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| Enter a Company of Soldiours. | Enter a company of Soldiers | | AC IV.iii.1 | |
| 1.Sol. | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| Brother, goodnight: to morrow is the day. | Brother, good night. Tomorrow is the day. | | AC IV.iii.1 | |
| 2.Sol. | SECOND SOLDIER | | | |
| It will determine one way: Fare you well. | It will determine one way. Fare you well. | fare ... well (int.) goodbye [to an individual] | AC IV.iii.2 | |
| | determine (v.)be decided, be concluded, make an end | | |
| Heard you of nothing strange about the streets. | Heard you of nothing strange about the streets? | | AC IV.iii.3 | |
| 1 | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| Nothing: what newes? | Nothing. What news? | | AC IV.iii.4 | |
| 2 | SECOND SOLDIER | | | |
| Belike 'tis but a Rumour, good night | Belike 'tis but a rumour. Good night | belike (adv.)probably, presumably, perhaps, so it seems | AC IV.iii.5 | |
| to you. | to you. | | AC IV.iii.6 | |
| 1 | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| Well sir, good night. | Well, sir, good night. | | AC IV.iii.7 | |
| They meete other Soldiers. | They meet other Soldiers | | AC IV.iii.8 | |
| 2 | SECOND SOLDIER | | | |
| Souldiers, haue carefull Watch. | Soldiers, have careful watch. | | AC IV.iii.8 | |
| 1 | THIRD SOLDIER | | | |
| And you: Goodnight, goodnight. | And you. Good night, good night. | | AC IV.iii.9 | |
| They place themselues in euery corner of the Stage. | They place themselves in every corner of the stage | | AC IV.iii.10.1 | |
| 2 | SECOND SOLDIER | | | |
| Heere we: and if to morrow | Here we. An if tomorrow | an if (conj.)if | AC IV.iii.10 | |
| Our Nauie thriue, I haue an absolute hope | Our navy thrive, I have an absolute hope | | AC IV.iii.11 | |
| Our Landmen will stand vp. | Our landmen will stand up. | landman (n.)fighter on land [as opposed to sea] | AC IV.iii.12.1 | |
| 1 | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| 'Tis a braue Army, | 'Tis a brave army, | brave (adj.)fine, excellent, splendid, impressive | AC IV.iii.12.2 | |
| and full of purpose. | And full of purpose. | | AC IV.iii.13.1 | |
| Musicke of the Hoboyes is vnder the Stage. | Music of hautboys under the stage | hautboy (n.)type of musical instrument; oboe | AC IV.iii.13 | |
| 2 | SECOND SOLDIER | | | |
| Peace, what noise? | Peace! What noise? | noise (n.)musical sounds, melodious noises | AC IV.iii.13.2 | |
| 1 | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| List list. | List, list! | | AC IV.iii.13.3 | |
| 2 | SECOND SOLDIER | | | |
| Hearke. | Hark! | | AC IV.iii.14.1 | |
| 1 | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| Musicke i'th'Ayre. | Music i'th' air. | | AC IV.iii.14.2 | |
| 3 | THIRD SOLDIER | | | |
| Vnder the earth. | Under the earth. | | AC IV.iii.14.3 | |
| 4 | FOURTH SOLDIER | | | |
| It signes well, do's it not? | It signs well, does it not? | sign (v.)augur, bode, signify | AC IV.iii.15.1 | |
| 3 | THIRD SOLDIER | | | |
| No. | No. | | AC IV.iii.15.2 | |
| 1 | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| Peace I say: | Peace, I say! | | AC IV.iii.15.3 | |
| What should this meane? | What should this mean? | | AC IV.iii.16 | |
| 2 | SECOND SOLDIER | | | |
| 'Tis the God Hercules, whom Anthony loued, | 'Tis the god Hercules, whom Antony loved, | Hercules (n.)[Roman form of Heracles] proverbial for his mythical physical strength and miraculous achievements | AC IV.iii.17 | |
| Now leaues him. | Now leaves him. | | AC IV.iii.18.1 | |
| 1 | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| Walke, let's see if other Watchmen | Walk; let's see if other watchmen | | AC IV.iii.18.2 | |
| Do heare what we do? | Do hear what we do. | | AC IV.iii.19 | |
| 2 | SECOND SOLDIER | | | |
| How now Maisters? | How now, masters? | | AC IV.iii.20 | |
| Omnes. | ALL | | | |
| Speak together. | (speaking together) | | AC IV.iii.21 | |
| How now? how now? do you | How now? How now? Do you | | AC IV.iii.21 | |
| heare this? | hear this? | | AC IV.iii.22 | |
| 1 | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| I, is't not strange? | Ay. Is't not strange? | | AC IV.iii.23 | |
| 3 | THIRD SOLDIER | | | |
| Do you heare Masters? Do you heare? | Do you hear, masters? Do you hear? | | AC IV.iii.24 | |
| 1 | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| Follow the noyse so farre as we haue quarter. | Follow the noise so far as we have quarter. | quarter (n.)period of watch | AC IV.iii.25 | |
| Let's see how it will giue off. | Let's see how it will give off. | give off (v.)cease, leave the area | AC IV.iii.26 | |
| Omnes. | ALL | | | |
| Content: 'Tis strange. | Content. 'Tis strange. | content (adj.)agreeable, willing, ready | AC IV.iii.27 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | AC IV.iii.27 | |