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| Enter Iailors Daughter alone. | Enter Gaoler's Daughter alone | | TNK II.iii.1.1 | |
| Daugh. | DAUGHTER | | | |
| Why should I love this Gentleman? Tis odds | Why should I love this gentleman? 'Tis odds | odds (n. plural) probability, likelihood, odds-on | TNK II.iii.1 | |
| He never will affect me; I am base, | He never will affect me; I am base, | affect (v.)love, like, be fond of | TNK II.iii.2 | |
| | base (adj.)low-born, lowly, plebeian, of lower rank | | |
| My Father the meane Keeper of his Prison, | My father the mean keeper of his prison, | mean (adj.)lowly, humble, poor | TNK II.iii.3 | |
| And he a prince; To marry him is hopelesse; | And he a prince. To marry him is hopeless; | hopeless (adj.)beyond hope, impossible to hope for | TNK II.iii.4 | |
| To be his whore, is witles; Out upon't; | To be his whore is witless. Out upon't! | witless (adj.)stupid, foolish, crazy | TNK II.iii.5 | |
| What pushes are we wenches driven to | What pushes are we wenches driven to | push (n.)extremity, limit, measure | TNK II.iii.6 | |
| | wench (n.)girl, lass | | |
| When fifteene once has found us? First I saw him, | When fifteen once has found us! First I saw him; | | TNK II.iii.7 | |
| I (seeing) thought he was a goodly man; | I, seeing, thought he was a goodly man; | goodly (adj.)good-looking, handsome, attractive, comely | TNK II.iii.8 | |
| He has as much to please a woman in him, | He has as much to please a woman in him – | | TNK II.iii.9 | |
| (If he please to bestow it so) as ever | If he please to bestow it so – as ever | | TNK II.iii.10 | |
| These eyes yet lookt on; Next, I pittied him, | These eyes yet looked on. Next, I pitied him, | | TNK II.iii.11 | |
| And so would any young wench o' my Conscience | And so would any young wench, o' my conscience, | | TNK II.iii.12 | |
| That ever dream'd, or vow'd her Maydenhead | That ever dreamed, or vowed her maidenhead | maidenhead (n.)virginity | TNK II.iii.13 | |
| To a yong hansom Man; Then I lov'd him, | To a young handsome man. Then I loved him, | | TNK II.iii.14 | |
| (Extreamely lov'd him) infinitely lov'd him; | Extremely loved him, infinitely loved him; | | TNK II.iii.15 | |
| And yet he had a Cosen, faire as he too. | And yet he had a cousin, fair as he too; | | TNK II.iii.16 | |
| But in my heart was Palamon, and there | But in my heart was Palamon, and there, | | TNK II.iii.17 | |
| Lord, what a coyle he keepes? To heare him | Lord, what a coil he keeps! To hear him | coil (n.)turmoil, disturbance, fuss | TNK II.iii.18 | |
| Sing in an evening, what a heaven it is? | Sing in an evening, what a heaven it is! | | TNK II.iii.19 | |
| And yet his Songs are sad-ones; Fairer spoken, | And yet his songs are sad ones. Fairer spoken | sad (adj.)downcast, distressed, mournful, gloomy | TNK II.iii.20 | |
| Was never Gentleman. When I come in | Was never gentleman; when I come in | | TNK II.iii.21 | |
| To bring him water in a morning, first | To bring him water in a morning, first | | TNK II.iii.22 | |
| He bowes his noble body, then salutes me, thus: | He bows his noble body, then salutes me, thus: | salute (v.)greet, welcome, address | TNK II.iii.23 | |
| Faire, gentle Mayde, good morrow, may thy goodnes, | ‘ Fair, gentle maid, good morrow; may thy goodness | morrow (n.)morning | TNK II.iii.24 | |
| | gentle (adj.)courteous, friendly, kind | | |
| Get thee a happy husband; Once he kist me, | Get thee a happy husband.’ Once he kissed me; | | TNK II.iii.25 | |
| I lov'd my lips the better ten daies after, | I loved my lips the better ten days after – | | TNK II.iii.26 | |
| Would he would doe so ev'ry day; He greives much, | Would he would do so every day! He grieves much, | | TNK II.iii.27 | |
| And me as much to see his misery. | And me as much to see his misery. | | TNK II.iii.28 | |
| What should I doe, to make him know I love him, | What should I do to make him know I love him? | | TNK II.iii.29 | |
| For I would faine enjoy him? Say I ventur'd | For I would fain enjoy him. Say I ventured | enjoy (v.)possess in love, sleep with | TNK II.iii.30 | |
| | fain (adv.)gladly, willingly | | |
| To set him free? what saies the law then? Thus much | To set him free? What says the law then? Thus much | | TNK II.iii.31 | |
| For Law, or kindred: I will doe it, | For law or kindred! I will do it; | | TNK II.iii.32 | |
| And this night, or to morrow he shall love me. | And this night, or tomorrow, he shall love me. | | TNK II.iii.33 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | TNK II.iii.33 | |