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- Act 2 Scene 4
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- Rosalind and Celia overhear Silvius telling Corin
- about his love. They ask Corin to help them,
- because they are tired and hungry.
- 1 Jupiter: king of the classical gods.
- 6 weaker vessel: i.e. the woman;
- Shakespeare is quoting the First Epistle of Peter
- 3:4.
- doublet and hose: jacket and breeches.
- 9 bear with me: have patience with me.
- 11 no cross: no burden.
- 12 no money. TouchstoneÆs pun refers to
- coins which were stamped with a cross.
- 14 the more fool I: I am a bigger fool now
- than I was before (when I was at home).
- 21 partly: to some extent.
- 23 Though: even though.
- 24 a midnight pillow: a pillow at midnight.
- 25 like to: similar to.
- 28 to: into.
- fantasy: affections.
- 35 in thy mistressÆ praise: by praising your
- mistress.
- 41 searching: probing (ôSearchingö is the
- technical term given to the surgical examination of
- a wound).
- 42 hard adventure: bad luck.
- 44 him: i.e. the stone (which Touchstone
- pretends is his rival).
- 45 a-night: at night.
- 46 batlet: wooden beater used for washing
- clothes.
- dugs: teats.
- 48 peascod: pea plant.
- 49 cods: pea-pods.
- 51 capers: actions.
- 51 As everything in nature must die, so all
- who are in love are bound to act foolishly.
- 54 ware: aware; Touchstone replies as
- though Rosalind means ôbewareö.
- 59 something: somewhat.
- 60 yon: yonder.
- 63 clown: country fellow; but Rosalind
- speaks as though Touchstone means ôfoolö.
- 68 even: evening.
- 70 that: either.
- 71 entertainment: hospitality.
- 73 oppressed: exhausted.
- 74 faints for succour: faints with need for
- help.
- 78 Corin looks after the sheep but does not
- collect their wool, i.e. own them.
- 79 churlish: surly.
- 80 recks: cares.
- 82 cot: cottage.
- bounds of feed: pasture-land.
- 83 on sale: being sold.
- 85 what is: what there is.
- 86 in my voice: as far as I can say.
- 88 swain: lover.
- but erewhile: just a short time ago.
- 90 if . . . honesty: if you can do it honestly.
- 92 have to pay: have what is necessary to
- pay.
- 93 mend: improve.
- 94 waste: spend.
- 96 upon report: when you hear more of it.
- 98 feeder: shepherd.
- 99 right suddenly: without delay.
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