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| Enter Polixenes, and Camillo. | Enter Polixenes and Camillo | | WT IV.ii.1.1 | |
| Pol. | POLIXENES | | | |
| I pray thee (good Camillo) be no more | I pray thee, good Camillo, be no more | | WT IV.ii.1 | |
| importunate: 'tis a sicknesse denying thee any thing: a | importunate. 'Tis a sickness denying thee anything; a | importunate (adj.) persistent, pressing, insistent | WT IV.ii.2 | |
| death to grant this. | death to grant this. | | WT IV.ii.3 | |
| Cam. | CAMILLO | | | |
| It is fifteene yeeres since I saw my Countrey: | It is fifteen years since I saw my country. | | WT IV.ii.4 | |
| though I haue (for the most part) bin ayred abroad, I | Though I have for the most part been aired abroad, I | air abroadlive abroad, experience foreign climates | WT IV.ii.5 | |
| desire to lay my bones there. Besides, the penitent King | desire to lay my bones there. Besides, the penitent King, | | WT IV.ii.6 | |
| (my Master) hath sent for me, to whose feeling sorrowes I | my master, hath sent for me; to whose feeling sorrows I | feeling (adj.)deeply felt, heartfelt, acutely sensed | WT IV.ii.7 | |
| might be some allay, or I oreweene to thinke so) which | might be some allay – or I o'erween to think so – which | overween (v.)presume, venture, take the liberty | WT IV.ii.8 | |
| | allay (n.)means of lessening, source of abatement | | |
| is another spurre to my departure. | is another spur to my departure. | | WT IV.ii.9 | |
| Pol. | POLIXENES | | | |
| As thou lou'st me (Camillo) wipe not out the | As thou lov'st me, Camillo, wipe not out the | | WT IV.ii.10 | |
| rest of thy seruices, by leauing me now: the neede I haue | rest of thy services by leaving me now. The need I have | | WT IV.ii.11 | |
| of thee, thine owne goodnesse hath made: better not to | of thee thine own goodness hath made. Better not to | | WT IV.ii.12 | |
| haue had thee, then thus to want thee, thou hauing | have had thee than thus to want thee. Thou, having | want (v.)lack, need, be without | WT IV.ii.13 | |
| made me Businesses, (which none (without thee) can | made me businesses which none without thee can | | WT IV.ii.14 | |
| sufficiently manage) must either stay to execute them | sufficiently manage, must either stay to execute them | | WT IV.ii.15 | |
| thy selfe, or take away with thee the very seruices thou hast | thyself or take away with thee the very services thou hast | | WT IV.ii.16 | |
| done: which if I haue not enough considered (as too | done; which, if I have not enough considered – as too | consider (v.)reward, recompense, requite | WT IV.ii.17 | |
| much I cannot) to bee more thankefull to thee, shall bee my | much I cannot – to be more thankful to thee shall be my | | WT IV.ii.18 | |
| studie, and my profite therein, the heaping friendshippes. Of | study, and my profit therein the heaping friendships. Of | | WT IV.ii.19 | |
| that fatall Countrey Sicillia, prethee speake no more, whose | that fatal country, Sicilia, prithee speak no more, whose | | WT IV.ii.20 | |
| very naming, punnishes me with the remembrance of that | very naming punishes me with the remembrance of that | remembrance (n.)memory, bringing to mind, recollection | WT IV.ii.21 | |
| penitent (as thou calst him) and reconciled King my | penitent, as thou call'st him, and reconciled king, my | | WT IV.ii.22 | |
| brother, whose losse of his most precious Queene & | brother; whose loss of his most precious queen and | | WT IV.ii.23 | |
| Children, are euen now to be a-fresh lamented. Say to me, | children are even now to be afresh lamented. Say to me, | | WT IV.ii.24 | |
| when saw'st thou the Prince Florizell my son? Kings | when saw'st thou the Prince Florizel, my son? Kings | | WT IV.ii.25 | |
| are no lesse vnhappy, their issue, not being gracious, then | are no less unhappy, their issue not being gracious, than | issue (n.)child(ren), offspring, family, descendant | WT IV.ii.26 | |
| | gracious (adj.)good, virtuous, well-behaved | | |
| they are in loosing them, when they haue approued their | they are in losing them when they have approved their | approve (v.)prove, confirm, corroborate, substantiate | WT IV.ii.27 | |
| Vertues. | virtues. | | WT IV.ii.28 | |
| Cam. | CAMILLO | | | |
| Sir, it is three dayes since I saw the Prince: what | Sir, it is three days since I saw the Prince. What | | WT IV.ii.29 | |
| his happier affayres may be, are to me vnknowne: but I | his happier affairs may be are to me unknown; but I | | WT IV.ii.30 | |
| haue (missingly) noted, he is of late much retyred from | have missingly noted he is of late much retired from | missingly (adv.)by being aware of absence, with a sense of loss | WT IV.ii.31 | |
| | retired (adj.)withdrawn, secluded, cloistered | | |
| Court, and is lesse frequent to his Princely exercises then | court, and is less frequent to his princely exercises than | exercise (n.)manly sport, martial practice | WT IV.ii.32 | |
| | frequent (adj.)addicted, inclined, disposed | | |
| formerly he hath appeared. | formerly he hath appeared. | | WT IV.ii.33 | |
| Pol. | POLIXENES | | | |
| I haue considered so much (Camillo) and | I have considered so much, Camillo, and | | WT IV.ii.34 | |
| with some care, so farre, that I haue eyes vnder my seruice, | with some care; so far that I have eyes under my service | | WT IV.ii.35 | |
| which looke vpon his remouednesse: from whom I haue | which look upon his removedness, from whom I have | removedness (n.)absence [from court], non-attendance | WT IV.ii.36 | |
| this Intelligence, that he is seldome from the house of a | this intelligence: that he is seldom from the house of a | intelligence (n.)information, news, communication | WT IV.ii.37 | |
| most homely shepheard: a man (they say) that from very | most homely shepherd – a man, they say, that from very | homely (adj.)plain, simple, ordinary | WT IV.ii.38 | |
| nothing, and beyond the imagination of his neighbors, | nothing, and beyond the imagination of his neighbours, | | WT IV.ii.39 | |
| is growne into an vnspeakable estate. | is grown into an unspeakable estate. | estate (n.)state, situation, circumstances | WT IV.ii.40 | |
| | unspeakable (adj.)indescribable, inexpressible, beyond description | | |
| Cam. | CAMILLO | | | |
| I haue heard (sir) of such a man, who hath a | I have heard, sir, of such a man, who hath a | | WT IV.ii.41 | |
| daughter of most rare note: the report of her is extended | daughter of most rare note: the report of her is extended | note (n.)attention, notice, regard | WT IV.ii.42 | |
| | rare (adj.)unusual, striking, exceptional | | |
| more, then can be thought to begin from such a cottage | more than can be thought to begin from such a cottage. | | WT IV.ii.43 | |
| Pol. | POLIXENES | | | |
| That's likewise part of my Intelligence: but (I | That's likewise part of my intelligence, but, I | | WT IV.ii.44 | |
| feare) the Angle that pluckes our sonne thither. Thou shalt | fear, the angle that plucks our son thither. Thou shalt | angle (n.)fishing rod, line, hook | WT IV.ii.45 | |
| accompany vs to the place, where we will (not appearing | accompany us to the place, where we will, not appearing | | WT IV.ii.46 | |
| what we are) haue some question with the shepheard; | what we are, have some question with the shepherd; | question (n.)conversation, discourse, piece of talk | WT IV.ii.47 | |
| from whose simplicity, I thinke it not vneasie to get the | from whose simplicity I think it not uneasy to get the | uneasy (adj.)not easy, hard, difficult | WT IV.ii.48 | |
| cause of my sonnes resort thether. 'Prethe be my present | cause of my son's resort thither. Prithee be my present | | WT IV.ii.49 | |
| partner in this busines, and lay aside the thoughts of | partner in this business, and lay aside the thoughts of | | WT IV.ii.50 | |
| Sicillia. | Sicilia. | | WT IV.ii.51 | |
| Cam. | CAMILLO | | | |
| I willingly obey your command. | I willingly obey your command. | | WT IV.ii.52 | |
| Pol. | POLIXENES | | | |
| My best Camillo, we must disguise | My best Camillo! We must disguise | | WT IV.ii.53 | |
| our selues. | ourselves. | | WT IV.ii.54 | |
| Exit | Exeunt | | WT IV.ii.54 | |