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| Enter Adriana and Luciana. | Enter Adriana and Luciana | | CE IV.ii.1 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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Ah Luciana, did he
tempt thee so? | Ah, Luciana, did he tempt thee so? | | CE IV.ii.1 | |
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Might'st thou perceiue austeerely in his eie, | Mightst thou perceive austerely in his eye | austerely (adv.) seriously, sternly, severely | CE IV.ii.2 | |
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That he did plead in earnest, yea or no: | That he did plead in earnest, yea or no? | | CE IV.ii.3 | |
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Look'd he or red or pale, or sad or merrily? | Looked he or red or pale, or sad or merrily? | sad (adj.)downcast, distressed, mournful, gloomy | CE IV.ii.4 | |
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What obseruation mad'st thou in this case? | What observation madest thou in this case | | CE IV.ii.5 | |
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Oh, his hearts Meteors tilting in his face. | Of his heart's meteors tilting in his face? | tilt (v.)joust, fight [with lances], thrust | CE IV.ii.6 | |
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Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
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First he deni'de you had in him no right. | First, he denied you had in him no right. | | CE IV.ii.7 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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He meant he did me none: the more my spight | He meant he did me none, the more my spite. | spite (n.)annoyance, vexation, irritation | CE IV.ii.8 | |
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Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
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Then swore he that he was a stranger heere. | Then swore he that he was a stranger here. | stranger (n.)foreigner, alien, outsider | CE IV.ii.9 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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And true he swore, though yet forsworne hee were. | And true he swore, though yet forsworn he were. | forswear (v), past forms forsworn, forsworeswear falsely, perjure [oneself], break one's word | CE IV.ii.10 | |
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Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
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Then pleaded I for you. | Then pleaded I for you. | | CE IV.ii.11.1 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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And what said he? | And what said he? | | CE IV.ii.11.2 | |
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Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
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That loue I begg'd for you, he begg'd of me. | That love I begged for you, he begged of me. | | CE IV.ii.12 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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With what perswasion did he tempt thy loue? | With what persuasion did he tempt thy love? | | CE IV.ii.13 | |
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Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
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With words, that in an honest suit might moue. | With words that in an honest suit might move. | suit (n.)wooing, courtship | CE IV.ii.14 | |
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First, he did praise my beautie, then my speech. | First he did praise my beauty, then my speech. | | CE IV.ii.15 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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Did'st speake him faire? | Didst speak him fair? | fair (adv.)kindly, encouragingly, courteously | CE IV.ii.16.1 | |
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Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
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Haue patience I beseech. | Have patience, I beseech. | | CE IV.ii.16.2 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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I cannot, nor I will not hold me still. | I cannot nor I will not hold me still. | still (adj.)silent, quiet | CE IV.ii.17 | |
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My tongue, though not my heart, shall haue his will. | My tongue, though not my heart, shall have his will. | | CE IV.ii.18 | |
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He is deformed, crooked, old, and sere, | He is deformed, crooked, old, and sere; | sere (adj.)dried up, withered, parched | CE IV.ii.19 | |
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Ill-fac'd, worse bodied, shapelesse euery where: | Ill-faced, worse-bodied, shapeless everywhere; | shapeless (adj.)unshapely, ugly, unsightly | CE IV.ii.20 | |
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Vicious, vngentle, foolish, blunt, vnkinde, | Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind, | ungentle (adj.)unchivalrous, ungentlemanly | CE IV.ii.21 | |
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Stigmaticall in making worse in minde. | Stigmatical in making, worse in mind. | making (n.)physical appearance, bodily form, build | CE IV.ii.22 | |
| | stigmatical (adj.)deformed, disfigured, ugly | | |
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Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
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Who would be iealous then of such a one? | Who would be jealous, then, of such a one? | | CE IV.ii.23 | |
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No euill lost is wail'd, when it is gone. | No evil lost is wailed when it is gone. | | CE IV.ii.24 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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Ah but I thinke him better then I say: | Ah, but I think him better than I say, | | CE IV.ii.25 | |
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And yet would herein others eies were worse: | And yet would herein others' eyes were worse. | | CE IV.ii.26 | |
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Farre from her nest the Lapwing cries away; | Far from her nest the lapwing cries away. | | CE IV.ii.27 | |
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My heart praies for him, though my tongue doe curse. | My heart prays for him, though my tongue do curse. | | CE IV.ii.28 | |
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Enter S.Dromio. | Enter Dromio of Syracuse | | CE IV.ii.29 | |
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Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
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Here goe: the deske, the purse, sweet now make haste. | Here, go – the desk, the purse, sweet, now, make haste. | | CE IV.ii.29 | |
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Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
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How hast thou lost thy breath? | How hast thou lost thy breath? | | CE IV.ii.30.1 | |
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S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
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By running fast. | By running fast. | | CE IV.ii.30.2 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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Where is thy Master Dromio?
Is he well? | Where is thy master, Dromio? Is he well? | | CE IV.ii.31 | |
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S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
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No, he's in Tartar limbo, worse then hell: | No. He's in Tartar limbo, worse than hell. | limbo (n.)prison, confinement, incarceration | CE IV.ii.32 | |
| | Tartar (n.)Tartarus; underworld place of confinement for those who incurred the wrath of the gods | | |
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A diuell in an euerlasting garment hath him; | A devil in an everlasting garment hath him, | everlasting (adj.)made of the durable material of an arresting officer's uniform | CE IV.ii.33 | |
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On whose hard heart is button'd vp with steele: | One whose hard heart is buttoned up with steel, | | CE IV.ii.34 | |
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A Feind, a Fairie, pittilesse and ruffe: | A fiend, a fairy, pitiless and rough; | fairy (n.)malignant spirit [as well as its modern sense] | CE IV.ii.35 | |
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A Wolfe, nay worse, a fellow all in buffe: | A wolf, nay, worse, a fellow all in buff; | buff (n.)[of a uniform] stout ox-hide leather | CE IV.ii.36 | |
| A back friend, a shoulder-clapper, one that countermãds | A backfriend, a shoulder-clapper, one that countermands | shoulder-clapper (n.)someone who claps you on the shoulder, arresting officer | CE IV.ii.37 | |
| | backfriend (n.)false friend, someone who gives a pat on the back in an apparently friendly way | | |
| | countermand (v.)prohibit, forbid, prevent | | |
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The passages of allies, creekes, and narrow lands: | The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands; | passage (n.)traffic, passing to and fro, movement of people | CE IV.ii.38 | |
| | land (n.)tract of land, plot | | |
| | creek (n.)winding path, narrow lane | | |
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A hound that runs Counter, and yet draws drifoot well, | A hound that runs counter, and yet draws dryfoot well; | dryfoot, dry-foot (adv.)[hunting] by following the scent of the feet | CE IV.ii.39 | |
| | draw (v.)[hunting] follow prey by the scent | | |
| | counter, compter (n.)[a term from hunting] taking an opposite path to the prey | | |
| One that before the Iudgmẽt carries poore soules to hel. | One that before the Judgement carries poor souls to hell. | | CE IV.ii.40 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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Why man, what is the matter? | Why, man, what is the matter? | | CE IV.ii.41 | |
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S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| I doe not know the matter, hee is rested on the case. | I do not know the matter, he is 'rested on the case. | matter (n.)subject-matter, content, substance | CE IV.ii.42 | |
| | case, on the[legal] in relation to this particular case | | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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What is he arrested? tell me at whose suite? | What, is he arrested? Tell me at whose suit. | suit (n.)formal request, entreaty, petition | CE IV.ii.43 | |
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S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
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I know not at whose suite he is arested well; | I know not at whose suit he is arrested well; | | CE IV.ii.44 | |
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but is in a suite of buffe which rested him, that can I
tell, | But he's in a suit of buff which 'rested him, that can I tell. | suit (n.)clothing, dress, garb | CE IV.ii.45 | |
| | buff (n.)[of a uniform] stout ox-hide leather | | |
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will you send him Mistris redemption, the monie in his
deske. | Will you send him, mistress, redemption – the money in his desk? | redemption (n.)ransom, means of release [from debt] | CE IV.ii.46 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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Go fetch it Sister: | Go fetch it, sister. | | CE IV.ii.47.1 | |
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Exit Luciana. | Exit Luciana | | CE IV.ii. | |
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this I wonder at. | This I wonder at, | | CE IV.ii.47.2 | |
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Thus he vnknowne to me should be in debt: | That he unknown to me should be in debt. | | CE IV.ii.48 | |
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Tell me, was he arested on a band? | Tell me, was he arrested on a band? | band (n.)bond, promissory note, legal deed requiring payment | CE IV.ii.49 | |
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S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
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Not on a band, but on a stronger thing: | Not on a band, but on a stronger thing: | band (n.)neckband, collar, ruff | CE IV.ii.50 | |
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A chaine, a chaine, doe you not here it ring. | A chain, a chain – do you not hear it ring? | | CE IV.ii.51 | |
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Adria. | ADRIANA | | | |
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What, the chaine? | What, the chain? | | CE IV.ii.52.1 | |
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S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
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No, no, the bell, 'tis time that I were gone: | No, no – the bell. 'Tis time that I were gone. | | CE IV.ii.52.2 | |
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It was two ere I left him, and now the clocke strikes one. | It was two ere I left him, and now the clock strikes one. | | CE IV.ii.53 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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The houres come backe, that did I neuer here. | The hours come back – that did I never hear. | | CE IV.ii.54 | |
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S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
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Oh yes, if any houre meete a Serieant, a turnes backe for
verie feare. | O yes, if any hour meet a sergeant 'a turns back for very fear. | sergeant (n.)sheriff's officer, enforcer, arresting officer | CE IV.ii.55 | |
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Adri. | ADRIANA | | | |
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As if time were in debt: how fondly do'st thou reason? | As if time were in debt. How fondly dost thou reason! | fondly (adv.)foolishly, stupidly, madly | CE IV.ii.56 | |
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S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
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Time is a verie bankerout, and owes more then he's worth to
season. | Time is a very bankrupt, and owes more than he's worth to season. | season (n.)opportunity, favourable moment | CE IV.ii.57 | |
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Nay, he's a theefe too: haue you not heard men say, | Nay, he's a thief, too. Have you not heard men say | | CE IV.ii.58 | |
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That time comes stealing on by night and day? | That time comes stealing on by night and day? | | CE IV.ii.59 | |
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If I be in debt and theft, and a Serieant in the way, | If 'a be in debt and theft, and a sergeant in the way, | sergeant (n.)sheriff's officer, enforcer, arresting officer | CE IV.ii.60 | |
| | theft (n.)thief, robber | | |
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Hath he not reason to turne backe an houre in a day? | Hath he not reason to turn back an hour in a day? | | CE IV.ii.61 | |
| Enter Luciana. | Enter Luciana with the money | | CE IV.ii.62.1 | |
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Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
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Go Dromio, there's the monie, beare it straight, | Go, Dromio, there's the money. Bear it straight, | straight (adv.)straightaway, immediately, at once | CE IV.ii.62 | |
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And bring thy Master home imediately. | And bring thy master home immediately. | | CE IV.ii.63 | |
| Come sister, I am prest downe with conceit: | Come, sister, I am pressed down with conceit – | press down (v.)overburden, weigh down, oppress | CE IV.ii.64 | |
| | conceit (n.)imagining, brooding, fanciful thought | | |
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Conceit, my comfort and my iniurie. | Conceit, my comfort and my injury. | | CE IV.ii.65 | |
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Exit. | Exeunt | | CE IV.ii.65 | |