Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Yea, I had rather lost all the goods in the world. Alas, alas, by God and grafts of such a stock are very gaysome in these days. I know not whether he were slain, or the Turks took him and kept him as a bond slave. Alas, I could weep for compassion, but there is no remedy but patience, you shall get many by this young damsel with the grace of God. Yea, if I get her. Get her? why doubt you of that? Why, her father holds me off with delays, so that I must needs doubt. Content yourself sir, he is a wise man, and desirous to place his Daughter well, he will not be too rash in his determination, he will think well of the matter, and let him think, for the longer he thinketh, the more good of you shall he think: whose wealth, whose virtue, whose skill, or whose estimation can he compare to yours in this City? And hast thou not told him that I would make his Daughter a dower of two thousand Ducats? Why, even now, I came but from thence since. What said he? Nothing, but that Erostrato had proffered the like. Erostrato? how can he make any dower, and his father yet alive? Think you I did not tell him so? yes I warrant you, I forgot nothing that may further your cause, and doubt you not, Erostrato shall never have her unless it be in a dream. Well gentle Pasiphilo; go thy ways and tell Damon I require nothing but his daughter, I will none of his goods: I shall enrich her of mine own: & if this dower of two thousand Ducats seem not sufficient, I will make it five hundredth more, yea a thousand, or whatsoever he will demand rather than fail: go to Pasiphilo, show thyself friendly in working this feat for me, spare for no cost, since I have gone thus far, I will be loath to be out bidden. Go Where shall I come to you again? At my house. When? When thou wilt. Shall I come at dinner time? I would bid thee to dinner, but it is a saint's even which I have ever fasted. Fast till thou famish. Hark. He speaketh of a dead man's fast. Thou hearest me not. Nor thou understandest me not. I dare say thou art angry I bid thee not to dinner, but come if thou wilt, thou shalt take such as thou findest. What? think you I know not where to dine? Yes Pasiphilo thou art not to seek. No be you sure, there are enough will pray me. That I know well enough Pasiphilo, but thou canst not be better welcome in any place than to me, I will tarry for thee. Well, since you will needs, I will come. Dispatch then, and bring no news but good. Better than my reward by the rood.
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Yea, I had rather lost all the goods in the worlde. Alas, alas, by God and grafts of such a stocke are very gayson in these dayes. I know not whether he were slayue, or the Turks toke him and kept him as a bond slaue. Alas, I could wéepe for compassion, but there is no remedy but patience, you shall get many by this yong damsell with the grace of God. Yea, if I get hir. Get hir? why doubt you of that? Why, hir father holds me off with delayes, so that I must néedes doubte. Content your selfe sir, he is a wise man, and desirous to place his Daughter well, he will not be too rashe in hys determination, he will thinke well of the matter, and lette him thinke, for the longer he thinketh, the more good of you shall he thinke: whose welth, whose vertue, whose skill, or whose estimation can he compare to yours in this Citie? And hast thou not tolde him that I would make his Daughter a dower of two thousand Ducates? Why, euen now, I came but from thence since. What saide he? Nothing, but that Erostrato had profered the like. Erostrato? how can he make any dower, and his father yet aliue? Thinke you I did not tell him so? yes I warrāt you, I forgot nothing that may furder your cause, and doubt you not, Erostrato shal neuer haue hir vnlesse it be in a dreame. Well gentle Pasiphilo; go thy waies and tell Damon I require nothing but his daughter, I will none of his goods: I shal enrich hir of mine owne: & if this dower of two thousand Ducats séem not sufficiēt, I wil make it fiue hundreth more, yea a thousand, or what so euer he will demānd rather thē faile: go to Pasiphilo, shew thy selfe frēdly in working this feate for me, spare for no cost, since I haue gone thus farre, I wil be loth to be out idden. Go Where shall I come to you agayne? At my house. When? When thou wilte. Shall I come at dinner time? I would byd thée to dinner, but it is a Saincts euen which I haue euer fasted. Faste till thou famishe. Harke. He speaketh of a dead mans faste. Thou hearest me not. Nor thou vnderstandest me not. I dare say thou art angrie I byd thée not to dinner, but come if thou wilte, thou shalt take such as thou findest. What? thinke you I know not where to dine? Yes Pasiphilo thou art not to séeke. No be you sure, there are enowe will pray me. That I knowe well enough Pasiphilo, but thou canst not be better welcome in any place than to me, I wil tarrie for thée. Well, since you will nédes, I will come. Dispatche then, and bring no newes but good. Better than my rewarde by the rood.