Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.84 · 510 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
O sir, you are the only man I sought. And I you. You come as well as I could wish: There have some been with me, which told me they heard you say that my daughter should this day be married to your son: Now the matter I come for, is to see, whether you, or they, do dote. Hear me a word, or two, and you shall soon know both what I desire of you, and also what you require of me. I hear you, go to, speak your mind. Chremes I beseech you for God's sake, and for our friendships sake begun betwixt us from our childhood, and grown together with our years: I beseech you as you love your only daughter, & as you tender my son, whom it lieth in you chiefly to save or to spill, that you will help me now in this matter, and like as the marriage should have been, that so now, it may be made up betwixt them. Tush, never pray me so much, as though you could not obtain this at my hands but by much praying: Do you think me now another manner of man, than I was then, when I promised my daughter unto you? If it be a matter profitable for both parts, that this marriage be made, then cause her forthwith to be sent for. But if there grow of this, more harm than good, as well to the one as to the other: Then my desire is, that you will consider of the matter indifferently for both parts, even no otherwise than if she were your daughter, and that I were father unto Pamphilus. Yea Chremes, even so is my meaning, and therefore do I request that it may be effected. Neither would I request it at your hands, if the matter if self did not give me good occasion. What may that be? marry sir, my son and Glycerie are fallen out. I hear you. Nay, but so far fallen out, as I hope they may be quite set asunder. Tush, it is but a Tale. Nay, without doubt it is as I say. Yea forsooth, thus, as I shall tell you, The falling out of Lovers, is a Renewing of Love. Alas, I pray you then, let us now prevent that, while time is, and while his hot love is alaid with bitter words: Let us couple him to a wife, before that this naughty parks shrewd crafts, and feigned tears, do work again his lovesick mind, unto pity and compassion: I hope (Chremes) that being once reclaimed, by means of good company and honest wedlock, he will afterward, with case, wind himself out of these mischiefs. It seems so to you, but I think it neither possible for him to continue with this wife, nor yet for me to be able to endure it. How can you know that, until you have made trial of it? Yea marry, but it is a shrewd matter to make that Trial upon my daughter.
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O ſir, you are the onely man I ſought. And I you. You com as wel as I could wiſh: There haue ſome bin with me, which told me they heard you ſay that my daughter ſhould this day be marryed to your ſonne: Now the matter I come for, is to ſée, whether you, or they, do dote. Heare me a word, or twoo, and you ſhall ſoone know both what I deſire of you, and alſo what you require of me. I heare you, go too, ſpeake your minde. Chremes I beſéech you for Gods ſake, and for our frendſhips ſake begun betwixt vs from our childehood, and growen together with our years: I beſeech you as you loue your onely daughter, & as you tender my ſon, whome it lieth in you chéefely to ſaue or to ſpill, yt you will help me now in this matter, and like as the marriage ſhould haue bin, that ſo now, it may be made vp betwixt them. Tuſh, neuer pray mée ſo much, as though you could not obteine this at my hands but by much praying: Doo you think mée now an other manner of man, than I was then, when I promiſed my daughter vnto you? If it be a matter profitable for both parts, that this marriage be made, then cauſe hir furthwith to be ſent for. But if there grow of this, more harme than good, as well to the one as to the other: Then my deſire is, that you will conſider of the matter indifferently for both parts, euen no otherwiſe than if ſhe were your daughter, and that I were father vnto Pamphilus. Yea Chremes, euen ſo is my meaning, and therfore doo I requeſt that it may be effected. Neither would I requeſt it at your hands, if the matter if ſelfe dyd not geue me good occaſion. What may that be? Mary ſir, my ſonne and Glycerie are fallen out. I heare you. Nay, but ſo far fallen out, as I hope they may be quite ſet a ſunder. Tuſh, it is but a Tale. Nay, without dowt it is as I ſay. Yea forſooth, thus, as I ſhall tell you, The falling out of Louers, is a Renewing of Loue. Alas, I pray you then, let vs now preuent that, while time is, and while his hot loue is alaid with bitter words: Let vs couple him to a wife, before that this naughtie parks ſhrewd crafts, and fained teares, doo woork againe his loueſick minde, vnto pitie and compaſſion: I hope (Chremes) that being once reclaimed, by meanes of good company and honeſt wedlock, he will afterward, wt cas, winde himſelf out of theſe miſchéefs. It ſéemes ſo to you, but I think it neither poſſible for him to continue with this wife, nor yet for me to be able to endure it. How can you know that, vntill you haue made tryall of it? Yea mary, but it is a ſhrewd matter to make that Tryall vpon my daughter.