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| Enter Iaylors daughter. | Enter Gaoler's Daughter | | TNK III.iv.1 | |
| Daugh. | DAUGHTER | | | |
| I am very cold, and all the Stars are out too, | I am very cold, and all the stars are out too, | | TNK III.iv.1 | |
| The little Stars, and all, that looke like aglets: | The little stars and all, that look like aglets. | aglet (n.) (plural) tiny shining ornaments worn on a dress, spangles | TNK III.iv.2 | |
| The Sun has seene my Folly: Palamon; | The sun has seen my folly. Palamon! | | TNK III.iv.3 | |
| Alas no; hees in heaven; where am I now? | Alas no; he's in heaven. Where am I now? | | TNK III.iv.4 | |
| Yonder's the sea, and ther's a Ship; how't tumbles | Yonder's the sea, and there's a ship; how't tumbles! | | TNK III.iv.5 | |
| And ther's a Rocke lies watching under water; | And there's a rock lies watching under water; | | TNK III.iv.6 | |
| Now, now, it beates upon it; now, now, now, | Now, now, it beats upon it; now, now, now, | beat (v.)strike | TNK III.iv.7 | |
| Ther's a leak sprung, a sound one, how they cry? | There's a leak sprung, a sound one; how they cry! | sound (adj.)large, severe, serious | TNK III.iv.8 | |
| Vpon her before the winde, you'l loose all els: | Spoon her before the wind, you'll lose all else; | spoon (v.)let run [with little or no sail] | TNK III.iv.9 | |
| Vp with a course or two, and take about Boyes. | Up with a course or two, and tack about, boys. | tack about (v.)change course, run against the wind | TNK III.iv.10 | |
| | course (n.)sail attached to the lower yards of a sailing ship | | |
| Good night, good night, y'ar gone; I am very hungry, | Good night, good night, you're gone. I am very hungry. | | TNK III.iv.11 | |
| Would I could finde a fine Frog; he would tell me | Would I could find a fine frog; he would tell me | | TNK III.iv.12 | |
| Newes from all parts o'th world, then would I make | News from all parts o'th' world; then would I make | | TNK III.iv.13 | |
| A Carecke of a Cockle shell, and sayle | A carrack of a cockleshell, and sail | carrack, carack (n.)galleon, large merchant ship, also fitted out for war | TNK III.iv.14 | |
| By east and North East to the King of Pigmes, | By east and north-east to the King of Pygmies, | | TNK III.iv.15 | |
| For he tels fortunes rarely. Now my Father | For he tells fortunes rarely. Now my father, | rarely (adv.)splendidly, beautifully, excellently | TNK III.iv.16 | |
| Twenty to one is trust up in a trice | Twenty to one, is trussed up in a trice | truss up (v.)hang, string up | TNK III.iv.17 | |
| To morrow morning, Ile say never a word. | Tomorrow morning; I'll say never a word. | | TNK III.iv.18 | |
| Sing. | (She sings) | | TNK III.iv.19 | |
| For ile cut my greene coat, afoote above my knee, | For I'll cut my green coat, a foot above my knee, | | TNK III.iv.19 | |
| And ile clip my yellow lockes; an inch below mine eie. | And I'll clip my yellow locks, an inch below mine ee; | ee (n.)[northern form of] eye | TNK III.iv.20 | |
| hey, nonny, nonny, nonny, | Hey, nonny, nonny, nonny. | | TNK III.iv.21 | |
| He's buy me a white Cut, forth for to ride | He s' buy me a white cut, forth for to ride, | cut (n.)work-horse, nag | TNK III.iv.22 | |
| And ile goe seeke him, throw the world that is so wide | And I'll go seek him, through the world that is so wide; | | TNK III.iv.23 | |
| hey nonny, nonny, nonny. | Hey nonny, nonny, nonny. | | TNK III.iv.24 | |
| O for a pricke now like a Nightingale, | O for a prick now, like a nightingale, | prick (n.)thorn, prickle, barb | TNK III.iv.25 | |
| to put my breast / Against. I shall sleepe like a Top else. | To put my breast against; I shall sleep like a top else. | | TNK III.iv.26 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | TNK III.iv.26 | |