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| III CHORUS | | | |
| Enter Gower. | Enter Gower | | Per chorus.III.1.1 | |
| GOWER | | | |
| Now sleepe yslacked hath the rout, | Now sleep y-slacked hath the rout, | slack (v.) reduce to inactivity, quieten down | Per Chorus.III.1 | |
| | rout (n.)band, company, crowd | | |
| No din but snores about the house, | No din but snores about the house, | | Per Chorus.III.2 | |
| Made louder by the orefed breast, | Made louder by the o'erfed breast | | Per Chorus.III.3 | |
| Of this most pompous maryage Feast: | Of this most pompous marriage-feast. | pompous (adj.)glorious, magnificent, splendid | Per Chorus.III.4 | |
| The Catte with eyne of burning cole, | The cat, with eyne of burning coal, | eyne (n.)[archaism] eyes | Per Chorus.III.5 | |
| Now coutches from the Mouses hole; | | couch (v.)crouch, lie in ambush, lurk | Per Chorus.III.6 | |
| And Cricket sing at the Ouens mouth, | And crickets sing at the oven's mouth, | | Per Chorus.III.7 | |
| Are the blyther for their drouth: | All the blither for their drouth. | drouth (n.)dry situation, lack of moisture | Per Chorus.III.8 | |
| | blithe (adj.)merry, happy, joyful | | |
| Hymen hath brought the Bride to bed, | Hymen hath brought the bride to bed, | Hymen (n.)[pron: 'hiymen] Greek god who led a wedding procession; associated with a torch, crown of flowers, and flute | Per Chorus.III.9 | |
| Where by the losse of maydenhead, | Where, by the loss of maidenhead, | | Per Chorus.III.10 | |
| A Babe is moulded: be attent, | A babe is moulded. Be attent, | attent (adj.)attentive, heedful, intent | Per Chorus.III.11 | |
| And Time that is so briefly spent, | And time that is so briefly spent | briefly (adv.)quickly, soon, in a moment | Per Chorus.III.12 | |
| With your fine fancies quaintly each, | With your fine fancies quaintly eche: | eche (v.)add to, increase, supplement | Per Chorus.III.13 | |
| | quaintly (adv.)subtly, skilfully, ingeniously | | |
| | fancy (n.)imagination, creativity, inventiveness | | |
| What's dumbe in shew, I'le plaine with speach. | What's dumb in show, I'll plain with speech. | plain (v.)make plain, explain, give utterance to | Per Chorus.III.14 | |
| Dumb-show: | | Per Chorus.III.15.1 | |
| Enter Pericles and Symonides at one dore with | Enter Pericles and Simonides at one door with | | Per Chorus.III.15.2 | |
| attendantes, a Messenger meetes them, kneeles and giues | attendants. A messenger meets them, kneels, and gives | | Per Chorus.III.15.3 | |
| Pericles a letter, Pericles shewes it Symonides, the | Pericles a letter. Pericles shows it Simonides; the | | Per Chorus.III.15.4 | |
| Lords kneele to him; then enter Thaysa with child, with | lords kneel to him. Then enter Thaisa with child, with | | Per Chorus.III.15.5 | |
| Lichorida a nurse, the King shewes her the letter, | Lychorida, a nurse. The King shows her the letter; | | Per Chorus.III.15.6 | |
| she reioyces: she and Pericles take leaue of her father, | she rejoices. She and Pericles take leave of her father | | Per Chorus.III.15.7 | |
| and depart. | and depart with Lychorida. The rest go out | | Per Chorus.III.15.8 | |
| By many a dearne and painefull pearch | By many a dern and painful perch | painful (adj.)painstaking, diligent, laborious | Per Chorus.III.15 | |
| | perch (n.)measure of land [c.5.5 yards / c.5 m]; distance | | |
| | dern, dearn, dearne (adj.)dreary, dark, wild | | |
| Of Perycles the carefull search, | Of Pericles the careful search, | | Per Chorus.III.16 | |
| By the fower opposing Crignes, | By the four opposing coigns | opposing (adj.)opposite, antipodal | Per Chorus.III.17 | |
| | coign (n.)corner [of the earth] | | |
| Which the world togeather ioynes, | Which the world together joins, | | Per Chorus.III.18 | |
| Is made with all due diligence, | Is made with all due diligence | | Per Chorus.III.19 | |
| That horse and sayle and hie expence, | That horse and sail and high expense | | Per Chorus.III.20 | |
| Can steed the quest at last from Tyre: | Can stead the quest. At last from Tyre, | stead (v.)help, assist, benefit | Per Chorus.III.21 | |
| Fame answering the most strange enquire, | Fame answering the most strange inquire, | inquire (n.)inquiry, enquiry | Per Chorus.III.22 | |
| | fame (n.)report, account, description | | |
| To'th Court of King Symonides, | To th' court of King Simonides | | Per Chorus.III.23 | |
| Are Letters brought, the tenour these: | Are letters brought, the tenor these: | | Per Chorus.III.24 | |
| Antiochus and his daughter dead, | Antiochus and his daughter dead, | | Per Chorus.III.25 | |
| The men of Tyrus, on the head | The men of Tyrus on the head | | Per Chorus.III.26 | |
| Of Helycanus would set on | Of Helicanus would set on | | Per Chorus.III.27 | |
| The Crowne of Tyre, but he will none: | The crown of Tyre, but he will none. | | Per Chorus.III.28 | |
| The mutanie, hee there hastes t'oppresse, | The mutiny he there hastes t' oppress; | | Per Chorus.III.29 | |
| Sayes to'em, if King Pericles | Says to 'em, if King Pericles | | Per Chorus.III.30 | |
| Come not home in twise sixe Moones, | Come not home in twice six moons, | | Per Chorus.III.31 | |
| He obedient to their doomes, | He, obedient to their dooms, | doom (n.)judgement, sentence, decision | Per Chorus.III.32 | |
| Will take the Crowne: the summe of this, | Will take the crown. The sum of this, | sum (n.)summary, gist, essence | Per Chorus.III.33 | |
| Brought hither to Penlapolis, | Brought hither to Pentapolis, | | Per Chorus.III.34 | |
| Iranyshed the regions round, | Y-ravished the regions round, | ravish (v.)entrance, enrapture, carry away with joy | Per Chorus.III.35 | |
| And euery one with claps can sound, | And every one with claps can sound, | sound (v.)cry out, declare, proclaim | Per Chorus.III.36 | |
| | 'gan, can (v.)began | | |
| Our heyre apparant is a King: | ‘Our heir-apparent is a king! | | Per Chorus.III.37 | |
| Who dreampt? who thought of such a thing? | Who dreamed, who thought of such a thing?' | | Per Chorus.III.38 | |
| Briefe he must hence depart to Tyre, | Brief, he must hence depart to Tyre. | brief (adv.)in short, briefly, in sum | Per Chorus.III.39 | |
| His Queene with child, makes her desire, | His queen with child makes her desire – | | Per Chorus.III.40 | |
| Which who shall crosse along to goe, | Which who shall cross? – along to go. | | Per Chorus.III.41 | |
| Omit we all their dole and woe: | Omit we all their dole and woe. | dole (n.)grief, sorrow, sadness | Per Chorus.III.42 | |
| Lichorida her Nurse she takes, | Lychorida her nurse she takes, | | Per Chorus.III.43 | |
| And so to Sea; their vessell shakes, | And so to sea. Their vessel shakes | | Per Chorus.III.44 | |
| On Neptunes billow, halfe the flood, | On Neptune's billow; half the flood | flood (n.)sea voyage | Per Chorus.III.45 | |
| | NeptuneRoman water-god, chiefly associated with the sea and sea-weather | | |
| Hath their Keele cut: but fortune mou'd, | Hath their keel cut; but fortune's mood | | Per Chorus.III.46 | |
| Varies againe, the grisled North | Varies again; the grisled north | grisled (adj.)grisly, frightening, horrible | Per Chorus.III.47 | |
| Disgorges such a tempest forth, | Disgorges such a tempest forth | | Per Chorus.III.48 | |
| That as a Ducke for life that diues, | That, as a duck for life that dives, | | Per Chorus.III.49 | |
| So vp and downe the poore Ship driues: | So up and down the poor ship drives. | | Per Chorus.III.50 | |
| The Lady shreekes, and wel-a-neare, | The lady shrieks and, well-a-near, | well-a-near (int.)alas, alack | Per Chorus.III.51 | |
| Do's fall in trauayle with her feare: | Does fall in travail with her fear. | travail, travel (n.)labour, pain of childbirth | Per Chorus.III.52 | |
| And what ensues in this fell storme, | And what ensues in this fell storm | fell (adj.)cruel, fierce, savage | Per Chorus.III.53 | |
| Shall for it selfe, it selfe performe: | Shall for itself itself perform. | | Per Chorus.III.54 | |
| I nill relate, action may | I nill relate, action may | nill (v.)will not | Per Chorus.III.55 | |
| | action (n.)performance, acting, theatre presentation | | |
| Conueniently the rest conuay; | Conveniently the rest convey, | conveniently (adv.)fittingly, suitably, appropriately | Per Chorus.III.56 | |
| Which might not? what by me is told, | Which might not what by me is told. | | Per Chorus.III.57 | |
| In your imagination hold: | In your imagination hold | | Per Chorus.III.58 | |
| This Stage, the Ship, vpon whose Decke | This stage the ship, upon whose deck | | Per Chorus.III.59 | |
| The seas tost Pericles appeares to speake. | The sea-tossed Pericles appears to speak. | | Per Chorus.III.60 | |
| Exit | | Per Chorus.III.60 | |