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AUDREY   Faith the Priest was good enough, for all the olde Faith, the priest was good enough, for all the old   AYL V.i.3 gentlemans saying. gentleman's saying.   AYL V.i.4 Clow. TOUCHSTONE   A most wicked Sir Oliuer, Awdrie, a most A most wicked Sir Oliver, Audrey, a most   AYL V.i.5 vile Mar-text. But Awdrie, there is a youth heere in the vile Martext. But, Audrey, there is a youth here in the   AYL V.i.6 Forrest layes claime to you. forest lays claim to you.   AYL V.i.7 Awd. AUDREY   I, I know who 'tis: he hath no interest in mee in Ay, I know who 'tis: he hath no interest in me in   AYL V.i.8 the world: here comes the man you meane. the world. Here comes the man you mean.   AYL V.i.9 Enter William. Enter William   AYL V.i.10.1 Clo. TOUCHSTONE   It is meat and drinke to me to see a Clowne, It is meat and drink to me to see a clown. clown (n.)yokel, rustic, country bumpkin; also: low comic character [in a play] AYL V.i.10 by my troth, we that haue good wits, haue much to answer By my troth, we that have good wits have much to answer troth, by myby my truth [exclamation emphasizing an assertion] AYL V.i.11 for: we shall be flouting: we cannot hold. for: we shall be flouting, we cannot hold. hold (v.)stop, cease, hold on AYL V.i.12 flout (v.)insult, abuse, mock Will. WILLIAM   Good eu'n Audrey. Good even, Audrey.   AYL V.i.13 Aud. AUDREY   God ye good eu'n William. God ye good even, William.   AYL V.i.14 Will. WILLIAM   And good eu'n to you Sir. And good even to you, sir.   AYL V.i.15 Clo. TOUCHSTONE   Good eu'n gentle friend. Couer thy head, Good even, gentle friend. Cover thy head, gentle (adj.)courteous, friendly, kind AYL V.i.16 cover (v.) old form: couerput on one's hat [after it has been removed to show respect] couer thy head: Nay prethee bee eouer'd. How olde are cover thy head; nay, prithee, be covered. How old are   AYL V.i.17 you Friend? you, friend?   AYL V.i.18 Will. WILLIAM   Fiue and twentie Sir. Five-and-twenty, sir.   AYL V.i.19 Clo. TOUCHSTONE   A ripe age: Is thy name William? A ripe age. Is thy name William? ripe (adj.)mature, sophisticated, refined AYL V.i.20 Will. WILLIAM   William, sir. William, sir.   AYL V.i.21 Clo. TOUCHSTONE   A faire name. Was't borne i'th Forrest heere? A fair name. Wast born i'th' forest here?   AYL V.i.22 Will. WILLIAM   I sir, I thanke God. Ay, sir, I thank God.   AYL V.i.23 Clo. TOUCHSTONE   Thanke God: A good answer: Art rich? ‘ Thank God:’ a good answer. Art rich?   AYL V.i.24 Will. WILLIAM   'Faith sir, so, so. Faith, sir, so so.   AYL V.i.25 Cle. TOUCHSTONE   So, so, is good, very good, very excellent ‘ So so ’ is good, very good, very excellent   AYL V.i.26 good: and yet it is not, it is but so, so: Art thou wise? good; and yet it is not, it is but so so. Art thou wise?   AYL V.i.27 Will. WILLIAM   I sir, I haue a prettie wit. Ay, sir, I have a pretty wit. pretty (adj.) old form: prettie fair, considerable, ample AYL V.i.28 wit (n.)mental sharpness, acumen, quickness, ingenuity Clo. TOUCHSTONE   Why, thou saist well. I do now remember Why, thou sayest well. I do now remember   AYL V.i.29 a saying: The Foole doth thinke he is wise, but the wiseman a saying: ‘ The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise   AYL V.i.30 knowes himselfe to be a Foole. The Heathen Philosopher, man knows himself to be a fool.’ The heathen philosopher,   AYL V.i.31 when he had a desire to eate a Grape, would open when he had a desire to eat a grape, would open   AYL V.i.32 his lips when he put it into his mouth, meaning thereby, his lips when he put it into his mouth, meaning thereby   AYL V.i.33 that Grapes were made to eate, and lippes to open. You do that grapes were made to eat and lips to open. You do   AYL V.i.34 loue this maid? love this maid?   AYL V.i.35 Will. WILLIAM   I do sit. I do, sir.   AYL V.i.36 Clo. TOUCHSTONE   Giue me your hand: Art thou Learned? Give me your hand. Art thou learned?   AYL V.i.37 Will. WILLIAM   No sir. No, sir.   AYL V.i.38 Clo. TOUCHSTONE   Then learne this of me, To haue, is to haue. Then learn this of me. To have is to have.   AYL V.i.39 For it is a figure in Rhetoricke, that drink being powr'd out For it is a figure in rhetoric that drink, being poured out figure (n.)figure of speech, device, piece of rhetoric AYL V.i.40 of a cup into a glasse, by filling the one, doth empty the of a cup into a glass, by filling the one doth empty the   AYL V.i.41 other. For all your Writers do consent, that ipse is hee: other; for all your writers do consent that ‘ ipse ’ is he. consent (v.)agree, concur, acquiesce AYL V.i.42 now you are not ipse, for I am he. Now, you are not ‘ ipse,’ for I am he.   AYL V.i.43 Will. WILLIAM   Which he sir? Which he, sir?   AYL V.i.44 Clo. TOUCHSTONE   He sir, that must marrie this woman: He, sir, that must marry this woman.   AYL V.i.45 Therefore you Clowne, abandon: which is in the vulgar, Therefore, you clown, abandon – which is in the vulgar vulgar (n.)vernacular, everyday language AYL V.i.46 clown (n.) old form: Clowneyokel, rustic, country bumpkin; also: low comic character [in a play] leaue the societie: which in the boorish, is companie, ‘ leave ’ – the society – which in the boorish is ‘ company ’ – society (n.) old form: societiecompanionship, fellowship, association AYL V.i.47 boorish (n.)coarse vernacular, uncultured speech of this female: which in the common, is woman: of this female – which in the common is ‘ woman’ – common (n.)vernacular, everyday speech AYL V.i.48 which together, is, abandon the society of this Female, which, together, is ‘ abandon the society of this female,’   AYL V.i.49 or Clowne thou perishest: or to thy better vnderstanding, or, clown, thou perishest; or, to thy better understanding,   AYL V.i.50 dyest; or (to wit) I kill thee, make thee away, diest; or, to wit, I kill thee, make thee away, wit, to[legal] that is to say AYL V.i.51 translate thy life into death, thy libertie into bondage: translate thy life into death, thy liberty into bondage. translate (v.)change, transform, alter AYL V.i.52 I will deale in poyson with thee, or in bastinado, or in I will deal in poison with thee, or in bastinado, or in bastinadocudgelling, beating with a stick [esp. on the soles of the feet] AYL V.i.53 steele: I will bandy with thee in faction, I will ore-run steel; I will bandy with thee in faction; I will o'errun faction (n.)insult, dissension, abuse AYL V.i.54 bandy (v.)exchange, swap, send to and fro thee with police: I will kill thee a hundred and fifty thee with policy; I will kill thee a hundred and fifty policy (n.) old form: policestratagem, cunning, intrigue, craft AYL V.i.55 wayes, therefore tremble and depart. ways – therefore tremble and depart.   AYL V.i.56 Aud. AUDREY   Do good William. Do, good William.   AYL V.i.57 Will. WILLIAM   God rest you merry sir. God rest you merry, sir.   AYL V.i.58 Exit Exit   AYL V.i.58 Enter Corin. Enter Corin   AYL V.i.59 Cor. CORIN   Our Master and Mistresse seekes you: come away, Our master and mistress seeks you: come away,   AYL V.i.59 away. away.   AYL V.i.60 Clo. TOUCHSTONE   Trip Audry, trip Audry, I attend, I Trip, Audrey, trip, Audrey. I attend, I trip (v.)move, run along, skip AYL V.i.61 attend (v.)accompany, follow closely, go with attend. attend.   AYL V.i.62 Exeunt Exeunt   AYL V.i.62 ACT I. Act I. > scene I. Act I. > scene II. Act I. > scene III. ACT II. Act II. > scene I. Act II. > scene II. Act II. > scene III. Act II. > scene IV. Act II. > scene V. Act II. > scene VI. Act II. > scene VII. ACT III. Act III. > scene I. Act III. > scene II. Act III. > scene III. Act III. > scene IV. Act III. > scene V. ACT IV. Act IV. > scene I. Act IV. > scene II. Act IV. > scene III. ACT V. Act V. > scene I. 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