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Enter THURIO , PROTEUS , and JULIA disguised in page’s attire
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Enter THURIO , PROTEUS , and JULIA disguised in page’s attire
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THURIO Sir Proteus, what says Sylvia to my suit?
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THURIO Sir Proteus, what says Sylvia to my suit?
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PROTEUS O, sir, I find her milder than she was,
And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
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PROTEUS O, sir, I find her milder than she was,
And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
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THURIO What, that my leg is too long?
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THURIO What, that my leg is too long?
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PROTEUS 5 No, that it is too little.
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PROTEUS No, that it is too little.
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THURIO I’ll wear a boot, to make it somewhat rounder.
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THURIO I’ll wear a boot, to make it somewhat rounder.
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JULIA [Aside] But love will not be spurred to what it loathes.
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JULIA [Aside] But love will not be spurred to what it loathes.
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THURIO What says she to my face?
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THURIO What says she to my face?
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PROTEUS She says it is a fair one.
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PROTEUS She says it is a fair one.
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THURIO 10 Nay, then, the wanton lies; my face is black.
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THURIO Nay, then, the wanton lies; my face is black.
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PROTEUS But pearls are fair, and the old saying is,
Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies’ eyes.
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PROTEUS But pearls are fair, and the old saying is,
Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies’ eyes.
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JULIA [Aside] ’Tis true, such pearls as put out ladies’ eyes,
For I had rather wink than look on them.
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JULIA [Aside] ’Tis true, such pearls as put out ladies’ eyes,
For I had rather wink than look on them.
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THURIO 15 How likes she my discourse?
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THURIO How likes she my discourse?
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PROTEUS Ill, when you talk of war.
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PROTEUS Ill, when you talk of war.
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THURIO But well when I discourse of love and peace?
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THURIO But well when I discourse of love and peace?
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JULIA [Aside] But better, indeed, when you hold your peace.
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JULIA [Aside] But better, indeed, when you hold your peace.
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THURIO What says she to my valor?
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THURIO What says she to my valor?
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PROTEUS 20 O, sir, she makes no doubt of that.
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PROTEUS O, sir, she makes no doubt of that.
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JULIA [Aside] She needs not, when she knows it cowardice.
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JULIA [Aside] She needs not, when she knows it cowardice.
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THURIO What says she to my birth?
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THURIO What says she to my birth?
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PROTEUS That you are well derived.
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PROTEUS That you are well derived.
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JULIA [Aside] True; from a gentleman to a fool.
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JULIA [Aside] True; from a gentleman to a fool.
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THURIO 25 Considers she my possessions?
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THURIO Considers she my possessions?
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PROTEUS O, ay, and pities them.
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PROTEUS O, ay, and pities them.
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THURIO Wherefore?
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THURIO Wherefore?
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JULIA [Aside] That such an ass should owe them.
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JULIA [Aside] That such an ass should owe them.
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PROTEUS That they are out by lease.
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PROTEUS That they are out by lease.
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Enter DUKE
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Enter DUKE
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JULIA 30 Here comes the Duke.
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JULIA Here comes the Duke.
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DUKE How now, Sir Proteus? how now, Thurio?
Which of you saw Sir Eglamour of late?
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DUKE How now, Sir Proteus? how now, Thurio?
Which of you saw Sir Eglamour of late?
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THURIO Not I.
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THURIO Not I.
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PROTEUS Nor I.
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PROTEUS Nor I.
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DUKE 35 Saw you my daughter?
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DUKE Saw you my daughter?
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PROTEUS Neither.
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PROTEUS Neither.
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DUKE Why then,
She’s fled unto that peasant Valentine,
And Eglamour is in her company.
40 ’Tis true, for Friar Lawrence met them both
As he in penance wandered through the forest.
Him he knew well, and guessed that it was she,
But, being masked, he was not sure of it.
Besides, she did intend confession
45 At Patrick’s cell this even, and there she was not.
These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence.
Therefore, I pray you, stand not to discourse,
But mount you presently, and meet with me
Upon the rising of the mountain foot
50 That leads toward Mantua, whither they are fled.
Dispatch, sweet gentlemen, and follow me.
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DUKE Why then,
She’s fled unto that peasant Valentine,
And Eglamour is in her company.
’Tis true, for Friar Lawrence met them both
As he in penance wandered through the forest.
Him he knew well, and guessed that it was she,
But, being masked, he was not sure of it.
Besides, she did intend confession
At Patrick’s cell this even, and there she was not.
These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence.
Therefore, I pray you, stand not to discourse,
But mount you presently, and meet with me
Upon the rising of the mountain foot
That leads toward Mantua, whither they are fled.
Dispatch, sweet gentlemen, and follow me.
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Exit DUKE
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Exit DUKE
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THURIO Why, this it is to be a peevish girl,
That flies her fortune when it follows her.
I’ll after, more to be revenged on Eglamour
55 Than for the love of reckless Sylvia.
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THURIO Why, this it is to be a peevish girl,
That flies her fortune when it follows her.
I’ll after, more to be revenged on Eglamour
Than for the love of reckless Sylvia.
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Exit THURIO
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Exit THURIO
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PROTEUS And I will follow, more for Sylvia’s love
Than hate of Eglamour that goes with her.
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PROTEUS And I will follow, more for Sylvia’s love
Than hate of Eglamour that goes with her.
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Exit PROTEUS
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Exit PROTEUS
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JULIA And I will follow, more to cross that love
Than hate for Sylvia, that is gone for love.
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JULIA And I will follow, more to cross that love
Than hate for Sylvia, that is gone for love.
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Exit
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Exit
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Original Text |
Modern Text |
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Enter THURIO , PROTEUS , and JULIA disguised in page’s attire
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Enter THURIO , PROTEUS , and JULIA disguised in page’s attire
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THURIO Sir Proteus, what says Sylvia to my suit?
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THURIO Sir Proteus, what says Sylvia to my suit?
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PROTEUS O, sir, I find her milder than she was,
And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
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PROTEUS O, sir, I find her milder than she was,
And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
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THURIO What, that my leg is too long?
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THURIO What, that my leg is too long?
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PROTEUS 5 No, that it is too little.
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PROTEUS No, that it is too little.
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THURIO I’ll wear a boot, to make it somewhat rounder.
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THURIO I’ll wear a boot, to make it somewhat rounder.
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JULIA [Aside] But love will not be spurred to what it loathes.
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JULIA [Aside] But love will not be spurred to what it loathes.
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THURIO What says she to my face?
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THURIO What says she to my face?
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PROTEUS She says it is a fair one.
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PROTEUS She says it is a fair one.
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THURIO 10 Nay, then, the wanton lies; my face is black.
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THURIO Nay, then, the wanton lies; my face is black.
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PROTEUS But pearls are fair, and the old saying is,
Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies’ eyes.
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PROTEUS But pearls are fair, and the old saying is,
Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies’ eyes.
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JULIA [Aside] ’Tis true, such pearls as put out ladies’ eyes,
For I had rather wink than look on them.
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JULIA [Aside] ’Tis true, such pearls as put out ladies’ eyes,
For I had rather wink than look on them.
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THURIO 15 How likes she my discourse?
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THURIO How likes she my discourse?
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PROTEUS Ill, when you talk of war.
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PROTEUS Ill, when you talk of war.
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THURIO But well when I discourse of love and peace?
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THURIO But well when I discourse of love and peace?
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JULIA [Aside] But better, indeed, when you hold your peace.
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JULIA [Aside] But better, indeed, when you hold your peace.
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THURIO What says she to my valor?
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THURIO What says she to my valor?
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PROTEUS 20 O, sir, she makes no doubt of that.
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PROTEUS O, sir, she makes no doubt of that.
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JULIA [Aside] She needs not, when she knows it cowardice.
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JULIA [Aside] She needs not, when she knows it cowardice.
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THURIO What says she to my birth?
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THURIO What says she to my birth?
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PROTEUS That you are well derived.
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PROTEUS That you are well derived.
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JULIA [Aside] True; from a gentleman to a fool.
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JULIA [Aside] True; from a gentleman to a fool.
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THURIO 25 Considers she my possessions?
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THURIO Considers she my possessions?
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PROTEUS O, ay, and pities them.
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PROTEUS O, ay, and pities them.
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THURIO Wherefore?
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THURIO Wherefore?
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JULIA [Aside] That such an ass should owe them.
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JULIA [Aside] That such an ass should owe them.
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PROTEUS That they are out by lease.
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PROTEUS That they are out by lease.
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Enter DUKE
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Enter DUKE
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JULIA 30 Here comes the Duke.
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JULIA Here comes the Duke.
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DUKE How now, Sir Proteus? how now, Thurio?
Which of you saw Sir Eglamour of late?
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DUKE How now, Sir Proteus? how now, Thurio?
Which of you saw Sir Eglamour of late?
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THURIO Not I.
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THURIO Not I.
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PROTEUS Nor I.
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PROTEUS Nor I.
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DUKE 35 Saw you my daughter?
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DUKE Saw you my daughter?
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PROTEUS Neither.
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PROTEUS Neither.
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DUKE Why then,
She’s fled unto that peasant Valentine,
And Eglamour is in her company.
40 ’Tis true, for Friar Lawrence met them both
As he in penance wandered through the forest.
Him he knew well, and guessed that it was she,
But, being masked, he was not sure of it.
Besides, she did intend confession
45 At Patrick’s cell this even, and there she was not.
These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence.
Therefore, I pray you, stand not to discourse,
But mount you presently, and meet with me
Upon the rising of the mountain foot
50 That leads toward Mantua, whither they are fled.
Dispatch, sweet gentlemen, and follow me.
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DUKE Why then,
She’s fled unto that peasant Valentine,
And Eglamour is in her company.
’Tis true, for Friar Lawrence met them both
As he in penance wandered through the forest.
Him he knew well, and guessed that it was she,
But, being masked, he was not sure of it.
Besides, she did intend confession
At Patrick’s cell this even, and there she was not.
These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence.
Therefore, I pray you, stand not to discourse,
But mount you presently, and meet with me
Upon the rising of the mountain foot
That leads toward Mantua, whither they are fled.
Dispatch, sweet gentlemen, and follow me.
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Exit DUKE
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Exit DUKE
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THURIO Why, this it is to be a peevish girl,
That flies her fortune when it follows her.
I’ll after, more to be revenged on Eglamour
55 Than for the love of reckless Sylvia.
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THURIO Why, this it is to be a peevish girl,
That flies her fortune when it follows her.
I’ll after, more to be revenged on Eglamour
Than for the love of reckless Sylvia.
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Exit THURIO
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Exit THURIO
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PROTEUS And I will follow, more for Sylvia’s love
Than hate of Eglamour that goes with her.
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PROTEUS And I will follow, more for Sylvia’s love
Than hate of Eglamour that goes with her.
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Exit PROTEUS
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Exit PROTEUS
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JULIA And I will follow, more to cross that love
Than hate for Sylvia, that is gone for love.
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JULIA And I will follow, more to cross that love
Than hate for Sylvia, that is gone for love.
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Exit
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Exit
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