The Andrian: Act the Second: Scene VI
BYR. To-day my master bade me leave all elseFor Pamphilus, and watch how he proceeds,About his marriage; wherefore I have nowFollowed the old man hither: yonder tooStands Pamphilus himself, and with him Davus.To business then!SIMO. I see them both together.
DAVUS. Now mind. (Apart to PAM.)
DAVUS. Now turn about,As taken unawares. (Apart.)
PAM. Who calls? my father!
DAVUS. Well said! (Apart.)
SIMO. It is my pleasure, that to-day,As I have told you once before, you marry.DAVUS. Now on our part, I fear what he'll reply. (Aside.)
PAM. In that, and all the rest of your commands,I shall be ready to obey you, Sir!
BYR. How's that! (Overhearing.)
DAVUS. Struck dumb. (Aside.)
BYR. What said he? (Listening.)
SIMO. You performYour duty, when you cheerfully complyWith my desires.
DAVUS. There! said I not the truth? (Apart to PAM.)
BYR. My master then, so far as I can find,May whistle for a wife.
SIMO. Now then go inThat when you're wanted you be found.
PAM. I go. (Exit.
BYR. Is there no faith in the affairs of men?'Tis an old saying and a true one too;"Of all mankind each loves himself the best."I've seen the lady; know her beautiful;And therefore sooner pardon Pamphilus,If he had rather win her to his arms,Than yield her to th' embraces of my master.I will go bear these tidings, and receiveMuch evil treatment for my evil news. (Exit.
lines taken from 1768 editionPAM. Who calls? my father!DAVUS. Well said!SIMO. It is my pleasure ...as printed in Harper editionPAM. Who calls? my father!
Words in this poem
- bade
- A form of the pat tense of Bid.
- wherefore adv.
- For which reason; so; -- used relatively. [Where + for.]
- yonder adv.
- At a distance, but within view. [OE. yonder, ýonder; cf. OD. ginder, Goth. jaindr there. Yond, adv.]
- 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,]
- cheerfully adv.
- In a cheerful manner, gladly.
- harper n.
- A player on the harp; a minstrel. [AS. hearpere.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
The Andrian: Act the Second: Scene VI 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 Second: Scene VI is 44 lines in 17 stanzas. The metre is iambic pentameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 86%).
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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.
- 17 AB--AB editionA · fatherB · said · pleasure · editionA · fatherB
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BYR. To-day my master bade me leave all else | 11 | ····/˘····· |
| For Pamphilus, and watch how he proceeds, | 10 | ········˘/ |
| About his marriage; wherefore I have now | 10 | ···/˘/˘··· |
| Followed the old man hither: yonder too | 10 | /˘···/˘/˘· |
| Stands Pamphilus himself, and with him Davus. | 11 | ····˘/····· |
| To business then! | 4 | ·/˘· |
| SIMO. I see them both together. | 9 | /˘····˘/˘ |
| DAVUS. Now mind. (Apart to PAM.) | 8 | ····˘/·· |
| DAVUS. Now turn about, | 6 | ······ |
| As taken unawares. (Apart.) | 8 | ·/˘·˘/˘/ |
| PAM. Who calls? my father! | 6 | ····/˘ |
| DAVUS. Well said! (Apart.) | 6 | ····˘/ |
| SIMO. It is my pleasure, that to-day, | 10 | /˘···/˘··· |
| As I have told you once before, you marry. | 11 | ·········/˘ |
| DAVUS. Now on our part, I fear what he'll reply. (Aside.) | 14 | ····/·····˘/˘/ |
| PAM. In that, and all the rest of your commands, | 11 | ·········˘/ |
| I shall be ready to obey you, Sir! | 10 | ···/˘·˘/·· |
| BYR. How's that! (Overhearing.) | 7 | ····˘/˘ |
| DAVUS. Struck dumb. (Aside.) | 6 | ····˘/ |
| BYR. What said he? (Listening.) | 7 | ····/˘˘ |
| SIMO. You perform | 5 | /˘·˘/ |
| Your duty, when you cheerfully comply | 10 | ·/˘··/˘˘˘/ |
| With my desires. | 5 | ··˘/˘ |
| DAVUS. There! said I not the truth? (Apart to PAM.) | 12 | ········˘/·· |
| BYR. My master then, so far as I can find, | 11 | ··/˘······· |
| May whistle for a wife. | 6 | ·/˘··· |
| SIMO. Now then go in | 6 | /˘···· |
| That when you're wanted you be found. | 8 | ···/˘··· |
| PAM. I go. (Exit. | 5 | ···/˘ |
| BYR. Is there no faith in the affairs of men? | 11 | ·······˘/·· |
| 'Tis an old saying and a true one too; | 10 | ···/˘····· |
| "Of all mankind each loves himself the best." | 10 | ··//··˘/·· |
| I've seen the lady; know her beautiful; | 10 | ···/˘··/˘˘ |
| And therefore sooner pardon Pamphilus, | 10 | ···/˘/˘··· |
| If he had rather win her to his arms, | 10 | ···/˘····· |
| Than yield her to th' embraces of my master. | 11 | ····˘/˘··/˘ |
| I will go bear these tidings, and receive | 10 | ·····/˘·˘/ |
| Much evil treatment for my evil news. (Exit. | 11 | ·//˘··/˘·/˘ |
| lines taken from 1768 edition | 7 | ·/˘·˘/˘ |
| PAM. Who calls? my father! | 6 | ····/˘ |
| DAVUS. Well said! | 4 | ···· |
| SIMO. It is my pleasure ... | 7 | /˘···/˘ |
| as printed in Harper edition | 9 | ·/˘·/˘˘/˘ |
| PAM. Who calls? my father! | 6 | ····/˘ |
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