Tobias Hume's resemblance to Shakespeare
Shakespearian expressions in the writings of "Tobias Hume", the pretended composer of Musical Humors, 1605
Shakespeare
....................................Humemy proper genius........................... his very genius
2H4:3.2.314
modest shortness.............................sweet shortness
CYM:2.4.44
noble spirits.....................................noble spirits
H8:1.1.35
noble dispositions...........................noble disposition
LUC:1695
most devoted zeal.............................hot ardent zeal
TIM:3.3.33
princly acceptance.........................noble acceptance
COR:2.3.9
out of tune.........................................out of tune
5 times in SHA
last refuge........................................ last refuge
TIM:3.3.11
harsh style........................................too harsh a style
R3:4.4.360
your sacred person..........................your sacred person
H8:2.4.41
instruments of war..........................instruments of war
1H4:5.2.97
millions of money............................a million of gold
TIT:2.1.49
humbly entreat.................................humbly entreating
AWW:2.1.127
humbly beseech................................humbly beseech
5 occ. in SHA
humbly take my leave......................humbly take my leave
5 occ. in SHA
at the farthest....................................at the farthest
3 occ. in SHA
with great discretion........................with great discretion
ADO:2.3.191
brown bread.......................................brown bread
MM:3.2.183
small beer............................................small beer
4 occ. in SHA
must of necessity................................must of necessity
AWW:1.1.8
suffer me to perish............................suffer him to spend
TGV:1.3.5
twelve or fourteen.............................twelve or fourteen
LR:1.2.5
excellent qualities..............................worthy qualities
TGV:5.4.153
endure miseries..................................endure miseries
H8:3.2.389
six score................................................six score
SHR:2.1.358
Rare words in the writings of "Tobias Hume" (no. of occurrences in SHA)
ACCEPTANCE 9
AMPLE 15
APPROVEMENT 0
ARDENT 1
ARGUE 6
AUTHOR 15
BELEAGUERED 0
BOLDNESS 16
CHRISTENDOM 17
COMMANDER 13
CURIOUS 16
DESIROUS 6
DEVICEFULL 0
DEVOTED 6
DISCOURSING 0
DISGRACED 17
DITTY 7
EDUCATION 10
EFFEMINATE 7
ELOQUENCE 13
ENDEAVOURS 9
EXCITED 1
EXPECTING 7
EXPERIENCED 3
EXPRESSION 0
EXTOL 4
FILCH 2
FRAGMENTS 4
GAMBO VIOL 0
GENIUS 7
GILDINGS 0
GRACEFULLY 0
GRACINGS 0
HEREBY 3
HUMBLEST 2
IMITATION 5
IMPLORING 1
INVENTED 2
ITALIAN 14
LABOURS 14
MAINTAINED 14
MERCENARY 3
MILLIONS 10
MINGLED 16
NETTLES 7
ONSET 5
PATRONIZE 0
PAWNED 10
PETITIONS 7
POLONIANS 0
REFUGE 7
RELIEF 14
SERVILE 11
SHORTNESS 5
SPECTACLES 8
STARVED 17
STATEFULL 0
SUPERFLUOUS 17
SUSTAINS 0
TRICE-ROYAL 0
TRINITY 0
UNCOMMON 0
UNMUSICAL 1
VAIN-GLORIOUS 0
VARIOUS 0
VOLUME 11
Characteristics of "Tobias Hume's" sentence structure
In the letter to Queen Anne:
Sentence no. 1: Two subordinate clauses with 40 words, main clause 23 words, more subordinate clauses 99 words, althogether 162 words.
Sentence no. 2: Courtesy phrase with 29 words.
In the letter to the reader:
Average length of sentence: 30 words.
Sent. 1: 16 words
Sent. 2: 28 words
Sent. 3: 10 words
Sent. 4: 10 words
Sent. 5: 32 words
Sent. 6: 72 words
Sent. 7: 20 words
Sent. 8: 50 words