Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1592 [c.1592-1594] (Annals) comedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Why Valeria, will she not learn apace? Yes by’r lady she has learned too much already, And that I had felt had I not spoke her fair, But she shall near be learned for me again. Well Valeria go to my chamber, And bear him company that came to day From Cestus, where our aged father dwells. Come fair Emelia my lovely love, Brighter than the burnished palace of the sun, The eyesight of the glorious firmament, In whose bright looks sparkles the radiant fire, Wily Prometheus slily stole from Ioue, Infusing breath, life, motion, soul, To every object stricken by thine eyes. Oh fair Emelia I pine for thee, And either must enjoy thy love, or die. Fie man, I know you will not die for love: Ah Polidor thou needst not to complain, Eternal heaven sooner be dissolved, And all that pierceth Phoebus' silver eye, Before such hap befall to Polidor. Thanks fair Emelia for these sweet words, But what saith Phylena to her friend? Why I am buying merchandise of him. Mistress you shall not need to buy of me, For when I crossed the bubbling Canibey, And sailed along the Crystal Hellespont, I filled my coffers of the wealthy mines, Where I did cause Millions of labouring Moores To undermine the caverns of the earth, To seek for strange and new found precious stones, And dive into the sea to gather pearl, As fair as Iuno offered Priam's son, And you shall take your liberal choice of all. I thank you sir and would Phylena might In any courtesy requite you so, As she with willing heart could well bestow. How now daughters, is Ferando come? Not yet father, I wonder he stays so long. And where's your sister that she is not here? She is making of her ready father To go to church and if that he were come. I warrant you he'll not be long away. Go daughters get you in, and bid your Sister provide herself against that we do come, And see you go to church along with us. I marvel that Ferando comes not away. His Tailor it may be hath been too slack, In his apparel which he means to wear, For no question but some fantastic suits He is determined to wear today, And richly powdered with precious stones, Spotted with liquid gold, thick set with pearl, And such he means shall be his wedding suits. I card not I what cost he did bestow, In gold or silk, so he himself were here, For I had rather lose a thousand crowns, Then that he should deceive us here to day, But soft I think I see him come. good-morrow father, Polidor well met, You wonder I know that I have stayed so long. I marry son, we were almost persuaded, That we should scarce have had our bridegroom here, But say, why art thou thus basely attired?
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Why Valeria, will ſhe not learne apace? Yes berlady ſhe has learnt too much already, And that I had felt had I not ſpoke hir faire, But ſhe ſhall neare be learnt for me againe. Well Valeria go to my chamber, And beare him companie that came to daie From Ceſtus, where our aged father dwels. Come faire Emelia my louelie loue, Brighter then the burniſht pallace of the ſunne, The eie-ſight of the glorious firmament, In whoſe bright lookes ſparkles the radiant fire, Wilie Prometheus ſlilie ſtole from Ioue, Infuſing breath, life, motion, ſoule, To euerie obiect ſtriken by thine eies. Oh faire Emelia I pine for thee, And either muſt enioy thy loue, or die. Fie man, I know you will not die for loue: Ah Polidor thou needſt not to complaine, Eternall heauen ſooner be diſſolude, And all that pearſeth Phebus ſiluer eie, Before ſuch hap befall to Polidor. Thanks faire Emelia for theſe ſweet words, But what ſaith Phylena to hir friend? Why I am buying marchandiſe of him. Miſtreſſe you ſhall not need to buie of me, For when I croſt the bubling Canibey, And ſailde along the Criſtall Heliſpont, I filde my cofers of the wealthie mines, Where I did cauſe Millions of labouring Moores To vndermine the cauernes of the earth, To ſeeke for ſtrange and new found pretious ſtones, And diue into the ſea to gather pearle, As faire as Iuno offered Priams ſonne, And you ſhall take your liberall choice of all. I thanke you ſir and would Phylena might In any curteſie requite you ſo, As ſhe with willing hart could well beſtow. How now daughters, is Ferando come? Not yet father, I wonder he ſtaies ſo long. And wheres your ſiſter that ſhe is not heere? She is making of hir readie father To goe to church and if that he were come. I warrant you heele not be long awaie. Go daughters get you in, and bid your Siſter prouide her ſelfe againſt that we doo come, And ſee you goe to church along with vs. I maruell that Ferando comes not away. His Tailor it may be hath bin too ſlacke, In his apparrell which he meanes to weare, For no queſtion but ſome fantaſticke ſutes He is determined to weare to day, And richly powdered with pretious ſtones, Spotted with liquid gold, thick ſet with pearle, And ſuch he meanes ſhall be his wedding ſutes. I carde not I what coſt he did beſtow, In gold or ſilke, ſo he himſelfe were heere, For I had rather loſe a thouſand crownes, Then that he ſhould deceiue vs heere to daie, But ſoft I thinke I ſee him come. Godmorow father, Polidor well met, You wonder I know that I haue ſtaid ſo long. I marrie ſon, we were almoſt perſwaded, That we ſhould ſcarſe haue had our bridegroome heere, But ſay, why art thou thus baſely attired?