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| Enter Imogen, in her Bed, and a Lady. | Innogen in her bed, and a Lady | | Cym II.ii.1 | |
| Imo. | INNOGEN | | | |
| Who's there? My woman: Helene? | Who's there? My woman Helen? | | Cym II.ii.1.1 | |
| La. | LADY | | | |
| Please you Madam. | Please you, madam. | | Cym II.ii.1.2 | |
| Imo. | INNOGEN | | | |
| What houre is it? | What hour is it? | | Cym II.ii.2.1 | |
| Lady. | LADY | | | |
| Almost midnight, Madam. | Almost midnight, madam. | | Cym II.ii.2.2 | |
| Imo. | INNOGEN | | | |
| I haue read three houres then: / Mine eyes are weake, | I have read three hours then: mine eyes are weak, | | Cym II.ii.3 | |
| Fold downe the leafe where I haue left: to bed. | Fold down the leaf where I have left: to bed. | | Cym II.ii.4 | |
| Take not away the Taper, leaue it burning: | Take not away the taper, leave it burning: | taper (n.) candle | Cym II.ii.5 | |
| And if thou canst awake by foure o'th'clock, | And if thou canst awake by four o'th' clock, | | Cym II.ii.6 | |
| I prythee call me: Sleepe hath ceiz'd me wholly. | I prithee call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly. | | Cym II.ii.7 | |
| Exit Lady | | Cym II.ii.7 | |
| To your protection I commend me, Gods, | To your protection I commend me, gods, | commend (v.)commit, entrust, hand over | Cym II.ii.8 | |
| From Fayries, and the Tempters of the night, | From fairies and the tempters of the night, | fairy (n.)malignant spirit [as well as its modern sense] | Cym II.ii.9 | |
| Guard me beseech yee. | Guard me, beseech ye! | | Cym II.ii.10 | |
| Sleepes. Iachimo from the Trunke. | Sleeps. Iachimo comes from the trunk | | Cym II.ii.11.1 | |
| Iach. | IACHIMO | | | |
| The Crickets sing, and mans ore-labor'd sense | The crickets sing, and man's o'erlaboured sense | sense (n.)senses, sensation, organs of sense | Cym II.ii.11 | |
| | overlaboured , over-laboured (adj.)overworked, overburdened, exhausted by work | | |
| Repaires it selfe by rest: Our Tarquine thus | Repairs itself by rest. Our Tarquin thus | repair (v.)restore, renew, revive | Cym II.ii.12 | |
| | TarquinTarquinius Superbus, seventh king of Rome, 6th-c BC; also his son, Sextus Tarquinius, the ravisher of Lucrece | | |
| Did softly presse the Rushes, ere he waken'd | Did softly press the rushes, ere he wakened | rush (n.)reed | Cym II.ii.13 | |
| The Chastitie he wounded. Cytherea, | The chastity he wounded. Cytherea, | Cytherea (n.)Roman goddess of beauty and love | Cym II.ii.14 | |
| How brauely thou becom'st thy Bed; fresh Lilly, | How bravely thou becom'st thy bed! Fresh lily, | bravely (adv.)splendidly, worthily, excellently | Cym II.ii.15 | |
| And whiter then the Sheetes: that I might touch, | And whiter than the sheets! That I might touch! | | Cym II.ii.16 | |
| But kisse, one kisse. Rubies vnparagon'd, | But kiss, one kiss! Rubies unparagoned, | rubies (n.)lips [red as rubies] | Cym II.ii.17 | |
| | unparagoned (adj.)unsurpassable, matchless, not able to be excelled | | |
| How deerely they doo't: 'Tis her breathing that | How dearly they do't: 'tis her breathing that | dearly (adv.)beautifully, exquisitely, wonderfully | Cym II.ii.18 | |
| Perfumes the Chamber thus: the Flame o'th'Taper | Perfumes the chamber thus: the flame o'th' taper | taper (n.)candle | Cym II.ii.19 | |
| Bowes toward her, and would vnder-peepe her lids. | Bows toward her, and would under-peep her lids, | under-peep (v.)peep from under | Cym II.ii.20 | |
| To see th'inclosed Lights, now Canopied | To see th' enclosed lights, now canopied | light (n.)(plural) eyes | Cym II.ii.21 | |
| | canopy (v.)curtain, veil, cover [as if by a canopy] | | |
| Vnder these windowes, White and Azure lac'd | Under these windows, white and azure laced | window (n.)(plural) eyelids | Cym II.ii.22 | |
| | azure, azured (adj.)coloured blue, bright blue [as of an uncloudy sky] | | |
| With Blew of Heauens owne tinct. But my designe. | With blue of heaven's own tinct. But my design. | tinct (n.)colour, hue, tint | Cym II.ii.23 | |
| | design (n.)scheme, plan, plot | | |
| To note the Chamber, I will write all downe, | To note the chamber: I will write all down: | | Cym II.ii.24 | |
| Such, and such pictures: There the window, such | Such, and such pictures: there the window, such | | Cym II.ii.25 | |
| Th'adornement of her Bed; the Arras, Figures, | Th' adornment of her bed; the arras, figures, | arras (n.)tapestry hanging | Cym II.ii.26 | |
| Why such, and such: and the Contents o'th'Story. | Why, such, and such; and the contents o'th' story. | story (n.)narrative shown in the arras tapestry | Cym II.ii.27 | |
| Ah, but some naturall notes about her Body, | Ah, but some natural notes about her body | note (n.)characteristic, trait, distinctive feature | Cym II.ii.28 | |
| | natural (adj.)personal, formed by nature | | |
| Aboue ten thousand meaner Moueables | Above ten thousand meaner movables | movable, moveable (n.)(plural) personal possessions, private effects, pieces of property | Cym II.ii.29 | |
| | mean (adj.)unworthy, insignificant, unimportant | | |
| Would testifie, t'enrich mine Inuentorie. | Would testify, t' enrich mine inventory. | | Cym II.ii.30 | |
| O sleepe, thou Ape of death, lye dull vpon her, | O sleep, thou ape of death, lie dull upon her, | dull (adv.)heavily, deeply | Cym II.ii.31 | |
| | ape (n.)mimic, imitator, impersonator | | |
| And be her Sense but as a Monument, | And be her sense but as a monument, | monument (n.)effigy, carved figure, statue | Cym II.ii.32 | |
| | sense (n.)feeling, sensibility, capacity to feel | | |
| Thus in a Chappell lying. Come off, come off; | Thus in a chapel lying. Come off, come off; | | Cym II.ii.33 | |
| (taking off her bracelet) | | Cym II.ii.34.1 | |
| As slippery as the Gordian-knot was hard. | As slippery as the Gordian knot was hard. | Gordian knotapparently unsolvable problem, extreme difficulty | Cym II.ii.34 | |
| 'Tis mine, and this will witnesse outwardly, | 'Tis mine, and this will witness outwardly, | | Cym II.ii.35 | |
| As strongly as the Conscience do's within: | As strongly as the conscience does within, | conscience (n.)internal reflection, inner voice, inmost thought | Cym II.ii.36 | |
| To'th'madding of her Lord. On her left brest | To th' madding of her lord. On her left breast | madding (n.)maddening, incensing, provocation | Cym II.ii.37 | |
| A mole Cinque-spotted: Like the Crimson drops | A mole cinque-spotted: like the crimson drops | cinque-spotted (adj.)having five spots | Cym II.ii.38 | |
| I'th'bottome of a Cowslippe. Heere's a Voucher, | I'th' bottom of a cowslip. Here's a voucher, | voucher (n.)piece of evidence, circumstance | Cym II.ii.39 | |
| Stronger then euer Law could make; this Secret | Stronger than ever law could make; this secret | | Cym II.ii.40 | |
| Will force him thinke I haue pick'd the lock, and t'ane | Will force him think I have picked the lock, and ta'en | | Cym II.ii.41 | |
| The treasure of her Honour. No more: to what end? | The treasure of her honour. No more: to what end? | | Cym II.ii.42 | |
| Why should I write this downe, that's riueted, | Why should I write this down, that's riveted, | | Cym II.ii.43 | |
| Screw'd to my memorie. She hath bin reading late, | Screwed to my memory? She hath been reading late, | | Cym II.ii.44 | |
| The Tale of Tereus, heere the leaffe's turn'd downe | The tale of Tereus, here the leaf's turned down | | Cym II.ii.45 | |
| Where Philomele gaue vp. I haue enough, | Where Philomel gave up. I have enough: | give up (v.)give in, yield, succumb | Cym II.ii.46 | |
| To'th'Truncke againe, and shut the spring of it. | To th' trunk again, and shut the spring of it. | spring (n.)closing device, locking mechanism | Cym II.ii.47 | |
| Swift, swift, you Dragons of the night, that dawning | Swift, swift, you dragons of the night, that dawning | | Cym II.ii.48 | |
| May beare the Rauens eye: I lodge in feare, | May bare the raven's eye! I lodge in fear; | | Cym II.ii.49 | |
| Though this a heauenly Angell: hell is heere. | Though this a heavenly angel, hell is here. | | Cym II.ii.50 | |
| Clocke strikes | Clock strikes | | Cym II.ii.50 | |
| One, two, three: time, time. | One, two, three: time, time! | | Cym II.ii.51 | |
| Exit. | Goes into the trunk. The scene closes | | Cym II.ii.51 | |