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Enter Pericles, Atharsus, with Cleon and Dionisa.Enter Pericles at Tarsus with Cleon and Dionyza, Per III.iii.1.1
and Lychorida with the baby in her arms Per III.iii.1.2
Per.PERICLES 
Most honor'd Cleon, I must needs be gone,Most honoured Cleon, I must needs be gone. Per III.iii.1
my twelue months are expir'd, and Tyrus standesMy twelve months are expired, and Tyrus stands Per III.iii.2
in a litigious peace: / You and your LadyIn a litigious peace. You and your ladylitigious (adj.)
quarrelsome, contentious, marred by disputes
Per III.iii.3
take from my heart all thankfulnesse, / The GodsTake from my heart all thankfulness. The gods Per III.iii.4
make vp the rest vpon you.Make up the rest upon you! Per III.iii.5.1
Cle.CLEON 
Your shakes of fortune,Your shakes of fortune,shake (n.)
shaking, shock, blow
Per III.iii.5.2
though they hant you mortally / Yet glaunceThough they haunt you mortally, yet glancemortally (adv.)
grievously, bitterly, intensely
Per III.iii.6
haunt (v.)

old form: hant
pursue, afflict, beset
glance (v.)

old form: glaunce
touch, have an impact
full wondringly on vs.Full wonderingly on us.wonderingly (adv.)

old form: wondringly
with wonder, with amazement
Per III.iii.7.1
Di.DIONYZA 
O your sweet Queene!O, your sweet queen! Per III.iii.7.2
that the strict fates had pleas'd, you had brought her hitherThat the strict fates had pleased you had brought her hither,strict (adj.)
harsh, cruel, unrelenting
Per III.iii.8
to haue blest mine eies with her.To have blessed mine eyes with her. Per III.iii.9.1
Per.PERICLES 
We cannot but obeyWe cannot but obey Per III.iii.9.2
the powers aboue vs; / Could I rage and roreThe powers above us. Could I rage and roarpower (n.)
(usually plural) god, deity, divinity
Per III.iii.10
as doth the sea she lies in, / Yet the endAs doth the sea she lies in, yet the end Per III.iii.11
must be as tis: my gentle babe Marina,Must be as 'tis. My gentle babe Marina,gentle (adj.)
soft, tender, kind
Per III.iii.12
Whom, for she was borne at sea, I haue named so,Whom, for she was born at sea, I have named so, Per III.iii.13
Here I charge your charitie withall; leauing herHere I charge your charity withal, leaving her Per III.iii.14
The infant of your care, beseeching youThe infant of your care, beseeching you Per III.iii.15
to giue her / Princely training, that she mayTo give her princely training, that she may Per III.iii.16
be manere'd as she is borne.Be mannered as she is born. Per III.iii.17.1
Cle.CLEON 
Feare not (my Lord) but thinkeFear not, my lord, but think Per III.iii.17.2
your Grace, / That fed my Countrie with your Corne;Your grace, that fed my country with your corn, Per III.iii.18
for which, / The peoples prayers still fall vpon you,For which the people's prayers still fall upon you,still (adv.)
ever, now [as before]
Per III.iii.19
must in your child / Be thought on, if neglectionMust in your child be thought on. If neglectionneglection (n.)
negligence, neglect, disregard
Per III.iii.20
should therein make me vile, / The common bodyShould therein make me vile, the common body,body (n.)
corporate body, collective mass [of people]
Per III.iii.21
by you relieu'd, / Would force me to my duety:By you relieved would force me to my duty. Per III.iii.22
but if to that, / My nature neede a spurre,But if to that my nature need a spur, Per III.iii.23
the Gods reuenge it / Vpon me and mine,The gods revenge it upon me and mine Per III.iii.24
to the end of generation.To the end of generation.generation (n.)
posterity, procreation, humankind
Per III.iii.25.1
Per.PERICLES 
I beleeue you,I believe you. Per III.iii.25.2
your honour and your goodnes, / Teach me too'tYour honour and your goodness teach me to't Per III.iii.26
without your vowes, till she be maried, / Madame,Without your vows. Till she be married, madam, Per III.iii.27
by bright Diana, whom we honour, / AllBy bright Diana, whom we honour, allDiana, Dian (n.)
Roman goddess associated with the Moon, chastity, and hunting
Per III.iii.28
vnsisterd shall this heyre of mine remayne,Unscissored shall this hair of mine remain, Per III.iii.29
Though I shew will in't; so I take my leaue:Though I show will in't. So I take my leave.will (n.)
desire, wish, liking, inclination
Per III.iii.30
will (n.)
wilfulness, self-will, determination
Good Madame, make me blessed in your careGood madam, make me blessed in your care Per III.iii.31
In bringing vp my Child.In bringing up my child. Per III.iii.32.1
Dion.DIONYZA 
I haue one my selfe,I have one myself, Per III.iii.32.2
who shall not be more deere to my respectWho shall not be more dear to my respectrespect (n.)
regard, admiration, favour, opinion
Per III.iii.33
then yours, my Lord.Than yours, my lord. Per III.iii.34.1
Peri.PERICLES 
Madam, my thanks and prayers.Madam, my thanks and prayers. Per III.iii.34.2
Cler.CLEON 
Weel bring your Grace ene to the edge ath shore,We'll bring your grace e'en to the edge o'th' shore, Per III.iii.35
then giue you vp to the mask'd Neptune, andThen give you up to the masked Neptune, andNeptune
Roman water-god, chiefly associated with the sea and sea-weather
Per III.iii.36
the gentlest winds of heauen.The gentlest winds of heaven.gentle (adj.)
peaceful, calm, free from violence
Per III.iii.37.1
Peri.PERICLES 
I will imbraceI will embrace Per III.iii.37.2
your offer, come deerest Madame, O no tearesYour offer. Come, dearest madam. O, no tears, Per III.iii.38
Licherida, no teares,Lychorida, no tears. Per III.iii.39
looke to your litle Mistris, on whose graceLook to your little mistress, on whose grace Per III.iii.40
you may depend hereafter: come my Lord.You may depend hereafter. Come, my lord. Per III.iii.41
Exeunt Per III.iii.41
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