Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1575 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 470 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
Stay a while, 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 Philogano 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 now a days, 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 Philogano 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 hung myself. Comfort yourself man, and trust in me: there is a slave 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 road into the fields to solace myself, and as I passed the ford beyond S. Anthony's gate, I met at the foot of the hill a gentleman riding with two or three men: and as me thought 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 Sierra: As soon as I knew him to be a Scenese, suddenly lifting up mine eyes, (as it were with an admiration) I said unto him, are you a Scenese, and come to Farrara? 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 Scenese? 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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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Stay a whyle, 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 Philogano my father? Nay you can tell, you are better ſcholer than I. In deede you haue loſt your time: for the books that you toſſe now a dayes, treate of ſmal ſcience. Leaue thy ieſting, and procéede. I ſayd 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: therefore I required him to requeſt Damon on my behalf, that he would ſtay his promiſe to the doctor for a fourtnight or more. This is ſomewhat yet, for by this meanes I ſhal be ſure to linger and liue in hope one fourtnight longer: but, at the fourthnights ende when Philogano 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 ſlaue 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 ſelf, and as I paſſed the foorde beyonde 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 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, nowe was going to Ferrara, and ſo to his countrey, whiche is Scienna: As ſoone as I knewe 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 Farrara? 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 harken to me. Go too then.