Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma typicality 0.89 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Yea and by how much the more you are ignorant of my heaviness: This same marriage was not meant or intended for me, neither did any man motion, now at this time, to procure a wife for me. I wot well, you are compelled to it even of your own free will. Abide, you wot not yet how the case stands. Yes certainly, I wot full well that you will marry her. Why do you thus kill my heart? hear me what I shall say to you: he never ceased, pressing, persuading, and praying me so long, till at last he enforced me to say unto my father, that I would marry her. What man did this? Davus. What, Davus? Yea, he brought all out of square. Wherefore did he so? I wot not in the world, without that God were highly offended with me, in that I followed his counsel. Davus, Didst thou do this? Yes. Hah, what sayest thou villain? Now I pray God give thee a mischievous end as thou hast deserved. Why I pray thee tell me, if all the enemies he hath in the world would have wished to force a marriage upon him, what other counsel could they have given him than this? Well, I am deceived, but not discouraged. I know it well. The matter came not well to pass this way, now we will take another course, unless you be of opinion, that because it had ill success at the first: that therefore this evil may not now be remedied at the last. Yes marry may it, for I verily believe if thou do bend thy whole endeavour unto it, thou wilt make for me two marriages of one. Master Pamphilus, this I owe unto you of duty, as being your servant: even day and night to labours to my uttermost with might and main, and to hazard my life to do you good withal: it is your part, if aught hath happened otherwise than was looked for, to pardon me. Be it that my doings prosper not: Why yet I do my true intent: Or find you some better remedy yourself, and let not me either make or meddle withal. That is it I desire: set me again in the same state thou foundest me. I will. But it must be done by and by. Alas, but yet stay a little, Glyceries door creaks. That is nothing to thee. Yet I would know. What, still more staying? Well, I will presently find you out a device for this. WHeresoever your friend Pamphilus be, I will forthwith seek him out, and bring him with me: In the mean time (dear heart) do not you vex yourself with thought. Mysis? Who is there? O master Pamphilus, you meet me in very good time. What is the matter with thee? My mistress bade me pray you for God's sake, if you love her, that you will come to her, now out of hand. She saith that she longs much to see you.
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Yea and by how much the more you are ignorant of my heauines: This ſame marriage was not meant or intended for me, neither did any man motion, now at this time, to procure a wife for me. I wot well, you are compeld to it euen of your owne frée will. Abide, you wot not yet how the caſe ſtands. Yes certainely, I wot full well that you will marry her. Why do you thus kil my hart? heare me what I ſhall ſay to you: he neuer ceaſſed, preaſſing, perſwading, and praying me ſo long, till at laſt he inforced me to ſay vnto my father, that I would marry her. What man did this? Dauus. What, Dauus? Yea, hée brought all out of ſquare. Wherefore did hée ſo? I wot not in the world, without that God were highly offended with mée, in that I followed his counſaile. Dauus, Didſt thou doo this? Yes. Hah, what ſayeſt thou villayne? Now I pray God geue thee a miſchéeuous end as thou haſt deſerued. Why I pray thee tell me, if all the enemies hée hath in the world would haue wiſhed to force a marryage vpon him, what other counſaile could they haue geuen him than this? Well, I am deceiued, but not diſcouraged. I know it well. The matter came not well to paſſe this way, now wee will take an other courſe, vnleſſe you be of opinion, that bycauſe it had ill ſucceſſe at the firſt: that therfore this euill may not now be remedied at the laſt. Yes mary may it, for I verily beleeue if thou doo bend thy whole indeuor vnto it, thou wilt make for me two marriages of one. Maiſter Pamphilus, this I owe vnto you of duty, as being your ſeruaunt: euen day and night to labours to my vttermoſt with might and maine, and to hazard my life to doo you good withall: it is your part, if ought hath hapned otherwiſe than was looked for, to pardon mée. Be it that my doings proſper not: Why yet I doo my true intent: Or finde you ſome better remedy your ſelfe, and let not mée either make or meddle withall. That is it I deſire: ſet mée againe in the ſame ſtate thou foundeſt me. I will. But it muſt be don by and by. Alas, but yet ſtay a little, Glyceries doore creaks. That is nothing to thée. Yet I would know. What, ſtill more ſtaying? Well, I will preſently finde you out a deuiſe for this. WHereſoeuer your friend Pamphilus be, I wil furthwith ſéeke him out, and bring him with me: In the meane time (dere hart) doo not you vexe your ſelfe with thought. Myſis? Who is there? O maſter Pamphilus, you méete me in very good time. What is the matter with thée? My miſtres bad me pray you for Gods ſake, if you loue her, that you will come to her, now out of hand. She ſaith that ſhe longs much to ſée you.