Dominant work: Like Will to Like (Quoth the Devil to the Collier) · genre mix of this topic (British Drama labels): comedy 47%; moral 27%; tragedy 10%
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4works with ≥3 chunks
14 %dominant work
33 %top-3 works
Classificationcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · confirmed by the researcher Label (researcher): Knaves, thieves and bawdsOriginal AI draft — before researcher review
draft label: Knaves, thieves and bawds · pattern basis: thematic_discourse 51 chunks, 32 works, Like Will to Like 14 %. The underworld: knaves and rogues, thieves and their purchase, whores and bawdy houses, the gallows; Fulwell, Dekker, 1 Henry IV, Davenport, Hausted. Cross-work theme. chunks read for the draft: 89_00007;947_00012;300_00011;708_00023;1110_00021;765_00013;983_00055
Fulwell, Ulpian, 1587 · moral · 7 chunks of this work here
Bid him welcome, hark he can play a knaves part: My friend you are welcome with all my heart. God a mercy good fellow, tell me what thou art. As very a knave as thou, though the be…
Dekker, Thomas, 1630 · comedy · 7 chunks of this work here
Tell what thou canst; if I stay here longer, I shall be hanged too, for being in thy company; therefore, as I found you, I leave you. Kneel, and get money of him. A Knave and a Que…
Shakespeare, William, 1598 · history · 3 chunks of this work here
Well God give thee the spirit of persuasion, and him the ears of profiting, that what thou speakest, may move, and what he hears, may be believed, that the true prince may for recr…
Fletcher, John / Shirley, James, 1640 · comedy · 3 chunks of this work here
They are so put upon the time, as if He studied to answer the late Histriomastix, Talking of change and transformations, That wittily, and learnedly he bangs him, So may a Puritans…
Anonymous, 1560 · moral · 2 chunks of this work here
His naughty company and play at dice, Did me first to stealing entice. He was with me at robberies, I say it to his face, yet can I say more in time & space, Thou hast said to much…
Stevenson, William, 1575 · comedy · 2 chunks of this work here
I was within myself man even now, there is no doubt, Go softly, make no noise, give me your foot sir Iohn, Here will I wait upon you, till you come out anon. Help Diccon, out alas,…
Middleton, Thomas, 1607 · comedy · 2 chunks of this work here
Your worship begins to talk idly, your bed shall be made presently; if we should not lodge knaves, I wonder how we should be able to live honestly, are there honest men enough thin…
Rastell, John, 1520 · not in BritDrama · 1 chunks of this work here
Now if that sensual appetite can find Any good mynstrellis after his mind Doubt not we shall have good sport And so shall we have for a surety But what shall we do now tell me The …
Genre mix (chunks of this topic, British Drama labels)
comedy
24 (47 %)
moral
14 (27 %)
tragedy
5 (10 %)
history
4 (8 %)
not in BritDrama
1 (2 %)
tragicomedy
1 (2 %)
romance
1 (2 %)
tragicomedy; literary play
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.
Greene's Tu Quoque, or The City Gallant (1614) · typ. 0.87 Why you Impudent Rogue, do you come to me for Money? Or do I know you? what acquaintance pray, Hath ever passed betwixt yourself and me? Zounds do you mock us, to bring us to these women …
The Phoenix (1607) · typ. 0.87 …naves, I wonder how we should be able to live honestly, are there honest men enough think you in a Term time to fill all the Inns in the town, and as far as I can see, a knaves Gelding eats no more hay than an honest man's: nay thieves Gelding eats less, i'll stand to't, his Master allows him a better ordinary: yet I have my eightpence da…
2 The Honest Whore (2 The Converted Courtesan) (1630) · typ. 0.86 Tell what thou canst; if I stay here longer, I shall be hanged too, for being in thy company; therefore, as I found you, I leave you. Kneel, and get money of him. A Knave and a Quean, a Thief and a Strumpet, a couple of Beggar…
The Virgin Martyr (1622) · typ. 0.85 …wdy close sometimes neither hedge nor bush. From a Tavern a man comes reeling, from a bawdy house not able to stand. In the Tavern you are cozened with paltry Wine, in a bawdy-house by a painted Where, Money may have Wine, and a Whore will have Money, but neither can you cry, Drawer you Rogue, or keep door rotten Bawd, without a silver Wh…
The Honest Lawyer (1616) · typ. 0.85 …, yawl, yawl. Your tongue could never stand your Clients in more stead. I heard this way some man's distressed voice, Crying for help: some robbery. Oh 'tis no wonder! A thief and bawdy house are ne'er far asunder. Oh good woman help, help to untie us. I know 'em all. Two knaves, one honest man. They know not me in this translation. Come …
The Winter's Tale (1623) · typ. 0.85 …Motion of the Prodigal son, and married a Tinker's wife, within a Mile where my Land and Living lies; and (having flown over many knavish professions) he settled only in Rogue: some call him Autolicus. Out upon him: Prig, for my life Prig: he haunts Wakes, Fairs, and Bear-baitings. Very true sir: he sir he: that's the Rogue that put me in…
2 The Honest Whore (2 The Converted Courtesan) (1630) · typ. 0.85 …Sturgeon, shall stink. Where? in your Coffin. How? be a musty fellow, and lousy. I know she shall be maintained, but how? she like a Quean, thou like a Knave; she like a Whore, thou like a Thief. Thief? Zounds Thief? Good dearest Mat.— Father. Pox on you both, I'll not be braved: New Satin scorns to be put down with bare bawdy Velvet. Thi…
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside (1630) · typ. 0.85 That shall not serve your turn, what a Rogue's this, how cunningly he came over us? hushed, stand close. I have scaped well thus far, they say the Knaves are wondrous hot and busy. By your leave Sir, We must s…
The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina (1631) · typ. 0.84 False Bawd as thou art; For all the world beside, thy feet can walk, for me only thy tongue; Others can have works; I only words. Others can have remedy at thy hands; I only th…
The Phoenix (1607) · typ. 0.84 …ade? not a Tailor left in the land: of what stuff would you have it made? not a Merchant left to deliver it, would your worship go in that suit still? You would ha' more thieves about you then those you have banished, and be glad to call the great ones home again, to destroy the little. A notable Rogue. A my troth, a fine knave, & has ans…
1 Henry the Fourth (1598) · typ. 0.84 …uasion, and him the ears of profiting, that what thou speakest, may move, and what he hears, may be believed, that the true prince may for recreation sake) prove a false thief, for the poor abuses of the time want countenance: farewell, you shall find me in Eastcheap Farewell the latter spring, farewell Alhallowne summer. Now my good swee…
Gammer Gurton's Needle (1575) · typ. 0.83 …ye name. If any played the thief you were the very same. The women they did nothing, as your words make probation But stoutly withstood your forcible invasion, If that a thief at your window, to enter should begin, Would you hold forth your hand, and help to pull him in: Or you would keep him out: I pray you answer me. Marry keep him out,…
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