Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1575 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy T3 Sickness, physic and doctors typicality 0.74 · 514 words · other edition — not in the analysis
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, but 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, & you also sirrah, take heed that none of you say we be Siennese, and remember that you call me Philogano of Cathanca. Sure I shall never remember these outlandish words, I could well remember Haccanea. I say, Cathanea, and not Haecanea, 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 Ferarese be as crafty as the Devil of hell. Not, not, 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 Ferarese 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 continued 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 Paragon? 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 be 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 104 · TCP A01514 · DEEP 5007.02
Edition role
Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Position
nodes 203–221 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 12 of 36 in this edition
Length
514 words · 661 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.739 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
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 Padua, I promiſe you, I was afraide twice or thrice, that your mule would haue lien faſt in the mire. Ieſu, what a blockehead thou art, I ſpeake of the perill we are in preſently ſince we came into this citie. A great peril I promiſe you, that we were no ſooner ariued, but you founde a frende that brought you from the Inne, and lodged you in his owne houſe. Yea marie, God rewarde the gentle yong man that we mette, for elſe we had bene in a wiſe caſe by this time. But haue done with theſe tales, and take you héede, & you alſo ſirra, take héede that none of you ſaie we be Sceneſes, and remember that you call me Philogano of Cathanca. Sure I ſhal neuer remember theſe outlādiſh words, I could well remember Haccanea. I ſay, Cathanea, and not Haecanea, 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 much bounde vnto. Welcome, my deare father Philogano. Gramercie my good ſonne Eroſtrato. That is well ſaide, be mindefull of your toung, 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 immediatly, and turne you out of the towne, with more ſhame, than I woulde ſhoulde befall you for a thouſande Crownes. 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 houſholde to far, for they are Ferareſes 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 Paragone? O how couetouſneſſe doth blind the common ſort of men. Damon more deſirous of the dower, than mindfull of his gentle & gallant daughter, hath determined to make him his Sonne in law, who for his age may be 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 ioy, I will ſtand here aſide and laugh a litle at this lobcocke.