Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.80 · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
But now he will, and that, as I ween to thy cost. His purpose was to have us brought under hand into fools paradise, to the end that now hoping the best, and having cast of all fear, we should suddenly be taken napping, in such sort, as we might not have time to bethink us how to prevent the marriage. A subtle fox I warrant him. What prates this Gallow-clapper? Good Lord my master is here, and I saw him not till now. Davus? Now, what is the matter? Come your way hither to me. What a Devil will he have? What is that thou talkest of? Whereof should I talk? Askest thou whereof? Sirrah, the report is that my son is in love. Yea no doubt the world cares much for that. Nay, but dost thou mind what I speak to thee or not? Yes truly I mind it well enough. Well, for me now to go search and fift out that matter, were but the part of a hard father: for what he did heretofore, pertains nothing at all to me: so long as he took time convenient for it, I suffered him to fulfil his desire. Now it is high time for him to lead another life, and change his manners. And therefore I require, or if it be reason I desire thee Davos, that now at length he do return into the right way. What mean you by this? All men that be in love, can ill away to have wives appointed them by others. So they say. Then if one take a knave for his schoolmaster in that behalf, The love sick mind of the scholar is by him commonly applied to all naughtiness. Truly I understand you not. No, dost thou not? No, I am plain Davus, and not Oedipus [the reader of riddles.] Wilt thou then that I speak the rest of my mind plainly. Yea a God's name. If I shall perceive that thou go about to work any deceit this day, to the end to break of this marriage, or that thou wilt therein show how sly and crafty a companion thou art: I will kudgill thee well and thriftily, and then cast thee into the grinding house to grind till thou die: with this covenant and condition, that if I take thee out thence, than I myself to grind in thy place. What, hast thou understood me now? or dost thou not yet understand this neither? Yes full well, you went now very plainly to the matter, and nothing about the bush. I could rather bear any abuse at thy hands, than be deluded in this matter. Yet good words I pray you sir. What, dost thou laugh me to scorn? I see I am not a whit deceived in thee: But I tell thee this, that thou be not over rash, and that thou mayst not hereafter say but thou hadst a fair warning.
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But now hee will, and that, as I wéene to thy coſt. His purpoſe was to haue vs brought vnder hande into fooles paradiſe, to the end that now hoping the beſt, and hauing caſt of all feare, wée ſhould ſuddeinly bee taken napping, in ſuch ſorte, as wée might not haue time to bethinke vs how to preuent the marryage. A ſuttle foxe I warrant him. What prates this Gallowelapper? Good Lord my maiſter is here, and I ſaw him not till now. Dauus? Now, what is the matter? Come your way hether to mée. What a Deuill will hée haue? What is that thou talkeſt of? Whereof ſhould I talke? Aſkeſt thow whereof? Sirra, the report is that my ſonne is in loue. Yea no doubt the world cares much for that. Nay, but doſt thou minde what I ſpeake to thee or not? Yes truly I mynde it well inough. Wel, for mée now to go ſerch and fift out that matter, were but the part of a harde father: for what he did heretofore, pertaynes nothing at all to mee: ſo long as he tooke time conuenient for it, I ſuffered him to fulfill his deſire. Now it is high time for him to leade an other life, and chaunge his manners. And therefore I require, or if it be reaſon I deſyre thée Dauos, that now at length he do returne into the right way. What meane you by this? All men that bée in loue, can ill away to haue wiues appoynted them by others. So they ſay. Then if one take a knaue for his ſcholmaiſter in that behalfe, The loue ſicke mynde of the ſcholler is by him commonly applied to all naughtines. Truely I vnderſtand you not. No, doſt thou not? No, I am plaine Dauus, and not Oedipus [the reader of Riddels.] Wilt thou then that I ſpeake the reſt of my minde plainly. Yea a Gods name. If I ſhall perceiue that thou go about to worke any deceyte this day, to the ende to breake of this marriage, or that thou wilt therein ſhew how ſlie and crafty a companion thou art: I will kudgill thee well and thriftely, and then caſt thee into the grinding houſe to grinde till thou die: with this couenant and condicion, that if I take thée out thence, then I my ſelfe to grinde in thy place. What, haſt thou vnderſtoode me now? or doſt thou not yet vnderſtande this neither? Yes full well, you went now very plainly to the matter, and nothing about the buſh. I could rather beare any abuſe at thy hands, than bée deluded in this matter. Yet good woordes I pray you ſir. What, doſt thou laugh mee to ſcorne? I ſée I am not a whit deceiued in thée: But I tell thée this, that thou be not ouer raſh, and that thou maiſt not hereafter ſay but thou hadſt a faire warning.