Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Time Vindicated to Himself and to His Honors

Jonson, Ben, published 1623 · masque · Occasional;Nonprofessional · other editions of this work: 853 (1641)

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TitleTime Vindicated to Himself and to His Honors
AuthorJonson, Ben
Publication year (edition)1623
Genre (British Drama)masque
Genre group (comparison)masque — from the British Drama label · Annals: masque
Play typeOccasional;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 385 · edition 852 · TCP B00230 · DEEP 709
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1623 [Jan 19]
First performance (BritDrama)1623 [Jan 19]
Theaterbefore the Court;
FormatQuarto
STC14782.5
Greg385a
Genre (Annals)Masque
Genre (BritDrama)Masque
BritDrama no.2034
Title pageTIME VINDICATED TO HIMSELFE, AND TO HIS HONORS.
Title-page performance noteIn the presentation at COVRT on Twelfth night. 1622.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 455 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

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10–77509unassignedGive ear, the worthy, hear what Time proclaims. What? what? Is't worth our ears? Or eyes? Or noses? For we are…
278–142512unassignedThen I will look on Time, and love the same, And drop my whip: who's this! my Mistress! Fame! The Lady whom I …
3143–213528T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.70A quondam justice, that of late Hath been discarded out ' o the pack o'the peace, For some lewd levity he hold…
4214–288526unassignedOr let's have all the people in an uproar, None knowing, why, or to what end: and in The midst of all, start u…
5289–367522T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs0.77What grief, or envy had it been, That these, and such had not been seen, but still obscured in shade! Who are …
6368–454524T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs0.74Cupid, you must not point in Court, Where live so many of a sort. Of Harmony these learned their speech, The G…