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| Enter Countesse, Steward, and Clowne. | Enter the Countess, Rynaldo her Steward, and | | AW I.iii.1.1 | |
| Lavatch her Clown | | AW I.iii.1.2 | |
| Coun. | COUNTESS | | | |
| I will now heare, what say you of this | I will now hear. What say you of this | | AW I.iii.1 | |
| gentlewoman. | gentlewoman? | | AW I.iii.2 | |
| Ste. | STEWARD | | | |
| Maddam the care I haue had to euen your | Madam, the care I have had to even your | even (v.) make good, settle, put straight | AW I.iii.3 | |
| content, I wish might be found in the Kalender of my | content I wish might be found in the calendar of my | content (n.)contentment, peace of mind | AW I.iii.4 | |
| | calendar (n.)record, register, history | | |
| past endeuours, for then we wound our Modestie, and | past endeavours, for then we wound our modesty, and | | AW I.iii.5 | |
| make foule the clearnesse of our deseruings, when of | make foul the clearness of our deservings, when of | deserving (n.)worthiness, desert, merit | AW I.iii.6 | |
| our selues we publish them. | ourselves we publish them. | | AW I.iii.7 | |
| Coun. | COUNTESS | | | |
| What doe's this knaue heere? Get you gone | What does this knave here? Get you gone, | knave (n.)scoundrel, rascal, rogue | AW I.iii.8 | |
| sirra: the complaints I haue heard of you I do not all | sirrah. The complaints I have heard of you I do not all | | AW I.iii.9 | |
| beleeue, 'tis my slownesse that I doe not: For I know you | believe; 'tis my slowness that I do not, for I know you | | AW I.iii.10 | |
| lacke not folly to commit them, & haue abilitie enough | lack not folly to commit them, and have ability enough | | AW I.iii.11 | |
| to make such knaueries yours. | to make such knaveries yours. | knavery (n.)roguish trick, rouguery, trickery | AW I.iii.12 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| 'Tis not vnknown to you Madam, I am a poore | 'Tis not unknown to you, madam, I am a poor | | AW I.iii.13 | |
| fellow. | fellow. | | AW I.iii.14 | |
| Coun. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Well sir. | Well, sir. | | AW I.iii.15 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| No maddam, / 'Tis not so well that I am poore, | No, madam, 'tis not so well that I am poor, | | AW I.iii.16 | |
| though manie of the rich are damn'd, but if I may haue | though many of the rich are damned; but if I may have | | AW I.iii.17 | |
| your Ladiships good will to goe to the world, Isbell the | your ladyship's good will to go to the world, Isbel the | world, go to theget married | AW I.iii.18 | |
| woman and w will doe as we may. | woman and I will do as we may. | | AW I.iii.19 | |
| Coun. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Wilt thou needes be a begger? | Wilt thou needs be a beggar? | | AW I.iii.20 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| I doe beg your good will in this case. | I do beg your good will in this case. | | AW I.iii.21 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| In what case? | In what case? | | AW I.iii.22 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| In Isbels case and mine owne: seruice is no | In Isbel's case and mine own. Service is no | | AW I.iii.23 | |
| heritage, and I thinke I shall neuer haue the blessing of | heritage, and I think I shall never have the blessing of | heritage (n.)inheritance, legacy | AW I.iii.24 | |
| God, till I haue issue a my bodie: for they say barnes are | God till I have issue o'my body; for they say barnes are | issue (n.)child(ren), offspring, family, descendant | AW I.iii.25 | |
| | barn, barne (n.)child, baby | | |
| blessings. | blessings. | | AW I.iii.26 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Tell me thy reason why thou wilt marrie? | Tell me thy reason why thou wilt marry. | | AW I.iii.27 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| My poore bodie Madam requires it, I am driuen | My poor body, madam, requires it. I am driven | | AW I.iii.28 | |
| on by the flesh, and hee must needes goe that the diuell | on by the flesh, and he must needs go that the devil | | AW I.iii.29 | |
| driues. | drives. | | AW I.iii.30 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Is this all your worships reason? | Is this all your worship's reason? | | AW I.iii.31 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| Faith Madam I haue other holie reasons, such as | Faith, madam, I have other holy reasons, such as | | AW I.iii.32 | |
| they are. | they are. | | AW I.iii.33 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| May the world know them? | May the world know them? | | AW I.iii.34 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| I haue beene Madam a wicked creature, as you | I have been, madam, a wicked creature, as you | | AW I.iii.35 | |
| and all flesh and blood are, and indeede I doe marrie that I | and all flesh and blood are, and indeed I do marry that I | | AW I.iii.36 | |
| may repent. | may repent. | | AW I.iii.37 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Thy marriage sooner then thy wickednesse. | Thy marriage, sooner than thy wickedness. | | AW I.iii.38 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| I am out a friends Madam, and I hope to haue | I am out o' friends, madam, and I hope to have | | AW I.iii.39 | |
| friends for my wiues sake. | friends for my wife's sake. | | AW I.iii.40 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Such friends are thine enemies knaue. | Such friends are thine enemies, knave. | | AW I.iii.41 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| Y'are shallow Madam in great friends, for the | Y'are shallow, madam; e'en great friends, for the | shallow (adj.)naive, gullible, lacking in depth of character | AW I.iii.42 | |
| knaues come to doe that for me which I am a wearie of: | knaves come to do that for me which I am aweary of. | aweary, a-weary (adj.)weary, tired | AW I.iii.43 | |
| he that eres my Land, spares my teame, and giues mee | He that ears my land spares my team, and gives me | ear (v.)plough, till, cultivate | AW I.iii.44 | |
| leaue to Inne the crop: if I be his cuckold hee's my drudge; | leave to in the crop. If I be his cuckold, he's my drudge. | in (v.)gather in, bring in, harvest | AW I.iii.45 | |
| | drudge (n.)slave, serf, lackey | | |
| | cuckold (n.)[mocking name] man with an unfaithful wife | | |
| he that comforts my wife, is the cherisher of my flesh | He that comforts my wife is the cherisher of my flesh | | AW I.iii.46 | |
| and blood; hee that cherishes my flesh and blood, loues | and blood; he that cherishes my flesh and blood loves | | AW I.iii.47 | |
| my flesh and blood; he that loues my flesh and blood is | my flesh and blood; he that loves my flesh and blood is | | AW I.iii.48 | |
| my friend: ergo he that kisses my wife is my friend: If | my friend; ergo, he that kisses my wife is my friend. If | ergo (adv.)therefore | AW I.iii.49 | |
| men could be contented to be what they are, there were | men could be contented to be what they are, there were | | AW I.iii.50 | |
| no feare in marriage, for yong Charbon the Puritan, and | no fear in marriage; for young Charbon the puritan and | | AW I.iii.51 | |
| old Poysam the Papist, how somere their hearts are | old Poysam the papist, howsome'er their hearts are | | AW I.iii.52 | |
| seuer'd in Religion, their heads are both one, they may | severed in religion, their heads are both one: they may | | AW I.iii.53 | |
| ioule horns together like any Deare i'th Herd. | jowl horns together like any deer i'th' herd. | jowl (v.)dash, knock, thrust | AW I.iii.54 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Wilt thou euer be a foule mouth'd and | Wilt thou ever be a foul-mouthed and | | AW I.iii.55 | |
| calumnious knaue? | calumnious knave? | | AW I.iii.56 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| A Prophet I Madam, and I speake the truth the | A prophet I, madam, and I speak the truth the | | AW I.iii.57 | |
| next waie, | next way: | next (adj.)nearest, shortest, most direct | AW I.iii.58 | |
| for I the Ballad will repeate, | For I the ballad will repeat | | AW I.iii.59 | |
| which men full true shall finde, | Which men full true shall find: | | AW I.iii.60 | |
| your marriage comes by destinie, | Your marriage comes by destiny, | | AW I.iii.61 | |
| your Cuckow sings by kinde. | Your cuckoo sings by kind. | kind (n.)nature, reality, character, disposition | AW I.iii.62 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Get you gone sir, Ile talke with you more anon. | Get you gone, sir. I'll talk with you more anon. | anon (adv.)soon, shortly, presently | AW I.iii.63 | |
| Stew | STEWARD | | | |
| May it please you Madam, that hee bid Hellen | May it please you, madam, that he bid Helen | | AW I.iii.64 | |
| come to you, of her I am to speake. | come to you: of her I am to speak. | | AW I.iii.65 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Sirra tell my gentlewoman I would speake | Sirrah, tell my gentlewoman I would speak | | AW I.iii.66 | |
| with her, Hellen I meane. | with her – Helen, I mean. | | AW I.iii.67 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| Was this faire face the cause, quoth she, | Was this fair face the cause, quoth she, | quoth (v.)said | AW I.iii.68 | |
| Why the Grecians sacked Troy, | Why the Grecians sacked Troy? | Troy (n.)ancient city of W Turkey, besieged for 10 years during the Trojan Wars; also called Ilium, Ilion | AW I.iii.69 | |
| Fond done, done, fond | Fond done, done fond, | fond (adv.)foolishly, stupidly | AW I.iii.70 | |
| was this King Priams ioy, | Was this King Priam's joy? | Priam (n.)[pron: 'priyam] king of Troy, husband of Hecuba; killed by Pyrrhus during the sack of Troy | AW I.iii.71 | |
| With that she sighed as she stood, bis | With that she sighed as she stood, | | AW I.iii.72 | |
| With that she sighed as she stood, | | AW I.iii.73 | |
| And gaue this sentence then, | And gave this sentence then: | sentence (n.)maxim, wise saying, precept | AW I.iii.74 | |
| among nine bad if one be good, | Among nine bad if one be good, | | AW I.iii.75 | |
| among nine bad if one be good, | Among nine bad if one be good, | | AW I.iii.76 | |
| there's yet one good in ten. | There's yet one good in ten. | | AW I.iii.77 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| What, one good in tenne? you corrupt the song | What, one good in ten? You corrupt the song, | | AW I.iii.78 | |
| sirra. | sirrah. | | AW I.iii.79 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| One good woman in ten Madam, which is a | One good woman in ten, madam, which is a | | AW I.iii.80 | |
| purifying ath' song: would God would serue the world | purifying o'th' song. Would God would serve the world | | AW I.iii.81 | |
| so all the yeere, weed finde no fault with the tithe woman | so all the year! We'd find no fault with the tithe-woman | tithe-woman (n.)tenth woman | AW I.iii.82 | |
| if I were the Parson, one in ten quoth a? and wee might | if I were the parson. One in ten, quoth 'a! An we might | quoth (v.)said | AW I.iii.83 | |
| | quoth a, quotha (int.)did he say?, indeed! | | |
| | and, an (conj.)if, whether | | |
| haue a good woman borne but ore euerie blazing starre, or | have a good woman born but one every blazing star or | | AW I.iii.84 | |
| at an earthquake, 'twould mend the Lotterie well, a man | at an earthquake, 'twould mend the lottery well; a man | mend (v.)amend, improve, make better, put right | AW I.iii.85 | |
| | lottery (n.)odds, chance, probability | | |
| may draw his heart out ere a plucke one. | may draw his heart out ere 'a pluck one. | pluck (v.)draw, find, select [as from a pack of cards] | AW I.iii.86 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Youle begone sir knaue, and doe as I | You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I | | AW I.iii.87 | |
| command you? | command you! | | AW I.iii.88 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| That man should be at womans command, and | That man should be at woman's command, and | | AW I.iii.89 | |
| yet no hurt done, though honestie be no Puritan, yet it | yet no hurt done! Though honesty be no puritan, yet it | honesty (n.)virtue, chastity | AW I.iii.90 | |
| will doe no hurt, it will weare the Surplis of humilitie ouer | will do no hurt. It will wear the surplice of humility over | | AW I.iii.91 | |
| the blacke-Gowne of a bigge heart: I am going forsooth, the | the black gown of a big heart. I am going, forsooth. The | forsooth (adv.)in truth, certainly, truly, indeed | AW I.iii.92 | |
| | big (adj.)arrogant, haughty, proud | | |
| businesse is for Helen to come hither. | business is for Helen to come hither. | | AW I.iii.93 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | AW I.iii.93 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Well now. | Well, now. | | AW I.iii.94 | |
| Stew. | STEWARD | | | |
| I know Madam you loue your Gentlewoman | I know, madam, you love your gentlewoman | | AW I.iii.95 | |
| intirely. | entirely. | entirely (adv.)sincerely, heartily | AW I.iii.96 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Faith I doe: her Father bequeath'd her to mee, | Faith, I do. Her father bequeathed her to me, | | AW I.iii.97 | |
| and she her selfe without other aduantage, may lawfullie | and she herself, without other advantage, may lawfully | advantage (n.)interest, bonus, addition | AW I.iii.98 | |
| make title to as much loue as shee findes, there is more | make title to as much love as she finds. There is more | title (n.)[legal] right, claim, entitlement | AW I.iii.99 | |
| owing her then is paid, and more shall be paid her then | owing her than is paid, and more shall be paid her than | | AW I.iii.100 | |
| sheele demand. | she'll demand. | | AW I.iii.101 | |
| Stew. | STEWARD | | | |
| Madam, I was verie late more neere her then I | Madam, I was very late more near her than I | late (adv.)recently, a little while ago / before | AW I.iii.102 | |
| thinke shee wisht mee, alone shee was, and did communicate | think she wished me. Alone she was, and did communicate | | AW I.iii.103 | |
| to her selfe her owne words to her owne eares, shee | to herself her own words to her own ears; she | | AW I.iii.104 | |
| thought, I dare vowe for her, they toucht not anie | thought, I dare vow for her, they touched not any | touch (v.)affect, move, stir | AW I.iii.105 | |
| stranger sence, her matter was, shee loued your Sonne; | stranger sense. Her matter was, she loved your son. | matter (n.)subject-matter, content, substance | AW I.iii.106 | |
| | sense (n.)senses, sensation, organs of sense | | |
| | stranger (adj.)foreign, alien | | |
| Fortune shee said was no goddesse, that had put such | Fortune, she said, was no goddess, that had put such | Fortune (n.)Roman goddess, shown as a woman at a spinning-wheel, or controlling a rudder, and as blind | AW I.iii.107 | |
| difference betwixt their two estates: Loue no god, that | difference betwixt their two estates; Love no god, that | estate (n.)degree of rank, place in life, type of person | AW I.iii.108 | |
| would not extend his might onelie, where qualities were | would not extend his might only where qualities were | quality (n.)rank, standing, position | AW I.iii.109 | |
| leuell, Queene of Virgins, that would suffer her | level; Dian no queen of virgins, that would suffer her | Diana, Dian (n.)Roman goddess associated with the Moon, chastity, and hunting | AW I.iii.110 | |
| poore Knight surpris'd without rescue in the first assault | poor knight surprised without rescue in the first assault | knight (n.)devotee, servant, follower [male or female] | AW I.iii.111 | |
| or ransome afterward: This shee deliuer'd in the most | or ransom afterward. This she delivered in the most | deliver (v.)report [to], communicate [to], tell, describe | AW I.iii.112 | |
| | afterward (adv.)afterwards | | |
| bitter touch of sorrow that ere I heard Virgin exclaime | bitter touch of sorrow that e'er I heard virgin exclaim | touch (n.)depth of feeling, mental pain, pang | AW I.iii.113 | |
| in, which I held my dutie speedily to acquaint you | in, which I held my duty speedily to acquaint you | | AW I.iii.114 | |
| withall, sithence in the losse that may happen, it | withal, sithence, in the loss that may happen, it | sithence (conj.)since | AW I.iii.115 | |
| concernes you something to know it. | concerns you something to know it. | something (adv.)somewhat, rather | AW I.iii.116 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| You haue discharg'd this honestlie, keepe it to | You have discharged this honestly; keep it to | discharge (v.)fulfil, execute, perform | AW I.iii.117 | |
| your selfe, manie likelihoods inform'd mee of this before, | yourself. Many likelihoods informed me of this before, | | AW I.iii.118 | |
| which hung so tottring in the ballance, that I could | which hung so tottering in the balance that I could | | AW I.iii.119 | |
| neither beleeue nor misdoubt: praie you leaue mee, stall | neither believe nor misdoubt. Pray you leave me. Stall | misdoubt (v.)disbelieve, doubt the reality [of] | AW I.iii.120 | |
| | stall (v.)keep close, place, stow away | | |
| this in your bosome, and I thanke you for your honest | this in your bosom, and I thank you for your honest | bosom (n.)heart, inner person | AW I.iii.121 | |
| care: I will speake with you further anon. | care. I will speak with you further anon. | anon (adv.)soon, shortly, presently | AW I.iii.122 | |
| Exit Steward. | Exit Steward | | AW I.iii.122 | |
| Enter Hellen. | Enter Helena | | AW I.iii.123 | |
| Old. Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Euen so it was with me when I was yong: | Even so it was with me when I was young. | | AW I.iii.123 | |
| If euer we are natures, these are ours, this thorne | If ever we are nature's, these are ours; this thorn | | AW I.iii.124 | |
| Doth to our Rose of youth righlie belong | Doth to our rose of youth rightly belong; | | AW I.iii.125 | |
| Our bloud to vs, this to our blood is borne, | Our blood to us, this to our blood is born. | blood (n.)passion, feeling, strong emotion [especially sexual] | AW I.iii.126 | |
| It is the show, and seale of natures truth, | It is the show and seal of nature's truth, | seal (n.)pledge, promise, token, sign | AW I.iii.127 | |
| Where loues strong passion is imprest in youth, | Where love's strong passion is impressed in youth: | impress (v.)imprint, engrave, stamp [as by a seal] | AW I.iii.128 | |
| By our remembrances of daies forgon, | By our remembrances of days foregone, | remembrance (n.)memory, bringing to mind, recollection | AW I.iii.129 | |
| | foregone (adj.)previous, prior, earlier | | |
| Such were our faults, or then we thought them none, | Such were our faults, or then we thought them none. | | AW I.iii.130 | |
| Her eie is sicke on't, I obserue her now. | Her eye is sick on't; I observe her now. | observe (v.)perceive, see through, be aware of | AW I.iii.131 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| What is your pleasure Madam? | What is your pleasure, madam? | | AW I.iii.132.1 | |
| Ol. Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| You know Hellen | You know, Helen, | | AW I.iii.132.2 | |
| I am a mother to you. | I am a mother to you. | | AW I.iii.133 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| Mine honorable Mistris. | Mine honourable mistress. | | AW I.iii.134.1 | |
| Ol. Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Nay a mother, | Nay, a mother. | | AW I.iii.134.2 | |
| why not a mother? when I sed a mother | Why not a mother? When I said ‘ a mother,’ | | AW I.iii.135 | |
| Me thought you saw a serpent, what's in mother, | Methought you saw a serpent. What's in ‘ mother ’ | methinks(t), methought(s) (v.)it seems / seemed to me | AW I.iii.136 | |
| That you start at it? I say I am your mother, | That you start at it? I say I am your mother, | start (v.)jump, recoil, flinch | AW I.iii.137 | |
| And put you in the Catalogue of those | And put you in the catalogue of those | | AW I.iii.138 | |
| That were enwombed mine, 'tis often seene | That were enwombed mine. 'Tis often seen | enwomb (v.)be present in the womb [as], be born | AW I.iii.139 | |
| Adoption striues with nature, and choise breedes | Adoption strives with nature, and choice breeds | | AW I.iii.140 | |
| A natiue slip to vs from forraine seedes: | A native slip to us from foreign seeds. | slip (n.)seedling, sprig, shoot, cutting | AW I.iii.141 | |
| You nere opprest me with a mothers groane, | You ne'er oppressed me with a mother's groan, | oppress (v.)trouble, distress, worry | AW I.iii.142 | |
| Yet I expresse to you a mothers care, | Yet I express to you a mother's care. | | AW I.iii.143 | |
| (Gods mercie maiden) dos it curd thy blood | God's mercy, maiden! Does it curd thy blood | curd (v.)congeal, coagulate, curdle | AW I.iii.144 | |
| To say I am thy mother? what's the matter, | To say I am thy mother? What's the matter, | | AW I.iii.145 | |
| That this distempered messenger of wet? | That this distempered messenger of wet, | distempered (adj.)troubled, disturbed, inclement | AW I.iii.146 | |
| The manie colour'd Iris rounds thine eye? | The many-coloured iris, rounds thine eye? | round (v.)ring, encircle, surround | AW I.iii.147 | |
| ------ Why, that you are my daughter? | Why, that you are my daughter? | | AW I.iii.148.1 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| That I am not. | That I am not. | | AW I.iii.148.2 | |
| Old.Cou | COUNTESS | | | |
| I say I am your Mother. | I say I am your mother. | | AW I.iii.149.1 | |
| Hell | HELENA | | | |
| Pardon Madam. | Pardon, madam. | | AW I.iii.149.2 | |
| The Count Rosillion cannot be my brother: | The Count Rossillion cannot be my brother. | | AW I.iii.150 | |
| I am from humble, he from honored name: | I am from humble, he from honoured name; | | AW I.iii.151 | |
| No note vpon my Parents, his all noble, | No note upon my parents, his all noble. | note (n.)reputation, distinction, standing | AW I.iii.152 | |
| My Master, my deere Lord he is, and I | My master, my dear lord he is, and I | | AW I.iii.153 | |
| His seruant liue, and will his vassall die: | His servant live, and will his vassal die. | vassal (n.)servant, slave, subject | AW I.iii.154 | |
| He must not be my brother. | He must not be my brother. | | AW I.iii.155.1 | |
| Ol.Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Nor I your Mother. | Nor I your mother? | | AW I.iii.155.2 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| You are my mother Madam, would you were | You are my mother, madam; would you were – | | AW I.iii.156 | |
| So that my Lord your sonne were not my brother, | So that my lord your son were not my brother – | | AW I.iii.157 | |
| Indeede my mother, or were you both our mothers, | Indeed my mother! Or were you both our mothers | | AW I.iii.158 | |
| I care no more for, then I doe for heauen, | I care no more for than I do for heaven, | | AW I.iii.159 | |
| So I were not his sister, cant no other, | So I were not his sister. Can't no other | | AW I.iii.160 | |
| But I your daughter, he must be my brother. | But, I your daughter, he must be my brother? | | AW I.iii.161 | |
| Old.Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Yes Hellen you might be my daughter in law, | Yes, Helen, you might be my daughter-in-law. | | AW I.iii.162 | |
| God shield you meane it not, daughter and mother | God shield you mean it not! ‘ Daughter ’ and ‘ mother ’ | shield (v.)forbid [as exclamation] | AW I.iii.163 | |
| So striue vpon your pulse; what pale agen? | So strive upon your pulse. What, pale again? | strive (v.)compete, contend, vie | AW I.iii.164 | |
| My feare hath catcht your fondnesse! now I see | My fear hath catched your fondness. Now I see | fondness (n.)foolish affection, naive devotion | AW I.iii.165 | |
| The mistrie of your louelinesse, and finde | The mystery of your loneliness, and find | | AW I.iii.166 | |
| Your salt teares head, now to all sence 'tis grosse: | Your salt tears' head. Now to all sense 'tis gross: | sense (n.)perception, awareness, discernment, appreciation | AW I.iii.167 | |
| | head (n.)source, origin, fountainhead | | |
| | gross (adj.)plain, striking, evident, obvious | | |
| You loue my sonne, inuention is asham'd | You love my son. Invention is ashamed | invention (n.)devising excuses, capacity for evasion | AW I.iii.168 | |
| Against the proclamation of thy passion | Against the proclamation of thy passion | against, 'gainst (prep.)in the face of | AW I.iii.169 | |
| To say thou doost not: therefore tell me true, | To say thou dost not. Therefore tell me true; | | AW I.iii.170 | |
| But tell me then 'tis so, for looke, thy cheekes | But tell me then, 'tis so; for, look, thy cheeks | | AW I.iii.171 | |
| Confesse it 'ton tooth to th' other, and thine eies | Confess it t' one to th' other, and thine eyes | | AW I.iii.172 | |
| See it so grosely showne in thy behauiours, | See it so grossly shown in thy behaviours | grossly (adv.)obviously, plainly, palpably | AW I.iii.173 | |
| That in their kinde they speake it, onely sinne | That in their kind they speak it; only sin | kind (n.)manner, way, state | AW I.iii.174 | |
| And hellish obstinacie tye thy tongue | And hellish obstinacy tie thy tongue, | | AW I.iii.175 | |
| That truth should be suspected, speake, ist so? | That truth should be suspected. Speak, is't so? | suspected (adj.)doubted, regarded with suspicion | AW I.iii.176 | |
| If it be so, you haue wound a goodly clewe: | If it be so, you have wound a goodly clew; | clew (n.)ball of thread | AW I.iii.177 | |
| If it be not, forsweare't how ere I charge thee, | If it be not, forswear't; howe'er, I charge thee, | charge (v.)entreat, exhort, enjoin | AW I.iii.178 | |
| | forswear (v), past forms forsworn, forsworedeny, repudiate, refuse to admit | | |
| As heauen shall worke in me for thine auaile | As heaven shall work in me for thine avail, | | AW I.iii.179 | |
| To tell me truelie. | To tell me truly. | | AW I.iii.180.1 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| Good Madam pardon me. | Good madam, pardon me. | | AW I.iii.180.2 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Do you loue my Sonne? | Do you love my son? | | AW I.iii.181.1 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| Your pardon noble Mistris. | Your pardon, noble mistress. | | AW I.iii.181.2 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Loue you my Sonne? | Love you my son? | | AW I.iii.182.1 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| Doe not you loue him Madam? | Do not you love him, madam? | | AW I.iii.182.2 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Goe not about; my loue hath in't a bond | Go not about; my love hath in't a bond | go about (v.)be evasive, talk in a roundabout way | AW I.iii.183 | |
| Whereof the world takes note: Come, come, disclose: | Whereof the world takes note. Come, come, disclose | | AW I.iii.184 | |
| The state of your affection, for your passions | The state of your affection, for your passions | | AW I.iii.185 | |
| Haue to the full appeach'd. | Have to the full appeached. | appeach (v.)denounce, inform against, impeach | AW I.iii.186.1 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| Then I confesse | Then, I confess, | | AW I.iii.186.2 | |
| Here on my knee, before high heauen and you, | Here on my knee, before high heaven and you, | | AW I.iii.187 | |
| That before you, and next vnto high heauen, | That before you, and next unto high heaven, | | AW I.iii.188 | |
| I loue your Sonne: | I love your son. | | AW I.iii.189 | |
| My friends were poore but honest, so's my loue: | My friends were poor, but honest; so's my love. | friend (n.)relative, relation, kinsman | AW I.iii.190 | |
| Be not offended, for it hurts not him | Be not offended, for it hurts not him | | AW I.iii.191 | |
| That he is lou'd of me; I follow him not | That he is loved of me. I follow him not | | AW I.iii.192 | |
| By any token of presumptuous suite, | By any token of presumptuous suit, | suit (n.)wooing, courtship | AW I.iii.193 | |
| Nor would I haue him, till I doe deserue him, | Nor would I have him till I do deserve him, | | AW I.iii.194 | |
| Yet neuer know how that desert should be: | Yet never know how that desert should be. | desert, desart (n.)worth, merit, deserving | AW I.iii.195 | |
| I know I loue in vaine, striue against hope: | I know I love in vain, strive against hope, | | AW I.iii.196 | |
| Yet in this captious, and intemible Siue. | Yet in this captious and intenable sieve | intenable (adj.)[debated meaning] unable to retain | AW I.iii.197 | |
| | inteemable (adj.)[debated meaning] unable to be poured out | | |
| | captious (adj.)capacious, spacious, roomy | | |
| I still poure in the waters of my loue | I still pour in the waters of my love | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | AW I.iii.198 | |
| And lacke not to loose still; thus Indian like | And lack not to lose still. Thus, Indian-like, | | AW I.iii.199 | |
| Religious in mine error, I adore | Religious in mine error, I adore | | AW I.iii.200 | |
| The Sunne that lookes vpon his worshipper, | The sun that looks upon his worshipper | | AW I.iii.201 | |
| But knowes of him no more. My deerest Madam, | But knows of him no more. My dearest madam, | | AW I.iii.202 | |
| Let not your hate incounter with my loue, | Let not your hate encounter with my love, | encounter with (v.)contest, dispute, confront | AW I.iii.203 | |
| For louing where you doe; but if your selfe, | For loving where you do; but if yourself, | | AW I.iii.204 | |
| Whose aged honor cites a vertuous youth, | Whose aged honour cites a virtuous youth, | cite (v.)be evidence of, confirm, acknowledge | AW I.iii.205 | |
| Did euer, in so true a flame of liking, | Did ever, in so true a flame of liking, | | AW I.iii.206 | |
| Wish chastly, and loue dearely, that your Dian | Wish chastely and love dearly, that your Dian | wish (v.)hope, desire | AW I.iii.207 | |
| Was both her selfe and loue, O then giue pittie | Was both herself and love – O then, give pity | | AW I.iii.208 | |
| To her whose state is such, that cannot choose | To her whose state is such that cannot choose | | AW I.iii.209 | |
| But lend and giue where she is sure to loose; | But lend and give where she is sure to lose; | | AW I.iii.210 | |
| That seekes not to finde that, her search implies, | That seeks not to find that her search implies, | | AW I.iii.211 | |
| But riddle like, liues sweetely where she dies. | But riddle-like lives sweetly where she dies. | riddle-like (adv.)in the manner of a riddle, hiding the truth of a situation | AW I.iii.212 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Had you not lately an intent, speake truely, | Had you not lately an intent – speak truly – | intent (n.)intention, purpose, aim | AW I.iii.213 | |
| | lately (adv.)recently, of late | | |
| To goe to Paris? | To go to Paris? | | AW I.iii.214.1 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| Madam I had. | Madam, I had. | | AW I.iii.214.2 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Wherefore? tell true. | Wherefore? tell true. | | AW I.iii.214.3 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| I will tell truth, by grace it selfe I sweare: | I will tell truth, by grace itself I swear. | | AW I.iii.215 | |
| You know my Father left me some prescriptions | You know my father left me some prescriptions | | AW I.iii.216 | |
| Of rare and prou'd effects, such as his reading | Of rare and proved effects, such as his reading | | AW I.iii.217 | |
| And manifest experience, had collected | And manifest experience had collected | experience (n.)learning, expertise, knowledge | AW I.iii.218 | |
| | manifest (adj.)clear, evident, obvious | | |
| For generall soueraigntie: and that he wil'd me | For general sovereignty; and that he willed me | will (v.), past form wouldcommand, order, direct | AW I.iii.219 | |
| | sovereignty (n.)potency, efficacy, effectiveness | | |
| | general (adj.)common, of everyone, public | | |
| In heedefull'st reseruation to bestow them, | In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, | reservation (n.)concealment, secrecy, keeping out of sight | AW I.iii.220 | |
| | heedful (adj.)careful, mindful, watchful | | |
| | bestow (v.)stow away, dispose of | | |
| As notes, whose faculties inclusiue were, | As notes whose faculties inclusive were | inclusive (adj.)comprehensive, all-embracing, extensive | AW I.iii.221 | |
| | note (n.)instruction, indication, direction | | |
| | faculty (n.)function, power, capability | | |
| More then they were in note: Amongst the rest, | More than they were in note. Amongst the rest | note (n.)reputation, distinction, standing | AW I.iii.222 | |
| There is a remedie, approu'd, set downe, | There is a remedy, approved, set down, | approve (v.)prove, confirm, corroborate, substantiate | AW I.iii.223 | |
| To cure the desperate languishings whereof | To cure the desperate languishings whereof | | AW I.iii.224 | |
| The King is render'd lost. | The King is rendered lost. | render (v.)describe, represent, depict [as] | AW I.iii.225.1 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| This was your motiue | This was your motive | | AW I.iii.225.2 | |
| for Paris was it, speake? | For Paris, was it? Speak. | | AW I.iii.226 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| My Lord, your sonne, made me to think of this; | My lord your son made me to think of this. | | AW I.iii.227 | |
| Else Paris and the medicine, and the King, | Else Paris and the medicine and the King | | AW I.iii.228 | |
| Had from the conuersation of my thoughts, | Had from the conversation of my thoughts | conversation (n.)process, interchange, movement | AW I.iii.229 | |
| Happily beene absent then. | Haply been absent then. | haply (adv.)perhaps, maybe, by chance, with luck | AW I.iii.230.1 | |
| Cou. | COUNTESS | | | |
| But thinke you Hellen, | But think you, Helen, | | AW I.iii.230.2 | |
| If you should tender your supposed aide, | If you should tender your supposed aid, | tender (v.)offer, give, present | AW I.iii.231 | |
| He would receiue it? He and his Phisitions | He would receive it? He and his physicians | | AW I.iii.232 | |
| Are of a minde, he, that they cannot helpe him: | Are of a mind: he, that they cannot help him; | | AW I.iii.233 | |
| They, that they cannot helpe, how shall they credit | They, that they cannot help. How shall they credit | | AW I.iii.234 | |
| A poore vnlearned Virgin, when the Schooles | A poor unlearned virgin, when the schools, | school (n.)medical faculty | AW I.iii.235 | |
| Embowel'd of their doctrine, haue left off | Embowelled of their doctrine, have left off | embowelled (adj.)disembowelled, emptied, drained | AW I.iii.236 | |
| | leave off (v.)give up, abandon, leave alone | | |
| | doctrine (n.)learning, body of knowledge, science | | |
| The danger to it selfe. | The danger to itself? | | AW I.iii.237.1 | |
| Hell | HELENA | | | |
| There's something in't | There's something in't | | AW I.iii.237.2 | |
| More then my Fathers skill, which was the great'st | More than my father's skill, which was the greatest | | AW I.iii.238 | |
| Of his profession, that his good receipt, | Of his profession, that his good receipt | receipt (n.)recipe, formula, prescription | AW I.iii.239 | |
| Shall for my legacie be sanctified | Shall for my legacy be sanctified | | AW I.iii.240 | |
| Byth' luckiest stars in heauen, and would your honor | By th' luckiest stars in heaven; and would your honour | | AW I.iii.241 | |
| But giue me leaue to trie successe, I'de venture | But give me leave to try success, I'd venture | try (v.)prove, ascertain, find out | AW I.iii.242 | |
| The well lost life of mine, on his Graces cure, | The well-lost life of mine on his grace's cure | well-lost (adj.)lost in a good cause | AW I.iii.243 | |
| By such a day, an houre. | By such a day, an hour. | | AW I.iii.244.1 | |
| Cou | COUNTESS | | | |
| Doo'st thou beleeue't? | Dost thou believe't? | | AW I.iii.244.2 | |
| Hell | HELENA | | | |
| I Madam knowingly. | Ay, madam, knowingly. | knowingly (adv.)with knowledge, with worldly experience | AW I.iii.245 | |
| Cou | COUNTESS | | | |
| Why Hellen thou shalt haue my leaue and loue, | Why, Helen, thou shalt have my leave and love, | | AW I.iii.246 | |
| Meanes and attendants, and my louing greetings | Means and attendants, and my loving greetings | | AW I.iii.247 | |
| To those of mine in Court, Ile staie at home | To those of mine in court. I'll stay at home | | AW I.iii.248 | |
| And praie Gods blessing into thy attempt: | And pray God's blessing into thy attempt. | | AW I.iii.249 | |
| Begon to morrow, and be sure of this, | Be gone tomorrow, and be sure of this, | | AW I.iii.250 | |
| What I can helpe thee to, thou shalt not misse. | What I can help thee to, thou shalt not miss. | | AW I.iii.251 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | AW I.iii.251 | |