Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Art thou well in thy wits, that askest me this question? Whom then should I ask, seeing here is nobody else? I marvel whence it should be? Wilt thou not tell me what I ask? alas. Come thy way hither on my right hand. Thou ravest, didst not thou thyself?— hushed, be not so hard for thy ears as to speak one word more than I shall ask thee. Thou railest. Whence is this child? speak out aloud. From among you. Ha ha ha, it is a wonder no doubt, if a whore play a shameless part. This maid belongs to her of Andros for aught I can perceive. do we seem such fit copesmates for you to mock and dally withal? I came in time. bestir thee quickly, and take a way the child hence from the door. ℈ Abide still, see thou stir not a foot out of the place thou standst in. I pray God a very vengeance light on thee, that so dost terrify me, poor wretch that I am. do I speak to thee or not? What wouldst thou? And dost thou yet ask me what? I pray the whose child hast thou laid here? Tell me. Dost not thou know? Let pass what I know, and tell me what I ask. It is yours among you. Which of us oweth it? Pamphilus. Hah, what saidst thou? Is it Pamphilus' child? Why I pray thee and is it not? I see I did well always to shun this same marriage. O notable prank worthy of punishment. What exclaiming makest thou? Why, did not I see this same child brought unto you yesterday in the evening? O thou brazen fast fellow. At least I saw gammer Canthara with her clothes tucked about her, carrying somewhat in her lap. In good faith yet I thank GOD with all my heart, that there were some free women of the city, at my mistress deliverance. Without doubt she knew not him, for whose cause she takes this matter in hand. If Chremes shall see this same child, laid here before the door, then will he not give his daughter in marriage: Ah, in good sooth he will give her somuch the sooner. But in good sooth he will not. Now be thou well assured of this, that if thou do not take away the child, I will by and by spurn it into the midst of the street, where I will trample thee also in the dirt. In good sadness fellow, thou art not well in thy wits. One deceitful device brings another to light: I hear now such whispering among them, that this same Glycerie is free borne of Athens. What is this? So as he shall be driven by law to marry her. Why I pray thee, and is she not free of this City indeed? I see I was well nigh fallen into a shrewd sporting game unawares.
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Art thou well in thy wits, that aſkeſt me this queſtion? Whom then ſhould I aſke, ſéeing here is no body els? I marueil whence it ſhould be? Wilt thou not tell me what I aſke? Ahlas. Come thy way hither on my right hand. Thou raueſt, dydſt not thou thy ſelfe?— Huſht, be not ſo hard for thy eares as to ſpeake one word more than I ſhall aſke thée. Thou rayleſt. Whence is this childe? ſpeake out aloud. From among you. Ha ha ha, it is a wonder no doubt, if a hoore play a ſhameles parte. This maid belongs to her of Andros for ought I can perceiue. Doo we ſéeme ſuch fit copesmates for you to mock and dally withall? I came in time. Beſtur thée quickly, and take a way the childe hence from the doore. Abide ſtill, ſée thou ſtur not a foote out of the place thou ſtandſt in. I pray God a very vengeance light on thée, that ſo doſt terrifie me, poore wretch that I am. Doo I ſpeake to thée or not? What wouldſt thou? And doſt thou yet aſke me what? I pray the whoſe childe haſt thou laid here? Tel me. Doſt not thou know? Let paſſe what I know, and tell me what I aſke. It is yours among you. Which of vs oweth it? Pamphilus. Hah, what ſaydſt thou? Is it Pamphilus childe? Why I pray thée and is it not? I ſée I did wel alwaies to ſhun this ſame marriage. O notable prank worthie of puniſhment. What exclaming makeſt thou? Why, did not I ſée this ſame child brought vnto you yeſterday in the euening? O thou braſen faaſt fellow. At leaſt I ſaw Gammar Canthara with her clothes tuckt about her, carrying ſomewhat in her lap. In good faith yet I thank GOD with all my hart, that there were ſome frée women of the citie, at my miſtres deliuerance. Without doubt ſhe knewe not him, for whoſe cauſe ſhe takes this matter in hand. If Chremes ſhall ſée this ſame childe, layd héere before the doore, then will he not giue his daughter in marriage: Ah, in good ſooth he will giue her ſomuch the ſooner. But in good ſooth he will not. Now be thou well aſſured of this, that if thou do not take awaie the childe, I will by and by ſpurn it into the midſt of the ſtrete, where I will trample thée alſo in the durt. In good ſadneſſe fellow, thou art not well in thy wits. One deceitfull deuiſe bringes an other to light: I heare now ſuch whiſpering among them, that this ſame Glycerie is frée borne of Athens. What is this? So as he ſhall be driuen by law to marry her. Why I pray thée, and is ſhe not frée of this Citie indéede? I ſée I was well nigh fallen into a ſhrewd ſporting game vnawares.