Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Maid's Metamorphosis

Anonymous, published 1600 · pastoral; romance · Boys Professional;Professional

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Metadata

TitleThe Maid's Metamorphosis
AuthorAnonymous
Publication year (edition)1600
Genre (British Drama)pastoral; romance
Genre group (comparison)comedy — British Drama label compound or missing → Annals label used · Annals: comedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 164 · edition 370 · TCP A06742 · DEEP 287
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1600 [1599-1600]
First performance (BritDrama)1600
Company (BritDrama)Children of Paul's (second)
Company (Annals)Children of Paul's (second)
Title-page companyChildren of Paul's (second)
PrinterCreede, Thomas
PublisherOliffe, Richard
FormatQuarto
STC17188
Greg164a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Pastoral Romance
BritDrama no.1231
Title pageTHE Maydes Metamorphosis.
Title-page performance noteAs it hath bene sundrie times Acted by the Children of Powles.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1771 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

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10–65507T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.81THe manifold great favours we have found, By you, to us poor weaklings still extended: Whereof your virtues ha…
266–132491T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.82What made him so repugnant in his deeds? Another love, which this disorder breeds: For even at home within his…
3133–200499unassignedIf neither tears nor innocency move, Yet think there is a heavenly power above. A done, and stand not preachin…
4201–267504unassignedThou hast prevailed, Eurymine stand up, I will not touch thee for a world of gold. Why now thou seemst to be o…
5268–327495unassignedIt were no marvel if you knew my moan. But what are you that question me so far? My habit tells you that, a Fo…
6328–392495T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan0.64And nothing else? Yes, ranging now and then, A Hog, a Goose, a Capon, or a Hen. These walks are mine, amongst …
7393–460509unassignedThanks to you both, you both deserve so well, As I want skill your worthiness to tell: And both I do commend f…
8461–526502T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.79Stay Ioculo: alas it cannot be: If we should part, I lose both her and thee: The woods are wide: and wandering…
9527–589470unassignedWhat is my Goddess will? may Iris ask? Iris, on thee I do impose this task, To cross proud Venus, and her purb…
10590–654498unassignedFrom mighty Iuno, Ioues immortal wife, Somnus I come: to charge thee on thy life, That thou unto this Gentlema…
11655–708484unassignedTerlitelo, Terlitelo, terlitelee, terlo, So merrily this shepherds Boy His horn that he can blow, Early in a m…
12709–773482unassignedWill you have any music Sir? Will you have any fine music? Most dainty music? We must set a face on't now, the…
13774–835488T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.81Fine shifts to colour that you cannot hide, No Phoebus, by your looks may be descried Some hid conceit that ha…
14836–905491T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.80Ladies, I know my sorrows are in vain, And yet from mourning can I not refrain. Eurania some pleasant Song sha…
15906–965495T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.83My business, cannot so dispatched be. But pray ye Maid, it will be very good, To take the shade, in this unhau…
16966–1028481T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.87I will, by Ioue my father, I protest: Provided first, that thy petition be, Not hurtful to thyself, nor harm t…
171029–1058491T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan0.77My Master swears by Silvanus, I must swear by his poor neighbour. And here's a shepherds swain, swears by a Ki…
181059–1099484T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan0.77Kiss it Mopso, and be quiet, I'll salute him civilly. Good speed good man. Welcome bad boy. He speaks to thee …
191100–1175515unassignedShall then my travel ever endless prove? That I can hear no tidings of my Love? In neither desert, grove, nor …
201176–1236491T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.84Forward I pray ye, faint not in your tale. It will not all be worth a cup of Ale. A short discourse of that wh…
211237–1296495T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.81Nay and you go to latin, then 'tis sure, my master shall find her, if he could tell when. I cannot tell what r…
221297–1372497T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan0.78Will Silvio be so rude? Never shall we betwixt ourselves conclude Our controversy, for we over ween. Not I, bu…
231373–1442501unassignedBy great Apollo's sacred Deity, That shepherdess so near is Sib to me, As I ne may (for all this world) her we…
241443–1507495unassignedMost true. And art thou changed from a woman now? Too true. These tales my mind perplex: thou art Eurymine. In…
251508–1571482T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.82I think no less. Then humble suit prefer To him: perhaps your prayers may attain, To have her turned into her …
261572–1637482T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.81Good words Ioculo, of your Lord & mine. As may agree with such a churlish swine. How does his honour? Indiffer…
271638–1702487T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.88Great God, the grievous travels I have passed, In restless search, to find her out at last: My plaints my toil…
281703–1770495T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.75And after death, a palm of fame shalt wear, Amongst the rest that live in honour here. And lastly know, that f…