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| Enter Lucius, with three strangers. | Enter Lucius, with three Strangers | | Tim III.ii.1 | |
| Luc. | LUCIUS | | | |
| Who the Lord Timon? He is my very good | Who, the Lord Timon? He is my very good | | Tim III.ii.1 | |
| friend and an Honourable Gentleman. | friend and an honourable gentleman. | | Tim III.ii.2 | |
| 1 | FIRST STRANGER | | | |
| We know him for no lesse, thogh we | We know him for no less, though we | | Tim III.ii.3 | |
| are but strangers to him. But I can tell you one thing | are but strangers to him. But I can tell you one thing, | | Tim III.ii.4 | |
| my Lord, and which I heare from common rumours, now | my lord, and which I hear from common rumours: now | | Tim III.ii.5 | |
| Lord Timons happie howres are done and past, and his | Lord Timon's happy hours are done and past, and his | | Tim III.ii.6 | |
| estate shrinkes from him. | estate shrinks from him. | shrink (v.) shrivel up, wither away | Tim III.ii.7 | |
| | estate (n.)fortune, prosperity | | |
| Lucius. | LUCIUS | | | |
| Fye no, doe not beleeue it: hee cannot want for | Fie, no, do not believe it. He cannot want for | want (v.)lack, need, be without | Tim III.ii.8 | |
| money. | money. | | Tim III.ii.9 | |
| 2 | SECOND STRANGER | | | |
| But beleeue you this my Lord, that | But believe you this, my lord, that | | Tim III.ii.10 | |
| not long agoe, one of his men was with the Lord Lucullus, | not long ago one of his men was with the Lord Lucullus | | Tim III.ii.11 | |
| to borrow so many Talents, nay vrg'd extreamly for't, | to borrow so many talents, nay, urged extremely for't, | urge (v.)entreat with, plead with | Tim III.ii.12 | |
| | talent (n.)high-value accounting unit in some ancient countries | | |
| and shewed what necessity belong'd too't, and yet was | and showed what necessity belonged to't, and yet was | | Tim III.ii.13 | |
| deny'de. | denied. | | Tim III.ii.14 | |
| Luci. | LUCIUS | | | |
| How? | How? | | Tim III.ii.15 | |
| 2 | SECOND STRANGER | | | |
| I tell you, deny'de my Lord. | I tell you, denied, my lord. | | Tim III.ii.16 | |
| Luci. | LUCIUS | | | |
| What a strange case was that? Now before the | What a strange case was that! Now, before the | | Tim III.ii.17 | |
| Gods I am asham'd on't. Denied that honourable man? | gods, I am ashamed on't. Denied that honourable man? | | Tim III.ii.18 | |
| There was verie little Honour shew'd in't. For my owne | There was very little honour showed in't. For my own | | Tim III.ii.19 | |
| part, I must needes confesse, I haue receyued some small | part, I must needs confess, I have received some small | | Tim III.ii.20 | |
| kindnesses from him, as Money, Plate, Iewels, and such like | kindnesses from him, as money, plate, jewels, and suchlike | plate (n.)special tableware, household utensils of value | Tim III.ii.21 | |
| Trifles; nothing comparing to his: yet had hee mistooke | trifles, nothing comparing to his. Yet, had he mistook | mistake (v.)act in error, perform the wrong action | Tim III.ii.22 | |
| him, and sent to me, I should ne're haue denied his | him and sent to me, I should ne'er have denied his | deny (v.)refuse, decline, scorn | Tim III.ii.23 | |
| Occasion so many Talents. | occasion so many talents. | occasion (n.)need, want, requirement | Tim III.ii.24 | |
| Enter Seruilius. | Enter Servilius | | Tim III.ii.25.1 | |
| Seruil. | SERVILIUS | | | |
| See, by good hap yonders my Lord, I haue | See, by good hap, yonder's my lord. I have | hap (n.)luck, chance, accident | Tim III.ii.25 | |
| swet to see his Honor. My Honor'd Lord. | sweat to see his honour. My honoured lord! | sweat (v.)make great efforts, exert oneself strongly | Tim III.ii.26 | |
| Lucil. | LUCIUS | | | |
| Seruilius? You are kindely met sir. Farthewell, | Servilius? You are kindly met, sir. Fare thee | fare ... well (int.)goodbye [to an individual] | Tim III.ii.27 | |
| commend me to thy Honourable vertuous Lord, my | well. Commend me to thy honourable virtuous lord, my | commend (v.)convey greetings, present kind regards | Tim III.ii.28 | |
| very exquisite Friend. | very exquisite friend. | exquisite (adj.)special, excellent, particularly valuable | Tim III.ii.29 | |
| Seruil. | SERVILIUS | | | |
| May it please your Honour, my Lord hath | May it please your honour, my lord hath | | Tim III.ii.30 | |
| sent--- | sent – | | Tim III.ii.31 | |
| Luci. | LUCIUS | | | |
| Ha? what ha's he sent? I am so much endeered | Ha? What has he sent? I am so much endeared | endeared (adj.)attached in honour, bound by affection | Tim III.ii.32 | |
| to that Lord; hee's euer sending: how shall I thank him | to that lord; he's ever sending. How shall I thank him, | | Tim III.ii.33 | |
| think'st thou? And what has he sent now? | thinkest thou? And what has he sent now? | | Tim III.ii.34 | |
| Seruil. | SERVILIUS | | | |
| Has onely sent his present Occasion now my | 'Has only sent his present occasion now, my | occasion (n.)need, want, requirement | Tim III.ii.35 | |
| | present (adj.)pressing, urgent | | |
| Lord: requesting your Lordship to supply his instant vse | lord, requesting your lordship to supply his instant use | instant (adj.)urgent, pressing, imperative | Tim III.ii.36 | |
| | supply (v.)fill, contribute to | | |
| with so many Talents. | with so many talents. | | Tim III.ii.37 | |
| Lucil. | LUCIUS | | | |
| I know his Lordship is but merry with me, | I know his lordship is but merry with me; | merry (adj.)facetious, droll, jocular | Tim III.ii.38 | |
| He cannot want fifty fiue hundred Talents. | He cannot want fifty five hundred talents. | want (v.)lack, need, be without | Tim III.ii.39 | |
| Seruil. | SERVILIUS | | | |
| But in the mean time he wants lesse my Lord. | But in the mean time he wants less, my lord. | | Tim III.ii.40 | |
| If his occasion were not vertuous, | If his occasion were not virtuous, | virtuous (adj.)arising from virtuous practice, justifiable, well-warranted | Tim III.ii.41 | |
| I should not vrge it halfe so faithfully. | I should not urge it half so faithfully. | urge (v.)bring forward, advocate, represent | Tim III.ii.42 | |
| Luc. | LUCIUS | | | |
| Dost thou speake seriously Seruilius? | Dost thou speak seriously, Servilius? | | Tim III.ii.43 | |
| Seruil. | SERVILIUS | | | |
| Vpon my soule 'tis true Sir. | Upon my soul, 'tis true, sir. | | Tim III.ii.44 | |
| Luci. | LUCIUS | | | |
| What a wicked Beast was I to disfurnish my self | What a wicked beast was I to disfurnish myself | disfurnish (v.)deprive, strip, dispossess | Tim III.ii.45 | |
| against such a good time, when I might ha shewn my selfe | against such a good time, when I might ha' shown myself | time (n.)right moment, favourable opportunity | Tim III.ii.46 | |
| Honourable? How vnluckily it hapned, that I | honourable! How unluckily it happened that I | | Tim III.ii.47 | |
| shold Purchase the day before for a little part, and vndo | should purchase the day before for a little part and undo | purchase (v.)endeavour, strive, exert oneself; or: make a bargain, invest | Tim III.ii.48 | |
| | undo (v.)bring to nought | | |
| a great deale of Honour? Seruilius. now before the Gods | a great deal of honour! Servilius, now before the gods, | | Tim III.ii.49 | |
| I am not able to do (the more beast I say) I was sending | I am not able to do – the more beast, I say! I was sending | do (v.)perform, play one's part, act | Tim III.ii.50 | |
| to vse Lord Timon my selfe, these Gentlemen can | to use Lord Timon myself, these gentlemen can | use (v.)make use of, engage [in], practise [with] | Tim III.ii.51 | |
| witnesse; but I would not for the wealth of Athens I | witness; but I would not, for the wealth of Athens, I | | Tim III.ii.52 | |
| had done't now. Commend me bountifully to his good | had done't now. Commend me bountifully to his good | commend (v.)convey greetings, present kind regards | Tim III.ii.53 | |
| Lordship, and I hope his Honor will conceiue the | lordship, and I hope his honour will conceive the | | Tim III.ii.54 | |
| fairest of mee, because I haue no power to be kinde. And | fairest of me, because I have no power to be kind. And | kind (adj.)generous, liberal, benevolent | Tim III.ii.55 | |
| | fair (adj.)virtuous, honourable, upright | | |
| tell him this from me, I count it one of my greatest | tell him this from me, I count it one of my greatest | | Tim III.ii.56 | |
| afflictions say, that I cannot pleasure such an Honourable | afflictions, say, that I cannot pleasure such an honourable | pleasure (v.)please, gratify, give pleasure to | Tim III.ii.57 | |
| Gentleman. Good Seruilius, will you befriend mee | gentleman. Good Servilius, will you befriend me | | Tim III.ii.58 | |
| o farre, as to vse mine owne words to him? | so far as to use mine own words to him? | | Tim III.ii.59 | |
| Ser. | SERVILIUS | | | |
| Yes sir, I shall. | Yes, sir, I shall. | | Tim III.ii.60 | |
| Lucil. | LUCIUS | | | |
| Ile looke you out a good turne Seruilius. | I'll look you out a good turn, Servilius. | look out (v.)seek out, find by looking | Tim III.ii.61 | |
| Exit Seruil. | Exit Servilius | | Tim III.ii.62.1 | |
| True as you said, Timon is shrunke indeede, | True, as you said, Timon is shrunk indeed, | shrink (v.)bring low, diminish, curtail | Tim III.ii.62 | |
| And he that's once deny'de, will hardly speede. | And he that's once denied will hardly speed. | speed (v.)meet with success, prosper, flourish | Tim III.ii.63 | |
| | deny (v.)refuse, rebuff, reject | | |
| Exit. | Exit | | Tim III.ii. | |
| 1 | FIRST STRANGER | | | |
| Do you obserue this Hostilius? | Do you observe this, Hostilius? | | Tim III.ii.64.1 | |
| 2 | SECOND STRANGER | | | |
| I, to well. | Ay, too well. | | Tim III.ii.64.2 | |
| 1 | FIRST STRANGER | | | |
| Why this is the worlds soule, | Why, this is the world's soul, | soul (n.)driving force, animating principle | Tim III.ii.65 | |
| And iust of the same peece | And just of the same piece | piece (n.)sort, kind, type | Tim III.ii.66 | |
| Is euery Flatterers sport: who can call him his Friend | Is every flatterer's spirit. Who can call him his friend | | Tim III.ii.67 | |
| That dips in the same dish? For in my knowing | That dips in the same dish? For in my knowing | knowing (n.)knowledge, awareness, understanding | Tim III.ii.68 | |
| Timon has bin this Lords Father, | Timon has been this lord's father, | | Tim III.ii.69 | |
| And kept his credit with his purse: | And kept his credit with his purse, | | Tim III.ii.70 | |
| Supported his estate, nay Timons money | Supported his estate. Nay, Timon's money | estate (n.)state, situation, circumstances | Tim III.ii.71 | |
| Has paid his men their wages. He ne're drinkes, | Has paid his men their wages. He ne'er drinks | | Tim III.ii.72 | |
| But Timons Siluer treads vpon his Lip, | But Timon's silver treads upon his lip. | tread upon (v.)press down on, thrust against | Tim III.ii.73 | |
| And yet, oh see the monstrousnesse of man, | And yet – O see the monstrousness of man | | Tim III.ii.74 | |
| When he lookes out in an vngratefull shape; | When he looks out in an ungrateful shape – | look out (v.)show, appear, manifest | Tim III.ii.75 | |
| He does deny him (in respect of his) | He does deny him, in respect of his, | deny (v.)refuse, rebuff, reject | Tim III.ii.76 | |
| What charitable men affoord to Beggers. | What charitable men afford to beggars. | | Tim III.ii.77 | |
| 3 | THIRD STRANGER | | | |
| Religion grones at it. | Religion groans at it. | | Tim III.ii.78.1 | |
| 1 | FIRST STRANGER | | | |
| For mine owne part, I neuer tasted Timon in my life | For mine own part, | | Tim III.ii.78.2 | |
| I never tasted Timon in my life, | taste (v.)try out, test, put to the proof | Tim III.ii.79 | |
| Nor came any of his bounties ouer me, | Nor came any of his bounties over me | bounty (n.)act of kindness, good turn | Tim III.ii.80 | |
| To marke me for his Friend. Yet I protest, | To mark me for his friend. Yet I protest, | protest (v.)make protestation, avow, affirm, proclaim | Tim III.ii.81 | |
| For his right Noble minde, illustrious Vertue, | For his right noble mind, illustrious virtue, | | Tim III.ii.82 | |
| And Honourable Carriage, | And honourable carriage, | | Tim III.ii.83 | |
| Had his necessity made vse of me, | Had his necessity made use of me, | | Tim III.ii.84 | |
| I would haue put my wealth into Donation, | I would have put my wealth into donation, | donation (n.)giving, bestowal, imparting | Tim III.ii.85 | |
| And the best halfe should haue return'd to him, | And the best half should have returned to him, | | Tim III.ii.86 | |
| So much I loue his heart: But I perceiue, | So much I love his heart. But, I perceive, | | Tim III.ii.87 | |
| Men must learne now with pitty to dispence, | Men must learn now with pity to dispense, | dispense with (v.)have done with, do away with, forgo | Tim III.ii.88 | |
| For Policy sits aboue Conscience. | For policy sits above conscience. | policy (n.)expediency, shrewdness, self-interest | Tim III.ii.89 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | Tim III.ii.89 | |