	0.76	I am not the first hath desired you, Nor you shall not be the last I will refuse. Nor are you the fairest I ha…
21	1026–1063	499	unassigned		I and it were a good deed to be a little nigher too, you make a Count ass of me indeed, as if I were too littl…
22	1064–1126	496	T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour	0.64	Nay rather let him hail me to my death Then 'gainst my will constrain me match myself. Die thou vile wretch an…
23	1127–1184	503	unassigned		Arm arm my Lord, my Lords to instant arms, four mighty kings are landed in thy coast, And threaten death and r…
24	1185–1245	492	unassigned		Never shall he nor they see this again, Nor me neither as I am this present man, This with the rest I have wil…
25	1246–1311	533	unassigned		And I my Lord humbly entreat your grace. That where my husband Leon is deceased, And left me much in debt, his…
26	1312–1376	523	unassigned		We did my Lord and wonder at his courage His merit doth deserve a better place. Then to be burgomaster of Alex…

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