The World Tossed at Tennis

Middleton, Thomas / Rowley, William, published 1620 · masque · Occasional;Adult Professional;Professional

16chunks

7,942words

6topics

63 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	The World Tossed at Tennis
Author	Middleton, Thomas / Rowley, William
Publication year (edition)	1620
Genre (British Drama)	masque
Genre group (comparison)	masque — from the British Drama label · Annals: masque
Play type	Occasional;Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 365 · edition 823 · TCP A07525 · DEEP 687
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1620
First performance (BritDrama)	1620
Company (BritDrama)	Prince Charles's Men (first)
Company (Annals)	Prince Charles's Men (first)
Title-page company	Prince Charles's Men (first)
Printer	Purslowe, George
Publisher	Purslowe, George
Format	Quarto
STC	17909
Greg	365a(*)
Genre (Annals)	Masque
Genre (BritDrama)	Masque
BritDrama no.	1931
Title page	A COVRTLY MASQVE: THE DEVICE CALLED The World tost at Tennis.
Title-page performance note	As it hath beene diuers times Presented to the Contentment of many Noble and Worthy Spectators, By the PRINCE his Seruants.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 953 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

63.2 %

T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing

6.5 %

T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea

6.4 %

T8 Captains, gallants and cheats

6.2 %

T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and

5.9 %

T6 Money, debt and credit

5.9 %

T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation

5.9 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–61	471	unassigned		THis our Device, we do not call a Play, Because we break the Stages Laws today Of Acts & Scenes, sometimes a C…
2	62–118	506	unassigned		Oh, let not that be any difference, When we do serve, let us be ready for't. And called at His great pleasure:…
3	119–158	516	T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing	0.71	Faith, and that's the worst disguise a man can walk in; thou wert better have appeared drunk in good clothes, …
4	159–225	512	unassigned		Faith, the Latins have no proper word for it, that ever I read; Homo, I take it, is the best, Because it is a …
5	226–291	500	unassigned		Let them alone; How shall we learn to live? Without book is most perfect, for with 'em We shall hardly: thou m…
6	292–360	472	T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and	0.83	Divine Lady, there's yet a competence Which we come short off. That may as well be caused From your own neglig…
7	361–434	519	unassigned		MUSES, Usher in those states, And amongst 'em choose your mates, There wants not one, nor one to spare, For th…
8	435–503	519	unassigned		They have a new-found vapour to expel me, They smoke me out: ask 'em but why they do't, And he that worst can …
9	504–540	511	unassigned		Oracle Yellow: These are the youngest Daughters of deceit, With which the precious time of life's beguiled, Fo…
10	541–596	484	unassigned		Pox a your pipe; if I should dance after your pipe, I should soon dance to the Devil. I think, some serpent su…
11	597–656	505	T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea	0.73	Pray remember now, You had the world from me clean as a pick, Only a little smutted a one side, With a bastard…
12	657–715	491	T8 Captains, gallants and cheats	0.79	Though now an absolute master; yet to thee Ever a faithful servant. give't me sir to lay up, I am your Treasur…
13	716–780	490	unassigned		I knew 'twould come at last. For this resign, Part thou shalt have still, but the greatest mine. Only to us be…
14	781–828	470	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.81	If the world be not good now, 'twill ne'er be good, There's no hope on't. I have my wishes here, my sanctified…
15	829–891	472	T6 Money, debt and credit	0.73	Yes, clean away, I warrant you, we shall ne'er see't again. I grant, my Pills are bitter, ay, and costly; But …
16	892–952	504	unassigned		I marry, my masters: now it looks like a brave world, indeed, how civilly those fair Ladies go yonder! by this…

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