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| Enter Cleomines and Dion. | Enter Cleomenes and Dion | | WT III.i.1.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOMENES | | | |
| The Clymat's delicate, the Ayre most sweet, | The climate's delicate, the air most sweet, | delicate (adj.) pleasant, delightful, congenial | WT III.i.1 | |
| Fertile the Isle, the Temple much surpassing | Fertile the isle, the temple much surpassing | | WT III.i.2 | |
| The common prayse it beares. | The common praise it bears. | | WT III.i.3.1 | |
| Dion. | DION | | | |
| I shall report, | I shall report, | | WT III.i.3.2 | |
| For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, | For most it caught me, the celestial habits – | habit (n.)dress, clothing, costume | WT III.i.4 | |
| (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence | Methinks I so should term them – and the reverence | methinks(t), methought(s) (v.)it seems / seemed to me | WT III.i.5 | |
| Of the graue Wearers. O, the Sacrifice, | Of the grave wearers. O, the sacrifice! | | WT III.i.6 | |
| How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly | How ceremonious, solemn, and unearthly | | WT III.i.7 | |
| It was i'th' Offring? | It was i'th' off'ring! | | WT III.i.8.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOMENES | | | |
| But of all, the burst | But of all, the burst | | WT III.i.8.2 | |
| And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, | And the ear-deaf'ning voice o'th' oracle, | | WT III.i.9 | |
| Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, | Kin to Jove's thunder, so surprised my sense | surprise (v.)astonish, bewilder, perplex | WT III.i.10 | |
| | Jove (n.)[pron: johv] alternative name for Jupiter, the Roman supreme god | | |
| That I was nothing. | That I was nothing. | | WT III.i.11.1 | |
| Dio. | DION | | | |
| If th' euent o'th' Iourney | If th' event o'th' journey | event (n.)outcome, issue, consequence | WT III.i.11.2 | |
| Proue as successefull to the Queene (O be't so) | Prove as successful to the Queen – O, be't so! – | | WT III.i.12 | |
| As it hath beene to vs, rare, pleasant, speedie, | As it hath been to us rare, pleasant, speedy, | rare (adj.)marvellous, splendid, excellent | WT III.i.13 | |
| The time is worth the vse on't. | The time is worth the use on't. | | WT III.i.14.1 | |
| Cleo. | CLEOMENES | | | |
| Great Apollo | Great Apollo | | WT III.i.14.2 | |
| Turne all to th' best: these Proclamations, | Turn all to th' best! These proclamations, | | WT III.i.15 | |
| So forcing faults vpon Hermione, | So forcing faults upon Hermione, | | WT III.i.16 | |
| I little like. | I little like. | | WT III.i.17.1 | |
| Dio. | DION | | | |
| The violent carriage of it | The violent carriage of it | carriage (n.)conduct, management, course of action | WT III.i.17.2 | |
| | violent (adj.)rushed, hasty, impetuous | | |
| Will cleare, or end the Businesse, when the Oracle | Will clear or end the business. When the oracle, | | WT III.i.18 | |
| (Thus by Apollo's great Diuine seal'd vp) | Thus by Apollo's great divine sealed up, | divine (n.)high-priest, holy man | WT III.i.19 | |
| Shall the Contents discouer: something rare | Shall the contents discover, something rare | rare (adj.)marvellous, splendid, excellent | WT III.i.20 | |
| | discover (v.)reveal, show, make known | | |
| Euen then will rush to knowledge. Goe: fresh Horses, | Even then will rush to knowledge. Go: fresh horses! | | WT III.i.21 | |
| And gracious be the issue. | And gracious be the issue. | issue (n.)outcome, result, consequence(s) | WT III.i.22 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | WT III.i.22 | |