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| Enter the Princesse of France, | Enter the Princess of France, Rosaline, Maria, and | | LLL II.i.1.1 | |
| with three attending Ladies, | Katharine, with Boyet and two more attendant | | LLL II.i.1.2 | |
| and three Lords. | Lords | | LLL II.i.1.3 | |
| Boyet. | BOYET | | | |
| Now Madam summon vp your dearest spirits, | Now, madam, summon up your dearest spirits. | spirit (n.) intuition, perception, discernment | LLL II.i.1 | |
| | dear (adj.)heartfelt, earnest, zealous | | |
| Consider who the King your father sends: | Consider who the King your father sends, | | LLL II.i.2 | |
| To whom he sends, and what's his Embassie. | To whom he sends, and what's his embassy: | embassy (n.)message [especially via an ambassador] | LLL II.i.3 | |
| Your selfe, held precious in the worlds esteeme, | Yourself, held precious in the world's esteem, | | LLL II.i.4 | |
| To parlee with the sole inheritour | To parley with the sole inheritor | inheritor (n.)owner, possessor, acquirer | LLL II.i.5 | |
| | parle, parley (v.)talk, discuss, enter into conversation | | |
| Of all perfections that a man may owe, | Of all perfections that a man may owe, | owe (v.)own, possess, have | LLL II.i.6 | |
| Matchlesse Nauarre, the plea of no lesse weight | Matchless Navarre; the plea of no less weight | plea (n.)claim, argument, issue | LLL II.i.7 | |
| Then Aquitaine, a Dowrie for a Queene. | Than Aquitaine, a dowry for a queen. | Aquitaine (n.)[pron: akwi'ten] region of SW France; acquired by England in 1152 | LLL II.i.8 | |
| Be now as prodigall of all deare grace, | Be now as prodigal of all dear grace | prodigal (adj.)effusive, lavish, generous | LLL II.i.9 | |
| | dear (adj.)of great worth, valuable, precious | | |
| As Nature was in making Graces deare, | As Nature was in making graces dear | dear (adj.)expensive, costly | LLL II.i.10 | |
| When she did starue the generall world beside, | When she did starve the general world beside, | starve (v.)withhold [from], diet, be sparing with | LLL II.i.11 | |
| | general (adj.)common, of everyone, public | | |
| | beside (adv.)otherwise, else | | |
| And prodigally gaue them all to you. | And prodigally gave them all to you. | | LLL II.i.12 | |
| Queen. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Good L. Boyet, my beauty though but mean, | Good Lord Boyet, my beauty, though but mean, | mean (adj.)average, moderate, middling | LLL II.i.13 | |
| Needs not the painted flourish of your praise: | Needs not the painted flourish of your praise. | flourish (n.)[of language] eloquence, fine words, rhetorical embellishment | LLL II.i.14 | |
| Beauty is bought by iudgement of the eye, | Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye, | | LLL II.i.15 | |
| Not vttred by base sale of chapmens tongues: | Not uttered by base sale of chapmen's tongues. | chapman (n.)trader, merchant, dealer | LLL II.i.16 | |
| | utter (v.)offer for sale, dispense, make available | | |
| | base (adj.)dishonourable, low, unworthy | | |
| I am lesse proud to heare you tell my worth, | I am less proud to hear you tell my worth | tell (v.)spell out, narrate, recount | LLL II.i.17 | |
| Then you much wiling to be counted wise, | Than you much willing to be counted wise | count (v.)account, consider, regard | LLL II.i.18 | |
| In spending your wit in the praise of mine. | In spending your wit in the praise of mine. | wit (n.)mental sharpness, acumen, quickness, ingenuity | LLL II.i.19 | |
| But now to taske the tasker, good Boyet, | But now to task the tasker. Good Boyet, | task (v.)take to task, censure, chastise | LLL II.i.20 | |
| You are not ignorant all-telling fame | You are not ignorant all-telling fame | | LLL II.i.21 | |
| Doth noyse abroad Nauar hath made a vow, | Doth noise abroad Navarre hath made a vow, | | LLL II.i.22 | |
| Till painefull studie shall out-weare three yeares, | Till painful study shall outwear three years, | outwear (v.)wear away, spend, pass | LLL II.i.23 | |
| | painful (adj.)painstaking, diligent, laborious | | |
| No woman may approach his silent Court: | No woman may approach his silent court. | | LLL II.i.24 | |
| Therefore to's seemeth it a needfull course, | Therefore to's seemeth it a needful course, | course (n.)course of action, way of proceeding | LLL II.i.25 | |
| Before we enter his forbidden gates, | Before we enter his forbidden gates, | | LLL II.i.26 | |
| To know his pleasure, and in that behalfe | To know his pleasure; and in that behalf, | behalf (n.), especially: in behalf (of)respect, aspect, consideration | LLL II.i.27 | |
| Bold of your worthinesse, we single you, | Bold of your worthiness, we single you | single (v.)[hunting] single out, pick out | LLL II.i.28 | |
| | bold (adj.)confident, certain, sure | | |
| As our best mouing faire soliciter: | As our best-moving fair solicitor. | solicitor (n.)advocate, instigator, go-between | LLL II.i.29 | |
| | fair (adj.)plausible, flattering, seductive | | |
| | best-moving (adj.)most persuasive | | |
| Tell him, the daughter of the King of France, | Tell him the daughter of the King of France, | | LLL II.i.30 | |
| On serious businesse crauing quicke dispatch, | On serious business craving quick dispatch, | dispatch, despatch (n.)settlement of business, sorting out of affairs | LLL II.i.31 | |
| | crave (v.)need, demand, require | | |
| Importunes personall conference with his grace. | Importunes personal conference with his grace. | importune (v.)beg [for], ask persistently [for] | LLL II.i.32 | |
| Haste, signifie so much while we attend, | Haste, signify so much, while we attend, | signify (v.)report, make known, declare | LLL II.i.33 | |
| | attend (v.)await, wait for, expect | | |
| Like humble visag'd suters his high will. | Like humble-visaged suitors, his high will. | humble-visaged (adj.)with humble faces | LLL II.i.34 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| Proud of imployment, willingly I goe. Exit. | Proud of employment, willingly I go. | | LLL II.i.35 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| All pride is willing pride, and yours is so: | All pride is willing pride, and yours is so. | | LLL II.i.36 | |
| Exit Boyet | | LLL II.i.36 | |
| Who are the Votaries my louing Lords, | Who are the votaries, my loving lords, | votary (n.)someone bound by a special vow | LLL II.i.37 | |
| that are vow-fellowes with this vertuous Duke? | That are vow-fellows with this virtuous Duke? | vow-fellow (n.)person bound by the same vow | LLL II.i.38 | |
| Lor. | FIRST LORD | | | |
| Longauill is one. | Lord Longaville is one. | | LLL II.i.39.1 | |
| Princ. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Know you the man? | Know you the man? | | LLL II.i.39.2 | |
| 1 Lady. | MARIA | | | |
| I know him Madame at a marriage feast, | I know him, madam. At a marriage feast | | LLL II.i.40 | |
| Betweene L. Perigort and the beautious heire | Between Lord Perigort and the beauteous heir | | LLL II.i.41 | |
| Of Iaques Fauconbridge solemnized. | Of Jacques Falconbridge, solemnized | | LLL II.i.42 | |
| In Normandie saw I this Longauill, | In Normandy, saw I this Longaville. | | LLL II.i.43 | |
| A man of soueraigne parts he is esteem'd: | A man of sovereign parts he is esteemed; | part (n.)quality, attribute, gift, accomplishment [of mind or body] | LLL II.i.44 | |
| | sovereign (adj.)excellent, excelling, superlative | | |
| Well fitted in Arts, glorious in Armes: | Well fitted in arts, glorious in arms. | art (n.)knowledge, learning, scholarship, science | LLL II.i.45 | |
| Nothing becomes him ill that he would well. | Nothing becomes him ill that he would well. | ill (adv.)badly, adversely, unfavourably | LLL II.i.46 | |
| | become (v.)grace, honour, dignify | | |
| The onely soyle of his faire vertues glosse, | The only soil of his fair virtue's gloss – | soil (n.)blemish, stain, tarnish | LLL II.i.47 | |
| If vertues glosse will staine with any soile, | If virtue's gloss will stain with any soil – | | LLL II.i.48 | |
| Is a sharp wit match'd with too blunt a Will: | Is a sharp wit matched with too blunt a will, | wit (n.)mental sharpness, acumen, quickness, ingenuity | LLL II.i.49 | |
| Whose edge hath power to cut whose will still wills, | Whose edge hath power to cut, whose will still wills | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | LLL II.i.50 | |
| It should none spare that come within his power. | It should none spare that come within his power. | | LLL II.i.51 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Some merry mocking Lord belike, ist so? | Some merry mocking lord, belike – is't so? | belike (adv.)probably, presumably, perhaps, so it seems | LLL II.i.52 | |
| Lad. 1. | MARIA | | | |
| They say so most, that most his humors know. | They say so most that most his humours know. | humour (n.)fancy, whim, inclination, caprice | LLL II.i.53 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Such short liu'd wits do wither as they grow. | Such short-lived wits do wither as they grow. | wits, also five witsfaculties of the mind (common wit, imagination, fantasy, estimation, memory) or body (the five senses) | LLL II.i.54 | |
| Who are the rest? | Who are the rest? | | LLL II.i.55 | |
| 2. Lad. | KATHARINE | | | |
| The yong Dumaine, a well accomplisht youth, | The young Dumaine, a well-accomplished youth, | | LLL II.i.56 | |
| Of all that Vertue loue, for Vertue loued. | Of all that virtue love for virtue loved; | | LLL II.i.57 | |
| Most power to doe most harme, least knowing ill: | Most power to do most harm, least knowing ill, | ill (n.)wrong, injury, harm, evil | LLL II.i.58 | |
| For he hath wit to make an ill shape good, | For he hath wit to make an ill shape good, | ill (adj.)bad, adverse, unfavourable | LLL II.i.59 | |
| | wit (n.)mental sharpness, acumen, quickness, ingenuity | | |
| And shape to win grace though she had no wit. | And shape to win grace though he had no wit. | | LLL II.i.60 | |
| I saw him at the Duke Alansoes once, | I saw him at the Duke Alençon's once; | | LLL II.i.61 | |
| And much too little of that good I saw, | And much too little of that good I saw | | LLL II.i.62 | |
| Is my report to his great worthinesse. | Is my report to his great worthiness. | | LLL II.i.63 | |
| Rossa. | ROSALINE | | | |
| Another of these Students at that time, | Another of these students at that time | | LLL II.i.64 | |
| Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth. | Was there with him, if I have heard a truth. | | LLL II.i.65 | |
| Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, | Berowne they call him – but a merrier man, | | LLL II.i.66 | |
| Within the limit of becomming mirth, | Within the limit of becoming mirth, | | LLL II.i.67 | |
| I neuer spent an houres talke withall. | I never spent an hour's talk withal. | | LLL II.i.68 | |
| His eye begets occasion for his wit, | His eye begets occasion for his wit, | occasion (n.)circumstance, opportunity | LLL II.i.69 | |
| | wit (n.)mental sharpness, acumen, quickness, ingenuity | | |
| | beget (v.), past form begotproduce, engender, give rise to | | |
| For euery obiect that the one doth catch, | For every object that the one doth catch | | LLL II.i.70 | |
| The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest. | The other turns to a mirth-moving jest, | | LLL II.i.71 | |
| Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) | Which his fair tongue – conceit's expositor – | expositor (n.)expounder, explainer, interpreter | LLL II.i.72 | |
| | conceit (n.)imagination, fancy, wit | | |
| Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, | Delivers in such apt and gracious words | | LLL II.i.73 | |
| That aged eares play treuant at his tales, | That aged ears play truant at his tales | | LLL II.i.74 | |
| And yonger hearings are quite rauished. | And younger hearings are quite ravished, | | LLL II.i.75 | |
| So sweet and voluble is his discourse. | So sweet and voluble is his discourse. | voluble (adj.)fluent, eloquent, articulate | LLL II.i.76 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| God blesse my Ladies, are they all in loue? | God bless my ladies! Are they all in love, | | LLL II.i.77 | |
| That euery one her owne hath garnished, | That every one her own hath garnished | | LLL II.i.78 | |
| With such bedecking ornaments of praise. | With such bedecking ornaments of praise? | | LLL II.i.79 | |
| Ma. | FIRST LORD | | | |
| Heere comes Boyet. | Here comes Boyet. | | LLL II.i.80.1 | |
| Enter Boyet. | Enter Boyet | | LLL II.i.80 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Now, what admittance Lord? | Now, what admittance, lord? | admittance (n.)permission to enter | LLL II.i.80.2 | |
| Boyet. | BOYET | | | |
| Nauar had notice of your faire approach, | Navarre had notice of your fair approach, | | LLL II.i.81 | |
| And he and his competitors in oath, | And he and his competitors in oath | competitor (n.)partner, associate, colleague | LLL II.i.82 | |
| Were all addrest to meete you gentle Lady | Were all addressed to meet you, gentle lady, | gentle (adj.)well-born, honourable, noble | LLL II.i.83 | |
| | address (v.)prepare, make ready, poise to act | | |
| Before I came: Marrie thus much I haue learnt, | Before I came. Marry, thus much I have learned: | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | LLL II.i.84 | |
| He rather meanes to lodge you in the field, | He rather means to lodge you in the field, | field (n.)wasteland, wilderness | LLL II.i.85 | |
| Like one that comes heere to besiege his Court, | Like one that comes here to besiege his court, | | LLL II.i.86 | |
| Then seeke a dispensation for his oath: | Than seek a dispensation for his oath, | | LLL II.i.87 | |
| To let you enter his vnpeopled house. | To let you enter his unpeopled house. | unpeopled (adj.)devoid of people, lacking retinue, without servants | LLL II.i.88 | |
| Heere comes Nauar. | Here comes Navarre. | | LLL II.i.89 | |
| Enter Nauar, Longauill, Dumaine, and Berowne. | Enter the King, Berowne, Longaville, and Dumaine | | LLL II.i.90 | |
| Nau. | KING | | | |
| Faire Princesse, welcom to the Court of Nauar. | Fair Princess, welcome to the court of Navarre. | | LLL II.i.90 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Faire I giue you backe againe, and welcome I | ‘Fair' I give you back again, and ‘welcome' I | | LLL II.i.91 | |
| haue not yet: the roofe of this Court is too high to bee | have not yet. The roof of this court is too high to be | | LLL II.i.92 | |
| yours, and welcome to the wide fields, too base to be | yours, and welcome to the wide fields too base to be | field (n.)wasteland, wilderness | LLL II.i.93 | |
| | base (adj.)low-lying, lowland | | |
| mine. | mine. | | LLL II.i.94 | |
| Nau. | KING | | | |
| You shall be welcome Madam to my Court. | You shall be welcome, madam, to my court. | | LLL II.i.95 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| I wil be welcome then, Conduct me thither. | I will be welcome, then. Conduct me thither. | | LLL II.i.96 | |
| Nau. | KING | | | |
| Heare me deare Lady, I haue sworne an oath. | Hear me, dear lady. I have sworn an oath – | | LLL II.i.97 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Our Lady helpe my Lord, he'll be forsworne. | Our Lady help my lord! He'll be forsworn. | forswear (v), past forms forsworn, forsworeswear falsely, perjure [oneself], break one's word | LLL II.i.98 | |
| Nau. | KING | | | |
| Not for the world faire Madam, by my will. | Not for the world, fair madam, by my will. | | LLL II.i.99 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Why, will shall breake it will, and nothing els. | Why, will shall break it; will, and nothing else. | will (n.)desire, wish, liking, inclination | LLL II.i.100 | |
| Nau. | KING | | | |
| Your Ladiship is ignorant what it is. | Your ladyship is ignorant what it is. | | LLL II.i.101 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Were my Lord so, his ignorance were wise, | Were my lord so, his ignorance were wise, | | LLL II.i.102 | |
| Where now his knowledge must proue ignorance. | Where now his knowledge must prove ignorance. | | LLL II.i.103 | |
| I heare your grace hath sworne out Houseekeeping: | I hear your grace hath sworn out housekeeping. | swear out (v.)renounce, abjure, abandon | LLL II.i.104 | |
| | housekeeping (n.)hospitality, maintaining a welcoming household | | |
| 'Tis deadly sinne to keepe that oath my Lord, | 'Tis deadly sin to keep that oath, my lord, | | LLL II.i.105 | |
| And sinne to breake it: | And sin to break it. | | LLL II.i.106 | |
| But pardon me, I am too sodaine bold, | But pardon me, I am too sudden-bold; | sudden-bold (adj.)hastily presumptuous | LLL II.i.107 | |
| To teach a Teacher ill beseemeth me. | To teach a teacher ill beseemeth me. | ill (adv.)badly, adversely, unfavourably | LLL II.i.108 | |
| | beseem (v.)befit, be fitting [for], be seemly [for] | | |
| Vouchsafe to read the purpose of my comming, | Vouchsafe to read the purpose of my coming, | purpose (n.)intention, aim, plan | LLL II.i.109 | |
| And sodainly resolue me in my suite. | And suddenly resolve me in my suit. | suddenly (adv.)immediately, at once, without delay | LLL II.i.110 | |
| | suit (n.)formal request, entreaty, petition | | |
| | resolve (v.)answer, respond to | | |
| She offers the King a paper | | LLL II.i.111 | |
| Nau. | KING | | | |
| Madam, I will, if sodainly I may. | Madam, I will, if suddenly I may. | | LLL II.i.111 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| You will the sooner that I were away, | You will the sooner that I were away, | | LLL II.i.112 | |
| For you'll proue periur'd if you make me stay. | For you'll prove perjured if you make me stay. | | LLL II.i.113 | |
| The King reads | | LLL II.i.114.1 | |
| Berowne and Rosaline converse apart | | LLL II.i.114.2 | |
| Boy. | BEROWNE | | | |
| Lady, I will commend you to my owne | Lady, I will commend you to my mine own | commend (v.)commit, entrust, hand over | LLL II.i.114 | |
| heart. | heart. | | LLL II.i.115 | |
| La. Ro. | ROSALINE | | | |
| Pray you doe my commendations, / I would be | Pray you, do my commendations; I would be | | LLL II.i.116 | |
| glad to see it. | glad to see it. | | LLL II.i.117 | |
| Boy. | BEROWNE | | | |
| I would you heard it grone. | I would you heard it groan. | | LLL II.i.118 | |
| La. Ro. | ROSALINE | | | |
| Is the soule sicke? | Is the fool sick? | fool (n.)[term of endearment or pity] dear, darling, innocent creature | LLL II.i.119 | |
| Boy. | BEROWNE | | | |
| Sicke at the heart. | Sick at the heart. | | LLL II.i.120 | |
| La. Ro. | ROSALINE | | | |
| Alacke, let it bloud. | Alack, let it blood. | blood (v.)bleed, yield blood | LLL II.i.121 | |
| Boy. | BEROWNE | | | |
| Would that doe it good? | Would that do it good? | | LLL II.i.122 | |
| La. Ro. | ROSALINE | | | |
| My Phisicke saies I. | My physic says ay. | physic (n.)knowledge of the human body, medical science | LLL II.i.123 | |
| Boy. | BEROWNE | | | |
| Will you prick't with your eye. | Will you prick't with your eye? | | LLL II.i.124 | |
| La. Ro. | ROSALINE | | | |
| No poynt, with my knife. | Non point, with my knife. | | LLL II.i.125 | |
| Boy. | BEROWNE | | | |
| Now God saue thy life. | Now God save thy life. | | LLL II.i.126 | |
| La. Ro. | ROSALINE | | | |
| And yours from long liuing. | And yours from long living | | LLL II.i.127 | |
| Ber. | BEROWNE | | | |
| I cannot stay thanks-giuing. | I cannot stay thanksgiving. | stay (v.)wait (for), await | LLL II.i.128 | |
| Exit. | He leaves her | | LLL II.i.129.1 | |
| Kin. | KING | | | |
| Madame, your father heere doth intimate, | Madam, your father here doth intimate | intimate (v.)refer to, communicate, inform of | LLL II.i.129 | |
| The paiment of a hundred thousand Crownes, | The payment of a hundred thousand crowns, | crown (n.)coin [usually showing a monarch's crown], English value: 5 shilllings | LLL II.i.130 | |
| Being but th'one halfe, of an intire summe, | Being but the one half of an entire sum | | LLL II.i.131 | |
| Disbursed by my father in his warres. | Disbursed by my father in his wars. | | LLL II.i.132 | |
| But say that he, or we, as neither haue | But say that he, or we – as neither have – | | LLL II.i.133 | |
| Receiu'd that summe; yet there remaines vnpaid | Received that sum, yet there remains unpaid | | LLL II.i.134 | |
| A hundred thousand more: in surety of the which, | A hundred thousand more, in surety of the which | surety (n.)guarantee, ratification, warrant | LLL II.i.135 | |
| One part of Aquitaine is bound to vs, | One part of Aquitaine is bound to us, | | LLL II.i.136 | |
| Although not valued to the moneys worth. | Although not valued to the money's worth. | value (v.)consider equal in value [to] | LLL II.i.137 | |
| If then the King your father will restore | If then the King your father will restore | | LLL II.i.138 | |
| But that one halfe which is vnsatisfied, | But that one half which is unsatisfied, | | LLL II.i.139 | |
| We will giue vp our right in Aquitaine, | We will give up our right in Aquitaine | | LLL II.i.140 | |
| And hold faire friendship with his Maiestie: | And hold fair friendship with his majesty. | | LLL II.i.141 | |
| But that it seemes he little purposeth, | But that, it seems, he little purposeth, | purpose (v.)intend, plan | LLL II.i.142 | |
| For here he doth demand to haue repaie, | For here he doth demand to have repaid | | LLL II.i.143 | |
| An hundred thousand Crownes, and not demands | A hundred thousand crowns, and not demands, | | LLL II.i.144 | |
| One paiment of a hundred thousand Crownes, | On payment of a hundred thousand crowns, | | LLL II.i.145 | |
| To haue his title liue in Aquitaine. | To have his title live in Aquitaine – | title (n.)[legal] right, claim, entitlement | LLL II.i.146 | |
| Which we much rather had depart withall, | Which we much rather had depart withal, | depart withal (v.)surrender, give up | LLL II.i.147 | |
| And haue the money by our father lent, | And have the money by our father lent, | | LLL II.i.148 | |
| Then Aquitane, so guelded as it is. | Than Aquitaine, so gelded as it is. | geld (v.), past forms gelded, geltdeprive, strip, dispossess | LLL II.i.149 | |
| Deare Princesse, were not his requests so farre | Dear Princess, were not his requests so far | | LLL II.i.150 | |
| From reasons yeelding, your faire selfe should make | From reason's yielding, your fair self should make | | LLL II.i.151 | |
| A yeelding 'gainst some reason in my brest, | A yielding 'gainst some reason in my breast, | | LLL II.i.152 | |
| And goe well satisfied to France againe. | And go well satisfied to France again. | | LLL II.i.153 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| You doe the King my Father too much wrong, | You do the King my father too much wrong, | | LLL II.i.154 | |
| And wrong the reputation of your name, | And wrong the reputation of your name, | | LLL II.i.155 | |
| In so vnseeming to confesse receyt | In so unseeming to confess receipt | unseeming (adj.)not seeming, not appearing | LLL II.i.156 | |
| Of that which hath so faithfully beene paid. | Of that which hath so faithfully been paid. | | LLL II.i.157 | |
| Kin. | KING | | | |
| I doe protest I neuer heard of it, | I do protest I never heard of it; | | LLL II.i.158 | |
| And if you proue it, Ile repay it backe, | And if you prove it, I'll repay it back | | LLL II.i.159 | |
| Or yeeld vp Aquitaine. | Or yield up Aquitaine. | | LLL II.i.160.1 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| We arrest your word: | We arrest your word. | arrest (v.)seize, take hold of, lay hold upon | LLL II.i.160.2 | |
| Boyet, you can produce acquittances | Boyet, you can produce acquittances | acquittance (n.)written discharge, final receipt | LLL II.i.161 | |
| For such a summe, from speciall Officers, | For such a sum from special officers | | LLL II.i.162 | |
| Of Charles his Father. | Of Charles his father. | | LLL II.i.163.1 | |
| Kin. | KING | | | |
| Satisfie me so. | Satisfy me so. | | LLL II.i.163.2 | |
| Boyet. | BOYET | | | |
| So please your Grace, the packet is not come | So please your grace, the packet is not come | | LLL II.i.164 | |
| Where that and other specialties are bound, | Where that and other specialties are bound. | specialty (n.)sealed contract, special agreement | LLL II.i.165 | |
| To morrow you shall haue a sight of them. | Tomorrow you shall have a sight of them. | | LLL II.i.166 | |
| Kin. | KING | | | |
| It shall suffice me; at which enterview, | It shall suffice me; at which interview | suffice (v.)satisfy, content, be enough [for] | LLL II.i.167 | |
| All liberall reason would I yeeld vnto: | All liberal reason I will yield unto. | reason (n.)reasonable view, sensible judgement, right opinion | LLL II.i.168 | |
| | liberal (adj.)noble, tasteful, refined | | |
| Meane time, receiue such welcome at my hand, | Meantime, receive such welcome at my hand | | LLL II.i.169 | |
| As honour, without breach of Honour may | As honour, without breach of honour, may | | LLL II.i.170 | |
| Make tender of, to thy true worthinesse. | Make tender of to thy true worthiness. | tender (n.)offer, offering | LLL II.i.171 | |
| You may not come faire Princesse in my gates, | You may not come, fair Princess, in my gates; | | LLL II.i.172 | |
| But heere without you shall be so receiu'd, | But here without you shall be so received | | LLL II.i.173 | |
| As you shall deeme your selfe lodg'd in my heart, | As you shall deem yourself lodged in my heart, | | LLL II.i.174 | |
| Though so deni'd farther harbour in my house: | Though so denied fair harbour in my house. | | LLL II.i.175 | |
| Your owne good thoughts excuse me, and farewell, | Your own good thoughts excuse me, and farewell. | | LLL II.i.176 | |
| To morrow we shall visit you againe. | Tomorrow shall we visit you again. | | LLL II.i.177 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Sweet health & faire desires consort your grace. | Sweet health and fair desires consort your grace. | consort (v.)accompany, attend, go with | LLL II.i.178 | |
| Kin. | KING | | | |
| Thy own wish wish I thee, in euery place. | Thy own wish wish I thee in every place. | | LLL II.i.179 | |
| Exit. | Exeunt King, Berowne, Longaville, | | LLL II.i.179.1 | |
| and Dumaine | | LLL II.i.179.2 | |
| Enter Dumane. | Enter Dumaine | | LLL II.i.179.2 | |
| Dum. | DUMAINE | | | |
| Sir, I pray you a word: What Lady is that same? | Sir, I pray you, a word. What lady is that same? | | LLL II.i.180 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| The heire of Alanson, Rosalin her name. | The heir of Alençon, Katharine her name. | | LLL II.i.181 | |
| Dum. | DUMAINE | | | |
| A gallant Lady, Mounsier fare you well. | A gallant lady. Monsieur, fare you well. | fare ... well (int.)goodbye [to an individual] | LLL II.i.182 | |
| Exit | | LLL II.i.182 | |
| Enter Longaville | | LLL II.i.183 | |
| Long. | LONGAVILLE | | | |
| I beseech you a word: what is she in the white? | I beseech you a word. What is she in the white? | | LLL II.i.183 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| A woman somtimes, if you saw her in the light. | A woman sometimes, an you saw her in the light. | and, an (conj.)if, whether | LLL II.i.184 | |
| Long. | LONGAVILLE | | | |
| Perchance light in the light: I desire her name. | Perchance light in the light. I desire her name. | perchance (adv.)perhaps, maybe | LLL II.i.185 | |
| | light (adj.)promiscuous, licentious, immoral, wanton | | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| Shee hath but one for her selfe, / To desire that were a shame. | She hath but one for herself – to desire that were a shame. | | LLL II.i.186 | |
| Long. | LONGAVILLE | | | |
| Pray you sir, whose daughter? | Pray you, sir: whose daughter? | | LLL II.i.187 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| Her Mothers, I haue heard. | Her mother's, I have heard. | | LLL II.i.188 | |
| Long. | LONGAVILLE | | | |
| Gods blessing a your beard. | God's blessing on your beard! | | LLL II.i.189 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| Good sir be not offended, | Good sir, be not offended. | | LLL II.i.190 | |
| Shee is an heyre of Faulconbridge. | She is an heir of Falconbridge. | | LLL II.i.191 | |
| Long. | LONGAVILLE | | | |
| Nay, my choller is ended: | Nay, my choler is ended. | choler (n.)anger, rage, wrath | LLL II.i.192 | |
| Shee is a most sweet Lady. Exit. Long. | She is a most sweet lady. | | LLL II.i.193 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| Not vnlike sir, that may be. | Not unlike, sir; that may be. | | LLL II.i.194 | |
| Exit Longaville | | LLL II.i.194 | |
| Enter Beroune. | Enter Berowne | | LLL II.i.195 | |
| Ber. | BEROWNE | | | |
| What's her name in the cap. | What's her name in the cap? | | LLL II.i.195 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| Katherine by good hap. | Rosaline, by good hap. | hap (n.)luck, chance, accident | LLL II.i.196 | |
| Ber. | BEROWNE | | | |
| Is she wedded, or no. | Is she wedded or no? | | LLL II.i.197 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| To her will sir, or so. | To her will, sir, or so. | | LLL II.i.198 | |
| Ber. | BEROWNE | | | |
| You are welcome sir, adiew. | You are welcome, sir! Adieu. | | LLL II.i.199 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| Fare well to me sir, and welcome to you. | Farewell to me, sir, and welcome to you. | | LLL II.i.200 | |
| Exit. | Exit Berowne | | LLL II.i.200 | |
| La. Ma. | MARIA | | | |
| That last is Beroune, the mery mad-cap Lord. | That last is Berowne, the merry madcap lord. | madcap (adj.)reckless, impulsive, wildly behaved | LLL II.i.201 | |
| Not a word with him, but a iest. | Not a word with him but a jest. | | LLL II.i.202.1 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| And euery iest but a word. | And every jest but a word. | | LLL II.i.202.2 | |
| Pri. | PRINCESS | | | |
| It was well done of you to take him at his word. | It was well done of you to take him at his word. | | LLL II.i.203 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| I was as willing to grapple, as he was to boord. | I was as willing to grapple as he was to board. | | LLL II.i.204 | |
| La. Ma. | MARIA | | | |
| Two hot Sheepes marie: | Two hot sheeps, marry! | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | LLL II.i.205.1 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| And wherefore not Ships? | And wherefore not ‘ ships ’? | | LLL II.i.205.2 | |
| No Sheepe (sweet Lamb) vnlesse we feed on your lips. | No sheep, sweet lamb, unless we feed on your lips. | | LLL II.i.206 | |
| La. | MARIA | | | |
| You Sheepe & I pasture: shall that finish the iest? | You sheep, and I pasture. Shall that finish the jest? | | LLL II.i.207 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| So you grant pasture for me. | So you grant pasture for me. | | LLL II.i.208.1 | |
| He tries to kiss her | | LLL II.i.208 | |
| La. | MARIA | | | |
| Not so gentle beast. | Not so, gentle beast. | gentle (adj.)well-born, honourable, noble | LLL II.i.208.2 | |
| My lips are no Common, though seuerall they be. | My lips are no common, though several they be. | several (adj.)[of land] private, enclosed, restricted | LLL II.i.209 | |
| | common (n.)public property, common land, open pasture | | |
| Bo. | BOYET | | | |
| Belonging to whom? | Belonging to whom? | | LLL II.i.210.1 | |
| La. | MARIA | | | |
| To my fortunes and me. | To my fortunes and me. | | LLL II.i.210.2 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Good wits wil be iangling, but gentles agree. | Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree. | jangle (v.)wrangle, squabble, argue | LLL II.i.211 | |
| | gentle (n.)(plural) ladies and gentlemen, gentlefolk | | |
| This ciuill warre of wits were much better vsed | This civil war of wits were much better used | wit (n.)mental sharpness, acumen, quickness, ingenuity | LLL II.i.212 | |
| On Nauar and his bookemen, for heere 'tis abus'd. | On Navarre and his book-men, for here 'tis abused. | book-man (n.)scholar, student | LLL II.i.213 | |
| | abuse (v.)misapply, employ badly | | |
| Bo. | BOYET | | | |
| If my obseruation (which very seldome lies | If my observation, which very seldom lies, | | LLL II.i.214 | |
| By the hearts still rhetoricke, disclosed with eyes) | By the heart's still rhetoric disclosed with eyes | still (adj.)silent, quiet | LLL II.i.215 | |
| | rhetoric (n.)oratory, flowery language | | |
| Deceiue me not now, Nauar is infected. | Deceive me not now, Navarre is infected. | | LLL II.i.216 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| With what? | With what? | | LLL II.i.217 | |
| Bo. | BOYET | | | |
| With that which we Louers intitle affected. | With that which we lovers entitle ‘ affected.’ | affected (adj.)devoted, totally in love [with] | LLL II.i.218 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Your reason. | Your reason? | | LLL II.i.219 | |
| Bo. | BOYET | | | |
| Why all his behauiours doe make their retire, | Why, all his behaviours did make their retire | retire (n.)retreat, withdrawal | LLL II.i.220 | |
| To the court of his eye, peeping thorough desire. | To the court of his eye, peeping thorough desire. | | LLL II.i.221 | |
| His hart like an Agot with your print impressed, | His heart, like an agate with your print impressed. | impress (v.)imprint, engrave, stamp [as by a seal] | LLL II.i.222 | |
| | print (n.)imprint, image, stamped impression | | |
| Proud with his forme, in his eie pride expressed. | Proud with his form, in his eye pride expressed. | form (n.)imprinted shape, impressed image | LLL II.i.223 | |
| His tongue all impatient to speake and not see, | His tongue, all impatient to speak and not see, | impatient (adj.)frustrated, restless, eagerly longing | LLL II.i.224 | |
| Did stumble with haste in his eie-sight to be, | Did stumble with haste in his eyesight to be. | | LLL II.i.225 | |
| All sences to that sence did make their repaire, | All senses to that sense did make their repair, | repair (n.)coming, arrival, approach | LLL II.i.226 | |
| To feele onely looking on fairest of faire: | To feel only looking on fairest of fair. | | LLL II.i.227 | |
| Me thought all his sences were lockt in his eye, | Methought all his senses were locked in his eye, | methinks(t), methought(s) (v.)it seems / seemed to me | LLL II.i.228 | |
| As Iewels in Christall for some Prince to buy. | As jewels in crystal for some prince to buy; | | LLL II.i.229 | |
| Who tendring their own worth from whence they were glast, | Who, tendering their own worth from where they were glassed, | glass (v.)enclose in glass | LLL II.i.230 | |
| | tender (v.)offer, give, present | | |
| Did point out to buy them along as you past. | Did point you to buy them along as you passed. | point (v.)direct, suggest, indicate [to] | LLL II.i.231 | |
| His faces owne margent did coate such amazes, | His face's own margin did quote such amazes | margent (n.)margin, edge, border | LLL II.i.232 | |
| | quote (v.)display, indicate, show | | |
| | amaze (n.)amazement, extreme astonishment | | |
| That all eyes saw his eies inchanted with gazes. | That all eyes saw his eyes enchanted with gazes. | | LLL II.i.233 | |
| Ile giue you Aquitaine, and all that is his, | I'll give you Aquitaine, and all that is his, | | LLL II.i.234 | |
| And you giue him for my sake, but one louing Kisse. | An you give him for my sake but one loving kiss. | and, an (conj.)if, whether | LLL II.i.235 | |
| Prin. | PRINCESS | | | |
| Come to our Pauillion, Boyet is disposde. | Come, to our pavilion. Boyet is disposed. | disposed (adj.)inclined to be merry, feeling playful | LLL II.i.236 | |
| Bro. | BOYET | | | |
| But to speak that in words, which his eie hath disclos'd. | But to speak that in words which his eye hath disclosed. | | LLL II.i.237 | |
| I onelie haue made a mouth of his eie, | I only have made a mouth of his eye | | LLL II.i.238 | |
| By adding a tongue, which I know will not lie. | By adding a tongue which I know will not lie. | | LLL II.i.239 | |
| Lad. Ro. | MARIA | | | |
| Thou art an old Loue-monger, and speakest skilfully. | Thou art an old love-monger, and speakest skilfully. | skilfully (adv.)knowledgeably, shrewdly, cleverly | LLL II.i.240 | |
| Lad. Ma. | KATHARINE | | | |
| He is Cupids Grandfather, and learnes news of him. | He is Cupid's grandfather, and learns news of him. | Cupid (n.)[pron: 'kyoopid] Roman god of love, son of Venus and Mercury; a winged, blindfolded boy with curved bow and arrows | LLL II.i.241 | |
| Lad.2. | ROSALINE | | | |
| Then was Venus like her mother, for her father is but grim. | Then was Venus like her mother, for her father is but grim. | Venus (n.)Roman goddess of beauty and love | LLL II.i.242 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| Do you heare my mad wenches? | Do you hear, my mad wenches? | mad (adj.)wild, uncontrollable, excitable, high-spirited | LLL II.i.243.1 | |
| La. 1. | MARIA | | | |
| No. | No. | | LLL II.i.243.2 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| What then, do you see? | What then, do you see? | | LLL II.i.243.3 | |
| Lad. 2. | ROSALINE | | | |
| I, our way to be gone. | Ay, our way to be gone. | | LLL II.i.244.1 | |
| Boy. | BOYET | | | |
| You are too hard for me. | You are too hard for me. | hard (adj.)strong, tough, powerful | LLL II.i.244.2 | |
| Exeunt omnes. | Exeunt | | LLL II.i.244 | |