Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Lingua, or The Combat of the Tongue and the Five Senses for Superiority

Tomkis, Thomas, published 1607 · comedy; allegory · University/Inns of Court;Nonprofessional

51chunks
25,502words
8topics
73 %unassigned

Metadata

TitleLingua, or The Combat of the Tongue and the Five Senses for Superiority
AuthorTomkis, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1607
Genre (British Drama)comedy; allegory
Genre group (comparison)moral — British Drama label compound or missing → Annals label used · Annals: morality
Play typeUniversity/Inns of Court;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 239 · edition 562 · TCP A13804 · DEEP 451
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1607 [1602-1607]
First performance (BritDrama)1606 [1602-1607]
PrinterEld, George
PublisherWaterson, Simon
FormatQuarto
STC24104
Greg239a
Genre (Annals)Academic Moral
Genre (BritDrama)Allegorical Comedy
BritDrama no.1524
Title pageLINGVA: Or The Combat of the Tongue, and the fiue Senses For Superiority. A pleasant Comœdie.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1995 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned
72.6 %
7.7 %
5.9 %
4.1 %
2.0 %
1.9 %
1.9 %
1.9 %
1.9 %

Chunks in order

#nodeswordstopictyp.opening
10–63483T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.73Our Muse describes no lovers passion, No wretched Father, no unthrifty Son: No craving subtle Whore, or shamel…
264–132492unassignedLingua thy feeble sex, Hath hitherto withheld my ready hands That longed to pluck that nimble instrument, O ho…
3133–203487unassignedHence ye base offspring of a broken mind, Supple entreaties and smooth flatteries: Go kiss the lovesick lips o…
4204–278512T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an0.78Whilom this Crown and gorgeous ornament, Were the great prize, for which five Orators, With the sharp weapons …
5279–346500unassignedSet up a Si quis for it. Mercury all's mine own, here's none to cry halves mine. When I am gone, Tactus' thy s…
6347–393489unassignedBut when I had arrived and set me down, Viewing myself, myself ay me was changed. As thou now seest to a perfe…
7394–455489unassignedI cannot have a bad, Meeting so fair an omen as yourself. Shall I? wilt prove? ha? well 'tis best to venture. …
8456–488485T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an0.77Go make my Tomb, provide my funerals, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, Excellent Asses thus to be deluded, Bewail his d…
9489–551488T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an0.83First I beheld him hovering in the air, And then down stooping, with a hundred gires: His feet he fixed on Mou…
10552–575483unassignedTactus upon thine honour, I challenge thee to meet me here, Strong as thou canst provide in tha●flernoone. I u…
11576–599481unassignedWho am I, who am I, who I? By the bloodstained falchion of Mavors— I am on your side. Why, who am I? Are you a…
12600–617481T35 Fools, wit and railing0.64No, why I was the first founder of the 3. sects of Philosophy except on of the Peripatetticks who accknowledge…
13618–648487unassignedWhat art a louse in the City? Not a word more for yonder comes Phantastes, and some body else. What a pox can …
14649–660485unassignedAh Boy in my conceit it's a heard matter to perform, these women have well nigh tired me, with devising tires …
15661–683491unassignedEspecially where the multitude is so well headed. But I pray you where's Master Memory? hath he forgotten hims…
16684–693504unassignedI remember in the age of Assaracus and Ninus, and about the wars of Thebes, and the siege of Troy, there was f…
17694–732491T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an0.79In those days it was lawful, but now the abuse of such liberty is unsufferable. Think what you will of it, I t…
18733–795494unassignedUpon the right hand of a spacious Hill, Proud Visus marshalleth a puissant army, Three thousand Eagles strong,…
19796–812495unassignedAnd in the woods he placed secretly. Two hundred couple of hounds and hungry Mastiffs: And o'er his head hover…
20813–831493unassignedThen thou hearst nothing, What should I hear! All the senses fell out about a Crown fallen from heaven and pit…
21832–854492unassignedThe very naming of him hath made me forget myself. O, O, O, O, that Rascal is so made-of every where. Who Obli…
22855–875494T41 Household service: masters, doors and po0.84What will you do? Untruss thy points, and whip thee, thou paltry— Let me go Mendacio if thou lov'st me, shall …
23876–886485unassignedBe as brief as the necessity of our short time requires. My Lord, though the Imbesill tas of my feeble sex, mi…
24887–899520unassignedBy the same token the River Alpheus, at that time pursuing his beloved. 〈◊〉, dischanneled himself of his forme…
25900–947482unassignedANAM. Item that she hath wrongfully imprisoned a Lady called ●●cr●tas. Item that she's a witch and excerciseth…
26948–979499unassignedTropic colours the Equinoctial, The Zodiac poles, and line Eclipticall, The Nadaz, Zenith, and Anomalies, The …
27980–1011507unassigned'Tis Color an object of mine, subject to his commandment. Why speaks he not? He is so bashful, he dares not sp…
281012–1062509unassignedForsooth Narcissus, by the same token he was turned to a Daffodil, & as he died for love of himself, so if you…
291063–1096511unassignedLet him alone, his musical head is always full of odd crotchets. Did you mark the dainty driving of the last p…
301097–1120514unassignedI will walk with you very willingly, for I grow weary of sitting. Come Master Register, and Master Phantastes,…
311121–1132501unassignedGood, good▪ but what had your invention been, but for my remembrance: I can prove that thou belly-sprung inven…
321133–1155492unassignedThis is a very artificial lie. Name believe it, for I saw it, and which is more, I have practised this device …
331156–1218551T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.72These two my Lord Comaedus and Tragedus, My fellows both, both, twins, but so unlike, As birth to death, weddi…
341219–1248481unassignedAuditus I am almost a Skepticke in this matter, scarce knowing which way the balance of the cause will decline…
351249–1286489T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.68lust in the midst of Cephalon round face As 'twere a fron●is-spice unto the hill, Olfactus' lodging built in f…
361287–1339536unassignedNear to the lowly base of Cehalon, My house is placed, not much unlike a Cave. Yet arched above by wondrous wo…
371340–1382523unassignedThe instrument of instruments, the hand, Courtesies index, Chamberlain to Nature, The body's Soldier, and mout…
381383–1401517unassignedI most humbly thank your Lordships. But lest I should seem to neglect you Auditus, I hear choose you to be the…
391402–1448528unassignedI but I did not give you a box on the ear sirrah 49000. years ago, did I? (snap) I do not remember that Sir. T…
401449–1473499unassignedWhat's this Crapula beating Appetitus out of doors? ha! You filthy long Crane, you meager slave, will you kill…
411474–1520497unassignedNay stay no longer lest they have supped before thou come. Mendacio, how shall I requite thy infinite 〈◊〉. Nay…
421521–1578502T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.89I I but once lay hands vpon the slaue, That thus hath robbed me of my dearest tewel, I'll rend the Milcreant i…
431579–1640498T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.83Fetch an Awl to keep you company. Then down to Hell, tell Pluto Prince of Devils, That great Alcides want's a …
441641–1703503unassignedHa ha ha ha this is sine i'faith: ha, ha, ha. Hear you, have you lost your ears at supper. Excellent cheer at …
451704–1760497T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma0.75Thanks gentle Somnus, I'll go seek them out, And bring then to you soon as possible. Dispatch it quickly, lest…
461761–1817507T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.77How now? Is not Lingua bound sufficiently? I have more trouble to make one women in sleep, than all the world …
471818–1881501unassignedContent. So now's the time that I would gladly meet, These madding Senses that abused me thus; What? haunt me …
481882–1917504unassignedRebels against me scorn my great command: And when dark night from her bedewy wings, Drops sleepy silence to t…
491918–1942523unassignedI'll lay my life that Gentlewoman is painted: well. well I know it, mark but her nose, do you not see the comp…
501943–1971514T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.73O are you come Acrasia? welcome, welcome, boy reach a Cushion sit down good 〈◊〉? I am so beholding to you, you…
511972–1994516unassignedLet me have mine own, howsoever you determine, I beseech you. That may not be, your goods are fallen into our …