Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1592 [c.1590-1604] (Annals) comedy · Pembroke's Men unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Tra. Amen say we, we will be witnesses. Father, and wife, and gentlemans adieu, I will to Venice, sonday comes apace, We will have rings, and things, and fine array, And kiss me Kate, we will be married a sonday. Was ever match clapped up so suddenly? Faith Gentlemen now I play a merchant's part, And venture madly on a desperate Mart. 'twas a commodity lay fretting by you, 'Twill bring you gain, or perish on the seas. The gain I seek, is quiet me the match. No doubt but he hath got a quiet catch: But now Baptista, to your younger daughter, Now is the day we long have looked for, I am your neighbour, and was suitor first. And I am one that love Bianca more Than words can witness, or your thoughts can guess. Youngling thou canst not love so dear as I. Graybeard thy love doth freeze. But thine doth fry, Skipper stand back, 'tis age that nourisheth. But youth in Ladies eyes that flourisheth. Content you gentlemen, I will compound this strife 'Tis deeds must win the prize, and he of both That can assure my daughter greatest dower, Shall have my Biancas love. Say signior Gremio, what can you assure her? First, as you know, my house within the City Is richly furnished with plate and gold, Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands: My hangings all of tirian tapestry: In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns: In Cypros chests my arras counterpoints, Costly apparel, tents, and Canopies, Fine Linen, Turkey cushions boast with pearl, Vallens of Venice gold, in needle work: Pewter and brass, and all things that belongs To house or housekeeping: then at my farm I have a hundred milk-cows to the pale, Sixe-score fat Oxen standing in my stalls, And all things answerable to this portion. Myself am strooke in years I must confess, And if I die to morrow this is hers, If whilst I live she will be only mine. That only came well in: sir, list to me, I am my father's heir and only son, If I may have your daughter to my wife, I'll leave her houses three or four as good Within rich Pisa walls, as any one Old Signior Gremio has in Padua, Besides, two thousand Ducats by the year Of fruitful land, all which shall be her jointure. What, have I pinched you Signior Gremio? Two thousand Ducats by the year of land, My Land amounts not to so much in all: That she shall have, besides an Argosy That now is lying in Marcellus road: What, have I choked you with an Argosy? Gremio, 'tis known my father hath no less Than three great Argosies, besides two Galliasses And twelve tight Galleys, these I will assure her, And twice as much what ere thou offerest next. Nay, I have offered all, I have no more, And she can have no more than all I have, If you like me, she shall have me and mine.
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Tra. Amen ſay we, we will be witneſſes. Father, and wife, and gentlemen adieu, I will to Venice, ſonday comes apace, We will haue rings, and things, and fine array, And kiſſe me Kate, we will be married a ſonday. Was euer match clapt vp ſo ſodainly? Faith Gentlemen now I play a marchants part, And venture madly on a deſperate Mart. Twas a commodity lay fretting by you, 'Twill bring you gaine, or periſh on the ſeas. The gaine I ſeeke, is quiet me the match. No doubt but he hath got a quiet catch: But now Baptiſta, to your yonger daughter, Now is the day we long haue looked for, I am your neighbour, and was ſuter firſt. And I am one that loue Bianca more Then words can witneſſe, or your thoughts can gueſſe. Yongling thou canſt not loue ſo deare as I. Gray-beard thy loue doth freeze. But thine doth frie, Skipper ſtand backe, 'tis age that nouriſheth. But youth in Ladies eyes that floriſheth. Content you gentlemen, I wil cōpound this ſtrife 'Tis deeds muſt win the prize, and he of both That can aſſure my daughter greateſt dower, Shall haue my Biancas loue. Say ſignior Gremio, what can you aſſure her? Firſt, as you know, my houſe within the City Is richly furniſhed with plate and gold, Baſons and ewers to laue her dainty hands: My hangings all of tirian tapeſtry: In Iuory cofers I haue ſtuft my crownes: In Cypros cheſts my arras counterpoints, Coſtly apparell, tents, and Canopies, Fine Linnen, Turky cuſhions boſt with pearle, Vallens of Venice gold, in needle worke: Pewter and braſſe, and all things that belongs To houſe or houſe-keeping: then at my farme I haue a hundred milch-kine to the pale, Sixe-ſcore fat Oxen ſtanding in my ſtalls, And all things anſwerable to this portion. My ſelfe am ſtrooke in yeeres I muſt confeſſe, And if I die to morrow this is hers, If whil'ſt I liue ſhe will be onely mine. That only came well in: ſir, liſt to me, I am my fathers heyre and onely ſonne, If I may haue your daughter to my wife, Ile leaue her houſes three or foure as good Within rich Piſa walls, as any one Old Signior Gremio has in Padua, Beſides, two thouſand Duckets by the yeere Of fruitfull land, all which ſhall be her ioynter. What, haue I pincht you Signior Gremio? Two thouſand Duckets by the yeere of land, My Land amounts not to ſo much in all: That ſhe ſhall haue, beſides an Argoſie That now is lying in Marcellus roade: What, haue I choakt you with an Argoſie? Gremio, 'tis knowne my father hath no leſſe Then three great Argoſies, beſides two Galliaſſes And twelue tite Gallies, theſe I will aſſure her, And twice as much what ere thou offreſt next. Nay, I haue offred all, I haue no more, And ſhe can haue no more then all I haue, If you like me, ſhe ſhall haue me and mine.