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| Enter Rosaline for Ganimed, Celia for Aliena, and | Enter Rosalind as Ganymede, Celia as Aliena, and | | AYL II.iv.1.1 | |
| Clowne, alias Touchstone. | the Clown, alias Touchstone | | AYL II.iv.1.2 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| O Iupiter, how merry are my spirits? | O Jupiter, how weary are my spirits! | Jupiter, Jove (n.) Roman supreme god; associated with the heavens and the weather, especially thunder and lightning; husband of Juno | AYL II.iv.1 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| I care not for my spirits, if my legges were | I care not for my spirits, if my legs were | | AYL II.iv.2 | |
| not wearie. | not weary. | | AYL II.iv.3 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| I could finde in my heart to disgrace my mans | I could find in my heart to disgrace my man's | | AYL II.iv.4 | |
| apparell, and to cry like a woman: but I must comfort the | apparel, and to cry like a woman, but I must comfort the | apparel (n.)clothes, clothing, dress | AYL II.iv.5 | |
| weaker vessell, as doublet and hose ought to show it selfe | weaker vessel as doublet and hose ought to show itself | hose (n.)[pair of] breeches | AYL II.iv.6 | |
| | vessel (n.)body, frame | | |
| | doubletman's close-fitting jacket with short skirt | | |
| coragious to petty-coate; therefore courage, good Aliena. | courageous to petticoat: therefore courage, good Aliena! | petticoat (n.)long skirt | AYL II.iv.7 | |
| Cel. | CELIA | | | |
| I pray you beare with me, I cannot goe no further. | I pray you, bear with me, I cannot go no further. | | AYL II.iv.8 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| For my part, I had rather beare with you, | For my part, I had rather bear with you | | AYL II.iv.9 | |
| then beare you: yet I should beare no crosse if I did beare | than bear you: yet I should bear no cross if I did bear | cross (n.)coin [referring to the cross stamped on some types of coin] | AYL II.iv.10 | |
| you, for I thinke you haue no money in your purse. | you, for I think you have no money in your purse. | | AYL II.iv.11 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| Well, this is the Forrest of Arden. | Well, this is the Forest of Arden. | Arden, Forest offorest formerly covering a large area from Warwickshire through the Midlands into Staffordshire | AYL II.iv.12 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| I, now am I in Arden, the more foole I, | Ay, now am I in Arden, the more fool I. | | AYL II.iv.13 | |
| when I was at home I was in a better place, but Trauellers | When I was at home I was in a better place, but travellers | | AYL II.iv.14 | |
| must be content. | must be content. | content (adj.)contented, patient, accepting, undisturbed | AYL II.iv.15 | |
| Enter Corin and Siluius. | Enter Corin and Silvius | | AYL II.iv.16 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| I, be so good Touchstone: Look you, who comes here, | Ay, be so, good Touchstone. – Look you, who comes here: | | AYL II.iv.16 | |
| a yong man and an old in solemne talke. | A young man and an old in solemn talk. | | AYL II.iv.17 | |
| Cor. | CORIN | | | |
| That is the way to make her scorne you still. | That is the way to make her scorn you still. | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | AYL II.iv.18 | |
| Sil. | SILVIUS | | | |
| Oh Corin, that thou knew'st how I do loue her. | O Corin, that thou knewest how I do love her! | | AYL II.iv.19 | |
| Cor. | CORIN | | | |
| I partly guesse: for I haue lou'd ere now. | I partly guess, for I have loved ere now. | | AYL II.iv.20 | |
| Sil. | SILVIUS | | | |
| No Corin, being old, thou canst not guesse, | No, Corin, being old thou canst not guess, | | AYL II.iv.21 | |
| Though in thy youth thou wast as true a louer | Though in thy youth thou wast as true a lover | | AYL II.iv.22 | |
| As euer sigh'd vpon a midnight pillow: | As ever sighed upon a midnight pillow. | | AYL II.iv.23 | |
| But if thy loue were euer like to mine, | But if thy love were ever like to mine – | like (adj.)same, similar, alike, equal | AYL II.iv.24 | |
| As sure I thinke did neuer man loue so: | As sure I think did never man love so – | | AYL II.iv.25 | |
| How many actions most ridiculous, | How many actions most ridiculous | | AYL II.iv.26 | |
| Hast thou beene drawne to by thy fantasie? | Hast thou been drawn to by thy fantasy? | fantasy (n.)ardent desire, amorous fancy | AYL II.iv.27 | |
| Cor. | CORIN | | | |
| Into a thousand that I haue forgotten. | Into a thousand that I have forgotten. | | AYL II.iv.28 | |
| Sil. | SILVIUS | | | |
| Oh thou didst then neuer loue so hartily, | O, thou didst then never love so heartily. | | AYL II.iv.29 | |
| If thou remembrest not the slightest folly, | If thou rememberest not the slightest folly | | AYL II.iv.30 | |
| That euer loue did make thee run into, | That ever love did make thee run into, | | AYL II.iv.31 | |
| Thou hast not lou'd. | Thou hast not loved. | | AYL II.iv.32 | |
| Or if thou hast not sat as I doe now, | Or if thou hast not sat as I do now, | | AYL II.iv.33 | |
| Wearing thy hearer in thy Mistris praise, | Wearing thy hearer in thy mistress' praise, | wear (v.)wear out, weary, tire | AYL II.iv.34 | |
| Thou hast not lou'd. | Thou hast not loved. | | AYL II.iv.35 | |
| Or if thou hast not broke from companie, | Or if thou hast not broke from company | | AYL II.iv.36 | |
| Abruptly as my passion now makes me, | Abruptly, as my passion now makes me, | | AYL II.iv.37 | |
| Thou hast not lou'd. | Thou hast not loved. | | AYL II.iv.38 | |
| O Phebe, Phebe, Phebe. | O Phebe, Phebe, Phebe! | | AYL II.iv.39 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | AYL II.iv.39 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| Alas poore Shepheard searching of they would, | Alas, poor shepherd, searching of thy wound, | search (v.)probe, explore, examine | AYL II.iv.40 | |
| I haue by hard aduenture found mine owne. | I have by hard adventure found mine own. | hard (adj.)painful, harrowing, tough | AYL II.iv.41 | |
| | adventure (n.)experience, fortune, chance | | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| And I mine: I remember when I was in loue, | And I mine. I remember when I was in love | | AYL II.iv.42 | |
| I broke my sword vpon a stone, and bid him take that for | I broke my sword upon a stone and bid him take that for | | AYL II.iv.43 | |
| comming a night to Iane Smile, and I remember the | coming a-night to Jane Smile, and I remember the | a-night (adv.)at night | AYL II.iv.44 | |
| kissing of her batler, and the Cowes dugs that her prettie | kissing of her batler and the cow's dugs that her pretty | batler, batlet (n.)wooden club [used for beating clothes being washed] | AYL II.iv.45 | |
| chopt hands had milk'd; and I remember the wooing of | chopt hands had milked; and I remember the wooing of | chopped, chopt (adj.)chapped, chafed, roughened | AYL II.iv.46 | |
| a peascod instead of her, from whom I tooke two cods, | a peascod instead of her, from whom I took two cods | peascod (n.)pea-plant, pea-pod | AYL II.iv.47 | |
| | cod (n.)pod, seed-vessel | | |
| and giuing her them againe, said with weeping teares, | and, giving her them again, said with weeping tears, | | AYL II.iv.48 | |
| weare these for my sake: wee that are true Louers, runne | ‘Wear these for my sake.' We that are true lovers run | | AYL II.iv.49 | |
| into strange capers; but as all is mortall in nature, so is | into strange capers; but as all is mortal in nature, so is | | AYL II.iv.50 | |
| all nature in loue, mortall in folly. | all nature in love mortal in folly. | | AYL II.iv.51 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| Thou speak'st wiser then thou art ware of. | Thou speakest wiser than thou art ware of. | ware (adj.)aware, conscious, sensible | AYL II.iv.52 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| Nay, I shall nere be ware of mine owne wit, | Nay, I shall ne'er be ware of mine own wit | ware (adj.)wary, cautious, guarded | AYL II.iv.53 | |
| | wit (n.)intelligence, wisdom, good sense, mental ability | | |
| till I breake my shins against it. | till I break my shins against it. | break (v.)graze, bruise, cut open | AYL II.iv.54 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| Ioue, Ioue, this Shepherds passion, | Jove, Jove! This shepherd's passion | Jove (n.)[pron: johv] alternative name for Jupiter, the Roman supreme god | AYL II.iv.55 | |
| | passion (n.)passionate outburst, emotional passage | | |
| Is much vpon my fashion. | Is much upon my fashion. | fashion (n.)sort, kind, type | AYL II.iv.56 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| And mine, but it growes something stale with mee. | And mine, but it grows something stale with me. | something (adv.)somewhat, rather | AYL II.iv.57 | |
| Cel. | CELIA | | | |
| I pray you, one of you question yon'd man, | I pray you, one of you question yond man | yond (det.)that [one] over there | AYL II.iv.58 | |
| If he for gold will giue vs any foode, | If he for gold will give us any food; | gold (n.)money [not only gold coins] | AYL II.iv.59 | |
| I faint almost to death. | I faint almost to death. | | AYL II.iv.60 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| Holla; you Clowne. | Holla, you clown! | | AYL II.iv.61 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| Peace foole, he's not thy kinsman. | Peace, fool, he's not thy kinsman. | | AYL II.iv.62 | |
| Cor. | CORIN | | | |
| Who cals? | Who calls? | | AYL II.iv.63 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| Your betters Sir. | Your betters, sir. | | AYL II.iv.64 | |
| Cor. | CORIN | | | |
| Else are they very wretched. | Else are they very wretched. | | AYL II.iv.65 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| Peace I say; good euen to your friend. | Peace, I say. Good even to you, friend. | | AYL II.iv.66 | |
| Cor. | CORIN | | | |
| And to you gentle Sir, and to you all. | And to you, gentle sir, and to you all. | gentle (adj.)courteous, friendly, kind | AYL II.iv.67 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| I prethee Shepheard, if that loue or gold | I prithee, shepherd, if that love or gold | | AYL II.iv.68 | |
| Can in this desert place buy entertainment, | Can in this desert place buy entertainment, | entertainment (n.)hospitality, provision for needs | AYL II.iv.69 | |
| | desert (adj.)desolate, lonely, isolated | | |
| Bring vs where we may rest our selues, and feed: | Bring us where we may rest ourselves and feed. | | AYL II.iv.70 | |
| Here's a yong maid with trauaile much oppressed, | Here's a young maid with travail much oppressed | travail, travel (n.)journeying, travel [often overlapping with the sense of 'labour'] | AYL II.iv.71 | |
| And faints for succour. | And faints for succour. | | AYL II.iv.72.1 | |
| Cor. | CORIN | | | |
| Faire Sir, I pittie her, | Fair sir, I pity her, | | AYL II.iv.72.2 | |
| And wish for her sake more then for mine owne, | And wish, for her sake more than for mine own, | | AYL II.iv.73 | |
| My fortunes were more able to releeue her: | My fortunes were more able to relieve her; | | AYL II.iv.74 | |
| But I am shepheard to another man, | But I am shepherd to another man, | | AYL II.iv.75 | |
| And do not sheere the Fleeces that I graze: | And do not shear the fleeces that I graze. | | AYL II.iv.76 | |
| My master is of churlish disposition, | My master is of churlish disposition, | churlish (adj.)stingy, miserly, niggardly | AYL II.iv.77 | |
| | disposition (n.)inclination, mood, frame of mind | | |
| And little wreakes to finde the way to heauen | And little recks to find the way to heaven | reck (v.)regard, heed, care [for] | AYL II.iv.78 | |
| By doing deeds of hospitalitie. | By doing deeds of hospitality. | | AYL II.iv.79 | |
| Besides his Coate, his Flockes, and bounds of feede | Besides, his cote, his flocks, and bounds of feed | feed (n.)pasture, grazing land | AYL II.iv.80 | |
| | cote (n.)cottage | | |
| | bound (n.)(plural) extent, land, area [within boundaries] | | |
| Are now on sale, and at our sheep-coat now | Are now on sale, and at our sheepcote now, | sheepcote (n.)building where sheep shelter | AYL II.iv.81 | |
| By reason of his absence there is nothing | By reason of his absence, there is nothing | | AYL II.iv.82 | |
| That you will feed on: but what is, come see, | That you will feed on. But what is, come see, | | AYL II.iv.83 | |
| And in my voice most welcome shall you be. | And in my voice most welcome shall you be. | | AYL II.iv.84 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| What is he that shall buy his flocke and pasture? | What is he that shall buy his flock and pasture? | | AYL II.iv.85 | |
| Cor. | CORIN | | | |
| That yong Swaine that you saw heere but erewhile, | That young swain that you saw here but erewhile, | erewhile (adv.)a short time ago, a while before | AYL II.iv.86 | |
| | swain (n.)man, youth, young fellow | | |
| That little cares for buying any thing. | That little cares for buying anything. | | AYL II.iv.87 | |
| Ros. | ROSALIND | | | |
| I pray thee, if it stand with honestie, | I pray thee, if it stand with honesty, | stand (v.)accord, agree, hold good, be compatible | AYL II.iv.88 | |
| Buy thou the Cottage, pasture, and the flocke, | Buy thou the cottage, pasture, and the flock, | | AYL II.iv.89 | |
| And thou shalt haue to pay for it of vs. | And thou shalt have to pay for it of us. | | AYL II.iv.90 | |
| Cel. | CELIA | | | |
| And we will mend thy wages: / I like this place, | And we will mend thy wages: I like this place, | mend (v.)amend, improve, make better, put right | AYL II.iv.91 | |
| and willingly could / Waste my time in it. | And willingly could waste my time in it. | time (n.)passing of time, while | AYL II.iv.92 | |
| | waste (v.)pass, spend, while away | | |
| Cor. | CORIN | | | |
| Assuredly the thing is to be sold: | Assuredly the thing is to be sold. | | AYL II.iv.93 | |
| Go with me, if you like vpon report, | Go with me. If you like upon report | | AYL II.iv.94 | |
| The soile, the profit, and this kinde of life, | The soil, the profit, and this kind of life, | | AYL II.iv.95 | |
| I will your very faithfull Feeder be, | I will your very faithful feeder be, | feeder (n.)servant; or: shepherd | AYL II.iv.96 | |
| And buy it with your Gold right sodainly. | And buy it with your gold right suddenly. | suddenly (adv.)immediately, at once, without delay | AYL II.iv.97 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | AYL II.iv.97 | |