The Contention for Honor and Riches

Shirley, James, published 1633 · moral · Private;Nonprofessional

11chunks

5,574words

1topics

90 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	The Contention for Honor and Riches
Author	Shirley, James
Publication year (edition)	1633
Genre (British Drama)	moral
Genre group (comparison)	moral — from the British Drama label · Annals: morality
Play type	Private;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 473 · edition 995 · TCP A12131 · DEEP 810
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1631 [c.1625-1632; adapted 1658]
First performance (BritDrama)	1629 [1628-1632]
Printer	Allde, Elizabeth
Publisher	Cooke, William
Format	Quarto
STC	22439
Greg	473a
Genre (Annals)	Moral
Genre (BritDrama)	Moral
BritDrama no.	2274
Title page	A CONTENTION FOR HONOVR AND RICHES.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 628 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

90.4 %

T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim

9.6 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–77	484	unassigned		MY Lady desires to speak with you. Your Lady? who's your Lady? The Lady Honour. Let Honour come to Riches, it …
2	78–153	539	unassigned		I wonder what she meant to entertain thee! Away, dispute no further, if you move me To more impatience, Riches…
3	154–174	532	unassigned		he's dreaming of his horses. Gee, sweet Lady, I am all to be mired in your beauty, the horses of my imaginatio…
4	175–193	532	unassigned		Thou liest, and I am none of thy Countryman, I was borne out of the sound of your Pancakebell, I cannot abide …
5	194–271	522	unassigned		Bless me but with one smile if you did know With what devotion my soul looks on you, How next to my religion I…
6	272–346	537	T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim	0.82	But no such miracles: Gentlemen, you promise Some spirit in you, there's no way to make Me confident of your w…
7	347–414	494	unassigned		Have you done yet? I have not much more to say. It does appear by all this prattle then, You do not know me, a…
8	415–448	471	unassigned		How do you know what I am, or what title Perhaps I wear? I know thee by the wrong To Soldiers. I speak of such…
9	449–493	517	unassigned		Thou liest, there's more to provoke thee: no, I came not hither to die, and I won't be buried at any man's dis…
10	494–554	477	unassigned		What say you? By my Cart, and by my Plough, My dun Mare, and best red Cow, By my barn, and fattest wether, My …
11	555–627	469	unassigned		I am your servant, Lady. But first, Mr. Gettings, know these Gentlemen. They are in my books already, pray Gen…

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