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| Enter the Empresse Sonnes, with | Enter the Empress' sons, Chiron and Demetrius, with | | Tit II.iv.1.1 | |
| Lauinia, her hands cut off and her tongue cut out, | Lavinia, her hands cut off, and her tongue cut out, | | Tit II.iv.1.2 | |
| and rausht. | and ravished | | Tit II.iv.1.3 | |
| Deme. | DEMETRIUS | | | |
| So now goe tell and if thy tongue can speake, | So now go tell, and if thy tongue can speak, | | Tit II.iv.1 | |
| Who t'was that cut thy tongue and rauisht thee. | Who 'twas that cut thy tongue and ravished thee. | | Tit II.iv.2 | |
| Chi. | CHIRON | | | |
| Write downe thy mind, bewray thy meaning so, | Write down thy mind, bewray thy meaning so, | bewray (v.) betray, reveal, expose | Tit II.iv.3 | |
| And if thy stumpes will let thee play the Scribe. | And if thy stumps will let thee play the scribe. | | Tit II.iv.4 | |
| Dem. | DEMETRIUS | | | |
| See how with signes and tokens she can scowle. | See how with signs and tokens she can scrawl. | | Tit II.iv.5 | |
| Chi. | CHIRON | | | |
| (to Lavinia) | | Tit II.iv.6.1 | |
| Goe home, / Call for sweet water, wash thy hands. | Go home, call for sweet water, wash thy hands. | sweet (adj.)perfumed, scented, fragrant | Tit II.iv.6 | |
| Dem. | DEMETRIUS | | | |
| She hath no tongue to call, nor hands to wash. | She hath no tongue to call, nor hands to wash, | | Tit II.iv.7 | |
| And so let's leaue her to her silent walkes. | And so let's leave her to her silent walks. | | Tit II.iv.8 | |
| Chi. | CHIRON | | | |
| And t'were my cause, I should goe hang myselfe. | An 'twere my cause, I should go hang myself. | and, an (conj.)if, whether | Tit II.iv.9 | |
| | cause (n.)affair, business, subject | | |
| Dem. | DEMETRIUS | | | |
| If thou had'st hands to helpe thee knit the cord. | If thou hadst hands to help thee knit the cord. | knit, knit up (v.)tie, fasten [by means of a knot] | Tit II.iv.10 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt Chiron and Demetrius | | Tit II.iv.10 | |
| Winde Hornes. Enter Marcus from hunting, to Lauinia. | Wind horns. Enter Marcus from hunting to Lavinia | | Tit II.iv.11 | |
| MARCUS | | | |
| Who is this, my Neece that flies away so fast? | Who is this? My niece, that flies away so fast? | | Tit II.iv.11 | |
| Cosen a word, where is your husband? | Cousin, a word. Where is your husband? | | Tit II.iv.12 | |
| If I do dreame, would all my wealth would wake me; | If I do dream, would all my wealth would wake me; | | Tit II.iv.13 | |
| If I doe wake, some Planet strike me downe, | If I do wake, some planet strike me down | | Tit II.iv.14 | |
| That I may slumber in eternall sleepe. | That I may slumber an eternal sleep. | | Tit II.iv.15 | |
| Speake gentle Neece, what sterne vngentle hands | Speak, gentle niece, what stern ungentle hands | gentle (adj.)soft, tender, kind | Tit II.iv.16 | |
| Hath lopt, and hew'd, and made thy body bare | Have lopped and hewed and made thy body bare | | Tit II.iv.17 | |
| Of her two branches, those sweet Ornaments | Of her two branches, those sweet ornaments, | | Tit II.iv.18 | |
| Whose circkling shadowes, Kings haue sought to sleep in | Whose circling shadows kings have sought to sleep in, | | Tit II.iv.19 | |
| And might not gaine so great a happines | And might not gain so great a happiness | | Tit II.iv.20 | |
| As halfe thy Loue: Why doost not speake to me? | As half thy love? Why dost not speak to me? | | Tit II.iv.21 | |
| Alas, a Crimson riuer of warme blood, | Alas, a crimson river of warm blood, | | Tit II.iv.22 | |
| Like to a bubling fountaine stir'd with winde, | Like to a babbling fountain stirred with wind, | | Tit II.iv.23 | |
| Doth rise and fall betweene thy Rosed lips, | Doth rise and fall between thy rosed lips, | rosed (adj.)rosy, rose-coloured | Tit II.iv.24 | |
| Comming and going with thy hony breath. | Coming and going with thy honey breath. | | Tit II.iv.25 | |
| But sure some Tereus hath defloured thee, | But sure some Tereus hath deflowered thee, | | Tit II.iv.26 | |
| And least thou should'st detect them, cut thy tongue. | And, lest thou shouldst detect him, cut thy tongue. | detect (v.)expose, unmask, uncover | Tit II.iv.27 | |
| Ah, now thou turn'st away thy face for shame: | Ah, now thou turn'st away thy face for shame, | | Tit II.iv.28 | |
| And notwihstanding all this losse of blood, | And notwithstanding all this loss of blood, | | Tit II.iv.29 | |
| As from a Conduit with their issuing Spouts, | As from a conduit with three issuing spouts, | conduit (n.)channel, outflowing, water-spout, fountain | Tit II.iv.30 | |
| Yet doe thy cheekes looke red as Titans face, | Yet do thy cheeks look red as Titan's face | Titan (n.)one of the titles of the Roman sun-god, Sol | Tit II.iv.31 | |
| Blushing to be encountred with a Cloud, | Blushing to be encountered with a cloud. | | Tit II.iv.32 | |
| Shall I speake for thee? shall I say 'tis so? | Shall I speak for thee? Shall I say 'tis so? | | Tit II.iv.33 | |
| Oh that I knew thy hart, and knew the beast | O that I knew thy heart, and knew the beast, | | Tit II.iv.34 | |
| That I might raile at him to ease my mind. | That I might rail at him to ease my mind! | rail (v.)rant, rave, be abusive [about] | Tit II.iv.35 | |
| Sorrow concealed, like an Ouen stopt, | Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopped, | | Tit II.iv.36 | |
| Doth burne the hart to Cinders where it is. | Doth burn the heart to cinders where it is. | | Tit II.iv.37 | |
| Faire Philomela she but lost her tongue, | Fair Philomela, why she but lost her tongue | | Tit II.iv.38 | |
| And in a tedious Sampler sowed her minde. | And in a tedious sampler sewed her mind; | sampler (n.)piece of embroidery | Tit II.iv.39 | |
| | tedious (adj.)laborious, painstaking, wearyingly intricate | | |
| But louely Neece, that meane is cut from thee, | But, lovely niece, that mean is cut from thee. | | Tit II.iv.40 | |
| A craftier Tereus hast thou met withall, | A craftier Tereus, cousin, hast thou met, | | Tit II.iv.41 | |
| And he hath cut those pretty fingers off, | And he hath cut those pretty fingers off | | Tit II.iv.42 | |
| That could haue better sowed then Philomel. | That could have better sewed than Philomel. | | Tit II.iv.43 | |
| Oh had the monster seene those Lilly hands, | O, had the monster seen those lily hands | lily (adj.)lily-white | Tit II.iv.44 | |
| Tremble like Aspen leaues vpon a Lute, | Tremble like aspen leaves upon a lute | | Tit II.iv.45 | |
| And make the silken strings delight to kisse them, | And make the silken strings delight to kiss them, | | Tit II.iv.46 | |
| He would not then haue toucht them for his life. | He would not then have touched them for his life. | | Tit II.iv.47 | |
| Or had he heard the heauenly Harmony, | Or had he heard the heavenly harmony | | Tit II.iv.48 | |
| Which that sweet tongue hath made: | Which that sweet tongue hath made, | | Tit II.iv.49 | |
| He would haue dropt his knife and fell asleepe, | He would have dropped his knife and fell asleep, | | Tit II.iv.50 | |
| As Cerberus at the Thracian Poets feete. | As Cerberus at the Thracian poet's feet. | Thracian (adj.)[pron: 'thraysian] of Thrace; region of ancient NE Greece associated with the worship of Dionysus | Tit II.iv.51 | |
| | Cerberus (n.)['sairberus] three-headed dog guarding the entrance to the Underworld, originally 50-headed; charmed to sleep by Orpheus during his quest to rescue Euridice | | |
| Come, let vs goe, and make thy father blinde, | Come, let us go and make thy father blind, | | Tit II.iv.52 | |
| For such a sight will blinde a fathers eye. | For such a sight will blind a father's eye. | | Tit II.iv.53 | |
| One houres storme will drowne the fragrant meades, | One hour's storm will drown the fragrant meads; | mead (n.)meadow | Tit II.iv.54 | |
| What, will whole months of teares thy Fathers eyes? | What will whole months of tears thy father's eyes? | | Tit II.iv.55 | |
| Doe not draw backe, for we will mourne with thee: | Do not draw back, for we will mourn with thee. | | Tit II.iv.56 | |
| Oh could our mourning ease thy misery. | O, could our mourning ease thy misery. | | Tit II.iv.57 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | Tit II.iv.57 | |