Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.88 · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
For a thing that must needs be done. high thee apace. I tell thee, I will be here again by and by. WHat, can one be sure of nothing in this world? O Lord God, I still thought, that this Pamphilus was my mistress chiefest joy, as being her friend, her lover, her husband, and one ready to serve her turn in all assays. But now (alack forlorn woman,) what grief takes she for his sake? without doubt there is more harm in this, than there was good in the other. But lo, Davus comes forth. Abide fellow, what is that, I pray thee? whither away carriest thou the child? Mysis, now must I needs have thee show thy ready wit and cunning in this matter. Where about goest thou? Take this same child of me quickly, and lay it down before our door. What I pray thee, on the bare ground? Take thee some herbs of this altar, and straw under it. And why dost not thou do it thyself? Because if perhaps I shall be driven to swear to my master, that I laid it not there: That then I may swear with a safe conscience. I perceive you. But yet tell me, I pray thee, how is it come upon thee to be so holy now of late? Go to, bestir thee, that thou mayest know further of my mind, what I will do. O good Lord. Why, what now? The Bride's father is come, and hath prevented me. Now I leave of my purpose which I first intended. I wot not what thou sayest. I will now make as though I came this other way on the right hand: See that thou be ready to answer and uphold my talk, in every point as shall be needful. I perceive not at all, what thou intendest to do. But if there be any thing that my help may stand you in stead, or that thou see further into the matter than I do: I will stay here, lest you should be hindered of any benefit by my default. NOw that I have made all things in a readiness for my daughter's marriage, I am come again that I may cause her to be sent for. But what have we here? In good faith it is a child: woman didst thou lay this same child here? Whether is this fellow gone? What, wilt thou not answer me? Alack he is nowhere in sight, woe is me (poor wench) the fellow is gone his ways, and left me here. Good Lord of heaven, what hurlyburly is yonder at the market? how much people is there at strife? without it be that corn be at a high price, I wot not in the world what to make of it. I pray you sirrah, why did you leave me here all alone? How now, what tale is this of a roasted horse? Nay but hearest thou me Mysis, whose child is this? or who brought it hither?
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For a thing that muſt néedes be don. Hye thee apace. I tell thée, I will bée here againe by and by. WHat, can one be ſure of nothing in this world? O Lord God, I ſtill thought, that this Pamphilus was my miſtres chéefeſt ioy, as being her frend, her louer, her huſband, and one ready to ſerue her turne in all aſſayes. But now (alack forlorne woman,) what gréefe takes ſhe for his ſake? without doubt there is more harme in this, than there was good in the other. But lo, Dauus comes furth. Abide fellow, what is that, I pray thée? whither away carrieſt thou the childe? Myſis, now muſt I néeds haue thée ſhew thy ready wit and cunning in this matter. Where about goeſt thou? Take this ſame childe of me quickly, and lay it downe before our doore. What I pray thée, on the bare ground? Take thée ſome herbes of this alter, and ſtraw vnder it. And why doeſt not thou doo it thy ſelfe? Bycauſe if perhaps I ſhall be driuen to ſweare to my maiſter, that I layd it not there: That then I may ſweare with a ſafe conſcience. I perceiue you. But yet tell me, I pray thée, how is it come vpon thee to be ſo holy now of late? Go too, beſtir thée, that thou mayeſt know further of my minde, what I will doo. O good Lord. Why, what now? The Brides father is come, and hath preuented me. Now I leaue of my purpoſe which I firſt entended. I wot not what thou ſayeſt. I will now make as though I came this other way on the right hand: Sée that thou bée ready to anſweare and vphold my talke, in euery point as ſhall bée néedfull. I perceiue not at all, what thou intendeſt to doo. But if there bée any thing that my helpe may ſtand you in ſteade, or that thou ſée further into the matter than I doo: I will ſtay here, leaſt you ſhould be hindered of any benefite by my default. NOw that I haue made all things in a readines for my daughters marriage, I am come againe that I may cauſe her to be ſent for. But what haue we here? In good faith it is a childe: woman didſt thou lay this ſame childe here? Whether is this fellow gon? What, wilt thou not aunſwere me? Alack he is no where in ſight, wo is me (poore wench) the fellow is gon his waies, and left me here. Good Lord of heauen, what hurleburley is yonder at the market? how much people is there at ſtrife? without it be that corne be at a high price, I wot not in the world what to make of it. I pray you ſirra, why did you leaue me here all alone? How now, what tale is this of a roſted horſe? Nay but heareſt thou me Myſis, whoſe childe is this? or who brought it hether?