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| Enter Helena and Clowne. | Enter Helena and the Clown | | AW II.iv.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| My mother greets me kindly, is she well? | My mother greets me kindly. Is she well? | | AW II.iv.1 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| She is not well, but yet she has her health, she's | She is not well, but yet she has her health; she's | | AW II.iv.2 | |
| very merrie, but yet she is not well: but thankes be giuen | very merry, but yet she is not well. But thanks be given | | AW II.iv.3 | |
| she's very well, and wants nothing i'th world: but yet she | she's very well and wants nothing i'th' world; but yet she | want (v.) lack, need, be without | AW II.iv.4 | |
| is not well. | is not well. | | AW II.iv.5 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| If she be verie wel, what do's she ayle, that she's | If she be very well, what does she ail that she's | | AW II.iv.6 | |
| not verie well? | not very well? | | AW II.iv.7 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| Truly she's very well indeed, but for two things | Truly, she's very well indeed, but for two things. | | AW II.iv.8 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| What two things? | What two things? | | AW II.iv.9 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| One, that she's not in heauen, whether God send | One, that she's not in heaven, whither God send | | AW II.iv.10 | |
| her quickly: the other, that she's in earth, from whence | her quickly! The other that she's in earth, from whence | | AW II.iv.11 | |
| God send her quickly. | God send her quickly! | | AW II.iv.12 | |
| Enter Parolles. | Enter Parolles | | AW II.iv.13 | |
| Par. | PAROLLES | | | |
| Blesse you my fortunate Ladie. | Bless you, my fortunate lady. | | AW II.iv.13 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| I hope sir I haue your good will to haue mine | I hope, sir, I have your good will to have mine | | AW II.iv.14 | |
| owne good fortune. | own good fortune. | | AW II.iv.15 | |
| Par. | PAROLLES | | | |
| You had my prayers to leade them on, and to | You had my prayers to lead them on, and to | | AW II.iv.16 | |
| keepe them on, haue them still. O my knaue, how do's | keep them on have them still. O, my knave! How does | still (adv.)ever, now [as before] | AW II.iv.17 | |
| | knave (n.)boy, lad, fellow | | |
| my old Ladie? | my old lady? | | AW II.iv.18 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| So that you had her wrinkles, and I her money, I | So that you had her wrinkles and I her money, I | | AW II.iv.19 | |
| would she did as you say. | would she did as you say. | | AW II.iv.20 | |
| Par. | PAROLLES | | | |
| Why I say nothing. | Why, I say nothing. | | AW II.iv.21 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| Marry you are the wiser man: for many a mans | Marry, you are the wiser man, for many a man's | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | AW II.iv.22 | |
| tongue shakes out his masters vndoing: to say nothing, | tongue shakes out his master's undoing. To say nothing, | | AW II.iv.23 | |
| to do nothing, to know nothing, and to haue nothing, is | to do nothing, to know nothing, and to have nothing, is | | AW II.iv.24 | |
| to be a great part of your title, which is within a verie | to be a great part of your title, which is within a very | title (n.)[legal] right, claim, entitlement | AW II.iv.25 | |
| little of nothing. | little of nothing. | | AW II.iv.26 | |
| Par. | PAROLLES | | | |
| Away, th'art a knaue. | Away! Th'art a knave. | knave (n.)scoundrel, rascal, rogue | AW II.iv.27 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| You should haue said sir before a knaue, th'art | You should have said, sir, ‘ Before a knave th'art | | AW II.iv.28 | |
| a knaue, that's before me th'art a knaue: this had | a knave;’ that's ‘ Before me, th'art a knave.’ This had | | AW II.iv.29 | |
| beene truth sir. | been truth, sir. | | AW II.iv.30 | |
| Par. | PAROLLES | | | |
| Go too, thou art a wittie foole, I haue found thee. | Go to, thou art a witty fool: I have found thee. | find (v.)find out, see through | AW II.iv.31 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| Did you finde me in your selfe sir, or were you | Did you find me in your self, sir, or were you | in (prep.)by | AW II.iv.32 | |
| taught to finde me? The search sir was profitable, and | taught to find me? The search, sir, was profitable; and | | AW II.iv.33 | |
| much Foole may you find in you, euen to the worlds | much fool may you find in you, even to the world's | | AW II.iv.34 | |
| pleasure, and the encrease of laughter. | pleasure and the increase of laughter. | | AW II.iv.35 | |
| Par. | PAROLLES | | | |
| A good knaue ifaith, and well fed. | A good knave i'faith, and well fed. | knave (n.)boy, lad, fellow | AW II.iv.36 | |
| Madam, my Lord will go awaie to night, | Madam, my lord will go away tonight: | | AW II.iv.37 | |
| A verie serrious businesse call's on him: | A very serious business calls on him. | | AW II.iv.38 | |
| The great prerogatiue and rite of loue, | The great prerogative and rite of love, | | AW II.iv.39 | |
| Which as your due time claimes, he do's acknowledge, | Which as your due time claims, he does acknowledge, | | AW II.iv.40 | |
| But puts it off to a compell'd restraint: | But puts it off to a compelled restraint; | to (prep.)in accordance with | AW II.iv.41 | |
| Whose want, and whose delay, is strew'd with sweets | Whose want and whose delay is strewed with sweets, | want (n.)absence, non-appearance, non-attendance | AW II.iv.42 | |
| | sweet (n.)sweet-scented flower, fragrant plant | | |
| Which they distill now in the curbed time, | Which they distil now in the curbed time, | curbed (adj.)restrained, controlled | AW II.iv.43 | |
| To make the comming houre oreflow with ioy, | To make the coming hour o'erflow with joy | | AW II.iv.44 | |
| And pleasure drowne the brim. | And pleasure drown the brim. | | AW II.iv.45.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| What's his will else? | What's his will else? | | AW II.iv.45.2 | |
| Par. | PAROLLES | | | |
| That you will take your instant leaue a'th king, | That you will take your instant leave o'th' King, | | AW II.iv.46 | |
| And make this hast as your owne good proceeding, | And make this haste as your own good proceeding, | | AW II.iv.47 | |
| Strengthned with what Apologie you thinke | Strengthened with what apology you think | | AW II.iv.48 | |
| May make it probable neede. | May make it probable need. | need (n.)time of necessity, needy situation, emergency | AW II.iv.49.1 | |
| | probable (adj.)plausible, believable, likely sounding | | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| What more commands hee? | What more commands he? | | AW II.iv.49.2 | |
| Par. | PAROLLES | | | |
| That hauing this obtain'd, you presentlie | That, having this obtained, you presently | presently (adv.)immediately, instantly, at once | AW II.iv.50 | |
| Attend his further pleasure. | Attend his further pleasure. | attend (v.)await, wait for, expect | AW II.iv.51 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| In euery thing I waite vpon his will. | In everything I wait upon his will. | | AW II.iv.52 | |
| Par. | PAROLLES | | | |
| I shall report it so. | I shall report it so. | | AW II.iv.53 | |
| Exit Par. | Exit | | AW II.iv.53 | |
| Hell. | HELENA | | | |
| I pray you come sirrah. | I pray you. Come, sirrah. | sirrah (n.)sir [commanding, insulting, or familiar, depending on context] | AW II.iv.54 | |
| Exit | Exeunt | | AW II.iv.54 | |