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Elis (Greece) (search for this): act 2, scene 3
ng a matron when she's walking through the streets; all people would be staring, gazing, nodding, winking, hissing, twitching, crying out, be annoying, and singing serenades at our door; my door, perhaps, would be filled with the charcoal marksWith the charcoal marks: Colman, who translated this Play in Thornton's edition, has this Note here: "Some consider these words as alluding to defamatory, rather than commendatory verses, alleging that praise was written in chalk, and scandal in coal. 'Ilia prius chartâ, mox hæc carbone.' I have followed the opinion, however, of other Commentators, who suppose that in these cases chalk, or coal, or lighted torches, were used indiscriminately, according to the colour of the ground--as a Poet would write a panegyric in black ink upon white paper, or a lover delineate the name of his mistress with the smoke of a candle on a white-washed ceiling." of her praises; and, according as persons are scandalizing at the present day, they might throw it in t
Thornton (United Kingdom) (search for this): act 2, scene 3
either with due propriety follow your mother as an attendant; nor will I allow it. CHARINUS But why? DEMIPHO Because, with those good looks, it would be scandalous if she were to be following a matron when she's walking through the streets; all people would be staring, gazing, nodding, winking, hissing, twitching, crying out, be annoying, and singing serenades at our door; my door, perhaps, would be filled with the charcoal marksWith the charcoal marks: Colman, who translated this Play in Thornton's edition, has this Note here: "Some consider these words as alluding to defamatory, rather than commendatory verses, alleging that praise was written in chalk, and scandal in coal. 'Ilia prius chartâ, mox hæc carbone.' I have followed the opinion, however, of other Commentators, who suppose that in these cases chalk, or coal, or lighted torches, were used indiscriminately, according to the colour of the ground--as a Poet would write a panegyric in black ink upon white paper, or a lover del
Rhodes (Greece) (search for this): act 2, scene 3
riends. Moves as if going. DEMIPHO Nay, but stop; I still want to make a few enquiries of you first. CHARINUS Say what it is you wish. DEMIPHO Have you all along been well? CHARINUS Quite well all the time, so long, indeed, as I was there; but as soon as I had arrived here in harbour, I don't know what faintness it was came over me. DEMIPHO I' faith, I suppose it arose from sea-sickness; but it will be going off just now. But how say you? What servant-maid is this that you have brought from Rhodes for your mother? CHARINUS I've brought one. DEMIPHO Well, what sort of a woman is she as to appearance? CHARINUS Not an ill-favored one, i' faith. DEMIPHO How is she as to manners? CHARINUS In my way of thinking, I never saw one better. DEN. So, indeed, i' faith, she seemed to me when I saw her. CHARINUS How now, have you seen her, father? DEMIPHO I have seen her; but she doesn't suit our ways, and so she doesn't please me. CHARINUS Why so? DEMIPHO Because she hasn't a figure suitable to o