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| Enter Titus Andronicus and his three sonnes, | Enter Marcus, Titus Andronicus and his three sons, | | Tit II.ii.1.1 | |
| making a noyse with | Lucius, Quintus, and Martius, making a noise with | | Tit II.ii.1.2 | |
| hounds and hornes, and Marcus. | hounds and horns | | Tit II.ii.1.3 | |
| Tit. | TITUS | | | |
| The hunt is vp, the morne is bright and gray, | The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey, | morn (n.) morning, dawn | Tit II.ii.1 | |
| | grey (adj.)blue | | |
| The fields are fragrant, and the Woods are greene, | The fields are fragrant, and the woods are green. | | Tit II.ii.2 | |
| Vncouple heere, and let vs make a bay, | Uncouple here, and let us make a bay | uncouple (v.)release pairs of hunting dogs for the chase | Tit II.ii.3 | |
| | bay (n.)baying, barking, howling | | |
| And wake the Emperour, and his louely Bride, | And wake the Emperor and his lovely bride, | | Tit II.ii.4 | |
| And rouze the Prince, and ring a hunters peale, | And rouse the Prince, and ring a hunter's peal, | | Tit II.ii.5 | |
| That all the Court may eccho with the noyse. | That all the court may echo with the noise. | | Tit II.ii.6 | |
| Sonnes let it be your charge, as it is ours, | Sons, let it be your charge, as it is ours, | charge (n.)task, responsibility, duty | Tit II.ii.7 | |
| To attend the Emperours person carefully: | To attend the Emperor's person carefully. | attend (v.)serve, follow, wait [on/upon] | Tit II.ii.8 | |
| I haue bene troubled in my sleepe this night, | I have been troubled in my sleep this night, | | Tit II.ii.9 | |
| But dawning day new comfort hath inspir'd. | But dawning day new comfort hath inspired. | | Tit II.ii.10 | |
| Winde Hornes. Heere a cry of houndes, and winde hornes in a peale, then | Here a cry of hounds and wind horns in a peal; | wind (v.)sound, blow | Tit II.ii.11.1 | |
| | cry (n.)[of hounds] noise, call, yelp | | |
| Enter Saturninus, Tamora, Bassianus, Lauinia, | then enter Saturninus, Tamora, Bassianus, Lavinia, | | Tit II.ii.11.2 | |
| Chiron, Demetrius, and their Attendants. | Chiron, Demetrius, and their attendants | | Tit II.ii.11.3 | |
| Many good morrowes to your Maiestie, | Many good morrows to your majesty; | | Tit II.ii.11 | |
| Madam to you as manyand as good. | Madam, to you as many and as good. | | Tit II.ii.12 | |
| I promised your Grace, a Hunters peale. | I promised your grace a hunter's peal. | | Tit II.ii.13 | |
| Satur. | SATURNINUS | | | |
| And you haue rung it lustily my Lords, | And you have rung it lustily, my lords, | | Tit II.ii.14 | |
| Somewhat to earely for new married Ladies. | Somewhat too early for new-married ladies. | | Tit II.ii.15 | |
| Bass. | BASSIANUS | | | |
| Lauinia, how say you? | Lavinia, how say you? | | Tit II.ii.16.1 | |
| Laui. | LAVINIA | | | |
| I say no: | I say no: | | Tit II.ii.16.2 | |
| I haue bene awake two houres and more. | I have been broad awake two hours and more. | broad (adv.)completely, fully | Tit II.ii.17 | |
| Satur. | SATURNINUS | | | |
| Come on then, horse and Chariots letvs haue, | Come on then, horse and chariots let us have, | | Tit II.ii.18 | |
| And to our sport: Madam, now shall ye see, | And to our sport. (To Tamora) Madam, now shall ye see | sport (n.)recreation, amusement, entertainment | Tit II.ii.19 | |
| Our Romaine hunting. | Our Roman hunting. | | Tit II.ii.20.1 | |
| Mar. | MARCUS | | | |
| I haue dogges my Lord, | I have dogs, my lord, | | Tit II.ii.20.2 | |
| Will rouze the proudest Panther in the Chase, | Will rouse the proudest panther in the chase | chase (n.)hunting ground, territory | Tit II.ii.21 | |
| | rouse (v.)[hunting] startle from a lair, draw out | | |
| And clime the highest Pomontary top. | And climb the highest promontory top. | | Tit II.ii.22 | |
| Tit. | TITUS | | | |
| And I haue horse will follow where the game | And I have horse will follow where the game | | Tit II.ii.23 | |
| Makes way, and runnes likes Swallowes ore the plaine | Makes way and run like swallows o'er the plain. | | Tit II.ii.24 | |
| Deme. | DEMETRIUS | | | |
| (to Chiron) | | Tit II.ii.25 | |
| Chiron we hunt not we, with Horse nor Hound | Chiron, we hunt not, we, with horse nor hound, | | Tit II.ii.25 | |
| But hope to plucke a dainty Doe to ground. | But hope to pluck a dainty doe to ground. | dainty (adj.)delicately pretty, of tender beauty | Tit II.ii.26 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | Tit II.ii.26 | |