Perde 5
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How she does work her way.
NICOBULUS
She’s now prevailing on me against that which I was quite resolved upon.
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1st BACCHIS
I will love you, and embrace you.
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NICOBULUS
Through your doing, and for your sake am I corrupted.
1st BACCHIS
I certainly had rather ’twere for your own than for mine.
NICOBULUS
Come then, however that may be, although it is to my disgrace, I’ll submit; I’ll induce my feelings to do so.
1st BACCHIS
Have I that solemnly promised?
NICOBULUS
What I have once said, I will not alter.
1st BACCHIS
The day wears apace. Come into the house, to take your places at table: your sons are expecting within—
NICOBULUS
How soon, in fact, we may be dead, d’ye mean?
1st BACCHIS
’Tis evening, already; come, follow us.
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PHILOXENUS
Lead us in like bondsmenLike bondsmen: Addicti were those who were made the slaves of their creditors; being thus by law deprived of their liberty until they had paid their debts..
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1st BACCHIS
Right cleverly are these persons entrappedThese persons entrapped: The two old men, at this moment, would form a good companion picture to the Elders, who solicited the chastity of Susanna. themselves, who for their sons had laid a snare.
The COMPANYThe company: The whole company of actors (Caterva) now comes forward, and chant or repeat the moral of the Play which has just been acted. of COMEDIANS
Had not these old men been worthless from their youth upwards, they would not, with their hoary heads, have this day done an action so disgraceful; nor, indeed, should we have represented this, if we had not, before this, seen it happen
that fathers became the rivals of their sons in the houses of procurers. Spectators, we wish you Farewell! and that you will grant us loud applause.
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