The Andrian: Act the Fifth: Scene VIII
DAVUS. 'Tis after the old fashion, that my illsShould reach your ears, before your joys reach mine.PAM. Glycerium has discover'd her relations.
CHAR. How's that? (Listening.)
PAM. Her father isOur most near friend.
DAVUS. Charming news!
PAM. And I'm to marry her immediately.
CHAR. Is this man talking in his sleep, and dreamsOn what he wishes waking? (Listening.)
PAM. And moreover,For the child, Davus----
DAVUS. Ah, Sir, say no more.You're th' only favorite of the Gods.
CHAR. I'm made,If this be true. I'll speak to them. (Comes forward.)
PAM. Who's there?Charinus! oh, well met.
CHAR. I give you joy.
CHAR. Ev'ry word: and prithee now,In your good fortune, think upon your friend.Chremes is now your own; and will performWhatever you shall ask.
PAM. I shall remember.'Twere tedious to expect his coming forth:Along with me then to Glycerium!Davus, do you go home, and hasten themTo fetch her hence. Away, away!
DAVUS. I go. (Exeunt PAMPHILUS and CHARINUS.(DAVUS addressing the audience.)Wait not till they come forth: withinShe'll be betroth'd; within, if aught remainsUndone, 'twill be concluded--Clap your hands!
Words in this poem
- prithee interj.
- A corruption of pray thee; as, I prithee; generally used without I.
- shall v. i.
- To owe; to be under obligation for. [OE. shal, schal, imp. sholde, scholde, AS. scal, sceal, I am obliged, imp. scolde, sceolde, inf. sculan; akin to OS. skulan, pres. skal, imp. skolda, D. zullen,]
- expect v. t.
- To wait for; to await. [L. expectatum, to look out for, await, expect; ex + out spectare to look at. See Spectacle.]
- exeunt
- They go out, or retire from the scene; as, exeunt all except Hamlet. See 1st Exit. [L., 3d pers. pl. pres. of exire to go out.]
- aught n.
- Property; possession. [AS. , fr. agan to own, p. p. ahte.]
- undone a.
- Not done or performed; neglected. [Pref. un- not + done.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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The Andrian: Act the Fifth: Scene VIII is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Comedies of Terence, Project Gutenberg ebook #22695; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
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Form and metre
The Andrian: Act the Fifth: Scene VIII is 33 lines in 14 stanzas. This poem did not settle on a metre of its own; the book it comes from is in iambic pentameter.
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Measured by Laurel's pipeline, not copied from a handbook: how stress and metre are counted, how rhyme is lettered, how a drifted rhyme is found. Where the dictionary cannot confirm a rhyme the letter is withheld, not guessed.
Rhyme words, stanza by stanza
The word that ends each line, lettered by the rhyme it makes; a dash is a line whose rhyme the dictionary could not confirm.
- 9 AA madeA · forwardA
Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against iambic pentameter. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| DAVUS. 'Tis after the old fashion, that my ills | 12 | ·······/˘··· |
| Should reach your ears, before your joys reach mine. | 10 | ·········· |
| PAM. Glycerium has discover'd her relations. | 12 | ·····˘/˘·˘/˘ |
| CHAR. How's that? (Listening.) | 6 | ···/˘˘ |
| PAM. Her father is | 5 | ··/˘· |
| Our most near friend. | 5 | /˘··· |
| DAVUS. Charming news! | 5 | ··/˘· |
| PAM. And I'm to marry her immediately. | 11 | ····/˘·˘/˘˘ |
| CHAR. Is this man talking in his sleep, and dreams | 11 | ····/˘····· |
| On what he wishes waking? (Listening.) | 10 | ···/˘/˘/˘˘ |
| PAM. And moreover, | 5 | ··˘/˘ |
| For the child, Davus---- | 5 | ····· |
| DAVUS. Ah, Sir, say no more. | 7 | ······· |
| You're th' only favorite of the Gods. | 9 | ·/˘/˘˘··· |
| CHAR. I'm made, | 3 | ··· |
| If this be true. I'll speak to them. (Comes forward.) | 11 | ·········/˘ |
| PAM. Who's there? | 3 | ··· |
| Charinus! oh, well met. | 6 | ······ |
| CHAR. I give you joy. | 5 | ····· |
| CHAR. Ev'ry word: and prithee now, | 8 | ·····/˘· |
| In your good fortune, think upon your friend. | 10 | ···/˘····· |
| Chremes is now your own; and will perform | 9 | ·······˘/ |
| Whatever you shall ask. | 6 | ·/˘··· |
| PAM. I shall remember. | 6 | ···˘/˘ |
| 'Twere tedious to expect his coming forth: | 10 | ·/˘·˘/·/˘· |
| Along with me then to Glycerium! | 9 | ˘/······· |
| Davus, do you go home, and hasten them | 10 | ·······/˘· |
| To fetch her hence. Away, away! | 8 | ····˘/˘/ |
| DAVUS. I go. (Exeunt PAMPHILUS and CHARINUS. | 14 | ····/˘˘······· |
| (DAVUS addressing the audience.) | 9 | ··˘/˘·/˘˘ |
| Wait not till they come forth: within | 8 | ········ |
| She'll be betroth'd; within, if aught remains | 10 | ········˘/ |
| Undone, 'twill be concluded--Clap your hands! | 10 | ˘/··˘/˘··· |
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