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| Enter Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, and Fabian. | Enter Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, and Fabian | | TN III.ii.1 | |
| And. | SIR ANDREW | | | |
| No faith, Ile not stay a iot longer: | No, faith, I'll not stay a jot longer. | | TN III.ii.1 | |
| To. | SIR TOBY | | | |
| Thy reason deere venom, giue thy reason. | Thy reason, dear venom, give thy reason. | | TN III.ii.2 | |
| Fab. | FABIAN | | | |
| You must needes yeelde your reason, Sir Andrew? | You must needs yield your reason, Sir Andrew. | yield (v.) communicate, deliver, represent | TN III.ii.3 | |
| And. | SIR ANDREW | | | |
| Marry I saw your Neece do more fauours to | Marry, I saw your niece do more favours to | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | TN III.ii.4 | |
| the Counts Seruing-man, then euer she bestow'd vpon | the Count's servingman than ever she bestowed upon | | TN III.ii.5 | |
| mee: I saw't i'th Orchard. | me. I saw't i'the orchard. | orchard (n.)garden | TN III.ii.6 | |
| To. | SIR TOBY | | | |
| Did she see the while, old boy, tell me | Did she see thee the while, old boy, tell me | | TN III.ii.7 | |
| that. | that? | | TN III.ii.8 | |
| And. | SIR ANDREW | | | |
| As plaine as I see you now. | As plain as I see you now. | | TN III.ii.9 | |
| Fab. | FABIAN | | | |
| This was a great argument of loue in her toward | This was a great argument of love in her toward | argument (n.)proof, evidence, demonstration | TN III.ii.10 | |
| you. | you. | | TN III.ii.11 | |
| And. | SIR ANDREW | | | |
| S'light; will you make an Asse o'me. | 'Slight! Will you make an ass o' me? | 'slight (int.)[oath] God's light | TN III.ii.12 | |
| Fab. | FABIAN | | | |
| I will proue it legitimate sir, vpon the Oathes of | I will prove it legitimate, sir, upon the oaths of | | TN III.ii.13 | |
| iudgement, and reason. | judgement and reason. | | TN III.ii.14 | |
| To. | SIR TOBY | | | |
| And they haue beene grand Iurie men, since before | And they have been grand-jury men since before | | TN III.ii.15 | |
| Noah was a Saylor. | Noah was a sailor. | | TN III.ii.16 | |
| Fab. | FABIAN | | | |
| Shee did shew fauour to the youth in your sight, | She did show favour to the youth in your sight | | TN III.ii.17 | |
| onely to exasperate you, to awake your dormouse valour, | only to exasperate you, to awake your dormouse valour, | dormouse (adj.)sleepy, dozing, slumbering | TN III.ii.18 | |
| to put fire in your Heart, and brimstone in your Liuer: you | to put fire in your heart and brimstone in your liver. You | | TN III.ii.19 | |
| should then haue accosted her, and with some excellent | should then have accosted her, and with some excellent | | TN III.ii.20 | |
| iests, fire-new from the mint, you should haue bangd | jests fire-new from the mint, you should have banged | | TN III.ii.21 | |
| the youth into dumbenesse: this was look'd for at your | the youth into dumbness. This was looked for at your | | TN III.ii.22 | |
| hand, and this was baulkt: the double gilt of this | hand, and this was balked. The double gilt of this | balk, baulk (v.)refuse, ignore, shirk, let slip | TN III.ii.23 | |
| opportunitie you let time wash off, and you are now | opportunity you let time wash off, and you are now | | TN III.ii.24 | |
| sayld into the North of my Ladies opinion, where you | sailed into the north of my lady's opinion; where you | | TN III.ii.25 | |
| will hang like an ysickle on a Dutchmans beard, vnlesse you | will hang like an icicle on a Dutchman's beard, unless you | | TN III.ii.26 | |
| do redeeme it, by some laudable attempt, either of valour | do redeem it by some laudable attempt either of valour | | TN III.ii.27 | |
| or policie. | or policy. | policy (n.)statecraft, statesmanship, diplomacy | TN III.ii.28 | |
| And. | SIR ANDREW | | | |
| And't be any way, it must be with Valour, for | An't be any way, it must be with valour, for | | TN III.ii.29 | |
| policie I hate: I had as liefe be a Brownist, as a Politician. | policy I hate. I had as lief be a Brownist as a politician. | politician (n.)schemer, intriguer, plotter | TN III.ii.30 | |
| | lief, had asshould like just as much | | |
| | Brownist (n.)follower of Robert Browne, founder of a 16th-c religious sect advocating a new form of church government | | |
| To. | SIR TOBY | | | |
| Why then build me thy fortunes vpon the basis | Why then, build me thy fortunes upon the basis | | TN III.ii.31 | |
| of valour. Challenge me the Counts youth to fight with | of valour. Challenge me the Count's youth to fight with | | TN III.ii.32 | |
| him / hurt him in eleuen places, my Neece shall take note | him; hurt him in eleven places; my niece shall take note | | TN III.ii.33 | |
| of it, and assure thy selfe, there is no loue-Broker in the | of it – and, assure thyself, there is no love-broker in the | | TN III.ii.34 | |
| world, can more preuaile in mans commendation with | world can more prevail in man's commendation with | | TN III.ii.35 | |
| woman, then report of valour. | woman than report of valour. | | TN III.ii.36 | |
| Fab. | FABIAN | | | |
| There is no way but this sir Andrew. | There is no way but this, Sir Andrew. | | TN III.ii.37 | |
| An. | SIR ANDREW | | | |
| Will either of you beare me a challenge to | Will either of you bear me a challenge to | | TN III.ii.38 | |
| him? | him? | | TN III.ii.39 | |
| To. | SIR TOBY | | | |
| Go, write it in a martial hand, be curst and | Go, write it in a martial hand. Be curst and | curst (adj.)bad-tempered, quarrelsome, shrewish, cross | TN III.ii.40 | |
| briefe: it is no matter how wittie, so it bee eloquent, and | brief. It is no matter how witty, so it be eloquent and | | TN III.ii.41 | |
| full of inuention: taunt him with the license of Inke: if | full of invention. Taunt him with the licence of ink. If | invention (n.)novelty, fresh creation, innovation | TN III.ii.42 | |
| thou thou'st him some thrice, it shall not be amisse, and | thou ‘ thou’-est him some thrice it shall not be amiss, and | thou (v.)use ‘thou’ to someone as an insult | TN III.ii.43 | |
| as many Lyes, as will lye in thy sheete of paper, although | as many lies as will lie in thy sheet of paper – although | | TN III.ii.44 | |
| the sheete were bigge enough for the bedde of Ware in England, | the sheet were big enough for the bed of Ware in England, | Ware (n.)[pron: wair] town in Hertfordshire | TN III.ii.45 | |
| set 'em downe, go about it. Let there bee gaulle enough | set 'em down, go about it. Let there be gall enough | gall (n.)spirit of anger, venom, ability to be angry | TN III.ii.46 | |
| in thy inke, though thou write with a Goose-pen, no | in thy ink, though thou write with a goose pen, no | goose pen (n.)goose-quill, quill-pen | TN III.ii.47 | |
| matter: about it. | matter. About it! | | TN III.ii.48 | |
| And. | SIR ANDREW | | | |
| Where shall I finde you? | Where shall I find you? | | TN III.ii.49 | |
| To. | SIR TOBY | | | |
| Wee'l call thee at the Cubiculo: Go. | We'll call thee at thy cubiculo. Go! | cubiculo (n.)bedroom, bedchamber | TN III.ii.50 | |
| Exit Sir Andrew. | Exit Sir Andrew | | TN III.ii.50 | |
| Fa. | FABIAN | | | |
| This is a deere Manakin to you Sir Toby. | This is a dear manikin to you, Sir Toby. | manikin (n.)little man, puppet | TN III.ii.51 | |
| To. | SIR TOBY | | | |
| I haue beene deere to him lad, some two thousand | I have been dear to him, lad, some two thousand | | TN III.ii.52 | |
| strong, or so. | strong or so. | | TN III.ii.53 | |
| Fa. | FABIAN | | | |
| We shall haue a rare Letter from him; but you'le | We shall have a rare letter from him. But you'll | rare (adj.)marvellous, splendid, excellent | TN III.ii.54 | |
| not deliuer't. | not deliver it? | | TN III.ii.55 | |
| To. | SIR TOBY | | | |
| Neuer trust me then: and by all meanes stirre on | Never trust me then – and by all means stir on | | TN III.ii.56 | |
| the youth to an answer. I thinke Oxen and waine-ropes | the youth to an answer. I think oxen and wain-ropes | wain-rope (n.)waggon-rope | TN III.ii.57 | |
| cannot hale them together. For Andrew, if he were | cannot hale them together. For Andrew, if he were | hale (v.)drag, pull, haul | TN III.ii.58 | |
| open'd and you finde so much blood in his Liuer, as will | opened and you find so much blood in his liver as will | | TN III.ii.59 | |
| clog the foote of a flea, Ile eate the rest of th'anatomy. | clog the foot of a flea, I'll eat the rest of the anatomy. | anatomy (n.)body, cadaver, corpse | TN III.ii.60 | |
| Fab. | FABIAN | | | |
| And his opposit the youth beares in his visage no | And his opposite the youth bears in his visage no | visage (n.)face, countenance | TN III.ii.61 | |
| | visage (n.)outward appearance, aspect, air | | |
| great presage of cruelty. | great presage of cruelty. | presage (n.)sign, indication, portent | TN III.ii.62 | |
| Enter Maria. | Enter Maria | | TN III.ii.63 | |
| To. | SIR TOBY | | | |
| Looke where the youngest Wren of mine comes. | Look where the youngest wren of nine comes. | | TN III.ii.63 | |
| Mar. | MARIA | | | |
| If you desire the spleene, and will laughe your selues | If you desire the spleen, and will laugh yourselves | spleen (n.)amusement, delight, merriment | TN III.ii.64 | |
| into stitches, follow me; yond gull Maluolio is turned | into stitches, follow me. Yond gull Malvolio is turned | gull (n.)dupe, fool, simpleton | TN III.ii.65 | |
| Heathen, a verie Renegatho; for there is no christian that | heathen, a very renegado; for there is no Christian, that | renegado (n.)renegade, turncoat, deserter | TN III.ii.66 | |
| meanes to be saued by beleeuing rightly, can euer beleeue | means to be saved by believing rightly, can ever believe | | TN III.ii.67 | |
| such impossible passages of grossenesse. Hee's in yellow | such impossible passages of grossness. He's in yellow | passage (n.)incident, occurrence, event, happening | TN III.ii.68 | |
| | grossness (n.)flagrant nature, obviousness, enormity | | |
| stockings. | stockings! | | TN III.ii.69 | |
| To. | SIR TOBY | | | |
| And crosse garter'd? | And cross-gartered? | | TN III.ii.70 | |
| Mar. | MARIA | | | |
| Most villanously: like a Pedant that keepes a | Most villainously; like a pedant that keeps a | pedant (n.)teacher, schoolmaster | TN III.ii.71 | |
| Schoole i'th Church: I haue dogg'd him like his murtherer. | school i'the church. I have dogged him like his murderer. | | TN III.ii.72 | |
| He does obey euery point of the Letter that I | He does obey every point of the letter that I | | TN III.ii.73 | |
| dropt, to betray him: He does smile his face into more | dropped to betray him. He does smile his face into more | smile (v.)make something happen by smiling | TN III.ii.74 | |
| lynes, then is in the new Mappe, with the augmentation of | lines than is in the new map with the augmentation of | augmentation (n.)additional detail, fuller account | TN III.ii.75 | |
| the Indies: you haue not seene such a thing as tis: I can | the Indies. You have not seen such a thing as 'tis. I can | Indies (n.)the East Indies, thought of as a region of great wealth | TN III.ii.76 | |
| hardly forbeare hurling things at him, I know my Ladie | hardly forbear hurling things at him; I know my lady | forbear (v.)leave alone, avoid, stay away [from] | TN III.ii.77 | |
| will strike him: if shee doe, hee'l smile, and take't for a | will strike him. If she do, he'll smile, and take it for a | | TN III.ii.78 | |
| great fauour. | great favour. | | TN III.ii.79 | |
| To. | SIR TOBY | | | |
| Come bring vs, bring vs where he is. | Come, bring us, bring us where he is. | | TN III.ii.80 | |
| Exeunt Omnes. | Exeunt | | TN III.ii.80 | |