Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 0 (shillings, tom, guts, mutton, wares, dan…). Matches are highlighted.
I can't remember that I ever saw Or meat or money, you may talk of both To open a men stomach or his purse, But feed'em still with air. Come, we are stark nought all, bad's the boast of us, Four of the seven deadly spots we are; Beside our Lechery, we
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I can't remember that I ever saw Or meat or money, you may talk of both To open a men stomach or his purse, But feed'em still with air. Come, we are stark nought all, bad's the boast of us, Four of the seven deadly spots we are; Beside our Lechery, we are envious, And most, most gluttonous when we have it thus, Most covetous now we want it; then our Boy He is a fifth spot, sloth and he undoes us. But not as he did At first, then he would sail with any wind Int' every Creek and Corner. Yes, for we all do know the Latitude Of your Concupiscence. And dip your wrists bans, (For Cuffs y'have none) as comely in the sauce the Bell rings. As any Courtier— hark, the Bell, who is there Well, look upon the Astrolabe; you'll find it Four Almucanturies at least. Monsieur Latorche? We have herd of late of his highness good success. For our lives. Have you the Scheame here? O, such a sillable would make him to for swear Ever to breath in your sighed. Sir, he if you do please to give him any thing, Must have't conveyed under a paper. Where his Familiars may tell him of it, and that pleases him, Sir. The very top of our profession; mouth of the fates, Pray Heaven his Spirits be in a good humour to take. They'le fling the gold about the house else. Sir, you must observe him. If he do come, which is hazard, yet Mass he's here, this is speed. Libra in twenty four forty four minutes, And Capricorn. Which are clearly more Than any else that view her in the Scheame. I know him, the Dukes kinsman, a tall man? Lay hold of't Norbret. About seven and fifty. And fat? That is without question. We have drawn many. Slight, to me It seems thirteen days since I saw any. No other Planet hath so many dignities Either by himself or in regard of the Cuspes.
Plot summary
Plot — The Bloody Brother (Rollo, Duke of Normandy)
The old Duke of Normandy has left his dukedom to be shared by his two sons, Rollo and Otto, but the brothers are mutually antagonistic. Civil war is averted by the intervention of their mother Sophia, and they agree to celebrate the new accord at a banquet. Latorch persuades Rollo to renege on the truce, but proposes to dispose of Otto by craft rather than by force, and suborns the kitchen staff preparing the banquet to poison Otto's food. At the feast, however, Otto is off his food and will not eat. Rollo pretends to take offence, claiming that Otto's reluctance is tantamount to accusing him of a poisoning attempt, and leaves the banquet. He later murders Otto in their mother's presence, and sends Latorcb to convince the citizens that he was acting in self-defence. Gisbert and Baldwin, two senior courtiers, are beheaded for refusing to abet his usurpation; a third, Aubrey, recognizes that, the murder notwithstanding, Rollo is the only legitimate heir left. Rollo makes it known that the poisoning plot was instigated by Otto, and has the caterers hanged. Rollo proves to be a tyrant who preys not only on his nobles but also his meaner subjects. Among the latter is Allan , Gisbert's servant, who is condemned to death for burying his executed master; his brother Hamond, the Duke 's Captain of the Guard, cannot persuade Rollo to spare him. Latorch asks permission to have Rollo's horoscope cast; his objective is to get the astrologers to foretell danger to the Duke's life from a courtier identifiable as Aubrey. Rollo does not wait for the results: Aubrey is delegated to carry out a task detailed in a letter, which turns out to be the supervision ofhis own execution; but Hamond will not co-operate. and Aubrey 's head remains on his shoulders. Meanwhile Rollo goes to dinner with Baldwin 's daughter Edith , ,,.ilom he covets, not knowing that she intends to murder him. Her plans are stymied when he seems to repent his misdeeds and promises reformation. Hamond, ordered to attend with the guard, does not share her scruples : he kills Rollo in revenge for the treatment of Allan _and Aubrey, and then himself. Aubrey succeeds to the dukedom, and has Latorch hanged. Edith is sent to a nunnery after she refuses to condemn Rollo 's murder.