Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Nay sir stay a while, Though you are very nimble of your feet, You must not think this matter must be handled As if it were a prize for every man That list to get it, take my counsel first; Know you not that her father Caricles Is the chief man in Delphos? that the laws Give present death to such as steal a maid Without their friends consent? be wise my son. The matter were not great although I died After I had enjoyed Cariclea, Death for her sake is life, but Calasiris If you think good, let us demand her of Old Caricles her father for my wife, I do suppose my blood is high enough To be commixed with his. We shall not speed, Not that he thinks you any way unworthy, But 'cause she's promised to his sister's son By him in marriage. O ye gods above, It cannot be, nor shall it by your leaves, Theagenes, and none but he shall wed Cariclea, whoe'er presumes to touch My goddess but myself, shall sure repent it, This hand is not benumbed, nor this sword blunt But it can take revenge. It shall not need, Theagines be patient, be but ruled By me, and we will bring all things to pass According to your wish; now leave me here Alone to project on your good, be careful You be not seen ofttimes to talk with me, But when you come, come private and alone To shun suspicion. Farewell reverend Father. So efficacious is your wisdom sir, So forcible our friendship, as it hath wrought That effect I wished upon my daughter, Cariclea is in love and quite subdued By strong affection, who before was stubborn Unto so sweet a yoke. I knew my charms Were of sufficient force to do the feat, But can you tell as well what man she loves As that she is in love? No by Apollo, Would Alcamenes were the man she loved My sister's son, I have endeavoured it All that I can to make her fancy him. 'tis best you bring him to her, and so try The aim of her affection, mutual sight Of lovers kindleth sparks which else would die Raked up in ashes of forgetfulness. I'll take your counsel. And return with news How you have sped. I'll give you a relation. I must convey them hence, this task is laid Upon me by the gods, but where I know not. The Oracle is mystical and dark, I cannot well interpret what it means, We must begin our voyage by sea it seems, As may be gathered by the Oracle Where it is said, and sailing surging streams If I could by any means get the Fascia now, which was laid out with Cariclea, wherein Caricles said he heard all the maid estate was notified, I should be instructed more particularly what I ought to do, and whether the Ladies of destiny would send us. Now brother what success?
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Nay ſir ſtay a while, Though you are very nimble of your feet, You muſt not thinke this matter muſt be handled As if it were a prize for every man That liſt to get it, take my counſell firſt; Know you not that her father Caricles Is the chiefe man in Delphos? that the lawes Give preſent death to ſuch as ſteale a maid Without their friends conſent? be wiſe my ſonne. The matter were not great although I dy'd After I had enjoyed Cariclea, Death for her ſake is life, but Calaſiris If you thinke good, let us demand her of Old Caricles her father for my wife, I doe ſuppoſe my blood is high ynough To be commixt with his. We ſhall not ſpeed, Not that he thinkes you any way unworthy, But 'cauſe ſhe's promis'd to his ſiſters ſonne By him in marriage. O ye gods above, It cannot be, nor ſhall it by your leaves, Theagenes, and none but he ſhall wed Cariclea, who ere preſumes to touch My goddeſſe but my ſelfe, ſhall ſure repent it, This hand is not benum'd, nor this ſword blunt But it can take revenge. It ſhall not need, Theagines be patient, be but rul'd By me, and we will bring all things to paſſe According to your wiſh; now leave me here Alone to project on your good, be carefull You be not ſeene oft-times to talke with me, But when you come, come private and alone To ſhun ſuſpition. Farewell reverend Father. So efficacious is your wiſdome ſir, So forceable our friendſhip, as it hath wrought That effect I wiſh'd upon my daughter, Cariclea is in love and quite ſubdu'd By ſtrong affection, who before was ſtubborne Unto ſo ſweet a yoake. I knew my charmes Were of ſufficient force to doe the feate, But can you tell aſwell what man ſhe loves As that ſhe is in love? No by Apollo, Would Alcamenes were the man ſhe lov'd My ſiſters ſonne, I have indeavour'd it All that I can to make her fancy him. Tis beſt you bring him to her, and ſo try The aime of her affection, mutuall ſight Of lovers kindleth ſparkes which elſe would die Rak'd up in aſhes of forgetfulneſſe. Ile take your counſell. And returne with newes How you have ſped. Ile give you a relation. I muſt convey them hence, this taske is laid Upon me by the gods, but where I know not. The Oracle is myſticall and darke, I cannot well interpret what it meanes, We muſt begin our voyage by ſea it ſeemes, As may be gathered by the Oracle Where it is ſaid, and ſayling ſurging ſtreames If I could by any meanes get the Faſcia now, which was laid out with Cariclea, wherein Caricles ſaid he hard all the maide eſtate was notified, I ſhould be inſtructed more particularly what I ought to doe, and whether the Ladies of deſtiny would ſend us. Now brother what ſucceſſe?