Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.91 · 479 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
What wouldst thou have me to do? that I should yield to marry? O master consider, he is your father, it is hard to withstand him: Moreover this Glycerie is a love woman, he will quickly pick a quarrel against her, and so turn her packing out of town: May he turn her away? Yes, out of hand. Then I pray thee Davus what shall I do? Say to your father that you will marry. Alas. Why, what is the matter? Should I say so? Why not? I will never do it. Never deny it. Never do thou persuade me to it. Do but consider what will follow of this. This will follow, that I shall be shut from Glycerie, and tied up to this woman. Not so: Marry I ween your father will say thus much to you: I will have you to marry a wife today. You shall say, I will: And then I pray you what cause shall he have to chide you? By this means you shall make all his devices which now are of force, to be then altogether frivolous: and that without any danger to yourself: for this is without all question, that Chremes will not marry his daughter unto you: And for more surety, you shall not cease to use Glyceries company still as you have done, lest haply he should alter his mind. Tell your father that you are willing to marry, so as when he would be angry with you, he may have no cause: for as for that vain hope of yours (imagining thus with yourself: Tush, it is no danger for me to withstand my father, No man will marry his daughter unto a man of my manners) I shall easily put you out of that hope: he will find out a poor and mean marriage for you, rather than he will suffer you to be spilled by harlots. But if he shall perceive that you are well content with this marriage, you shall make him reckless of the matter, he will seek another wife for you at leisure, and in the mean space some good fortune will fall. Dost thou think so? Nay surely there is no doubt of that. Yea, but take heed whereto thou persuadest me. What, are you not yet resolved? Well, I will say so to my father: but we must take heed, that he understand not of the child I have by Glycerie, for I have promised to bring it up. O notable hold deed. She earnestly besought me to give her my faith and troth on this, that so she might be sure I would not forsake her. Well, it shall be cared for. But your father is here hard by, beware that he do not find you sad. I Come again to see what they are a doing or consulting.
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What wouldſt thou haue me to doo? that I ſhould yéeld to marry? O maſter conſider, he is your father, it is hard to withſtand him: Moreouer this Glycerie is a loue woman, he will quickly picke a quarell againſt her, and ſo turn her packing out of town: May he turn her away? Yes, out of hand. Then I pray thée Dauus what ſhall I doo? Say to your father that you will marry. Alas. Why, what is the matter? Should I ſay ſo? Why not? I will neuer doe it. Neuer deny it. Neuer doo thou perſwade me to it. Do but conſider what will follow of this. This will follow, that I ſhall be ſhut from Glycerie, and tyed vp to this woman. Not ſo: Mary I wene your father will ſay thus much to you: I will haue you to marry a wyfe to day. You ſhall ſay, I will: And then I pray you what cauſe ſhall he haue to chide you? By this meanes you ſhall make all his deuiſes which now are of force, to be then altogether friuolous: and that without any danger to your ſelfe: for this is without all queſtion, that Chremes will not marry his daughter vnto you: And for more ſurety, you ſhall not ceaſe to vſe Glyceries company ſtill as you haue done, leaſt haply he ſhould alter his minde. Tell your father that you are willing to marry, ſo as when he would be angrie with you, he may haue no cauſe: for as for that vaine hope of yours (imagining thus with your ſelfe: Tuſh, it is no dāger for me to withſtand my father, No man will marry his daughter vnto a man of my manners) I ſhall eaſilie put you out of that hope: he will finde out a poore and meane marriage for you, rather than he will ſuffer you to be ſpilt by harlots. But if he ſhall perceiue that you are well content with this marriage, you ſhall make him reckles of the matter, he will ſeeke an other wife for you at leyſure, and in the meane ſpace ſome good fortune will fall. Doſt thou think ſo? Nay ſurely there is no doubt of that. Yea, but take héede whereto thou perſwadeſt me. What, are you not yet reſolued? Well, I will ſay ſo to my father: but we muſt take héede, that he vnderſtand not of the childe I haue by Glycerie, for I haue promiſed to bring it vp. O notable hold déede. Shée earneſtly beſought mée to geue her my fayth and troth on this, that ſo ſhée might bée ſure I would not forſake her. Well, it ſhall bée cared for. But your father is here hard by, beware that hée do not finde you ſad. I Come againe to ſée what they are a dooing or conſulting.