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| Enter Duke Senior: Amyens, and two or three Lords | Enter Duke Senior, Amiens, and two or three Lords | | AYL II.i.1.1 | |
| like Forresters. | dressed like foresters | | AYL II.i.1.2 | |
| Duk.Sen. | DUKE | | | |
| Now my Coe-mates, and brothers in exile: | Now my co-mates and brothers in exile, | co-mate (n.) companion, fellow, comrade | AYL II.i.1 | |
| Hath not old custome made this life more sweete | Hath not old custom made this life more sweet | custom (n.)habit, usual practice, customary use | AYL II.i.2 | |
| Then that of painted pompe? Are not these woods | Than that of painted pomp? Are not these woods | painted (adj.)colourful, multi-coloured | AYL II.i.3 | |
| More free from perill then the enuious Court? | More free from peril than the envious court? | envious (adj.)malicious, spiteful, vindictive, full of enmity | AYL II.i.4 | |
| Heere feele we not the penaltie of Adam, | Here feel we not the penalty of Adam, | Adam (n.)in the Bible, the first human being, in the Garden of Eden, who disobeyed God | AYL II.i.5 | |
| The seasons difference, as the Icie phange | The seasons' difference, as the icy fang | difference (n.)change, variation, shifting | AYL II.i.6 | |
| And churlish chiding of the winters winde, | And churlish chiding of the winter's wind, | churlish (adj.)violent, rough, harsh | AYL II.i.7 | |
| | chiding (n.)barking, brawling, angry noise | | |
| Which when it bites and blowes vpon my body | Which when it bites and blows upon my body | | AYL II.i.8 | |
| Euen till I shrinke with cold, I smile, and say | Even till I shrink with cold, I smile and say | shrink (v.)shiver, recoil, draw back | AYL II.i.9 | |
| This is no flattery: these are counsellors | ‘This is no flattery; these are counsellors | | AYL II.i.10 | |
| That feelingly perswade me what I am: | That feelingly persuade me what I am'? | feelingly (adv.)in ways that reach the senses | AYL II.i.11 | |
| Sweet are the vses of aduersitie | Sweet are the uses of adversity, | | AYL II.i.12 | |
| Which like the toad, ougly and venemous, | Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, | | AYL II.i.13 | |
| Weares yet a precious Iewell in his head: | Wears yet a precious jewel in his head; | | AYL II.i.14 | |
| And this our life exempt from publike haunt, | And this our life, exempt from public haunt, | exempt (adj.)removed, cut off, excluded, debarred | AYL II.i.15 | |
| | haunt (n.)frequent resort, regular visit | | |
| Findes tongues in trees, bookes in the running brookes, | Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, | | AYL II.i.16 | |
| Sermons in stones, and good in euery thing. | Sermons in stones, and good in everything. | | AYL II.i.17 | |
| Amien. | AMIENS | | | |
| I would not change it, happy is your Grace | I would not change it. Happy is your grace | | AYL II.i.18 | |
| That can translate the stubbornnesse of fortune | That can translate the stubbornness of fortune | translate (v.)change, transform, alter | AYL II.i.19 | |
| Into so quiet and so sweet a stile. | Into so quiet and so sweet a style. | | AYL II.i.20 | |
| Du.Sen. | DUKE | | | |
| Come, shall we goe and kill vs venison? | Come, shall we go and kill us venison? | | AYL II.i.21 | |
| And yet it irkes me the poore dapled fooles | And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, | irk (v.)bother, trouble, distress | AYL II.i.22 | |
| | fool (n.)simple creature, poor thing | | |
| Being natiue Burgers of this desert City, | Being native burghers of this desert city, | burgher (n.)citizen, inhabitant, denizen | AYL II.i.23 | |
| Should intheir owne confines with forked heads | Should in their own confines with forked heads | head (n.)arrow-head | AYL II.i.24 | |
| | forked (adj.)barbed, sharp-pointed | | |
| Haue their round hanches goard. | Have their round haunches gored. | | AYL II.i.25.1 | |
| 1. Lord. | FIRST LORD | | | |
| Indeed my Lord | Indeed, my lord, | | AYL II.i.25.2 | |
| The melancholy Iaques grieues at that, | The melancholy Jaques grieves at that | | AYL II.i.26 | |
| And in that kinde sweares you doe more vsurpe | And, in that kind, swears you do more usurp | kind (n.)respect, regard, particular | AYL II.i.27 | |
| Then doth your brother that hath banish'd you: | Than doth your brother that hath banished you. | | AYL II.i.28 | |
| To day my Lord of Amiens, and my selfe, | Today my Lord of Amiens and myself | | AYL II.i.29 | |
| Did steale behinde him as he lay along | Did steal behind him as he lay along | along (adv.)at full length, stretched out, prostrate | AYL II.i.30 | |
| Vnder an oake, whose anticke roote peepes out | Under an oak whose antick root peeps out | antic, antick(e), antique (adj.)fantastic, bizarre, weird | AYL II.i.31 | |
| Vpon the brooke that brawles along this wood, | Upon the brook that brawls along this wood, | brawl (v.)[of streams] run noisily | AYL II.i.32 | |
| | along (prep.)throughout the whole length of | | |
| To the which place a poore sequestred Stag | To the which place a poor sequestered stag | sequestered (adj.)separated, cut off from its fellows | AYL II.i.33 | |
| That from the Hunters aime had tane a hurt, | That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt | | AYL II.i.34 | |
| Did come to languish; and indeed my Lord | Did come to languish; and indeed, my lord, | | AYL II.i.35 | |
| The wretched annimall heau'd forth such groanes | The wretched animal heaved forth such groans | | AYL II.i.36 | |
| That their discharge did stretch his leatherne coat | That their discharge did stretch his leathern coat | | AYL II.i.37 | |
| Almost to bursting, and the big round teares | Almost to bursting, and the big round tears | | AYL II.i.38 | |
| Cours'd one another downe his innocent nose | Coursed one another down his innocent nose | course (v.)chase, hunt, pursue | AYL II.i.39 | |
| In pitteous chase: and thus the hairie foole, | In piteous chase; and thus the hairy fool, | | AYL II.i.40 | |
| Much marked of the melancholie Iaques, | Much marked of the melancholy Jaques, | mark (v.)note, pay attention [to], take notice [of] | AYL II.i.41 | |
| Stood on th'extremest verge of the swift brooke, | Stood on th' extremest verge of the swift brook | | AYL II.i.42 | |
| Augmenting it with teares. | Augmenting it with tears. | | AYL II.i.43.1 | |
| Du.Sen. | DUKE | | | |
| But what said Iaques? | But what said Jaques? | | AYL II.i.43.2 | |
| Did he not moralize this spectacle? | Did he not moralize this spectacle? | moralize, moralise (v.)draw lessons from, interpret morally | AYL II.i.44 | |
| 1. Lord. | FIRST LORD | | | |
| O yes, into a thousand similies. | O, yes, into a thousand similes. | | AYL II.i.45 | |
| First, for his weeping into the needlesse streame; | First, for his weeping into the needless stream: | needless (adj.)not lacking, having no need | AYL II.i.46 | |
| Poore Deere quoth he, thou mak'st a testament | ‘ Poor deer,’ quoth he, ‘ thou makest a testament | quoth (v.)said | AYL II.i.47 | |
| As worldlings doe, giuing thy sum of more | As worldlings do, giving thy sum of more | worldling (n.)citizen of the world, world's inhabitant | AYL II.i.48 | |
| To that which had too must: then being there alone, | To that which had too much.’ Then, being there alone, | | AYL II.i.49 | |
| Left and abandoned of his veluet friend; | Left and abandoned of his velvet friend, | of (prep.)by | AYL II.i.50 | |
| 'Tis right quoth he, thus miserie doth part | ‘ 'Tis right,’ quoth he, ‘ thus misery doth part | part (v.)depart [from], leave, quit | AYL II.i.51 | |
| The Fluxe of companie: anon a carelesse Heard | The flux of company.’ Anon a careless herd, | flux (n.)stream, flow, flood | AYL II.i.52 | |
| | anon (adv.)soon, shortly, presently | | |
| | careless (adj.)carefree, unconcerned, untroubled | | |
| Full of the pasture, iumps along by him | Full of the pasture, jumps along by him | | AYL II.i.53 | |
| And neuer staies to greet him: I quoth Iaques, | And never stays to greet him: ‘ Ay,’ quoth Jaques, | stay (v.)stop, halt, come to a standstill | AYL II.i.54 | |
| Sweepe on you fat and greazie Citizens, | ‘ Sweep on, you fat and greasy citizens, | sweep (v.)strut, parade, move majestically | AYL II.i.55 | |
| 'Tis iust the fashion; wherefore doe you looke | 'Tis just the fashion! Wherefore do you look | | AYL II.i.56 | |
| Vpon that poore and broken bankrupt there? | Upon that poor and broken bankrupt there?’ | | AYL II.i.57 | |
| Thus most inuectiuely he pierceth through | Thus most invectively he pierceth through | invectively (adv.)vehemently, passionately, in an abusive way | AYL II.i.58 | |
| The body of Countrie, Citie, Court, | The body of country, city, court, | | AYL II.i.59 | |
| Yea, and of this our life, swearing that we | Yea, and of this our life, swearing that we | | AYL II.i.60 | |
| Are meere vsurpers, tyrants, and whats worse | Are mere usurpers, tyrants, and what's worse | mere (adj.)complete, total, absolute, utter | AYL II.i.61 | |
| To fright the Annimals, and to kill them vp | To fright the animals and to kill them up | fright (v.), past form frightedfrighten, scare, terrify | AYL II.i.62 | |
| In their assign'd and natiue dwelling place. | In their assigned and native dwelling-place. | | AYL II.i.63 | |
| D.Sen. | DUKE | | | |
| And did you leaue him in this contemplation? | And did you leave him in this contemplation? | | AYL II.i.64 | |
| 2.Lord. | SECOND LORD | | | |
| We did my Lord, weeping and commenting | We did, my lord, weeping and commenting | | AYL II.i.65 | |
| Vpon the sobbing Deere. | Upon the sobbing deer. | | AYL II.i.66.1 | |
| Du.Sen. | DUKE | | | |
| Show me the place, | Show me the place; | | AYL II.i.66.2 | |
| I loue to cope him in these sullen fits, | I love to cope him in these sullen fits, | cope, cope with (v.)encounter, face, have to do [with], come into contact [with] | AYL II.i.67 | |
| For then he's full of matter. | For then he's full of matter. | matter (n.)subject-matter, content, substance | AYL II.i.68 | |
| 1. Lor. | FIRST LORD | | | |
| Ile bring you to him strait. | I'll bring you to him straight. | straight (adv.)straightaway, immediately, at once | AYL II.i.69 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | AYL II.i.69 | |