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1045 (MENEDEMUS. CHREMES. CLITIPHO. SOSTRATA.)

MENEDEMUS

Enimvero Chremes nimis graviter cruciat adolescentulum,
1045

Nimisque inhumane. Exeo ergo ut pace conciliem. Optime

Ipsos video.

CHREMES

Ehem, Menedeme, cur non arcessi iubes

Filiam, et quod dotis dixi firmas?

SOSTRATA

Mi vir, te obsecro

Ne facias.

CLITIPHO

Pater, obsecro ut mihi ignoscas.

MENEDEMUS

Da veniam, Chreme:

Sine te exoret.
1050

CHREMES

Egon mea bona ut dem Bacchidi dono sciens?

Non faciam.

MENEDEMUS

At id nos non sinemus.

CLITIPHO

Si me vivum vis, pater,

Ignosce.

SOSTRATA

Age, Chreme mi.

MENEDEMUS

Age quaeso ne tam offirma te, Chreme.

CHREMES

Quid istic? video non licere ut coeperam hoc pertendere.

MENEDEMUS

Facis ut te decet.

CHREMES

Ea lege hoc adeo faciam; si facit

Quod ego hunc aequum censeo.
1055

CLITIPHO

Pater, omnia faciam: impera.

CHREMES

Uxorem ut ducas.

CLITIPHO

Pater!

CHREMES

Nihil audio.

MENEDEMUS

Ad me recipio:

Faciet.

CHREMES

Nihil etiam audio ipsum.

CLITIPHO

Perii!

SOSTRATA

An dubitas, Clitipho?

CHREMES

Immo utrum vult.

MENEDEMUS

Faciet omnia.

SOSTRATA

Haec dum incipias gravia sunt,

Dumque ignores: ubi cognoris, facilia.

CLITIPHO

Faciam, pater.

SOSTRATA

Gnate mi, ego pol tibi dabo illam lepidam quam tu facile ames;
1060

Filiam Phanocratae nostri.

CLITIPHO

Rufamne illam virginem,

Caesiam, sparso ore, adunco naso? non possum, pater.

CHREMES

Heia, ut elegans est! credas animum ibi esse.

SOSTRATA

Aliam dabo.

CLITIPHO

Quid istic? quandoquidem ducenda est, egomet habeo propemodum

Quam volo.
1065

SOSTRATA

Nunc laudo te, gnate.

CLITIPHO

Archonidi huius filiam.

SOSTRATA

Perplacet.

CLITIPHO

Pater, hoc nunc restat.

CHREMES

Quid?

CLITIPHO

Syro ignoscas volo

Quae mea causa fecit.

CHREMES

Fiat.

Ω

Vos valete, et plaudite!

Heautontimorumenos. Publius Terentius Afer (Terence). ed. Edward St. John Parry. London. 1857.

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Heautontimorumenos (Terence. Publii Terentii Comoediae Sex. Parry, Edward St. John, editor. London: Whittaker and Co.; George Bell, 1857.)

Translations (1)

Heautontimorumenos; or, The Self-Tormenter Perseus (Terence. The Comedies of Terence. Riley, Henry Thomas; Colman, George, translators. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1872.) — 5.5 focus

1045 (Enter MENEDEMUS from his house.)

MENEDEMUS

(to himself.)

Why really, Chremes is treating his son too harshly and too unkindly. I’m come out, therefore, to make peace between them. Most opportunely I see them both.
1045

CHREMES

Well, Menedemus, why don’t you order my daughter to be sent for, and close with the offer¹ of the portion that I mentioned?

SOSTRATA

My husband, I entreat you not to do it.

CLITIPHO

Father, I entreat you to forgive me.

MENEDEMUS

Forgive him, Chremes;

do let then prevail upon you.
1050

CHREMES

Am I knowingly to make my property a present to Bacchis? I’ll not do it.

MENEDEMUS

Why, we would not suffer it.

CLITIPHO

If you desire me to live, father, do forgive me.

SOSTRATA

Do, my dear Chremes.

MENEDEMUS

Come, Chremes, pray, don’t be so obdurate.

CHREMES

What am I to do here? I see I am not allowed to carry this through, as I had intended.

MENEDEMUS

You are acting as becomes you.

CHREMES

On this condition, then, I’ll do it; if he does

that which I think it right he should do.
1055

CLITIPHO

Father, I’ll do any thing; command me.

CHREMES

You must take a wife.

CLITIPHO

Father—

CHREMES

I’ll hear nothing.

MENEDEMUS

I’ll take it upon myself; he shall do so.

CHREMES

I don’t hear any thing from him as yet.

CLITIPHO

(aside.)

I’m undone!

SOSTRATA

Do you hesitate, Clitipho?

CHREMES

Nay, just as he likes.

MENEDEMUS

He’ll do it all.

SOSTRATA

This course, while you are making a beginning, is disagreeable, and while you are unacquainted with it. When you have become acquainted with it, it will become easy.

CLITIPHO

I’ll do it, father.

SOSTRATA

My son, upon my honor I’ll give you that charming girl, whom you may soon become attached to, the daughter of our neighbor Phanocrata.
1060

CLITIPHO

What! that red-haired girl, with cat’s eyes, freckled face,² and hooked nose? I can not, father.

CHREMES

Heyday! how nice he is! You would fancy he had set his mind upon it.

SOSTRATA

I’ll name another.

CLITIPHO

Why no—since I must marry, I myself have one that I should pretty nearly make choice of.

SOSTRATA

Now, son, I commend you.

CLITIPHO

The daughter of Archonides here.

SOSTRATA

I’m quite agreeable.

CLITIPHO

Father, this now remains.

CHREMES

What is it?

CLITIPHO

I want you to pardon Syrus for what he has done for my sake.

CHREMES

Be it so.

(To the Audience.) Fare you well, and grant us your applause.

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MENEDEMUS Enimvero Chremes nimis graviter cruciat adolescentulum, 1045 Nimisque inhumane. Exeo ergo ut pace conciliem. Optime Ipsos video.

CHREMES Ehem, Menedeme, cur non arcessi iubes Filiam, et quod dotis dixi firmas?

SOSTRATA Mi vir, te obsecro Ne facias.

CLITIPHO Pater, obsecro ut mihi ignoscas.

MENEDEMUS Da veniam, Chreme: Sine te exoret. 1050

CHREMES Egon mea bona ut dem Bacchidi dono sciens? Non faciam.

MENEDEMUS At id nos non sinemus.

CLITIPHO Si me vivum vis, pater, Ignosce.

SOSTRATA Age, Chreme mi.

MENEDEMUS Age quaeso ne tam offirma te, Chreme.

CHREMES Quid istic? video non licere ut coeperam hoc pertendere.

MENEDEMUS Facis ut te decet.

CHREMES Ea lege hoc adeo faciam; si facit Quod ego hunc aequum censeo. 1055

CLITIPHO Pater, omnia faciam: impera.

CHREMES Uxorem ut ducas.

CLITIPHO Pater!

CHREMES Nihil audio.

MENEDEMUS Ad me recipio: Faciet.

CHREMES Nihil etiam audio ipsum.

CLITIPHO Perii!

SOSTRATA An dubitas, Clitipho?

CHREMES Immo utrum vult.

MENEDEMUS Faciet omnia.

SOSTRATA Haec dum incipias gravia sunt, Dumque ignores: ubi cognoris, facilia.

CLITIPHO Faciam, pater.

SOSTRATA Gnate mi, ego pol tibi dabo illam lepidam quam tu facile ames; 1060 Filiam Phanocratae nostri.

CLITIPHO Rufamne illam virginem, Caesiam, sparso ore, adunco naso? non possum, pater.

CHREMES Heia, ut elegans est! credas animum ibi esse.

SOSTRATA Aliam dabo.

CLITIPHO Quid istic? quandoquidem ducenda est, egomet habeo propemodum Quam volo. 1065

SOSTRATA Nunc laudo te, gnate.

CLITIPHO Archonidi huius filiam.

SOSTRATA Perplacet.

CLITIPHO Pater, hoc nunc restat.

CHREMES Quid?

CLITIPHO Syro ignoscas volo Quae mea causa fecit.

CHREMES Fiat.

Ω Vos valete, et plaudite!

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MENEDEMUS (to himself.) Why really, Chremes is treating his son too harshly and too unkindly. I’m come out, therefore, to make peace between them. Most opportunely I see them both. 1045

CHREMES Well, Menedemus, why don’t you order my daughter to be sent for, and close with the offer 1 of the portion that I mentioned?

SOSTRATA My husband, I entreat you not to do it.

CLITIPHO Father, I entreat you to forgive me.

MENEDEMUS Forgive him, Chremes; do let then prevail upon you. 1050

CHREMES Am I knowingly to make my property a present to Bacchis? I’ll not do it.

MENEDEMUS Why, we would not suffer it.

CLITIPHO If you desire me to live, father, do forgive me.

SOSTRATA Do, my dear Chremes.

MENEDEMUS Come, Chremes, pray, don’t be so obdurate.

CHREMES What am I to do here? I see I am not allowed to carry this through, as I had intended.

MENEDEMUS You are acting as becomes you.

CHREMES On this condition, then, I’ll do it; if he does that which I think it right he should do. 1055

CLITIPHO Father, I’ll do any thing; command me.

CHREMES You must take a wife.

CLITIPHO Father—

CHREMES I’ll hear nothing.

MENEDEMUS I’ll take it upon myself; he shall do so.

CHREMES I don’t hear any thing from him as yet.

CLITIPHO (aside.) I’m undone!

SOSTRATA Do you hesitate, Clitipho?

CHREMES Nay, just as he likes.

MENEDEMUS He’ll do it all.

SOSTRATA This course, while you are making a beginning, is disagreeable, and while you are unacquainted with it. When you have become acquainted with it, it will become easy.

CLITIPHO I’ll do it, father.

SOSTRATA My son, upon my honor I’ll give you that charming girl, whom you may soon become attached to, the daughter of our neighbor Phanocrata. 1060

CLITIPHO What! that red-haired girl, with cat’s eyes, freckled face, 2 and hooked nose? I can not, father.

CHREMES Heyday! how nice he is! You would fancy he had set his mind upon it.

SOSTRATA I’ll name another.

CLITIPHO Why no—since I must marry, I myself have one that I should pretty nearly make choice of.

SOSTRATA Now, son, I commend you.

CLITIPHO The daughter of Archonides here.

SOSTRATA I’m quite agreeable.

CLITIPHO Father, this now remains.

CHREMES What is it?

CLITIPHO I want you to pardon Syrus for what he has done for my sake.

CHREMES Be it so. (To the Audience.) Fare you well, and grant us your applause.

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MENEDEMUS

Enimvero Chremes nimis graviter cruciat adolescentulum,
1045

Nimisque inhumane. Exeo ergo ut pace conciliem. Optime

Ipsos video.

CHREMES

Ehem, Menedeme, cur non arcessi iubes

Filiam, et quod dotis dixi firmas?

SOSTRATA

Mi vir, te obsecro

Ne facias.

CLITIPHO

Pater, obsecro ut mihi ignoscas.

MENEDEMUS

Da veniam, Chreme:

Sine te exoret.
1050

CHREMES

Egon mea bona ut dem Bacchidi dono sciens?

Non faciam.

MENEDEMUS

At id nos non sinemus.

CLITIPHO

Si me vivum vis, pater,

Ignosce.

SOSTRATA

Age, Chreme mi.

MENEDEMUS

Age quaeso ne tam offirma te, Chreme.

CHREMES

Quid istic? video non licere ut coeperam hoc pertendere.

MENEDEMUS

Facis ut te decet.

CHREMES

Ea lege hoc adeo faciam; si facit

Quod ego hunc aequum censeo.
1055

CLITIPHO

Pater, omnia faciam: impera.

CHREMES

Uxorem ut ducas.

CLITIPHO

Pater!

CHREMES

Nihil audio.

MENEDEMUS

Ad me recipio:

Faciet.

CHREMES

Nihil etiam audio ipsum.

CLITIPHO

Perii!

SOSTRATA

An dubitas, Clitipho?

CHREMES

Immo utrum vult.

MENEDEMUS

Faciet omnia.

SOSTRATA

Haec dum incipias gravia sunt,

Dumque ignores: ubi cognoris, facilia.

CLITIPHO

Faciam, pater.

SOSTRATA

Gnate mi, ego pol tibi dabo illam lepidam quam tu facile ames;
1060

Filiam Phanocratae nostri.

CLITIPHO

Rufamne illam virginem,

Caesiam, sparso ore, adunco naso? non possum, pater.

CHREMES

Heia, ut elegans est! credas animum ibi esse.

SOSTRATA

Aliam dabo.

CLITIPHO

Quid istic? quandoquidem ducenda est, egomet habeo propemodum

Quam volo.
1065

SOSTRATA

Nunc laudo te, gnate.

CLITIPHO

Archonidi huius filiam.

SOSTRATA

Perplacet.

CLITIPHO

Pater, hoc nunc restat.

CHREMES

Quid?

CLITIPHO

Syro ignoscas volo

Quae mea causa fecit.

CHREMES

Fiat.

Ω

Vos valete, et plaudite!

MENEDEMUS

(to himself.)

Why really, Chremes is treating his son too harshly and too unkindly. I’m come out, therefore, to make peace between them. Most opportunely I see them both.
1045

CHREMES

Well, Menedemus, why don’t you order my daughter to be sent for, and close with the offer¹ of the portion that I mentioned?

SOSTRATA

My husband, I entreat you not to do it.

CLITIPHO

Father, I entreat you to forgive me.

MENEDEMUS

Forgive him, Chremes;

do let then prevail upon you.
1050

CHREMES

Am I knowingly to make my property a present to Bacchis? I’ll not do it.

MENEDEMUS

Why, we would not suffer it.

CLITIPHO

If you desire me to live, father, do forgive me.

SOSTRATA

Do, my dear Chremes.

MENEDEMUS

Come, Chremes, pray, don’t be so obdurate.

CHREMES

What am I to do here? I see I am not allowed to carry this through, as I had intended.

MENEDEMUS

You are acting as becomes you.

CHREMES

On this condition, then, I’ll do it; if he does

that which I think it right he should do.
1055

CLITIPHO

Father, I’ll do any thing; command me.

CHREMES

You must take a wife.

CLITIPHO

Father—

CHREMES

I’ll hear nothing.

MENEDEMUS

I’ll take it upon myself; he shall do so.

CHREMES

I don’t hear any thing from him as yet.

CLITIPHO

(aside.)

I’m undone!

SOSTRATA

Do you hesitate, Clitipho?

CHREMES

Nay, just as he likes.

MENEDEMUS

He’ll do it all.

SOSTRATA

This course, while you are making a beginning, is disagreeable, and while you are unacquainted with it. When you have become acquainted with it, it will become easy.

CLITIPHO

I’ll do it, father.

SOSTRATA

My son, upon my honor I’ll give you that charming girl, whom you may soon become attached to, the daughter of our neighbor Phanocrata.
1060

CLITIPHO

What! that red-haired girl, with cat’s eyes, freckled face,² and hooked nose? I can not, father.

CHREMES

Heyday! how nice he is! You would fancy he had set his mind upon it.

SOSTRATA

I’ll name another.

CLITIPHO

Why no—since I must marry, I myself have one that I should pretty nearly make choice of.

SOSTRATA

Now, son, I commend you.

CLITIPHO

The daughter of Archonides here.

SOSTRATA

I’m quite agreeable.

CLITIPHO

Father, this now remains.

CHREMES

What is it?

CLITIPHO

I want you to pardon Syrus for what he has done for my sake.

CHREMES

Be it so.

(To the Audience.) Fare you well, and grant us your applause.