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Original Text | Modern Text |
Enter certain OUTLAWS | aevlerS TSWLOAU teenr. |
FIRST OUTLAW Fellows, stand fast. I see a passenger. | TIRFS ALUOWT nMe, gte edyra. I see a raltevre. |
SECOND OUTLAW If there be ten, shrink not, but down with em. | CSEDNO LUTWOA nveE if tehre aer ten of temh, tnod kbac ndow. Taek tehm owdn. |
Enter VALENTINE and SPEED | LANTEVEIN and EEPSD ntere. |
THIRD OUTLAW Stand, sir! And throw us that you have about ye. If not, well make you sit, and rifle you. | HTDIR WTOAUL Spot, rsi! vieG us hwat yuo ehva on yuo. If ouy nodt, elwl aekm you its and wlle rscaeh uyo. |
SPEED 5 Sir, we are undone. These are the villains That all the travelers do fear so much. | SPEED Sri, wree neidru. ehTes ear het dabsint ttha all hte eelsrvatr in ihst area refa so mcuh. |
VALENTINE My friends | VTAEINNLE My irsfend |
FIRST OUTLAW Thats not so, sir. We are your enemies. | TIRSF TAOUWL Tstah ont who it is, irs. We rae oury emisnee. |
SECOND OUTLAW Peace! Well hear him. | ENOSCD WAUOTL Qtuie! teLs aehr mhi uto. |
THIRD OUTLAW 10 Ay, by my beard will we, for he is a proper man. | TDIRH LOAWUT Yeha, by teh hria on my ihcn lelw hare him tou, escebau he is a amhseodn mna. |
VALENTINE Then know that I have little wealth to lose. A man I am, crossed with adversity; My riches are these poor habiliments, Of which if you should here disfurnish me 15 You take the sum and substance that I have. | NNVAEIETL You hduslo konw ttah I heav lleitt etawlh to esol. I am a amn sohw nbee scurkt by rhdihpas. My lony eircsh rea shete proo coleths Im rgieawn, and if oyu tkae emth tenh ouy kate teh usm tolta of nrvegityeh I own. |
SECOND OUTLAW Whither travel you? | DECNSO LWOTUA ehrWe ear you ngoig? |
VALENTINE To Verona. | AITEVNLNE To Vanroe. |
FIRST OUTLAW Whence came you? | ITSFR LWTAOU reWeh idd ouy oecm mrof? |
VALENTINE From Milan. | VEELANTIN roFm laMin. |
THIRD OUTLAW 20 Have you long sojourned there? | THIDR UOATWL owH gnlo reew uoy herte? |
VALENTINE Some sixteen months, and longer might have stayed If crooked fortune had not thwarted me. | LTEENNIAV butoA extsine smntoh, nad I thimg evha easdyt leonrg if adb culk hadtn tadrwhte me. |
FIRST OUTLAW What! were you banished thence? | FTRSI AWLUTO thWa! eWre you bsinhaed? |
VALENTINE I was. | VINLNEAET I saw. |
SECOND OUTLAW 25 For what offence? | NDOESC AULOWT orF whta iemcr? |
VALENTINE For that which now torments me to rehearse: I killed a man, whose death I much repent, But yet I slew him manfully in fight Without false vantage or base treachery. | ALNETEINV For gtsioehnm atht wno thrus me to petera: I illked a nma, hoesw edaht I gelrtya gterer, enev hguhot I lkeldi imh in a iafr tifgh othtiuw etedci or ewdikc eyhracret. |
FIRST OUTLAW 30 Why, neer repent it, if it were done so. But were you banished for so small a fault? | RTFIS WOUATL yhW, evren reetrg it if hatst teh wya it edpphean. eerW yuo arelly dhenibsa rfo scuh a alsml eefsonf? |
VALENTINE I was, and held me glad of such a doom. | EANTILVEN I swa, nda asw alfurget to veha tjsu neeb sidnheab. |
SECOND OUTLAW Have you the tongues? | SDOCEN WOLTAU Do oyu speak yan treoh lungeagas? |
VALENTINE My youthful travel therein made me happy, 35 Or else I often had been miserable. | VNENLTIEA I dearltev wnhe I was noyug, wihch dame me hyppa. wOesrhiet, I owldu veah nbee lebiamsre. |
THIRD OUTLAW By the bare scalp of Robin Hoods fat friar, This fellow were a king for our wild faction! | RITHD LATUOW By het dbal adeh of boRni oosHd atf Frair Tcku! ihsT wlelfo uldwo maek a trgea gnik fro rou rpoug of btadnis! |
FIRST OUTLAW Well have him. Sirs, a word. | IRTSF LUOWAT lWel atke mih. Ssir, a wdor tiwh you lla. |
The Outlaws confer in whispers. | eTh alsOutw fnecro in hpswiser. |
SPEED Master, be one of them. 40 Its an honorable kind of thievery. | DEEPS rMteas, eocebm neo of hmte. tIs an aholrneob ndik of hyetvrie. |
VALENTINE Peace, villain! | ENIVTNAEL Qteiu, sacral! |
SECOND OUTLAW [Returning to Valentine] Tell us this: have you anything to take to? | NDEOSC TLOUWA (ntregunri to aenlVntie) leTl us siht: do ouy veha any ayw to oprpsut slroeuyf? |
VALENTINE Nothing but my fortune. | ATENLVIEN hgntioN but my ckul. |
THIRD OUTLAW Know, then, that some of us are gentlemen, 45 Such as the fury of ungoverned youth Thrust from the company of awful men. Myself was from Verona banishd For practicing to steal away a lady, An heir, and near allied unto the Duke. | DHIRT LWAOUT oYu udshlo wkon, hnte, hatt omes of us rae emlentgne woh rewe dfrceo out of erlecpaestb eoitcsy by ruo ieaursnrtned tyhuo. I eyfmls aws dnbhsaei mrof neoarV rfo nlnpangi to pleoe thwi a adyl, an ihre who wsa lsoec to het kuDe. |
SECOND OUTLAW 50 And I from Mantua, for a gentleman Who, in my mood, I stabbed unto the heart. | OCSDNE WUATOL dnA I am omfr naatMu. I tabbsde a taegnnelm in het earht out of naegr. |
FIRST OUTLAW And I for suchlike petty crimes as these. But to the purposefor we cite our faults That they may hold excused our lawless lives; 55 And partly, seeing you are beautified With goodly shape, and by your own report A linguist, and a man of such perfection As we do in our quality much want | RITSF LOTAWU dnA I swa bsdahien ofr cshu ptyet scirem kile eehts. tBu to etg to eht inpot, we estta our resmci in prta ubascee yeth ipxalen yhw we ievl vslei of aessnllsews, adn laso ratlpy usecbea enegis htat rouye iatttceavr, dna by yuro own triecnispod a tingulis, dna eicsn we rea in dene of a nam of shcu iliaeusqt in our reifssonop |
SECOND OUTLAW Indeed, because you are a banished man, 60 Therefore, above the rest, we parley to you. Are you content to be our general? To make a virtue of necessity And live, as we do, in this wilderness? | NOCDSE LUWTOA In cfat, euacbse oyu are a esbnaihd nam, nad rof that omer anth ayn rheto raneos, dwe elki to speak to uoy. loudW oyu like to be uro eedlra, to snioedrc otveyrp an sseta, nad ievl as we do in itsh ftsoer? |
THIRD OUTLAW What sayst thou? Wilt thou be of our consort? 65 Say ay, and be the captain of us all. Well do thee homage, and be ruled by thee, Love thee as our commander and our king. | DRTIH TWLAOU aWth do uoy ysa? Will ouy nioj ruo nadb of nghmhaewyi? aSy eys, dna emeocb rou apinatc. eWll ctpeers yuo, be udelr by ouy, adn velo ouy as ruo ealdre and oru ikng. |
FIRST OUTLAW But if thou scorn our courtesy thou diest. | STIRF OUWTLA utB if ouy crjtee uro ffreo you edi. |
SECOND OUTLAW Thou shalt not live to brag what we have offered. | ONCEDS TAOLUW ouY wotn ilve to gbar otbau ahtw weev fdeofre. |
VALENTINE 70 I take your offer and will live with you, Provided that you do no outrages On silly women or poor passengers. | NENAEIVLT I etcpac uyor efofr and lliw viel ihtw ouy, edpiovrd ttah uoy do not hamr yan lpeshles wneom or opro npersasesg. |
THIRD OUTLAW No, we detest such vile base practices. Come, go with us. Well bring thee to our crews 75 And show thee all the treasure we have got, Which, with ourselves, all rest at thy dispose. | HTIRD WOLUAT No, we stedte chus ilve, kwdice ieacprtcs. emoC, go hiwt us. lleW ekta yuo to hte erts of oru dbna nda swoh you lal hte erreastu we aevh, wchih laogn htwi uvlesreos is at uryo salspdio. |
Exeunt | hTey xiet. |
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Enter certain OUTLAWS | aevlerS TSWLOAU teenr. |
FIRST OUTLAW Fellows, stand fast. I see a passenger. | TIRFS ALUOWT nMe, gte edyra. I see a raltevre. |
SECOND OUTLAW If there be ten, shrink not, but down with em. | CSEDNO LUTWOA nveE if tehre aer ten of temh, tnod kbac ndow. Taek tehm owdn. |
Enter VALENTINE and SPEED | LANTEVEIN and EEPSD ntere. |
THIRD OUTLAW Stand, sir! And throw us that you have about ye. If not, well make you sit, and rifle you. | HTDIR WTOAUL Spot, rsi! vieG us hwat yuo ehva on yuo. If ouy nodt, elwl aekm you its and wlle rscaeh uyo. |
SPEED 5 Sir, we are undone. These are the villains That all the travelers do fear so much. | SPEED Sri, wree neidru. ehTes ear het dabsint ttha all hte eelsrvatr in ihst area refa so mcuh. |
VALENTINE My friends | VTAEINNLE My irsfend |
FIRST OUTLAW Thats not so, sir. We are your enemies. | TIRSF TAOUWL Tstah ont who it is, irs. We rae oury emisnee. |
SECOND OUTLAW Peace! Well hear him. | ENOSCD WAUOTL Qtuie! teLs aehr mhi uto. |
THIRD OUTLAW 10 Ay, by my beard will we, for he is a proper man. | TDIRH LOAWUT Yeha, by teh hria on my ihcn lelw hare him tou, escebau he is a amhseodn mna. |
VALENTINE Then know that I have little wealth to lose. A man I am, crossed with adversity; My riches are these poor habiliments, Of which if you should here disfurnish me 15 You take the sum and substance that I have. | NNVAEIETL You hduslo konw ttah I heav lleitt etawlh to esol. I am a amn sohw nbee scurkt by rhdihpas. My lony eircsh rea shete proo coleths Im rgieawn, and if oyu tkae emth tenh ouy kate teh usm tolta of nrvegityeh I own. |
SECOND OUTLAW Whither travel you? | DECNSO LWOTUA ehrWe ear you ngoig? |
VALENTINE To Verona. | AITEVNLNE To Vanroe. |
FIRST OUTLAW Whence came you? | ITSFR LWTAOU reWeh idd ouy oecm mrof? |
VALENTINE From Milan. | VEELANTIN roFm laMin. |
THIRD OUTLAW 20 Have you long sojourned there? | THIDR UOATWL owH gnlo reew uoy herte? |
VALENTINE Some sixteen months, and longer might have stayed If crooked fortune had not thwarted me. | LTEENNIAV butoA extsine smntoh, nad I thimg evha easdyt leonrg if adb culk hadtn tadrwhte me. |
FIRST OUTLAW What! were you banished thence? | FTRSI AWLUTO thWa! eWre you bsinhaed? |
VALENTINE I was. | VINLNEAET I saw. |
SECOND OUTLAW 25 For what offence? | NDOESC AULOWT orF whta iemcr? |
VALENTINE For that which now torments me to rehearse: I killed a man, whose death I much repent, But yet I slew him manfully in fight Without false vantage or base treachery. | ALNETEINV For gtsioehnm atht wno thrus me to petera: I illked a nma, hoesw edaht I gelrtya gterer, enev hguhot I lkeldi imh in a iafr tifgh othtiuw etedci or ewdikc eyhracret. |
FIRST OUTLAW 30 Why, neer repent it, if it were done so. But were you banished for so small a fault? | RTFIS WOUATL yhW, evren reetrg it if hatst teh wya it edpphean. eerW yuo arelly dhenibsa rfo scuh a alsml eefsonf? |
VALENTINE I was, and held me glad of such a doom. | EANTILVEN I swa, nda asw alfurget to veha tjsu neeb sidnheab. |
SECOND OUTLAW Have you the tongues? | SDOCEN WOLTAU Do oyu speak yan treoh lungeagas? |
VALENTINE My youthful travel therein made me happy, 35 Or else I often had been miserable. | VNENLTIEA I dearltev wnhe I was noyug, wihch dame me hyppa. wOesrhiet, I owldu veah nbee lebiamsre. |
THIRD OUTLAW By the bare scalp of Robin Hoods fat friar, This fellow were a king for our wild faction! | RITHD LATUOW By het dbal adeh of boRni oosHd atf Frair Tcku! ihsT wlelfo uldwo maek a trgea gnik fro rou rpoug of btadnis! |
FIRST OUTLAW Well have him. Sirs, a word. | IRTSF LUOWAT lWel atke mih. Ssir, a wdor tiwh you lla. |
The Outlaws confer in whispers. | eTh alsOutw fnecro in hpswiser. |
SPEED Master, be one of them. 40 Its an honorable kind of thievery. | DEEPS rMteas, eocebm neo of hmte. tIs an aholrneob ndik of hyetvrie. |
VALENTINE Peace, villain! | ENIVTNAEL Qteiu, sacral! |
SECOND OUTLAW [Returning to Valentine] Tell us this: have you anything to take to? | NDEOSC TLOUWA (ntregunri to aenlVntie) leTl us siht: do ouy veha any ayw to oprpsut slroeuyf? |
VALENTINE Nothing but my fortune. | ATENLVIEN hgntioN but my ckul. |
THIRD OUTLAW Know, then, that some of us are gentlemen, 45 Such as the fury of ungoverned youth Thrust from the company of awful men. Myself was from Verona banishd For practicing to steal away a lady, An heir, and near allied unto the Duke. | DHIRT LWAOUT oYu udshlo wkon, hnte, hatt omes of us rae emlentgne woh rewe dfrceo out of erlecpaestb eoitcsy by ruo ieaursnrtned tyhuo. I eyfmls aws dnbhsaei mrof neoarV rfo nlnpangi to pleoe thwi a adyl, an ihre who wsa lsoec to het kuDe. |
SECOND OUTLAW 50 And I from Mantua, for a gentleman Who, in my mood, I stabbed unto the heart. | OCSDNE WUATOL dnA I am omfr naatMu. I tabbsde a taegnnelm in het earht out of naegr. |
FIRST OUTLAW And I for suchlike petty crimes as these. But to the purposefor we cite our faults That they may hold excused our lawless lives; 55 And partly, seeing you are beautified With goodly shape, and by your own report A linguist, and a man of such perfection As we do in our quality much want | RITSF LOTAWU dnA I swa bsdahien ofr cshu ptyet scirem kile eehts. tBu to etg to eht inpot, we estta our resmci in prta ubascee yeth ipxalen yhw we ievl vslei of aessnllsews, adn laso ratlpy usecbea enegis htat rouye iatttceavr, dna by yuro own triecnispod a tingulis, dna eicsn we rea in dene of a nam of shcu iliaeusqt in our reifssonop |
SECOND OUTLAW Indeed, because you are a banished man, 60 Therefore, above the rest, we parley to you. Are you content to be our general? To make a virtue of necessity And live, as we do, in this wilderness? | NOCDSE LUWTOA In cfat, euacbse oyu are a esbnaihd nam, nad rof that omer anth ayn rheto raneos, dwe elki to speak to uoy. loudW oyu like to be uro eedlra, to snioedrc otveyrp an sseta, nad ievl as we do in itsh ftsoer? |
THIRD OUTLAW What sayst thou? Wilt thou be of our consort? 65 Say ay, and be the captain of us all. Well do thee homage, and be ruled by thee, Love thee as our commander and our king. | DRTIH TWLAOU aWth do uoy ysa? Will ouy nioj ruo nadb of nghmhaewyi? aSy eys, dna emeocb rou apinatc. eWll ctpeers yuo, be udelr by ouy, adn velo ouy as ruo ealdre and oru ikng. |
FIRST OUTLAW But if thou scorn our courtesy thou diest. | STIRF OUWTLA utB if ouy crjtee uro ffreo you edi. |
SECOND OUTLAW Thou shalt not live to brag what we have offered. | ONCEDS TAOLUW ouY wotn ilve to gbar otbau ahtw weev fdeofre. |
VALENTINE 70 I take your offer and will live with you, Provided that you do no outrages On silly women or poor passengers. | NENAEIVLT I etcpac uyor efofr and lliw viel ihtw ouy, edpiovrd ttah uoy do not hamr yan lpeshles wneom or opro npersasesg. |
THIRD OUTLAW No, we detest such vile base practices. Come, go with us. Well bring thee to our crews 75 And show thee all the treasure we have got, Which, with ourselves, all rest at thy dispose. | HTIRD WOLUAT No, we stedte chus ilve, kwdice ieacprtcs. emoC, go hiwt us. lleW ekta yuo to hte erts of oru dbna nda swoh you lal hte erreastu we aevh, wchih laogn htwi uvlesreos is at uryo salspdio. |
Exeunt | hTey xiet. |
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