Publii Terentii Carthaginiensis Afris poëtae lepidissimi comoediae sex Anglo-Latinae in usum ludi-discipulorum, quo Feliciùs venustatem linguae Latinae ad sermonem quotidianum exercendum assequantur / a Carolo Hoole ... = Six comedies of that excellent poet Publius Terentius, an African of Carthage, in English and Latine : for the use of young scholars, that they may the more readily attain the purity of the Latine tongue for common discourse / by Charles Hoole ...

Act. V. Scen. II.

DEMIPHO. GETA.

D.

THrough our default we cause, that it is better to be evil, Whilst we strive too much that we may be reputed good and kinde.

G.

One must so ••lie, as they say, that he run not beyond his cottage.

D.

Was not that enough, To take wrong at his hands, but we must offer him monie of cur own accord? [line 5] That he may have whereon to live, 'till he dispatch some other vil∣lanie?

G.

Verie clearlie.

D.

They are now rewarded, that make right things wrong.

G.

Verie trulie.

D.

How foolishlie now have we handled the matter with him:

G.

Onelie I wish we could come off with this device, that he may mar∣rie her.

D.

What is there anie doubt of that?

G.

Trulie I know not, such afel∣low as he is, how he may alter his minde.

D.

[line 10] H••, change his minde indeed?

G.

I hope not, but if by chance he do, I say.

D.

I will do, as my brother advised, that I may bring his wife hither, That she may speak with her. O you Geta, go your way, tell her be∣fore-hand that she is coming.

G.

We have got monie for Phaedria; not a word of the chiding. We have provided that she may not go hence for the present; and what further? [line 15] What shall be done? you stick in the same mire: you shall but bor∣row a greater summe to pay a lesse, Geta; the mischief which was present, is but prolonged to another day; your stripes increase, Vnlesse you look to it before-hand. Now will I go home hence, and in∣struct Phanium. That she may not anie whit be afraid of Phormio, or his discourse.