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Enter Cymbeline, Lords, and Pisanio. | Enter Cymbeline, Lords, Pisanio, and Attendants | | Cym IV.iii.1 | |
Cym. | CYMBELINE | | | |
Againe: and bring me word how 'tis with her, | Again: and bring me word how 'tis with her. | | Cym IV.iii.1 | |
| Exit an Attendant | | Cym IV.iii.1 | |
A Feauour with the absence of her Sonne; | A fever with the absence of her son; | | Cym IV.iii.2 | |
A madnesse, of which her life's in danger: Heauens, | A madness, of which her life's in danger: heavens, | | Cym IV.iii.3 | |
How deeply you at once do touch me. Imogen, | How deeply you at once do touch me! Innogen, | touch (v.)wound, hurt, injure | Cym IV.iii.4 | |
The great part of my comfort, gone: My Queene | The great part of my comfort gone: my queen | | Cym IV.iii.5 | |
Vpon a desperate bed, and in a time | Upon a desperate bed, and in a time | desperate (adj.)despairing, hopeless, without hope | Cym IV.iii.6 | |
When fearefull Warres point at me: Her Sonne gone, | When fearful wars point at me: her son gone, | | Cym IV.iii.7 | |
So needfull for this present? It strikes me, past | So needful for this present. It strikes me, past | needful (adj.)necessary, needed, indispensable | Cym IV.iii.8 | |
| | present (n.)present time, immediate moment, matter in hand | | |
The hope of comfort. But for thee, Fellow, | The hope of comfort. But for thee, fellow, | comfort (n.)recovery, relief, cure | Cym IV.iii.9 | |
Who needs must know of her departure, and | Who needs must know of her departure, and | | Cym IV.iii.10 | |
Dost seeme so ignorant, wee'l enforce it from thee | Dost seem so ignorant, we'll enforce it from thee | | Cym IV.iii.11 | |
By a sharpe Torture. | By a sharp torture. | | Cym IV.iii.12.1 | |
Pis. | PISANIO | | | |
Sir, my life is yours, | Sir, my life is yours, | | Cym IV.iii.12.2 | |
I humbly set it at your will: But for my Mistris, | I humbly set it at your will: but, for my mistress, | | Cym IV.iii.13 | |
I nothing know where she remaines: why gone, | I nothing know where she remains: why gone, | nothing (adv.)not at all, in any / no way | Cym IV.iii.14 | |
| | remain (v.)dwell, live, reside | | |
Nor when she purposes returne. Beseech your Highnes, | Nor when she purposes return. Beseech your highness, | purpose (v.)intend, plan | Cym IV.iii.15 | |
Hold me your loyall Seruant. | Hold me your loyal servant. | hold (v.)consider, regard, esteem, value [as] | Cym IV.iii.16.1 | |
Lord. | FIRST LORD | | | |
Good my Liege, | Good my liege, | liege (n.)lord, sovereign | Cym IV.iii.16.2 | |
The day that she was missing, he was heere; | The day that she was missing, he was here: | | Cym IV.iii.17 | |
I dare be bound hee's true, and shall performe | I dare be bound he's true, and shall perform | true (adj.)loyal, firm, faithful in allegiance | Cym IV.iii.18 | |
All parts of his subiection loyally. For Cloten, | All parts of his subjection loyally. For Cloten, | subjection (n.)duty as a subject, obedience | Cym IV.iii.19 | |
There wants no diligence in seeking him, | There wants no diligence in seeking him, | want (v.)fall short [of], be deficient [in] | Cym IV.iii.20 | |
| | diligence (n.)attentiveness, assiduity, careful service | | |
And will no doubt be found. | And will no doubt be found. | | Cym IV.iii.21.1 | |
Cym. | CYMBELINE | | | |
The time is troublesome: | The time is troublesome: | troublesome (adj.)full of affliction, disturbed, crisis-torn | Cym IV.iii.21.2 | |
Wee'l slip you for a season, but our iealousie | (to Pisanio) We'll slip you for a season, but our jealousy | season (n.)while, short period of time | Cym IV.iii.22 | |
| | jealousy (n.)suspicion, mistrust, apprehension | | |
| | slip (v.)let go of, allow to leave, unleash | | |
Do's yet depend. | Does yet depend. | depend (v.)persist, continue, remain hanging | Cym IV.iii.23.1 | |
Lord. | FIRST LORD | | | |
So please your Maiesty, | So please your majesty, | | Cym IV.iii.23.2 | |
The Romaine Legions, all from Gallia drawne, | The Roman legions, all from Gallia drawn, | Gallia (n.)old name for France [Gaul] | Cym IV.iii.24 | |
Are landed on your Coast, with a supply | Are landed on your coast, with a supply | | Cym IV.iii.25 | |
Of Romaine Gentlemen, by the Senate sent. | Of Roman gentlemen, by the Senate sent. | | Cym IV.iii.26 | |
Cym. | CYMBELINE | | | |
Now for the Counsaile of my Son and Queen, | Now for the counsel of my son and queen, | | Cym IV.iii.27 | |
I am amaz'd with matter. | I am amazed with matter. | matter (n.)affair(s), business, real issue | Cym IV.iii.28.1 | |
| | amazed (adj.)dumbfounded, stunned, thunderstruck, overwhelmed | | |
Lord. | FIRST LORD | | | |
Good my Liege, | Good my liege, | | Cym IV.iii.28.2 | |
Your preparation can affront no lesse | Your preparation can affront no less | preparation (n.)equipped military force, force ready for war | Cym IV.iii.29 | |
| | affront (v.)come face to face with, meet, confront | | |
Then what you heare of. Come more, for more you're ready: | Than what you hear of. Come more, for more you're ready: | | Cym IV.iii.30 | |
The want is, but to put those Powres in motion, | The want is but to put those powers in motion | power (n.)armed force, troops, host, army | Cym IV.iii.31 | |
| | want (n.)need, requirement, necessity | | |
That long to moue. | That long to move. | | Cym IV.iii.32.1 | |
Cym. | CYMBELINE | | | |
I thanke you: let's withdraw | I thank you: let's withdraw | | Cym IV.iii.32.2 | |
And meete the Time, as it seekes vs. We feare not | And meet the time, as it seeks us. We fear not | | Cym IV.iii.33 | |
What can from Italy annoy vs, but | What can from Italy annoy us, but | annoy (v.)harm, molest, hurt, injure | Cym IV.iii.34 | |
We greeue at chances heere. Away. | We grieve at chances here. Away! | chance (n.)event, occurrence, situation [especially, bad] | Cym IV.iii.35 | |
Exeunt | Exeunt Cymbeline, Lords and Attendants | | Cym IV.iii.35 | |
Pisa. | PISANIO | | | |
I heard no Letter from my Master, since | I heard no letter from my master since | | Cym IV.iii.36 | |
I wrote him Imogen was slaine. 'Tis strange: | I wrote him Innogen was slain. 'Tis strange: | | Cym IV.iii.37 | |
Nor heare I from my Mistris, who did promise | Nor hear I from my mistress, who did promise | | Cym IV.iii.38 | |
To yeeld me often tydings. Neither know I | To yield me often tidings. Neither know I | | Cym IV.iii.39 | |
What is betide to Cloten, but remaine | What is betid to Cloten, but remain | betide (v.)happen (to), befall, come (to) | Cym IV.iii.40 | |
Perplext in all. The Heauens still must worke: | Perplexed in all. The heavens still must work. | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | Cym IV.iii.41 | |
Wherein I am false, I am honest: not true, to be true. | Wherein I am false, I am honest; not true, to be true. | true (adj.)loyal, firm, faithful in allegiance | Cym IV.iii.42 | |
| | false (adj.)treacherous, traitorous, perfidious | | |
| | false (adj.)disloyal, faithless, inconstant, unfaithful | | |
These present warres shall finde I loue my Country, | These present wars shall find I love my country, | | Cym IV.iii.43 | |
Euen to the note o'th'King, or Ile fall in them: | Even to the note o'th' king, or I'll fall in them: | note (n.)attention, notice, regard | Cym IV.iii.44 | |
All other doubts, by time let them be cleer'd, | All other doubts, by time let them be cleared, | | Cym IV.iii.45 | |
Fortune brings in some Boats, that are not steer'd. | Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered. | | Cym IV.iii.46 | |
Exit. | Exit | | Cym IV.iii.46 | |