First folio
| Modern text
| Definitions
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| Enter Eglamoure, Siluia. | Enter Eglamour | | TG V.i.1.1 | |
| Egl. | EGLAMOUR | | | |
| The Sun begins to guild the westerne skie, | The sun begins to gild the western sky, | gild (v.), past forms gilt, gilded bring colour to, brighten, illuminate | TG V.i.1 | |
| And now it is about the very houre | And now it is about the very hour | | TG V.i.2 | |
| That Siluia, at Fryer Patricks Cell should meet me, | That Silvia at Friar Patrick's cell should meet me. | | TG V.i.3 | |
| She will not faile; for Louers breake not houres, | She will not fail, for lovers break not hours | | TG V.i.4 | |
| Vnlesse it be to come before their time, | Unless it be to come before their time, | | TG V.i.5 | |
| So much they spur their expedition. | So much they spur their expedition. | expedition (n.)haste, speedy action, prompt dispatch | TG V.i.6 | |
| Enter Silvia | | TG V.i.7 | |
| See where she comes: Lady a happy euening. | See where she comes. Lady, a happy evening! | | TG V.i.7 | |
| Sil. | SILVIA | | | |
| Amen, Amen: goe on (good Eglamoure) | Amen, amen! Go on, good Eglamour, | | TG V.i.8 | |
| Out at the Posterne by the Abbey wall; | Out at the postern by the abbey wall; | postern (n.)entrance, side gate, back door | TG V.i.9 | |
| I feare I am attended by some Spies. | I fear I am attended by some spies. | attend (v.)accompany, follow closely, go with | TG V.i.10 | |
| Egl. | EGLAMOUR | | | |
| Feare not: the Forrest is not three leagues off, | Fear not. The forest is not three leagues off; | | TG V.i.11 | |
| If we recouer that, we are sure enough. | If we recover that, we are sure enough. | sure (adj.)safe, secure, free from danger | TG V.i.12 | |
| | recover (v.)reach, get to, make | | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | TG V.i.12 | |