Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1575 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 477 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
ERostrato? marry he is in his skin. Ah whoreson boy, I say, how shall I find Erostrato? Find him? how mean you, by the week or by the year? You crack halter, if I catch you by the ears, I shall make you answer me directly. In deed? Tarry me a little. In faith sir I have no leisure. Shall we try who can run fastest? Your legs be longer than mine, you should have given me the advantage. Go to, tell me where is Erostrato? I left him in the street, where he gave me this Casket, (this basket I would have said) and had me bear it to Dalio, and return to him at the Duke's Palace. If thou see him, tell him I must needs speak with him immediately: or abide awhile, I will go seek him myself, rather than he suspected by going to his house. I Think if I had as many eyes as Argus, I could not have sought a man more narrowly in every street and every by lane, there are not many Gentlemen, scholars, nor Merchants in the City of Ferara, but I have met with them, except him: peradventure he is come home an other way: but look where he cometh at the last. In good time have I spied my good master. For the love of God call me Dulipo (not master,) maintain the credit that thou haste hitherto kept, and let me alone. Yet sir let me sometimes do my duty unto you, especially where no body heareth. Yea, but so long the Parrot useth to cry knap in sport, that at the last she calleth her master knave in earnest: so long you will use to call me master, that at the last we shall be heard. What news? Good. In deed? Yea excellent, we have as good as wone the wager. O, how happy were I if this were true? Hear you me, yesternight in the evening I walked out, and found Pasiphilo, and with small entreating I had him home to supper, where by such means as I used, he become my great friend, and told me the whole order of our adversaries determination: yea and what Damon doth intend to do also, and hath promised me that from time to time, what he can espy he will bring me word of it. I can not tell whether you know him or not, he is not to trust unto, a very flattering and a lying knave. I know him very well, he can not deceive me: and this that he hath told me I know must needs be true. And what was it in effect? That Damon had purposed to give his daughter in marriage to this doctor, upon the dower that he hath proffered. Are these your good news? your excellent news?
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
ERoſtrato? mary he is in his ſkinne. Ah hooreſon boy, I ſay, howe ſhall I finde Eroſtrato? Finde him? howe meane you, by the wéeke or by the yéere? You cracke halter, if I catche you by the eares, I ſhall make you anſwere me directly. In déede? Tarry me a little. In faith ſir I haue no leiſure. Shall we trie who can runne faſteſt? Your legges be longer than mine, you ſhould haue giuen me the aduauntage. Go to, tell me where is Eroſtrato? I left him in the ſtréete, where he gaue me this Caſket, (this baſket I would haue ſayde) and had me beare it to Dalio, and returne to him at the Dukes Palace. If thou ſée him, tell him I muſt needes ſpeake with him immediatly: or abide awhyle, I will go ſeeke him my ſelfe, rather than he ſuſpected by going to his houſe. I Thinke if I had as many eyes as Argus, I coulde not haue ſought a man more narrowly in euery ſtréete and euery by lane, there are not many Gentlemen, ſcholers, nor Marchauntes in the Citie of Ferara, but I haue mette with them, excepte him: peraduenture hée is come home an other way: but looke where he commeth at the laſt. In good time haue I ſpied my good maiſter. For the loue of God call me Dulipo (not maſter,) maintayne the credite that thou haſte hitherto kepte, and let me alone. Yet ſir let me ſometimes do my duetie vnto you, eſpecially where no body heareth. Yea, but ſo long the Parat vſeth to crie knappe in ſporte, that at the laſt ſhe calleth hir maiſter knaue in earneſt: ſo long you will vſe to call me maſter, that at the laſt we ſhall be heard. What newes? Good. In déede? Yea excellent, we haue as good as won the wager. Oh, how happie were I if this were true? Heare you me, yeſternight in the euening I walked out, and founde Paſiphilo, and with ſmall entreating I had him home to ſupper, where by ſuche meanes as I vſed, he became my great friend, and tolde me the whole order of our aduerſaries determination: yea and what Damon doth intende to do alſo, and hath promiſed me that frō time to time, what he can eſpie he will bring me word of it. I can not tel whether you know him or no, he is not to truſt vnto, a very flattering and a lying knaue. I know him very well, he can not deceiue me: and this that he hath told me I know muſt néedes be true. And what was it in effect? That Damon had purpoſed to giue his daughter in mariage to this doctor, vpō the dower that he hath profered. Are theſe your good newes? your excellent newes?