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| Enter Antipholis Erotes, a Marchant, and | Enter Antipholus of Syracuse, First Merchant, and | | CE I.ii.1.1 | |
| Dromio. | Dromio of Syracuse | | CE I.ii.1.2 | |
| Mer. | FIRST MERCHANT | | | |
| Therefore giue out you are of Epidamium, | Therefore give out you are of Epidamnum | | CE I.ii.1 | |
| Lest that your goods too soone be confiscate: | Lest that your goods too soon be confiscate. | too (adv.) very | CE I.ii.2 | |
| This very day a Syracusian Marchant | This very day a Syracusian merchant | | CE I.ii.3 | |
| Is apprehended for a riuall here, | Is apprehended for arrival here, | | CE I.ii.4 | |
| And not being able to buy out his life, | And, not being able to buy out his life, | buy out (v.)redeem, pay ransom to / for | CE I.ii.5 | |
| According to the statute of the towne, | According to the statute of the town | | CE I.ii.6 | |
| Dies ere the wearie sunne set in the West: | Dies ere the weary sun set in the west. | | CE I.ii.7 | |
| There is your monie that I had to keepe. | There is your money that I had to keep. | | CE I.ii.8 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| (to Dromio of Syracuse) | | CE I.ii.9.1 | |
| Goe beare it to the Centaure, where we host, | Go, bear it to the Centaur, where we host, | Centaur (n.)creature with the upper half of a man and the rear legs of a horse; reputed for bestial behaviour | CE I.ii.9 | |
| | host (v.)lodge, stay, put up | | |
| And stay there Dromio, till I come to thee; | And stay there, Dromio, till I come to thee. | | CE I.ii.10 | |
| Within this houre it will be dinner time, | Within this hour it will be dinner-time. | | CE I.ii.11 | |
| Till that Ile view the manners of the towne, | Till that I'll view the manners of the town, | manner (n.)(plural) ways of life, social conditions | CE I.ii.12 | |
| Peruse the traders, gaze vpon the buildings, | Peruse the traders, gaze upon the buildings, | peruse (v.)reconnoitre, scout out, survey | CE I.ii.13 | |
| And then returne and sleepe within mine Inne, | And then return and sleep within mine inn; | | CE I.ii.14 | |
| For with long trauaile I am stiffe and wearie. | For with long travel I am stiff and weary. | | CE I.ii.15 | |
| Get thee away. | Get thee away. | | CE I.ii.16 | |
| Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Many a man would take you at your word, | Many a man would take you at your word | | CE I.ii.17 | |
| And goe indeede, hauing so good a meane. | And go indeed, having so good a mean. | mean (n.)means, way, method | CE I.ii.18 | |
| Exit Dromio. | Exit | | CE I.ii.18 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| A trustie villaine sir, that very oft, | A trusty villain, sir, that very oft, | oft (adv.)often | CE I.ii.19 | |
| | villain (n.)serf, servant, bondsman | | |
| When I am dull with care and melancholly, | When I am dull with care and melancholy, | | CE I.ii.20 | |
| Lightens my humour with his merry iests: | Lightens my humour with his merry jests. | humour (n.)mood, disposition, frame of mind, temperament [as determined by bodily fluids] | CE I.ii.21 | |
| What will you walke with me about the towne, | What, will you walk with me about the town, | | CE I.ii.22 | |
| And then goe to my Inne and dine with me? | And then go to my inn and dine with me? | | CE I.ii.23 | |
| E.Mar. | FIRST MERCHANT | | | |
| I am inuited sir to certaine Marchants, | I am invited, sir, to certain merchants, | | CE I.ii.24 | |
| Of whom I hope to make much benefit: | Of whom I hope to make much benefit. | benefit (n.)profit, gain, return | CE I.ii.25 | |
| I craue your pardon, soone at fiue a clocke, | I crave your pardon. Soon at five o'clock, | crave (v.)beg, entreat, request | CE I.ii.26 | |
| Please you, Ile meete with you vpon the Mart, | Please you, I'll meet with you upon the mart, | mart (n.)market | CE I.ii.27 | |
| And afterward consort you till bed time: | And afterward consort you till bedtime. | afterward (adv.)afterwards | CE I.ii.28 | |
| | consort (v.)accompany, attend, go with | | |
| My present businesse cals me from you now. | My present business calls me from you now. | present (adj.)pressing, urgent | CE I.ii.29 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Farewell till then: I will goe loose my selfe, | Farewell till then. I will go lose myself | lose oneself (v.)roam about, wander around | CE I.ii.30 | |
| And wander vp and downe to view the Citie. | And wander up and down to view the city. | | CE I.ii.31 | |
| E.Mar. | FIRST MERCHANT | | | |
| Sir, I commend you to your owne content. | Sir, I commend you to your own content. | commend (v.)commit, entrust, hand over | CE I.ii.32 | |
| Exeunt. | Exit | | CE I.ii.32 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| He that commends me to mine owne content, | He that commends me to mine own content | content (n.)pleasure, satisfaction, happiness | CE I.ii.33 | |
| | commend (v.)commit, entrust, hand over | | |
| Commends me to the thing I cannot get: | Commends me to the thing I cannot get. | | CE I.ii.34 | |
| I to the world am like a drop of water, | I to the world am like a drop of water | | CE I.ii.35 | |
| That in the Ocean seekes another drop, | That in the ocean seeks another drop, | | CE I.ii.36 | |
| Who falling there to finde his fellow forth, | Who, falling there to find his fellow forth, | fellow (n.)counterpart, match, equal | CE I.ii.37 | |
| | find forth (v.)seek out, encounter, meet with | | |
| (Vnseene, inquisitiue) confounds himselfe. | Unseen, inquisitive, confounds himself. | inquisitive (adj.)eager for information, seeking knowledge | CE I.ii.38 | |
| | unseen (adj.)unknown, unnoticed, unobserved | | |
| | confound (v.)mix up, become indistinguishable | | |
| So I, to finde a Mother and a Brother, | So I, to find a mother and a brother, | | CE I.ii.39 | |
| In quest of them (vnhappie a) loose my selfe. | In quest of them unhappy, lose myself. | unhappy (adj.)unlucky, unfortunate, ill-fated | CE I.ii.40 | |
| Enter Dromio of Ephesus. | Enter Dromio of Ephesus | | CE I.ii.41.1 | |
| Here comes the almanacke of my true date: | Here comes the almanac of my true date. | almanac (n.)calendar, register | CE I.ii.41 | |
| | date (n.)age | | |
| What now? How chance thou art return'd so soone. | What now? How chance thou art returned so soon? | chance (v.)happen [to], transpire, come about | CE I.ii.42 | |
| E.Dro. | DROMIO OF EPHESUS | | | |
| Return'd so soone, rather approacht too late: | Returned so soon? Rather approached too late. | | CE I.ii.43 | |
| The Capon burnes, the Pig fals from the spit; | The capon burns, the pig falls from the spit. | | CE I.ii.44 | |
| The clocke hath strucken twelue vpon the bell: | The clock hath strucken twelve upon the bell; | | CE I.ii.45 | |
| My Mistris made it one vpon my cheeke: | My mistress made it one upon my cheek. | | CE I.ii.46 | |
| She is so hot because the meate is colde: | She is so hot because the meat is cold. | hot (adj.)hot-tempered, angry, passionate | CE I.ii.47 | |
| The meate is colde, because you come not home: | The meat is cold because you come not home. | | CE I.ii.48 | |
| You come not home, because you haue no stomacke: | You come not home because you have no stomach. | stomach (n.)appetite, desire [for food] | CE I.ii.49 | |
| You haue no stomacke, hauing broke your fast: | You have no stomach, having broke your fast. | | CE I.ii.50 | |
| But we that know what 'tis to fast and pray, | But we that know what 'tis to fast and pray | | CE I.ii.51 | |
| Are penitent for your default to day. | Are penitent for your default today. | penitent (adj.)undergoing penance | CE I.ii.52 | |
| | default (n.)offence, fault, misdeed | | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Stop in your winde sir, tell me this I pray? | Stop in your wind, sir. Tell me this, I pray: | wind, stop in yourhold your breath, shut up | CE I.ii.53 | |
| Where haue you left the mony that I gaue you. | Where have you left the money that I gave you? | | CE I.ii.54 | |
| E.Dro. | DROMIO OF EPHESUS | | | |
| Oh sixe pence that I had a wensday last, | O, sixpence, that I had o' Wednesday last | | CE I.ii.55 | |
| To pay the Sadler for my Mistris crupper: | To pay the saddler for my mistress' crupper. | crupper (n.)leather saddle-strap on a horse | CE I.ii.56 | |
| The Sadler had it Sir, I kept it not. | The saddler had it, sir. I kept it not. | | CE I.ii.57 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| I am not in a sportiue humor now: | I am not in a sportive humour now. | humour (n.)mood, disposition, frame of mind, temperament [as determined by bodily fluids] | CE I.ii.58 | |
| Tell me, and dally not, where is the monie? | Tell me, and dally not: where is the money? | | CE I.ii.59 | |
| We being strangers here, how dar'st thou trust | We being strangers here, how darest thou trust | | CE I.ii.60 | |
| So great a charge from thine owne custodie. | So great a charge from thine own custody? | charge (n.)task, responsibility, duty | CE I.ii.61 | |
| E.Dro. | DROMIO OF EPHESUS | | | |
| I pray you iest sir as you sit at dinner: | I pray you, jest, sir, as you sit at dinner. | | CE I.ii.62 | |
| I from my Mistris come to you in post: | I from my mistress come to you in post. | post, inin haste, at top speed | CE I.ii.63 | |
| If I returne I shall be post indeede. | If I return I shall be post indeed, | post (n.)door-post | CE I.ii.64 | |
| For she will scoure your fault vpon my pate: | For she will score your fault upon my pate. | scour (v.)beat, punish, scourge | CE I.ii.65 | |
| Me thinkes your maw, like mine, should be your cooke, | Methinks your maw, like mine, should be your clock | methinks(t), methought(s) (v.)it seems / seemed to me | CE I.ii.66 | |
| | maw (n.)belly, stomach; throat, gullet | | |
| And strike you home without a messenger. | And strike you home without a messenger. | | CE I.ii.67 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Come Dromio, come, these iests are out of season, | Come, Dromio, come, these jests are out of season. | season, out of (adj./adv.)inopportune, inappropriate, ill-timed | CE I.ii.68 | |
| Reserue them till a merrier houre then this: | Reserve them till a merrier hour than this. | | CE I.ii.69 | |
| Where is the gold I gaue in charge to thee? | Where is the gold I gave in charge to thee? | charge (n.)task, responsibility, duty | CE I.ii.70 | |
| E.Dro. | DROMIO OF EPHESUS | | | |
| To me sir? why you gaue no gold to me? | To me, sir? Why, you gave no gold to me! | | CE I.ii.71 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Come on sir knaue, haue done your foolishnes, | Come on, sir knave, have done your foolishness, | knave (n.)scoundrel, rascal, rogue | CE I.ii.72 | |
| | have doneput an end to, stop | | |
| And tell me how thou hast dispos'd thy charge. | And tell me how thou hast disposed thy charge. | charge (n.)money entrusted, valuables | CE I.ii.73 | |
| | dispose (v.)place, distribute, organize | | |
| E.Dro. | DROMIO OF EPHESUS | | | |
| My charge was but to fetch you frõ the Mart | My charge was but to fetch you from the mart | charge (n.)task, responsibility, duty | CE I.ii.74 | |
| | mart (n.)market | | |
| Home to your house, the Phoenix sir, to dinner; | Home to your house, the Phoenix, sir, to dinner. | | CE I.ii.75 | |
| My Mistris and her sister staies for you. | My mistress and her sister stays for you. | | CE I.ii.76 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Now as I am a Christian answer me, | Now, as I am a Christian, answer me | | CE I.ii.77 | |
| In what safe place you haue bestow'd my monie; | In what safe place you have bestowed my money, | bestow (v.)stow away, dispose of | CE I.ii.78 | |
| Or I shall breake that merrie sconce of yours | Or I shall break that merry sconce of yours | sconce (n.)[jocular] head, pate, bonce | CE I.ii.79 | |
| | break (v.)crack, split, beat | | |
| That stands on tricks, when I am vndispos'd: | That stands on tricks when I am undisposed. | stand on (v.)practise, give (oneself) over to | CE I.ii.80 | |
| | undisposed (adj.)not in the mood, indisposed | | |
| Where is the thousand Markes thou hadst of me? | Where is the thousand marks thou hadst of me? | mark (n.)accounting unit in England (value: two-thirds of a pound) | CE I.ii.81 | |
| E.Dro. | DROMIO OF EPHESUS | | | |
| I haue some markes of yours vpon my pate: | I have some marks of yours upon my pate, | pate (n.)head, skull | CE I.ii.82 | |
| Some of my Mistris markes vpon my shoulders: | Some of my mistress' marks upon my shoulders, | | CE I.ii.83 | |
| But not a thousand markes betweene you both. | But not a thousand marks between you both. | | CE I.ii.84 | |
| If I should pay your worship those againe, | If I should pay your worship those again, | again (adv.)in return, back [in response] | CE I.ii.85 | |
| Perchance you will not beare them patiently. | Perchance you will not bear them patiently. | perchance (adv.)perhaps, maybe | CE I.ii.86 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Thy Mistris markes? what Mistris slaue hast thou? | Thy mistress' marks? What mistress, slave, hast thou? | | CE I.ii.87 | |
| E.Dro. | DROMIO OF EPHESUS | | | |
| Your worships wife, my Mistris at the Phoenix; | Your worship's wife, my mistress at the Phoenix; | | CE I.ii.88 | |
| She that doth fast till you come home to dinner: | She that doth fast till you come home to dinner, | | CE I.ii.89 | |
| And praies that you will hie you home to dinner. | And prays that you will hie you home to dinner. | hie (v.)hasten, hurry, speed | CE I.ii.90 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| What wilt thou flout me thus vnto my face | What, wilt thou flout me thus unto my face, | flout (v.)insult, abuse, mock | CE I.ii.91 | |
| Being forbid? There take you that sir knaue. | Being forbid? There, take you that, sir knave. | | CE I.ii.92 | |
| He beats Dromio | | CE I.ii.93 | |
| E.Dro. | DROMIO OF EPHESUS | | | |
| What meane you sir, for God sake hold your hands: | What mean you, sir? For God's sake hold your hands. | | CE I.ii.93 | |
| Nay, and you will not sir, Ile take my heeles. | Nay, an you will not, sir, I'll take my heels. | heels, take mytake to my heels, run away | CE I.ii.94 | |
| Exeunt Dromio Ep. | Exit | | CE I.ii.94 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Vpon my life by some deuise or other, | Upon my life, by some device or other | device (n.)plot, stratagem, trick | CE I.ii.95 | |
| The villaine is ore-wrought of all my monie. | The villain is o'erraught of all my money. | overreach, over-reach (v.), past form overraughtoutwit, outdo, cheat | CE I.ii.96 | |
| | villain (n.)scoundrel, rogue, rascal | | |
| They say this towne is full of cosenage: | They say this town is full of cozenage, | cozenage (n.)cheating, trickery, deception | CE I.ii.97 | |
| As nimble Iuglers that deceiue the eie: | As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye, | | CE I.ii.98 | |
| Darke working Sorcerers that change the minde: | Dark-working sorcerers that change the mind, | | CE I.ii.99 | |
| Soule-killing Witches, that deforme the bodie: | Soul-killing witches that deform the body, | | CE I.ii.100 | |
| Disguised Cheaters, prating Mountebankes; | Disguised cheaters, prating mountebanks, | mountebank (n.)itinerant quack, travelling drug-seller, charlatan | CE I.ii.101 | |
| | prating (adj.)prattling, chattering, blathering | | |
| And manie such like liberties of sinne: | And many suchlike liberties of sin. | liberty (n.)unrestrained act, improper licence, reckless freedom | CE I.ii.102 | |
| If it proue so, I will be gone the sooner: | If it prove so, I will be gone the sooner. | | CE I.ii.103 | |
| Ile to the Centaur to goe seeke this slaue, | I'll to the Centaur to go seek this slave. | | CE I.ii.104 | |
| I greatly feare my monie is not safe. | I greatly fear my money is not safe. | | CE I.ii.105 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | CE I.ii.105 | |