Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T3 Sickness, physic and doctors · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
Are these your good news? your excellent news? Stay awhile, you will understand me before you hear me. Well, say on. I answered to that, I was ready to make her the like dower. Well said. Abide, you hear not the worst yet. O God, is there any worse behind? Worse? why what assurance could you suppose that I might make without some special consent from Philogono my father? Nay you can tell, you are better scholar than I. In deed you have lost your time: for the books that you toss nowadays, treat of small science. Leave thy jesting, and proceed. I said further, that I received letters lately from my father, whereby I understood that he would be here very shortly to perform all that I had proffered: therefore I required him to request Damon on my behalf, that he would stay his promise to the doctor for a fortnight or more. This is somewhat yet, for by this means I shall be sure to linger and live in hope one fortnight longer, but at the fortnight's end when Philogono cometh not, how shall I then do? yea and though he came, how may I any way hope of his consent, when he shall see, that to follow this amorous enterprise, I have set aside all study, all remembrance of my duty, and all dread of shame. Alas, alas, I may go hang myself. Comfort yourself man, and trust in me: there is a salve for every sore, and doubt you not, to this mischief we shall find a remedy. O friend revive me, that hitherto since I first attempted this matter have been continually dying. Well, hearken a while then: this morning I took my horse and rode into the fields to solace myself, and as I passed the ford beyonds S. Anthony's gate, I met at the foot of the hill a gentleman riding with two or three men, and as methought by his habit and his looks, he should be none of the wisest. He saluted me, and I him: I asked him from whence he came, and whither he would? he answered that he had come from Venice, then from Padua, now was going to Ferrara, and so to his country, which is Sienna: As soon as I know him to be a Siennese, suddenly lifting up mine eyes, as it were with an admiration I said unto him, are you a Siennese, and come to Ferrara? why not, said he: quoth I, half and more with a trembling voice, know you the danger that should ensue if you be known in Ferrara to be a Siennese? he more than half amazed, desired me earnestly to tell him what I meant. I understand not whereto this tendeth. I believe you, but hearken to me. Go too then.
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Are these your good newes? your excellent newes? Stay awhile, you will vnderstande me before you heare me. Well, say on. I answered to that, I was ready to make hir the lyke dower. Well sayde. Abide, you heare not the worst yet. O God, is there any worsse behinde? Worsse? why what assurance coulde you suppose that I might make without some speciall consent from Philogono my father? Nay you can tell, you are better scholer than I. In déede you haue lost your time: for the books that you tosse now a dayes, treate of smal science. Leaue thy iesting, and procéede. I sayde further, that I receyued letters lately from my father, whereby I vnderstoode that he woulde be héere very shortly to performe all that I had profered: therfore I required him to request Damō on my behalf, that he would stay his promise to the doctor for a fourthnight or more. This is somewhat yet, for by this meanes I shal be sure to linger and liue in hope one fourthnight longer, but at the fourthnights ende when Philogono commeth not, how shall I then do? yea and though he came, howe may I any way hope of his consent, when he shall sée, that to follow this amorous enterprise, I haue set aside all studie, all remembraunce of my duetie, and all dread of shame. Alas, alas, I may go hang my selfe. Comforte your selfe man, and trust in me: there is a salue for euery sore, and doubt you not, to this mischéefe we shall finde a remedie. O friend reuiue me, that hitherto since I first attempted this matter haue bene continually dying. Well, harken a while then: this morning I tooke my horse and rode into the fieldes to solace my selfe, and as I passed the foorde beyonds S. Anthonies gate, I met at the foote of the hill a gentleman riding with two or thrée men, and as me thought by his habite and his lookes, he should be none of the wise. He saluted me, and I him: I asked him from whence he came, and whither he would? he answered that he had come from Venice, then from Padua, nowe was going to Ferrara, and so to his countrey, whiche is Scienna: As soone as I knowe him to be a Scenese, sodenly lifting vp mine eyes, as it were with an admiration I sayd vnto him, are you a Scenese, and come to Ferrara? why not, sayde he: quoth I, halfe and more with a trembling voyce, know you the daunger that should ensue if you be knowne in Ferrara to be a Scenese? he more than halfe amased, desired me earnestly to tell him what I ment. I vnderstande not wherto this tendeth. I beléeue you, but hearken to me. Go too then.