Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy T3 Sickness, physic and doctors typicality 0.71 · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
I speak not of that. O you mean the foul way that we had since we came from this Padua, I promise you, I was afraid twice or thrice, that your mule would have lain fast in the mire. Iesu, what a blockhead thou art, I speak of the peril we are in presently since we came into this city. A great peril I promise you, that we were no sooner arrived, than you found a friend that brought you from the Inn, and lodged you in his own house. Yea marry, God reward the gentle young man that we met, for else we had been in a wise case by this time. But have done with these tales, and take you heed, and you also sirrah, take heed that none of you say we be Sceneses, and remember that you call me Philogano of Cathanea. Sure I shall never remember these outlandish words I could well remember Haccanea. I say, Cathanea, and not Haccanea, with a vengeance. Let another name it then when need is, for I shall never remember it. Then hold thy peace, and take heed thou name not Scene. how say you, if I feign myself dumb as I did once in the house of Crisobolus? Do as thou thinkest best: but look where cometh the gentleman whom we are so much bound unto. Welcome, my dear father Philogano. Gramercy my good son Erostrato. That is well said, be mindful of your tongue, for these Ferareses be as crafty as the devil of hell. No, no, be you sure we will do as you have bidden us. For if you should name Scene they would spoil you immediately, and turn you out of the town, with more shame, than I would should befall you for a thousand Crowns. I warrant you, I was giving them warning as I came to you, and I doubt not but they will take good heed. Yea and trust not the servants of my household to far, for they are Ferareses all, and never knew my father, nor came never in Sicilia: this is my house, will it please you to go in? I will follow. THis gear hath had no evil beginning, if it continue so and fall to happy end. But is not this the silly doctor with the side bonnet, the doting fool, that dare presume to become a suitor to such a peerless Paragons? O how covetousness doth blind the common sort of men: Damon more desirous of the dower, than mindful of his gentle & gallant daughter, hath determined to make him his son in law who for his age may he his father in law, and hath greater respect to the abundance of goods, than to his own natural child. He beareth well in mind to fill his own purse, but he little remembreth that his daughter's purse shallbe continually empty, unless Master Doctor fill it with double duck eggs. Alas, I jest and have no joy, I will stand here aside and laugh a little at this lobcock.
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Edition / TCP / DEEP
edition 103 · TCP A01513 · DEEP 5006.01
Edition role
Representative edition — used in the analysis
Position
nodes 205–223 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 12 of 36 in this edition
Length
514 words · 660 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.715 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T3 · seed 44: T4 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I speake not of that. O you meane the foule waye that we had since wée▪ came from this Pada, I promise you, I was afraide twice or thrice, that your mule woulde haue lien faste in the mire. Iesu, what a blockehead thou arte, I speake of the perill we are in presently since we came into this citie. A great perill I promise you, that we were no soer ariued, than you founde a frende that brought you from the Inne, and lodged you in his owne house. Yea marie, God reward the gentle young man that we mette, for else we had bene in a wise case by this tyme. But haue done with these tales, and take you héede, and you also sirra, take héede y• none of you saie we be Sceneses, and remember that you call me Philogano of Cathanea. Sure I shal neuer remember these outlandish words I coulde well remember Haccanea. I say, Cathaenea, and not Haccanea, with a vengeance. Let another name it then when néede is, for I shall neuer remember it. Then holde thy peace, and take héede thou name not Scene. Howe say you, if I faine my selfe dum as I did once in the house of Crisobolus? Doe as thou thinkest best: but looke where commeth the gentleman whom we are so muche bounde vnto. Welcome, my deare father Philogano. Gramercie my good sonne Erostrato. That is well said, be mindfull of your tong, for these Ferareses be as craftie as the deuill of hell. No, no, be you sure we will doe as you haue bidden vs. For if you should name Scene they would spoile you immediatlye, and turne you oute of the towne, with more shame, than I woulde shoulde befall you for a thousande Crowns. I warant you, I was giuing thē warning as I came to you, and I doubt not but they will take good héede. Yea and trust not the seruauntes of my householde to far, for they are Frareses all, and neuer knew my father, nor came neuer in Sicilia: this is my house, will it please you to goe in? I will follow. THis geare hath had no euill beginning, if it continue so and fall to happie ende. But is not this the silly doctor with the side bonet, the doting foole, that dare presume to become a suter to such a péerlesse Paragons? O howe couetousnesse doth blind the common sort of men: Damon more desirous of the dower, than mindfull of his gentle & gallant daughter, hathe determined to make him his sonne in lawe who for his age maye he his father in law, and hath greater respect to the abundance of goods, than to his owne naturall childe. He beareth well in minde to fill his owne purse, but he litle remembreth that his daughters purse shalbe continually emptie, vnlesse Maister Doctour fill it with double ducke egges. Alas, I iest and haue no ioye, I will stand here aside and laughe a litle at this lobcocke.