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| Enter Clowne, Audrey, & Iaques. | Enter Touchstone and Audrey, followed by Jaques | | AYL III.iii.1.1 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| Come apace good Audrey, I wil fetch vp | Come apace, good Audrey. I will fetch up | apace (adv.) quickly, speedily, at a great rate | AYL III.iii.1 | |
| your / Goates, Audrey : and how Audrey am I the man | your goats, Audrey. And now, Audrey, am I the man | | AYL III.iii.2 | |
| yet? / Doth my simple feature content you? | yet? Doth my simple feature content you? | feature (n.)physical appearance, bodily shape, looks | AYL III.iii.3 | |
| | content (v.)please, gratify, delight, satisfy | | |
| Aud. | AUDREY | | | |
| Your features, Lord warrant vs: what features? | Your features, Lord warrant us! What features? | warrant (v.)protect, preserve, keep safe | AYL III.iii.4 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| I am heere with thee, and thy Goats, as the | I am here with thee and thy goats, as the | | AYL III.iii.5 | |
| most capricious Poet honest Ouid was among the | most capricious poet, honest Ovid, was among the | Ovid, Ovidius (n.)[pron: 'ovid] Latin poet; exiled to live among the Goths in AD 8 | AYL III.iii.6 | |
| | capricious (adj.)fanciful, witty, ingenious | | |
| Gothes. | Goths. | Goths (n.)warlike Germanic tribe from C Europe, 3rd--5th-c | AYL III.iii.7 | |
| Iaq. | JAQUES | | | |
| (aside) | | AYL III.iii.8.1 | |
| O knowledge ill inhabited, worse then Ioue | O knowledge ill-inhabited, worse than Jove | Jove (n.)[pron: johv] alternative name for Jupiter, the Roman supreme god | AYL III.iii.8 | |
| | ill-inhabited (adj.)badly housed, poorly accommodated | | |
| in a thatch'd house. | in a thatched house! | | AYL III.iii.9 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| When a mans verses cannot be vnderstood, | When a man's verses cannot be understood, | | AYL III.iii.10 | |
| nor a mans good wit seconded with the forward childe, | nor a man's good wit seconded with the forward child | second (v.)support, assist, reinforce | AYL III.iii.11 | |
| | forward (adj.)promising, early-maturing, precocious | | |
| | wit (n.)intelligence, wisdom, good sense, mental ability | | |
| vnderstanding: it strikes a man more dead then a great | Understanding, it strikes a man more dead than a great | | AYL III.iii.12 | |
| reckoning in a little roome: truly, I would the Gods hadde | reckoning in a little room. Truly, I would the gods had | reckoning (n.)bill [at an inn], settling of account | AYL III.iii.13 | |
| made thee poeticall. | made thee poetical. | | AYL III.iii.14 | |
| Aud. | AUDREY | | | |
| I do not know what Poetical is: is it honest in | I do not know what ‘ poetical ’ is. Is it honest in | honest (adj.)chaste, pure, virtuous | AYL III.iii.15 | |
| deed and word: is it a true thing? | deed and word? Is it a true thing? | | AYL III.iii.16 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| No trulie: for the truest poetrie is the most | No, truly: for the truest poetry is the most | | AYL III.iii.17 | |
| faining, and Louers are giuen to Poetrie: and what they | feigning; and lovers are given to poetry; and what they | | AYL III.iii.18 | |
| sweare in Poetrie, may be said as Louers, they do feigne. | swear in poetry may be said as lovers they do feign. | | AYL III.iii.19 | |
| Aud. | AUDREY | | | |
| Do you wish then that the Gods had made me | Do you wish then that the gods had made me | | AYL III.iii.20 | |
| Poeticall? | poetical? | | AYL III.iii.21 | |
| Clow. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| I do truly: for thou swear'st to me thou art | I do, truly: for thou swearest to me thou art | | AYL III.iii.22 | |
| honest: Now if thou wert a Poet, I might haue some hope | honest; now, if thou wert a poet, I might have some hope | | AYL III.iii.23 | |
| thou didst feigne. | thou didst feign. | | AYL III.iii.24 | |
| Aud. | AUDREY | | | |
| Would you not haue me honest? | Would you not have me honest? | | AYL III.iii.25 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| No truly, vnlesse thou wert hard fauour'd: | No, truly, unless thou wert hard-favoured: | hard-favoured (adj.)ugly, unattractive, unsightly, hideous | AYL III.iii.26 | |
| for honestie coupled to beautie, is to haue Honie a sawce | for honesty coupled to beauty is to have honey a sauce | honesty (n.)virtue, chastity | AYL III.iii.27 | |
| to Sugar. | to sugar. | | AYL III.iii.28 | |
| Iaq. | JAQUES | | | |
| (aside) | | AYL III.iii.29.1 | |
| A materiall foole. | A material fool! | material (adj.)full of matter, containing substance | AYL III.iii.29 | |
| Aud. | AUDREY | | | |
| Well, I am not faire, and therefore I pray the Gods | Well, I am not fair, and therefore I pray the gods | | AYL III.iii.30 | |
| make me honest. | make me honest. | | AYL III.iii.31 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| Truly, and to cast away honestie vppon a | Truly, and to cast away honesty upon a | honesty (n.)virtue, chastity | AYL III.iii.32 | |
| foule slut, were to put good meate into an vncleane dish. | foul slut were to put good meat into an unclean dish. | foul (adj.)detestable, vile, loathsome | AYL III.iii.33 | |
| And. | AUDREY | | | |
| I am not a slut, though I thanke the Goddes I am | I am not a slut, though I thank the gods I am | | AYL III.iii.34 | |
| foule. | foul. | foul (adj.)plain-looking, unattractive, ugly | AYL III.iii.35 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| Well, praised be the Gods, for thy foulnesse; | Well, praised be the gods for thy foulness; | | AYL III.iii.36 | |
| sluttishnesse may come heereafter. But be it, as it may bee, I | sluttishness may come hereafter. But be it as it may be, I | | AYL III.iii.37 | |
| wil marrie thee: and to that end, I haue bin with Sir | will marry thee; and to that end, I have been with Sir | | AYL III.iii.38 | |
| Oliuer Mar-text, the Vicar of the next village, who hath | Oliver Martext, the vicar of the next village, who hath | | AYL III.iii.39 | |
| promis'd to meete me in this place of the Forrest, and to | promised to meet me in this place of the forest and to | | AYL III.iii.40 | |
| couple vs. | couple us. | couple (v.)marry, join [in wedlock] | AYL III.iii.41 | |
| Iaq. | JAQUES | | | |
| (aside) | | AYL III.iii.42.1 | |
| I would faine see this meeting. | I would fain see this meeting. | fain (adv.)gladly, willingly | AYL III.iii.42 | |
| Aud. | AUDREY | | | |
| Wel, the Gods giue vs ioy. | Well, the gods give us joy. | | AYL III.iii.43 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| Amen. A man may if he were of a fearful | Amen. A man may, if he were of a fearful | | AYL III.iii.44 | |
| heart, stagger in this attempt: for heere wee haue no Temple | heart, stagger in this attempt; for here we have no temple | stagger (v.)hesitate, waver, vacillate | AYL III.iii.45 | |
| but the wood, no assembly but horne-beasts. But what | but the wood, no assembly but horn-beasts. But what | horn-beast (n.)horned animal | AYL III.iii.46 | |
| though? Courage. As hornes are odious, they are necessarie. | though? Courage! As horns are odious, they are necessary. | necessary (adj.)inevitable, unavoidable, certain | AYL III.iii.47 | |
| It is said, many a man knowes no end of his goods; | It is said, ‘ Many a man knows no end of his goods.’ | | AYL III.iii.48 | |
| right: Many a man has good Hornes, and knows no end | Right! Many a man has good horns, and knows no end | | AYL III.iii.49 | |
| of them. Well, that is the dowrie of his wife, 'tis none of | of them. Well, that is the dowry of his wife, 'tis none of | | AYL III.iii.50 | |
| his owne getting; hornes, euen so poore men alone: No, | his own getting. Horns? Even so. Poor men alone? No, | | AYL III.iii.51 | |
| no, the noblest Deere hath them as huge as the Rascall: | no, the noblest deer hath them as huge as the rascal. | rascal (n.)young or inferior deer in a herd; one of the common herd | AYL III.iii.52 | |
| Is the single man therefore blessed? No, as a wall'd | Is the single man therefore blessed? No. As a walled | | AYL III.iii.53 | |
| Towne is more worthier then a village, so is the forehead | town is more worthier than a village, so is the forehead | | AYL III.iii.54 | |
| of a married man, more honourable then the bare brow | of a married man more honourable than the bare brow | brow (n.)forehead [often plural, referring to the two prominences of the forehead] | AYL III.iii.55 | |
| of a Batcheller: and by how much defence is better then | of a bachelor; and by how much defence is better than | defence (n.)fencing, swordsmanship, skill of self-defence | AYL III.iii.56 | |
| no skill, by so much is a horne more precious then to | no skill, by so much is a horn more precious than to | | AYL III.iii.57 | |
| want. | want. | want (v.)lack, need, be without | AYL III.iii.58 | |
| Enter Sir Oliuer Mar-text. | Enter Sir Oliver Martext | | AYL III.iii.59 | |
| Heere comes Sir Oliuer: Sir Oliuer Mar-text you are | Here comes Sir Oliver. – Sir Oliver Martext, you are | | AYL III.iii.59 | |
| wel met. Will you dispatch vs heere vnder this tree, or | well met. Will you dispatch us here under this tree, or | dispatch, despatch (v.)deal with promptly, settle, get [something] done quickly | AYL III.iii.60 | |
| shal we go with you to your Chappell? | shall we go with you to your chapel? | | AYL III.iii.61 | |
| Ol. | SIR OLIVER | | | |
| Is there none heere to giue the woman? | Is there none here to give the woman? | | AYL III.iii.62 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| I wil not take her on guift of any man. | I will not take her on gift of any man. | | AYL III.iii.63 | |
| Ol. | SIR OLIVER | | | |
| Truly she must be giuen, or the marriage is | Truly, she must be given, or the marriage is | | AYL III.iii.64 | |
| not lawfull. | not lawful. | | AYL III.iii.65 | |
| Iaq. | JAQUES | | | |
| (coming forward) | | AYL III.iii.66 | |
| Proceed, proceede: Ile giue her. | Proceed, proceed; I'll give her. | | AYL III.iii.66 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| Good euen good Mr what ye cal't: | Good even, good Master What-ye-call't: | | AYL III.iii.67 | |
| how do you Sir, you are verie well met: goddild you | how do you, sir? You are very well met. God 'ild you | 'ild, 'ield, dild (v.)[form of ‘yield’] reward, repay, requite | AYL III.iii.68 | |
| for your last companie, I am verie glad to see you, | for your last company, I am very glad to see you. | last (adj.)latest, current, present | AYL III.iii.69 | |
| euen a toy in hand heere Sir: Nay, pray be couer'd. | Even a toy in hand here, sir. Nay, pray be covered. | toy (n.)whim, caprice, trifling matter | AYL III.iii.70 | |
| | cover (v.)put on one's hat [after it has been removed to show respect] | | |
| Iaq. | JAQUES | | | |
| Wil you be married, Motley? | Will you be married, motley? | motley (n.)fool | AYL III.iii.71 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| As the Oxe hath his bow sir, the horse his | As the ox hath his bow, sir, the horse his | bow (n.)yoke | AYL III.iii.72 | |
| curb, and the Falcon her bels, so man hath his desires, | curb, and the falcon her bells, so man hath his desires; | curb (n.)controlling chain or strap passed under a horse's jaw; check, restraint | AYL III.iii.73 | |
| and as Pigeons bill, so wedlocke would be nibling. | and as pigeons bill, so wedlock would be nibbling. | bill (v.)stroke beaks together [= show affection] | AYL III.iii.74 | |
| Iaq. | JAQUES | | | |
| And wil you (being a man of your breeding) be | And will you, being a man of your breeding, be | | AYL III.iii.75 | |
| married vnder a bush like a begger? Get you to church, | married under a bush like a beggar? Get you to church, | | AYL III.iii.76 | |
| and haue a good Priest that can tel you what marriage | and have a good priest that can tell you what marriage | | AYL III.iii.77 | |
| is, this fellow wil but ioyne you together, as they ioyne | is. This fellow will but join you together as they join | | AYL III.iii.78 | |
| Wainscot, then one of you wil proue a shrunke pannell, and | wainscot; then one of you will prove a shrunk panel and, | wainscot (n.)wooden panelling | AYL III.iii.79 | |
| like greene timber, warpe, warpe. | like green timber, warp, warp. | warp (v.)go wrong, go astray | AYL III.iii.80 | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| I am not in the minde, but I were better to | I am not in the mind but I were better to | | AYL III.iii.81 | |
| bee married of him then of another, for he is not like to | be married of him than of another, for he is not like to | like (adv.)likely, probable / probably | AYL III.iii.82 | |
| marrie me wel: and not being wel married, it wil be a | marry me well; and not being well married, it will be a | | AYL III.iii.83 | |
| good excuse for me heereafter, to leaue my wife. | good excuse for me hereafter to leave my wife. | | AYL III.iii.84 | |
| Iaq. | JAQUES | | | |
| Goe thou with mee, / And let me counsel thee. | Go thou with me, and let me counsel thee. | counsel (v.)advise, urge | AYL III.iii.85 | |
| Ol. | TOUCHSTONE | | | |
| Come sweete Audrey, / We must be married, | Come, sweet Audrey, we must be married, | | AYL III.iii.86 | |
| or we must liue in baudrey: / Farewel good Mr | or we must live in bawdry. Farewell, good Master | bawdry (n.)bawdiness, lewdness, obscenity | AYL III.iii.87 | |
| Oliuer: Not | Oliver. Not | | AYL III.iii.88 | |
| O sweet Oliuer, | O sweet Oliver, | | AYL III.iii.89 | |
| O braue Oliuer | O brave Oliver, | brave (adj.)noble, worthy, excellent | AYL III.iii.90 | |
| leaue me not behind thee: | Leave me not behind thee | | AYL III.iii.91 | |
| But | but | | AYL III.iii.92 | |
| winde away, | Wind away, | wind (v.)go, wend, take oneself | AYL III.iii.93 | |
| bee gone I say, | Be gone, I say, | | AYL III.iii.94 | |
| I wil not to wedding with thee. | I will not to wedding with thee. | | AYL III.iii.95 | |
| Ol. | SIR OLIVER | | | |
| (aside) | | AYL III.iii.95 | |
| 'Tis no matter; Ne're a fantastical | 'Tis no matter; ne'er a fantastical | fantastical (adj.)fanciful, imaginative, full of wild ideas | AYL III.iii.96 | |
| knaue of them all shal flout me out of my calling. | knave of them all shall flout me out of my calling. | knave (n.)scoundrel, rascal, rogue | AYL III.iii.97 | |
| | flout (v.)insult, abuse, mock | | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | AYL III.iii.97 | |