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Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Music. Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Illyria (n.)E seaboard of the Adriatic and its hinterland (Dalmatia); in modern Croatia TN I.i.1.1

Lords. lords TN I.i.1.2

Duke. ORSINO

IF Musicke be the food of Loue, play on,! If music be the food of love, play on, TN I.i.1

Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting, Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, surfeit (v.) feed to excess, over-indulge, glut TN I.i.2

The appetite may sicken, and so dye. The appetite may sicken, and so die. appetite (n.)desire, longing, inclination, fancy TN I.i.3

That straine agen, it had a dying fall: That strain again! It had a dying fall. fall (n.)cadence, lowering of tune TN I.i.4

dying (adj.)fading, dying away

O, it came ore my eare, like the sweet sound O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound TN I.i.5

That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; That breathes upon a bank of violets, TN I.i.6

Stealing, and giuing Odour. Enough, no more, Stealing and giving odour. Enough, no more! TN I.i.7

'Tis not so sweet now, as it was before. 'Tis not so sweet now as it was before. TN I.i.8

O spirit of Loue, how quicke and fresh art thou, O spirit of love, how quick and fresh art thou, quick (adj.) sharp, keen, alert TN I.i.9

fresh (adj.)ready, eager, hungry

That notwithstanding thy capacitie, That, notwithstanding thy capacity TN I.i.10

Receiueth as the Sea. Nought enters there, Receiveth as the sea, naught enters there, TN I.i.11

Of what validity, and pitch so ere, Of what validity and pitch soe'er, pitch (n.)height, elevation, high aspiration TN I.i.12

validity (n.)value, worth, estimation

But falles into abatement, and low price But falls into abatement and low price abatement (n.)lessening, decrease, diminution TN I.i.13

Euen in a minute; so full of shapes is fancie, Even in a minute. So full of shapes is fancy fancy (n.) love, amorousness, infatuation TN I.i.14

That it alone, is high fantasticall. That it alone is high fantastical. high (adv.)fully, altogether TN I.i.15

fantastical (adj.) fanciful, imaginative, full of wild ideas

Cu. CURIO

Will you go hunt my Lord? Will you go hunt, my lord? TN I.i.16

Du. ORSINO

What Curio? What, Curio? TN I.i.17

Cu. CURIO

The Hart. The hart. TN I.i.18

Du. ORSINO

Why so I do, the Noblest that I haue: Why, so I do, the noblest that I have. TN I.i.19

O when mine eyes did see Oliuia first, O, when mine eyes did see Olivia first, TN I.i.20

Me thought she purg'd the ayre of pestilence; Methought she purged the air of pestilence. methinks(t), methought(s) (v.) it seems / seemed to me TN I.i.21

purge (v.) cleanse, purify, get rid of impurities [in]

That instant was I turn'd into a Hart, That instant was I turned into a hart, TN I.i.22

And my desires like fell and cruell hounds, And my desires, like fell and cruel hounds, fell (adj.)cruel, fierce, savage TN I.i.23

Ere since pursue me. E'er since pursue me. TN I.i.24.1

Enter Valentine. Enter Valentine TN I.i.24

How now what newes from her? How now! What news from her? TN I.i.24.2

VALENTINE

So please my Lord, I might not be admitted, So please my lord, I might not be admitted, TN I.i.25

But from her handmaid do returne this answer: But from her handmaid do return this answer: TN I.i.26

The Element it selfe, till seuen yeares heate, The element itself, till seven years' heat, element (n.)air, sky, heavens TN I.i.27

Shall not behold her face at ample view: Shall not behold her face at ample view, TN I.i.28

But like a Cloystresse she will vailed walke, But like a cloistress she will veiled walk, cloistress (n.) cloistered nun, member of an enclosed order TN I.i.29

And water once a day her Chamber round And water once a day her chamber round TN I.i.30

With eye-offending brine: all this to season With eye-offending brine; all this to season eye-offending (adj.)which hurts the eyes TN I.i.31

season (v.)preserve, keep

brine (n.)salt water [i.e. tears]

A brothers dead loue, which she would keepe fresh A brother's dead love, which she would keep fresh TN I.i.32

And lasting, in her sad remembrance. And lasting, in her sad remembrance. sad (adj.)downcast, distressed, mournful, gloomy TN I.i.33

remembrance (n.)memory, bringing to mind, recollection

Du. ORSINO

O she that hath a heart of that fine frame O, she that hath a heart of that fine frame frame (n.)framework, structure, construction TN I.i.34

To pay this debt of loue but to a brother, To pay this debt of love but to a brother – TN I.i.35

How will she loue, when the rich golden shaft How will she love, when the rich golden shaft shaft (n.)[long and slender] arrow TN I.i.36

Hath kill'd the flocke of all affections else Hath killed the flock of all affections else affection (n.)emotion, feeling TN I.i.37

That liue in her. When Liuer, Braine, and Heart, That live in her; when liver, brain, and heart, liver (n.) part of the body thought to be the seat of the passions [especially sexual desire] TN I.i.38

These soueraigne thrones, are all supply'd and fill'd These sovereign thrones, are all supplied and filled – TN I.i.39

Her sweete perfections with one selfe king: Her sweet perfections – with one self king! self, one a sole, one and the same, a single TN I.i.40

Away before me, to sweet beds of Flowres, Away before me to sweet beds of flowers! sweet (adj.)perfumed, scented, fragrant TN I.i.41

Loue-thoughts lye rich, when canopy'd with bowres. Love thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers. canopy (v.) curtain, veil, cover [as if by a canopy] TN I.i.42

Exeunt Exeunt TN I.i.42