Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

OLD MAN

in The Antipodes — Brome, Richard

Metadata

PlayThe Antipodes
AuthorBrome, Richard
Year (catalogued)1640
Decade1640s
Speech prefix(es)Old.
Words159
Characters852
Typicality0.21 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA16923
ClusterCluster 16 — Errand servants & brief parts

Important excerpts

Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 16 (nat, ningle, chould, numps, terry, dery…). Matches are highlighted.

best, without my Spectacles. And though I could not, yet I love the noise; The noise revives me, and the Bear-garden scent Refresheth much my smelling. Take heed Child what you say, 'tis the Kings game. A Bear's a Princely beast, and one side Venison (Writ a good Author once) you yet want years, And are with Bawbles pleased,

Full speech

Royal pastime, in a great match between the Tanners and the Butchers, six dogs of a side, to play single at the game Bear, for fifty pound, and a ten pound supper, for their dogs and themselves. Also you shall see two ten dogge-courses at the Great Bear. What though My sighed be gone beyond the reach of Spectacles, In any print but this, and though I cannot, (No, no, I cannot read your meditations) strikes down her book. Yet I can see the Royal game played over and over, And tell which dog does best, without my Spectacles. And though I could not, yet I love the noise; The noise revives me, and the Bear-garden scent Refresheth much my smelling. Take heed Child what you say, 'tis the Kings game. A Bear's a Princely beast, and one side Venison (Writ a good Author once) you yet want years, And are with Bawbles pleased, isle see the Bears. Exit.