Anonymous · published 1607 · first performed or written 1592 [c.1592-1594] (Annals) comedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 509 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
I cannot blame your honour, good my Lord, For they are both lovely, wise, fair, and young, And one of them, the youngest of the three I long have loved (sweet friend) and she loved me, But never yet we could not find a means How we might compass our desired joys. Why, is not her father willing to the match? Yes trust me, but he hath solemnly sworn, His eldest daughter first shall be espoused, Before he grants his youngest leave to love: And therefore he that means to get their loves▪ Must first provide for her, if he will speed, And he that hath her shall be fretted so, As good be wedded to the devil himself, For such a scold as she did never live, And till that she be sped, none else can speed: Which makes me think, that all my labours lost, And who soe'er can get her firm good will, A large dowry he shall be sure to have, For her father is a man of mighty wealth, And an ancient Citizen of the town, And that was he that went along with them. But he shall keep her still by my advise, And yet I needs must love his second daughter The image of honour and nobility, In whose sweet person is comprised the sum Of Nature's skill and heavenly majesty. I like your choice, and glad you chose not mine, Then if you like to follow on your love, We must devise a means to find some one That will attempt to wed this devilish scold, And I do know the man. Come hither boy, Go your ways sirrah, to Ferando's house, Desire him to take the pains to come to me, For I must speak with him immediately. I will sir, and fetch him presently. A man I think will fit her humour right, As blunt in speech as she is sharp in tongue, And he I think will match her every way, And yet he is a man of wealth sufficient, And for his person worth as good as she: And if he compass her to be his wife, Then may we freely visit both our loves. O might I see the censer of my loule Whose sacred beauty hath enchanted me, More fair than was the Grecian Helena For whose sweet sake so many princes died; That came with thousand ships to Tenedos. But when we come unto her father's house, Tell him I am a Merchant's son of Cestus, That comes for traffic unto Athens here, And here sirrah, I will change with you for once, And now be thou the Duke of Cestus' son, Revel and spend as if thou wert my self, For I will court thy love in this disguise. My Lord, how if the Duke your father should By some means come to Athens for to see How you do profit in these public schools, And find me clothed thus in your attire, How would he take it then think you my Lord?
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I cannot blame your honor, good my Lorde, For they are both louely, wiſe, faire, and yong, And one of them, the yongeſt of the three I long haue lou'd (ſweet frind) and ſhe lou'd me, But neuer yet we could not find a meanes How we might compaſſe our deſired ioyes. Why, is not her father willing to the match? Yes truſt me, but he hath ſolemnly ſworne, His eldeſt daughter firſt ſhall be eſpowſde, Before he grants his yongeſt leaue to loue: And therefore he that meanes to get their loues▪ Muſt firſt provide for her, if he wil ſpeed, And he that hath her ſhall be fretted ſo, As good be wedded to the diuell himſelfe, For ſuch a skould as ſhe did neuer liue, And til that ſhe be ſped, none elſe can ſpeede: Which makes me thinke, that all my labors loſt, And who ſoere can get hir firme good will, A large dowrie he ſhall be ſure to haue, For hir father is a man of mightie wealth, And an antient Citizen of the towne, And that was he that went along with them. But he ſhall keepe hir ſtil by my aduiſe, And yet I needes muſt loue his ſecond daughter The image of honor and nobility, In whoſe ſweet perſon is compriſde the ſumme Of Natures skill and heauenly maieſty. I like your choiſe, and glad you choſe not mine, Then if you like to follow on your loue, We muſt deuiſe a meanes to find ſome one That will attempt to wed this deuiliſh skould, And I do know the man. Come hither boy, Go your waies ſirha, to Ferandoes houſe, Deſire him to take the paines to come to me, For I muſt ſpeake with him immediatly. I will ſir, and fetch him preſently. A man I thinke will fit hir humour right, As blunt in ſpeech as ſhe is ſharpe in tongue, And he I thinke will match hir euery way, And yet he is a man of wealth ſufficient, And for his perſon worth as good as ſhe: And if he compaſſe hir to be his wife, Then may we freely viſit both our loues. O might I ſee the cenſer of my loule Whoſe ſacred beauty hath inchanted me, More faire then was the Grecian Helena For whoſe ſweet ſake ſo many princes dide; That came with thouſand ſhips to Tenedos. But when we come vnto hir fathers houſe, Tel him I am a Merchants ſonne of Ceſtus, That comes for trafficke vnto Athens here, And here ſirha, I wil change with you for once, And now be thou the Duke of Ceſtus ſonne, Reuel and ſpend as if thou wert my felfe, For I will court thy loue in this diſguiſe. My Lord, how if the Duke your father ſhould By ſome meanes come to Athens for to ſee How you do profit in theſe publike ſchooles, And find me clothed thus in your attire, How would he take it then thinke you my Lord?