Author: William ShakespeareNot Peer Reviewed
Two Gentlemen of Verona (Folio 1, 1623)
The two Gentlemen of Verona. 33
16121. Out. But if thou
scorne our curte
sie, thou dye
st.
1613 2. Out. Thou
shalt not liue, to brag what we haue of
- 1614Val. I take your o
ffer, and will liue with you, (fer'd.
1615Prouided that you do no outrages
1616On
silly women, or poore pa
ssengers.
16173. Out. No, we dete
st such vile ba
se pra
cti
ses.
1618Come, goe with vs, we'll bring thee to our Crewes,
1619And
show thee all the Trea
sure we haue got;
1620Which, with our
selues, all re
st at thy di
spo
se.
Exeunt.
1622 Enter Protheus, Thurio, Iulia, Host, Musitian, Siluia.
1623Pro. Already haue I bin fal
se to
Valentine,
1624And now I mu
st be as vniu
st to
Thurio,
1625Vnder the colour of commending him,
1626I haue acce
sse my owne loue to prefer.
1627But
Siluia is too faire, too true, too holy,
1628To be corrupted with my worthle
sse guifts;
1629When I prote
st true loyalty to her,
1630She twits me with my fal
sehood to my friend;
1631When to her beauty I commend my vowes,
1632She bids me thinke how I haue bin for
sworne
1633In breaking faith with
Iulia, whom I lou'd;
1634And notwith
standing all her
sodaine quips,
1635The lea
st whereof would quell a louers hope:
1636Yet (Spaniel-like) the more
she
spurnes my loue,
1637The more it growes, and fawneth on her
still;
1638But here comes
Thurio; now mu
st we to her window,
1639And giue
some euening Mu
sique to her eare.
1640Th. How now,
sir
Protheus, are you crept before vs?
1641Pro. I gentle
Thurio, for you know that loue
1642Will creepe in
seruice, where it cannot goe.
1643Th. I, but I hope, Sir, that you loue not here.
1644Pro. Sir, but I doe: or el
se I would be hence.
1646Pro. I,
Siluia, for your
sake.
1647 Th. I thanke you for your owne
: Now Gentlemen
1648Let's tune: and too it lu
stily a while.
1649 Ho. Now, my yong gue
st; me thinks your' allycholly;
1650I pray you why is it?
1651Iu. Marry (mine
Host) becau
se I cannot be merry.
1652 Ho. Come, we'll haue you merry: ile bring you where
1653you
shall heare Mu
sique, and
see the Gentleman that
1655Iu. But
shall I heare him
speake.
1656Ho. I that you
shall.
1657Iu. That will be Mu
sique.
1659Iu. Is he among the
se?
1660Ho. I: but peace, let's heare'm.
Who is Siluia? what is she?
1662That all our Swaines commend her?
1663Holy, faire, and wise is she,
1664The heauen such grace did lend her,
1665 that she might admired be.
1666 Is she kinde as she is faire?
1667For beauty liues with kindnesse: 1668Loue doth to her eyes repaire,
1669To helpe him of his blindnesse: 1670 And being help'd, inhabits there.
1671 Then to Siluia, let vs sing,
1672That Siluia is excelling;
1673She excels each mortall thing 1674Vpon the dull earth dwelling.
1675 To her let vs Garlands bring.
1676 Ho. How now? are you
sadder then you were before;
1677How doe you, man? the Mu
sicke likes you not.
1678Iu. You mi
stake: the Mu
sitian likes me not.
1679Ho. Why, my pretty youth?
1680Iu. He plaies fal
se (father.)
1681Ho. How, out of tune on the
strings.
1683So fal
se that he grieues my very heart-
strings.
1684Ho. You haue a quicke eare.
1685 Iu. I, I would I were deafe
: it makes me haue a
slow
(heart. 1686Ho. I perceiue you delight not in Mu
sique.
1687Iu. Not a whit, when it iars
so.
1688Ho. Harke, what
fine change is in the Mu
sique.
1689Iu. I: that change is the
spight.
1690 Ho. You would haue them alwaies play but one thing.
1691Iu. I would alwaies haue one play but one thing.
1692But Ho
st, doth this Sir
Protheus, that we talke on,
1693Often re
sort vnto this Gentlewoman?
1694Ho. I tell you what
Launce his man told me,
1695He lou'd her out of all nicke.
1697 Ho. Gone to
seeke his dog, which to morrow, by his
1698Ma
sters command, hee mu
st carry for a pre
sent to his
1700Iu. Peace,
stand a
side, the company parts.
1701Pro. Sir
Thurio, feare not you, I will
so pleade,
1702That you
shall
say, my cunning drift excels.
1704Pro. At Saint
Gregories well.
1706Pro. Madam: good eu'n to your Ladi
ship.
1707Sil. I thanke you for your Mu
sique (Gentlemen)
1708Who is that that
spake?
1709Pro. One (Lady) if you knew his pure hearts truth,
1710You would quickly learne to know him by his voice.
1711Sil. Sir
Protheus, as I take it.
1712Pro. Sir
Protheus (gentle Lady) and your Seruant.
1713Sil. What's your will?
1714Pro. That I may compa
sse yours.
1715Sil. You haue your wi
sh: my will is euen this,
1716That pre
sently you hie you home to bed:
1717Thou
subtile, periur'd, fal
se, di
sloyall man:
1718Think'
st thou I am
so
shallow,
so conceitle
sse,
1719To be
seduced by thy
flattery,
1720That has't deceiu'd
so many with thy vowes?
1721Returne, returne and make thy loue amends:
1722For me (by this pale queene of night I
sweare)
1723I am
so farre from granting thy reque
st,
1724That I de
spi
se thee, for thy wrongfull
suite;
1725And by and by intend to chide my
selfe,
1726Euen for this time I
spend in talking to thee.
1727Pro. I grant (
sweet loue) that I did loue a Lady,
1729Iu. 'Twere fal
se, if I
should
speake it;
1730For I am
sure
she is not buried.
1731Sil. Say that
she be: yet
Valentine thy friend
1732Suruiues; to whom (thy
selfe art witne
sse)
1733I am betroth'd; and art thou not a
sham'd
1734To wrong him, with thy importunacy?
Pro.