Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
And thus with these words I began to moon, Lamenting and mourning myself all alone. O wadnes, O doting of those young folk O my ●●es without wit, advise, and discretion, With whom their parents can bear no stroke In these first Matrimonial conjunction They know not what misery grief and unquietness Will hereafter ensue, of their extreme foolysshenes, Of all such labours, they be clean ignorant, Which in the nourishing and keeping of Children their great charges, it is convenient Either of them henceforth to sustain: Concerning expenses bestowed in a house They perceive as little as doth the Mouse. On the one side, the wife will brawl and scold, On the other side the Infant will cry in the Cradle: Anon when the Child wareth somewhat old, For meat and drink, he begins to babbell. Hereupon cometh it, that at markets and fairs A Husband is forced to buy many wares. Yet for all this hath my foolish Son As wise a woodcock, without any wit, Despising his Father's mind and opinion, Married a wife for him most unfyete, Supposing that mirth to be eveciasting, Which then at the first was greatly pleasing. How they two will live, I can not tell, Whereto they may trust, they have nothing My mind gyueth me, that they will come devil, At length by their father for want of livings, But my Son doubtless, for any thing that I know▪ Shall reap in such wise as he did sow, True he shall find, that Hippon●rtes did write Who said with a wife are two days of pleasure The first is the joy of the Marriage day and night The second to be at the wife's Sepulture: And this by experience he shall prove true, That of his Bridal great evyiles do ensue. And (as I suppose,) it will prove in his life, When he shall wish that to him it may chance, Which unto Eupolis and also his wife, The night they were wedded, fell for a vengeance Who with the heavy thine of the Gedde were slain, As the Poet Ovid in these two Verses makes plain, Si tibi coniugii nox prima, novissima vite, Eupolis, hoc periit, & nova nupta modo. ovidius writing against one Ibis his enemy That the first night of his Marriage did wish The last of his life might be certainly. For so (quoth he) did Eupolis and his wife perish. Yet to my Soon I pray God to send Because thereunto me Nature doth bind: Though he hath offended, a better end, Then Eupolis and his wife did find. And now I shall long ever anon, Till some of those quarters come riding hither, Unto the which my Son is gone, To know how they do live together. But I am fasting, and it is almost noon And more than time that I had dined: Wherefore from hence I will go soon, I think by this time, my meat is burned.
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And thus with theſe wordes I began to mone, Lamentynge and mournynge my ſelfe all a lone. O wadnes, O dotynge of thoſe yonge folke O my es without wytte, aduyſe, and diſcretion, With whom their parntes can beare no ſtroke In thſe firſt Matrimoniall coniunction They knowe not what myſerye griefe and vnquietnes Wyll hereafter enſue, of their extreme foolyſſhenes, Of all ſuch laboures, they be cleane ignorant, Which in the nouryſſhynge and kepynge of Chyldren their great charges, it is conuenient Either of them hencefoorth to ſuſtayne: Concernynge expences beſtowed in a howſe They pereyue as lyttell as doth the Mowſe. On the one ſyde, the wyfe wyll brall and ſcolde, On the other ſide the Infant wyll crye in the Cradell: Anone when the Chylde wareth ſomwhat olde, For meate and drynke, he begynnes to babbell. Herevpon commeth it, that at markettes and fayres A Huſbande is forced to bye many wares. Yet for all this hath my foolyſſhe Sonne As wyſe a Wodcocke, without any wytte, Deſpyſynge his Fathers mynde and opynion, Maryed a wyfe for hym moſt vnfyete, Suppoſynge that myrth to be eueciaſtynge, Which then at the fyrſte was greatly pleaſynge. How they two wyll lyue, I can not tell, Wherto they maye truſt, they haue nothynge My mynde yueth me, that they wyll come dwell, At length by their father for wante of lyuings, But my Sonne doubtles, for any thynge that I know▪ Shall reape in ſuch wyſe as he dyd ſowe, True he ſhall fynde, that Hipponrtes dyd wryte Who ſayde with a wyfe are two dayes of pleaſure The firſt is the ioye of the Maryage daye and nyght The ſeconde to be at the wyfes Sepulture: And this by experience he ſhall proue true, That of his Brydale great euyiles do enſue. And (as I ſuppoſe,) it wyll proue in his lfe, When he ſhall wyſſhe that to him it maye chaunce, Which vnto Eupolis and alſo his wife, The nyght they were wedded, fell for a vengeaunce Who with the heuy thyne of the Gedde were ſayne, As the Poet Ouid in theſe two Uerſes makes playne, ¶ Si tibi coniugii nox prima, nouiſſima vite, Eupolis, hoc periit, & noua nupta modo. Ouidius wrytinge agaynſt one Ibis his enemye That the fyrſt night of his Maryage dyd wyſſhe The laſt of his lyfe myght be certenly. For ſo (quod he) dyd Eupolis and hys wife peryſſhe. Yet to my Soone I praye God to ſende Becauſe thervnto me Nature doth bynde: Thoughe he hath offended, a better ende, Then Eupolis and his wyfe dyd fynde. And nowe I ſhall longe euer anone, Tyll ſome of thoſe quarters come rydynge hyther, Vnto the which my Sonne is gone, To knowe how they do lyue togyther. But I am faſtynge, and it is almoſt noone And more than tyme that I had dyned: Wherfore from hence I wyll go ſoone, I thinke by this tyme, my meate is burned.