No Fear Shakespeare: The Winter's Tale: Act 4 Scene 4 Page 17

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POLIXENES What follows this? 395How prettily the young swain seems to wash The hand was fair before! I have put you out: But to your protestation; let me hear What you profess.	POLIXENES What does this mean? How delicately the young man seems to wash the hand that was already beautiful. I’ve interrupted. But back to your declaration. Let me hear more about your love.
FLORIZEL Do, and be witness to ’t.	FLORIZEL Do, and witness how I feel.
POLIXENES 400And this my neighbour too?	POLIXENES And my companion, too?
FLORIZEL And he, and more Than he, and men, the earth, the heavens, and all: That, were I crown’d the most imperial monarch, Thereof most worthy, were I the fairest youth 405That ever made eye swerve, had force and knowledge More than was ever man’s, I would not prize them Without her love; for her employ them all; Commend them and condemn them to her service Or to their own perdition.	FLORIZEL Him, and others, and all men, the earth, the heavens and everything. If I were the most powerful and worthy king, or the most handsome youth to ever draw people’s eyes, or if I had greater strength and knowledge than any other man, they would mean nothing to me without her love. I would dedicate them to her service or sentence them to damnation.
POLIXENES 410Fairly offer’d.	POLIXENES Well said.
CAMILLO This shows a sound affection.	CAMILLO This shows his strong affection for her.
SHEPHERD But, my daughter, Say you the like to him?	SHEPHERD But, my daughter, would you say the same to him?
PERDITA I cannot speak 415So well, nothing so well; no, nor mean better: By the pattern of mine own thoughts I cut out The purity of his.	PERDITA I can’t speak as well, not nearly as well. But I couldn’t say anything more. My own thoughts are echoed in his pure words.