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| THE EPILOGVE. | THE EPILOGUE | | | |
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| Tis ten to one, this Play can neuer please | 'Tis ten to one this play can never please | | H8 epilogue.1 | |
| All that are heere: Some come to take their ease, | All that are here. Some come to take their ease, | | H8 epilogue.2 | |
| And sleepe an Act or two; but those we feare | And sleep an act or two; but those, we fear, | | H8 epilogue.3 | |
| W'haue frighted with our Trumpets: so 'tis cleare, | We've frighted with our trumpets; so, 'tis clear, | fright (v.), past form frighted frighten, scare, terrify | H8 epilogue.4 | |
| They'l say tis naught. Others to heare the City | They'll say 'tis naught. Others to hear the city | naught, nought (adj.)worthless, useless, of no value | H8 epilogue.5 | |
| Abus'd extreamly, and to cry that's witty, | Abused extremely, and to cry ‘ That's witty!’ – | | H8 epilogue.6 | |
| Which wee haue not done neither; that I feare | Which we have not done neither; that, I fear, | | H8 epilogue.7 | |
| All the expected good w'are like to heare. | All the expected good we're like to hear | like (adv.)likely, probable / probably | H8 epilogue.8 | |
| For this Play at this time, is onely in | For this play at this time is only in | | H8 epilogue.9 | |
| The mercifull construction of good women, | The merciful construction of good women, | construction (n.)judgement, consideration, appraisal | H8 epilogue.10 | |
| For such a one we shew'd 'em: If they smile, | For such a one we showed 'em. If they smile, | | H8 epilogue.11 | |
| And say twill doe; I know within a while, | And say 'twill do, I know within a while | | H8 epilogue.12 | |
| All the best men are ours; for 'tis ill hap, | All the best men are ours; for 'tis ill hap | ill (adj.)bad, adverse, unfavourable | H8 epilogue.13 | |
| | hap (n.)happening, event, occurrence | | |
| If they hold, when their Ladies bid 'em clap. | If they hold when their ladies bid 'em clap. | hold (v.)withhold, hold back | H8 epilogue.14 | |