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Browsing named entities in T. Maccius Plautus, Menaechmi, or The Twin Brothers (ed. Henry Thomas Riley).
Found 273 total hits in 51 results.
Ulysses (Kansas, United States) (search for this): act 5, scene 5
Clotho (Minnesota, United States) (search for this): act 5, scene 5
Ulysses (Kansas, United States) (search for this): act 5, scene 5
Enter MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus.
MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus. to himself. By my faith, this day has certainly fallen out perverse and adverse for me, since the Parasite, who has filled me full of disgrace and terror, has made that all known, which I supposed I was doing secretly; my own UlyssesMy own Ulysses: He complains that the Parasite, who used to be his adviser, and as good as a Ulysses to him, his king, or patron, has been the cause of all his mishaps., who has brought so great evil on his king--a fellow that, by my troth, if I only live, I'll soon finish his lifeFinish his life: "Vita evolvam sua." Literally, "I will wind him off of his life." He probably alludes to the "Parcae," the "Fates" or "Destinies," who were fabled to be the daughters of Nox and Erebus, and of whom, one, named Clotho, held the distaff, and spun the thread of life; another, named Lachesis, wound it off; and the third, called Atropos, cut it off when of the requisite length.. But I'm a fool, who call that
Jupiter (Alabama, United States) (search for this): act 5, scene 5
Neptune (New Mexico, United States) (search for this): act 5, scene 2
Old Man (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): act 5, scene 2
Enter an OLD MAN, hobbling with a stick.
OLD MAN According as my age permits, and as there is occasion to do so, I'll push on my steps and make haste to get along. But how far from easy 'tis for me, I'm not mistaken as to that. For my agility forsakes me, and I am beset with age; I carry my body weighed down; my strength has deserted me. How grievous a pack upon one's back is age. For when it comes, it brings very many and very grievous particulars, were I now to recount all of which, my speech would be too long. But this matter is a trouble to my mind and heart, what this business can possibly be on account of which my daughter suddenly requires me to come to her, and doesn't first let me know what's the matter, what she wants, or why she sends for me. But pretty nearly do I know now what's the matter; I suspect that some quarrel has arisen with her husband. So are these women wont to do, who, presuming on their portions, and haughty, require their husbands to be obedient to them;
Mars (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): act 5, scene 2
Cygnus (California, United States) (search for this): act 5, scene 2
Bacchus (Utah, United States) (search for this): act 5, scene 2
Thrace (Greece) (search for this): act 5, scene 1