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| Enter Anthony and Octauia. | Enter Antony and Octavia | | AC III.iv.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Nay, nay Octauia, not onely that, | Nay, nay, Octavia, not only that; | | AC III.iv.1 | |
| That were excusable, that and thousands more | That were excusable, that, and thousands more | | AC III.iv.2 | |
| Of semblable import, but he hath wag'd | Of semblable import – but he hath waged | semblable (adj.) similar, like, comparable | AC III.iv.3 | |
| New Warres 'gainst Pompey. Made his will, and read it, | New wars 'gainst Pompey; made his will, and read it | | AC III.iv.4 | |
| To publicke eare, | To public ear; | | AC III.iv.5 | |
| spoke scantly of me, / When perforce he could not | Spoke scantly of me; when perforce he could not | perforce (adv.)of necessity, with no choice in the matter | AC III.iv.6 | |
| | scantly (adv.)scantily, grudgingly, half-heartedly | | |
| But pay me tearmes of Honour: cold and sickly | But pay me terms of honour, cold and sickly | | AC III.iv.7 | |
| He vented then most narrow measure: lent me, | He vented them, most narrow measure lent me; | narrow (adj.)limited, very small, poor | AC III.iv.8 | |
| | measure (n.)extent, size, amount, quantity, mass | | |
| | vent (v.)utter, express, air, proclaim | | |
| When the best hint was giuen him: he not look't, | When the best hint was given him, he not took't, | hint (n.)opportunity, moment, chance | AC III.iv.9 | |
| Or did it from his teeth. | Or did it from his teeth. | teeth, from one'sin a pretended way, without conviction | AC III.iv.10.1 | |
| Octaui. | OCTAVIA | | | |
| Oh my good Lord, | O, my good lord, | | AC III.iv.10.2 | |
| Beleeue not all, or if you must beleeue, | Believe not all; or, if you must believe, | | AC III.iv.11 | |
| Stomacke not all. A more vnhappie Lady, | Stomach not all. A more unhappy lady, | stomach (v.)resent, take offence at | AC III.iv.12 | |
| If this deuision chance, ne're stood betweene | If this division chance, ne'er stood between, | chance (v.)happen [to], transpire, come about | AC III.iv.13 | |
| Praying for both parts: | Praying for both parts. | | AC III.iv.14 | |
| The good Gods wil mocke me presently, | The good gods will mock me presently | presently (adv.)immediately, instantly, at once | AC III.iv.15 | |
| When I shall pray: Oh blesse my Lord, and Husband, | When I shall pray ‘ O, bless my lord and husband!’; | | AC III.iv.16 | |
| Vndo that prayer, by crying out as loud, | Undo that prayer by crying out as loud | | AC III.iv.17 | |
| Oh blesse my Brother. Husband winne, winne Brother, | ‘ O, bless my brother!’ Husband win, win brother, | | AC III.iv.18 | |
| Prayes, and distroyes the prayer, no midway | Prays, and destroys the prayer; no midway | | AC III.iv.19 | |
| 'Twixt these extreames at all. | 'Twixt these extremes at all. | | AC III.iv.20.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | | |
| Gentle Octauia, | Gentle Octavia, | gentle (adj.)well-born, honourable, noble | AC III.iv.20.2 | |
| Let your best loue draw to that point which seeks | Let your best love draw to that point which seeks | | AC III.iv.21 | |
| Best to preserue it: if I loose mine Honour, | Best to preserve it. If I lose mine honour, | | AC III.iv.22 | |
| I loose my selfe: better I were not yours | I lose myself; better I were not yours | | AC III.iv.23 | |
| Then your so branchlesse. But as you requested, | Than yours so branchless. But, as you requested, | branchless (adj.)maimed, disfigured, cut down | AC III.iv.24 | |
| Your selfe shall go between's, the meane time Lady, | Yourself shall go between's. The meantime, lady, | | AC III.iv.25 | |
| Ile raise the preparation of a Warre | I'll raise the preparation of a war | | AC III.iv.26 | |
| Shall staine your Brother, make your soonest hast, | Shall stain your brother. Make your soonest haste; | stain (v.)eclipse, belittle, put in the shade | AC III.iv.27 | |
| So your desires are yours. | So your desires are yours. | | AC III.iv.28.1 | |
| Oct. | OCTAVIA | | | |
| Thanks to my Lord, | Thanks to my lord. | | AC III.iv.28.2 | |
| The Ioue of power make me most weake, most weake, | The Jove of power make me, most weak, most weak, | Jove (n.)[pron: johv] alternative name for Jupiter, the Roman supreme god | AC III.iv.29 | |
| You reconciler: Warres 'twixt you twaine would be, | Your reconciler! Wars 'twixt you twain would be | | AC III.iv.30 | |
| As if the world should cleaue, and that slaine men | As if the world should cleave, and that slain men | | AC III.iv.31 | |
| Should soader vp the Rift. | Should solder up the rift. | solder (v.)unite, interlink, fasten | AC III.iv.32 | |
| Anth. | ANTONY | | | |
| When it appeeres to you where this begins, | When it appears to you where this begins, | | AC III.iv.33 | |
| Turne your displeasure that way, for our faults | Turn your displeasure that way, for our faults | | AC III.iv.34 | |
| Can neuer be so equall, that your loue | Can never be so equal that your love | | AC III.iv.35 | |
| Can equally moue with them. Prouide your going, | Can equally move with them. Provide your going; | provide (v.)prepare, make ready, plan | AC III.iv.36 | |
| Choose your owne company, and command what cost | Choose your own company, and command what cost | cost (n.)outlay, expense, expenditure | AC III.iv.37 | |
| Your heart he's mind too. | Your heart has mind to. | | AC III.iv.38 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | AC III.iv.38 | |