Dominant work: The Two Merry Milkmaids, or The Best Words Wear the Garland · genre mix of this topic (British Drama labels): comedy 58%; tragicomedy 19%; tragedy 8%
59chunks
29,124words
31works
5works with ≥3 chunks
14 %dominant work
32 %top-3 works
All statistics on this page are on the representative editions (one per work). Including the other editions, placed after the fit: 66 chunks · 31 works · 32,555 words — those 7 chunks are listed at the end of the page and are not part of any figure above.
Classificationcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · confirmed by the researcher Label (researcher): Rings and jewels as tokensOriginal AI draft — before researcher review
draft label: Rings and jewels as tokens · pattern basis: thematic_discourse 59 chunks, 31 works, Two Merry Milkmaids 14 %. Rings and jewels given, lost, recognised or made — the token as plot device; Cumber, All's Well, Chaste Maid, Heywood, the Robin Hood plays. Cross-work theme. chunks read for the draft: 822_00050;870_00041;1040_00017;945_00013;628_00009;411_00005;945_00014
Cumber, John, 1620 · comedy · 8 chunks of this work here
Well Smirke, pray for me, I am a man, but in this world I have small store of money, and therefore cannot reward thee as I would, but hold thee, give me thy hand, I can see to take…
Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas, 1623 · tragicomedy · 6 chunks of this work here
I am her Mother sir, whose age and honour Both suffer under this complaint we bring, And both shall cease, without your remedy. Come hither Count, do you know these Women? My Lord,…
Heywood, Thomas, 1636 · tragicomedy · 5 chunks of this work here
This by my direction is the place, the labour in vain, and here spite of delay, she has prevented my haste, you see I keep my word sweet. And that's somewhat strange, in a gallant …
Shakespeare, William, 1623 · romance · 4 chunks of this work here
Have patience Sir, And take your Ring again, 'tis not yet won: It may be probable she lost it: or Who knows if one her women, being corrupted Hath stolen it from her. Very true, An…
Shakespeare, William, 1600 · comedy · 3 chunks of this work here
I thank you Madam, give welcome to my friend, this is the man, this is Anthonio, to whom I am so infinitely bound. You should in all sense be much bound to him, for as I hear he wa…
Heywood, Thomas, 1606 · history · 2 chunks of this work here
This jewel's a Love: ask my life 'tis thine: But this an English factor whom you know Gave me at his departure out of Rhone, And I have vowed to keep it for his sake, Any thing but…
Middleton, Thomas, 1608 · comedy · 2 chunks of this work here
Push, pray sir, Hark you, go too, you have lost much by unkindness, go your ways. 'sfoot. But yet there's no time past, you may redeem it. Come, I cannot miss it i'faith; beside th…
Holyday, Barten, 1618 · comedy · 2 chunks of this work here
In good faith, I had the prettiest dream that e'er you heard, methought as I was about to pick a fellows pocket, he struck me quite thorough the hand with a knife, and leaving the …
Genre mix (chunks of this topic, British Drama labels)
comedy
34 (58 %)
tragicomedy
11 (19 %)
tragedy
5 (8 %)
history
4 (7 %)
romance
4 (7 %)
not in BritDrama
1 (2 %)
This is the direction topic → genre, on the raw British Drama labels; the share of each genre group's text that falls in this topic is on the Genre page.
All's Well That Ends Well (1623) · typ. 0.93 …ent my Lord, And was a common gamester to the Campe. He does me wrong my Lord: If I were so, He might have bought me at a common price. Do not believe him. O behold this Ring, Whose high respect and rich validity Did lack a Parallel: yet for all that He gave it to a Commoner o' th' Camp If I be one. He blushes, and 'tis hit: Of six preced…
A Maidenhead Well Lost (1634) · typ. 0.91 …u were full mine? I received none Sir. Sweet, will you tell me that? With which you did receive a Ring the Duke My father gave me. When? Last night. Where? In your Bed. 'Twas in my dream then. Being broad awake. I like not this: I smell a Rat. Stroza, I fear too. Brazen forehead, Wilt Thou leave now: 'Tis true my Lord. You did Receive the…
The Two Merry Milkmaids, or The Best Words Wear th (1620) · typ. 0.91 …w? 'Sfoot I think some Bird has wrayed in my eye. No 'tis nothing but the dew falls I think. A Pox on't, I am paid again. There are some gadflies sure abroad, let's make away. Another wipe first. Ha, ha, ha. Why do you laugh my Lord? ha, ha, ha. Nay, I'll put in too, for my ha, ha, ha, ha. This is a three man's laughter. But why do you la…
A Challenge for Beauty (1636) · typ. 0.91 …ss and evidence against you, for instantly expect the severest punishment law can inflict upon Impostures of this kind. Disparagement to my Art, have you brought a false Ring? The right on my faith, as I hoped to be a Lady, the right. I am proud of that, this trial was not amiss though. But Oh master Oracle, how have you deceived me? I wa…
All's Well That Ends Well (1623) · typ. 0.90 …he truer Office of mine eyes? Is't real that I see? No my good Lord, 'Tis but the shadow of a wife you see, The name, and not the thing. Both, both, O pardon. Oh my good Lord, when I was like this Maid, I found you wondrous kind, there is your Ring, And look you, here's your letter: this it says, When from my finger you can get this Ring,…
The Bloody Banquet (1639) · typ. 0.90 … give me, Thou hast no right at all; Nothing but put a Ring upon a finger That's a wrong finger for a Ring my Lord. And what was he on whom you bounteously bestowed this jewel? I do not like that word. Look well upon't, dost know it? ay, and start. Oh heaven, how came this hither? Your Highness gave me this, this is mine own. 'tis the sam…
A Challenge for Beauty (1636) · typ. 0.90 As truth then I accept it, and am yours. And Lady, I your creature: For by you I am new made; as Mistress of this contract. Accept this Ring, which never part withal, But to myself in person. Not in death, 'tshall w…
Northward Ho (1607) · typ. 0.89 Faith Sir we purposed a dangerous voyage, but upon better consideration we altered our course. May we without offence partake the ground of it. 'tis altogether trivial insooth: but to pass away the time till supper, I'll deliver it to you, with protestation before hand, I seek not to publish every gentlewoman's di…
Cymbeline, King of Britain (1623) · typ. 0.89 Have patience Sir, And take your Ring again, 'tis not yet won: It may be probable she lost it: or Who knows if one her women, being corrupted Hath stolen it from her. Very true, And so I hope he came by'…
The Broken Heart (1633) · typ. 0.88 …t cannot denied. You shall not value (Sweet cousin) at a price what I count cheap, So cheap, that let him take it who dares stoop for't, And give it at next meeting to a Mistress, she'll thank him for't, perhaps. The Ring, Sir, is The princess's, I could have took it up. Learn manners, prithee.— To the blessed owner Upon my knees. Y'are s…
All's Well That Ends Well (1623) · typ. 0.88 …h' purpose: Did he love this woman? Faith sir he did love her, but how. How I pray you? He did love her sir, as a Gent. loves a Woman. How is that? He loved her sir, and loved her not. As thou art a knave and no knave, what an equivocal Companion is this? I am a poor man, and at your Majesty's command. he's a good drum my Lord, but a naug…
The Merchant of Venice (The Jew of Venice) (1600) · typ. 0.88 … I could not for my heart deny it him. You were to blame, I must be plain with you, to part so slightly with your wives first gift, a thing stuck on with oaths upon your finger, and so riveted with faith unto your flesh. I gave my Love a ring, and made him swear never to part with it, and here he stands: I dare be sworn for him he would n…
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