But she did scorn a present that I sent her. Please you, I'll tell you as we pass along, Come, Proteus; 'tis your penance but to hear. If not, to compass her I'll use my skill. Lest it should ravel and be good to none, Which must be done by praising me as much. Then know that I have little wealth to lose: Of which if you should here disfurnish me. It shall go hard but I'll prove it by another. Then Proteus's father sends him to Milan, too. From a pound to a pin? Sir, there is a proclamation that you are vanished. 'My thoughts do harbour with my Silvia nightly. Of their disguising and pretended flight; For Thurio, he intends, shall wed his daughter; But, Valentine being gone, I'll quickly cross. On Stage Studies 6 (1982): 123-33. I take your offer and will live with you. Lest it should burn above the bounds of reason. When all our pageants of delight were play'd. Flatter and praise, commend, extol their graces; Though ne'er so black, say they have angels' faces. Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2015. Yes, yes; the lines are very quaintly writ; Ay, ay: you writ them, sir, at my request; But I will none of them; they are for you; I would have had them writ more movingly. That I did love, for now my love is thaw'd; Which, like a waxen image, 'gainst a fire. The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Act 1, Scene 1 Translation. letters yourself: and so, sir, I'll commend you to my master. Superb poetry; and I honestly found the naming of so many female foibles refreshing, in an age in which it's un-PC to say they're not the same as men! A cloak as long as thine will serve the turn? Some love of yours hath writ to you in rhyme. For one thing, this is thought to be the first—not only the first of comedies but the first of Shakespeare’s plays more generally. What fashion, madam shall I make your breeches? grandmother: this proves that thou canst not read. Have done, have done; here comes the gentleman. To Milan let me hear from thee by letters, Of thy success in love, and what news else. I'll wear a boot, to make it somewhat rounder. The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Synopsis & Plot Summary Works I'll after, to rejoice in the boy's correction. Then thus: of many good I think him best. And here he means to spend his time awhile: Should I have wish'd a thing, it had been he. Tell us this: have you any thing to take to? My gracious lord, that which I would discover. As thou lovest Silvia, though not for thyself. Nay, sir, less than a pound shall serve me for. Why then, we'll make exchange; here, take you this. The couple had three children—an older daughter Susanna and twins, Judith and Hamnet. Nay then, the wanton lies; my face is black. To carry that which I would have refused. Which served me as fit, by all men's judgments. Act IV. My. Thou common friend, that's without faith or love. Once more, new servant, welcome: I'll leave you to confer of home affairs; When you have done, we look to hear from you. For love, thou know'st, is full of jealousy. Nay, 'twill be this hour ere I have done weeping; all the kind of the Launces have this very fault. You conclude that my master is a shepherd, then. With bitter fasts, with penitential groans. And yet the painter flatter'd her a little. It is a pastoral story about two young friends who travel to Milan, where they are educated in courtly behaviour. This night he meaneth with a corded ladder. Look, what thou want'st shall be sent after thee: Thus have I shunn'd the fire for fear of burning. Where you with Silvia may confer at large; And, for your friend's sake, will be glad of you; Where you may temper her by your persuasion. I grant, sweet love, that I did love a lady; [Aside] 'Twere false, if I should speak it; Say that she be; yet Valentine thy friend. And drench'd me in the sea, where I am drown'd. Whose golden touch could soften steel and stones. O exceeding puppet! If the ground be overcharged, you were best stick her. With twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights: So, by your circumstance, you call me fool. Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2011. Lo, here in one line is his name twice writ. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Why, man, if the river, were dry, I am able to fill it with my tears; if the. [Aside] True; from a gentleman to a fool. Truly, sir, I think you'll hardly win her. Why didst not tell me sooner? This is as per usual one of the best translations to "modern" English that exists. Deliver'd by a friend that came from him. yours, and therefore the gift the greater. Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye: If not: we'll make you sit and rifle you. To plead for that which I would not obtain. The Two Gentlemen of Verona; A fun play that addresses the importance of friendship, loyalty, and love. 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