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Enter THURIO , PROTEUS , and JULIA disguised in pages attire | RTIHOU , EUTOPSR , dan UIALJ nrete. LIAUJ is sdiduiseg in hte tnogchil of a lmea vratens. |
THURIO Sir Proteus, what says Sylvia to my suit? | UHOTRI irS sePrtou, ahwt seod vyilaS evah to say aoutb my atsolrdiacen of lvoe for erh? |
PROTEUS O, sir, I find her milder than she was, And yet she takes exceptions at your person. | TREPOSU Oh, ris, sehs ont as ldco as ehs duse to be, hhutgo esh illts cesbjot to you. |
THURIO What, that my leg is too long? | ORHTUI Waht, buescea my elg is too gonl? |
PROTEUS 5 No, that it is too little. | TERSUOP No, auebesc tsi oto niysnk. |
THURIO Ill wear a boot, to make it somewhat rounder. | IOTRUH llI wear a otob wiht rpssu, ethn, to amke it oolk ekthicr. |
JULIA [Aside] But love will not be spurred to what it loathes. | ILUJA (adsei) uBt evlo tnca be spruerd to ielk tahw it tahes. |
THURIO What says she to my face? | TUORHI hWat osde ehs ehav to say about my efca? |
PROTEUS She says it is a fair one. | SURTPEO hSe ssay it is an vitectrtaa eon. |
THURIO 10 Nay, then, the wanton lies; my face is black. | IHROUT No, nhet, shse yilgmyn ceaf is lygu. |
PROTEUS But pearls are fair, and the old saying is, Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies eyes. | OSRTUEP Btu eralsp rae ebalutfiu, nad eht dol gsnaiy is atth lugy enm ear aelprs in buetiulaf wnesom eyse. |
JULIA [Aside] Tis true, such pearls as put out ladies eyes, For I had rather wink than look on them. | JUAIL (dasie) stI etreuht inkd of relpsa ttah akem adilse go bdilnganneiM raccttsaa, a oicontdni in hchiw hte lnse of eth eey wsogr qpaueo nad wieth, rgrblinu oiivsn dna kamign the eye mawsothe embeesrl a pearl. |
THURIO 15 How likes she my discourse? | HUTOIR owH sdeo ehs liek my vorncoesatni? |
PROTEUS Ill, when you talk of war. | OPRTSEU toN cmhu, hewn uoy ltka abotu raw. |
THURIO But well when I discourse of love and peace? | RUITHO tBu she eslki it wehn I lakt outab olve adn epcae? |
JULIA [Aside] But better, indeed, when you hold your peace. | LIJAU (saeid) utB neve ttereb wehn ouy odlh royu epcae dna tond ltak at all. |
THURIO What says she to my valor? | IOHTUR What deso hse ahve to sya atoub my brarvey? |
PROTEUS 20 O, sir, she makes no doubt of that. | OTUERSP Oh, rsi, esh nestod estionuq it at lal. |
JULIA [Aside] She needs not, when she knows it cowardice. | AUJIL (aisde) She oedsnt dnee to, icsne esh ksown hes a wcadro. |
THURIO What says she to my birth? | TORIUH haWt oeds hes vhea to ays baotu my ilgaene? |
PROTEUS That you are well derived. | PURSTOE htTa oyu era of gdoo enctdes. |
JULIA [Aside] True; from a gentleman to a fool. | LJUAI (eidsa) ueheTsr ncedeedds ormf a mlaetgnen to a oofl. |
THURIO 25 Considers she my possessions? | UOTRIH sHa hse hhguott touab lla the slnda atht I onw? |
PROTEUS O, ay, and pities them. | EURSPOT Oh, esy, and esh itsiep tehm. |
THURIO Wherefore? | IUTORH Why? |
JULIA [Aside] That such an ass should owe them. | UJALI (iased) uscaeBe an ass eilk ihm snow htem. |
PROTEUS That they are out by lease. | EPUSTRO aecsBue eouyv daelse hetm to srheto. |
Enter DUKE | The KDEU neestr. |
JULIA 30 Here comes the Duke. | LJUIA eerH oscme hte eudk. |
DUKE How now, Sir Proteus? how now, Thurio? Which of you saw Sir Eglamour of late? | UEKD owH aer ouy, riS rsoetPu? owH rae ouy, hrouTi? Hsa eiehtr of uyo nsee uromEgla yeltla? |
THURIO Not I. | RTOUIH I venath. |
PROTEUS Nor I. | PEOSTUR orN ahve I. |
DUKE 35 Saw you my daughter? | EUKD eavH uyo nsee my ehuagdrt? |
PROTEUS Neither. | EUOPSTR I thvaen eens her ihetre. |
DUKE Why then, Shes 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 Patricks 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. | UEKD hTta msane hses nru fof to tath aclasr etielaVnn, nda marEgulo is htiw rhe. I wkon its retu, esbeuca ariFr aerwnLec tem meth tohb as he nedrwdea uhgthor het tfsoer in cnnaeep. He wnek magolurE ewll dna essdeug tath teh lirg was vSyial, tub he twans sure icnse seh ahd a kasm on. iesedsB, hdes pdnlane to kate nenfscsooi at rFiar tPaicsrk cbaehmr gtohint, but esh ddint show up. ehTes ceencosncidi nrfmoci atht sehs unr awya. efeeoTrrh, I gbe you, ptos tlnkagi dan omnut royu ossrhe ymidmitelea. eteM me on hte esir at the ooft of the maiotunn taht adles tdawro taMuna, werhe tehy edlf to. Hryru, nikd enetenlmg, and lwolfo me. |
Exit DUKE | ehT EKDU etixs. |
THURIO Why, this it is to be a peevish girl, That flies her fortune when it follows her. Ill after, more to be revenged on Eglamour 55 Than for the love of reckless Sylvia. | TIHRUO hWy, htwa a ylsil lrgi hse is to wthor ywaa hgentyierv ogdo ttha asw nmigco to erh. llI lfowlo htem, roem to gte ergeven on gouaErlm hnta tuo of voel fro eercslks liSavy. |
Exit THURIO | OHIRTU tixse. |
PROTEUS And I will follow, more for Sylvias love Than hate of Eglamour that goes with her. | PROUTSE ndA Ill oowfll, oot, omre uto of vleo rfo yiSlav hnat drteha of lruaoEmg, hwo geos ithw her. |
Exit PROTEUS | TUSORPE itexs. |
JULIA And I will follow, more to cross that love Than hate for Sylvia, that is gone for love. | LIUJA nAd I lliw ofwllo as lwel, meor to trawht uPresost lvoe for lviyaS hnat uot of nya hadetr of ailyvS, owh feles cbsueea of voel. |
Exit | Exit. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
Enter THURIO , PROTEUS , and JULIA disguised in pages attire | RTIHOU , EUTOPSR , dan UIALJ nrete. LIAUJ is sdiduiseg in hte tnogchil of a lmea vratens. |
THURIO Sir Proteus, what says Sylvia to my suit? | UHOTRI irS sePrtou, ahwt seod vyilaS evah to say aoutb my atsolrdiacen of lvoe for erh? |
PROTEUS O, sir, I find her milder than she was, And yet she takes exceptions at your person. | TREPOSU Oh, ris, sehs ont as ldco as ehs duse to be, hhutgo esh illts cesbjot to you. |
THURIO What, that my leg is too long? | ORHTUI Waht, buescea my elg is too gonl? |
PROTEUS 5 No, that it is too little. | TERSUOP No, auebesc tsi oto niysnk. |
THURIO Ill wear a boot, to make it somewhat rounder. | IOTRUH llI wear a otob wiht rpssu, ethn, to amke it oolk ekthicr. |
JULIA [Aside] But love will not be spurred to what it loathes. | ILUJA (adsei) uBt evlo tnca be spruerd to ielk tahw it tahes. |
THURIO What says she to my face? | TUORHI hWat osde ehs ehav to say about my efca? |
PROTEUS She says it is a fair one. | SURTPEO hSe ssay it is an vitectrtaa eon. |
THURIO 10 Nay, then, the wanton lies; my face is black. | IHROUT No, nhet, shse yilgmyn ceaf is lygu. |
PROTEUS But pearls are fair, and the old saying is, Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies eyes. | OSRTUEP Btu eralsp rae ebalutfiu, nad eht dol gsnaiy is atth lugy enm ear aelprs in buetiulaf wnesom eyse. |
JULIA [Aside] Tis true, such pearls as put out ladies eyes, For I had rather wink than look on them. | JUAIL (dasie) stI etreuht inkd of relpsa ttah akem adilse go bdilnganneiM raccttsaa, a oicontdni in hchiw hte lnse of eth eey wsogr qpaueo nad wieth, rgrblinu oiivsn dna kamign the eye mawsothe embeesrl a pearl. |
THURIO 15 How likes she my discourse? | HUTOIR owH sdeo ehs liek my vorncoesatni? |
PROTEUS Ill, when you talk of war. | OPRTSEU toN cmhu, hewn uoy ltka abotu raw. |
THURIO But well when I discourse of love and peace? | RUITHO tBu she eslki it wehn I lakt outab olve adn epcae? |
JULIA [Aside] But better, indeed, when you hold your peace. | LIJAU (saeid) utB neve ttereb wehn ouy odlh royu epcae dna tond ltak at all. |
THURIO What says she to my valor? | IOHTUR What deso hse ahve to sya atoub my brarvey? |
PROTEUS 20 O, sir, she makes no doubt of that. | OTUERSP Oh, rsi, esh nestod estionuq it at lal. |
JULIA [Aside] She needs not, when she knows it cowardice. | AUJIL (aisde) She oedsnt dnee to, icsne esh ksown hes a wcadro. |
THURIO What says she to my birth? | TORIUH haWt oeds hes vhea to ays baotu my ilgaene? |
PROTEUS That you are well derived. | PURSTOE htTa oyu era of gdoo enctdes. |
JULIA [Aside] True; from a gentleman to a fool. | LJUAI (eidsa) ueheTsr ncedeedds ormf a mlaetgnen to a oofl. |
THURIO 25 Considers she my possessions? | UOTRIH sHa hse hhguott touab lla the slnda atht I onw? |
PROTEUS O, ay, and pities them. | EURSPOT Oh, esy, and esh itsiep tehm. |
THURIO Wherefore? | IUTORH Why? |
JULIA [Aside] That such an ass should owe them. | UJALI (iased) uscaeBe an ass eilk ihm snow htem. |
PROTEUS That they are out by lease. | EPUSTRO aecsBue eouyv daelse hetm to srheto. |
Enter DUKE | The KDEU neestr. |
JULIA 30 Here comes the Duke. | LJUIA eerH oscme hte eudk. |
DUKE How now, Sir Proteus? how now, Thurio? Which of you saw Sir Eglamour of late? | UEKD owH aer ouy, riS rsoetPu? owH rae ouy, hrouTi? Hsa eiehtr of uyo nsee uromEgla yeltla? |
THURIO Not I. | RTOUIH I venath. |
PROTEUS Nor I. | PEOSTUR orN ahve I. |
DUKE 35 Saw you my daughter? | EUKD eavH uyo nsee my ehuagdrt? |
PROTEUS Neither. | EUOPSTR I thvaen eens her ihetre. |
DUKE Why then, Shes 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 Patricks 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. | UEKD hTta msane hses nru fof to tath aclasr etielaVnn, nda marEgulo is htiw rhe. I wkon its retu, esbeuca ariFr aerwnLec tem meth tohb as he nedrwdea uhgthor het tfsoer in cnnaeep. He wnek magolurE ewll dna essdeug tath teh lirg was vSyial, tub he twans sure icnse seh ahd a kasm on. iesedsB, hdes pdnlane to kate nenfscsooi at rFiar tPaicsrk cbaehmr gtohint, but esh ddint show up. ehTes ceencosncidi nrfmoci atht sehs unr awya. efeeoTrrh, I gbe you, ptos tlnkagi dan omnut royu ossrhe ymidmitelea. eteM me on hte esir at the ooft of the maiotunn taht adles tdawro taMuna, werhe tehy edlf to. Hryru, nikd enetenlmg, and lwolfo me. |
Exit DUKE | ehT EKDU etixs. |
THURIO Why, this it is to be a peevish girl, That flies her fortune when it follows her. Ill after, more to be revenged on Eglamour 55 Than for the love of reckless Sylvia. | TIHRUO hWy, htwa a ylsil lrgi hse is to wthor ywaa hgentyierv ogdo ttha asw nmigco to erh. llI lfowlo htem, roem to gte ergeven on gouaErlm hnta tuo of voel fro eercslks liSavy. |
Exit THURIO | OHIRTU tixse. |
PROTEUS And I will follow, more for Sylvias love Than hate of Eglamour that goes with her. | PROUTSE ndA Ill oowfll, oot, omre uto of vleo rfo yiSlav hnat drteha of lruaoEmg, hwo geos ithw her. |
Exit PROTEUS | TUSORPE itexs. |
JULIA And I will follow, more to cross that love Than hate for Sylvia, that is gone for love. | LIUJA nAd I lliw ofwllo as lwel, meor to trawht uPresost lvoe for lviyaS hnat uot of nya hadetr of ailyvS, owh feles cbsueea of voel. |
Exit | Exit. |
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