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The White Devil (Vittoria Corombona)

Webster, John, published 1612 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleThe White Devil (Vittoria Corombona)
AuthorWebster, John
Publication year (edition)1612
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Genre group (comparison)tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 306 · edition 708 · TCP A14875 · DEEP 583
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1612 [Winter 1612-1613]
First performance (BritDrama)1612 [1611-1612]
Company (BritDrama)Queen Anne's Men
Company (Annals)Queen Anne's Men
Title-page companyQueen Anne's Men
PrinterOkes, Nicholas
PublisherArcher, Thomas
FormatQuarto
STC25178
Greg306a
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.1689
Title pageTHE WHITE DIVEL, OR, The Tragedy of Paulo Giordano Vrsini, Duke of Brachiano, With The Life and Death of Vittoria Corombona the famous Venetian Curtizan.
Title-page performance noteActed by the Queenes Maiesties Seruants.
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10–74470unassignedBanished? It grieved me much to hear the sentence. Ha, Ha, o Democritus thy Gods That govern the whole world! …
275–112488unassignedI am ever bound to you: This is the world's alms; pray make use of it, Great men sell sheep, thus to be cut in…
3113–160472T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy0.84I assure you brother no, My voyage lies More northerly, in a far colder clime, I do not well remember I protes…
4161–175515T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy0.73True, but they that have the yellow Jaundice, think all objects they look on to be yellow. jealousy is worser,…
5176–227497unassignedShall I, shall I? It will show in you a supremacy of judgement. True, and a mind differing from the tumultuary…
6228–299491T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.73Most wishedly. A foolish idle dream, methought I walked about the mid of night, Into a Churchyard, where a goo…
7300–372508T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.85I will join with thee, To the most woeful end ere mother kneeled, If thou dishonour thus thy husband's bed, be…
8373–447505T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.86Lord uncle you did promise me a horse And armour. That I did my pretty cossin, Marcello see it fitted. My Lord…
9448–524506unassignedTrue, Thy ghostly father with als absolution, Shall ne'er do so by thee. Spit thy poison, I shall not need, lu…
10525–605514T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.85Ha, without their ransom, How then will you reward your soldiers That took those prisoners for you. Thus my Lo…
11606–680505unassignedO to too far you have cursed. Your hand I'll kiss, This is the latest ceremony of my love, Henceforth I'll nev…
12681–731490T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.76How? near more lie with him, And this divorce shall be as truly kept, As if in thronged Court, a thousand ears…
13732–806484T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses0.70Remember this you slave, when knaves come to preferment they rise as gallows are raised i'th' low countries, o…
14807–879491T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.85Most certain. I have letters from him, which are suppliant To work his quick repeal from banishment, He means …
15880–945506T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80Yes, you saw them guarded, And now they are come with purpose to apprehend Your Mistress, fair Vittoria; we ar…
16946–1017491T6 Money, debt and credit0.77Come, come. When age shall turn thee, White as a blooming hawthorn. I'll interrupt you. For love of virtue bea…
171018–1096495unassignedSir, Put up your papers in your fustian bag, Cry mercy Sir, 'tis buckram, and accept My notion of your learned…
181097–1179502unassignedAn active plot He jumped into his grave. what a prodigy was't, That from some two yards height a slender man (…
191180–1250471T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84Your Champions gone. The wolf may prey the better. My Lord there's great suspicion of the murder, But no sound…
201251–1325499unassignedHe spent there in six months twelve thousand ducats, and to my acquaintance Received in dowry with you not one…
211326–1372504T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.76Good, this is a preface to the discovery of the Duchess death: He carries it well: because now I cannot counte…
221373–1419501T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.75Proof! 'twas corruption. O Gold, what a God art thou! and o man, what a devil art thou to be tempted by that c…
231420–1498497T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78What a strange creature is a laughing fool, As if man were created to no use But only to show his teeth. I'll …
241499–1569465T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds0.81That's not the course I'd wish you: pray, observe me, We see that undermining more prevails Then doth the Cano…
251570–1635523unassigneddearly sir, I thank you, If any ask for me at Court, report You have left me in the company of knaves. I gathe…
261636–1707530T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84Should it be known the Duke hath such recourse. To your imprisoned sister, I were like T'incur much damage by …
271708–1775491T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.90Do you face me? O Sir I would not go before a Politic enemy with my back towards him, though there were behind…
281776–1849489unassignedI have drunk Lethe. Vittoria? My dearest happiness? Vittoria? What do you ail my Love? why do you weep? Yes, I…
291850–1895495unassignedYour dog or hawk should be rewarded better Than I have been. I'll speak not one word more. Stop her mouth, Wit…
301896–1972483T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown0.81I shall, my Lord: room for the Ambassadors, They're wondrous brave today: why do they wear These several habit…
311973–2043477T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.89With all constancy. But, Sir, I wonder you'll engage yourself, In person, being a great Prince. Divert me not.…
322044–2099494T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.75Bear him these thousand Ducats to his lodging; Tell him the Pope hath sent them. Happily That will confirm mor…
332100–2167481unassignedYou're nobly welcome. we have heard at full Your honourable service 'gainst the Turk. To you, brave Mulinassar…
342168–2186482T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.81You're too Stoical. The Duke will expect other discourse from you I shall never flatter him, I have studied ma…
352187–2241497unassignedi'faith, I made to her some such dark promise, and in seeking to fly from't I run on, like a frighted dog with…
362242–2292511unassignedYour love is untimely sown, there's a Spring at Michaelmas, but 'tis but a faint one, I am sunk In years, and …
372293–2359500T1 Death, grief and revenge0.78Your kindest office is to pray for him. Alas! I would not pray for him yet. He may live to lay me i'th' ground…
382360–2413487T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.83Most deadly. Most corrupted politic hangman! You kill without book; but your art to save Fails you as oft, as …
392414–2477490T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.85O my good Lord! Away, you have abused me. You have conveyed coin forth our territories; Bought and sold office…
402478–2555487T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78Si nùnc quoque probas ea quae acta sunt inter nos, flecte caput in lewm. He is departing: pray stand all apart…
412556–2634482T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80Now he's dead? I cannot conjure; but if prayers or oaths Will get to th'speech of him: though forty devils Wei…
422635–2669476T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.83You'll weight about midnight In the Chapel. There. Why now our action's justified, Tush for justice. What harm…
432670–2736476T1 Death, grief and revenge0.69Your reverend mother Is grown a very old woman in two hours. I found them winding of Marcello's corpse; And th…
442737–2798483T1 Death, grief and revenge0.76I have a strange thing in me, to th' which I cannot give a name, without it be Compassion, I pray leave me. Th…
452799–2871494T1 Death, grief and revenge0.82You are my Lords Executrix, and I claim Reward, for my long service. For your service Come therefore here is p…
462872–2934482T1 Death, grief and revenge0.70Leave your prating, For these are but grammatical laments, Feminine arguments, and they move me As some in Pul…
472935–2997488T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78And remember What villainies thou hast acted. This thy death, Shall make me like a blazing ominous star, Look …
482998–3065485unassignedFool! Princes give rewards with their own hands, But death or punishment by the hands of others. Sirrah you on…
493066–3124458unassignedMy soul, like to a ship in a black storm, Is driven I know not whither. Then cast anchor. " Prosperity doth be…