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| Enter Antonio & Sebastian. | Enter Antonio and Sebastian | | TN II.i.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTONIO | | | |
| Will you stay no longer: nor will you not that | Will you stay no longer? Nor will you not that | | TN II.i.1 | |
| I go with you. | I go with you? | | TN II.i.2 | |
| Seb. | SEBASTIAN | | | |
| By your patience, no: my starres shine darkely | By your patience, no. My stars shine darkly | darkly (adv.) frowningly, ominously; gloomily | TN II.i.3 | |
| ouer me; the malignancie of my fate, might perhaps | over me. The malignancy of my fate might perhaps | malignancy (n.)evil influence, inauspicious character | TN II.i.4 | |
| distemper yours; therefore I shall craue of you your | distemper yours; therefore I shall crave of you your | crave (v.)beg, entreat, request | TN II.i.5 | |
| | distemper (v.)disorder, derange, disturb, confuse | | |
| leaue, that I may beare my euils alone. It were a bad | leave, that I may bear my evils alone. It were a bad | evil (n.)affliction, misfortune, hardship | TN II.i.6 | |
| recompence for your loue, to lay any of them on you. | recompense for your love to lay any of them on you. | | TN II.i.7 | |
| An. | ANTONIO | | | |
| Let me yet know of you, whither you are bound. | Let me yet know of you whither you are bound. | | TN II.i.8 | |
| Seb. | SEBASTIAN | | | |
| No sooth sir: my determinate voyage is meere | No, sooth, sir; my determinate voyage is mere | mere (adj.)complete, total, absolute, utter | TN II.i.9 | |
| | sooth (adv.)truly | | |
| | determinate (adj.)determined upon, intended, proposed | | |
| extrauagancie. But I perceiue in you so excellent a touch | extravagancy. But I perceive in you so excellent a touch | extravagancy (n.)wandering, drifting, roving about | TN II.i.10 | |
| of modestie, that you will not extort from me, what I am | of modesty, that you will not extort from me what I am | modesty (n.)propriety, protocol, seemly behaviour | TN II.i.11 | |
| willing to keepe in: therefore it charges me in manners, | willing to keep in; therefore it charges me in manners | charge (v.)oblige, constrain, compel | TN II.i.12 | |
| the rather to expresse my selfe: you must know of mee | the rather to express myself. You must know of me | express (v.)show, reveal, display | TN II.i.13 | |
| then Antonio, my name is Sebastian (which I call'd | then, Antonio, my name is Sebastian which I called | | TN II.i.14 | |
| Rodorigo) my father was that Sebastian of Messaline, | Roderigo. My father was that Sebastian of Messaline | Messaline (n.)[pron: 'mesaleen] probably Marseilles, S France | TN II.i.15 | |
| whom I know you haue heard of. He left behinde him, | whom I know you have heard of. He left behind him | | TN II.i.16 | |
| my selfe, and a sister, both borne in an houre: if the | myself and a sister, both born in an hour – if the | hour, in anat the same time | TN II.i.17 | |
| Heanens had beene pleas'd, would we had so ended. But | heavens had been pleased, would we had so ended! But | | TN II.i.18 | |
| you sir, alter'd that, for some houre before you tooke me | you, sir, altered that, for some hour before you took me | | TN II.i.19 | |
| from the breach of the sea, was my sister drown'd. | from the breach of the sea was my sister drowned. | breach (n.)surf, breaking waves | TN II.i.20 | |
| Ant. | ANTONIO | | | |
| Alas the day. | Alas the day! | | TN II.i.21 | |
| Seb. | SEBASTIAN | | | |
| A Lady sir, though it was said shee much resembled | A lady, sir, though it was said she much resembled | | TN II.i.22 | |
| me, was yet of many accounted beautiful: but | me, was yet of many accounted beautiful. But | | TN II.i.23 | |
| thogh I could not with such estimable wonder ouer-farre | though I could not with such estimable wonder overfar | estimable (adj.)appreciative, full of regard | TN II.i.24 | |
| | overfar, over-far (adv.)too far, to too great an extent | | |
| beleeue that, yet thus farre I will boldly publish her, shee | believe that, yet thus far I will boldly publish her: she | publish (v.)speak openly of, talk about | TN II.i.25 | |
| bore a minde that enuy could not but call faire: Shee is | bore a mind that envy could not but call fair. She is | envy (n.)malice, ill-will, enmity | TN II.i.26 | |
| drown'd already sir with salt water, though I seeme to | drowned already, sir, with salt water, though I seem to | | TN II.i.27 | |
| drowne her remembrance againe with more. | drown her remembrance again with more. | remembrance (n.)memory, bringing to mind, recollection | TN II.i.28 | |
| Ant. | ANTONIO | | | |
| Pardon me sir, your bad entertainment. | Pardon me, sir, your bad entertainment. | entertainment (n.)treatment, hospitality, reception | TN II.i.29 | |
| Seb. | SEBASTIAN | | | |
| O good Antonio, forgiue me your trouble. | O good Antonio, forgive me your trouble. | | TN II.i.30 | |
| Ant. | ANTONIO | | | |
| If you will not murther me for my loue, let mee | If you will not murder me for my love, let me | | TN II.i.31 | |
| be your seruant. | be your servant. | | TN II.i.32 | |
| Seb. | SEBASTIAN | | | |
| If you will not vndo what you haue done, | If you will not undo what you have done – | | TN II.i.33 | |
| that is kill him, whom you haue recouer'd, desire it not. | that is, kill him whom you have recovered – desire it not. | recover (v.)revive, restore to health | TN II.i.34 | |
| | desire (v.)request, wish, ask [for] | | |
| Fare ye well at once, my bosome is full of kindnesse, and I | Fare ye well at once; my bosom is full of kindness, and I | kindness (n.)friendship, affection, good will | TN II.i.35 | |
| | fare ... well (int.)goodbye [to an individual] | | |
| | bosom (n.)heart, inner person | | |
| am yet so neere the manners of my mother, that vpon the | am yet so near the manners of my mother that, upon the | | TN II.i.36 | |
| least occasion more, mine eyes will tell tales of me: I am | least occasion more, mine eyes will tell tales of me. I am | | TN II.i.37 | |
| bound to the Count Orsino's Court, farewell. | bound to the Count Orsino's court. Farewell. | | TN II.i.38 | |
| Exit | Exit | | TN II.i.38 | |
| Ant. | ANTONIO | | | |
| The gentlenesse of all the gods go with thee: | The gentleness of all the gods go with thee! | | TN II.i.39 | |
| I haue many enemies in Orsino's Court, | I have many enemies in Orsino's court, | | TN II.i.40 | |
| Else would I very shortly see thee there: | Else would I very shortly see thee there – | | TN II.i.41 | |
| But come what may, I do adore thee so, | But come what may, I do adore thee so | | TN II.i.42 | |
| That danger shall seeme sport, and I will go. | That danger shall seem sport, and I will go! | sport (n.)recreation, amusement, entertainment | TN II.i.43 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | TN II.i.43 | |