The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 100 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.80 · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Tha, than, than. Who is there? who knocks at door? Daughter, Come down, and open the door. Is this a time to come in? You are disposed still to be out thus a nights. To what end (I trow) walk you thus late? What a long time (mother) have you been away? What do you mean by it? You can never find the way home, when you are once abroad: but it is your old wont, you cannot leave it; and so as you may pleasure one, you care not and you leave a hundred discontented: you have been sought after today, by the father of her that was betrothed, which you brought from the Prebendary upon Easter day, whom he is purposed to marry within these three days, and you must needs help her, according as you promised, that her husband may not find her virginity cracked. Daughter, I remember no such matter. For whom is it that you speak? Remember no such matter? Sure, you have forgot yourself. O! what a weak memory have you? Why, yourself told me of it, when you took her hence; and that you had renewed her maidenhead seven times at the least. Daughter, make it not so strange, that I should forget. For he that scattereth his memory into many parts, can keep it steadfast in no part. But tell me, Will he not return again? See whether he will return or no? He hath given you a bracelet of Gold, as a pledge for your pains: and will he not then return again? O! waste he that brought the bracelet? Now I know whom you mean. Why did you not prepare things in a readiness, and began to do something against I came home? For in such things you should practise yourself when I am absent, and try whether you can do that by yourself, which you so often have seen me do; otherwise, you are like to live all your life-time like a beast, without either art, or income: and then when you grow to my years, you will too late lament your present laziness; for an idle, and lazy youth brings with it a repentful, and a painful old age. I took a better course I wiss, when your Grandmother showed me her cunning: for, in the compass of one year, I grew more skilful than herself. No marvel; for many times, (as it is in the Proverb) a good Scholar goes beyond his Master; and it is all in the will and desire of him that is to learn; for no Science can be well employed on him, who hath not a good mind and affection thereunto. But I had as lief die, as go about it. I am sick (methinks) when I set myself to it; and you are never well, but when you are at it.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Tha, tha, tha. Who is there? who knockes at doore? Daughter, Come downe, and open the doore. Is this a time to come in? You are disposed still to be out thus a nights. To what end (I trow) walke you thus late? What a long time (mother) haue you beene away? What doe you meane by it? You can neuer finde the way home, when you are once abroad: but it is your old wont, you cannot leaue it; and so as you may pleasure one, you care not and you leaue a hundred discontented: you haue been sought after to day, by the father of her that was betrothed, which you brought from the Prebendary vpon Easter day, whom he is purposed to marry within these three dayes, and you must needs helpe her, according as you promised, that her husband may not finde her virginity crackt. Daughter, I remember no such matter. For whom is it that you speake? Remember no such matter? Sure, you haue forgot your selfe. O! what a weake memory haue you? Why, your selfe told mee of it, when you tooke her hence; and that you had renewed her maidenhead seuen times at the least. Daughter, make it not so strange, that I should forget. For hee that scattereth his memory into many parts, can keepe it stedfast in no part. But tell me, Will he not returne againe? See whether hee will returne or no? He hath giuen you a bracelet of Gold, as a pledge for your paines: and will hee not then returne againe? O! wast hee that brought the bracelet? Now I know whome you meane. Why did you not prepare things in a readinesse, and beganne to doe something against I came home? For in such things you should practise your selfe when I am absent, and trye whether you can doe that by your selfe, which you so often haue seene mee doe; otherwise, you are like to liue all your lifetime like a beast, without either arte, or in-come: and then when you grow to my yeeres, you will too late lament your present lazinesse; for an idle, and lazy youth brings with it a repentfull, and a painfull old age. I tooke a better course I wisse, when your Grandmother shew'd mee her cunning: for, in the compasse of one yeere, I grew more skilfull then her selfe. No maruell; for many times, (as it is in the Prouerbe) a good Scholler goes beyond his Master; and it is all in the will and desire of him that is to learne; for no Science can be well imployed on him, who hath not a good minde and affection thereunto. But I had as liefe dye, as goe about it. I am sicke (mee thinkes) when I set my selfe to it; and you are neuer well, but when you are at it.