Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma typicality 0.88 · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
He makes sure account that you will refuse to marry: he hath studied by himself, and is now come out of some solitary corner, hoping he hath devised talk wherewith he may bring you beside yourself: Therefore see that your wits be your own. I will do as well as I may. Master, credit me in this: I say unto you that your father will not give you one evil word today, if you do but say that you will marry. MY master gave me commandment, that setting all business aside, I should watch Pamphilus this day, to th'end I might learn what he did as touching the marriage: and that is the matter I am now come after him hither: but lo where he is with Davus, here hard at hand. I will do that, that I come for. I see them both present before my face. Hem, look to yourself. Pamphilus. Turn suddenly toward him as though you were not aware of his coming. Oh father. Well handled of you. I will have thee to be married to day, as I told thee before. Now fear I of our side, how this man will answer. Neither in this thing, nor in any thing else, shall you find any let or delay, in me. Out alas. He hath never a word more to say. What did he answer? Thou dost as becometh thee, in that I obtain with thy good will, the thing which I require at thy hands. did not I say true? As far as I here, my master is like to leap beside his wife. Now go thy ways in, that there be no tarrying for thee when need is. I go. Is there no trust to be put in any man, for any thing in the world? That same is a true saying which is commonly used: Every man wisheth more good to himself than to another. I myself have seen that same maiden, and I remember she was of a good lovely favour: Therefore I blame not Pamphilus so much though he had leaver, lie colling of her himself a-nights, than that my Master should: well, I will go show all to my Master, that for these ill news he may give me ill language. NOw thinks the old man verily, that I bring some fly shift to beguile him, and that I stayed here therefore of purpose. What saith Davus? Truly even as much now as before. What, is it nothing thou sayest? Nothing at all. But I had hoped to hear somewhat. I perceive the matter fell out otherwise than he thought for, and that troubles the man. Canst thou tell me truth? Why, nothing readier. Is my son any thing grieved at this marriage, in respect of the love and familiarity betwixt him and this strange harlotry? No certainly, or if he be, his grief is but for two or three days (perceive you me?) and than it is done: for he will take a right course with himself, as touching that matter.
seed 43: T6 · seed 44: T7 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Hée makes ſure account that you will refuſe to marry: he hath ſtudied by himſelfe, and is now come out of ſome ſolitary corner, hoping he hath deuiſed talke wherewith hée may bring you beſide your ſelfe: Therefore ſée that your wits bée your owne. I will doo as well as I may. Maiſter, credite mée in this: I ſay vnto you that your father will not geue you one euill woord to day, if you doo but ſay that you will marry. MY maiſter gaue mée commaundement, that ſetting all buſines aſide, I ſhould watch Pamphilus this day, to thend I might learne what hée did as touching the marriage: and that is the matter I am now come after him hither: but lo where he is with Dauus, here hard at hand. I will do that, that I come for. I ſée them both preſent before my face. Hem, looke to your ſelfe. Pamphilus. Turne ſuddenly toward him as though you were not aware of his comming. Oh father. Well handled of you. I will haue thée to bée married to daye, as I told thée before. Now feare I of our ſide, how this man will anſweare. Neither in this thing, nor in any thing els, ſhall you finde any let or delay, in me. Out alas. He hath neuer a word more to ſay. What did he anſweare? Thou doſt as becommeth thée, in that I obteine with thy good wil, ye thing which I require at thy hands. did not I ſay true? As far as I héere, my maſter is like to leape beſide his wife. Now go thy waies in, that there be no tarrying for thée when néede is. I go. Is there no truſt to be put in any man, for any thing in the world? That ſame is a true ſaying which is commonly vſed: Euery man wiſheth more good to himſelfe than to an other. I my ſelfe haue ſéene that ſame mayden, and I remember ſhe was of a good louely fauour: Therefore I blame not Pamphilus ſo much though he had leauer, lye colling of her himſelfe a nights, than that my Maiſter ſhould: well, I will go ſhew all to my Maiſter, that for theſe ill newes he may giue me ill language. NOw thinks the old man verilie, that I bring ſome flye ſhift to beguyle him, and that I ſtaied here therefore of purpos. What ſaith Dauus? Truly euen as much now as before. What, is it nothing thou ſaieſt? Nothing at all. But I had hoped to heare ſomewhat. I perceiue the matter fell out otherwiſe than he thought for, and that troubles the man. Canſt thou tell mée truth? Why, nothing readier. Is my ſonne any thing gréeued at this marriage, in reſpect of the loue and familiarity betwixt him and this ſtrange harlatry? No certeinly, or if he be, his gréefe is but for two or three dayes (perceiue you mée?) and than it is don: for hée will take a right courſe with himſelfe, as touching that matter.