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| Enter Hellen, Widdow, and Diana, with two | Enter Helena, the Widow, and Diana, with two | | AW V.i.1.1 | |
| Attendants. | attendants | | AW V.i.1.2 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| But this exceeding posting day and night, | But this exceeding posting day and night | exceeding (adj.) very great, huge, exceptional | AW V.i.1 | |
| | posting (n.)haste, speed, rush | | |
| Must wear your spirits low, we cannot helpe it: | Must wear your spirits low. We cannot help it; | | AW V.i.2 | |
| But since you haue made the daies and nights as one, | But since you have made the days and nights as one | | AW V.i.3 | |
| To weare your gentle limbes in my affayres, | To wear your gentle limbs in my affairs, | gentle (adj.)courteous, friendly, kind | AW V.i.4 | |
| | wear (v.)wear out, weary, tire | | |
| Be bold you do so grow in my requitall, | Be bold you do so grow in my requital | requital (n.)recompense, reward, repayment | AW V.i.5 | |
| | bold (adj.)confident, certain, sure | | |
| As nothing can vnroote you. | As nothing can unroot you. | | AW V.i.6.1 | |
| Enter a gentle Astringer. | Enter a Gentleman, Astringer to the King | astringer (n.)keeper of goshawks | AW V.i.6 | |
| In happie time, | In happy time! | happy time, inwell met | AW V.i.6.2 | |
| This man may helpe me to his Maiesties eare, | This man may help me to his majesty's ear, | | AW V.i.7 | |
| If he would spend his power. God saue you sir. | If he would spend his power. God save you, sir! | spend (v.)expend, employ, exert | AW V.i.8 | |
| Gent. | GENTLEMAN | | | |
| And you. | And you. | | AW V.i.9 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| Sir, I haue seene you in the Court of France. | Sir, I have seen you in the court of France. | | AW V.i.10 | |
| Gent | GENTLEMAN | | | |
| I haue beene sometimes there. | I have been sometimes there. | | AW V.i.11 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| I do presume sir, that you are not falne | I do presume, sir, that you are not fallen | | AW V.i.12 | |
| From the report that goes vpon your goodnesse, | From the report that goes upon your goodness; | | AW V.i.13 | |
| And therefore goaded with most sharpe occasions, | And therefore, goaded with most sharp occasions | occasion (n.)need, want, requirement | AW V.i.14 | |
| Which lay nice manners by, I put you to | Which lay nice manners by, I put you to | nice (adj.)fastidious, particular, fussy, overscrupulous | AW V.i.15 | |
| | lay by (v.)lay aside, set aside, disregard | | |
| The vse of your owne vertues, for the which | The use of your own virtues, for the which | | AW V.i.16 | |
| I shall continue thankefull. | I shall continue thankful. | | AW V.i.17.1 | |
| Gent. | GENTLEMAN | | | |
| What's your will? | What's your will? | will (n.)desire, wish, liking, inclination | AW V.i.17.2 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| That it will please you | That it will please you | | AW V.i.18 | |
| To giue this poore petition to the King, | To give this poor petition to the King, | | AW V.i.19 | |
| And ayde me with that store of power you haue | And aid me with that store of power you have | | AW V.i.20 | |
| To come into his presence. | To come into his presence. | | AW V.i.21 | |
| Gen. | GENTLEMAN | | | |
| The Kings not heere. | The King's not here. | | AW V.i.22.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| Not heere sir? | Not here, sir? | | AW V.i.22.2 | |
| Gen. | GENTLEMAN | | | |
| Not indeed, | Not indeed. | | AW V.i.22.3 | |
| He hence remou'd last night, and with more hast | He hence removed last night, and with more haste | remove (v.)go, move off, depart | AW V.i.23 | |
| Then is his vse. | Than is his use. | | AW V.i.24.1 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| Lord how we loose our paines. | Lord, how we lose our pains! | | AW V.i.24.2 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| All's well that ends well yet, | All's well that ends well yet, | | AW V.i.25 | |
| Though time seeme so aduerse, and meanes vnfit: | Though time seem so adverse and means unfit. | adverse (adj.)unfavourable, harmful, hostile | AW V.i.26 | |
| I do beseech you, whither is he gone? | I do beseech you, whither is he gone? | | AW V.i.27 | |
| Gent. | GENTLEMAN | | | |
| Marrie as I take it to Rossillion | Marry, as I take it, to Rossillion; | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | AW V.i.28 | |
| Whither I am going. | Whither I am going. | | AW V.i.29.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| I do beseech you sir, | I do beseech you, sir, | | AW V.i.29.2 | |
| Since you are like to see the King before me, | Since you are like to see the King before me, | like (adv.)likely, probable / probably | AW V.i.30 | |
| Commend the paper to his gracious hand, | Commend the paper to his gracious hand, | commend (v.)commit, entrust, hand over | AW V.i.31 | |
| Which I presume shall render you no blame, | Which I presume shall render you no blame, | | AW V.i.32 | |
| But rather make you thanke your paines for it, | But rather make you thank your pains for it. | | AW V.i.33 | |
| I will come after you with what good speede | I will come after you with what good speed | | AW V.i.34 | |
| Our meanes will make vs meanes. | Our means will make us means. | mean (n.)(plural) resources, wherewithal, wealth | AW V.i.35.1 | |
| | mean (n.)means of access, passage | | |
| Gent. | GENTLEMAN | | | |
| This Ile do for you. | This I'll do for you. | | AW V.i.35.2 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| And you shall finde your selfe to be well thankt | And you shall find yourself to be well thanked, | | AW V.i.36 | |
| what e're falles more. We must to horse againe, | Whate'er falls more. We must to horse again. | | AW V.i.37 | |
| Go, go, prouide. | Go, go, provide. | | AW V.i.38 | |
| Exeunt | | AW V.i.38 | |