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Cymbeline (Modern)
960[2.3]
Your lordship is the most patient man in loss, the 963most coldest that ever turned up ace.
It would make any man cold to lose.
But not every man patient after the noble temper 966of your lordship: you are most hot and furious when 967you win.
Winning will put any man into courage. If I could get 969this foolish Imogen, I should have gold enough. It's 970almost morning, is't not?
Day, my Lord.
I would this music would come. I am 973advised to give her music o' mornings; they say it will 974penetrate.
2.3.8Enter Musicians
2.3.9975Come on, tune. If you can penetrate her with your 976fingering, so; we'll try with tongue, too. If none will do, let 977her remain, but I'll never give o'er. First, a very 978excellent good conceited thing; after, a wonderful sweet air 979with admirable rich words to it, and then let her 980consider.
2.3.11[Musicians and possibly Clotten]
Hark, hark, the lark at Heaven's gate sings,
2.3.19[Clotten]
989So, get you gone. If this penetrate, I will consider your 990music the better; if it do not, it is a voice in her ears 991which horse-hairs and calves' guts nor the voice of 992unpaved eunuch to boot can never amend.
2.3.20[Exeunt Musicians]
Here comes the King.
I am glad I was up so late, for that's the reason 996I was up so early. He cannot choose but take this 997service I have done fatherly. -- Good morrow to Your 998Majesty and to my gracious mother.
Attend you here the door of our stern daughter?
I have assailed her with musics, but she 1002vouchsafes no notice.
The exile of her minion is too new;
1007Queen
You are most bound to th' King,
1017Clotten
Senseless? Not so.
2.3.40[Enter Messenger]
So like you, sir, ambassadors from Rome;
1020Cymbeline
A worthy fellow
2.3.51Exeunt [all but Clotten]
If she be up, I'll speak with her; if not,
2.3.65Knocks
Who's there that knocks?
A gentleman.
1046Lady
No more?
Yes, and a gentlewoman's son.
1048Lady
That's more
Your lady's person. Is she ready?
1052Lady
Aye,
2.3.73To keep her chamber.
1053Clotten
There is gold for you;
1055Lady
How, my good name?
2.3.76Is good? The princess.
Good morrow, fairest; Sister, your sweet hand.
Good morrow, sir; you lay out too much pains
1063Clotten
Still I swear I love you.
If you but said so, 'twere as deep with me;
1067Clotten
This is no answer.
But that you shall not say I yield, being silent,
To leave you in your madness 'twere my sin;
Fools are not mad folks.
Do you call me fool?
1077Imogen
As I am mad, I do:
1087Clotten
You sin against
1101Imogen
Profane fellow!
1109Clotten
The south fog rot him!
He never can meet more mischance than come
His garment? Now the devil!
To Dorothy my woman hie thee presently.
His garment?
I am sprighted with a fool,
1129Pisanio
'Twill not be lost.
I hope so; go and search.
[Exit Pisanio]
1131Clotten
You have abused me.
1133Imogen
Aye, I said so, sir;
I will inform your father.
1136Imogen
Your mother, too:
Exit
1140Clotten
I'll be revenged:
2.3.150Exit