Quarto
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| Enter Gower | | Per V.ii.1 | |
| Gower. | GOWER | | | |
| Now our sands are almost run, | Now our sands are almost run; | | Per V.ii.1 | |
| More a little, and then dum. | More a little, and then dumb. | | Per V.ii.2 | |
| This my last boone giue mee; | This my last boon give me, | boon (n.) petition, entreaty, request | Per V.ii.3 | |
| For such kindnesse must relieue mee: | For such kindness must relieve me, | | Per V.ii.4 | |
| That you aptly will suppose, | That you aptly will suppose | aptly (adv.)easily, readily | Per V.ii.5 | |
| What pageantry, what feats, what showes, | What pageantry, what feats, what shows, | | Per V.ii.6 | |
| What minstrelsie, and prettie din, | What minstrelsy, and pretty din | | Per V.ii.7 | |
| The Regent made in Metalin. | The regent made in Mytilene | | Per V.ii.8 | |
| To greet the King, so he thriued, | To greet the King. So he thrived, | greet (v.)please, gratify, satisfy | Per V.ii.9 | |
| That he is promisde to be wiued | That he is promised to be wived | | Per V.ii.10 | |
| To faire Marina, but in no wise, | To fair Marina, but in no wise | | Per V.ii.11 | |
| Till he had done his sacrifice. | Till he had done his sacrifice | | Per V.ii.12 | |
| As Dian bad, whereto being bound, | As Dian bade: whereto being bound, | Diana, Dian (n.)Roman goddess associated with the Moon, chastity, and hunting | Per V.ii.13 | |
| The Interim pray, you all confound. | The interim, pray you, all confound. | confound (v.)make as nothing, do away with | Per V.ii.14 | |
| In fetherd briefenes sayles are fild, | In feathered briefness sails are filled, | feathered (adj.)winged, fleet, swift | Per V.ii.15 | |
| | briefness (n.)speedy action, promptness | | |
| And wishes fall out as they'r wild, | And wishes fall out as they're willed. | | Per V.ii.16 | |
| At Ephesus the Temple see, | At Ephesus the temple see, | Ephesus (n.)[pron: 'efesus] former port on W coast of Asia Minor; site of Diana's temple | Per V.ii.17 | |
| Our King and all his companie. | Our king, and all his company. | | Per V.ii.18 | |
| That he can hither come so soone, | That he can hither come so soon | | Per V.ii.19 | |
| Is by your fancies thankfull doome. | Is by your fancies' thankful doom. | fancy (n.)imagination, creativity, inventiveness | Per V.ii.20 | |
| | doom (n.)judgement, sentence, decision | | |
| Exit | | Per V.ii.20 | |