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| Enter a Senator . | Enter a Senator | | Tim II.i.1.1 | |
| Sen. | SENATOR | | | |
| And late fiue thousand: to Varro and to Isidore | And late five thousand. To Varro and to Isidore | late (adv.) recently, a little while ago / before | Tim II.i.1 | |
| He owes nine thousand, besides my former summe, | He owes nine thousand, besides my former sum, | | Tim II.i.2 | |
| Which makes it fiue and twenty. Still in motion | Which makes it five-and-twenty. Still in motion | motion (n.)emotion, inclination, desire, impulse | Tim II.i.3 | |
| | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | | |
| Of raging waste? It cannot hold, it will not. | Of raging waste? It cannot hold, it will not. | raging (adj.)mad, rash, crazy | Tim II.i.4 | |
| | hold (v.)stand firm, continue, carry on | | |
| If I want Gold, steale but a beggers Dogge, | If I want gold, steal but a beggar's dog | want (v.)lack, need, be without | Tim II.i.5 | |
| And giue it Timon, why the Dogge coines Gold. | And give it Timon, why, the dog coins gold. | | Tim II.i.6 | |
| If I would sell my Horse, and buy twenty moe | If I would sell my horse and buy twenty more | | Tim II.i.7 | |
| Better then he; why giue my Horse to Timon. | Better than he, why, give my horse to Timon, | | Tim II.i.8 | |
| Aske nothing, giue it him, it Foles me straight | Ask nothing, give it him, it foals me straight, | straight (adv.)straightaway, immediately, at once | Tim II.i.9 | |
| And able Horses: No Porter at his gate, | And able horses. No porter at his gate, | | Tim II.i.10 | |
| But rather one that smiles, and still inuites | But rather one that smiles and still invites | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | Tim II.i.11 | |
| All that passe by. It cannot hold, no reason | All that pass by. It cannot hold. No reason | reason (n.)reasonable view, sensible judgement, right opinion | Tim II.i.12 | |
| Can sound his state in safety. Caphis hoa, | Can sound his state in safety. Caphis, ho! | sound (v.)sound out, question, examine | Tim II.i.13 | |
| | state (n.)condition, circumstances, situation, state of affairs | | |
| Caphis I say. | Caphis, I say! | | Tim II.i.14.1 | |
| Enter Caphis. | Enter Caphis | | Tim II.i.14 | |
| Ca. | CAPHIS | | | |
| Heere sir, what is your pleasure. | Here, sir. What is your pleasure? | pleasure (n.)wish, desire, will | Tim II.i.14.2 | |
| Sen. | SENATOR | | | |
| Get on your cloake, & hast you to Lord Timon, | Get on your cloak, and haste you to Lord Timon. | | Tim II.i.15 | |
| Importune him for my Moneyes, be not ceast | Importune him for my moneys. Be not ceased | importune (v.)urge, press | Tim II.i.16 | |
| | cease (v.)put off, defer, appease | | |
| With slight deniall; nor then silenc'd, when | With slight denial, nor then silenced when | slight (adj.)offhand, dismissive, contemptuous | Tim II.i.17 | |
| Commend me to your Master, and the Cap | ‘ Commend me to your master ’ and the cap | commend (v.)convey greetings, present kind regards | Tim II.i.18 | |
| Playes in the right hand, thus: but tell him, | Plays in the right hand, thus. But tell him | | Tim II.i.19 | |
| My Vses cry to me; I must serue my turne | My uses cry to me, I must serve my turn | serve one's turnmeet one's need, answer one's requirements | Tim II.i.20 | |
| | use (n.)need, requirement | | |
| | cry (v.)speak loudly, shout out, proclaim | | |
| Out of mine owne, his dayes and times are past, | Out of mine own. His days and times are past, | | Tim II.i.21 | |
| And my reliances on his fracted dates | And my reliances on his fracted dates | fracted (adj.)broken | Tim II.i.22 | |
| | date (n.)due date, agreed day [for the end of a contract] | | |
| Haue smit my credit. I loue, and honour him, | Have smit my credit. I love and honour him, | smite (v.), past forms smote, smitinjure, harm, do damage to | Tim II.i.23 | |
| But must not breake my backe, to heale his finger. | But must not break my back to heal his finger. | | Tim II.i.24 | |
| Immediate are my needs, and my releefe | Immediate are my needs, and my relief | | Tim II.i.25 | |
| Must not be tost and turn'd to me in words, | Must not be tossed and turned to me in words, | | Tim II.i.26 | |
| But finde supply immediate. Get you gone, | But find supply immediate. Get you gone. | | Tim II.i.27 | |
| Put on a most importunate aspect, | Put on a most importunate aspect, | importunate (adj.)persistent, pressing, insistent | Tim II.i.28 | |
| | aspect (n.)[of a human face] look, appearance, expression | | |
| A visage of demand: for I do feare | A visage of demand. For I do fear, | visage (n.)face, countenance | Tim II.i.29 | |
| When euery Feather stickes in his owne wing, | When every feather sticks in his own wing, | stick (v.)be placed, be fixed | Tim II.i.30 | |
| Lord Timon will be left a naked gull, | Lord Timon will be left a naked gull, | naked (adj.)defenceless, undefended, unarmed | Tim II.i.31 | |
| | gull (n.)unfledged bird | | |
| Which flashes now a Phoenix, get you gone. | Which flashes now a phoenix. Get you gone. | flash (v.)make a display, show off, shine out [as] | Tim II.i.32 | |
| Ca. | CAPHIS | | | |
| I go sir. | I go, sir. | | Tim II.i.33 | |
| Sen. | SENATOR | | | |
| I go sir? / Take the Bonds along with you, | I go, sir? Take the bonds along with you, | | Tim II.i.34 | |
| And haue the dates in. Come. | And have the dates in. Come. | | Tim II.i.35.1 | |
| He gives the bonds to Caphis | | Tim II.i.35 | |
| Ca. | CAPHIS | | | |
| I will Sir. | I will, sir. | | Tim II.i.35.2 | |
| Sen. | SENATOR | | | |
| Go. | Go. | | Tim II.i.35.3 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | Tim II.i.35 | |