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| Enter Launce, Panthion. | Enter Launce with his dog, Crab | | TG II.iii.1 | |
| Launce. | LAUNCE | | | |
| Nay, 'twill bee this howre ere I haue done weeping: | Nay, 'twill be this hour ere I have done weeping; | | TG II.iii.1 | |
| all the kinde of the Launces, haue this very fault: I haue | all the kind of the Launces have this very fault. I have | kind (n.) breed, lineage, stock, family | TG II.iii.2 | |
| receiu'd my proportion, like the prodigious Sonne, and am | received my proportion, like the prodigious son, and am | proportion (n.)malapropism for ‘portion’ [= share of the estate] | TG II.iii.3 | |
| | prodigious (adj.)malapropism for ‘prodigal’ | | |
| going with Sir Protheus to the Imperialls Court: I thinke | going with Sir Proteus to the Imperial's court. I think | imperial (n.)emperor, imperial personage | TG II.iii.4 | |
| Crab my dog, be the sowrest natured dogge that liues: My | Crab my dog be the sourest-natured dog that lives. My | | TG II.iii.5 | |
| Mother weeping: my Father wayling: my Sister crying: | mother weeping, my father wailing, my sister crying, | | TG II.iii.6 | |
| our Maid howling: our Catte wringing her hands, and all | our maid howling, our cat wringing her hands, and all | | TG II.iii.7 | |
| our house in a great perplexitie, yet did not this cruell-hearted | our house in a great perplexity; yet did not this cruel-hearted | | TG II.iii.8 | |
| Curre shedde one teare: he is a stone, a very pibble stone, | cur shed one tear. He is a stone, a very pebble-stone, | | TG II.iii.9 | |
| and has no more pitty in him then a dogge: a Iew | and has no more pity in him than a dog. A Jew | | TG II.iii.10 | |
| would haue wept to haue seene our parting: why my | would have wept to have seen our parting. Why, my | parting (n.)departure, leave-taking, setting out | TG II.iii.11 | |
| Grandam hauing no eyes, looke you, wept her selfe blinde | grandam, having no eyes, look you, wept herself blind | | TG II.iii.12 | |
| at my parting: nay, Ile shew you the manner of it. | at my parting. Nay, I'll show you the manner of it. | | TG II.iii.13 | |
| This shooe is my father: no, this left shooe is my father; | This shoe is my father. No, this left shoe is my father. | | TG II.iii.14 | |
| no, no, this left shooe is my mother: nay, that cannot bee | No, no, this left shoe is my mother. Nay, that cannot be | | TG II.iii.15 | |
| so neyther: yes; it is so, it is so: it hath the worser sole: | so neither. Yes, it is so, it is so; it hath the worser sole. | | TG II.iii.16 | |
| this shooe with the hole in it, is my mother: and this my | This shoe with the hole in it is my mother, and this my | | TG II.iii.17 | |
| father: a veng'ance on't, there 'tis: Now sir, this staffe | father. A vengeance on't, there 'tis. Now, sir, this staff | | TG II.iii.18 | |
| is my sister: for, looke you, she is as white as a lilly, and | is my sister; for, look you, she is as white as a lily, and | | TG II.iii.19 | |
| as small as a wand: this hat is Nan our maid: I am the | as small as a wand. This hat is Nan our maid. I am the | small (adj.)slender, slim | TG II.iii.20 | |
| dogge: no, the dogge is himselfe, and I am the dogge: oh, the | dog. No, the dog is himself, and I am the dog. O, the | | TG II.iii.21 | |
| dogge is me, and I am my selfe: I; so, so: now come I to | dog is me, and I am myself. Ay, so, so. Now come I to | | TG II.iii.22 | |
| my Father; Father, your blessing: now should not the | my father: ‘ Father, your blessing.’ Now should not the | | TG II.iii.23 | |
| shooe speake a word for weeping: now should I kisse my | shoe speak a word for weeping. Now should I kiss my | | TG II.iii.24 | |
| Father; well, hee weepes on: Now come I to my Mother: | father; well, he weeps on. Now come I to my mother. | | TG II.iii.25 | |
| Oh that she could speake now, like a would-woman: well, | O, that she could speak now like an old woman! Well, | | TG II.iii.26 | |
| I kisse her: why there 'tis; heere's my mothers breath vp | I kiss her. Why, there 'tis; here's my mother's breath up | up and down (adv.)exactly, completely, in every respect | TG II.iii.27 | |
| and downe: Now come I to my sister; marke the moane she | and down. Now come I to my sister. Mark the moan she | mark (v.)note, pay attention [to], take notice [of] | TG II.iii.28 | |
| makes: now the dogge all this while sheds not a teare: nor | makes. Now the dog all this while sheds not a tear, nor | | TG II.iii.29 | |
| speakes a word: but see how I lay the dust with my teares. | speaks a word; but see how I lay the dust with my tears. | lay (v.)keep down, make subside | TG II.iii.30 | |
| Enter Panthino | | TG II.iii.31 | |
| Panth. | PANTHINO | | | |
| Launce, away, away: a Boord: thy Master is | Launce, away, away! Aboard! Thy master is | | TG II.iii.31 | |
| ship'd, and thou art to post after with oares; what's the | shipped, and thou art to post after with oars. What's the | post (v.)hasten, speed, ride fast | TG II.iii.32 | |
| matter? why weep'st thou man? away asse, you'l loose | matter? Why weepest thou, man? Away, ass, you'll lose | | TG II.iii.33 | |
| the Tide, if you tarry any longer. | the tide, if you tarry any longer. | tarry (v.)stay, remain, linger | TG II.iii.34 | |
| Laun. | LAUNCE | | | |
| It is no matter if the tide were lost, for it is the | It is no matter if the tied were lost, for it is the | | TG II.iii.35 | |
| vnkindest Tide, that euer any man tide. | unkindest tied that ever any man tied. | | TG II.iii.36 | |
| Panth. | PANTHINO | | | |
| What's the vnkindest tide? | What's the unkindest tide? | | TG II.iii.37 | |
| Lau. | LAUNCE | | | |
| Why, he that's tide here, Crab my dog. | Why, he that's tied here, Crab, my dog. | | TG II.iii.38 | |
| Pant. | PANTHINO | | | |
| Tut, man: I meane thou'lt loose the flood, and | Tut, man, I mean thou'lt lose the flood; and, | | TG II.iii.39 | |
| in loosing the flood, loose thy voyage, and in loosing thy | in losing the flood, lose thy voyage; and, in losing thy | | TG II.iii.40 | |
| voyage, loose thy Master, and in loosing thy Master, loose | voyage, lose thy master; and, in losing thy master, lose | | TG II.iii.41 | |
| thy seruice, and in loosing thy seruice: --- why dost thou | thy service; and, in losing thy service – Why dost thou | | TG II.iii.42 | |
| stop my mouth? | stop my mouth? | | TG II.iii.43 | |
| Laun. | LAUNCE | | | |
| For feare thou shouldst loose thy tongue. | For fear thou shouldst lose thy tongue. | | TG II.iii.44 | |
| Panth. | PANTHINO | | | |
| Where should I loose my tongue? | Where should I lose my tongue? | | TG II.iii.45 | |
| Laun. | LAUNCE | | | |
| In thy Tale. | In thy tale. | | TG II.iii.46 | |
| Panth. | PANTHINO | | | |
| In thy Taile. | In my tail! | | TG II.iii.47 | |
| Laun. | LAUNCE | | | |
| Loose the Tide, and the voyage, and the Master, | Lose the tide, and the voyage, and the master, | | TG II.iii.48 | |
| and the Seruice, and the tide: why man, if the Riuer | and the service, and the tied. Why, man, if the river | | TG II.iii.49 | |
| were drie, I am able to fill it with my teares: if the winde | were dry, I am able to fill it with my tears. If the wind | | TG II.iii.50 | |
| were downe, I could driue the boate with my sighes. | were down, I could drive the boat with my sighs. | | TG II.iii.51 | |
| Panth. | PANTHINO | | | |
| Come: come away man, I was sent to call | Come, come away, man. I was sent to call | | TG II.iii.52 | |
| thee. | thee. | | TG II.iii.53 | |
| Lau. | LAUNCE | | | |
| Sir: call me what thou dar'st. | Sir, call me what thou darest. | | TG II.iii.54 | |
| Pant. | PANTHINO | | | |
| Wilt thou goe? | Wilt thou go? | | TG II.iii.55 | |
| Laun. | LAUNCE | | | |
| Well, I will goe. | Well, I will go. | | TG II.iii.56 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | TG II.iii.56 | |