First folio
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| Enter Leonato and an old man, brother to Leonato. | Enter Leonato and Antonio, meeting | | MA I.ii.1 | |
| Leo. | LEONATO | | | |
| How now brother, where is my cosen your | How now, brother! Where is my cousin, your | | MA I.ii.1 | |
| son: hath he prouided this musicke? | son? Hath he provided this music? | | MA I.ii.2 | |
| Old. | ANTONIO | | | |
| He is very busie about it, but brother, I can tell | He is very busy about it. But, brother, I can tell | | MA I.ii.3 | |
| you newes that you yet dreamt not of. | you strange news that you yet dreamt not of. | | MA I.ii.4 | |
| Lo. | LEONATO | | | |
| Are they good? | Are they good? | | MA I.ii.5 | |
| Old. | ANTONIO | | | |
| As the euents stamps them, but they haue a | As the event stamps them; but they have a | event (n.) outcome, issue, consequence | MA I.ii.6 | |
| | stamp (v.)authenticate, endorse, validate | | |
| good couer: they shew well outward, the Prince and | good cover, they show well outward. The Prince and | | MA I.ii.7 | |
| Count Claudio walking in a thick pleached alley in | Count Claudio, walking in a thick-pleached alley in | thick-pleached (adj.)thickly hedged, with hedges made of closely interlaced branches | MA I.ii.8 | |
| my orchard, were thus ouer-heard by a man of | mine orchard, were thus much overheard by a man of | | MA I.ii.9 | |
| mine: the Prince discouered to Claudio that hee loued | mine: the Prince discovered to Claudio that he loved | discover (v.)reveal, show, make known | MA I.ii.10 | |
| my niece your daughter, and meant to acknowledge it | my niece your daughter, and meant to acknowledge it | | MA I.ii.11 | |
| this night in a dance, and if hee found her accordant, hee | this night in a dance; and if he found her accordant, he | accordant (adj.)sympathetic, ready to agree, responsive | MA I.ii.12 | |
| meant to take the present time by the top, and instantly | meant to take the present time by the top and instantly | top (n.)head | MA I.ii.13 | |
| breake with you of it. | break with you of it. | break (v.)broach a matter, speak | MA I.ii.14 | |
| Leo. | LEONATO | | | |
| Hath the fellow any wit that told you this? | Hath the fellow any wit that told you this? | wit (n.)intelligence, wisdom, good sense, mental ability | MA I.ii.15 | |
| Old. | ANTONIO | | | |
| A good sharpe fellow, I will send for him, and | A good sharp fellow; I will send for him, and | | MA I.ii.16 | |
| question him your selfe. | question him yourself. | | MA I.ii.17 | |
| Leo. | LEONATO | | | |
| No, no; wee will hold it as a dreame, till it appeare | No, no; we will hold it as a dream, till it appear | | MA I.ii.18 | |
| it selfe: but I will acquaint my daughter withall, that she | itself; but I will acquaint my daughter withal, that she | | MA I.ii.19 | |
| may be the better prepared for an answer, if peraduenture | be the better prepared for an answer, if peradventure | peradventure (adv.)perhaps, maybe, very likely | MA I.ii.20 | |
| this bee true: goe you and tell her of it: | this be true. Go you and tell her of it. | | MA I.ii.21 | |
| Attendants cross the stage, led by Antonio's son, and | | MA I.ii.22.1 | |
| accompanied by Balthasar the musician | | MA I.ii.22.2 | |
| coosins, you know what you haue to doe, | Cousin, you know what you have to do. (To the musician) | | MA I.ii.22 | |
| O I crie you mercie friend, goe you with mee and I will | O, I cry you mercy, friend; go you with me, and I will | | MA I.ii.23 | |
| vse your skill, / good cosin haue a care this busie time. | use your skill. Good cousin, have a care this busy time. | | MA I.ii.24 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | MA I.ii.24 | |