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| Enter Clowne and Audrey. | Enter Touchstone and Audrey | | AYL V.iii.1 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| To morrow is the ioyfull day Audrey, | Tomorrow is the joyful day, Audrey. | | AYL V.iii.1 | |
| to morow will we be married. | Tomorrow will we be married. | | AYL V.iii.2 | |
| Aud. | AUDREY | | | |
| I do desire it with all my heart: and I hope it | I do desire it with all my heart; and I hope it | | AYL V.iii.3 | |
| is no dishonest desire, to desire to be a woman of ye | is no dishonest desire to desire to be a woman of the | dishonest (adj.) indecent, unchaste, immodest, lewd | AYL V.iii.4 | |
| world? Heere come two of the banish'd Dukes Pages. | world? Here come two of the banished Duke's pages. | | AYL V.iii.5 | |
| Enter two Pages. | Enter two Pages | | AYL V.iii.6 | |
| 1. Pa. | FIRST PAGE | | | |
| Wel met honest Gentleman. | Well met, honest gentleman. | | AYL V.iii.6 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| By my troth well met : come, sit, sit, and | By my troth, well met. Come, sit, sit, and | troth, by myby my truth [exclamation emphasizing an assertion] | AYL V.iii.7 | |
| a song. | a song. | | AYL V.iii.8 | |
| 2. Pa. | SECOND PAGE | | | |
| We are for you, sit i'th middle. | We are for you. Sit i'th' middle. | | AYL V.iii.9 | |
| 1. Pa. | FIRST PAGE | | | |
| Shal we clap into't roundly, without hauking, | Shall we clap into't roundly, without hawking, | roundly (adv.)smartly, briskly, directly | AYL V.iii.10 | |
| | hawk (v.)clear the throat noisily | | |
| | clap into (v.)strike up with, enter briskly into | | |
| or spitting, or saying we are hoarse, which are the | or spitting, or saying we are hoarse, which are the | | AYL V.iii.11 | |
| onely prologues to a bad voice. | only prologues to a bad voice? | only (adj.)habitual, typical; or: mere | AYL V.iii.12 | |
| 2. Pa. | SECOND PAGE | | | |
| I faith, y'faith, and both in a tune like | I'faith, i'faith; and both in a tune, like | tune, in ain unison, in harmony | AYL V.iii.13 | |
| two gipsies on a horse. | two gipsies on a horse. | | AYL V.iii.14 | |
| PAGES | | | |
| Song. | SONG | | AYL V.iii.14a | |
| It was a Louer, and his lasse, | It was a lover and his lass, | | AYL V.iii.15 | |
| With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, | With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, | | AYL V.iii.16 | |
| That o're the greene corne feild did passe, | That o'er the green corn field did pass, | | AYL V.iii.17 | |
| In the spring time, the onely pretty rang time. | In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, | ring timetime for exchanging rings | AYL V.iii.18 | |
| When Birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding. | When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding, | | AYL V.iii.19 | |
| Sweet Louers loue the spring, | Sweet lovers love the spring. | | AYL V.iii.20 | |
| Betweene the acres of the Rie, | Between the acres of the rye, | | AYL V.iii.21 | |
| With a hey, and a ho, & a hey nonino: | With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, | | AYL V.iii.22 | |
| These prettie Country folks would lie. | These pretty country folks would lie, | | AYL V.iii.23 | |
| In spring time, &c. | In spring time, the only pretty ring time, | | AYL V.iii.24 | |
| When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding, | | AYL V.iii.25 | |
| Sweet lovers love the spring. | | AYL V.iii.26 | |
| This Carroll they began that houre, | This carol they began that hour, | carol (n.)festival song, dancing song | AYL V.iii.27 | |
| With a hey and a ho, & a hey nonino: | With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, | | AYL V.iii.28 | |
| How that a life was but a Flower, | How that a life was but a flower, | | AYL V.iii.29 | |
| In spring time, &c. | In spring time, the only pretty ring time, | | AYL V.iii.30 | |
| When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding, | | AYL V.iii.31 | |
| Sweet lovers love the spring. | | AYL V.iii.32 | |
| And therefore take the present time. | And therefore take the present time, | | AYL V.iii.33 | |
| With a hey, & a ho, and a hey nonino, | With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, | | AYL V.iii.34 | |
| For loue is crowned with the prime. | For love is crowned with the prime, | prime (n.)perfection, fullness | AYL V.iii.35 | |
| In spring time, &c. | In spring time, the only pretty ring time, | | AYL V.iii.36 | |
| When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding, | | AYL V.iii.37 | |
| Sweet lovers love the spring. | | AYL V.iii.38 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| Truly yong Gentlemen, though there was | Truly, young gentlemen, though there was | | AYL V.iii.39 | |
| no great matter in the dittie, yet ye note was very | no great matter in the ditty, yet the note was very | note (n.)melody, tune, music, song | AYL V.iii.40 | |
| | matter (n.)subject-matter, content, substance | | |
| | ditty (n.)words, lyrics | | |
| vntunable | untuneable. | untuneable (adj.)unsuitable, disagreeable; or: unmelodious | AYL V.iii.41 | |
| 1 Pa. | FIRST PAGE | | | |
| you are deceiu'd Sir, we kept time, we lost | You are deceived, sir; we kept time, we lost | | AYL V.iii.42 | |
| not our time. | not our time. | | AYL V.iii.43 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| By my troth yes: I count it but time lost to | By my troth, yes: I count it but time lost to | | AYL V.iii.44 | |
| heare such a foolish song. God buy you, and God mend | hear such a foolish song. God buy you, and God mend | mend (v.)amend, improve, make better, put right | AYL V.iii.45 | |
| your voices. Come Audrie. | your voices! Come, Audrey. | | AYL V.iii.46 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | AYL V.iii.46 | |